Brixton news, rumours and general chat - December 2012

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I think it was still owned by the same guy. I certainly saw him sat outside there recently. Not sure if the latest reincarnation was managed by him or the same person as navigadore (?) or someone else again.

I think original guy who has Green Market was renting it out to new lot as he said he was too busy with Green Market business and his other businesses

 

[quimcunx]

Yes but I don't know if that was still the case for the latest one.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yes but I don't know if that was still the case for the latest one.

I don't know. Latest lot seem to have turned it completely into a junk shop from what I can see

 

[Mrs Magpie]

a junk shop

Ooh! Where is this? My idea of heaven.

 

[ajdown]

Is this the place on the corner of New Park Road and Brixton Hill you're talking about?

 

[quimcunx]

yes. where am i.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Ooh! Where is this? My idea of heaven.

What used to be Paulo'z Way on the corner of New Park Road.

Have you never been to the Green Market either?

 

[paolo]

yes. where am i.

You can imagine that name works well in text messages.

As impractical names go, they've having a good run. The last one was something entirely unfathomable, to the English tongue at least.

*bring back Paolo'z Way*

My way or the A23

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Have you never been to the Green Market either?

I don't think so.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I don't think so.

You should. Stuff in there changes regularly so you never know what you might find

 

[paolo]

What's the green market? (apols if this has already been covered #pogofish)

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

What's the green market? (apols if this has already been covered #pogofish)

The shop selling secondhand furniture/books/records/stuff just up from Paulo'z Way

 

[ajdown]

yes. where am i.

I don't know where you are?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I don't know where you are?

She's already told you, she's at where am I?

 

[ajdown]

I don't know where you are either!

 

[Manter]

Sitting in Argos earlier awaiting our order to be called, a hipsterette complete with ironic glasses sat next to me. I happened to glance down at her receipt to notice she had just one item on it, a retro telephone.

How I chuckled to myself.

Aren't they supposed to lovingly source them from obscure vintage shops in cool places (that? I found it in a sick place in Brooklyn/Berlin/delete as appropriate when I was visiting a mate. He's setting up an experimental art collective where they have to explore community and disassociation through the medium of Graffiti/lights/robots/rubbish. No one knows about the area yet, it's like, really vibrant and a bit gritty, and full of these really old school sort of vintage stores....)

Buying one from Argos really ruins my image of them....

 

[Mrs Magpie]

 

[ajdown]

Probably, but as long as nobody knows about it eh? Maybe they get extra ironic points if they buy brand new retro-style stuff from somewhere like Argos instead of some sort of 'pop up' backstreet vintage emporia?

 

[Manter]

Ah, I failed to take account of the ironic points. My fail

 

[sparkybird]

Went on the 45 bus today (not my usual route) and passed something called Brixton East - what is it? The website is a bit 'lite'. Has anyone been in? (I would have got off and checked it out but it was 7.30am and I was running late..)

 

[Manter]

Went on the 45 bus today (not my usual route) and passed something called Brixton East - what is it? The website is a bit 'lite'. Has anyone been in? (I would have got off and checked it out but it was 7.30am and I was running late..)

there is a blog post about it
http://www.urban75.org/blog/brixton-easta-new-art-space-for-brixton-artists/

 

[sparkybird]

thanks manter, I thought I recalled the name, but when I searched the forum nothing came up

 

[Manter]

thanks manter, I thought I recalled the name, but when I searched the forum nothing came up

the search on here is a bit shit, tbf. I may have to go to the scary techy feedbacky thread and mention it. I had bookmarked it because I wanted to go

 

[RubyToogood]

yes. where am i.

I don't think it's really called Where Am I? I think that's like a subheading. It has three things on the sign, one on each side - Where Am I? [can't remember what the middle one says], then The Vintage something or other. I think the middle one is the actual name.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

Anyone know what happened on CHL by the social sport centre yesterday?
It was all cordoned off around 2 pm
edit: found it with the power of scrolling down

 

[Crispy]

If you're reading a thread, then the search box will only search in the forum that the current thread is in. You have to untick the "search this forum only" box.

 

[Badgers]

Chatted to the chef at the Duck Egg cafe yesterday. He seemed happy with his lot, wished they had bigger premises in Brixton and are opening a second cafe (out of Brixton) too. Nice chap

 

[BoxRoom]

Chatted to the chef at the Duck Egg cafe yesterday. He seemed happy with his lot, wished they had bigger premises in Brixton and are opening a second cafe (out of Brixton) too. Nice chap

We went in there recently for the first time and he was indeed a lovely fella. Brought our food to us and was right enthusiastic and friendly.

 

[Badgers]

We went in there recently for the first time and he was indeed a lovely fella. Brought our food to us and was right enthusiastic and friendly.

I never go in there myself, should make the effort to really. He said they have used the all same suppliers since the day it opened. Keeping quality high and consistent so to speak.

 

[Manter]

I never go in there myself, should make the effort to really. He said they have used the all same suppliers since the day it opened. Keeping quality high and consistent so to speak.

I love it... They are always full at the weekends though! Seems v popular with parents during the week too