Brixton news, rumour and general chat - July 2015

[teuchter]

Unbelievable - that some people can't see that selecting two quotes from the video subject about her schooling is so obviously a criticism of the style of video and not what the subject has to say. Some people round here really need to sort out their psychic divining skills.

 

[superfly101]

For the record it's super-slickly produced videos with clichéd narratives that I have trouble mustering much of a fuck about. Brixton seems to be a honeypot for them now.

If so why did you post a rather selective negative (and actually completely false and altered) narrative of some poor young woman whos only crime seams to be having a video by young people for young people on the internet then?

WTF has any of the above got to do with her education which unlike both your quotes about her being some posh privileged privately educated 2 seconds with google bring up the full quote showing she got that education by being fucking intelligent

Unbelievable - that some people can't see that selecting two quotes from the video subject about her schooling is so obviously a criticism of the style of video and not what the subject has to say. Some people round here really need to sort out their psychic divining skills.

That just enhances the point about the shoddy video editing!

 

[Rushy]

Jesus. Is there anything you won't twist to get some anti-editor mileage out of? I criticised the style of video. Not her.

I meant pointlessly and needlessly nasty in a good way. Surely that's obvious?

 

[ViolentPanda]

Strange that she ACTUALLY lives in Herne Hill and has done for 5 years now and......

Her favourite Londoner is....



http://www.1000londoners.com/londoners/christina-dixon/

Seams like a very intelligent young woman, with principles and desire to help others.

None of which makes the reportage pertaining to her any less banal. The piece could have been done, putting across exactly the same information, in a way that didn't read like a 3rd-rate Nigel Dempster name-drop-a-thon, but it wasn't.

But still the misogyny...

I do hope you can stand that claim up.

...of an old fart has no bounds especially when sloppy quoting fits their ever small minded and depressing narrative!

Oh dear.

 

[leanderman]

Clickbait works again. What fools we are!

 

[SpamMisery]

Lol this is bizarre even for U75.

 

[Ol Nick]

What's the problem? That she went to a private school on a scholarship?

You can only imagine the kind of fagging you have to do as a scholarship animal rights rollergirl at Roedean.

 

[ViolentPanda]

You can only imagine the kind of fagging you have to do as a scholarship animal rights rollergirl at Roedean.

Be honest. You're really enjoying imagining it.

 

[Twattor]

Brixton's Rock not only does calamari; it also sells whitebait! No contest, I'm afraid. We have a winner!

I wish to reconsider my original opinion. Having spent the long trek back from Lords this evening fantasising about the calamari and taunting my companion about the lack of fish and chip shops up Brixton Hill, I arrived at Brixton's Rock at 10:05 to find it closed. WTF? 10:05 on a Thursday night?! This isn't Brockley; this is Brixton! Some people don't wake up before then!

Was saved by mriffic - a mountain of anaemic chips and a battered sausage so tough I had to use the bread knife to cut it. All for £2.70. Bargain.

 

[xsunnysuex]

I arrived at Brixton's Rock at 10:05 to find it closed.

Tried this new chip shop yesterday. Chips were nice, if a tad cold. Fish was quite tasty. My partner was mightily pissed off that they didn't sell chicken. He settled for the only chicken related item on the menu, a chicken & mushroom pie. However the pie tasted more of cheese than chicken. As my partner can't stand cheese, it went uneaten.
Partner wasn't impressed. But I was ok with it. Won't be going there too often. It's quite expensive. Just over £15 for fish, pie and two portions of chips.

 

[Winot]

No excuse for cold chips.

 

[xsunnysuex]

No excuse for cold chips.

Nope. None at all.

 

[editor]

If so why did you post a rather selective negative (and actually completely false and altered) narrative

For the record: not a single word was altered from the press release. Nothing was 'false' or 'altered.' Kindly apologise.

 

[editor]

Still no sign of Jimmy's Place reopening. If that turns into another exclusive yup cocktail bar, I'm dialling in Class War.

