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it was RIGHT OUTSIDE THE KEBAB SHOP IN BATTLEFIELD, yes!

(or is it langside? i've lived here for five years and nobody seems able to tell me where one starts and the other ends.)

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Friday, 21 October 2005 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

Langside is where the college is, Battlefield is where that daft wee restaurant on the traffic island is. They are across the road from each other though, and I have no idea where they extend to from there.

I was in Langside Jobcentre the other day, which is on Battlefield Road. And right between the college and the stupid wee restaurant. Perhaps it is the dividing point between Langside, Battlefield and whatever else is that way.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 21 October 2005 21:28 (nineteen years ago)

your still not together with who C?

― Auryn (Auryn), Sunday, 23 October 2005 00:21 (nineteen years ago)

― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 23 October 2005 00:27 (nineteen years ago)

ally's shapeshifting sibling?

― c7n (Cozen), Sunday, 23 October 2005 07:23 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry to hear someone popped a cap in your bus Simon.

Dave D and I years ago decided we would like to go to work in one of these:

http://highlights.ultimatedvd.org/starwars/movie_stills/episode-5/AT-AT006.jpg

― KeefW (kmw), Sunday, 23 October 2005 10:36 (nineteen years ago)

Ailsa, you can tell your other half that he is right, I am capable of organisation sometimes. I have booked a table for 10 at 8pm on 11th November. The list so far looks like this:

Me
Stet
Grimly Fiendish
Ally C
Ailsa
Mr Ailsa

Who else? I guess I can up the numbers if necessary, as long as I don't leave it too late. Any more takers?

― Mädchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 07:06 (nineteen years ago)

c7n

― c7n (Cozen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 07:21 (nineteen years ago)

Mr and Mrs Onimo are probables, we just need to arrange a babysitter.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 07:37 (nineteen years ago)

Whereabouts is this taking place?

― scotstvo (scotstvo), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 08:33 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, and the 11th, like the last time, is the day before a Scotland match, so no excuses this time Ailsa.

― scotstvo (scotstvo), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 08:35 (nineteen years ago)

Koshkemeer on the Southside.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 08:46 (nineteen years ago)

Are you coming out to play, scotsvo?

― Mädchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 08:53 (nineteen years ago)

No excuses for what, exactly?

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:06 (nineteen years ago)

Also, looking at the people going out, are we like a dinner party where we've set Grimly and Ally C up on a surreptitious blind date?

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:07 (nineteen years ago)

Not AGAIN.

― Ally C (Ally C), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:14 (nineteen years ago)

But think of the effect of the combined facial hair (oh wait, you've both shaved, never mind)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

november 11? that's plenty of time to grow more.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

Not excuses for not going, of course! I may come out and play that night. Mark me in for a might-do.

― scotstvo (scotstvo), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:37 (nineteen years ago)

Woo, cheap(ish) tickets for Scotland game on sale next Friday. I therefore think we should move the meal back to the Saturday so I don't have to venture south of the river two days in a row.

(casually ignoring the fact that I live south of the river anyway)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 17:06 (nineteen years ago)

I think Saturday might be the Winchester Club.

― Mädchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 17:42 (nineteen years ago)

Only joking about switching day. Anyway, I have now found out that the Scotland game is on the telly. So, hmmm, tough decision, hike over to the south side for the second time in two days and spend £12 on standing in the freezy cold watching Scotland get their arses kicked by teh 'merkins, or spend £12 on nice booze in a warm pub whilst watching Scotland getting their arses kicked by teh 'merkins. Oh, what shall I do?

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

The former would be more character-building.

― Mädchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 18:09 (nineteen years ago)

If by "character-building" you mean "shite", then yes, it would.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 18:26 (nineteen years ago)

Seeing Sleater-Kinney have cancelled, I'm in!
Haven't been down Battefield way in a while. What's the best tube/low level station to get this Partick resident to the restaurant?

― Stew (stew s), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 19:25 (nineteen years ago)

Train to Queen's Park. Perhaps a pre-meal city centre pint would be in order for people who don't know where they are going?

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

i'll stand on top of the bandstand at queen's park and guide you in with those flag things.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 19:36 (nineteen years ago)

We'll all go to the pub and laugh at you. Suit yourself.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 19:40 (nineteen years ago)

watching Scotland getting their arses kicked by teh 'merkins. Oh, what shall I do?

Go out, get thrashed and do your duty to the Tartan Army. Easy! Easy!

― scotstvo (scotstvo), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 19:46 (nineteen years ago)

City centre pint sounds like a good idea Ailsa.

The Belle & Seb TV recording was fun. Hopefully you'll be able to spot me in the crowd shots with my big stripy scarf on. Played 8 new songs which were pretty sweet, although I'm not sure I heard anything to match the best stuff from Dear Catastrophe Waitress (ie Stay Loose and Wrapped Up In Books). They've got a nice wistful ballad called Mornington Crescent and one that sounds like Jean Genie and has Stevie playing a ROCK geetar solo. Well, as ROCK as B&S can be... There's also a few swears in the new song. What is the world coming to?
Disappointingly the Beeb only gave us orange juice and water though. When I was in the audience for Trial By Night at Grampian studios a few years back we got wine and snacks!

― Stew (stew s), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:01 (nineteen years ago)

That's because you would have to be pissed to be in any way involved in Trial By Night. God, that was horrendous television (of course, I watched it every week).

