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London November 2025

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  The QR code points to:  https://qrco.de/bg9sTy Venue  The Castle, Aldgate East, E1 1LN. 3 min walk from Aldgate East tube station. Aldgate East is 6 mins on Hammersmith & City line from Liverpool St,  4 mins from Monument station on the District Line. Schedule  Pub opens at 4pm Doors open 7.15pm. (Upstairs) 8.00pm Welcome by MC Ashley Tragic 8.10pm Spiral Arm Galaxy 9.00pm Interval 9.25pm Ashley Tragic with Maharaja Blues 9.30pm Maharaja Blues Tickets site   https://www.tickettailor.com/events/maharajabluesband/1806521 Tee shirts Maharaja Blues Tee shirts We did go to the venue to check it out first... Our cat did a dry run too. Who are Maharaja Blues? about-maharaja-blues Video Post gig blogs Journey to the gig and photo selection the-chronicle-of-ashley-tragic chronicle-of-spiral-arm-galaxy chronicle-maharaja-blues-in-aldgate   Full story index blog-story-category-index
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Croissantstein's Monster

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Tee shirt available 🌀 Croissantstein’s Monster: A Tale of Twisted Pastry In the misty hills of Boulangerie Hollow, where the scent of warm dough hangs heavy in the air, lived a reclusive baker-scientist named Dr. Croissantstein. Obsessed with the idea of creating life from pastry, he spent years in his flour-dusted laboratory, weaving strands of croissant dough like sinew, laminating layers with precision, and whispering incantations in the language of patisserie. One stormy night, lightning struck the copper whisk atop his bakery tower. The surge of energy coursed through his creation—a towering figure stitched together from buttery spirals, crescent limbs, and a heart of molten almond paste. It rose from the marble slab, its eyes two glistening cherries, its voice a crackling hiss like steam escaping a proofing chamber. “Je suis… Croi!” it bellowed, knocking over racks of éclairs and sending baguettes flying. But Croissantstein’s Monster was no mindless beast. It had dreams. It want...
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First Coffee of the Day Review

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 ðŸ¦©ðŸ“œ Nonsense Chronicler’s Review of the First Cup of Coffee (as sipped by a pink flamingo in velvet slippers) 📜🦩 Date : 06 September, Year of the Slightly Confused Hedgehog   Subject : The First Cup of Coffee of the Day   Brewed by : A sentient kettle named Gerald who hums Miles Davis when nervous Reviewed by : The Nonsense Chronicler Pink Flamingo  Review: Ah, the sacred chalice of wakefulness! The flamingo approached it with the reverence of a librarian discovering jazz. One sip—and the universe hiccupped. - ☕ Aroma: Like a jazz funeral held in a cinnamon forest.   - ☕ Taste: Bold. Brazen. Slightly accusatory. Notes of walnut, regret, and a whisper of last Tuesday’s dreams.   - ☕ Texture: Velvety, with the mouthfeel of a well-read velvet curtain.   - ☕ Aftertaste: Lingering hints of existential clarity, followed by a sudden craving for interpretive dance. Side Effects Noted : - Flamingo began reciting blues poetry to a sp...
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