I am sure someone will tell Vivien, but may I recall for those
who regard the name as something of a trivial throw-away that it is not without
its history on this chatline. When I mentioned Len Deighton’s ‘London
Central’, and gave the etymology as Martin’s coinage from a line in
“Ghostbusters”, Julian drew attention to his own original use of it
in reporting a finch-abundant excursion to the area. Julian had in mind
an allusion, perhaps obscure, to “Finchley Central” rail station on
the Northern Line, near which both he and (coincidentally) I had lived during
respective (well separated) periods in London. Martin generously conceded
Julian’s prior creation, while maintaining his own inability to
disassociate the name from the 1984 spoofy classic.
From: Vivien [
Sent: Thursday, 13 May 2010 5:53 PM
To: canberra birds
Subject: [canberrabirds] FINCH CENTRAL
Where
is "Finch Central"?
