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A Bedroom, a metal cage and thinktank web broadcast::::
Follow a live webcam broadcast from Harry Palmer’s mythological thinktank in which he has installed his entire bedroom into a metal cage (himself included). The seven day (24/7) exploration begins on 18th September at 7pm at The PhD Show in Birmingham. Harry, known for many eccentric [...]
Recent travels to independent art book, comic and zine fairs (Liverpool and Dublin) has meant that our Eccentric City attendance once more delivered papers (tabloid K/3) to new found strangers and friends (swaps included!).
Harry’s recent article regarding Summer Edition 2009 was recently posted on the outsider otherside of Birmingham blog magazine BINS - so pop over [...]
The continuing eccentric auctions attract fun, audiences and a little bit of cash (remember folks - over 85% of papers are distrubuted free - whereever we roam…). Ranging from antique bike parts, 70s video game consoles, noisy toys and wind-up planes - you never know what this auction will reveal next!
The great thing is you [...]
The very popular £1 Arts Commission Scheme for 2009 is now CLOSED. It (was) free to enter each month and we gave £1 away to the idea which catches takes our fancy. Visit the £1 Art commission scheme full entry details. Below is a summary of applications dates.
Ranging from nettle beer making, fairground filmmaking, plant pot surveys [...]
Available from May 2009, The Eccentric City’s third hardcopy publication featuring 40 pages of stories, points of view, eccentric ephemera that makes this paper nothing like you have ever read before! A grand claim, but how many have read about the likes of eccentric psychic adventurer Donald Savage, or The Birdman of Hawkesley, or The [...]
Can eccentrics change the world?
John Ward: No! – only light bulbs…
When did you make your first eccentric invention and what was it?
Circa 1968! - an electric spoon, which I still have!
You are considered one of Britain’s most prolific and well known eccentric inventors. Which of your inventions are your most favorite?
Too many to think [...]
Thanks to Gerry Keane and staff at The Anchor Pub in Digbeth for their support. Not only has Gerry sponsored the project financially, he has also provided special guest ales from the award winning CAMRA pub. The next eccentric auction takes place Tuesday 12th May 2009 at The Anchor. Come and see what is all about [...]
Welcome to the world’s first dedicated eccentric newspaper - a magazine in a newspaper format, currently an annual / ad hoc tabloid hardcopy publication that serves to review, preview, present and promote the nuances of personal and creative pursuits, interests and fascinations! Over 100 eccentrics written and presented their worlds having been featured in the three issues [...]
Here at The Eccentric City we will be updating this website regularly, posting excerpt features, articles originally in hardcopy print.
Whilst we don’t prescribe what the content of our editions should include, we always make sure that we feature down to earth genuine (and perhaps unsensational) life stories and personal experiences. So much so, that we [...]
