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[Unionjack 7,531]

On 8/30/2018 at 5:50 PM, Vesper said:

LondonSwedes’ Crayfish Festival (Kräftskiva)

https://www.londonsvenskar.com/londonswedes-crayfish-festival-2018/

During 6 weeks every year, Swedes celebrate the crayfish season by eating loads of crayfish, drinking schnapps and singing songs! It’s a bit like an extension of our Midsummer celebrations, minus the Maypole! We call it Kräftskiva!

 

LondonSwedes have hosted popular Crayfish parties since 2012 and this year we are hosting them on the 31st August and Saturday the 1st of September!

 

 

Pick your date and come down to this large venue located just by the river by Paddington station and with outside space for 100 guests (and inside for another 200).

 

 

We have, as always, hired the whole venue and it will be an authentic Swedish Crayfish party with everything that it has to offer. You can even take a boat to the venue… 😉

 

 

Dates:

Friday 31st August 6pm – Midnight

Saturday 1st September Crayfish Lunch 1pm – 5pm

Saturday 1st September Crayfish Dinner 7pm – Midnight

Each event takes max 300 guests.

 

Join the event on Facebook for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/566791950334001/

TICKETS

http://bit.ly/CrayfishFestival2018

 

MENU

 

Starter: Swedish meatballs from FELIX with mashed potatoes, brown sauce, lingonberry jam.

 

Main: Crayfish buffet, different kinds of Swedish herring from ABBA, creamy potato salad, Skagenröra (shrimp salad).

 

On the side: Mixed salad, crisp bread, baguette, Västerbotten cheese and butter.

 

Dessert: Surprise

 

Drinks: Available to buy from the bar during the event, complimentary ABSOLUT EXTRAKT snaps to all guests before the main course is served.

   

 

 

You can get these products from Scandinavian Kitchen!

Expect song-books, face painters, sing-a-longs, raffle ticket, snaps and much more!

 

 

Options for vegetarians will be available on request only!

[email protected]

 

Sounds perfect! Can't have too many crayfish for my liking. Using any recipe!!

And are they Kottebullar? yeah? Had a couple of different types of them. Like them in the thick gravy. But even Iceland sells them and they dont taste bad. Make good raps with loads of salad and chilli sauce.

[Unionjack 7,531]

2 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

 

Look at those 2. I'm sorry if I sound prejudiced but to me they epitomize everything I don't want to be. I totally understand the class system and know its a natural thing for it to happen but its guys like these 2 that make people want chaos.

[Unionjack 7,531]

I remember coming back from travelling in 99 and was sitting watching telly and skipping thru the channels when I came across The League of Gentlemen and the show totally did my head in.

This was the 1st sketch I saw and I had no clue what the program was about.. But its just so bonkers I loved it. And how the faces of the characters all look similar. Well they did to me.

It wasn't till I watched a couple of sketches it clicked. But had been in Goa for 6 months and head wasn't back to UK standard yet!

 

 

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

2 hours ago, Unionjack said:

I remember coming back from travelling in 99 and was sitting watching telly and skipping thru the channels when I came across The League of Gentlemen and the show totally did my head in.

This was the 1st sketch I saw and I had no clue what the program was about.. But its just so bonkers I loved it. And how the faces of the characters all look similar. Well they did to me.

It wasn't till I watched a couple of sketches it clicked. But had been in Goa for 6 months and head wasn't back to UK standard yet!

 

 

Love LOG.third series was partly filmed in Kilburn the pub where Geoff becomes a stand up comedian.

[Vesper 30,224]

A Wine-Drenched Feast. Underground. With Some Greek Gods.

THINGS TO DO
Divine Proportions

 

We don’t know much about Greek mythology.

It’s always been our Achilles elbow.

