tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948033.post111739537427199244..comments2023-10-30T13:15:58.050+00:00Comments on Ems in London: Old Acquaintancesemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644341573332011753noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948033.post-1117538332905007432005-05-31T11:18:00.000+00:002005-05-31T11:18:00.000+00:00Although not that near to Holborn, my favourite co...Although not <I>that</I> near to Holborn, my favourite colourful London street-person is the huge black Rastafarian <I>Big Issue</I> seller who sited himself at the Covent Garden tube end of Neal Street (where I used to work). He'd just wander up and down loudly chanting "BiggieBiggieBiggieBiggie" like Tweaky in <B>Buck Rodgers</B> used to. Wonder if he's still there...<BR/><BR/>The other Big Issue seller further down nearer Covent Garden proper used to accost anyone who didn't a) pay attention to him and b) buy the <I>Big Issue</I>. "C'mon people - we're talking. About helping. The Homeless." he's shout, before swearing at another passer-by.Shephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008400837024000440noreply@blogger.com