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Whenever I tell anyone that I live in south east London, the response is always the same: a sharp intake of breath and a grimace followed by a sympathetic enquiry as whether I’ve ever been stabbed, mugged or murdered.
Once I reassure the listener that any injuries I’ve sustained in the vicinity were all as a result of my own bumbling clumsiness, their next question is bewildered wonderment at how I spend my evenings and weekends in what they assume to be a barren wasteland. And although I usually bristle at these preconceptions, the sad truth is that they’re not entirely untrue. But whilst Lewisham might not be renowned for its cultural diversity or hedonistic nightlife scene, there is one events promoter determined to make a difference.
So, you know how I always blather on and on about how much I love my local boozer? Well, continuing in that vein, I recently interviewed Carl, lord and master of TwoBob events, for The London Word. You can read the rest of the interview here, in which Carl explains all about how it shouldn’t be too tall an order for the South East London masses to see their favourite unsigned bands somewhere nearby. They shouldn’t have to trek all the way to Kentish Town and pay a hideous amount to slurp revoltingly overpriced lager and be jostled by skinny-jeaned fuckwits who over the course of the evening become drooling simpletons from taking too much ketamine. All whilst stressing about the epic quest home if the bands over-run, making them miss the last midnight train southwards from London Bridge. Thus not even enjoying the evening that they’ve paid through the nose for in the first place. Bah and indeed humbug (not that I’m bitter about the number of nights like this I’ve had, honest), but at least with Carl around, Lewisham shall have more than just ambulance and police sirens to soundtrack its drizzly autumnal evenings. Thank God.
