Speaking of tube stations, do you know how Tottenham Court Road got its name?
In the olden days the average wage was just half a penny a year. And for most folk in London it was even less. Like self raising flour or the internet, expendable income was a concept unheard of in that day and age. Every penny brought into a household went on feeding, heating and clothing a family. A day out to the bowling alley or amusement park followed by a pizza slice and unlimited trips to the ice cream factory were pipe dreams and very long, dark pipes at that. In times such as these, a high demand for a product, in this case food would lead to an increase in counterfeit goods. Before long, fake food was rife on London's food markets and initially London's hunger was satisfied.
However it turned out (like most counterfeit goods) the production values were not of the highest order. Carrots were being made from newspapers, bacon was being extracted from old hats and cheese was being pulled up from the edges of the Thames. And whilst the taste of the faux food was pretty accurate, the nutritional value was anything but. So, by order of the crown, the Tottenham Court was set up. The court would deal specifically with the counterfeit food epidemic that swept London's black market at the time.
In the olden days the average wage was just half a penny a year. And for most folk in London it was even less. Like self raising flour or the internet, expendable income was a concept unheard of in that day and age. Every penny brought into a household went on feeding, heating and clothing a family. A day out to the bowling alley or amusement park followed by a pizza slice and unlimited trips to the ice cream factory were pipe dreams and very long, dark pipes at that. In times such as these, a high demand for a product, in this case food would lead to an increase in counterfeit goods. Before long, fake food was rife on London's food markets and initially London's hunger was satisfied.
However it turned out (like most counterfeit goods) the production values were not of the highest order. Carrots were being made from newspapers, bacon was being extracted from old hats and cheese was being pulled up from the edges of the Thames. And whilst the taste of the faux food was pretty accurate, the nutritional value was anything but. So, by order of the crown, the Tottenham Court was set up. The court would deal specifically with the counterfeit food epidemic that swept London's black market at the time.
I dont really ever go to the cinema but for some reason, recently I have been three times in quick succession and I even managed to watch some films when I was there. My verdict:
Burn After Reading: Good
Tropic Thunder: Pretty Good
Ghost Town: Quite Good
Burn After Reading: Good
Tropic Thunder: Pretty Good
Ghost Town: Quite Good
Totally forgot to mention that one of my favourite artists is having a retrospective at Tate Modern but The South Bank Show on about him now just reminded me. I first saw his work in New York whilst doing my Foundation course and although I saw loads of art that week it was Cildo's that stuck with me. He's an installation artist who really invites you to get involved with his work. Basically there's no point me talking about it but I urge you to go and take a look.
Ladies and Gentlemen may I introduce you to the wise words and even wiser wisdom of Mr Paul Daniels.
TRUE FACT: Paul Daniels cant swim
TRUE FACT: Paul Daniels cant swim
If you watch the old football you're already probabaly aware of this but I thought it was such a cool "thing' that I decided to mark it here just for posterity really. So think of this not as news but as a tribute to both artist and team. Congratulations both.
Website coming soooooooon.
Note to self, just because you say "Peace and Love" a few times, it doesn't stop you from coming over as a massive arsehole.
I think it was Nietzsche that said "Making a pilot radio show for E4 Radio will often be frought with worry, delight and confusion" and he wasn't wrong. First we got told that we had got ourselves a pilot and then last Friday (forever known as Really Dark Grey Friday) we got told this. That wasn't a nice feeling I can tell you but then yesterday we found out that Channel 4 would still be making the pilots, all we need now is a radio station to to play them out on. This is where it gets a bit complicated as although Channel 4 have pulled out there are still two other partners left in the mix. Anyway we shall just have to wait and see. Right now, all I know is we're back on, the sun seems a little bit brighter and there's more to life than there was on Monday. It may mean a little less activity on this here blog but hopefully you can understand why. You can always amuse yourselves with this.
