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The night of May 31, 2008 London folk had one last party on the Tube before consumption of alcohol on their underground trains was banned.
The first 0:14 clip shows a clearly uncomfortable couple who seem to have no idea what's going on sporting what I call, the "OMG we're going to die" facial expression in the thumbnail.
I created a YT playlist to include a second clip with additional highlights from the party. (Unfortunately it's dead now.) Second clip was also mildly nsfw because of the Boris chant.
Some of the best professional photos are on CNN\Europe's article: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/01/london.subway/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail
More details in these articles:
A quick summary of the event
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5idlyOxoEwg0JEMIcyU334xVXRzmw
Wired's coverage: http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/thousands-toast.html
Video of the now super-hated mayor giving his first press conference in this article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4065747.ece
“I think what we had there was the kind of exuberant, Celtic-style wake for the passing, the long overdue passing, of a custom,” Mr Johnson said of the Circle Line booze-up.
He said that while most people “got into the spirit of things” and were merry but well-behaved, the party was ruined by a few. “Most people who saw the scenes of violence and disorder thought that that entirely vindicated our decision (to ban alcohol on public transport), he said.
Blog on the party: http://30minsahead.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/being-boobs-on-the-tube-long-version/
The first 0:14 clip shows a clearly uncomfortable couple who seem to have no idea what's going on sporting what I call, the "OMG we're going to die" facial expression in the thumbnail.
I created a YT playlist to include a second clip with additional highlights from the party. (Unfortunately it's dead now.) Second clip was also mildly nsfw because of the Boris chant.
Some of the best professional photos are on CNN\Europe's article: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/01/london.subway/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail
More details in these articles:
A quick summary of the event
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5idlyOxoEwg0JEMIcyU334xVXRzmw
Wired's coverage: http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/thousands-toast.html
Video of the now super-hated mayor giving his first press conference in this article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4065747.ece
“I think what we had there was the kind of exuberant, Celtic-style wake for the passing, the long overdue passing, of a custom,” Mr Johnson said of the Circle Line booze-up.
He said that while most people “got into the spirit of things” and were merry but well-behaved, the party was ruined by a few. “Most people who saw the scenes of violence and disorder thought that that entirely vindicated our decision (to ban alcohol on public transport), he said.
Blog on the party: http://30minsahead.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/being-boobs-on-the-tube-long-version/
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Fosfor Gadgets has a list of the ten weirdest USB-powered accessories available for your computer, including a functional George Foreman grill and heated slippers. My personal favorite, though, is the self-destruct device depicted on the left. I’d love to re-enact the self-destruct scene from the classic Star Trek episode “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.”