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Sneaky Free Parking spots in Brum City Centre

In a timely warning about wheel clampers, ahead of St Patrick’s Day, the Council Birmingham Newsroom site says: “Wheel Clampers operate on private land in the Digbeth area and there are many sites where parking is prohibited. Visitors are asked to look out for signs warning of wheel clamping and vehicle towing as they may be high up or obscured. There is no such thing as a free parking space in the City Centre.” No free parking? I’m sure there is, I know a few spots. Your dad always knows where to park for nothing, now the Internet can be your dad. Please add your favourite sneaky free parking spots on this google map: View Sneaky Free Parking spots in Brum City Centre in a larger map

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Foxy! Paddy! Oohh!

Foxy! Paddy! Oohh!

Nicky Getgood has been surveying the animality of Digbeth. From fly to fox, real to badly drawn, she’ll note each one and Google map it:

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Caught by the Googlies

Caught by the Googlies

Google’s Street View is hitting the UK at the moment, and people who don’t understand are getting all worked up. Taking photos in public is completely legal, and if people are really worried about burglars suddenly “casing the joint” over the web then I’d respectfully suggest that there were perhaps other things for them to worry about. At a rough guess, American being the litigious society it is, if there were any real problems we’d have seen a rash of legal cases by now. For those of us of a more geeky bent, it’s very exciting — I was inordinately happy to spot the car earlier today. The Register is mapping sightings on Google Maps, where else? View Larger Map

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Cozy Powell in the Billiard Room, with the cowbell

Cozy Powell in the Billiard Room, with the cowbell

The whole world has gone Led Zep crazy at the moment – and some bright spark has put together a google maps ‘Led Zeppelin Landmarks’ thing – which includes a few in Brum-or-thereabouts. My personal favourite is this one: This house in Sutton Coldfield, was the very centre of the 60s and 70s Midlands rock scene. Its inhabitants were Frank Aiello, Dave and Dennis Ball and Cozy Powell. Members of Black Sabbath and the Move would reguarly drop by looking for musicians to jam with, and Robert Plant would often come over in John Bonhams Jaguar just looking for a chat.  “We used to jam in the billiards room of the house in Rectory Road, all fighting for space”. Cup-a-soup anyone? Smashing.

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