The modern Tower of Babel. London as New Babylon

Anyone recall an Irish song on pub jukeboxes in the 1980s, a tribute to Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins? Youtube is unexpectedly letting me down. Lyrics s/thing like: "Let's drink a health to Alex Higgins / He is our pride & joy / He is the people's champion & a good oul Belfast boy"

Redevelopment is always a stirrer of spirits. Barn repurposed as luxury home, farm outbuildings made garage for Triumph Spitfire – these are sticks to poke and provoke phantoms. As ghost, I wouldn't want to share my old killing shed with 1296 cc's of noisy pollution.– C. Josiffe

"What that old heap of junk? Some bloke told me it's the original Antikythera mechanism, facked if I know! Look, tell ya what, if ya want it give us a pony an I'll chuck in this Voynich manuscript for nish. Can't say fairer than that now can I feller?" ReptonGuide #ReptonMarket

Budget reenactment of the Battle of Worcester (3 Sep 1651). Sadly I didn’t have enough figurines, so they had to multi-task: OWLS: Oliver Cromwell; Fleetwood; Lambert & Major Mercer. SQUIRREL: Charles II; HEDGEHOG: the Earls of Derby, Shrewsbury, Cleveland; Massey & Lord Newark.

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“Now then madam, in your own time, have a good look… and let us know which one of this lot nicked your walnuts” “I’m not happy about this, guv; couldn’t you’ve stuck Dave the pigeon in it instead? He owes us” #ShutItTufty #UsualSuspects #DIWinstoneVsDCSquirrell ReptonGuide

Final duel scene. The Good, the Bad, and the Tufty

“It’s the bleedin cloaca [carsey] again, blocked as usual. Gor, by Jupiter wot a life” - quoth Danaeus, Danaeus, homo ex forica (Dan, Dan, the lavatory man) ~ from ‘Carry On Up The Colosseum’

Today is the heavenly birthday of the Rev. Charles Fuge Lowder, "Father Lowder", an Anglo-Catholic priest who dedicated his life to work among the poor, founder of S.S.C., and Vicar of St. Peter's London Docks. He is the readon Anglo-Catholic priests are called "Father". 1/4

‘Sussex Constabulary urgently wish to interview this person regarding lawn crimes & other offences. Goes by the name of ‘The Guvnor’. Known associates: Dave ‘Ratty’ Carswell and Frankie ‘One-Eye’ Vole. If you see him, DO NOT APPROACH, but contact your nearest police station’

The ghost is a symptom of living. We inhabit a continuity of phantom witnessing, spirit appeasement. To experience a ghost is to touch hands with the past, for common history is intrinsically haunted. - C. Josiffe