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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on March 22, 2017, 12:40:21 PM
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Many of you will be aware of The Clutha pub in Glasgow following on the tragic crash of police helicopter in 2013 into the pub. The article below gives a history of the pub that gives a more round picture of the pub.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/15173432.Lost_Glasgow__Glasgow_s_Clutha_pub_has_been_in_the_history_books_for_almost_two_centuries/
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Extremely tragic! :o
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Extremely tragic! :o
indeed, Floo, but the article is about how this is not the sole point in its history. Too often such incidents happen, such as was referred to elsewhere in Enniskillen, or Lockerbie, and the tragedy is then all we see, and we forget that they existed before and after.
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Know the area (or did before the developers went on overdrive) I confess I'm not to familiar with the Clutha. Now, if it was the Scotia.....!
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Many of you will be aware of The Clutha pub in Glasgow following on the tragic crash of police helicopter in 2013 into the pub. The article below gives a history of the pub that gives a more round picture of the pub.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/15173432.Lost_Glasgow__Glasgow_s_Clutha_pub_has_been_in_the_history_books_for_almost_two_centuries/
thanks for the article NS
and as you say , a place is not defined by a single incident even though horrific.
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thanks for the article NS
and as you say , a place is not defined by a single incident even though horrific.
Glad you liked it, I thought it had appeal to those of us who know and live Glasgow, and those of us who know and love pubs. It's about a half mile from where I live and while I am not a regular, I have been at times in the past. Along with the sister pub across the road, the Scotia, it has been the place for many a musician to start out on their career. They attract all types, thhey are proper locals with those who prop up the bar on a daily basis and those who pass through.
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The Scotia was famed for its' sessions back in the day....quite a few luminaries of the folk scene used to gather there and after hours the music kept on flowing. I first saw the late, great Matt McGinn there - and I met Roy Williamson and alistair MacDonald, both of whom I counted as friends (when we could count at all....)
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OK, this isny the Scotia, and Matt was (relatively) sober at the time, but.....ah, the nostalgia.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76kywaLBXyQ
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Glad you liked it, I thought it had appeal to those of us who know and live Glasgow, and those of us who know and love pubs. It's about a half mile from where I live and while I am not a regular, I have been at times in the past. Along with the sister pub across the road, the Scotia, it has been the place for many a musician to start out on their career. They attract all types, thhey are proper locals with those who prop up the bar on a daily basis and those who pass through.
are you familiar with Bannermans in Edinburg. I spent an exceptional afternoon there with my boy last year . live music and scary rowdy people , all good natured of course. Fantastic place.
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are you familiar with Bannermans in Edinburg. I spent an exceptional afternoon there with my boy last year . live music and scary rowdy people , all good natured of course. Fantastic place.
indeed I am though it's a while since I have been. If you are back worth checking out the Voodoo Rooms as well, not quite so much of a proper pub but the music is usually good. Also shoukjshoukjd you be in the mood for something more folky, Sandy Bell's.
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On an aside of scary rowdy people and pubs, I once found myself with some time to kill in Halifax. My thought turned to a little session and so I tried to find a pub. Now I am not fussy, nor do I intimidate easily: I am after all a 6'5' Glaswegian but all of the pubs were a bit hooky to my eye, so I ended up at the thrash metal bar with Napalm Death on the jukebox and had a marvellous time. Often the scary rowdy are the safest.
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indeed I am though it's a while since I have been. If you are back worth checking out the Voodoo Rooms as well, not quite so much of a proper pub but the music is usually good. Also shoukjshoukjd you be in the mood for something more folky, Sandy Bell's.
will be back soon , thanks for the tip. My boy lives in Livingston and loves live music . He and his lovely fiancé go into town most Saturdays to enjoy the atmosphere and ive been with them a couple of times
anyway just hearing bad news in LONDON on the radio , must contact my youngest daughter who works nearby.
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will be back soon , thanks for the tip. My boy lives in Livingston and loves live music . He and his lovely fiancé go into town most Saturdays to enjoy the atmosphere and ive been with them a couple of times
anyway just hearing bad news in LONDON on the radio , must contact my youngest daughter who works nearby.
Saw that, and Floor has started a thread on it. I have many friends at Westminster. I am sure your daughter will be OK but thoughts are with you.
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On an aside of scary rowdy people and pubs, I once found myself with some time to kill in Halifax. My thought turned to a little session and so I tried to find a pub. Now I am not fussy, nor do I intimidate easily: I am after all a 6'5' Glaswegian but all of the pubs were a bit hooky to my eye, so I ended up at the thrash metal bar with Napalm Death on the jukebox and had a marvellous time. Often the scary rowdy are the safest.
GOOD NEWS daughter is safe
IM very familiar with Halifax, used to live not far away.
and just as you say, when my boy lived in Newcastle we were on the town from lunchtime one day and being a bit of an old chap I couldn't make the whole journey home in one go on the bus without pissing my pants . SO my lad said there's a rough pub at the next stop if its that bad , you can go in there
We walked in and the place went silent. But that was not for us , we had walked into a wake, and someone was about to sing
The people were all young but dressed in a way that didn't inspire a relaxed atmosphere, tattoos ,shaved heads, chains ,smoking dope.
by the time id come out the toilet my lad had two pints on the bar . 5 pints later we had one of the best nights wed ever had with our new best friends.
btw my boy is 6 foot 4 with hands like shovels which does give me a level of confidence
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Glad your daughter is safe, I am surfing all social media to check friends are OK. So far all are but there are so many that it is difficult to be sure.
It's difficult to avoid judging people by appearances but my experience is it's usually the fairly respectable ones you need to look out for. And the small ones - I don't know if you know the film Trainspotting but as a larger person it's nearly always the Begbies you have to watch out for.
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Glad your daughter is safe, I am surfing all social media to check friends are OK. So far all are but there are so many that it is difficult to be sure.
It's difficult to avoid judging people by appearances but my experience is it's usually the fairly respectable ones you need to look out for. And the small ones - I don't know if you know the film Trainspotting but as a larger person it's nearly always the Begbies you have to watch out for.
well may the law of averages be with you.
TP 1 who hasn't , please remind me , Begbies?
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well may the law of averages be with you.
TP 1 who hasn't , please remind me , Begbies?
The Robert Carlyle character, Begbie.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=N10GvQZw&id=AA049E86D72D829113878FD248F031F58779F2A6&q=begbie&simid=608022612940423343&selectedIndex=7&ajaxhist=0
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indeed I am though it's a while since I have been. If you are back worth checking out the Voodoo Rooms as well, not quite so much of a proper pub but the music is usually good. Also shoukjshoukjd you be in the mood for something more folky, Sandy Bell's. [/quote - Been a visitor to Sandy Bell's back in the day - impromptu sessions with Barbra Dickson, Archie Fisher and Ian MacCalman come to mind. Isn't it a bit touristy now though?
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The Robert Carlyle character, Begbie.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=N10GvQZw&id=AA049E86D72D829113878FD248F031F58779F2A6&q=begbie&simid=608022612940423343&selectedIndex=7&ajaxhist=0
thanks NS