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Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:09 pm
by petalica
Vinny the Mackem wrote:
petalica wrote:I ... hope that one day I will return to repay the hospitality I enjoyed from all.


Party at your house then? We'll all be round shortly! :D


ok Vinny, I will put the beer on ice and put a few steaks on the barbie, dont be late !

Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:21 pm
by petalica
Josef wrote:
Vinny the Mackem wrote:
petalica wrote:I ... hope that one day I will return to repay the hospitality I enjoyed from all.


Party at your house then? We'll all be round shortly! :D


No way. There are too many scary beasties, it's too hot, and I hate barbecues almost as much as Fondues.


No need to worry Josef, I promise the "beasties"(love that description) will be on their best behavior, you hate BBQs', you have never had an Aussie barbie then? perhaps you would change your mind as there is nothing better to sip a cold beer on a nice warm day, smelling the steaks and onions or whatever it may be, gotta agree with ya on the fondues though.

Re: ultrateque disco in sauchiehall st early eighties?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:59 pm
by SuperJags
Tam R wrote:
thinktank24 wrote:In the early eighties i was at a televised music show in what i think was the ultrateque disco in Sauchiehall St. I remember a band called blancmange played 'living on the ceiling' but other than that i dont remember.
Can anyone help me fill in the blanks:
What was the show filmed for ? was it The Tube?
Who were the other acts
Was it the ultrateque?
What date was it?

Thanks

I was a steward in Ultratheque throughout the 80's and dont remember anything being televised from there.

I was at that event with Blancmange and I can't remember where it was either. it was for a slot in the middle of a TV show so The Tube could be a good shout. I think it was more likely to be Night Moves than Ultratheque. I remember the volume was set really low so they had to tell us when to dance and when to clap. Not a lot of fun as I recall. We went to a club in a street off the north side of Sauchiehall Street, close to the Glasgow Film Theatre afterwards. Can't remember the name of it for the life of me.

Re: ultrateque disco in sauchiehall st early eighties?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:29 pm
by Goliath
SuperJags wrote:We went to a club in a street off the north side of Sauchiehall Street, close to the Glasgow Film Theatre afterwards. Can't remember the name of it for the life of me.


Wasn't the Cotton Club, on Scott Street, was it?

Re: ultrateque disco in sauchiehall st early eighties?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:04 pm
by Dexter St. Clair
Dexter St. Clair wrote:
thinktank24 wrote:In the early eighties i was at a televised music show in what i think was the ultrateque disco in Sauchiehall St. I remember a band called blancmange played 'living on the ceiling' but other than that i dont remember.

Thanks


The above is correct. Tik and Tok were also there.


The Tube did send the occasional film crew out on a sorty.

Re: ultrateque disco in sauchiehall st early eighties?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:08 am
by SuperJags
Goliath wrote:
SuperJags wrote:We went to a club in a street off the north side of Sauchiehall Street, close to the Glasgow Film Theatre afterwards. Can't remember the name of it for the life of me.


Wasn't the Cotton Club, on Scott Street, was it?


Yes! Yes it was. Except being a touch older it was the early 80's and it was known as Maestro's. A quick google search for the Cotton Club led me to Maestro's. Thanks very much, it's been driving me mad.

Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:38 am
by dimairt
Link to John Gorevan's slide-show of old Glasgow pubs.

Durachdan,

Eddy


Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:15 pm
by banjo
i have a copy of up and doon the gallowgate.

Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:40 am
by Sharon
The Old College Bar - Glasgow's Oldest Bar to be Demolished


http://thebarbiographer.blogspot.co.uk/ ... r.html?m=1

Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:16 am
by beneld
Sharon wrote:
The Old College Bar - Glasgow's Oldest Bar to be Demolished


http://thebarbiographer.blogspot.co.uk/ ... r.html?m=1


This has been going to happen for a long time just the planning docs going in. Better resource is the Skyscrapercity forum starting on this page Look for post #1411 and onwards from December.

Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:47 pm
by Vinny the Mackem
My boy turns 18 on Sunday and it's where I'm heading to get him his first (ahem!) pint. Loved going into the place when at Strathclyde, still pop in now and again. Another piece of history torn apart in the name of progress. :?

Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:15 pm
by RapidAssistant
beneld wrote:
Sharon wrote:
The Old College Bar - Glasgow's Oldest Bar to be Demolished


http://thebarbiographer.blogspot.co.uk/ ... r.html?m=1


This has been going to happen for a long time just the planning docs going in. Better resource is the Skyscrapercity forum starting on this page Look for post #1411 and onwards from December.


Regrettable, but IMHO the building was probably too far gone to repair economically, and I'm surprised it has managed to hang on this long. Nothing lasts forever at the end of the day, and at least the owner is making an effort to keep the name and spirit of the place alive - which doesn't happen very often.

Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:35 pm
by The Egg Man
From the Herald.

"Glasgow City Council has refuted any suggestion the building was dangerous.

A spokesman said: "The Old College Bar building is structurally sound, it's not a dangerous building." "

Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:01 pm
by Josef
The Egg Man wrote:From the Herald.

"Glasgow City Council has refuted any suggestion the building was dangerous.

A spokesman said: "The Old College Bar building is structurally sound, it's not a dangerous building." "


That's a denial or a contradiction, not a refutation.

Re: Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

PostPosted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:34 am
by gorevan
I am trying to get in touch with Marie Gallagher or any member of the Hugh Gallagher family of publican (Tirconnail Bar.
173 Cumberland Street, Gorbals). Anyone know of anyone from this family or know how I could get in touch with them?