pub rock ⁽⁹⁾

I recently took a couple of trips up to different parts of London, on all occasions the weather was quite pleasant i.e. sunny and warm. The first started at Stratford where I hopped the 308 bus towards Clapton (it's not an area I had ever been to before so it would be a bit of a mystery). The bus ride wasn't too bad, it was quite nice to see around the other side of Stratford that I haven't been to…

Ok, so this post touches on a couple of things, partly about a trip we recently took up town and the other about the late great Ian Dury and his first band aptly matching the post name. Recently one Saturday we decided, as it was so nice to head up to London and have a look at an Antiques shop in Lisson Grove (not far from Marylebone). It's not a place we have visited much in the past so my…

The other Friday we had a pop up to Hammersmith, the weather was lovely and warm hitting the highs of about 26 degrees, the sun shining and a breeze to take off the heat a little, but it was still quite humid and the humidity increased as the day wore on. We hopped the tube on the Hammersmith and City Line and when we got to the destination headed out of the station crossing over the road and following the…

What's so funny about peace love and understanding? The 'British Pathe' archive video showing one of the 'cheapest' places on a UK Monopoly Board 'The Old Kent Road' (bet it isn't so cheap nowadays!). the song accompanying the video above is performed by Brinsley Schwarz a pub rock band from the late 60's to mid 70's and the track and video always brings a bit of a tear to my eyes, please take a look at a slice of London…

Razzle In My Pocket... Which you can catch at the youtube link here: 'Razzle In My Pocket' He was a fella I admire a lot, let's face it he didn't exactly have it easy, but rather than letting the world slap him in the face, he slapped back...only harder. From reading and watching the film about him I understand he possibly wasn't the easiest person to work with though. He wrote songs about many and varied subjects and used a…