Archive for February, 2007

a big B:iNS ‘shout out’ (ahem) again to Created in Birmingham – the blog that keeps you up to date with anything ‘creative’ in Brum. this might be a feature they’ve had for a while, but i’ve only just stumbled upon it – for those of you that use Google Calendar to rule your...
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now booking: walking tours of John Baskerville’s Brum. a walking tour of Birmingham City Centre, taking in locations, buildings, artefacts & monuments associated with the celebrated Mr. John Baskerville – printer, type founder, japanner, gravestone carver & atheist. Find out about his contribution to printing and discover an often overlooked slice of Birmingham’s history....
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JB Birmingham Street Atlas : Originally uploaded by bounder. Roads, like music, crystallize memories. Here are some roads that make me remember. Why not make your own ‘street atlas’? See it in all it’s glory here I’m not saying why, or where they are – you can guess if you like. They are all...
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Radio WM’s breakfast show are trying to find Brum’s best cafe. Phil Upton is sending a reporter out all week and then there’s yet another ‘pop idol’ type vote. Round here, leaving out Mr EGG (which surely qualifies for it’s own national yolk-based award), our favourite is “The Knife & Fork” on the Bristol...
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Phalic logo award : Originally uploaded by bounder. Western Union Money Trasnfer have been trying to engage the local Sikhs with this poster i think – unfortunate coin-pile-character-turban interface tho. One for b3ta‘s phalic logo awards… birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk
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having filmed our very own bounder romp home in a spectacular booby-prize-winning last place on horsey brummieoftheyear in 2005′s Pantomime Horse Grand National; we only went and forgot (doh) to film B:iNS rep for the 2006 race, Mick riding Airbiscuit, who left the competition standing and actually won the race (yay!). our 2005 vid:...
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if you popped along to digital birmingham‘s marquee in Victoria Square (to celebrate their first birthday)- as did my other half’s parents – you may well have been impressed with ‘our new digital age’ and all it can do. Visitors got to play with their Wii (hem hem) and find out a little more...
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Mass pillow fight up by Brasso, in the Bull Ring, this Tuesday gone. via Brum Blog
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Again to reference Pete Ashton, who has put together something very well thought out about the recent national media coverage of Birmingham. For those who just want to read this post then quickly forget about the whole thing, let me recap; when directly questioned 48% of surveyed people think manchester is britain’s second city...
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