Were Belle and Sebastian all 70s-ed up as well? There are people complaining on s*n*st*r that Belle and Sebastian are wrong to start dictating what sort of style of clothes and hair their fans can and can't wear, as if they've gone down the route of creating some sort of Stepford Fan rather than, you know, asking extras in a TV show to dress appropriately for the TV show.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:08 (nineteen years ago)

hopefully I will LIVE in glasgow by 11/11

this should make the south side venture much more viable

― c7n (Cozen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:13 (nineteen years ago)

Belle & Seb were dressed in their normal manner, so kinda 70s I suppose. Stuart had his stripey school blazer on, Mick had an excellent printed shirt, Stevie was in black as always ;) Richard was the only "modern" one, along with the sk8r boi sax player. Thing is most Belle & Seb fans look 70s anyway. It wasn't especially strict, they just wanted it to look a bit retro, hence using one of the older studios in Queen Margaret Drive. I defied the no trainers rule by wearing my converse - well, they're more authentically 70s than most shoes. The dressing up was fun anyway. Can't wait until Halloween Pop League.

― Stew (stew s), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

I actually spoke on one episode of Trial By Night. Thankfully I've never actually seen it cos I forgot to set the video. Alan Taylor of the Sunday Herald was arguing that Princess Anne should be Queen Of Scots, to which my finger wagging 18 year old self replied "The monarchy is an undemocratic anachronism and should have no place in the devolved Scotland". Boo ya! I must have sounded awfully pompous, but it's fair enough. I suggested an Irish style presidency, to which AT said, "Many people consider Mary Robinson to be rather impotent", prompting much sniggering at the back.
When I was doing work experience at the Sunday Herald a few years later AT was doing the rounds, harumphing about "that bloody Rowling woman". I didn't bring up the Trial By Night thingy, maybe I should have...

― Stew (stew s), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:27 (nineteen years ago)

yes, you should. although i can only assume that AT's stance on the original show was one of pure devil's advocacy.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 09:03 (nineteen years ago)

can anyone tell me about the maps/diagrams in buchanan st bus station, they are large floor mounted ones with raised profiles, designed for visually impaired people. anyone know what i am talking about? they sound pretty cool, at any rate. i am trying to find out what people think about them

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 12:58 (nineteen years ago)

they do sound cool, but ... i've not been in the bus station for ages, and i certainly didn't notice them last time i was there. sorry.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 15:08 (nineteen years ago)

See the bit under 'Accessibility' on this page:

http://www.spt.co.uk/buchananbusstation/passenger_help.html

― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

i've noticed that map, ambrose. seemed like a good idea but the map seemed to be oriented on a different axis from the station itself which was confusing. also it wasnt that well made so bits were coming off of it.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 18:01 (nineteen years ago)

i can only assume that AT's stance on the original show was one of pure devil's advocacy.

-- grimly fiendish

Yeah, I thought as much. I never had him down as a monarchist.

― Stew (stew s), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 18:26 (nineteen years ago)

I'll try go up during the week and take some pics ambrose

― c7n (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

Can I just make it clear that I thought the guy on s*n*st*r accusing Belle and Sebastian of Stepfordising their fans was a bit out of order.

I don't look 70s at all. I wouldn't have got in.

I liked Alan Taylor's devil's advocate role on Trial By Night. I seemed to spend a lot of time shouting at the telly at the gross stupidity and annoyingness of that Charlene person who used to co-present, was she deliberately hired to make AT look better?

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 21:29 (nineteen years ago)

That's cool Ailsa, I didn't think you were agreeing with the s*n*st*r bloke.

I think we're talking different Alan Taylors here. Was the presenter called AT as well? That guy disappeared off to Sky, haven't seen him for years. The guy arguing the devil's advocate Queen Anne of Scots thing was Alan Taylor, Sunday Herald diarist and JK Rowling dissenter.

Went to see Part Chimp at Stereo this evening. Was a bit of a mini TGM outing as I saw Ally and his lovely flatmates there. Ver Chimp rrrrrocked!

― Stew (stew s), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:02 (nineteen years ago)

Only one flatmate, one part-time flatmate. Was pretty rockin', anyhow! I stayed at the back most of the time like a wuss.

I saw at the gig a girl who used to be in my little brother and sister's year at school (who I haven't seen for years), who will shortly be working for the paper I will be interviewed by next week, who was at the same party as me on Friday without me knowing and whose old next door neighbour was the guy who emailed D2D yesterday asking to be on the mailing list. This is why I love Glasgow.

― Ally C (Ally C), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:22 (nineteen years ago)

What paper is your interview with? Good luck, I should add.

― Stew (stew s), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:33 (nineteen years ago)

What I really hated about that s*n*s*e* post was the guy began "I am writing with reference to Lucy's post". Also, he was a twat. Like a good girl, I kept my response off list.

What paper?

Is anyone else coming out on the 11th? RJG? Alba? I have a possible 11, so will need to know if numbers are to increase further.

― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 27 October 2005 06:06 (nineteen years ago)

A quick google shows that Alan Tyler was the presenter of Trial by Night, which is who I thought you were talking about.

As you were...

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 27 October 2005 06:35 (nineteen years ago)

that's why you love glasgow?!

crosspost

― c7n (Cozen), Thursday, 27 October 2005 07:25 (nineteen years ago)

heard about me

― c7n (Cozen), Thursday, 27 October 2005 07:36 (nineteen years ago)

MMORPG property sells for $100,000

as previously discussed at cossachok

― c7n (Cozen), Thursday, 27 October 2005 09:31 (nineteen years ago)

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