West Norwood news, chitter chatter and gossip

[editor]

Best place to get an iphone 7 fixed?
I managed to swim a length of the pool before I remembered it was in my pocket. Dried it in rice for 24 hours but won't switch on, no idea if fixable. Brand new and uninsured

*whispers

Why not take out phone insurance now and then make a claim in a couple of weeks?

 

[ringo]

*whispers

Why not take out phone insurance now and then make a claim in a couple of weeks?

That might be a plan

 

[editor]

That might be a plan

I didn't say that and you haven't seen me, right?

*Taps nose

 

[ringo]

I didn't say that and you haven't seen me, right?

*Taps nose

Sadly I can't wait a couple of weeks though, better see how much the local WN phone shops charge anyway.

 

[colacubes]

Sadly I can't wait a couple of weeks though, better see how much the local WN phone shops charge anyway.

The little shop by Costa has been pretty helpful in the past (albeit I haven't been with a borked phone) so maybe give them a go.

 

[shakespearegirl]

Best place to get an iphone 7 fixed?
I managed to swim a length of the pool before I remembered it was in my pocket. Dried it in rice for 24 hours but won't switch on, no idea if fixable. Brand new and uninsured

When I dropped my phone down the loo, I needed to leave in rice for over 48 hours before it would switch back on

 

[ringo]

The little shop by Costa has been pretty helpful in the past (albeit I haven't been with a borked phone) so maybe give them a go.

Ta, I'll try them

 

[ringo]

When I dropped my phone down the loo, I needed to leave in rice for over 48 hours before it would switch back on

Just done that Well, 36 hours, but no power.
Did you try it before 48 hours? I could wait another day.

 

[colacubes]

Fame at last. West Norwood was one of a few places scrolling across the big screen during Stormzy’s 1st song at Glastonbury

 

[discobastard]

 

[Nanker Phelge]

FEAST line-up for this Sunday (I shall be spinning some summer tinged classics around midday at the Artisan's Fair)

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I did a 90 min DJ set at Feast yesterday lunchtime and it was great fun.

Such a difference to the couple of outdoor sets I have played in Brixton Village, which really lacks any atmosphere or interaction.

At Feast people of all ages were smiling and waving or chatting to me while I played. A young girl just stood and watched the record spinning for a whole song. I could see her head wondering how this black plastic thing was making music, I was offered cups of tea. The lady on the cake stall liked my tunes and gave us a box of the most amazing lemon and pistachio cake.

A really nice experience for me. So glad to have been asked.

There are not many DJing opportunities to play whatever you fancy.

Yesterday was one of them. To play Elvis alongside The Slits, Special AKA (Racist Friend), Sugarhill Gang, Pama International, MFSB, Go Gos, FB3, Martha and the Muffins, Johnny Clarke, Tom Tom Club, Fats Domino, Georgie Fame,Zara McFarlane, Terry Callier, Johnny Cash, The Beat, The Selecter and more, is quite an exception to the rule.

I loved it.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

...and Lauren Hill, Julian Cope, Mr Bloe, Incredible Bongo Band, The Kinks, Big Audio Dynamite,Smiley Culture..

 

[editor]

I did a 90 min DJ set at Feast yesterday lunchtime and it was great fun.

Such a difference to the couple of outdoor sets I have played in Brixton Village, which really lacks any atmosphere or interaction.

At Feast people of all ages were smiling and waving or chatting to me while I played. A young girl just stood and watched the record spinning for a whole song. I could see her head wondering how this black plastic thing was making music, I was offered cups of tea. The lady on the cake stall liked my tunes and gave us a box of the most amazing lemon and pistachio cake.

A really nice experience for me. So glad to have been asked.

There are not many DJing opportunities to play whatever you fancy.

Yesterday was one of them. To play Elvis alongside The Slits, Special AKA (Racist Friend), Sugarhill Gang, Pama International, MFSB, Go Gos, FB3, Martha and the Muffins, Johnny Clarke, Tom Tom Club, Fats Domino, Georgie Fame,Zara McFarlane, Terry Callier, Johnny Cash, The Beat, The Selecter and more, is quite an exception to the rule.

I loved it.

At Brixton Village, a DJs primary function is not to be particularly listened to or danced to, but to provide a bit of 'coolness' to passing boozers and foodie grazers. It was nice to be asked but it's my idea of a nightmare gig.

The Feast sounds loads more fun and it has none of the awful hister baggage associated with the event. Nice one!

