Pigeon racing

I believe the only way to watch this bit of madness is by watching straight through from the beginning. The professor is quite the character: www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Rainbow Meat fleas. A nutter for sure! Gets a bit old around 20 mins in but pretty funny up to that point.

Inside the porta cabin beast

This is where the magic happened that allowed all of us to watch all over the world: www.flickr.com/photos/radeeboi/4016915521/

Ref

Sammy has been on a few best of lists. The ref presides over the square at 3am, maintaining order. Hilarious. Love this whole concept. First half sees a couple yellows and one ejection from the square. He even calls half time at about 35:40 in and takes some time for administrative work. Awesome.

Looking forward to the second half!

Enjoy here: www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Sammy

Ok, second half gets really wild. In the 40s things really pick up. More bookings, some keepy uppy with a ball lost in the net - great stuff all around.

What the plinther saw

Finally a video that shows what the plinther sees in the porta cabin and approaching the plinth itself: vimeo.com/7021352

Such a great view as the JCB extends way up above the plinth before dropping you! TS from about 3 mins in.

Empty Plinth

Empty! www.flickr.com/photos/tiotoms/4016065045/in/set-72157622596932838/

Captain John - Guardian Angel of the Plinth

Some background: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7322347.stm

His hour: www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/John_L

I like this article a lot

entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article6874457.ece