File under: Deli-from-Helli, London

Spotted, roadside

Curious things seen on the brief trip to the Deli-from-helli to get lunch: (#84 in an ongoing series)

Opposite the deli, there’s a BT service van, with a card stuck on the window which reads “visiting 142a Grazelle Road,” but in the front seat is a man in a uniform with his feet up on the dashboard.

And he’s playing a bass guitar. He’s really giving it some, as well: Big ba-dooooow-ing in a Mark King style. The windows are shut so I can’t hear if he’s playing along to something or whether this is a solo, but when I leave the sandwich shop, five minutes later, he’s still going strong.

This raises the following questions:

  1. Does this man actually work for BT, or is he along for the ride?
  2. If he works for BT, does he bring along his bass guitar whenever he’s out on a job?
  3. Are there, in fact, a trio of musicians in the back of the van, backing him up on guitar, drums and keyboards?

The world is a strange place.