Doorstop wrote:
One of the unfortunate band members nervously stammered "But ... but we're Deacon Blue."
Jimmy went apoplectic and screamed "DEACON BLUE?? YE'LL BE F*CKIN' BLACK AN' BLUE IF YE GET TAE THE TAP O' THESE STAIRS WITHOOT A F*CKIN' TICKET!!"
*true story*
I witnessed as similar thing a few years ago, with a distinct Glasgow connection.
I was in the Joiners Arms in Southampton, a grotty, shitty little pub in a shitty area of the town. Somehow it had become a 'must play' venue for up and coming but not quite made it bands on the national circuit.
Anyway I had been invited along by a chum to see a band I had never heard of at that time (but was guaranteed to be up my street) and we proceeded to get as drunk as possible on arrival. A small bar outside the only slightly larger stage room.
The usual misery on the door took delight in the tickets only routine but was clearly letting in his mates and one or three underage types. Eventually we were all standing nose to neck with the next man and he started to turn people away.
You guessed it. 5 young ( and by god they were young) lads tried to get in to be told that they were too young even beyond a joke to get in. "We're the band !" "Fuck off son" etc etc etc....
Eventually the convinced someone round the back door or something and took the stage, they were right up my street and made a lot of fans that night. Step forward - THE COSMIC ROUGH RIDERS