But the people at Shotgun Carousel certainly do. They’re a female led performance collective, and they’re putting on a Greek god-inspired banquet this month. It’s being held in the Vaults underneath Waterloo, and it’s going to be a immersive dining experience “Based on the story of Dionysus, God of Wine and Merriment”. In fact, it’s a modern re-imagining of the very real, very ancient ‘Bacchic Rites’, which involved an indulgent night of eating, drinking and wild dancing that took part as a religious ceremony.

Here, in the 21st century, your evening will start as you both literally and figuratively descend into the decadent realm they’ve constructed under the earth through “secret sparkling tunnels”. Here, you’ll be greeted by the priestesses of Bacchus, who will encourage you to “indulge in the smells, tastes and textures of visceral foodstuffs”. After making a quick ‘sacrifice’ (details are terrifyingly unclear on this part) you’ll then be ‘cleansed’ (er, ditto) before being led away to meet Dionysus himself, where the feast can start.

 

That feast will be a five-course truly, literally Bacchanalian affair which – if one were to close one’s eyes and try to picture a decadent & Bacchanalian feast – would look exactly like that. It’s going to be served up on huge gilded tables, and each course will themed after a specific Greek deity or idea, including:

During the eating, you can expect a fairly racy cabaret-esque performance, and after the eating, there’ll be an afterparty with a few of ‘the darker celestial beings’ who, given the amount of mass you will have accumulated over the feast…

…will likely include you.

NOTE: Divine Proportions will be running from 14th September 2018 – 12th January 2019 (with previews from 11th Sept – 13th September). Tickets cost £35-£55 and are available HERE. 

The Vaults | Leake Street, SE1 7NN

https://www.thevaults.london/divine-proportions

Wine, dine and celebrate life like the Gods and Goddesses you are, with an evening of DIVINE PROPORTIONS

 

A heavenly new immersive dining experience based on the story of Dionysus, God of Pleasure and Mischief, is brought to you by immersive party pioneers Shotgun Carousel

 

Blurring the lines between feast and fantasy, DIVINE PROPORTIONS reimagines the story of the God of Wine, Hedonism and ritual ecstasy. Every ticket includes a FIVE COURSE BANQUET and an evening filled with out of this world entertainment. 

 

‘Five course feast meets outrageous kitsch cabaret meets all night after-party’

 

Guests should prepare to be led on a mythological journey to heaven and back, through secret, sparkling tunnels and into subterranean paradise by your mercurial host Dionysus, along with their cohort of cult priestesses; a cavorting band of circus sirens and party starters. 

 

Expect course after course of heavenly dishes, cocktails of milk and honey, partying with priestesses, singalong with satyrs and an after party in The Underworld. 

 

Dress like the deities you are and join us for an evening of DIVINE PROPORTIONS.

 

#BabyGotBacchus #DivineProportions

https://shotguncarousel.co.uk/

[Unionjack 7,531]

Further to the comment I was going to make to @Vesper  in the match thread

Just imagine an end full of them. We have gone far too reserved,conservative (small c) in England. Its like 'THEY' have won and there's no extremes any more. No bright colors - just magnolia.

There needs to be another - some sort of rebellion - fashion wise, music wise, drug wise.

With every new subculture - underground youth culture, there is a drug equated to it. With the 60s flower children they had their cannabis,acid, the Mods,skinheads,punks had their speed, the Casuals,ravers their MDMA,acid,ketamine etc When the totally amazing places Shoom and Boys Own started up you just felt that it was going to be massive, almost like a religeous experience tho I'm agnostic. You had the coming together of all walks of life. The footy lads that liked a scrap rubbing shoulders and hugging doctors etc. All very loved up and not shy to say so. It was an amazing open secret and tho the cops and councils were pissed off we carried on fighting the system sometimes literally. All was fine until of course the media and  commercialization got their money grabbing hands on it. All the bright lovely colors turned to green!

