| "Wow! What a commission -? 100 feet
of dark empty cellar walls in the basement of a pub in Kings
Cross. No brief, no guidelines, just a general instruction
to cheer it all up - bright colours and strong images! Oh
yes, and there's a grand opening in 9 days so its got to be
finished by then!?
And what fun we had - just to be let loose to do our own thing
was both stimulating and challenging.?Crumbling lumpy surfaces,
strange holes and grilles in the wall and knackered ancient
doors and wiring, all became as much inspiration as obstacles!
Each day was a fresh challenge never quite knowing if we were
going to create something wonderful or simply make a mess!
Our answer came 9 days later. We finished on time and that
same night our ugly old basement became an ultra-cool ass-kicking
London venue - a 5 piece band playing rockin' Gypsy Swing,
mellow lighting, a fast flowing bar and a room full of happy
appreciative people.
It was a great feeling to be part of the
miracle and we want to do more!
Check out the real thing in The Jester Bar
at The Cross Kings pub, 126 York Way, Kings Cross, London
N1 OAX"
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