Archive for October, 2007

Not a good week for traditional record shops as not only do we hear that Andy Cash is to shut up shop, but the Reddington’s Rare Records musical has been canceled.
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Mayor of Timbuktu in Birmingham « AerosolArabic: Urban Islamic Art The mayor of Timbuktu is in Birmingham… would I be able to meet and greet him!? No it wasn’t a practical joke, the mayor was actually in the UK as part of the twinning of the Welsh town Hay-on-Wye. So we didn’t get it,...
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Careless Talk is the latest from Tindal Street Press, and is Michael Richardson’s follow up to The Pig Bin- an acclaimed comic novel set in Birmingham in the 40s. Morley Charles is a liar, not in the “attacks could be launched in as little as 45 minutes” sense – but in a more DC...
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It’s a long way from Victoria Square to Moseley Road Baths, but at noon today as part of the bath’s 100th birthday celebrations some daft sods will be walking  “the route that the Deputy Mayor took in 1907 to open the Baths for the first time” – wearing swimming costumes from through the ages....
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Via Brummie of The Year nominee Pete Ashton comes news of this K-Swiss (you know like adidas pumps but more stripes) sponsored freerunning competition. It involves you doing a bit of parkour in designated spots in Brum (by the Bank of Scotland is a favourite it seems), not killing yourself or any of the...
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If there’s two things that we like to keep up to date on it’s Birmingham (obviously) and the world’s biggest dogs – for those reasons it seems that nothing Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham does will slip by under our radar. From considering trade unions an irrelevance, to opposing the minimum wage, to hinting...
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Facebook | Save Birmingham Central Library from demolition! I think the link will only work if you have a Facebook account.
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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Floozie in the Jacuzzi for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, originally uploaded by Steve Oliver.   “in Birmingham City Centre on 26 October 2007, they coloured the water in the...
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‘Walk of fame’ closed over safety We promise you’ll be able to walk all over the Bummie of The Year Award. Nominations close on Wednesday, so keep them coming.
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