The Crooked Cart

Here’s the Crooked Cart at Latitude, shortly after the crowd had descended like locusts on the merch case and all but cleaned us out.

I’m on a mission to uncover the meaning (and language) of the slogan on the side. Presumably not “Crooked Cart”. Can anyone help?

Thanks to Rachel Blackman for the pic. x

8 Responses

silvia on 25 July 2010 at 15:26 says:

Maybe it’s the registration plate … Where did you even get it from?
bruce on 26 July 2010 at 10:11 says:

I bought it from an English guy who lives in Bulgaria – he occasionally imports them – it’s between 60 – 80 years old I reckon. xBruce
Rachel on 26 July 2010 at 12:08 says:

After extensive research – ie posting a question on a forum inhabited by clever people, then sitting back and waiting for replies – I have found out the writing is Russian – Вулкан Везувий, and means Volcano Vesuvius
dAn on 26 July 2010 at 13:39 says:

I was gonna suggest asking him out of Kula Shaker.

dAn. x
Hg on 26 July 2010 at 15:01 says:

Rachel – excellent, thank you!
silvia on 26 July 2010 at 17:41 says:

dAn, that actually made me laugh.
Tom Langridge (Murderbird) on 26 July 2010 at 18:38 says:

Nice one Rachel. Someone at the gig last night told me it means ‘volcano’ too.
x
adam on 27 November 2010 at 20:19 says:

hello – I am the guy who sold the cart – yes it does mean “volcano vesuvius” – is written in Bulgarian – volcano is the maker and vesuvius is the model..