Tubewhore ([info]tubewhore) wrote,
@ 2007-01-15 11:04:00
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The State of the Map - January

 
So, after a further 23 stations have been collected, the tippex map now looks like this:

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One whole line has been taken out - albeit the piffling triumph of the Waterloo and City, it still counts as one line, dammit! Even better is the Victoria Line - after G and I's first excursion took out the bottom of it from Brixton upwards, there only remains a mere four more to get:

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Unless anyone hs some clever suggestions, next trip up I might concentrate on taking out a few straggly edges of the Piccadilly and District lines in the South West corner.  One suggestion is to work around the remaining lines in a systematic fashion as that way the map disappears in a pleasing and regular manner...

That bloody spur up to Kensignton Olympia is bugging the hell out of me in a compulsive Asberger's fashion.  It is giving me the finger; I know it is.  Look at it, poking its perky little head up and sticking a tongue out...bastard! Especially when it knows it was one of the Leaf on the Wind suggestions that  I couldn't get last trip.

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Things get more difficult from here on in - most of the nicely compact central stations with easy interchange onto other lines have been collected.  Will be much slower heading  down to Heathrow and up again.  Would also be nice to go see the crocuses and orchids at Kew Gardens while I'm out that way.

I had curry with friends when I was up in December, and we'd travelled there by a fairly bonkers route simply to take out the East London Line (which only has New Cross and Shoreditch to get).  Over forkfuls of rice and chicken I'd told my friend Simon about the project and he'd smiled politely thinking it all a big joke, until I got my book out and showed him the tippex map.  He then looked slightly worried about the state of my mental health.  He later told his wife Debbie, (who's a close friend of mine, in fact the two of the meet at a gothic-themed dinner party I held) who didn't believe him either until I showed her the tippex map...after boggling at the concept for a bit, she then noticed that White City is still free and she's just got a job at the Beeb and still on the Central Line to the East  is Bethnal Green where she  is putting together some programming for the Museum of Childhood...so we could do those two together, and then she suggested dressing up in top hats and going up to Harrow to scare schoolboys...all of a sudden I had a convert and willing conspiritor....the game's afoot.
 


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[info]markrimmell
2007-01-15 12:23 pm UTC (link)
Only just found this Journal a few clicks on from one of your posts on victorianera

This is such a fun project...

Yes you must time your visit to Kew to see Spring, starting to spring forth. There's also a little rock shop at Kew Gardens Tube station, run by some delightful people, that is worth a visit.

Loved your description of the Baron's Court tiles as "absinthe green".. Yes that's spot on. I have coveted those tiles for quite sometime now... I would love a bathroom tiled like that.

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[info]tubewhore
2007-01-15 12:48 pm UTC (link)
When you say 'Rock Shop', do you mean nice shiny pebbles, loud music or teeth cracking sweety stuff? I am intrigued now?

I did see this poster at Great Portland Street:

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and to go back to the subject under discussion in [info]victorianera I do want to do part of the project suitably dressed in bustle gowns and carrying a parasol. I did spend part of last week making a new bustled polonaise jacket but just ran out of time to get it done...come the Spring, an excusion to Kew in suitable attire is a must!

If that's you in the icon, you have marvellous hair.

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[info]markrimmell
2007-01-15 02:42 pm UTC (link)
Sorry I was being a bit vague Rock Shop as in "nice shiny pebbles".

Is the LT Museum open again? Last time I tried to go it was closed, and I needed tube line mugs.

Yes that icon is I and my barnet, we go everywhere together.

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[info]tubewhore
2007-01-15 03:33 pm UTC (link)
Excellent - nice shiny pebbles was the answer I was hoping for - one day I plan to go fossil hunting at Lyme Regis is full crinolined rig-out in honour of Mary Anning - now that would be a fun thing to organise for the other like minded souls on [info]victorianera. Shall we try to organise something?

The LT museum is still shut as far as I know. I am leaving Covent Garden tube station uncollected until it reopens and I can visit it on my trip there. I nearly bought some tubemaps mugs from a tourist tat shop between Bayswater and Queensway.

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[info]artnouveauho
2007-01-15 06:20 pm UTC (link)
I am *so* up for a trip to Kew Gardens for spring flowers, afternoon tea and shiny rocks.

Maybe we can also find an occasion to do the Barbican soon?

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[info]pvcdiva
2007-01-15 06:39 pm UTC (link)
I used to go to the Barbican for movies every Monday night...the place is a bloody maze but would be fun to go walking around the London Wall.

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[info]tubewhore
2007-02-01 09:27 pm UTC (link)
right - now looks like Kew will be happening sometime during the weekend of the 24th Feb!

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[info]markrimmell
2007-02-01 10:39 pm UTC (link)
I seem to remember there being a very nice tearoom near the gardens. I can not remember the name but will try and look out for it when I next go up that way... as it's not too far from me.

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[info]trashcan17
2007-01-15 01:11 pm UTC (link)
I not some of my old haunts have been avoided so far it seems ....

Central Line out into Essex!

Leytonstone has Hitchcock links and some interesting images along the subway underpass (it's also close to user's house). Stratford interchnage for Docklands, mainline and Central, Jubilee and North London Line spent a few hours there ,, and also have a clothes making friend up at Epping ...

Kenny O is also an occasional haunt of mine .. surely there must be some event trade show of fashion at Olympia it self that will kill it off ... you could alwayys do trick of tube to it then North London Line to Clapham Junction or Willesden Junction

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[info]tubewhore
2007-01-15 01:26 pm UTC (link)
I used to spend a lot of time out near Stratford and Romford in my studenty days, so will be interesting to go back - there was no Jubilee Line out that far extension back then. And of course, I must wear a school uniform for hitting Grange Hill - that could be scary.

And yup, the DLR pretty much untouched so far...having not ever been to the Tower of London, thought I'd go back then head out via the Tower Gateway.

Looking forward to Epping for a visit to the forest - and waiting till late in the year when the weather is better to have a decent explore around.

I do like the idea of tubing out to Olympia and then North London link out to somewhere it would be timconsuming to travel to another way...and not yet got Willesden Junction

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[info]sinmara
2007-01-15 10:10 pm UTC (link)
if you get to Morden on a weekend you're welcome to pop in for a coffee/tea - I live just 3 min by foot away from the station :)

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(Anonymous)
2007-03-10 02:14 am UTC (link)
viviane weswood ?

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