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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · 16d

Looking forward to reading this. Well done Justin - another winner.

Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 16d

#IntoTheGroove, my month-by-month guide to 1980s musical history, and a tale of pop and circumstance.

OUT NOW: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...

'Justin Lewis tells pop's never-ending story brilliantly.'
DAVID QUANTICK

'A treasure chest of pop riches... I loved this book!'
SAMIRA AHMED

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INTO THE GROOVE: THE 1980s: THE ULTIMATE DECADE IN MUSIC HISTORY.
By me, Justin Lewis

'An epic compendium of stories and trivia from the 80s music scene'

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · 29d

26 Oct 25: By A Long Chalk, a guided walk of Chalk Farm and Primrose Hill, through the lens of ‘pace layers’, Stewart Brand’s model for the ever-interacting layers of civilisation: steam trains and secret vaults, geology and gin, duels and druids, tunnels, taverns and towpaths. minimumlabyrinth.org

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · 29d

Goe no more to Brainford is our ninth London walk. We go westward, to the old town of Brentford: more ancient than London, and on occasion more noisome. Join us for tranquil rivers, art deco wonders, proper pubs, and a poignant history of transience and travel. 8/9 Nov 2025. minimumlabyrinth.org

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Sep 12

Excellent vork. This 'viper' sounds like a human viper of vindows. So even if they are wehicular, the viper itself is non-mechanical. This is indeed a rabbit hole

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Sep 12

Interesting contender - looks like the wipers are a late addition, but not sure when en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whe...

The Wheels on the Bus - Wikipedia

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Sep 12

Splendid. I'm talking about the Trico-Folberth windscreen wiper factory in Brentford - an American firm on British soil - so I think this distinction is of no small importance. You say tomato, I say tomato, etc.

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Sep 12

An important question that @whenisbirths.bsky.social (or others) may be able to answer. Is Genesis's 1974 classic prog rock album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, the first use of the phrase 'windscreen wiper' in any lyrics, or does anything pre-date this?

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sunday 7 September is now sold out, but there are still spaces available on Saturday 6 September for Doin' The Lambeth Walk (Oi!). This is the final date in 2025 so make sure you book now if you would like to see it. minimumlabyrinth.org

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Aug 5

What a poetic time we had on Saturday on the Peter Ackroyd Thames Walk 2025. 28 pilgrims; 14km from Westminster to Rotherhithe; 8 pubs; and 170 million years of riverine history. And thanks to your marvellous generosity, @areamancm.bsky.social and I raised £1,215 for Trees for Cities and CF Trust.

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Lucy Furlong @lucyfurleaps.bsky.social · Jul 18

If you ever get a chance to go a walk with @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social do it me 'ole china! I also danced along on their merry Lambeth Walk (oi!) recently and it was / is the best way to spend an afternoon in London.

Emma Burnell @emmaburnell.bsky.social · Jun 29

Just done the brilliant @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social guided Lambeth Walk (oi!). What a fantastic way to spend a Sunday afternoon. An interesting innovative and great way to learn a fascinating history. From William Blake to Sapphire and Steel!

Minimum Labyrinth (@minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social)

The creative paroxysms of Robert Kingham and Rich Cochrane. Guided walks, books, films, audio dramas and journeys into the uncanny. http://minimumlabyrinth.org/

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Emma Burnell @emmaburnell.bsky.social · Jun 29

Just done the brilliant @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social guided Lambeth Walk (oi!). What a fantastic way to spend a Sunday afternoon. An interesting innovative and great way to learn a fascinating history. From William Blake to Sapphire and Steel!

Minimum Labyrinth (@minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social)

The creative paroxysms of Robert Kingham and Rich Cochrane. Guided walks, books, films, audio dramas and journeys into the uncanny. http://minimumlabyrinth.org/

minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thank you @mattfromlondon.bsky.social - it's always a joy to explore the nooks and crannies of London with a true aficionado.

