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On the eleventh of November 2009 you are invited to take part in a pyschogeographical epic. You have a window of eleven hours to complete a circuit of Birmingham’s number eleven bus.

Read about last year’s Eleven Hours on the Eleven Bus.

Get the bus | 11 11 11

An 11 bus based short story… [link]

That hast du heut

It’s expensive beer-drinking in the cold time again from this Thursday when Mayor Hobbit will be joined by the German Ambassado and “German pop sensation Patrick Lindner” to open the Frankfurt Christmas Market (which of course happens in Birmingham, the Birmingham Christmas Market happens in Frankfurt)

No word on if he’ll be singing his hits, like “Hast du heut” and kissing old ladies while wearing a very very blue jacket:

Or if the Mayor will either.

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What some people have said:

• "Fantastically important." Dr Carl Chinn
• "How Vulgar." Midlands Today's Kay Alexander
• "Turns out, if you know what you're doing, Birmingham really isn't that shit." The Guardian
• "You feel as if you've been projected into the 21st Century," says Mr Savalas, before signing off: "Yes, it's my kinda town. So long, Birmingham. Here's looking at ya." BBC News

• "a local comedian called Dr Carl Cheek , used the made up fact of the number 50 bus being the most regular bus route in Europe"
• "Go to any Birmingham pub and some local will claim 'Tolkein used to drink in here'. If true, his apparent hobby of city-long pub crawls explains the p**s-poor quality of the Lord of the Rings."
• "I was at the Frankfurt Christmas market today and when the carousel started up, I thought, "that tune sounds familiar" I listened for a little while just to be sure... Dambusters!"
• "Where else would you see Dave Hill in a Little Chef?"
• "Add your vote for Brum's Hardest Pub.
• "Claire Short sent me a birthday card for my 18th Last week. It was a day late, and had a 2nd class stamp on it, but at least she made an effort..."
• "But what about Kavs for Lav's, is Kav's still there?"