Monthly Archives: May 2014

“Frank” – the film

Posted on May 30, 2014 by John S

Last night we went to see “Frank” –  a recent release, but already on hardly any of the mainstream cinemas. It’s too weird, presumably. My wife and I went to see it at the Watermans Arts centre in Brentford. A … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 57

Posted on May 28, 2014 by John S

Looking into the City from Great Eastern Street after my trip to Shoreditch to see the Oasis Exhibition back in April. Can never get enough of the Gherkin!

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Sportsthoughts (103) – European Sporting Summits

Posted on May 26, 2014 by John S

On the long weekend when the political institutions and elites of Europe were blown a very large raspberry by voters across the EU, I shall stick to sport and reflect on two engrossing finals: Toulon v Saracens in rugby’s Heineken … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (51) “Big Big Love (Fig 2)” by Foals

Posted on May 19, 2014 by John S

A strange title. One of the least well-known tracks off Foals first, brilliant, album, “Antidotes”. While I associated Foals mostly with the Talking Heads and African beats speeded up, “Big Big Love” has a shimmering guitar which could take it … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (102) – Harlequins hit the Saracens wall, Arsenal conquer their demons

Posted on May 18, 2014 by John S

Saturday was a great sports viewing day. I had a cycle down to Hammersmith beforehand, before settling down for two big deciders for two of my favourite teams: Quins and Arsenal. (West Ham are on their hols already). For Quins, … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 56

Posted on May 18, 2014 by John S

Just like London buses, don’t do a lovelondonscenes post for a while then two arrive at the same time! This one is taken from Ebury Bridge, just south of Victoria station, on Friday just gone. Decided to have a walk … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 55

Posted on May 18, 2014 by John S

Beautiful day on the Thames. These shots are taken from Fulham, looking towards Hammersmith, at low tide. If you look background centre by the little red crane, you can see the Wembley stadium arch, some miles away.  

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Morrissey – the Autobiography

Posted on May 15, 2014 by John S

I’ve just finished reading Morrissey’s “Autobigraphy”.  And an excellent read it is too. It’s written in a discursive, sometimes quite poetic style. There are no chapters – just a long narrative, which is mostly chronological. There is a lot of … Continue reading →

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Paris in black and white

Posted on May 8, 2014 by John S

We – the family –  had a few days in Paris just after Easter. We did some of the traditional things and walked around a lot; the girls did some shopping. Photos were taken.  I’ve done Paris before on the … Continue reading →

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