Last night was the inaugural Brixton tweet up/meet up/piss up at Mango Landin’. Or alternatively: Last night was the 1st #meetbrixton @mangolandin #brixton.
Masterminded by Tim Dickens (@Brixton_Bugle) and Zoe Jewell (who writes the Brixton Blog) it was a chance for people who chat on Twitter, read each other’s blogs, or, er, just fancy a pint, to get together in the actual real world. And d’you know what? It was really, really fun.
Social media commentators are always banging on about how these things have changed the way we socialise and interact. And yes, it was a little strange to be asked on introducing myself as Liz, ‘Yes but who are you actually? On Twitter?’ But the fact remains that last night’s meet up wouldn’t have happened without it. And I wouldn’t have met such lovely people who are so ready to lavish praise on the place where they live. If Brixton was a person it would have been blushing.
So the people we follow on Twitter and whose blogs we read have faces! And here is a selection of them:
Tim (@Brixton_Bugle and also @Tim_Dickens if you’re a fan of Ilford) and Hannah (@koffs). They are considering performing in their own sketch show. Well, they’re not. But they should.
Joe (@joe_tanman) and Jamal (@dayes and @brixtontown – I honestly don’t know how some people have the energy for two Twitter accounts). They live near the windmill which Jamal particularly likes photographing. I assume ‘actual’ rather than ‘the bar’, but this was not entirely clear.
Nicki (@northsouthfood), Wuuff (Matilda I think?) (@wuuff),and Issy (@brixtonvillage). Issy is the dedicated voice of the Village. You know the Village facebook page, the only source of good info about the Village? Well that’s all Issy. A little tweet of applause I think.
The Kiwi contingent. Neil (@neilyoung77) and Katy (@what_katy_did). Brilliant to meet some fellow Elm Park/Leander people.
Lucy (@tvdinners)and Zoe (@BrixtonBlog). Lovely folk. Zoe’s live in Brixton all her life and has been writing the Brixton blog for two years I think she said.
And finally… URBAN75 MIKE TURNED UP! He may not be a fan of having his picture taken but it was excellent to meet him. The forums on Urban75 are a constant source of all Brixton knowledge, as well as being the original online presence for Brixton and its residents, way before we upstarts stuck our oar in.
There’s plans for another meet up in the New Year, keep an eye on this for more info details.
#hangover
Tags: Bloggers, Brixton Meet Up, Brixton Tweet Up, Mango Landin'
Cool write-up! Look forward to seeing you at the next one
Neil (aka @neilyoung77)