Hackney chitter-chatter &tc
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lighterthief
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Ocean was an ace music venue, they must have spent millions kitting it out. Nicest touch of all was the bar that ran from front to back of the venue next to the crowd - no need to burrow your way right to the back for a pint. The problem was the programming, not the venue. I heard that Vince Power had basically told bands that if they played the Ocean (as opposed to one of his venues) he wouldn't book them in any of his venues nationally, hence not many bands took the risk of playing there. Not sure of how much truth there is in that. Was a great venue for the Hackney Beer Festival every December too!
Paulie Tandoori
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local yout repping.
Treacle Toes
Time
Fields?
I am conflicted to be honest...A little too close to home for me, literally and metaphorically. I support the reality check but....
Paulie Tandoori
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just found it on tinternetz is all.
Treacle Toes
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Cool Paulie, I wasn't having a dig at you. I do appreciate the reality check, just not the reality IYSWIM.
Paulie Tandoori
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busting itCool Paulie, I wasn't having a dig at you. I do appreciate the reality check, just not the reality IYSWIM.
Treacle Toes
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Paulie Tandoori
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keeping it real innit rutsBusting a move? Are you dancing or do you need a wee?
with some tunes.
Treacle Toes
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keeping it real innit ruts :
Gotta rep the whole borough then!Gotta love this comment too.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I went to the beer festival as well - nice!
lighterthief
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Hackney Council have published all spending > £500 online: http://www.hackney.gov.uk/budget-supplier-payments.htm
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/new...aller_ordered_gang_attack_on_manager_1_777084
Hackney player is dropped from his Hackney Marsh team - gets mates to beat up the manager who dropped him
because that is the way to get back in the team
Hackney player is dropped from his Hackney Marsh team - gets mates to beat up the manager who dropped him
because that is the way to get back in the team
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
this has some fantastic pictures.
Dr Dolittle
Slightly loony
I looked at a recent London map that shows the Olympics site. The change is amazing - they've even closed Carpenters Road, because it runs right across the middle of the site. I notice also the high speed rail link to the Channel Tunnel goes across the middle of the Olympic village - underground, of course!
Pity they had to sacrifice some of that network of rivers: the City Mill River has gone, as has part of the Lea Navigation, but the Waterworks River is still there, and so is the Hertford Union Canal. Inevitable, I suppose - I hoped one day that run down area would become something like London's answer to Amsterdam.
Pity they had to sacrifice some of that network of rivers: the City Mill River has gone, as has part of the Lea Navigation, but the Waterworks River is still there, and so is the Hertford Union Canal. Inevitable, I suppose - I hoped one day that run down area would become something like London's answer to Amsterdam.
Paulie Tandoori
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Sir Belchalot
arenicola marina
Heard there was another cyclist under a lorry near Dalston Junction late this afternoon, hopefully not fatal :-(
Sir Belchalot
arenicola marina
http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/new...ision_with_lorry_at_dalston_junction_1_791462
Hope he pulls through.
Hope he pulls through.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
a lot of light jumping goes on there - cars as well as bikes - I was once driving from Balls pond rd - over to Dalston Lane - and a car jumped the red light from the Stokie side of the junction, a motorbike was ahead of me, he slammed into the car that had jumped the light, somersaulted over the car, and landed on his feet
but also 
at the carhope the cyclist pulls through
Utopia
"Jackanackanory"
a lot of light jumping goes on there - cars as well as bikes - I was once driving from Balls pond rd - over to Dalston Lane - and a car jumped the red light from the Stokie side of the junction, a motorbike was ahead of me, he slammed into the car that had jumped the light, somersaulted over the car, and landed on his feet
hope the cyclist pulls through
I jump those lights too, quite often in fact(on me bike) but I do check left and right and for pedestrians too. The accident on Wed night though seems to have happened when they were both turning left onto Kingsland road from Dalston lane, which is a common cause of bike/heavy traffic collisions. Hope the chap pulls through.
Paulie Tandoori
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Well then you're a dick. Don't jump traffic lights, it's dangerous, it's makes pedestrians hate cyclists, take your time cos its not a race.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
tbh, as a driver, I'm not that arsed if a cyclist jumps the lights - as long as they are doing it safely and not taking stupid risks -
mind you, it's funny when they don't jump the lights sometimes - I was smoking outside the Three Crowns last summer, and there were two male cyclists (in their 20s) stopped at the red at the bottom of Church Street - they were doing that staying on the bike and going backward and forward thing that cyclists do, ready to POUNCE!
Then along comes a woman cycling a very traditional bike with a basket, she looked in her 60s, she serenely passed the male cyclists and disappeared around the corner - completely safely
the two blokes looked a bit pissed off - she turned that corner at about walking pace
mind you, it's funny when they don't jump the lights sometimes - I was smoking outside the Three Crowns last summer, and there were two male cyclists (in their 20s) stopped at the red at the bottom of Church Street - they were doing that staying on the bike and going backward and forward thing that cyclists do, ready to POUNCE!
Then along comes a woman cycling a very traditional bike with a basket, she looked in her 60s, she serenely passed the male cyclists and disappeared around the corner - completely safely
the two blokes looked a bit pissed off - she turned that corner at about walking pace
Utopia
"Jackanackanory"
Well then you're a dick. Don't jump traffic lights, it's dangerous, it's makes pedestrians hate cyclists, take your time cos its not a race.
I know but its hard not to, the main reason I use my bike is for speed, (and reliability) and sitting on my bike with an empty road in front of me is hard to resist, I am very careful though and I know where and when to do it and I always watch out for pedestrians PT, honest!
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
oh right - so that's what i was taking pictures of then
i thought it was just a lorry crash.
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
sad news.
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