PS I can play just about all of the above at the Effra Social too, but I don't get free cake.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

At Brixton Village, a DJs primary function is not to be particularly listened to or danced to, but to provide a bit of 'coolness' to passing boozers and foodie grazers. It was nice to be asked but it's my idea of a nightmare gig.

The Feast sounds loads more fun and it has none of the awful hister baggage associated with the event. Nice one!

PS I can play just about all of the above at the Effra Social too, but I don't get free cake.

Still not sure why you have never asked me to play.

 

[cuppa tee]

Hi Nanker Phelge and editor, I was just wondering what a dj can earn for doing something like the village lates or effra social these days, when we was at it you might get a drinks rider, or sometimes you'd do it for jack shit or for the love of music, things must have changed somewhat cos someone told me the other day they got paid £150 to compile a Spotify playlist for an eatery ?

E2a sorry for slight derail

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Every gig is different. Some I take a fee. Some I do for free (if I am into whatever cause or event it is)

I don't have a set price. I just decide when asked.

Money is the last thing on my mind if I am honest.

 

[cuppa tee]

Money is the last thing on my mind if I am honest.

That was the case for me too although a few drinks were appreciated as times were hard just wondered if things had changed much over time....

 

[discobastard]

That was the case for me too although a few drinks were appreciated as times were hard just wondered if things had changed much over time....

Free cake at Feast (if they like what you’re playing [emoji16])

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I just feel lucky to play my records out and see people enjoying them.

 

[editor]

I just feel lucky to play my records out and see people enjoying them.

It's a real privilege to find yourself with a room full of happy people dancing to your tunes, innit?

 

[editor]

This weekend; Reggae night with Brixton Heights at the Pintadera Cafe in West Norwood, Sat 13th July 2019

 

[editor]

*merged

 

[discobastard]

Coming up this Sunday...

 

[discobastard]

Coming up this Sunday, with out very own Nanker Phelge playing 2-4pm on Chatsworth Avenue. Come say hi (nobody has ever come say hi but I live in hope )

 

[BusLanes]

I don't think I can make it Sunday sadly, but if I do, I will!

 

[editor]

A big fuck you to those on low incomes or those who choose not to have a credit card.

 

[Smick]

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A big fuck you to those on low incomes or those who choose not to have a credit card.

Surely debit cards are fairly universal nowadays. The same card that people use to get the cash that they would bring to the Railway can probably be used to pay directly instead of going to the ATM. All the banks between there and Brixton or Croydon have been shut, and the closest ATM costs the guts of £2 to use.

I completely 100% agree that credit cards are usury and everyone should run a mile, particularly when it comes to buying drink, but debit is fine.

If I go for two pints and that costs a non-rounded amount, like £11.20, then I will spend that money only. Whereas if I were to get cash, it would be £20 and I would have £8.80 rattling round my pocket which inevitably gets spent on crap or lost.

It's not great to remove choice from customers, but I would think that buying drinks with a debit card is the best solution overall.

 

[editor]

Surely debit cards are fairly universal nowadays. The same card that people use to get the cash that they would bring to the Railway can probably be used to pay directly instead of going to the ATM. All the banks between there and Brixton or Croydon have been shut, and the closest ATM costs the guts of £2 to use.

I completely 100% agree that credit cards are usury and everyone should run a mile, particularly when it comes to buying drink, but debit is fine.

If I go for two pints and that costs a non-rounded amount, like £11.20, then I will spend that money only. Whereas if I were to get cash, it would be £20 and I would have £8.80 rattling round my pocket which inevitably gets spent on crap or lost.

It's not great to remove choice from customers, but I would think that buying drinks with a debit card is the best solution overall.

We had this discussion previously about the Hope & Anchor. I can't see how it can possibly be a good thing for all customers, but it's a total win for the business. Some people like to be able to stick to a budget when they go out - so they take £20 and that's all they can spend. But with a credit/debit card it's far easier to keep on spending.

Crown and Anchor pub, Brixton Road, Brixton goes card-only

 

[CH1]

I agree with Smick that nearly everyone has a debit card for cash machine use anyway. Also I notice many people use bank cards on bus and tube these days.

I am however interested to know what happens to bank customers like myself who choose not to have a mobile phone. I am having lots of issues currently because when I make an internet transaction the bank sends an SMS to a phone I used to have 5 years ago.

It is apparently beyond the wit of the Halifax to remove obsolete mobile details from Halifax Secure and instead arrange to ring a land line - and in any case they assure me this is a new EU regulation.

Even bank fuck-ups they want to blame on the EU - leaving me unable to do online transactions without 1 hour phone calls to authorise each transaction.