Edition 15's at the printers

Them wer't days: Flask Walk 1973

It is with much joy that I announce edition 15 of the Hampstead Village Voice is winging (Ed. Don't you mean whinging?) its way to the printers and, all being well, will be with your local newsagent no later than the 1st of March 2012. Hoorah!

Once in your grubby little paws, it'll feature a punishing critique of the ruthless corporate invasion of Hampstead High Street, combined with a rather endearing trip down memory lane when Fowlers in Flask Walk (above) sold single cigarettes to children and no one seemed to mind. Ay, them wer't days!

What else? Oh yes, Professor P. Dant has a most splendid rant at those blasted 1 mile deep basements; the High Street Spy has a go at the Post Office for up-selling insurance to old ladies; the Ham&High gets a hammering (Ed. don't you mean Ham&Highering?); La Gaffe celebrates 50 years with Stevie Wonder and Huggy Bear; there's an exposé on cheap and nasty letting agencies attempting to rent out Hampstead flats in a rather unethical manner and a whole lot of other good shit.

Also, exclusive Hampstead photos of Thierry Henry, Jürgen Klinsmann, David Soul, Martin Bell, Patrick Veiera and Robert Pires. Cor blimey guvnor!

To read nearly an exact replica of this mumbo jumbo, visit www.hampsteadvillagevoice.com

Toodle Pip!

Emmanuel Mustafa Goldstein x

Editor in law suit.

International Sales Rocket!

An artists impression of what The Finchley Road will look like once the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead returns to power.

Scamden, go home!

Off to Budgens, Waitrose, Sainsbury and Waterstones on the Finchley Road in Airstrip One to deliver sample copies and negotiate international, economy shattering deals with the aforementioned.

But worry not dear reader, the Hampstead Village Voice will remain as local as local can be and as edgy as ever when it comes to our editorial.

Toodle Pip!

Emmanuel Mustafa Goldstein x

CEO HAVIVO Corp. Inc. Ltd. PLC. Naaaht.

Tesco Stressco

Above. A small clue as to who [correction] what might be suing me come the next edition...

All go here at the Hampstead Village Voice. In talks with Sainsbury, Budgens, Waterstones and Waitrose about getting the Voice into them there shoppes. That's not how to spell shops unless you're American or live in the 16th Century. What's come over me?

Next Voice is going to be a complete cracker! Cor - I'm really hoping to get locked up this time or at least a couple of law suits.

Going to write a book too, no, two books - Toodles,

Mustafa Goldstein x

Editor in very hot-pants

PS. Last chance to advertise in next edition, email: info@hampsteadvillagevoice.com by 25th of January 2012

Heath Street's On The Up...

100 Acres. More than just a toy shop.

Nice to see Heath Street on the rise again. Just popped into the toy shop-café called 100 Acres and ended up writing a story about it for the next Hampstead Village Voice whilst supping one of their splendid Monmouth Cappuccino's. There's more to this place than meets the eye - as will be revealed in the next edition of the Voice which I reckon will be out for Spring... February? March? Who knows? The Hampstead Village Voice - nothing if not unpredictable.

Toodle Pip,

Emmanuel "Mustafa" Goldstein

Editor in Heath Street.

Mr Cook.

Them were't days...

No particular reason for this picture of Peter Cook other than I remember bumping into him at the Hampstead Food Hall - now Tesco-Stressco - and being given a lesson in how to open a cellophane bag properly. Peter was one of the few males of the species able to open a cellophane bag in one go which, considering he was Tottenham supporter, was quite an achievement.

"You take it by the corner and pinch it like this," he told me as I struggled at the veg' counter. Oh how Hampstead misses him. I presume he'd have been slagging off Tesco-Stressco for the Hampstead Village Voice had he been alive to bare witness to its horrors. The good Lord spared him that much. (Ed. What, the horrors of Tesco-Stressco or the Hampstead Village Voice?)

The Current edition [14] of the Hampstead Village Voice is still available at Waterstones and good Hampstead newsagents... but only just!

Viva Hampstonia!

Emmmanuel Mustafa Goldstein x

Editor in Crusties.

Next Voice due: Feb/March 2012

D'uh!

Raha Saber's splendid photo of Simply Scrumptious in Flask Walk.

I am such a klutz sometimes [ed. what do you mean, sometimes?] - and can only offer Hampstead photographer Raha Saber a massive apology for forgetting to credit her in the new edition of The Hampstonian 2012.

Sorry, Raha! I'm a mook!

Needless to say, the photo's of Raha Saber will be featuring in the next edition of the Hampstead Village Voice!

Toodles,

Mustafa G xxx

The Hampstonian 2012 is OUT NOW!

The cover of The Hampstonian 2012, in the shops NOW!

Phew!

The Elf and I have j

ust distributed the first 1000 copies of The Hampstonian 2012 to the newsagents of Hampstead, South End Green and Belsize Village in his Volvo estate. The manageress of Waterstones said they've had "lots of calls" about it, which is encouraging. She's also stuck our poster in the window - hoorah! It's amazing what lamination can do. They've taken 100 copies as have Hampstead Underground Station, Mag One and the New End Mini Market.

To see where else you can buy your copy, go to http://www.hampstonian.co.uk/aboutus.html

If you're new to Hampstead and you want to inform yourself, this is the mag for you and may well be the best £2 you've ever spent. If you're an old Hampstonian, Hampsteadite or even a Hampster, you'll probably know all this stuff and would do better to stick around for the next Hampstead Village Voice which we shall start work on forth-with.

I am now having a well deserved cappuccino at La Gaffe... Nice...

Toodle Pip!

Mustafa G.

Herr Safety

cc. The Elf