TruXta
tired
In fairness they were doing cocktails (really really shit ones) in paint tins during a smirnoff promotion in the Albert 18 months ago. That sort of thing jumped the shark in terms of being swanky many moons ago!
My Fathers Place on Coldharbour Lane to become a cocktail bar
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colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
Wetherspoons had them at the same time. What trailblazers (lol etc) in Shoreditch do, soon becomes picked up by shitty pub chains at a later date
It's also noticeable that they didn't last more than a few weeks
TruXta
tired
Please never use that word again, Crispy will have an aneurysm if he sees it.
ska invita
back on the other side
Paint tins? paint tins? Old paint tins?
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
I think you might be right. Having reflected on this, I reckon the hipsters would love nothing more than running the gauntlet of the CHL hustlers, with the promise of a handmade jizz 'n' gin cocktail served in a paint pot at the end. They could then instagram the results, whilst avoiding the grizzly old locals (Rushy and Leanderman) at the bar…
Seriously though, look at Old Street/Shoreditch 15 years ago when people literally flocked to the scummiest bars down the dodgiest streets and loved it. Sure, a few people will be hassled and the more naive will be mugged for their ipads etc, but I imagine high pricing will be used to keep out perceived ne'er-do-wells and the moneyed punters will be happy once inside, rubbing shoulders with their vintage contemporaries.
I reckon smarmy skiing man might just be able to make it work if he's lucky. I hate what it represents though
Rushy
basically a scrotum
You and me, fella. Outside.They could then instagram the results, whilst avoiding the grizzly old locals (Rushy and Leanderman) at the bar…
George & Bill
semiotically superfluous
Last summer at Caravan - next to the new St. Martins College in King's Cross - I ordered a 'draft' negroni. Yes I am a mug and they are clever charlatans. It was just like a normal negroni except it lacked the delicious intermingling/curdling together of the different ingredients (a proper one should not be stirred so much that they entirely blend together). The place does some good cooking but has tried so hard to be self-aware as to be totally unaware of the rather laboured quality of its own self-awareness.
George & Bill
semiotically superfluous
I think you might be right. Having reflected on this, I reckon the hipsters would love nothing more than running the gauntlet of the CHL hustlers, with the promise of a handmade jizz 'n' gin cocktail served in a paint pot at the end. They could then instagram the results, whilst avoiding the grizzly old locals (Rushy and Leanderman) at the bar…
Seriously though, look at Old Street/Shoreditch 15 years ago when people literally flocked to the scummiest bars down the dodgiest streets and loved it. Sure, a few people will be hassled and the more naive will be mugged for their ipads etc, but I imagine high pricing will be used to keep out perceived ne'er-do-wells and the moneyed punters will be happy once inside, rubbing shoulders with their vintage contemporaries.
I reckon smarmy skiing man might just be able to make it work if he's lucky. I hate what it represents though
They might be treated to a skirmish like this:
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Basically, just like lots of now grumpy urban75 posters probably did ten or twenty years ago, when they first came to Brixton as twenty-somethings.
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
Don't be so hard on yourself!
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hiraethified
Did they really? How do you know?
TruXta
tired
See post above yours.
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hiraethified
That doesn't answer my question. Who are these posters?
teuchter
je suis teuchter
It's true; I'm one of them.
fractionMan
Custom Title
Nah - shit fake ones. These in fact:
Well mexico
Rushy
basically a scrotum
All the people who liked the "edginess" and felt it made them more streetwise than mollycoddled folk in posher neighbourhoods.
Even my old mum would bang on with a sort of pride about running the gauntlet of dealers outside KFC and Woolies.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
what a grotesque thing that is - to reveal in a neighborhoods roughness whilst never really suffering any consequences.
TruXta
tired
That's no way to talk about Rushy's mum.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Depends on exactly what you mean by "roughness".
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
the only thing most newcomer people learn in brixton on a streetwise level is how to deal with the occasional dealer/begger in a way that's not going to escalate a situation. it's not as if these kids from the shires are going to have to learn suddenly how to deal with encroaching on the Peckham Boys "endz", or how to cook up crack, is it?
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hiraethified
I moved here because:
(a) it was the only affordable place I could find where I knew someone and
(b) I was already involved in some of the grassroots political stuff going on in the area.
Pursuing 'edginess' was just about the last thing I was interested in, although we certainly had more than our fair share of that going in my neighbourhood.
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hiraethified
That's fascinating to hear about your Mum, but teuchter was specifically referring to "lots" of urban posters who apparently loved to "run the gauntlet of the CHL hustlers."
So far he's only described himself as one of these people so I was wondering who else he meant. Any (non family) ideas?
teuchter
je suis teuchter
One of the things I've always enjoyed about Brixton is the potential for somewhat chaotic nights out. Not the only thing but it's a significant part of what attracted me initially. It's not so much the case now but that slightly anarchic atmosphere existed on the street and was something you felt when you came out of the tube and walked down Coldharbour Lane. I can't prove it scientifically but I'm pretty confident that it's something many so called "old-school" Brixton residents have been attracted to, sought out and enjoyed.
What made Brixton like that? The answer's complicated and it's not just down to wealth disparities. It's easy to dismiss relishing it as a kind of poverty tourism, but it's not as simple as that.
I'll accept that what drew certain people to Brixton, say, 15 years ago is not entirely the same thing that is drawing people here now, but there are some common factors and the night-time unruliness is one of them.
What made Brixton like that? The answer's complicated and it's not just down to wealth disparities. It's easy to dismiss relishing it as a kind of poverty tourism, but it's not as simple as that.
I'll accept that what drew certain people to Brixton, say, 15 years ago is not entirely the same thing that is drawing people here now, but there are some common factors and the night-time unruliness is one of them.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Likewise, it is fascinating to hear about your reasons for moving here and useful to hear you clarify that you neighbourhood was so much edgier than others.
TruXta
tired
In my experience the unruliness is still there, but what's going is the diversity that IMO drove some of that pleasurable/frightening chaos. Nowadays it's more and more young(ish) m/c white people, whilst back then the mix of class and ethnicity seemed bigger. I'm only going back as far as when I moved to Brixton -6, 7 years ago.
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hiraethified
I was answering specific points raised about urban posters. I don't think anyone asked about your Mum, did they?
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