please empty your brain below
Ouch.

onionbagblogger | Homepage | 02.11.14 - 7:09 a.m. | #

Cor blimy, your plates have made you borasic

Nick | 02.11.14 - 8:15 a.m. | #

Congratulations on the milestone. I'm looking forward to many more.

Claire | 02.11.14 - 8:33 a.m. | #

Well done DG on reaching your 6000th blog. Every one of them a gem.

Terry | 02.11.14 - 8:35 a.m. | #

One for the Diary.....

Gordon | 02.11.14 - 8:51 a.m. | #

Well done, a parody on s*********** ***e! Let's see who's first to get it, gentle author.

Half a physicist | 02.11.14 - 9:06 a.m. | #

Congratulations and well done for the milestone. Reading your blog is always a pleasure, and in this case reassuring that some traditions can be kept going.

Dave | 02.11.14 - 9:06 a.m. | #

6000th post - wow! And it's a lovely tribute to the gentle author in Spitalfields. Congratulations and thanks.

Great Aunt Annie | 02.11.14 - 9:47 a.m. | #

Congratulations on another milestone!

RogerW | 02.11.14 - 9:55 a.m. | #

Fanks for a decent plate of meat! 6,000 eh, well, do y'self in.

B | 02.11.14 - 10:08 a.m. | #

An 'Aladdin's Cave' of footwear indeed! And Mr. Phil seems to be a genuine 'London Geezer'. Long may he continue!

Love & Peace
MIKE

Mike | Homepage | 02.11.14 - 10:35 a.m. | #

Congratulations indeed! And the only writer I've come across who can make a visit to a shoe shop riveting reading.

RogerB | 02.11.14 - 10:55 a.m. | #

Brilliant, brilliant , brilliant ....again.
Congratulations on the 6 large,.

Colininthailand | 02.11.14 - 2:47 p.m. | #

Well done on six large! And thanks for starting off my day with a grin!

Jo W | 02.11.14 - 3:39 p.m. | #

Well done - 6000! There can't be many blogs that have reached such a milestone.

Martin | 02.11.14 - 3:46 p.m. | #

LOL, you even did the B&W photos. I was most amused. Congrats on the big number!

teapot | 02.11.14 - 4:37 p.m. | #

Congratulations on your purchase and on your post count! Both truly memorable occasions!

CornishCockney | 02.11.14 - 4:45 p.m. | #

Congrats on 6k! Great post too.

Jackal | 02.11.14 - 6:02 p.m. | #

That's good, he even remembers your surname ! ;o))

Petras409 | 02.11.14 - 6:24 p.m. | #

Congratulations on an enjoyable post as always.

Bob Lindsay-Smith | 02.11.14 - 6:28 p.m. | #

The Gentle Author has pledged to write ten thousand posts on Spitalfields Life.

He still has some considerable way to go to reach that total. And so do I.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 02.11.14 - 6:49 p.m. | #

I discovered Blackmans Shoe Shop on a recent plimsoll hunting expedition to the East End. My target had been one of the Asian-owned leather shops in Brick Lane but they had either gone up in price (ie. over £5) or didn't have the colours I wanted. So I was surprised and delighted to discover Blackmans round the corner. Real cockney geezers, and I left £15 poorer but with two pairs of plimsolls and one pair of lace-ups. So far they're lasting well too. I'll go there again. It's nice to find somewhere in the area to shop where I don't feel out-of-place because I'm not cool enough, I don't have skinny jeans/beard.

Andy N9 | 03.11.14 - 12:34 a.m. | #

'Suddenly the game is afoot!', eh? Sounds more like your foot was a game :D Lovely post!

Alison | 04.11.14 - 2:51 a.m. | #

Cracking description - I too am the owner of multiple pairs of said stout and sturdy footwear. But, sad news! Now online, Blackmans is about to close it’s Cheshire St doors, for various reasons. In fact, this weekend is probably their last welcoming the good people of East London. Get down there quick before they jog on.

Ms Australia | 24.06.23 - 7:39 p.m. | #











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