On August 1, 2026, I took a day trip to Brighton for my birthday, which is actually August 2, but Sunday trains being what they are...
I had contemplated visiting Southend-on-Sea where I haven’t been since I was a kid, but I’ve been to Brighton much more recently, more than once, know it reasonably well, and most importantly, I can get there direct by fast train from East Croydon. Had I realised they were holding the misnamed annual Pride event, I would definitely have chosen Southend, but by the time I did, it was too late.
Having said that, I am not unhappy with the outcome, especially meeting the gent interviewed here. This short video has been heavily redacted although his identity is no big secret. I had to wait a few minutes to speak to him because a group of volunteers from a local charity was ensuring he had enough water.
I started off by asking him how much were the three toy ducks at his feet but he told me they were not for sale. To hear what else he told me, play the video.
The answer to his last question, what would he do if he had three wishes, was to help someone else!
Like many homeless people he has a mobile phone; charities hand them out. I have his number so if anyone is in a position to help him, contact me with a phone number and I will pass it on, regardless of what I said early this year about white knighting.
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An ad hoc interview with a homeless man in Sydenham:
https://thedarkman.substack.com/p/an-ad-hoc-interview-with-a-homeless-204
An update on homelessness in Sydenham:
https://thedarkman.substack.com/p/an-update-on-homelessness-in-sydenham
Link to the entire body of my published work:
https://www.infotextmanuscripts.org/links.html
The Planned ERASURE Of The Natives Of These Islands:
https://archive.org/details/the-planned-erasure
The Evolution Of No-Platform:
https://archive.org/details/the-evolution-of-no-platform-enhanced-volume
The Great Free Speech Experiment:
https://archive.org/details/the-great-free-speech-experiment
Trump And Mosley — Parallels And Dissimilarities:
https://www.infotextmanuscripts.org/wikinut/wikinut-trump-parallels-and-dissimilarities.html
What Came Before Repressive Tolerance
https://theduran.com/what-came-before-repressive-tolerance/
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If “Chestnuts” sounds extremely simply that is because it is the first piece of music I ever composed, circa 1979. It was written on the acoustic guitar at Chestnut Avenue, Leeds. The jazz musician Xero Slingsby lived in the same house for a time. I found out a year or two ago that he had died young.
This recording was arranged and performed by Diana Bliss in March 2026. Better late than never!
A much earlier recording played (badly) by me on the guitar can be found here:
“Transsanity”
https://archive.org/details/transsanity-enhanced
&
“Fight Like A Girl”
https://vennerroad.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/fight-like-girl.html
“Should Women Box Men? Should Women Box At All? ”
https://thedarkman.substack.com/p/should-women-box-men-should-women
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A slight clarification, Blenheim Square is the name the so-called developers have given this project. The shopping centre is actually called the Blenheim Centre. It also housed the Wilko store which closed sometime ago, and today I noticed the card shop CARD FACTORY had closed. Not that there is much call for cards nowadays.
The square outside the Blenheim Centre is called Empire Square.
This video was uploaded to YouTube on January 7, 2026.
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A photograph of Alexander Baron delivering THE TRUTH ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY at David Parry’s meeting. A later recording and transcript can be found at this link:
https://archive.org/details/the-truth-about-pornography
