Mikey

This past week we had some sensational almost early Summer weather here in North

London. So I headed over to Hampstead Heath with friend Mikey who wanted some

photos taken.

Mikey was born in Rome Italy and raised in Cairo Egypt then eventually moved here to

the United Kingdom. He certainly is a ball of fun and I enjoy his energy, always keeping

himself busy. And on top of his job he occasionally does volunteer work at the local Teaching

Hospital.

We did originally head towards the nearby Pergola area where lots of fashion shoots take

place but everything was blocked off  with security guards everywhere. There was some

major film production going on there. So we took our bag of props and moved to the nearby

field on the West Heath. And so these are just a few of the pictures we managed to create on

that perfect sunny day.

On Friday I was in the Hospital for my Kidney and Bladder operation and I was able

to go home on the same day.

So yesterday Saturday evening Mikey (below) called in and kindly went out to get me

some shopping which was a great help.

Battling Bill v Gorgeous Gilbert....Not On Your Nellie

More fun from those classic 1970's tv comedies. And this one was called 'Not On Your Nellie.'

It starred Hylda Baker as Nellie Pickersgill, owner of The Brown Cow Pub.

And in this classic scene a wrestling match takes place between professional wrestler Battling Billy

played by Brian Glover, against Gorgeous Gilbert played by Dancer Roger Howlett.

The Wrestling match was brought about to stop Battling Billy from causing disturbances at

The Brown Cow Pub.

The series ran for just over a year between March 1974 to August 1975.

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Back On The Buses...Arthur Flirts With the New Lodger

So once again we return to that bawdy feel good tv comedy from the 1970's On The Buses

and reacted to by bxkid. And he's clearly taken to these vintage comedies as he has reacted

to many more episodes. And it's a great pleasure seeing someone watching these episodes

and enjoying them for the first time.

And this particular episode is one of my favourites and is set in the home of the Butlers 

where they decide to let out one of their rooms to a female lodger who just happens to be

the new Nurse at the Bus Garage.

The trouble is that Arthur, played brilliantly by Michael Robbins, takes a fancy to the

new lodger, flirting with her in front of his frumpy wife Olive, played by Anna Karen.

More great episodes can be seen

at bxkid7

The Classic Car Boot Sale Kings Cross 2026

So it was great to finally get out and about for some photo blogging after that long

Winter. And last weekend saw in The Classic Car Boot Sale, an idea first thought up

by designer Wayne Hemingway back in 2011. Although I feel that the name of the event 

belittles itself as there are car boot sales going on everywhere all the time.

What about calling it The Annual Vintage and Retro Festival.

The event is described as two full weekend days of retro inspired fun fashion, classic

cars and sustainable shopping at Granary Square Kings Cross London.

And it's clear to see that visiting fans of retro and nostalgia seem to favour the 1940's

and 1950's, with many all decked out in clothing attire from those very decades.

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My Previous large Car Boot Sale post from 2017.