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Crossrail 1, St Giles 0: farewell to one of London's last wild corners

St Giles always felt as if it had slipped through the cracks of the 21st century, a glorious accident amid the West End’s general primness. The streets east of Charing Cross Road and south of New Oxford Street, slipping into Covent Garden at Shaftesbury Avenue, had an atmosphere that bled into neighbouring districts. The shabby aura of the Victorian music halls, pokey alleyways, late-night bars and seedy venues could be felt along Oxford Street, New Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road, most noticeably in the piratical haunts of Hanway Street. These streets were the West End’s wild borderland – not quite Soho, not quite Bloomsbury, not quite Covent Garden. In this vacuum, excitement flourished

 

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Cold Sweat
Cold Sweat posted:

Crossrail 1, St Giles 0: farewell to one of London's last wild corners

St Giles always felt as if it had slipped through the cracks of the 21st century, a glorious accident amid the West End’s general primness. The streets east of Charing Cross Road and south of New Oxford Street, slipping into Covent Garden at Shaftesbury Avenue, had an atmosphere that bled into neighbouring districts. The shabby aura of the Victorian music halls, pokey alleyways, late-night bars and seedy venues could be felt along Oxford Street, New Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road, most noticeably in the piratical haunts of Hanway Street. These streets were the West End’s wild borderland – not quite Soho, not quite Bloomsbury, not quite Covent Garden. In this vacuum, excitement flourished

 

http://www.theguardian.com/cit...ers?CMP=share_btn_fb

Interesting post. Although I would never profess to know much about London, there are echos of similar things happening in my city.

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Jen-Star posted:

Well I'm stopping now too, just back from my slimming world weigh in.... 6.5lbs ON! Tbh i have been off plan since like Dec 1st lol

  I fully sympathise Jen. I'm in the same boat, after a Christmas of scoffing yum yums! 

Good luck getting back into healthy ways 

I'm on my treadmill now. I'm also going to drink various herbal teas as an alternative to late night suppers.

 

FM
velvet donkey posted:
Yogi19 posted:
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Jen-Star posted:

I did!  

Don't have a clue what it means but i did notice 

 

The number is the speed at which you play an LP vinyl record. 

 

The other number for a single would be 45 rpm.

 

 

 

 Jen's too young to know about that.

I've still got my papas 78's kicking about  

 

 

Aww, that's nice.

Yogi19
Yogi19 posted:
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Jen-Star posted:

I did!  

Don't have a clue what it means but i did notice 

 

The number is the speed at which you play an LP vinyl record. 

 

The other number for a single would be 45 rpm.

 

 

 

 Jen's too young to know about that.

 

However it's something she may want to become more familiar with seeing how there has been a massive rise in vinyl sales last year.

 

Below is a turntable to play the vinyl on Jen - if you already knew this then blame Yogi 

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Yogi19 posted:
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Jen-Star posted:

I did!  

Don't have a clue what it means but i did notice 

 

The number is the speed at which you play an LP vinyl record. 

 

The other number for a single would be 45 rpm.

 

 

 

 Jen's too young to know about that.

 

However it's something she may want to become more familiar with seeing how there has been a massive rise in vinyl sales last year.

 

Below is a turntable to play the vinyl on Jen - if you already knew this then blame Yogi 

 

Yogi19
velvet donkey posted:
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Yogi19 posted:
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Jen-Star posted:

I did!  

Don't have a clue what it means but i did notice 

 

The number is the speed at which you play an LP vinyl record. 

 

The other number for a single would be 45 rpm.

 

 

 

 Jen's too young to know about that.

 

However it's something she may want to become more familiar with seeing how there has been a massive rise in vinyl sales last year.

 

Below is a turntable to play the vinyl on Jen - if you already knew this then blame Yogi 

 

Looks like a fine deck EC. Any idea what it is?

 

It's a Sovereign Turntable MK3. Priced at ÂĢ4,770.00. 

http://www.originlive.com/sove...reign-turntable.html

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Roger the Alien posted:
Jen-Star posted:

I'm tired and really really fed up today.... I think tonight may be a snuggled up on the sofa under a blanket and watching TV evening 

Aww... January Blues Jen? Snuggled up watching tv is always a good idea  

Just an awful day Rog, I'm tired ALL the time, I have a messy unappreciative family, car trouble this morning, had an argument... And the 6.5lb gain... Been asleep on sofa and off to bed soon. Today can just get lost

Jen-Star
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Yogi19 posted:
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Jen-Star posted:

I did!  

Don't have a clue what it means but i did notice 

 

The number is the speed at which you play an LP vinyl record. 

 

The other number for a single would be 45 rpm.

 

 

 

 Jen's too young to know about that.

 

However it's something she may want to become more familiar with seeing how there has been a massive rise in vinyl sales last year.

 

Below is a turntable to play the vinyl on Jen - if you already knew this then blame Yogi 

 

thanx

Jen-Star
Jen-Star posted:
Roger the Alien posted:
Jen-Star posted:

I'm tired and really really fed up today.... I think tonight may be a snuggled up on the sofa under a blanket and watching TV evening 

Aww... January Blues Jen? Snuggled up watching tv is always a good idea  

Just an awful day Rog, I'm tired ALL the time, I have a messy unappreciative family, car trouble this morning, had an argument... And the 6.5lb gain... Been asleep on sofa and off to bed soon. Today can just get lost

  That's a day to forget Jen 

FM

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