Pogues Sites in London

[Michaelo]

I'm glad you all liked seeing them. Like you said, the best part was being able to put images to the stories! (And getting to go in all the pubs... )

It took quite a while to go to and photograph all of them and believe it or not, if I ever get the chance again there are still more places I'd like to see that I didn't visit this time.

This gives me an idea. How about a pub crawl for Medusa members based on visiting the places named in "Transmetropolitan" (plus a few extra sites like Kirsty's bench)? How many Medusan's would be up for this?
We could start off with a fried egg in Valtaro's or a Tottenham Court Road ice cream to line our stomachs.

[Funkfuzzi]

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[firehazard]

[How about a pub crawl for Medusa members based on visiting the places named in "Transmetropolitan" (plus a few extra sites like Kirsty's bench)?

Good idea. A few of us talked about this some time ago in Medusan history, though I've got no idea what thread it would've been part of. I think there was the suggestion that we could get Shane to drive the Transmetropolitan bus...

[strummercalling]

[How about a pub crawl for Medusa members based on visiting the places named in "Transmetropolitan" (plus a few extra sites like Kirsty's bench)?

Good idea. A few of us talked about this some time ago in Medusan history, though I've got no idea what thread it would've been part of. I think there was the suggestion that we could get Shane to drive the Transmetropolitan bus...

Shane driving a bus? Is that wise?

That's a great idea though. I actually tried to do "Transmetropolitan" myself but it proved too challenging. Other than the ones I included, I took a photo of a fried egg but couldn't find what/where Valtaro's was... Although I did literally get a pic of the Tottenham Court Rd ice cream and the Soho sex-shop... And Hammersmith's "sightly shores"... I thought it was a bit obsessive but now that there's some interest in doing that song, maybe I should add them to my main photo post?

[Michaelo]

Other than the ones I included, I took a photo of a fried egg but couldn't find what/where Valtaro's was... Although I did literally get a pic of the Tottenham Court Rd ice cream and the Soho sex-shop... And Hammersmith's "sightly shores"... I thought it was a bit obsessive but now that there's some interest in doing that song, maybe I should add them to my main photo post?

I assume this is the same Valtaro's:
http://platial.com/post/1699920

Whilst in Hammersmith you could always go down with the devil in the Dalling Road...

[Shaz]

Cunning plan! Just so long as I don't have to eat a fried egg

[firehazard]

Shane driving a bus? Is that wise?

I recall that it developed from the idea that it'd be great to get Shane to give us a guided tour of Transmetropolitan Pogues history to thinking that he could be enlisted also as bus driver. Not sure that was a good idea...

I've long loved the idea of doing a Transmetropolitan tour. Followed by a Dark Streets of London sequel. With a Pogues gig to follow would be ideal.

And Shaz, you'd be allowed to stick to the ice cream if you want.

[strummercalling]

I've long loved the idea of doing a Transmetropolitan tour. Followed by a Dark Streets of London sequel. With a Pogues gig to follow would be ideal.

Sounds good to me.

I've just added my very abbreviated version of the Transmetropolitan tour to my original post, and a few other minor changes.
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=128715011&blogID=286704617

[fatbloke]

I thought some of you may be interested in photos I took of various Pogues and punk landmarks on my own "customized" tour of London that I went on recently.
I mainly looked for places that are mentioned constantly in connection with the Pogues but are rarely seen in photographs.

This turned into an exhaustive Pogues Tour of London, including the following (among a lot of others):

Burton Street
Rock On Records
The Water Rats/ Pindar of Wakefield
Devonshire Arms
Pentonville Rd
The Marathon
The Good Mixer
The Roundhouse
The ICA
Stiff Records
The Boogaloo
Kirsty MacColl bench

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=128715011&blogID=286704617

Hope you enjoy these photos.. It was great to finally see these places in person.

Fucking brilliant mate, great effort!

[Clash Cadillac]

I thought some of you may be interested in photos I took of various Pogues and punk landmarks on my own "customized" tour of London that I went on recently.
I mainly looked for places that are mentioned constantly in connection with the Pogues but are rarely seen in photographs.

This turned into an exhaustive Pogues Tour of London, including the following (among a lot of others):

Burton Street
Rock On Records
The Water Rats/ Pindar of Wakefield
Devonshire Arms
Pentonville Rd
The Marathon
The Good Mixer
The Roundhouse
The ICA
Stiff Records
The Boogaloo
Kirsty MacColl bench

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=128715011&blogID=286704617

Hope you enjoy these photos.. It was great to finally see these places in person.

Having never been to London myself it was great to put some images with all these places I have read or heard about. Thanks for taking the time to post these photos!!!!!!!!!

[Jon]

great photos.

I took Mrs Me into the Devonshire Arms many years ago, it used to be my local and I thought she'd enjoy the atmosphere. She hated it.

[Fyllo]

Great photos, thanks for sharing.

[mevido]

Places i will go between 19-22 dec 2009. Thanks for some Orientation to a London-Newbie.
Any updates since 2007?

[RICHB]

When I say that there were more eclectic influences in the earliest days, and that the Velvet Underground, Country and Rockabilly were strong aspects of what the band did, I say so because I was there. Me and 30 to 50 other people, in the Bull & Gate, the 100 Club, the Sir George Robey, the Diorama, the Pindar of Wakefield and Dingwalls.

The above was from Phils response earlier in the thread. Does anyone if any of the above boozes are still going. Planing a trip to london early next year

[philipchevron]

When I say that there were more eclectic influences in the earliest days, and that the Velvet Underground, Country and Rockabilly were strong aspects of what the band did, I say so because I was there. Me and 30 to 50 other people, in the Bull & Gate, the 100 Club, the Sir George Robey, the Diorama, the Pindar of Wakefield and Dingwalls.

The above was from Phils response earlier in the thread. Does anyone if any of the above boozes are still going. Planing a trip to london early next year

The Pindar is now called The Water Rats and is still there. I don't know about the Robey and The B & G but I can think of no reason why these traditional British pubs should no longer be there. Dingwalls was still there when The Radiators played it 5 years ago and the 100 Club still trucks along, surviving numerous rumours of its demise over the years. Diorama is probably still there as a building, though its use as a rock venue was short lived. It was, incidentally, the Diorama to which I took Elvis Costello to see the band in 83/84.