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This was winter in Take That City

Take That's signatures

I found a little piece of paper having to do with The Circus Tour (some kind of agreement) a while ago; it was signed on 21 November 2008 by all Take That members and the signatures are by far the most interesting part of it. So here they are !

Btw: the agreement took effect on 25 November 2008 and I believe it was signed in London.

Edit: just as a reminder - those signatures are from a public document which everyone does have access to. They were on the internet already before I even knew this document (which is completely harmless btw) exists and I am just summarising what is already available elsewhere. It could well be that there are people out there who are looking for these things for fraud purposes; however, they probably do have their strategies how to get hold of a certain signature anyway and I believe that this blog post does not encourage fraud. Please feel free to comment/get in touch for further feedback. Thanks.

TT SNOWMEN

This photo was taken by Becki in Manchester and is utterly cute. I hope you all enjoy the snow here in the UK today and have not been affected by the chaos too badly. Happy 2010 to all TTC visitors :-)

Autumn at the Take That boys

TTC thought you may want to see what autumn at Mark, Howard, Jason and Gary looks like. I know normal people cannot understand why this is interesting; I hope you enjoy what you see. Click on the photo for a larger version :-) In about three months, you will get to see some photos how winter looks like, in about six months we will have spring already and I will also show you how summer looks like. I think some of you already know ;-)

Have a nice Sunday everyone !

Take That @ Abbey Road

As most of you know Take That were working on a not so secret project at the Abbey Road Studios not long ago. Abbey Road is one of London top addresses and TTC would like to show you what is going on there :-) Below is the pretty boring looking entrance, which has been used by very famous artists. I cannot think of anyone else apart from the Beatles and Take That now, but I guess there is no one of more importance anyway;-) What is very funny to see are the tourists on the zebra crossing trying to imitate the fab four (not our fab four).

Jason leaving Abbey Road Studios few years ago.

Mark leaving Abbey Road Studios on the other side.

Was not surprised to find this on the wall.

:-)

"What a silly photo" you may think... I tell you why this is interesting: Howard parked his car here, the last time probably was 9 September 2009.

Letter Box Series: Howard

TTC showed you Gary's nearest letter box a while ago (OK it actually was ages ago in February this year) and you now have the chance to have a look at Howard's nearest letter box. The one below is very close to his London house and he actually might be able to see it from his front windows. This is a good thing because where I live there is no letter box in walking distance.

That is the back view. Why I took a photo from the back ? Because if Howard really can see the box from his house then he sees something like this. Special feature: chewing gum sticking on the box.

What's new in London ?

It is time for an update after the tour we loved every second of. The "boys" are on holiday now, I am sure you have seen the photos of Gary landing in LA. It has become quiet in Kensington, Gary's car is parked near his house and his letter box has not been emptied for a few days. However, it seems someone is looking after everything once in a while. Howard has also left London and has taken his car. He does not have the "letter box problem", but London is not his main address anyway. I am not sure what Jason is up to. He has got family in London, but he very often travels to Manchester when not working. Mark has been doing normal stuff. It seems he had guests earlier this week and will most likely relax somewhere out of London in the coming weeks.

Howard and Jason @ Cafe 202//Notting Hill

You probably remember the photos below, which were taken a while ago. But have you noticed that they were taken in front of the same cafe ? It took me a while to find out that this is Cafe 202 in Notting Hill, a 10 minute walk from Notting Hill tube, but here finally is the evidence. Compare the photos and you will not spot a difference. The coffee there is said to be very, very good.

Howard's London home

TTC reported about Gary’s home a while ago and thought it is time for the next in row – Howard. He virtually is a neighbour of Gary since he also owns a house in Kensington. Obviously, he does not stay there all the time and mainly uses the house for his „London visits“. So what is special about Howard’s house? Not much, really. There are nicer houses in his street but it seems Howard does not want to attract attention - just like Gary or Mark. It is a huge house on a quiet street but with lots of neighbours. It’s got windows and a door, several floors, a huge lounge, outdoor space and off street parking. It is not gated and if you wish to knock on his door you could do so. When the curtains are not closed, you may even be able to have a glimpse inside. It’s location is just perfect – very central and not far from shops.

And how much was this house? It was much more expensive than Mark’s which may be due to two facts: the location of Howard’s house and the time he bought it. The house went off the market last summer at a time when prices were at a high. It could well be that this house is less worth today.

Howard's sky in April 2009

Howard was in Argos tonight

Howard is in town and lucky me spotted him walking into Argos on High Street Kensington tonight just after 6.30pm. He was wearing some jeans, a light jacket and one of his trendy caps. He looked gorgeous as usual. See the store below!