• Londoners: Jewellery Vendor

    Updated: 2010-08-31 08:09:17
    One of the best things about Londoners is their eccentricity. This lovely woman runs a jewellery stand in the antique end of Portobello Market. Have photos of Londoners to share? Post them in the flickr pool…

  • Infamous London Rain

    Updated: 2010-08-30 08:07:13
    Rainy days, rainy days. Hopefully today is a sunny bank holiday! Enjoy Who’s heading out to the carnival chaos today?

  • Party at Notting Hill Carnival

    Updated: 2010-08-30 07:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London 30 August 2010 Party at Notting Hill Carnival Today , in West London , we have reached the main day of Carnival . Held each August Bank Holiday since 1966, it is the largest carnival in Europe and the second largest in the World . There are , apparently , twenty miles of parades , 40 static sound systems , 40,000 volunteers and up to a million Notting Hill carnival revellers . Your author is particularly excited to be returning this year as a punter , rather than a performer as in the last two years . As noted here last year one good way to enjoy the carnival is to come from the North on foot or via Westbourne Grove Tube and to stick near the sound-systems , for example on All Saints Road , or

  • Theatre: Death(c)rap

    Updated: 2010-08-29 08:48:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . So are seven million others . Sunday , August 29, 2010 Theatre : Death(c rap After catching Tuesday's preview of Deathtrap with the West End Whingers and others I was left slightly ambivalent about it . Sure it was entertaining and mildly amusing , but so is throwing insults at chuggers and you can do that for free . I had also missed catching the movie-like trailer on the internet as well so even the pre-show buzz about this show had passed me by . So when the opportunity arose to see it again on Saturday night , I thought why not . So this post covers both the Tuesday and Saturday preview of the show . It may be a little odd seeing the same show twice in one week but I figured I would simply channel the mindset of Simon Russell Beale's stalker

  • Visit the Brunel Museum

    Updated: 2010-08-29 07:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London 29 August 2010 Visit the Brunel Museum The Brunel Museum is located in an old Engine House in Rotherhithe , which was once part of the famous tunnel of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel , and still carries the East London Line under the . Thames It is a relatively small museum , charting the work of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel and Isambard Kingdom Brunel and it is fitting that it is on the site of a project they worked on together , the tunnel itself . The exhibits do , however , cover their lives and works beyond that project . The museum is open from 10am to 5pm almost every day and entry 2 1 concessions It is a great place to pop into for a while if you're in the area , and you will almost certainly

  • Listen to a Londoner: K Anderson

    Updated: 2010-08-28 08:09:03
    Listen to a Londoner is a weekly interview with a Londoner – someone who lives in this city, born here or elsewhere. If you’re up for being interviewed, email littlelondonobservationist@hotmail.co.uk. K Anderson, 28 K Anderson plays ‘lesbian music by a … Continue reading →

  • Attend the Notting Hill National Panorama

    Updated: 2010-08-28 07:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London 28 August 2010 Attend the Notting Hill National Panorama It's carnival weekend , and the first major event of the weekend is the National Panorama Competition , an annual competition of the UK’s top steel bands , which this year takes place in Horniman’s Pleasance Park , Kensal Road , London W10. It is free and runs from 6pm this evening through to 10pm , involving around a thousand performers and some of the best steel bands in Britain , or . anywhere For the past five years , it has been won by Ebony the carnival legends who have been playing in and around Notting Hill since 1969, so it will be interesting to see if they can take the prize for another year , to set them up for their

  • Londoners: Man’s Best Friend

    Updated: 2010-08-27 08:04:24
    Nearly every single time I walk down Portobello Road on a Saturday, I see this lovely man and his dog – always perched on top of his shoulders. Every time I see him, I can’t help but smile. Post your … Continue reading →

  • A Weekend of Caribbean Chaos

    Updated: 2010-08-26 08:14:15
    Expect elaborate, vivid, colourful costumes covering strategic bits of wriggling bodies in a long and impressive parade. Expect whistles and party horns from a crowd of a million people that make up an incredibly vibrant atmosphere, 40 static sound systems … Continue reading →

  • Chelsea Autolegends - Car Show

    Updated: 2010-08-25 13:03:21
    The inaugural Chelsea Autolegends car show is taking place at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, on Sunday September 5th 2010. It is mainly focusing on the Le Mans 24 hour sportscar race. Sir Stirling Moss will be opening the show. Five-time Le Mans winner, Derek Bell MBE will also be there. There will also be a display of classic cars. I quite fancy attending this but you only have to walk around London Town to see snazzy or classic cars! Admission is £12 by advance ticket sale only.

  • Soho: Brothels and Sex Dolls

    Updated: 2010-08-25 08:04:02
    Here’s a follow-up to last week’s Soho entry, a few more photos, mostly of brothels and there’s some gingerbread sex dolls I found in the market.

