Something Else...
12/04/04
Something Else..., Vinyl Factory Gallery, London. More here. Happy birthday Swoon!
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Is it just me, or are those larger than usual bottles of Budweiser? I've always wanted to be able to drink through my eyeball.
Great pictures, as usual!
Posted by: Jesse at December 4, 2004 01:18 PM
The web suggests they are actually slightly smaller than US bottles: 330 ml (US bottles are 12 oz or 355 ml).
The real question, though, is why anyone would serve Budweiser in England.
Posted by: Mike at December 4, 2004 01:25 PM
Mike, unfortunately crap lager is really popular here. I don't know why when the best pilsners and Belgian beer, not to mention real ales, are so inexpensive and readily available!
Hope you don't mind me commenting so much btw :-)
Posted by: recountess at December 4, 2004 03:10 PM
Odd... perhaps they're taller bottles or something. As for why they'd serve Budweiser, I'd imagine it's the same reason they serve it here -- it goes down like water, so you can drink a lot of it quickly and get drunk in a hurry. Of course, if they serve Budweiser at room temperature the way they do with the rest of their beer, I have no idea why anyone would want it.
Posted by: Jesse at December 4, 2004 06:52 PM
Jesse, that's a common misconception - cask ale is served at cellar temperature, so quite cool. And lagers are served chilled.
Cheers!
Posted by: redcountess at December 4, 2004 08:55 PM
Maccie chavs!
Posted by: petrol at December 4, 2004 09:30 PM
What a party. The guy in the bear suit is a great. Excellent photo, makes me want beer.
Cheers.
Posted by: zCommentor at December 4, 2004 11:38 PM
Redcountess,
I was only in England for about a week of my life, and it was three years ago, so I'll trust you that not all beer there is served at room temperature. I just remember that almost all of what I drank was pretty warm, except for "Extra Cold Guinness," which pubs seemed proud to offer.
Posted by: Jesse at December 5, 2004 04:03 PM
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Posted by: Yikes! at December 5, 2004 07:03 PM
Wow... an Apple trucker cap. I think a paradigm just shifted.
Posted by: Dennis T Cheung at December 5, 2004 10:10 PM
thanks for arranging a vicarious tour for the rest of us:-)
Posted by: Shareen at December 6, 2004 12:40 AM
Petrol, now all the USians are going to wonder what a chav is ;-) (Answer: the British equivalent to a hick or trailer trash)
Posted by: recountess at December 6, 2004 07:13 PM
Can you explain the third one down? Was it done on glass?
Posted by: Alexis at December 6, 2004 10:27 PM
Alexis: Those are Swoon's life-size figures in a fairly elaborate installation. They're on translucent plastic. This link might give you a better idea of the mechanics involved.
Posted by: Mike at December 6, 2004 11:41 PM
Not enough attention is given to "ghost" signs
thanks
Posted by: IRA at December 7, 2004 12:41 AM
Thanks for the link Mike. I really like her stuff on the streets, but I was really struck by the seemingly floating Swoon figures in your photos.