Cock out — Eccentric City 3

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Birmingham-based wonder Harry Palmer announces the launch of the third (issue k/3) Eccentric City newspaper. The paper — the World’s First Eccentric Tabloid — will “preview, present and promote the nuances of personal and creative pursuits, interests and fascinations”.

  • “18 months in the making.
  • 40 pages never-before-read-or-seen articles in tabloid hardcopy.
  • Global eccentric perspectives emerging…

Where else could you read about:

  • Bob King. The Famous One Legged Acrobat…
  • UK’s famous contemporary inventor John Ward interviewed…
  • Crypto-taxidermy and outrageous Darwin mockery aka ‘The Squire’
  • Sheep disguised as cameras…
  • A Fatal balloon duel.
  • £1 Arts Commission scheme documentation.
  • Durational reading in public places causing concern…
  • Travelling tips for female solo adventurers and those who want to hitch-hike…
  • Spam.
  • The Birdman of Hawkesley.
  • Industrial food fit for human consumption…
  • Audio autography.
  • Modified toys as musical instruments.
  • A postman’s diary…
  • Bus routes that are used as artistic investigation and celebration…
  • The Eccentric City Auction and Prize Draw.
  • Tea with the Mayor of Happiness and The Butler of Joy.
  • Nettle Beer and the truth behind liberation and commoning…”

There’s also a spangly new website — at eccentriccity.co.uk of course — which alongside new news, and ways to get the paper,  has the previous two issues available to download.

Pop along to The Eccentric City launch event, and pick-up your free emotional newspaper: 12th May 7.30pm, The Anchor Inn, Digbeth.

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 7th, 2009 at 2:20 pm by Jon Bounds and is filed under Birmingham, art, celebrity, culture, what's on. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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  • Hello BINS. Thanks to Jon for giving the paper a super promotion. What makes this paper a triumph is that it concerns many other people - past and present worlds, and the only place you see any logos at all is in an article that largely brought postive agit-prop confusion to the city of Birmingham last year. Easy to say, but hard to do - thanks Jon for contributing to our 'other' culture here in Birmingham and beyond!

    -Harry.
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