ShepherdsBushCalling

On this day - only, gulp, 60 years ago, The Who played their farewell gig at The Goldhawk Club on Goldhawk Road. #TheWho @GuytheGuide

I was at the Sting gig at Hammersmith Apollo last night. He reminded the audience of his days playing at The Red Cow on Hammersmith Rd, and dreaming of playing 'The Odeon'.

Absolutely. And lit by electricity at night, a rare thing in 1908.

This

Note the J. Lyons tea room. Lyons food would be a major employer in Hammersmith for most of the 20th century.

That tour passed through Hammersmith. Not a bad line-up!

Ah yes.

This is what its Blue Plaque says about it:

A more recent look at the same view:

No stranger to Shepherd's Bush, Florrie Forde was a favourite at the Shepherd's Bush Empire where she would have sung about the local attractions: Oh George, tell them to stop the Flip-Flop (Zonophone x4... youtu.be/WgmFTYB2RSs?si=NSFy… via @YouTube

I was strolling along Kirkstall Rd in Leeds the other day; imagine my surprise when I glanced up and saw this blue plaque on a wall.