In The City

Lowry Centre, from Pevsner Architectural Guide

Been away in Manchester for a couple of days, and I have to pay tribute to a couple of things about the place:

1) The music. This goes without saying - let's just start with The Buzzcocks, Joy Division, The Fall, New Order, The Smiths, Happy Mondays and imagine where it goes from there.

2) Redevelopment. Photo above shows the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays, which as well as being a modern piece of architecture also houses the Lowry collection. Beautiful all round.

3) The Fab Cafe. Where else can you dance to the Pixies in front of a Dalek with "E.T." playing on TV screens round the bar? (?Mike Joyce - really?)

I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour....which reminds me: