Brixton news, rumour and general chat - July 2014

[sparkybird]

But the veggie options don't make such interesting noises when they are ripped from the ground.....

 

[quimcunx]

But the veggie options don't make such interesting noises when they are ripped from the ground.....

they could go meeeep. Or unkthud.

 

[editor]

Yes, really.

But what about the Grass Arena, served in a brown-paper-bag-wrapped bottle, park-bench style, and made with Carlsberg Special Brew, chilli-infused whisky, cranberry syrup and Buckfast tonic wine? Could anything potable be wrangled from such a cornershop collection? It’s named after a book by local reformed-alcoholic-turned-chess-pro John Healy...
http://www.timeout.com/london/bars-pubs/communion-bar

 

[Belushi]

I had to check the date to make sure it wasn't an April fool.

 

[brixtonblade]

I went after a meal in angels and gypsies. I don't remember seeing that drink. It's an odd space - weird religiousy pictures on the walls and a bit of a strange atmosphere although it's not really my kind of place and it wasn't very busy.
I remember wondering how long it will stay open, or at least themed as it is, as it didn't feel very much like a Camberwell type of place.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Yawn

How strikingly eloquent.

 

[leanderman]

How strikingly eloquent.

Less is ...

 

[Mr Retro]

Who the fuck could manage to eat 6 snooker ball sized breaded deep fried meatballs? I'd need to crawl into a hole and lie there trying to digest them like a snake.

 

[Mr Retro]

Yes, really.

Apart from the ludicrous bar and risible drinks they are serving only Time Out has writing this poor:

Each table comes with a sample of the blood and body of Christ: a glass of communion wine, sickly sweet as a priest’s whispered inducement, and a wafer authentically dry as his old cassocks.

I remember Time Out being quite good back in the day but maybe it's because I was much younger

 

[Smick]

Apart from the ludicrous bar and risible drinks they are serving only Time Out has writing this poor:

I remember Time Out being quite good back in the day but maybe it's because I was much younger

It's because back in the day it was not free. Now, they want only to fill pages as cheaply as possible and get massive circulation, by giving it out at the tube, to hoik up ad prices. Lower costs, increase income.

I used to subscribe to Time Out, now I don't take it for free.

 

[Mr Retro]

It's because back in the day it was not free. Now, they want only to fill pages as cheaply as possible and get massive circulation, by giving it out at the tube, to hoik up ad prices. Lower costs, increase income.

I used to subscribe to Time Out, now I don't take it for free.

I been out of London for 5 years and I didn't even know it had gone free. But I stopped buying it about 10 years ago because it had gone steadily down hill imo.

 

[Belushi]

There is a pop up arriving at cornucopia. They are describing their menu as ‘Moo, Baa, Oink – Rissoles & Real Ales’

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/07/the-pickled-fork-arrive-at-cornercopia-brixton-village-with-moo-baa-oink-rissoles-real-ales/

No Welsh chip shop rissole option

 

[el-ahrairah]

Moo Baa Oink.

is that what grown adults are reduced to now? pointing at menus and shouting the noise their preferred dinner would make, like over-caffeinated toddlers.

i fucking hate infantilism.

and fun. i really hate fun.

 

[Rushy]

Here's one for all the Brixton based beliebers out there...

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Here's one for all the Brixton based beliebers out there...

it's a US clothing label: http://www.brixton.com/

 

[BoxRoom]

Cars can do funny things. I remember seeing this car somehow ending up upside down on an almost empty stretch of Coldharbour Lane.

http://www.urban75.org/blog/coldharbour-lane-car-crash/

This is nuts, did you see this one from the other day? Happened at Elephant and Castle (sorry to crash the Brixton thread!)
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...pe-after-bmw-plunges-into-subway-9636671.html

 

[colacubes]

OMFG!

 

[editor]

This Saturday: Boycott Israeli Goods action planned for central Brixton, 12pm Saturday 2nd August

 

[Not a Vet]

On my way to brixton tube at 7.45 near wh smiths, I passed a drunk guy carrying a can of drink in one hand and a seagull in the other.

 

[sparkybird]

only counts if that was 7.45 am....

 

[Mr Retro]

On my way to brixton tube at 7.45 near wh smiths, I passed a drunk guy carrying a can of drink in one hand and a seagull in the other.

Years ago me and my wife were walking down the end of Pulross road and saw a really cool looking Rastafarian guy leading a Shetland pony. He was sober though so not sure if it counts

 

[colacubes]

There was a bloke in The Albert once with a tiny bat hanging upside down asleep.

 

[gaijingirl]

last week, I saw a man in Herne Hill eating some soup outside Sesami as a turtle (or tortoise? terrapin? it was little) frolicked on the table top.

 

[Rushy]

On my way to brixton tube at 7.45 near wh smiths, I passed a drunk guy carrying a can of drink in one hand and a seagull in the other.

A new type of cocktail?

 

[Greebo]

Crap tesco on Tulse Hill is fenced off, including the petrol station. No idea why, but there are skips behind the fencing, and hard hats being worn.

 

[Crispy]

Crap tesco on Tulse Hill is fenced off, including the petrol station. No idea why, but there are skips behind the fencing, and hard hats being worn.

Closed for 2 weeks for a refurb, I overheard while buying picnic items on Sunday.

 

[sparkybird]

last week, I saw a man in Herne Hill eating some soup outside Sesami as a turtle (or tortoise? terrapin? it was little) frolicked on the table top.

No way.... SOUP????

 

[cuppa tee]

last week, I saw a man in Herne Hill eating some soup outside Sesami as a turtle (or tortoise? terrapin? it was little) frolicked on the table top.

mock turtle soup ?

 

[Not a Vet]

only counts if that was 7.45 am....

Yep, this morning. Seagull didn't look particularly bothered. I'd like to think that after sleeping the booze off, he's now wondering wtf

 

[editor]

It looks like the A&C deli on Atlantic Road has closed for its summer break. Damn!