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The Robot Dancer

PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 3:08 pm
by DMcNay
Remember that Robot Dancer guy? He had a white boiler suit, and a white face mask. He used to do robotic dancing outside Marks and Spencers in Argyle Street for years. He appeared in an episode of Rab C Nesbitt once.

Well, I noticed today that he's back! He was on Sauchiehall Street today, outside Marks and Spencer.

I wonder if its the same guy...

PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:11 pm
by Fossil
Bloody Hell he must be 50 noo. If he's moving like a Robot it might be arthritis has set in

PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:23 pm
by james
gawd ... it can't be the same guy but what a good snag , i'd forgotten all about him , he was on top of the pops as well and in some dodgy pop videos.
Good on him/her anyway , if you are gonna ask for spare change ...do it with style.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:51 pm
by DMcNay
If it's not the same guy he must have been taught by him. He's doing the same old stuff like following wee kids and ruffling their hair.

The mask and boiler suit look new, though.

Maybe it's a franchise deal?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:58 pm
by james
Maybe it's a wee baba robot man all grown up , it could actually be the same guy tho , i'd say the real robot peep is early 40's , thats a pretty good estimate cos the more i think about it he even started off the robot dancing thing thats copied even to this day on videos , glad to hear he's got new ovie's , i'll bring pics as soon as possible

PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:04 am
by DMcNay
If he's there tomorrow I'll get some pics taken.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:24 am
by james
excellent .. if i could be arsed i would as well , but id only want to go to some over priced pubs and record stores , i'll watch for him tho cos i have to pass through there 4 nights a week .
I hope he has his story straight about where he been ...:) , imagine all these pics of robotman and page 3 girls and champers n cigars...

we should be like .." so....your back eh ?" , find some pre decimal coins to throw in his robotic hat .. just for a laugh eh?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:21 pm
by kirkyguy
james wrote i'll watch for him tho cos i have to pass through there 4 nights a week .
hope thats not the sav youre goin too

PostPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 6:42 pm
by DickyHart
He used to live in dennistoun, he has won awards for his charity work. He can also be hired for parties, he is in the yellow pages, i canny remember his name.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 6:07 pm
by dee
robert

Robot Guy

PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:40 pm
by Pgcc93
He was out doing his thing in Sauchiehall Street this afternoon. Stood and watched him for a few mins. He put me in mind of my Gran trying to pour a cup of tea gawd bless her.
He must go home and have a bath with 90% Radox & 10% water and a bloody great migraine after all that suppressed movement :?:

PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:50 am
by turbozutek
He's back ????

Hurray!!!!!

I hope someone hits him with a truck.

f'ing mimes.

Chris...

:-D

PostPosted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:40 pm
by cumbo
Talking of people that make an arse of themself's for a few coppers
remember the sand dancers in Buchanan Street.Two dafties with wigs and stick on tashes and their wee sisers nightdress on doing the sand dance.
in front of a cardboard piramid......?...mental......


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:58 am
by Fossil
cumbo wrote:Talking of people that make an arse of themself's for a few coppers
remember the sand dancers in Buchanan Street.Two dafties with wigs and stick on tashes and their wee sisers nightdress on doing the sand dance.
in front of a cardboard piramid......?...mental......
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I do remember them In Sauchiehall Street mid 80's
What film is it from, it's famous in someway? (The Voice may help here) : wink:
For anyone that thinks were mental here’s what it sort of looked like

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/gallery/SANDDANCERS_550.jpg

PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:32 pm
by DMcNay
The sand-dance act was originally done in (I think) the Forties by a trio called Wilson, Keppel and Betty. There was more than one Betty.

My dad used to talk about them all the time.