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Jun 24

"I’ve been on a few guided walks in my time. I have never been on one like Doin’ the Lambeth Walk (Oi!). Minimum Labyrinth [are] masters of threading historical tales through an eldritch loom." @londonist.com Spaces available: Sat 12 July, Sat 6 / Sun 7 Sep. londonist.substack.com/p/4-updates-...

4 Updates, 2 Things You Should Do and a Pub Date

An historical buffet.

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Area Man @areamancm.bsky.social · Jun 16

Honoured to join the new @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social tour, Doin’ The Lambeth Walk (Oi) on Saturday. This is a special one, an epic feel and an immersive theatre vibe, with psychogeographic wanderings underpinned by a certain 70s telefantasy show. Amazing performances, fascinating stories, huge fun

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thank you so much to @annecorlett.bsky.social, author of The Space Between the Stars, and The Theatre of Glass and Shadows, for this lovely review of Doin' The Lambeth Walk (Oi!). annecorlett.co.uk/writing-blog...

Immersive review – Doin’ the Lambeth Walk (Oi!) | Anne Corlett

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Jun 7

"Schichlegruber Doing The Lambeth Walk", a mash-up from 1941. Both Churchill and the Three Stooges referred to Hitler as Herr Schicklgruber (sic), loosely be translated as ‘money-digger’.

Now booking tickets for Doin' The Lambeth Walk (Oi!): launches 15 June 2025. youtu.be/gYdmk3GP3iM?...

Lambeth Walk: Nazi Style - by Charles A. Ridley (1941)

YouTube video by politicalremix

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Area Man @areamancm.bsky.social · Jun 4

VERY excited about the upcoming new London walk from @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social - Doin’ The Lambeth Walk (Oi!) This promises to be a very special one so don’t miss out - tickets still available minimumlabyrinth.org

Minimum Labyrinth – Robert Kingham & Rich Cochrane

Minimum Labyrinth is the creative partnership of Robert Kingham and Rich Cochrane.

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · May 31

Doin' The Lambeth Walk (Oi!) is only two weeks away! Tickets available at lu.ma/minimumlabyr...

More details at Minimum Labyrinth: minimumlabyrinth.org

Sunday 15 June 2025 | 14.00 – 17.30
Sunday 29 June 2025 | 14.00 – 17.30
Saturday 12 July 2025 | 17.00 – 20.30
Sunday 13 July 2025 | 14.00 – 17.30

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · May 18

Doin' The Lambeth Walk (Oi!) - a new immersive guided walk launching 15 June 2025. All details at minimumlabyrinth.org

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · May 10

On Saturday 17 May 2025 we will be offering libations to the Pantheon of Pancras - our epic guided walk around the old parish of St Pancras. Details at minimumlabyrinth.org
‘A wonderfully fantastic journey’ – Reverend Mark Lawson-Jones
‘A tremendous flair for storytelling’ – Rachael Heaton-Armstrong

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Apr 22

SAPPHIRE: I can't do it, Steel. I can't make tea
STEEL: Try, Sapphire. Try harder

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Apr 14

We're running a one-off walk to offer libations to The Pantheon of Pancras on Saturday 17 May 2025. We've also unveiled a new date for Doin' The Lambeth Walk (Oi!) on Sunday 15 June 2025. All details at minimumlabyrinth.org

Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Apr 3

This summer’s spectacular walk is here. Historical entities have been sighted in the old village of Lambeth. Are they ghosts? Visions? Or intruders through a crack in time? Explore the backwaters and byways that have spread over the mysterious marshes of Lambeth. All details at minimumlabyrinth.org

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Mar 13

Joni would have to do the last bit as a kind of rap to make it scan

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Minimum Labyrinth @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social · Mar 13

By A Long Chalk: a new guided walk to accompany Longplayer Live at the Roundhouse, 5 April 02025. In collaboration with @longplayertrust.bsky.social @longnowldn.bsky.social. Steam trains & secret vaults, geology & gin, duels & druids, tunnels, taverns & towpaths. Details: minimumlabyrinth.org

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