BM Blob

Texts by David and Stuart Wise - and others - from the 1980s and 1990s.

BM Blob rubber stamped address

Comments on 23 Rough Notes 23 years later - David Wise

One of the authors of "Like A Summer With A Thousand Julys" comments on their 23 comments made previously. From Revolt Against Plenty site.

cover of German translation of "Like a Summer with a thousand julys" published by Wildat, 1980s

Preface or Postscript to the German Edition of "A Summers with a Thousand Julys"

BM Blob's comments on their text for a German translation, 1985. From the Revolt Against Plenty site…

1988 - New Postscript to "Nothing Hill": February 2004 - David Wise

One of the authors of "Nothing Hill" reflects on the text.

Appendices

BM Blob's appendices to Once Upon A Time There Was A Place Called Nothing Hill.

Postscript: Sometimes We See A Cloud That's Dragonish...

BM Blob's postscript to Once Upon A Time There Was A Place Called Nothing Hill.

An Artistic Swamp: Designing The Emperor's New Clothes

BM Blob on art and gentrification in West London in the late 20th Century.

The Saints: And When The Cops Came Marching In

BM Blob on the tensions on All Saints Road, West London.

The 1987 Carnival and the Limits of an Urban Pacification

BM Blob on the riot at the 1987 Notting Hill Carnival.

The Hidden Workers?

BM Blob on work, the Building Workers' strike of 1972, winter of discontent etc in Notting Hill, West London.

Notting Hill Peoples Associaton banner

Community Politics: The Still Living Dead

BM Blob on work, community politics, squatting, adventure playgrounds, etc in Notting Hill in West London.

We Teach All Hearts To Break grafitti

A Walk Back Into Notting Hill

BM Blob on the culture and counter-culture of Notting Hill, including King Mob.

Preamble

Introduction to Once upon a time there was a place called Nothing Hill Gate…