We really are in the 21st Century!

We were amazed when we heard the latest group of people who are carrying on in this tradition.

Even benders are now involved in late night raids.  They tend to strike from the back passage, where until now Spooner has not been defending.

We have also learnt that these benders are taking more and more people up the "Marmite Highway" (as they have nick named it) each and every day.

Santa comes early this year!

While the millions around the world are all waiting anxiously for Father Christmas to visit, our friend Spooner received his presents earlier than normal.

The latest reported raid was on on Tuesday 19^th December at 02:45.  Spooner was seen to be as happy as ever jumping up and down with excitement and joy. (See photos from this visit on the Photos page).

How Ironic?

In an edition of Melody Maker earlier this year they reported that in Alanis Morissette's younger years she had been homeless living in London, and after further investigation we discovered that she too lived under the Chiswick Flyover.

In research which involved scouring through many US articles and clippings on her history we have discovered that she shares some of her experiences with her audience in a song on her 1995 Jagged Little Pill album, called Ironic.

The whole songs is claimed to be describing the everyday problems that Alanis encountered living on the streets.

With kind permission from Maverick (Madonna's Record Label) we have listed a verse of the lyrics on the site.

A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams

After speaking to Music Mogul Alan Freeman it is revealed that the line about a "traffic jam" refers directly to when Alanis found out she was pregnant, while sitting along the road side in Chiswick.

It also refers to the huge amount of spoons that the Spooner and Alanis shared during their short time together on the streets.