Seasick Steve Review…

Very apt title as the entire Collins clan have been laid up in various states of sickness this weekend. Fear not though, we’re surviving, just.
Before the various ailments fell on us, myself and Jen(that’s a poor introduction to my wife) went to see Seasick Steve at the Academy 2 on Wednesday past. I suspect that [...]

Time is Precious

Owning/running a bar is time consuming, no really it is. Having two kids 3 and under is time consuming, no really it is. Having a bar and two kids…you get the message. So any time off spent with your betrothed is rare and not to be sniffed at. So it is with great pleasure that [...]

Rather Tawdry

Behaviour from myself with a lack of bloging. You quickly realise that there really only 24 hours in a day. Anyway, had a lovely weekend down at the bar, rounded off watching Carvelho and the Extended Family do a brilliant 4 song set of uplifting, righteous and political funk and reggae. Well worth checking out.
As [...]

Thanks…

very much to the Bearwood Crew who have welcolmed me to the Bearwood Blog fest – I shall get better at this!!

At Atticus

This weekend for your pleasurement…
Fri: Beat Boudoir – Quality Lounge and Bar Grooves with Justin B and John Harris
Sat: England v Estonia Football, England v France Rugby
Sun: The Acoustic Brew 7.30pm £2 Mezzotonic and Giovanna Olvera
We have a small menu available on the weekend, all homemade and cooked to order and organic meats where possible
Homemade [...]

Ted came and went and won’t be coming back….

So the Legend returned to play a packed Atticus Comedy Club. He left many bemused and myself a little bit sad.
Having first seen Ted 20 odd years ago, he was a part of a briefly great Birmingham scene that included We’ve Got A Fuzzbox, The Nightingales and Napalm Death. Playing places like the Acocks Green [...]

Ted Chippinton on BBC Pebble Mill

Erm

I’m Back…

Almost forgotten what rain was like!
Atticus…Named after Atticus Finch, the liberal lawyer who defends Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white women in the deep south of America, in the book To Kill A Mockingbird.
We’re an independent cafe bar trying to do something different as they’re aren’t that many of us about.
This [...]

Sunshine

So the sun is out, Dinah Washington on the I-Pod, nice little buzz going on in the bar. Perfect!
Off to a cousins 50th tonight, family catch up and all that. Over the next week or so I’ll get  in to full swing on this thing, linking up to some good blogs and sites, explaining more [...]