bits of manchester march 2010

bits of manchester scene on foot........the sandwich shop in ducie street where philips gallery was close by.....which moved to the northern quarter.......now in tib lane........when i was a student in rochdale we used to get down onto the towpath of the medlock and walk under the city appearing in a variety of locations...... . i was incredulous at the demise of urbis...............i was on my way to see what was on.............................before i got there a friend told me the news...............the late urbis...........whatever happened to this fantastic idea of the museum of the city..............a missed opportunity that will never be reinstated....some good shows ............hacienda..........black panthers...........photos of hidden manchester...............now to become a football museum....theres one in preston i think?..............whilst walking around the northern..... quarter on my search for urban grafitti............surprise! surprise!................someone has been round with a tin of paint and hidden them.........but on a closer look there are a number of small ones left....subversion is still alive and well...i am not going to say where or what they are...in case the anti grafitti brush will be out again.........i continued on to vinyl exchange to see my friend russell marland dj.......the story so far....