Tag Archives: london

Remembering Pete De Freitas

Pete De Freitas
Pete Circa 1981 (Image Source)

On June 14th in 1989, Echo And The Bunnymen drummer Pete De Freitas was killed when his motorbike collided with a car as he rode from Liverpool to London. He was 27 years old.

Bacon Thing of The Day: Bacon Street

UK Street Sign Bacon Street Plus Random Street Art
Where The Streets are Lined With Bacon…(Image Courtesy of Geoffrey Dicker)

Somewhere in London, a sign marks the location of Bacon Street. I would like to live there.

The Jam, “Strange Town”

The Jam Strange Town

The Video for The Jam’s 1979 hit, “Strange Town” (click link to watch) — a song that Paul Weller wrote about his first visits to London — is brought to you by Weller’s 54th Birthday, which is today, May 25th. What a great song! Happy Birthday, Paul!

Crocheted London Taxi By Olek

Crocheted London Taxi By Olek
Image Source

I don’t think you could drive this anywhere, but it sure looks good in a parking space!

The Penis Shadows

The photo above is a glimpse of shadows cast on London’s Westminster Bridge on a sunny day!