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I remember waking up some nights during heavy thunderstorms wondering if the thunder was a "bomb" hitting Glasgow - I think I was an imaginative little soul then! IIRC, the nearest siren to us was on a building in Bellshill opposite the old George cinema - it was rarely operated, but when ...

Nice pic :D (It's always blokes queuing to get in) ::): Someone wrote on the Facebook page wall "Does anyone remember the overly sensitive and thoughtful bouncers?" ::): ::): ::): Saw Lindisfarne Tull x2 Santana with Earth Wind and Fire Cat Stevens T'in Lizzie Deep Purple Wish I'd seen SA...

I remember working on the door with my mate Derek at Listen in Renfield Street in 1978-1979. The shop had trouble with punks coming in and causing trouble in the downstairs shop so it was our job to stop them getting in. All that for a tenner a day for 4 hours on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

First visit to the site but hell,this is bringing back memories. I worked as a barman in the Bier Keller from 1975 until it shut in 1976, I think. The charge-hand was drinking a bottle (of whisky) of the profits every day and the place was losing about £750 a month. We used to gather all the half em...