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Danny Smith’s Guide to 2008 Pt4

Danny Smith was writing lots of guides to Brum for the Itchy guide, last year. It never happened, so we present his guide to the past in a number of parts (see all the parts): The Rectory Bar and Restaurant 50-54 St Paul’s Square, The Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B3 1QS +44 (0)121 605 1001 “Can we have some bread while we decide?” “We don’t do bread” “You don’t do bread” Confused “No?” walks away,10 minutes later “Yeah we do have bread but you have to pay for it” Fixed Dinner – £17 (2 courses) to £20 (3 courses) Mon – Fri, 12pm–2.30pm, 5pm–10pm; Sat, 12pm–10pm; Sun, 1pm – 8pm Revolution Vodka bar Five Ways Broad Street Birmingham B1 2HF Tel: 0121 665 6508 Fax: 0121 665 6507 When Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels sat down in the 19th century and thrashed out The Communist Manifesto as a way of inspiring future generations I’m willing to bet neither of them imaged that nearly 200 hundred years later what they have actually inspired was a series of failed totalitarian regimes and a chain of vodka bars, Where the proletariat go after a hard week of work and be sick on each other. It’s a shame that this place is generally full of the usual Broad...

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Danny Smith’s Guide to 2008 Pt1

Danny Smith was writing lots of guides to Brum for the Itchy guide, last year. It never happened, so we present his guide to the past in a number of parts: Readers World 137 Digbeth Birmingham B5 6DR 01216438664 Sure you could go to Borders or WH Smiths who, I’m sure, will always have exactly what you want in clean, well lit, and organised sections. But who wouldn’t rather want to lose half a day rooting around huge Health and Safety defying stacks of second hand sci-fi and fantasy books, in a shop that resembles a cross between a Harry Potter set and a reclusive geeks bedroom? The worlds is a richer place for having shops of this type of uniquely British oddness and consider it your patriotic duty to pop in and grab a musty bargain. Tues-Sat, 10am-5.30pm Snobs Nightclub 29 Paradise Circus Queensway Birmingham B1 2BJ 01216435551 Big Wendsdays at Snobs is kinda like the Rolling Stones; just when you think it is due to die, a new generation discovers it and it becomes even more popular than before. The décor hasn’t changed since my parents were enjoying the 50p shots and rutting in the toilets. Most...

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Brave Danny Smith battles on with Technical Difficulties

Brave Danny Smith battles on with Technical Difficulties

Exclusive Photos Despite being tragically struck down with a case of the sniffles, Brum’s newest radio phenomenon vowed to keep on with his own brand of talking between records. Danny, 30, dragged himself into Rhubarb‘s Custard Factory studios and struggled with his own head-cold and the soundcheck of a huge set of speakers on Saturday to deliver some witticisms and some music on his Technical Difficulties show. Danny has in the past been a controversial figure, his blogging on Created in Birmingham caused legal ructions, but his brave fight with a runny nose will surely win over the hearts and minds of people the World over. “I’d encourage everyone to get some lemsip in” said Brave Danny™.

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