 

[Belushi]

Still no sign of Jimmy's Place reopening. If that turns into another exclusive yup cocktail bar, I'm dialling in Class War.

Something needs to be done before Coldharbour Lane turns in to Upper Street :thumbs :

 

[editor]

Something needs to be done before Coldharbour Lane turns in to Upper Street :thumbs :

I think it's only a matter of time now. Once the Shunt'n'Shuts established a foothold, the path from the Villaaage was safely secured for disposable income tourists and nu-residents. Add in a pro-active police policy to clear away those pesky street drinkers who prefer to drink al fresco style, and it'll soon be looking like a shiny architect's drawing.

 

[organicpanda]

they hit a new low a couple of weeks ago, singing Swing low (in a rugger bugger kind of way) about 1 in the morning
(do I need planning for a machine gun nest?)

 

[editor]

they hit a new low a couple of weeks ago, singing Swing low (in a rugger bugger kind of way) about 1 in the morning
(do I need planning for a machine gun nest?)

It's a good job I wasn't within earshot of that.

 

[brixtonblade]

Still no sign of Jimmy's Place reopening. If that turns into another exclusive yup cocktail bar, I'm dialling in Class War.

Hmmm

http://m.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/comme...h_identifier=a527b7d54cf58e5bec7db99b5fd8cdbd

 

[editor]

Hmmm

http://m.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/comme...h_identifier=a527b7d54cf58e5bec7db99b5fd8cdbd

*sobs

 

[CH1]

*sobs

It was sublet before - for years. In fact I thought that chubby hard working young guy in there until about a year ago actually had the place. He certainly knew all about what was going on locally - and kept much longer hours.

Personally I question Jimmy's commitment (as several of my old bosses would have described it).

 

[editor]

It was sublet before - for years. In fact I thought that chubby hard working young guy in there until about a year ago actually had the place. He certainly knew all about what was going on locally - and kept much longer hours.

Personally I question Jimmy's commitment (as several of my old bosses would have described it).

He wasn't open as long as Jimmy Mk1, but he was there when I needed him (post football on a Saturday) and the chips were splendid!

 

[leanderman]

they hit a new low a couple of weeks ago, singing Swing low (in a rugger bugger kind of way) about 1 in the morning
(do I need planning for a machine gun nest?)

Oh dear. I take back my endorsement

 

[editor]

Oh dear. I take back my endorsement

Have to say that it seems pretty much in line with the kind of chaps I've seen visiting the place recently though. Collars up!

 

[editor]

Some of the Shuttles cocktails come with "their own chest full of treasure (and treats)," and another comes in a plastic bag with "ghetto blaster bitters." [--]

Truly totes amazeballs. What will they think of next?

Cocktails in recycled bleach bottles? Meals served on coal blackened shovels in homage to the top link steam engine drivers of the 30s?

 

[ViolentPanda]

they hit a new low a couple of weeks ago, singing Swing low (in a rugger bugger kind of way) about 1 in the morning
(do I need planning for a machine gun nest?)

I've got a nice Bren gun in .303. Yours with 8 full mags for £450. I'm being a fool to myself....

 

[editor]

Misty Miller was excellent at the Windmill last night. She's back again next month. Recommended!



http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/07/...brixton-windmill-residency-tonight-23rd-july/

 

[editor]

It's not Brixton, but it pretty much seems to sum up where we're headed:

 

[Maharani]

Tried this new chip shop yesterday. Chips were nice, if a tad cold. Fish was quite tasty. My partner was mightily pissed off that they didn't sell chicken. He settled for the only chicken related item on the menu, a chicken & mushroom pie. However the pie tasted more of cheese than chicken. As my partner can't stand cheese, it went uneaten.
Partner wasn't impressed. But I was ok with it. Won't be going there too often. It's quite expensive. Just over £15 for fish, pie and two portions of chips.

no chicken, no chicken, it's Brixton; chicken shops all over the place!

 

[xsunnysuex]

no chicken, no chicken, it's Brixton; chicken shops all over the place!

Haha. And your right. That's what I told him. But it didn't seem to make him feel any better.