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Chinatown
Categories: Art, Design, Photography, Random, Vibe Monitor
Tags: Affleck's Palace, architecture, Chinatown, Chinese Arch, England, Manchester, Northern Quarter, street art, street sculpture
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Naughty Bob
Naughty Bob, my neighbour’s dog
I’ve been babysitting for Bob, my neighbour’s rescue dog. He whines constantly, Continue reading
Categories: Photography, Random, Vibe Monitor
Tags: animal welfare, animals, Bob, Dog, Dogs, pets, psychology
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Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp Mosaic by Mark Kennedy
Remembering the great man, who died in Chorlton, Manchester, thirteen years ago to the day. Crisp was fearless and independent, and lived life exactly as he wished, with wit as his only weapon against a stark and intolerant world. Feted by Warhol and played by John Hurt (and serenaded by Sting but we’ll gloss over that – Gina X’s No GDM trumps An Englishman in New York any day) Denis Charles Pratt, as he was christened, remains an inspiration to us all with his defiant, self-serving individualism. A man who refused to acknowledge gender or convention, he was the ultimate free spirit.
Quentin Crisp on Canal Street by Stewy
Mr. Crisp has been immortalised by Manchester artists Mark Kennedy and Stewy. The Naked Civil Servant has finally arrived in Manchester’s Gay Village – let’s hope he decides to stay.
Version of Stewy’s Quentin Crisp
Categories: Art, Design, Photography, Random
Tags: Chorlton, Gay, Gina X, John Hurt, Manchester, Mark Kennedy, mosaic, Quentin Crisp, Stewy, Sting, street art
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Helicopter Wedding Cake
It’s a helicopter on a wedding cake at Manchester’s Christmas markets
Jukebox, Ed’s diner in Euston
Stained glass panel from the Tardis
The Village pub
Categories: Art, Design, Photography, Random, Vibe Monitor
Tags: Bollington, Christmas Markets, Doctor Who, Ed's Diner, Jukebox, Manchester, Roundel, Stained Glass, Tardis, Xmas
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Never Gone Forever
I just watched The Lovely Bones and I’m in pieces. It made me think of my beloved ginger piglet, who I still miss two years after he passed away. A beautiful film which deals with the darkest of subjects and mixes comedy and tragedy to show the best and the worst in human nature.
The scene which set me off was the one which explored the idea of people finding subtle ways to say goodbye after they’ve departed. I’ve felt something like this on several occasions, indefinable but with almost absolute certainty. It’s reassuring to feel that there are connections between us which last forever. So, now, who threw that snowball?
For Herman, his mother, Jones and Sparky.
Categories: Cats, Photography, Random, Vibe Monitor
Tags: bereavement, Clouds, Death, ginger, grief, movies, Sparky, spirituality, sunset, The Lovely Bones, tom
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the vibes 