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We recently bribed Camden ace face Pirate Jenny with some guest list action at Tunng and Tinarewin, and in return she promised to put together a top five of Camden Town ace faces from the past. This is what she sent in,

1. Mr. Mary Byker - previous winner of the NME ligger of the year award, and absolute ‘chap extraordinaire’ Mary once had the nickname, Mayor of Camden and that takes dedication. He eventually ran off into a Rio sunset with a beautiful waitress from Bar Ganza, and who can blame him? None more Camden.

2. Syd Strong - From the old barbershop that used to be 271 Camden High St. A total legend, who gave Madness their flat tops, you used to sit in line silently praying you would get Syd and not the slightly special other one.

3. Martin the Fruit Man - Martin was a permanent fixture on Inverness St fruit and veg market for years, a regular at the Good Mixer for even longer. Martin always knew what was going down and was more than happy to explain to local greenhorns exactly who owned what and who'd fallen out with whom. He also used to be a cab driver and once chucked Sid and Nancy out of his motor for swearing at him.

4. George and Niki's - Lovely caff in Parkway, now long gone- the couple in there - were they actually George and Niki?, was there someone there called Vange?

5. Jane Owen – for the book, Camden Girls and forming the Right to Party, Party.

Ted, Camden through and through….