I dint condone the use of drugs but at the same time thees been some very expressive and creative,clever people spring  forth from these different times. But for too long now there has been no new underground youth culture. The last good one was the ravers. Lots of bright colors, very expressive,creative peeps. Everybody completely wasted, having a great time, no trouble whatsoever. Since then theres been nothing. Mediocrity There just seems to be middle of the road, average,everywhere we look Nobody stands out from the crowd any more.

Not sure if this is just happening in the West as a whole or Britain but I really think its time for some sort of change. Some color, a bit of chaos,anarchy.

[Vesper 30,224]

Ziggy's | David Bowie Themed Bar

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Never before has London had a bar inspired by the inimitable David Bowie.

But now that’s all ch-ch-ch-changed.

Welcome to Ziggy’s, opening tonight in Piccadilly’s Café Royal, where Bowie frequently partied back in the day along with Lou Reed, Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney. In fact, it’s set up in the very same place where he threw a giant send-off party for his flame-haired alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, back in 1973...

https://thenudge.com/london-bars/ziggys/

http://laurentatcaferoyal.com/ziggys/

Let us set the scene: The year is 1973. David Bowie retires his dramatic alter ego Ziggy Stardust with a final gig at the Hammersmith Odeon. What follows is a legendary party at Café Royal, a favourite of Bowie’s where he often frequented the restaurants and cocktail bars. Close friends including Mick Jagger, Lou Reed, Paul McCartney, Lulu and many others celebrate at the bash dubbed ‘The Last Supper’.

Evocative of the spirit and splendour of this night, Ziggy’s pays homage to the late great Bowie, 45 years on. The cocktail list is an eclectic mix of classic cocktails reinvented and Bowie’s favoured tipples, all served with lots of glam and a sprinkling of rock n roll. Just like the man himself, the cocktail creations are unique and full of character, from the smooth ‘Tiger on Vaseline’ to the lively ‘Darkness and Disgrace’.

Open until late at the intersection of Mayfair and Soho at Hotel Café Royal, Ziggy’s cocktail bar features a curated gallery of intimate portraits of David Bowie by his long standing photographer and friend Mick Rock. Click here to find out more about the art.

Ziggy’s opens 20 September 2018. Open Mondays to Saturdays, 5pm to 1am.

[Special Juan 28,140]

Spiders from Mars themed student house..

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/inside-david-bowie-themed-home-1525728

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-43989006

 

 

 

[11Drogba 2,000]

wtf

 

[Unionjack 7,531]

11 hours ago, Vesper said:

Ziggy's | David Bowie Themed Bar

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Never before has London had a bar inspired by the inimitable David Bowie.

But now that’s all ch-ch-ch-changed.

Welcome to Ziggy’s, opening tonight in Piccadilly’s Café Royal, where Bowie frequently partied back in the day along with Lou Reed, Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney. In fact, it’s set up in the very same place where he threw a giant send-off party for his flame-haired alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, back in 1973...

https://thenudge.com/london-bars/ziggys/

http://laurentatcaferoyal.com/ziggys/

Let us set the scene: The year is 1973. David Bowie retires his dramatic alter ego Ziggy Stardust with a final gig at the Hammersmith Odeon. What follows is a legendary party at Café Royal, a favourite of Bowie’s where he often frequented the restaurants and cocktail bars. Close friends including Mick Jagger, Lou Reed, Paul McCartney, Lulu and many others celebrate at the bash dubbed ‘The Last Supper’.

Evocative of the spirit and splendour of this night, Ziggy’s pays homage to the late great Bowie, 45 years on. The cocktail list is an eclectic mix of classic cocktails reinvented and Bowie’s favoured tipples, all served with lots of glam and a sprinkling of rock n roll. Just like the man himself, the cocktail creations are unique and full of character, from the smooth ‘Tiger on Vaseline’ to the lively ‘Darkness and Disgrace’.

Open until late at the intersection of Mayfair and Soho at Hotel Café Royal, Ziggy’s cocktail bar features a curated gallery of intimate portraits of David Bowie by his long standing photographer and friend Mick Rock. Click here to find out more about the art.

