‘Oval Tube Bomb’ – Curry 1 Terrorists 0
Curry 1 Terrorists 0 So the tubes were in a chaos, the buses weren’t running and chunks of London were sealed off with police tape – but we had a …
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Site updates – devils Dyke and Brighton
Site updates If I say so myself, there’s some great new stuff on the site. Taking pride of place is my spod-tastic Abandoned stations and disused railways section, offering photo …
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Saturday: bands and beer at Glastonbury
As usual, managed to miss a huge swathe of acts I’d eagerly marked down as ‘must sees’. Instead, enjoyed a rambling ‘see what we find’ stroll around the site. Came …
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Friday: Mud, rivers and sunshine When I left my tent on Friday morning, little did I know I’d be walking out into faithful representation of The Somme. By Lost Vagueness, …
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The quagmire returns ‘The chances of getting a heavy downpour are quite small’, said a Met Office spokesman yesterday. Yeah, rrrright. Last night was the meanest, loudest, heaviest and longest …
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Ready to rock! After a lazy afternoon on the ale, I’ve been chilling in the tent ready for tonight’s session. Unhappily, my neighbours had to move elsewhere (they had the …
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Glastonbury; weds-thurs After a daunting start at Paddington – with my ‘booked’ train declared full and much platform swapping called for – I eventually got a fast train to Swindon …
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Offline, Tom Robinson, Fierce Festival and Bonnington Cafe
Long overdue updates (part one): Offline, Tom Robinson, Fierce Festival and Bonnington Cafe 26th May, Offline Club with Tom Robinson It was hectic as usual, but in the end Offline …
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A day spent walking the South Downs, near Brighton
A day spent walking the South Downs, near Brighton I’ve just posted up a two page photo report from the Sunday’s urban75 walk to Devil’s Dyke, and what a fabulous …
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London’s docklands in the 80s, Epping to Ongar railway
Site updates I’ve been dusting off some of my old negatives and scanning in London pictures taken on my trusty Olympus OM10 35mm camera, waaay back in the 1980s. It …
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Offline rocked
Offline rocked! Thursday’s Offline Club was a corker with a great selection of live acts on the main stage. TV Smith, singer from the frontman of 70s punk legends The …
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Go Cardiff! Things are tighter than a crab’s arse at the bottom of the Championship, with the mighty Bluebirds swaying perilously newar the drop zone. Happily, an impressive 2-0 victory …
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Spring in Sussex – a country walk. With lambs!
Spring in Sussex We went for another fabulous country walk yesterday, this time catching a train to Robersbridge, on the Sussex/Kent borders. The walk was a big one – 18km …
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Damn! The Smiths were good!
Damn! The Smiths were good! I can feel the soil falling over my head And as I climb into an empty bed Oh well. Enough said. I know it’s over …
Damn! The Smiths were good! Read MoreOne day stat attack for urban75!
One day stat attack! I know some of you are interested in this kind of thing, so here’s a snapshot of the server stats for urban75.net (only) for Tues 5th …
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The Banjo Artshow exhibition at Cide, Waterloo
The Banjo Artshow exhibition at Cide, Waterloo Hung out with the low-trousered skateboard doodz tonight at the Banjo Artshow downstairs in the cide skateshop, 88 lower marsh street, waterloo, london. …
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Hampstead heath and NYC photos
Some quick updates! I’ve posted up my photo report from the weekend’s fabulous Hampstead Heath walk and I’m steadily working my way through a huge pile of my new New …
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Osterley Park Walk
Osterley Park Walk On a whim, we went out for a lovely walk on Sunday, through Osterley Park (west London) and along part of the Grand Union Canal. It’s a …
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Pub quiz: Team Not So Clever
Team Not So Clever Admire the collective genius of ‘Team Clever’ – the urban75 pub quiz team that managed to come fifth in a competition of just seven teams. The …
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Happy St David’s Day/Dydd Dewi Sant! !
Happy St David’s Day/Dydd Dewi Sant! ! Bummer. I’m so busy right now it’s looks like I’m not ever going to find the time to go to the pub to …
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