London's Calling by andycoleborn

London's Calling

Couldn't get myself across the road and opposite old Britannia fast enough when I spotted the Union Jack cab parked up... Britannia, Union Jack, next week's Jubilee shinnanigans... all very appropriate I thought..

Took a couple of shots without a passer by but as is my want, I had to get one with someone in too...

Hot, hot hot today... hope it lasts to the weekend.

Bet you know what this is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4dL0lv72oM

And on other news - bought more Olympic tickets today... A couple of semi-finals, silver/bronze medal and gold medal fights in Greco-Roman Wrestling.!!! A bit homo-erotic for sure, but for £20 it was too good to turn down...
I love those cabs! I was super excited to get a couple shots of them when I visited last fall. This one is parked in just the perfect spot!
May 24th, 2012  
great shot Andy! this is SO British:)
May 24th, 2012  
Take care with your rushing hither and thither! Great photo OP!
May 24th, 2012  
Great shot. Didn't go to the link but it would have to be The Clash...
May 24th, 2012  
@bdb3471 yep.... spot on :-)
May 24th, 2012  
Fantastic pic Andy...and the person in it just adds to it. Faved :-)
May 24th, 2012  
Yep! London calling! Great song and shot. £20 for a wrestling match? Used to love watching wrestemania. Should be olympic too :-) why the hack not?
May 24th, 2012  
cool shot - was in Cirencester today - union flags everywhere in preparation! more Olympic tickets...didn't even know there were more up for grabs - except on the black market!
May 24th, 2012  
@sparkle quite a few, my colleague snapped up judo finals (about 6 fights, 2 gold medal matches in total) for £45 from the offical site.. all the main sports gone but archery, hockey, badmington, weightlifting still available...
May 24th, 2012  
@mastermek I grew up on Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Crabtree http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Haystacks every saturday afternoon just befor the footie scores came in... Comic wrestling but good fun..
May 24th, 2012  
@andycoleborn nice to know _ i'll have a surf!
May 24th, 2012  
oh this is fabulous - wonderful capture
May 24th, 2012  
@sparkle good luck... things like fencing (yawn) and boxing (slightly ok) also available...
May 24th, 2012  
I was just thinking of doing a piss-take discussion, whats the most obscure Union Jack you can find, with a purpose made tag and everything. Since in Tescos everything from Steak pudding to chick peas has union jack packaging and everywhere I look. Marks and Spencers are doing a union jack box of biscuits I think. Madness. Up here in the neglected north we're going round saying, Olympics? Queen? who gives a sh**? ;)

Saying that, great capture, and good timing.
May 24th, 2012  
@chewyteeth haha yeah, noticed thagt in Texcos too... come to ower hamlets mate... 70% muslim and not a union jack in sight (honest)... Unless this cab drives through...
May 24th, 2012  
*that
*Tescos
*Tower Hamlets

Need to slow down typing haha
May 24th, 2012  
@andycoleborn well Bolton's mostly Pakistanis so I don't know how the union jack biscuits will sell.
All seems like a big distraction to me.
'WTF...How much you spending in Afghanistan?!!??'
'erm...can I interest you in a jubilee party...?'
May 24th, 2012  
@chewyteeth Nah... just been to a Boishaki Mela (Bengali new year) and all partied out...

Nothing to celebrate in Bolton this year (season) anyway is there? :-)
May 24th, 2012  
I'll not be drawn into slanderous comments on Bolton. I come from Manchester anyway originally and my whole family are city supporters. That and Rugby league.
May 25th, 2012  
@chewyteeth i really shouldn't comment on football being a Pompey fan!
May 25th, 2012  
wonderful capture, are the taxi's always this colour?
May 25th, 2012  
@cookie123 Nah........ I'd say 90% standard black, the rest covered in various advertising..
May 25th, 2012  
WOW!.....This is Awesome Andy! : )
May 25th, 2012  
Great great shot Andy!
May 25th, 2012  
love this song... fabulous photo... could that cab have posed in a better spot for you? so very very cool :)
May 25th, 2012  
Really very stunning shot and all so quickly taken. I like the contrast of the building to the Car and the guy walking is so cool!
May 25th, 2012  
great luck what a fab pic ...I enjoy your street shots so much.
May 25th, 2012  
@andycoleborn there's quite a lot of good stuff left - found diving, badminton basketball etc. my computer was overtaken by trojan gremlins last night so didn't get round to booking anything...got a morning of IT geeks crawling on my system whilst I twiddle my thumbs!
May 25th, 2012  
Brilliant!
May 25th, 2012  
Very cool photo, well spotted.
May 26th, 2012  
This is too cool
May 26th, 2012  
Fabulous cab.
May 26th, 2012  
very cool!
May 26th, 2012  
Ha, perfect song for this great shot. Enjoy the Olympics. I am waiting to come back after this is all over!!
May 27th, 2012  
great capture andy, as you say - the stars were aligning
May 28th, 2012  
A fav :-)
May 31st, 2012  
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