Ziggy’s opens 20 September 2018. Open Mondays to Saturdays, 5pm to 1am.

Not really feeling that

Bowie was all for doing your own thing. I think he would roll in his grave thinking about it.

He was about taking a fashion and putting your own spin on it. Like all the best fashions are.

Ziggy would def be one of my desert island disks

[Vesper 30,224]

Crazy deal on deadstock,ultra limited edition trainers from Hanon Shop in Aberdeen, Scotland

they so look like our away strip, lol

and these ARE real dead deadstock, these were released in early summer 2014

https://www.hanon-shop.com/collections/hanon-deadstock-clearance?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1653818 HANON SMU Deadstock Clearance - Asics HANON SMU List - Europe&utm_content=1653818 HANON SMU Deadstock Clearance - Asics HANON SMU List - Europe+CID_e440e0b8f2a6716ed26e16d3cc18f6d0&utm_source=Email marketing software&utm_term=ACCESS

password  DEADSTOCK

Supra Owen x Hanon Whisky Gold

£10.00 GBP  (they were 140 quid or so)

https://www.hanon-shop.com/collections/hanon-deadstock-clearance/products/supra-owen-x-hanon-whisky-gold-s50055

SUPRA team up with expert retailers hanon on a pair of OWEN sneakers, inspired by the fabled single-malt Scotch whisky of the store’s Scottish homeland. As ever, the store continues along the path of their clean color-blocked aesthetic as seen in their previous collaborations, this time with rich black and gold suede uppers done in homage to rich malted barley. In addition, the collaborative sneaker features a premium blend of silky pig and rugged tonal suede overlays which are offset by a nod to Scottish heritage in the form of a full tartan print collar lining, footbed and tongue backer.

Details continue with a two-way lace system in honor of ’90s skate shoes with either fixed lace loops or punched eyelets offering a second option to the original silhouette, while a sunburst perforation features on the vamp and a full punched perf is applied to the tongue. Dual branding completes the “Special Reserve” theme via a gold leaf deboss logo sign-off which is detailed throughout the upper. hanon’s fire emblem appears on the tongue suede patches while the SUPRA Crown and fire appear on opposing heels, lace aglets and footbeds. Finally each pair comes complete with a custom-built velvet dust bag, dual branded hang tag and three lace sets.

Shot onsite in a whisky distillery, the SUPRA x Hanon OWEN “Whisky Gold” are due for release on July 26 via Hanon’s online store, available in a limited run of 50 pairs.

 

 

A site from 2014 talking about them

https://hypebeast.com/2014/7/hanon-x-supra-owen-whisky-gold-pack

 

[Unionjack 7,531]

2 hours ago, Vesper said:

Crazy deal on deadstock,ultra limited edition trainers from Hanon Shop in Aberdeen, Scotland

they so look like our away strip, lol

and these ARE real dead deadstock, these were released in early summer 2014pebeast.com/2014/7/hanon-x-supra-owen-whisky-gold-pack

 

 

Yeah theyre OK. Not keen on the thick white soul tho.

I have looked for some Blue on Yellow or Yellow on blue adiadas for many years. On every waiting list I can find even phoned shops in US,

But very hardd to find in a UK 14

[Vesper 30,224]

1 hour ago, Unionjack said:

Yeah theyre OK. Not keen on the thick white soul tho.

I have looked for some Blue on Yellow or Yellow on blue adiadas for many years. On every waiting list I can find even phoned shops in US,

But very hardd to find in a UK 14

those are the

adidas 
Spezial

Article number: Q23097
Sunshine/True Blue/Metallic Gold

Spring 2013

https://kicksaddict.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/adidas-spezial-bluegreen-yellowblue/

 

The 2004 Malmö City Pack are really nice too

 

 

Those shoes are posted are 10 quid though, lol

 

and super rare

deadstock them and get a couple hundred quid or more in ten years

[Vesper 30,224]

1 hour ago, Unionjack said:

Yeah theyre OK. Not keen on the thick white soul tho.

