closed and gone

hi there

some of you get rather excited and (indeed) interested whenever Spiros sends on a picture. well, if that is you, here we are. in this instance he has sent on a picture from the fall of one of the most celebrated buildings in all of London, the Chiswick branch (or chapter) of Blockbuster video. 

it is, i believe, to be demolished, or smashed up. maybe just renovated and repurposed for some other concern. but, in any or all of these circumstances being, the class sign for the shop is no more. at the very least, let it be said that they had the decency to wait for the gentleman of the road, or vagrant, or tramp if one is allowed to use the term still, who made it his ad hoc home to pass away before they opted to tear apart his quasi legacy. 

yes, that one. it was the gentleman of the road what Spiros befriended, and presented with a rather impromptu business venture. curious to see what he might do, Spiros once gave him a pair of scissors and suggested that he commence a career as a freelance hair stylist, charging £1 or £5 for his deft skills. sadly, alas, i have no idea how it worked out. 

this was not a branch (or outlet) of Blockbuster what i ever used, for i have never taken up a residency in either Chiswick or London. as point of fact, i really did not ever use a Blockbuster much, not in the UK. once, maybe, to buy some ex-rental copies of Lord Of The Rings and 24 Hour Party People. just as Netflix killed video stores, the coming of the chain store Blockbuster killed off the more class way of renting tapes. it was always more interesting to go in and rent from video stores set up in petrol stations, corner shops and newsagents. they had a tendency to get some most peculiar named titles in, rather than just all the big, well known things. 

well, anyway, there you. if you had intended to go and look for where the Blockbuster in Chiswick was, do not do so, for it is not there no more. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!