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Birmingham...

Redeeming features...


Hmm...


Er...


Nope!

They've got buses with stupid boxes you throw your money in which means you don't get change. Oh wait, that's a bad thing. Anyhoo, foreigners love their accent, finding it "lilting and melodious." So go brummies, the world's your oyster!

No, seriously. Go.

Tell you what Farlsy its better the socialist bus service we have in London. Thats why the buses are red I tell you.

If you got the cheek to pay cash its £2 a ride. If you get a little card that saves all your data on where you been what time you got the bus its 90p thats if you are a honest working man though.

If you are under 16 and setting fire to the bus, mugging people or having your ipod on at full blast then you get on for the grand sum of nowt.

Also if you are too lazy to work and claim benifits or a baby making machine you get it for nowt too.

Once again the honest working man not only pays for the vandals but also for other peoples kids.

Birmingham contains the one and only Mandrake, for crying out loud! Surely falling prostrate at the foot of our great leader is reason enough to visit...?

Tomo wrote:Birmingham contains the one and only Mandrake, for crying out loud! Surely falling prostrate at the foot of our great leader is reason enough to visit...?

i mis-read that as "failing prostate" at first...

Ah, the old "peeing in instalments". It comes to us all eventually.

Hmmm, sounds like someone's been reading my medical files....

Anyways, enough with this bashing of Brum, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, the place that brought Cadbury's Chocolate, Birds Custard, Brylcreme, Keith Bennett, Swish Curtain track, Paul Brook, BSA Bikes (and armaments!) and the original and best Austin Mini to the world. The City centre is full of places to eat so nobody need starve, the new Bull Ring area is worth a daytime visit even if only to see the big sparkly slug called Selfridges. Sadly there aren't so many clubs as there were a decade ago but plenty of bars and watering places along Broad Street, there are also events and productions at The Alexandra Theatre, The Hippodrome, The National Indoor Area, The New Repertory Theatre and similar places. (OK, commercial break over!)

Any real ale?

Dont forget the 1998 Eurovision. Allso gave us the dire musical pop group the streets. Dont forget the walk of stars including such note worthy people as Ozzy Osbourne, Jasper Carrot and Noddy holder. Actually thats all they have on it.

Actually, I have just remembered Birmingham's two major contributions to the world of pop:

Electric Light Orchestra
and
Musical Youth

For those two alone, we can forgive them the dodgy accent!

i think you'll find in the 60s and 70s they produced their fair share of classic black country rock...

stevie winwood came from there i believe...there's not many better than stevie winwood...voice, hammond organ and guitar...

he even beat clapton and hendrix in one years NME poll for best guitarist..

traffic, spencer davis group, airforce...genius...

and even robert plant had some connection there i think...the four brummies i know are all charming people...

Not forgetting:


SLADE