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I've never even heard of this film :oops: - what's it aboot? A couple of American gangsters in Glasgae? "In a future where all illness has been abolished, Katherine Mortenhoe, an author of computer-written romantic novels, is diagnosed with a terminally incurable illness. She immediately becomes th...

Found a nice picture of the Carrick from late 70's/early 80's:

I saw a Darth Vader one for sale in Relics yesterday. Didn't have my glasses on, so i couldn't see the price tag. Which is probably just as well.

cumbo wrote:Kirsty Who took that photo was it Oscar?

I have it in a 1981 photographic book entitled simply "Glasgow" by Douglas Corrance, and it doesn't credit any other photographers, so perhaps that's who it was.

I think it's "e-snipe" Kirsty.

crusty_bint wrote:hahahahaha... I think that was before I was born

Obviously not before the "sculptor" was born though, eh?
I think i might go down and draw wee faces on them!

Erm, anyone remember Barbapapa?

Going back to the question, and lets set the records straight I am not a boy band aficionado. There was a boy band from glasgow who I believe went on to become Five, although I don't have their back catalogue to check and see if dignity was one of their tracks. Strictly speaking only one of the fou...

Nice! I'd be interested to see what you'd make of this though:

turbozutek wrote:I was thinking that place would be good for a rave / party!

Chris...

We were having a party, and it was all perfectly legit.

I'm not sure who owns it, but we had permission to use it, and the only danger was noise complaints from local residents, which fortunately never happened.

Subject to a government D notice for 15 years Anchor came off the secret list and press were allowed down there for the first time in the late 60's. Two newspaper articles appeared telling of Birmingham's best kept secret, many GPO workers at the time didn't realise the importace of the exchange as...

germistonguy wrote:Would I be right in saying that is Buchanan Street Bus Station?

You cetainly would.

I was in the old police station on Tobago St, Bridgeton last night. I believe it closed in 1980, and it is in a rather poor derelict state. Quite amazing inside though. Beautiful cornicing etc. Has anyone else seen inside lately?

I don't know if it's been mentioned here before, but has anyone seen that 1980 film Deathwatch, starring Harvey Keitel. It was filmed in Glasgow.