Eccentric City Newspaper Issue 1

The world’s first dedicated eccentric newspaper Issue No. 1 The Cold Season 2006/7

Page 2 Welcome Eccentric

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Page Three Eccentric Page 3

Page 4 About Eccentric

Page three eccentric - Flint Jack

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About Eccentric Page 5

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Space

X X (Other) Kinks in Normality

X X

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X Eccentric Life/Growth Day 1 on Earth

Eccentric Kinks

Charles M. Doughty 1843 - 1926.

X= Tribal Communities

The Eccentric Progress Diagram.

Flint Jack’s fake fossil.

Page 6 Art Eccentric

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Book cover with envelope questionnaire.

One of seventy-two returned correspondences.

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Do you recognise this picture? If you do please contact Sophie Rush at [email protected]

The artist with his collection of sticks.

Art Eccentric Page 7

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Page 8 About Eccentric

By Rohan Hobbo

Gandhi.

Benny from Crossroads.

Henry Thoreau. Eccentric friend.

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The ability to totally disregard the opinions of others, to unselfconsciously ride roughshod over society’s norms without even noticing, is without doubt a defining factor. True eccentrics reject society - rather than the other way round.

Poet John Milton.

A passion for perambulation.

Keith Moon as Mad Hatter.

Page 10 Art Eccentric

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Lunar - Full Moon walk @ Industrial full moon zone(s). Part 1:

Controversial moonwalk visit and stroll at controversial petro-chemical plant proposed.

Page 12 Art Eccentric

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So you’ve got an unusual name!

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Art Eccentric Page 13

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Page 14 About Eccentric

By Dr David Ethics, Friction Towers, 2006

Friction Towers, Digbeth, B’ham 2004-2006.

Humanity is basically an infant. We really have no idea what’s going on, other than in the most basic ways and we are still pretty much working on caveman instincts to make our way in the world.

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About Eccentric Page 15

By Sandra Hall

The Anchor Pub where eccentric conversations occur.

RADIO KNEX3

Page 16 Art/Music Eccentric

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16 years of BET4 motion.

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Make Eccentric Page 17

By Foz Foster.

People like myself are serious about what we do, more so than a trainspotter in a shunting yard.

Foz Foster’s Thunderbird rocket.

Page 18 Global Eccentric

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Global Eccentric Page 19

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by Sima Gonsai

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Page 20 Book Eccentric

Bollocks to Alton Towers

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A report on an unusual bookshop. By Nev Clay

We welcome reviews & contributors. See page 2 for details.

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Page 22 Book Eccentric

by Emanuel Velvet III

By Big Bren

Big Bren’s combo at the Market Tavern, B’ham.

Story Eccentric Page 23

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By Harry Palmer

Professor A.M. Mayer demonstrating his fog navigational hearing positional system.

Chances Brothers Glass Factory emitting dangerous glass smog

Page 24 Story Eccentric

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Story / Philosophical Eccentric Page 25

All Day Every Day. Private collection, Sophie Rush. Do you recognise this picture? If you do please contact Sophie Rush at [email protected]

Page 26 Story Eccentric

“Hand feeding is not recommended, because squirrels may carry plague or other animal-borne diseases. Even if they do not carry disease, they often have a hard time telling fingertips from food, and bites are painful.” Do you recognise this picture? If you do please contact Sophie Rush at [email protected]

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Story / Film Eccentric Page 27

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By Ian Francis

Page 28 Fun Eccentric

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Observant Eccentric Page 29

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Page 30 Observant Eccentric

By Joanne Lee.

Using graffiti to slag off someone isn’t particularly unusual, but I’ve never seen a campaign pursued over so very many months.

Miscellaneous Eccentric Page 31

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Notes

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