Music

  ‘Chaim Reuben Weintrop’ (aka Bud Flanagan) was born in October 1896 at no.12 Hanbury Street in the Spitalfields district of Whitechapel, deep in the heart of London’s east-end. His parents Wolf & Yetta Weintrop fled to England following the persecution of Jews in their native Poland. They had paid good money to escape to ...Read more...

This week’s ‘London Shoes’ publication comes in 2 parts. The first part begins on the ‘Becontree Estate’ in Dagenham, and the second part ends in an old converted granary barn in the rural wilds of Cambridgeshire. The theme of this blog focusses on a specific aspect of the subject matters life – and this person ...Read more...

  Two weeks ago ‘London Shoes’ published a music related blog on ‘Jazz at the Movies’ that was performed at “The ‘Other’ Palace Theatre” – and a bit like when you’re waiting at a bus stop, it just so happened that, (totally unplanned), 2 ‘music’ related blog opportunities have cropped-up alongside each other. Last Saturday, ...Read more...

This week’s ‘London Shoes’ activity focused its attention on one of my favourite topics – a ‘music’ related blog. The subject matter in question, for this week’s publication onto the London Shoes website, is: – “The ‘Other’ Palace” Theatre – which is just a couple of minutes’ walk from Victoria Station, in the direction of ...Read more...

When putting together this post for the “London Shoes” website – I wasn’t too sure whether the topic in question was ‘technically’ correct for the ‘Shoes’ doctrine of “London’s lesser known and more unusual historical aspects” – However, upon further consideration I believe that it does as 2 of the principal personalities of the topic, ...Read more...

  This week’s ‘London Shoes’ topic was a bit special for me, as the visit in question enabled me to tick-off one of the “must do” activities on my personal ‘bucket-list’. Also – it just so happened that I visited the subject matter in question at a special time in its history…its 60th anniversary year ...Read more...

Those that follow the “London Shoes” website and/or Twitter feed, will have probably assumed (like me), that the previous week’s blog about “London’s Xmas Lights”, was the ideal fitting finale to bring 2018’s blog activity to a natural conclusion. However, (and totally unplanned) I just happened to attend an event last week, that not only ...Read more...

  This week’s entry onto my London Shoes website also had a little touch of nostalgia in it for me – for not only was the subject matter a place that I’ve always wanted to visit and learn more about – the venue also enabled me to recollect and catch-up with 2 aspects from my ...Read more...

  My little excursion out this week for publication on to the London Shoes website – was all about a place that I personally went to a couple of times, as a teenager in the early 1970’s – but my visits were nothing to do with what the building itself was originally designed for. My ...Read more...

The posting onto my London Shoes website this week, had me focussing on music and particularly song lyrics – a topic that I have always been most passionate about. The subject matter this week, is all about the life and times, and works of the legendary singer songwriter – (Sir) Ray Davies……who, in musical terms, ...Read more...