November 2025. Hampstead. London. I’m timing my trips down to see Dad to coincide with the nostalgia music afternoons at his care home (Dave from Chatteris, it’s always a Dave, sings Beatles and Neil Diamond) and my rather less nostalgic gigs in London. Last Tuesday saw my Gig of the Year, if not Decade, as… Continue reading PUB DOGS OF HAMPSTEAD HEATH
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TICKER’S HAMPSTEAD HOME
June 2023. Hampstead. Oooh, obscure musical reference alert. I’m not a big Microdisney devote, but “And the reignOf the vainIs a pain“ is a great line (I think). Having just forgotten I’d been in Kilburn recently, I checked my blog to see if I’d visited Hampstead since 2015. Apparently not. And the NW3 Guide entries… Continue reading TICKER’S HAMPSTEAD HOME
KILBURN AND THE SLOW ROADS
As sure as night follows day, Kilburn follows Colindale in the world of the GBG ticker. Not sure why I decided to walk, something to do with the calories in the Spoons fudge brownie I guess. And a desire to explore an unexciting bit of the A5. The first two miles are some of the… Continue reading KILBURN AND THE SLOW ROADS
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