Posts Tagged: London

You’ve Got The FEAR

I enjoyed Gratitude from the Beastie Boys so much I thought I’d rummage around the interwebs for some of my other favourite music videos.  Today I want to share F.E.A.R from Ian Brown with you. I was never a big Stone Roses fan, the whole Manchester thing somehow passed me by, and so I wasn’tContinue Reading ›

Fire Up The Quattro!

I loved the BBC TV series Life on Mars with it’s wonderful blend of psychological drama, 70s “style”, classic British cops and robbers, a brilliant soundtrack and of course the introduction of the now legendary Gene Hunt. When I heard there would be a spin off from Life on Mars called Ashes to Ashes (doContinue Reading ›

Magic Bus

I met up with a friend last night for quick drink after a meeting in London. The drink was sadly too quick but very pleasant nonetheless. However, the real event of the evening was catching a bus to the station… This probably sounds silly, but I realised that in all the time I commuted toContinue Reading ›

London Calling

Samuel Johnson said “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” Well, I was starting to become tired of London when I was working there; experiencing too much of the tedious, overcrowded public transport side of London and not enough ofContinue Reading ›

Good Bye Blue Box

Friday was my last day at American Express and it was a very, very good day but also a sad day. One of the things I wanted during my notice period was to do for one last time the things that I had enjoyed about London. One was eating dim sum; I’d never eaten dimContinue Reading ›

The Last Celebrity

I’ve seen a number of minor celebrities during my time of commuting. In fact all were so minor that I can’t remember any except Martin Bell, complete with white suit, in Euston tube station. But tonight, on my penultimate night in London I saw a proper celebrity. Arriving at Victoria Station I was greeted byContinue Reading ›