The trip to London certainly start on the quiet side at 4.30 am on Saturday , but seeing as it was the Queens birthday , she decided to throw a bit of a noisy - birthday bash with all the pomp and circumstance of Trooping the Colour involved , and to finish off - had a good old fashioned fly by by the Red Arrows trailing red , white and blue smoke as they went…………………………..marvellous ………………………
Hmmmm ……………can we have all this happening in politically correct Britain and shouldn’t the authorities be informed , as it may offend some one……… :)
( sorry couldn’t resist )
In total contrast – it seemed to be the swinging 60’s again in Carnaby St , with mini be skirted young ladies running around , a band playing oldies from the back of a truck , the crowd singing - These Boots were Made for Walking , In a marvellous combination of broken - Spanish , German and French , around one of Boris Johnson’s aptly sited pianos, and of course – Mod’s sat on scooters , in fact - it was getting so bad - I was half expected the Rockers to appear round the corner on their Triumphs , and re enact for real - the battle of Brighton Beach * ……….
( * Gang fight between English youth groups – The Mods and Rockers at Brighton in the 1960’s )
Last - but not least – prepare to have blown apart the myth that us English are
prudes , as ……
…….HUNDREDS…..and yes you read that correctly…HUNDREDS of ……
………….TOTALLY….AND…. UTTERLY ……….. NAKED !!!!!……
………..people of both sex’s - decided to ride their bicycles down Oxford St in front of the masses ……..as mothers rushed to shield their delicate offspring’s eyes …….. ……….me I just laughed so hard ……… I forgot to take any photo’s …
……………………..WOOOOPS ….. :)
Tonight is yet another visit to musical - retro land , as I’m off to see American rock band - Tesla ……….. and this time it’s the 80’s …………heaven forbid :)
To end on a not so - nostalgic note - I was half tempted to go and see Oasis , last week, as I have been known to play the odd Oasis track when I D.J.:) , and I certainly love reading the entertaining, magazine interviews with the brothers grim , with their “let’s fight like a couple of old women” – style of interview :) .
The thing is - looking at the gangs of shaven headed “individuals” , who take their football shirts off twice a year - wandering around on the Sunday after the gig wearing…………………..GASP……………… Oasis t shirts !!! ( in their team colours – of course :) ) ….was anything to go by , I’m not sure whether the football crowd atmosphere would have really suited my own “sensibilities” :) .
This being probably because - I’d have to put a load of weight on , get a jail bird haircut , tattoo myself , reduce my I.Q. by several hundred points , and of course develop a deep - pathological hate for complete strangers ……..wearing different coloured shirts …………………
Sorry Noel - not worth the effort – mate ……………….:)
