ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
I think it probably was, given that he did go on to record Electric Avenue, which was a response to the Brixton riots and was named after a road in Brixton.
Brixton news, rumour and general chat - April 2014
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I think it probably was, given that he did go on to record Electric Avenue, which was a response to the Brixton riots and was named after a road in Brixton.
boohoo
No.
Where is the original article where Eddy Grant says it is about the Brixton Riots? When I heard it as a kid, I never thought it was about the riots or Brixton. I don't remember anyone saying that at the time ... we need a slightly older person than me - I'm looking at you Dexter Deadwood
what do you remember?(I'm writing a historiography essay (reading about the mythology of bra-burning) at the moment which is about questioning "facts" hence my questioning).
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
it is boring, tbf. it always gets boring around page 2. it was boring the first time it happened, it's boring now. i know you enjoy following editor around looking for perceived hypocrisy but it's really really boring to read and you act like it's some sort of fucking mission for great justice when in fact to most of us it reads like the green crayon complaints made by mentally ill people that take specialist teams to deal with at the local council. there's so many more injustices in the world than you being told to stop harping about a mistake editor made 15 years ago and has since come to know differently. seriously mate, get a fucking grip and stop ruining these threads for the rest of us.
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
seriously, it doesn't really matter, this debate stops being fun and interesting when it becomes about point-scoring. it could have been fun and interesting but this desperate attempt to make editor look bad is fucking nonsense and really spoils it for almost all of us reading this.
boohoo
No.
you believe wikipedia?
boohoo
No.
Really wish people put as much energy into speaking up about the important stuff!
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
boohoo
No.
Ok...I want to see reference to a magazine article from the early 1980s -that will satisfy me. The reference that 'Down in the street there is violence' could have referred to any day in Brixton (and probably countless other areas), not just the riots.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
This thread has been about point-scoring for maybe a year or more. I think I'll put the three bores on ignore and see if it becomes readable again.
editor
hiraethified
I've just been to Sam's Cafe again and it now holds the title for the best cafe in Brixton for me. Me and Eme shared an enormous plate of chips, cheese omelette and beans with two rounds of toast and two teas for just £6.28. The food was delicious - the omelette was one of the tastiest I've had in Brixton for a long time - and the staff were friendly. Lovely place.
boohoo
No.
Where's Sam's? Good price for all that food.
editor
hiraethified
Acre Lane, just a short walk past Lidls (handy for getting the shopping in on the way home for me too!).
They used to be up where the old Duke Of Wellington pub was.
SarfLondoner
KenDoddsDadsDogsDead.
I was in there again on tuesday,Still cant eat all the chips they generously give you and the quality of cooking seems to be consistent. 2 big meals and 2 soft drinks 9 quid.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I didn't. That exchange was between editor and another poster, and it was yet another poster who's had the gagging order applied. Maybe you should give some consideration to the fourth poster, the one that's the common factor in all these boring spats.
Where is the original article where Eddy Grant says it is about the Brixton Riots? When I heard it as a kid, I never thought it was about the riots or Brixton. I don't remember anyone saying that at the time ... we need a slightly older person than me - I'm looking at you Dexter Deadwood
(I'm writing a historiography essay (reading about the mythology of bra-burning) at the moment which is about questioning "facts" hence my questioning).
I was but a child, born in the wrong time, not living on the Front line.
Oh boohoo Oh boohoo you got me collecting my old age pension.
Then i see bra burning get a mention,
I'm finding it hard to pay attention, living on the Front line.
I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah.
It was called the Front Line before Eddy Grant.
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
stop poking him with metaphorical sticks ffs. you know exactly what you're doing. you're not exposing the injustice at the heart of the establishment, you're trying to get into arguments with a guy who runs a bulletin board. and it spoils it not for him but for the rest of us really. i don't want to put you back on ignore because you're dead funny when you want to be. so have some consideration, choose your fights, do something but not this!
snowy_again
Slush
It's not entirely one sided though is it?
But yes, ultimately its just a bulletin board, but I know as many people who gave up posting / visiting because of the other side of the fence.
But yes, ultimately its just a bulletin board, but I know as many people who gave up posting / visiting because of the other side of the fence.
I know i've posted this before but it is beautiful.
The debut single from Brixton based duo Abioye & Randall. This is their interpretation of the Eddy Grant classic 'Electric Avenue'. It was released on 23rd September 2013 on Brixtown Records.
The debut single from Brixton based duo Abioye & Randall. This is their interpretation of the Eddy Grant classic 'Electric Avenue'. It was released on 23rd September 2013 on Brixtown Records.
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
There's one on the corner of Railton Rd - Hernehill end not the frontline end - where it does a sharp turn opposite the highrises.
Also recycling thingies there for batteries, lightbulbs and small electricals
DietCokeGirl
Fishing in the rivers of life
Christ, you lot. Regarding the 'Frontline' thing, I asked my Mum, she said 'from about the 70s I suppose', so that's final. I['ll hear no more of this nonsense.
boohoo
No.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
This.
And I'm never going to post on here under the condition that I'm not allowed to question the guy who pulls the levers.
editor
hiraethified
Went to Cafe Max a long time ago but the bar has been set very high indeed by Sam's cafe now.
editor
hiraethified
FYI: This site is run by a team of moderators, not just me. None of us can arbitrarily make important decisions about the boards and it's not unusual for individual mods to be regularly over-ridden (as has happened to me many times).
If you have any actual, valid points to make about the moderation of these boards (rather then your usual baiting and cross thread beefage), then you are absolutely free to bring it to their attention.
editor
hiraethified
It's amazing that such a complicated site is still run by levers, altogether I prefer to model my admin panel in this fashion.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
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