I have looked for some Blue on Yellow or Yellow on blue adiadas for many years. On every waiting list I can find even phoned shops in US,

But very hardd to find in a UK 14

Btw

UK 14!!! How tall are YOU??? My father is 2.01m and only wears a UK13.

[Unionjack 7,531]

38 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Btw

UK 14!!! How tall are YOU??? My father is 2.01m and only wears a UK13.

Yeah its a sod finding size 14s. And only being 5"0 and a 46" waist clothes are awkward too 

But you know what 'they' say. Big feet........... Big sox! lol

Nah -  6'3"

46 minutes ago, Vesper said:

those are the

adidas 
Spezial

LOL I know what they are. Got a few pairs. Into my vintage adidas. Got. Trimm Trabs,  Berlins, Sambas.Milanos. Gazelles,Topangas,l Sambas, etc 

I wore my blue n yellow Stockholms till they drooped off my feet so thats why the Spezials were about the closest

But also like Lacoste and my faves for the past few years DC.

Was hard getting closet space for mine and the Mrs shoes! She was a proper shoe girl.

[manpe 10,861]

2 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I guessed pills, as you said trip, and dont know many who do straight LSD anymore, lolol.

 

Yeah lol, I haven't done LSD but I would like to (don't know where to get). I had purple pills with Russia-Putin text on one side and Putin's portrait on the other, so you just know it's some hard shit.

 

 

[Vesper 30,224]

Here's Why the Porsche Carrera GT Is the Greatest Car Ever Made

 

Manufacturer Porsche AG

Production 2003–2007
(1,270 produced)

Assembly Leipzig, Germany

Designer Harm Lagaay

[Unionjack 7,531]

On 9/24/2018 at 8:10 PM, manpe said:

 

Yeah lol, I haven't done LSD but I would like to (don't know where to get). I had purple pills with Russia-Putin text on one side and Putin's portrait on the other, so you just know it's some hard shit.

 

 

Anyone thats been to Goa knows what the part scene is like there (the full moon parties are 4 nights and 4 days but they dont need an excuse as every day is a party day) and theres a wide variety of mood enhancers with most peeps like having a concoction of things..

Apart from all the dealers theres 2 very friendly chemists shops about 20 miles from Anjuna tat if you know them you can order whatever you want.

I know someone who would get a load of empty 20mg caps, 50g of pure MDMA powder a bottle of Ket and a 50ml bottle of Sid. And fill the caps with a cocktail.They emded up beimg called London Boys lol But the cops got too expensive.

But the purity there - and whenever Ive neen to Thailand is always very pure. The pills might get different stamps but the same strength. Goes the same for the Acid. Anyone with any street sense gets a bottle of liquid and a dropper. Or a sheet of blotters. Theres not normally many microdots anymore. But the blotters that are the ones with the best rep are Hoffmans. Been around there over 30 years.  ALL the gear you can think of is very cheap there apart from marching powder whish is more expensive than here. And the same nationalities still run the same businesses. Tho the Red Rupee (the Russian money) has certainly made a big impact on the tourist trade with the building of big hotels etc its not the laid back hippy,party capital any more.

But they do have some amazing hash and opium. Peeps make the trip up into the mountains and stay on a farm. Help the farmer bring in his crop amd make the end product and get paid in it. Then take it back south. Get the 1st Temple Balls or Gold Stamp Nepalese and you've done good.

I'm off there next Weds for 4 weeks, Looking forward to getting on my little boat and do some fishing.Hope the monkeys are well behaved the little sods!

[Vesper 30,224]

1066

The REAL Battle of Stamford Bridge

[Unionjack 7,531]

13 hours ago, Vesper said:

1066

The REAL Battle of Stamford Bridge

Someoine could easily lose an eye like that!