Brixton news, rumour and general chat - June 2014

[editor]

The coffee is still brilliant nearly all the time (*yes you do sometimes still get a stinker but it's rare.) They're not humourless up-themselves trendsters like lots of the ones working the machines in similar indie establishments in central London, imho.

I think the standard of coffee has definitely gone down.

That's not to say that they still don't serve a decent cup, because they do, but there's better to be found elsewhere now. I prefer the coffee in the Blue Turtle in Oasis, and it's a whole load cheaper too.

 

[Onket]

The answer is yes, but not as well.

Rainy night: 2 slippery slugs, 1 snail
Dry night: 23 slippery slugs

wah ha ha ha ha ha...

Are you trying to catch snails too?

If so- http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/garden-snails-the-eating-thereof.321915/

 

[gabi]

I think what we need is a highly overrated flash in the pan shit band to mount a protest against Flat Whites & Muffins or whatever the fuck this place calls itself. Fuck gentrification.

 

[editor]

I think what we need is a highly overrated flash in the pan shit band to mount a protest against Flat Whites & Muffins or whatever the fuck this place calls itself. Fuck gentrification.

You really need to get over your 'thing' about the Fat White Family, you know.

 

[teuchter]

It would be better if they were called flat white family though.

 

[Onket]

Skinny Latte Family.

That joke has probably been done.

 

[editor]

It would be better if they were called flat white family though.

Why's that then?

 

[teuchter]

Why's that then?

Because I say so.

 

[editor]

Because I say so.

You're wrong. As usual.

 

[Badgers]

Who is winning the thread this month?

 

[teuchter]

Who is winning the thread this month?

Who is your money on Mr Badgers?

 

[teuchter]

You're wrong. As usual.

What was the correct answer?

 

[Badgers]

Who is your money on Mr Badgers?

I think we are all winners

 

[teuchter]

I think we are all winners

We should all give ourselves a big pat on the back.

 

[editor]

What was the correct answer?

Sorry, but I've lost interest already. You do that to me these days. So many more interesting things to be getting on with, and so many more interesting conversations to be had, you see. Happy days!

 

[teuchter]

10/10

 

[editor]

Back on to actually interesting topics, here's the inside of the 6 Somerleyon Road building as seen last Thursday at their, err, party night. Looks a nice space.

 

[editor]

Oh, and the remains of this sign has finally given up the ghost and fallen down. The shop doesn't look any better.

 

[leanderman]

Oh, and the remains of this sign has finally given up the ghost and fallen down. The shop doesn't look any better.

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Unbelievable

 

[EastEnder]

I think we are all winners

Awesome, I never win a damn thing.

What's the prize?

 

[Badgers]

What's the prize?

A coffee

 

[Rushy]

Are you trying to catch snails too?

If so- http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/garden-snails-the-eating-thereof.321915/

All welcome.

Not sure that thread has successfully challenged my squeamish ways...

 

[kikiscrumbles]

I'm just too bloody lazy to go outside and check it out but... there seems to be some kinda hippy-clappy-religious singing going on opposite the Tube - can anyone enlighten me? Doesn't have the sweet, sweet, painfully sharp tones of the Korean Christians who used to perform on an electric keyboard outside KFC on the weekends... wonder if it's connected to the Buddhist Centre on Tunstall Road? But deffo sounds Christian-y... Thanks, Brixton hive-mind!

 

[colacubes]

I'm just too bloody lazy to go outside and check it out but... there seems to be some kinda hippy-clappy-religious singing going on opposite the Tube - can anyone enlighten me? Doesn't have the sweet, sweet, painfully sharp tones of the Korean Christians who used to perform on an electric keyboard outside KFC on the weekends... wonder if it's connected to the Buddhist Centre on Tunstall Road? But deffo sounds Christian-y... Thanks, Brixton hive-mind!

It was the Buddhists on Tunstall Rd. I walked past there about an hour ago and they were in full swing.

 

[kikiscrumbles]

Many thanks!

 

[Sirena]

Unbelievable

I think it's really sad to watch a shop die.

Eventually it becomes like a black pit of doom with all the hopes of its proprietor slowly dying with it.

 

[kikiscrumbles]

Goodness - a truly glorious moon over Brixton tonight.

 

[Sirena]

Goodness - a truly glorious moon over Brixton tonight.

The Moon will technically be full this Friday (13th) at 4 in the morning, so tomorrow and Friday nights will be beautiful too..

 

[editor]

I was at the Sun And Doves tonight. It's really rather a good pub. There was some good ales on tap and there was free live entertainment on offer too.

 

[Onket]

All the hipsters will go there now.