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Doorstop wrote:Before Deacon Blue hit the big time they were on the usual grindstone of small-time gigs in and around Glasgow where they had a massive following.
One gig they had was at the Glasgow School of Art, the part where the Cool Lemon raves were held, and I had the dubious honour of working there at the time.
I had not yet ascended to the 'heady' heights of being a Head Steward and was still just cannon fodder. Our 'Heedjin' was a thick necked monster of a man, lets call him Jimmy as that was indeed his name.
We 'one-star' stewards were standing at the top of the stairs having our instructions for the night barked at us by Big Jimmy .. "You and you .. you're inside, you and you .. you're upstairs wi' Mr Heevrin, ... the rest of you are on the front door wi' me.
Noo the night is gonnae be f*ckin' jumpin'.." , the queue did indeed start at the bottom of the stairs and stretch down the street and round the corner.
Jimmy continued "It's some new band , fae Glasgow, supposed tae be awright but ah've never heard of them." .. Jimmy was no connoisseur of music .. "so it's strictly tickets only! Naebody, NAE BODY gets in withoot a ticket."
We all nodded in agreement. Just then some of the lads from the band itself came bouncing up the stairs.
Jimmy sort of half turned and spat "Dae you no see the sign numpty? It's tickets only .. get tae the back of the queue!"
The band, being the band, presumed the instruction was meant for a punter in the queue and continued to climb the stairs.
Jimmy went a funny shade of purple and all the veins on his foreheid began to pop out and he bellowed "Did you no hear me.. arseholes? Tickets Only! Get tae the back of the fuckin' queue!!".
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*
JayKay wrote:
Was at the gog myself and took a few pictures too. Will post them when I have time to get them scanned in.
Doorstop wrote:Aye ..good!
Not as good as my story aboot rippin' the pish oot of Deacon Blue though. ::):
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