  • A Holland Park Sunset

    Updated: 2010-08-24 08:03:04
    Walking home through Home through Holland Park the other night, the sky was on fire, glowing like the insides torn out of an orange highlighter and smeared across the sky. Who says London is no good for sunsets? Where’s the … Continue reading →

  • Visit the Japanese Garden at Peckham Rye Park

    Updated: 2010-08-24 07:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London 24 August 2010 Visit the Japanese Garden at Peckham Rye Park Opened in 1908, the Japanese Garden in Peckham Rye Park . It was built around an old pond and now features a series of stream fed ponds , with Japanese plants and shrubs . The garden features a Japanese bridge , and a Japanese shelter , installed in 2005 at the Southern end of the garden . For more , see http : www.foprp.org.uk Labels : Parks and Gardens South London Things to do 1 comments : The Londoneer said . That place looks gorgeous , and in Peckham who'd have thought it Clearly I need to pay places south of the river a lot more attention 26 August 2010 00:29 Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments

  • First Impressions: Deathtrap in preview

    Updated: 2010-08-23 23:06:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . So are seven million others . Monday , August 23, 2010 First Impressions : Deathtrap in preview Listen Posted by Pauly Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : Audioboo Theatre : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me Pauly London , United Kingdom I am a thirty-something gay male from Australia living , working and blogging in SW London . My interests range from the oddities in local news and politics to music , literature , arts and theatre . paulinlondonblogger[at gmail.com View my complete profile Amazon MP3 Clips Twitter Updates Et cetera Audioboo Blogs on Stage Broadway Box London Theatre Discounts Dave Hill Dickie and Butch Feigned

  • Londoners: She’s Got the Look

    Updated: 2010-08-23 08:04:50
    Here’s a look at London street style posted in the Flickr pool by the fabulous Emma Jane – a christening shot taken with her Canon 5D MK2. If you’ve got tea drinking pics for the new Little Look at London section, post … Continue reading →

  • London Art Spot: Iris Jones Vs The Great Mundane

    Updated: 2010-08-22 08:07:45
    This week, there’s no ordinary London Art Spot post (partly because I’ve been incredibly busy, and partly because I wanted to update you on what one of the fabulous past interviewees has been up to!) This is Christina Owen: You … Continue reading →

  • Visit the Crystal Palace Museum

    Updated: 2010-08-22 07:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London 22 August 2010 Visit the Crystal Palace Museum A small museum beside the Terraces on which the Crystal Palace once stood in Sydenham tells the story of the Crystal Palace in both Hyde Park and Sydenham through photographs and displays of original documents and . ceramics The museum is housed in the only surviving building constructed by the Crystal Palace Company , and constructed around 1880 as a classroom for the Crystal Palace Company’s School of Practical . Engineering The Crystal Palace was created by Joseph Paxton for the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations in 1851. In the summer of 1852 it moved to a news site was on Sydenham Hill , in South East London and reconstruction .

  • Shows: Edinburgh Wrap

    Updated: 2010-08-21 15:35:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . So are seven million others . Saturday , August 21, 2010 Shows : Edinburgh Wrap A midweek trip to Edinburgh with Johnnyfox for the Fringe was brief but productive . Ten shows in three days and not too many were duds . nbsp This was a bit of good luck as the awful little secret that nobody dares mention is that . most of the stuff on in Edinburgh is crap . The Fringe Festival seems to be mostly run by students and staged by students so it helps to brace yourself and expect the worst . It was also entirely possible to see more shows in three days but it is important to allow time to savour the fine food of Edinburgh as well and then use your time at the shows trying to digest it . Anyway here are the shows I : caught Sordid Lives was performed by the

  • Theatre: Into the Woods (and out in the elements)

    Updated: 2010-08-16 21:33:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . So are seven million others . Monday , August 16, 2010 Theatre : Into the Woods and out in the elements Once upon a time , I went to Regents Park Open Air Theatre and sat in the rain to watch HMS Pinafore There was barely any audience , it was freezing and I got . wet Five years passed and all had forgotten this incident . And then one Friday evening we got ready to see a preview of Into the Woods It was raining and it was freezing . However we did not quite get so wet . This time we made use of seat covers and fashioned them into smart little outfits with bonnets . It may have looked like we had just been to the dry cleaners , but dry cleaner chic abounded on Friday night . It was awfully sensible but it made it a bit harder to applaud the many fine

