Comments on: Chinatown, George Melly, Kate Meyrick and the Brilliant Chang http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/03/chinatown-george-melly-kate-meyrick-and-the-brilliant-chang/ A blog about 20th Century London Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:03:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/03/chinatown-george-melly-kate-meyrick-and-the-brilliant-chang/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Anonymous Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/03/chinatown-george-melly-kate-meyrick-and-the-brilliant-chang.html#comment-50 Cocaine is named 'Chang' after Brilliant Chang? Duuuuh!! It is so called because it's all-too-well-known nickname of 'Charlie' has been extended. Ask as many users as you like - only drug historians are likely to know of Mr. Chang and his escapades.<br/><br/>Just needed to set the record straight here... Cocaine is named ‘Chang’ after Brilliant Chang? Duuuuh!! It is so called because it’s all-too-well-known nickname of ‘Charlie’ has been extended. Ask as many users as you like – only drug historians are likely to know of Mr. Chang and his escapades.

Just needed to set the record straight here…

]]> By: Nicola http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/03/chinatown-george-melly-kate-meyrick-and-the-brilliant-chang/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Nicola Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:36:00 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/03/chinatown-george-melly-kate-meyrick-and-the-brilliant-chang.html#comment-40 Ah, George Melly. They don't make them like that anymore. Ah, George Melly. They don’t make them like that anymore.

]]> By: Jon http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/03/chinatown-george-melly-kate-meyrick-and-the-brilliant-chang/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Jon Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:33:00 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/03/chinatown-george-melly-kate-meyrick-and-the-brilliant-chang.html#comment-34 The track you've posted "Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine" is identified as by Slim Gaillard. <br/>Harry "The Hipster" Gibson penned and performed the tune. The track you’ve posted “Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine” is identified as by Slim Gaillard.
Harry “The Hipster” Gibson penned and performed the tune.

]]> By: Roger http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/03/chinatown-george-melly-kate-meyrick-and-the-brilliant-chang/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Roger Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:41:00 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/03/chinatown-george-melly-kate-meyrick-and-the-brilliant-chang.html#comment-33 Very interesting stuff, I used to live in Limehouse and its history fascinates me.<br/><br/>It's interesting how each wave of immigrants gets painted with the same brush by the British popular press. Very interesting stuff, I used to live in Limehouse and its history fascinates me.

It’s interesting how each wave of immigrants gets painted with the same brush by the British popular press.

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