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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

theunknowing: click link for free music Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer is on a one man mission to re-introduce Hip-Hop to the Queen’s English.  He brings you Chap-Hop.Having spent the best part of a decade bringing some manners back to popular culture with Cheam’s legendary Schooner Boys, this dopest of fellows will entertain and amuse you with his ingenious stylings.Aiming to dazzle with dignity, Mr. B takes to the stage with his Banjolele and stiff upper lip to perform ditties of pipe-smoking, high society, Cricket and sexual misadventure, as well as some more well-known pieces from the world of Hip-Hop, re-worked in true Chap-Hop fashion. ‘There has never been a rapper like Mr.B’- Sunday Times ‘Note perfect’- The Telegraph ‘Pure genius’- Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music ‘One of my (Manchester) Festival highlights’- City Life ‘Sublime Genius’- The Chap TimothyAudio Mr.B’s Christmas Song Audio Hail The Chap Audio Mr.B’s World Cup Song Audio The Model Audio Light The Olympic Pipe Audio Just Like A Chap Audio

theunknowing:

click link for free music

Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer is on a one man mission to re-introduce Hip-Hop to the Queen’s English.

 He brings you Chap-Hop.

Having spent the best part of a decade bringing some manners back to popular culture with Cheam’s legendary Schooner Boys, this dopest of fellows will entertain and amuse you with his ingenious stylings.

Aiming to dazzle with dignity, Mr. B takes to the stage with his Banjolele and stiff upper lip to perform ditties of pipe-smoking, high society, Cricket and sexual misadventure, as well as some more well-known pieces from the world of Hip-Hop, re-worked in true Chap-Hop fashion.

‘There has never been a rapper like Mr.B’- Sunday Times

‘Note perfect’- The Telegraph

‘Pure genius’- Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music

‘One of my (Manchester) Festival highlights’- City Life

‘Sublime Genius’- The Chap

TimothyAudio Mr.B’s Christmas Song Audio Hail The Chap Audio Mr.B’s World Cup Song Audio The Model Audio Light The Olympic Pipe Audio Just Like A Chap Audio

wizardbuysahat:

Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer - Songs for Acid Edward

A medley of early 90s rave classics, played on the banjolele by a terribly posh chap. What more could you ask?

“Who’s coming up for the rush?”

showmethelighter: Mr B. The Gentleman Rhymer – he was the one that got away!  I’ve seen this guy twice at Tapestry events – he does hip-hop, sorry, chap-hop tracks on a ukulele.  He was performing a full hour long show in Edinburgh at the Voodoo Rooms, but I didn’t manage to see it … so tantalising!

showmethelighter:

Mr B. The Gentleman Rhymer – he was the one that got away!  I’ve seen this guy twice at Tapestry events – he does hip-hop, sorry, chap-hop tracks on a ukulele.  He was performing a full hour long show in Edinburgh at the Voodoo Rooms, but I didn’t manage to see it … so tantalising!

velizaraptor: I cannot process this photo with my brain

velizaraptor:

I cannot process this photo with my brain

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wizardbuysahat:

Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer - The Crack Song

“They tried to make me go to rehab,
I said: ‘That sounds nice’”

“Kids don’t do drugs!”

treselegant:

vanessa-miles:

Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer - Curtsey for me.

 I saw this gentleman perform in Cardiff over the Jubilee bank holiday and had an excellent time. I am definitely ‘team’ Mr B.

tallthegreedy: People in suits hold a protest against a planned Abercrombie & Fitch store on Savile Row, London I Agree. Now this is my sort of protest. No unwashed ruffians. Everyone dressed smartly. And how wonderful - Mr B, the Gentleman Rhymer is there with his banjolele.

tallthegreedy:

People in suits hold a protest against a planned Abercrombie & Fitch store on Savile Row, London

I Agree.

Now this is my sort of protest. No unwashed ruffians. Everyone dressed smartly. And how wonderful - Mr B, the Gentleman Rhymer is there with his banjolele.

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It had to happen - a Chap Off in 2011 between Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer and his arch steampunk rival Professor Elemental.

(HT http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/When-steampunk-rappers-fight-16126.php)

amoderndandy: Mr. B and Professor Elemental - contenders for the “chap hop” throne. So far my allegiance is with Professor Elemental, even though Mr. B is more gentlemanly - but somehow the Professor’s air of danger and adventure is appealing. Click picture for source and a splendid article about the two. My preference is always for the gentleman - in this case, Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer. That “Professor” Elemental (from which University, I say?) seems to be something of a scuff and possibly a bounder.

amoderndandy:

Mr. B and Professor Elemental - contenders for the “chap hop” throne. So far my allegiance is with Professor Elemental, even though Mr. B is more gentlemanly - but somehow the Professor’s air of danger and adventure is appealing.

Click picture for source and a splendid article about the two.

My preference is always for the gentleman - in this case, Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer. That “Professor” Elemental (from which University, I say?) seems to be something of a scuff and possibly a bounder.