  • Theatre: Sweet Charity

    Updated: 2010-08-15 19:52:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . So are seven million others . Sunday , August 15, 2010 Theatre : Sweet Charity Sweet Charity has been playing on the West End since May , and it is still showing plenty of signs of life . At present the understudies are covering the roles of Charity , Nickie and Helene and are fantastic and serve as a reminder that you don't need to be a name to give a great performance . The musical itself is an old fashioned musical fluffed up to some extent to make it feel less dated . It's a little bit coarser and dirtier and the drug use is a bit more explicit , but these changes make you feel like you are trapped in a time warp torn between the sickly saccharine musical and the coarser and far edgier Fellini source material Still this is the show that introduced

  • Enjoy the views from Potters Fields

    Updated: 2010-08-13 07:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London 13 August 2010 Enjoy the views from Potters Fields It doesn't seem five minutes ago that your author was at the opening of Potters Fields Park , beside City Hall and Tower Bridge on the South Bank . It was actually 2007 when the space was extensively landscaped and managed into what we see today , with the help of Landscape architects Gross . Max A former graveyard , in an area famous for the production of English Delftware pottery hence Potter's Fields the park is designed to be compassionate to the extensive history in the local area and to provide a safe , clean and restful space for people to relax in . It contains grass , trees , and a colourful herbaceous garden created by world famous

  • Music: Elegies for Angels etc at the Shaw Theatre

    Updated: 2010-08-12 23:40:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . So are seven million others . Thursday , August 12, 2010 Music : Elegies for Angels etc at the Shaw Theatre I wasn't sure what to expect when rolling up to the Shaw Theatre on Thursday evening this week to see Elegies for Angels , Punks and Raving Queens While I knew one of the ballads in it , I assumed it would be more than just a series of ballads inter cut with a series of monologues . Alas it was an evening of ballads with monologues , some of which were more successful than others , about dying from AIDS . It is serious stuff and it is probably not everyone's idea of entertainment , especially for those people who have lived or a living through the epidemic . For me , the monologues were more interesting than the music , but neither really linked

  • Music: Sondheim at the Camden Fringe

    Updated: 2010-08-11 17:38:00
    : : Paul in London Paul is in London . So are seven million others . Wednesday , August 11, 2010 Music : Sondheim at the Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is on at the moment which is an opportunity to see some strange and interesting new theatre . It also feels like an excuse to just put on a show in the Judy and Mickey kind of way . This was somewhat apparent with the Sondheim at 80 review I caught with Johnnyfox on Tuesday . evening It finished its short run this week and there isn't too much you can complain about a bargain basement show like this . It is great that Camden is using its spaces in August to encourage this sort of thing . I can only assume that the deer in headlights looks of the cast members lessened for the later performances , and that they remembered all their lines .

  • See the renovated Eleanor Cross

    Updated: 2010-08-10 07:30:00
    , : skip to main skip to sidebar Tired of London , Tired of Life One thing a day to do in London 10 August 2010 See the renovated Eleanor Cross As readers may have spotted in news the Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross was unveiled yesterday , following a substantial . renovation There were originally 12 Eleanor Crosses , which were erected in the 13th Century on the orders of Edward I , in memory of his wife , Eleanor of Castile , and to marki the route which her body was taken to London . The Eleanor Cross in Charing Cross was traditionally the point where all mileage distances on road signs to London were . measured The original monument was demolished in 1647, and the current structure outside Charing Cross is only actually 145 years old , and was originally commissioned by the South

  • Music: Maria Friedman singing Sondheim...

    Updated: 2010-08-08 08:06:00
    : : . Paul in London Paul is in London . So are seven million others . Sunday , August 08, 2010 Music : Maria Friedman singing Sondheim . After taking a break from the cultural life of London during July , last Friday I found myself watching Maria Friedman singing Sondheim The last time I saw her it was a bit of a mixed bag , and the person next to me fell asleep . This time around she seemed a lot better and nobody was asleep . Maria may not be the best singer around , but her voice is suited well to Sondheim's music , which after listening to for an entire evening , you realise is not necessarily always music . Maria was able to convey the right amount emotion , whether it was humour , anguish or tears and for a Sondheim song that's often more important than hitting the right notes . The

  • Koenigsegg CCXR - London's most popular car!

    Updated: 2010-08-06 16:10:49
    Spotted this Koenigsegg CCXR outside the Lanesborough Hotel on Hyde Park Corner. I've seen quite a number of snazzy cars in London Town, but I've never seen so many people stop to look at a car, and take pictures of it, as was happening with this one today...quite the star! That said, it is in a busy part of town. Saw a Ferrari Enzo parked there before. There's an inscription on the side of the car "Special One". If it refers to the car, fair enough, if it refers to the owner, I hope it comes with sick bags!! Koenigsegg is a Swedish manufacturer. This particular car produces 806 BHP on petrol, and 1,018 BHP on E85 Biofuel!!! Check out the official website, below.

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