We stayed at Luna’s Castle for a little while in May 2010 and we had a blast in Panama. The old city was so beautiful that I wanted to buy a building and stay there forever, but we made do with the hostel instead. Their backyard party area was as antisocial as you can imagine, with the band and music playing for hours, night after night. We arrived during a particularly tense standoff with their neighbours, and after putting up with several days or more of what you see in the picture, the neighbours found the loudest stereo they could, put it on the terrace facing the hostel, and blasted out traditional Panamanian music 24/7 for three solid days. Everyone in the hostel was ready for an all-out war - well, if they could only get some sleep. The sound reverberated throughout the hostel and drove people insane. I sympathized with the locals and had brought earplugs in my standard equipment.
IDER | Thursday, February 6, 2020
#IDER: a cracking bunch of songs but not a lot of performance to go with them. Hard to get these songs onto a stage without an expensive band to help, but a decent gig courtesy of the gentleman @wingsofaduff - very good songs, great voices. #gig #pop #london
GORDONS | Monday, January 27, 2020
#GORDONS: the UK smoking bans of 2006/7 have been voted the greatest public health achievement of the 21st Century. It is hard to remember exactly how foggy and fuggy the pubs and bars were, the smell in your hair and clothes after a night out, but the ban is credited with a 20% drop in heart attacks. And made places like the caverns of @gordonswinebar habitable again.
BOREDSKATERS | Sunday, January 26, 2020
#BOREDSKATERS: I’ve seen some stupid-ass moves in my time but flying down these @royalfestivalhall steps and sliding into the edge of an opened plate-glass door is up in the top five. Picture taken shortly before being chased away by security. #skateboarder #fuckwit #london #streetphotography
THEWELKIN | Sunday, January 26, 2020
#THEWELKIN: excellent show 7/10, great performances from most of the cast and some great writing from #LucyKirkwood, although the energy petered out a bit in the final twenty minutes, and story felt pointless, but well worth it for the previous 2 hours 40. Note: injection of the Kate Bush song is as stupid as a soup sandwich and wrecked the suspension of disbelief. Top work from #MaxinePeake after the meh #Avalanche and brilliantly unsympathetic amoral lead played by #RiaZimitrowicz #theatre #london
