Anatomy of London No. 13

Jun 302014

Alex Farebrother-Naylor

[This piece originally appeared in Smoke 13]

Tagged with: Alex Farebrother-Naylor, Anatomy of London, Buses, Cartoons, London Overground, Pubs and Cafes, Trains, Transport, Tube

Looking back through the clouds…

Who’s Going To Drive You Home Tonight?

by Jude Rogers
I feel snug in the back, so I ask him his name. “Reg. Pleased to meet you. And you?” I tell him and we talk about that song by the Beatles. We share details for a while, give each other pocket-sized versions of our life stories: his family in Wales, how long I’ve been in the city. Then I ask him how long he’s been out here. How long he’s had the badge. How long it’s been since he had his blue book. [read more...]