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11-11-11 on BBC Birmingham website

Indeed it is.

Jon Bounds’ Outer Circle Psychogeographical Report

“Where shops appear they don’t seem to be planned, the ‘party shop’ in Stirchley on the Pershore Road seems to whimper “celebration” rather than shout. It’s falling into itself, does it open? I don’t know. It has competition, the area thrives on the vibe of balloons and peculiarly dull glitter. Even the charity shops, the [...]

Photos from Acock’s Green Bus Garage

I said I wouldn’t see these, and I’ve only looked at them briefly. But if you should so desire, here are a couple of pics from me in the bus garage. These aren’t the ones the pro-photographer took (who was from the Birmingham Mail), but I doubt I look any better in them.  Click on [...]

Into the belly of the beast

Today I got the chance to hang out of the door of an eleven, point to one while grinning inanely and even do the “jazz-hands/camp jesus ta-da” motion of posing in front of something that every local paper requires for it’s photos. TWM had let me borrow a bus for some publicity photos and we [...]

Promote 11 – 11 -11 yourself

By request(!), there’s now a download it yourself, print it yourself, put it up yourself, with your own blu-tac poster to promote our fine artistic adventure:

Download the 11-11-11 poster. No flyposting now.

The Outer Circles of your mind

This old BBC feature has some fantastic comments about the 11 route (and tells of a fabled “commemorative 11 route guide” – has anyone got one?). But apart from the cliche “three coming along at once” thing – what do you think of the outer circle?
As preparation for the trip on the 11/11 we’d like [...]

Photos here are tagged 111111c on Flickr.
Outer Circle Bus Stops 67 Outer Circle Bus Stops 68