The lost tribe of Hoxton 

Hello mate, sorry late reply ain’t been online in ages. Hope you’re doing well. Take care mate x

@@martinaskew1734 hi martin. No prob mate. Was nice to see you a while ago. Im ok mate. Hope all is well with you. Lots of love x

Thanks Tara. Hope you and family all well, :) x

Thanks David, hope u and family well :)

Thanks for your constructive critic Danny, and I would love to do a more in-depth doco on my old community, a community I loved dearly to be honest with all it's faults. You don't know what you have until it's gone sometimes in life do you? Unfortunately the film and TV industry only seem to want to back upper middle class and Toff type projects today, it's become very elitist in terms of narratives. I will be going out and making more ”on Spec” type films about working class people and subjects that won’t get the funding in the mainstream, unless some philanthropist wants to sling a few quid at the likes of me. I only made the film because I was in another country and see how strong they are with traditions and culture, because after all the East End had a very rich culture, and not just what the posh boys want to project out and undermine. We don't need more films of soppy muggy Gangsters and two bob villains, or what I have labelled has ”Cockeny Porn” In my eyes the real people in those dirty back streets had more wealth and character than most people I've ever met around the world....And without sounding all poncy, i am now slightly more of a well traveled an wiser man...My East end will never die, it was hilariously funny, very loving and full of stand up men and women.Those people and the old place may now be a memory but they are still very much alive in my creative heart and soul. No more WAR!!...and peace to all :)

Maybe, try and include the "newbies" in your film, cover their take on Hoxton, bring your old mates in together. You know,* throwing the cat among the pigeons*, will make things very interesting.

@@martinaskew1734 you made me cry geezer, it's Tina poupoutsi here me old china. I'm doing a podcast on our cockney heritage mate. I've decided to do my best to document all I can with what is left of it. dOUBT YOU'LL SEE THIS REPLY BUT IF YOU DO JUST WANTED TO SAY, WHAT FARKING LARFS PIP!

Thanks Danny, all the best mate. I wasn't doing it from an ultra intellectual side of the fence like yourself, I done the little short on what we down Hoxton call ”on Spec” I didn't plan it. You should go out there and make your own film, I'm sure it will be that much more refined than my off the cuff one mate and then we can have a meet up and compare... All the best, Martin :)

Yeah it’s changed Kelly. He was me best mate Jason, we grew up together round the flats.Give my love to all his family:)

Martin Askew yea will do Hun aunt step lives round the corner from me when I pop in I will tell her X

Must of been a long time ago Micky or when it was all standing... It's all very polite hand clapping over the Arsenal now days...the west end theater is more hard core, everytime I go football I come out feeling very let down, I've experienced more atmosphere in a late night kebab shop!!! Football?? They've took that away from the working class too, sad...Hope you an your family all well mate :)

All good mate sorry late reply (1 year) haha! Ain’t been online here for a bit! All the best m:)

@@martinaskew1734 good to hear alls well Martin,wish you the best and keep it up

I know him well. We used to go primary school together and then hanged about together with our little firm. Good old days. Give him and his family my best regards:)

@@martinaskew1734 I will do x