try glasgow more

I thought her pretty.

you're all pretty/handsome, in glasgow.

try glasgow more.

(asshoppers need not apply)

I don't think you're all trying as much as one another.

asshoppers need not apply.

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everywhere has gin, tomorrow.

that much more.

Oh yeah, this FAP will be on Tuesday night.

I can’t come up to Scotland this week any more and am really sorry to miss the funeral. I will raise a glass in Gerry’s honour, and put virtual arms around the shoulders of those of you who are going to be there x

Hope to make it along to the Lodge to raise a glass in memory etc

I can't make tomorrow night, unfortunately, as we'll be over in Edinburgh. Sorry not to be able to join you.

hi folks I've just this minute finished working and am absolutely knackered, so won't make it along tonight now. Apologies, and hope you have a good time. Best wishes for tomorrow.

It was great to see yez - If I'd had the foresight to book a hotel, I also wouldn't have run smack into kicking out time at Bruce Springsteen at Murrayfield.

Good to see folk. An excellently bizarre evening with the Alpen Lodge jukebox once more delivering the mood-appropriate goods.

thinking of you all today.

Yes, same here. A hard day for everyone. x

Anyone going to see Delgados at Kelvingrove bandstand in August?

― Covfefe and TV (ken c), Saturday, 6 May 2023 10:09 (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

Me!

― ailsa, Saturday, 6 May 2023 13:19 (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

I don't have a ticket but was thinking of it as I really enjoyed the Barrowlands gig.

― brain (krakow), Saturday, 6 May 2023 17:45 (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

Krakow, I might have a spare ticket - will know nearer the time, but it's quite likely

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Thanks ailsa. Drop me a line if you do end up with a spare, in case we've not bought any in the meantime (my partner would probably come along too).

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Ailsa see you there!! We have now got ticket and (hopefully) accommodation for the weekend.
Karkow hope you can make it - there are still tickets if helpful (slightly surprised).

Yay!

Thanks to reddit r/glasgow for this.

A vintage tour of Glasgow n' acid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QmLd54FzMY

I'm going to Glasgow this weekend for a gig, never been before. Is it feasible to stay way out of the centre (cheaper hotel) or would that be a bad idea?

That will be fine. I'd suggest the West End or Southside (the area around Shawlands)

If the gig is in the centre of town you can get to it easily on the subway from the west end or on local trains from the Southside.

If the gig is down by the Clyde (where the Hydro is for example), I would recommend staying in Finnieston which is part of the West End and has loads of things to do - and lots of hotels around it.

Depends where the gig is and where you're thinking of staying and when you're heading back - taxis can be a nightmare and nightbuses are ridiculously limited.

Yeah, I'd agree with ailsa that it will depend. I don't use taxis much, but public transport options can be pretty poor

I live in a commuter town which runs into Glasgow and is right next to the airport and you'd think it'd be well connected and you'd be very very wrong.

The one consolation is, black cabs are (relatively speaking, and solely based on my experience) cheaper in Glasgow than in any other big city in Scotland, never mind London.

I'm intrigued as to what this gig in Glasgow is now!

Gig is in Calton, looking at a very cheap hotel in Crookston.

I'm going to see The Yummy Fur & Lung Leg (they are both supporting Bis)

Just need somewhere cheap to sleep, don't care how crap or out of the way it is, I am used to a long commute to work every day.

Calton? Whatever next.

FWIW Saint Luke's is not too far a walk from the city centre, although admittedly it has not been strolling weather up here recently. Enjoy the gig!

Oh yeah, I forgot that's there.

If it's Crookston Hotel, that's ok as it's about five minutes walk from the main road between Paisley and Glasgow so there are buses running that way and it should be fine.

Glasgow taxis are cheap until you accidentally stray out of the Glasgow city boundaries, then they go into full blown highwaymen territory with their mysterious boundary charges which they're not meant to charge but do anyway

Trains are pish just now, ScotRail running a reduced timetable. I'm planning attempting to get out of Greenock after a thing on Sunday night and it's pretty much impossible

Not sure on pricing, but there's at least two or three guest houses in Dennistoun that you could look at. Definitely avoid The Tartan Lodge, but the others might be ok. That's walkable from St Luke's, which can be handy.

I've booked a room for the night of the GYBE! gig to save me having to deal with late night trains back to Edinburgh

I booked a hotel within 10-15 mins walking distance for the Los Campesinos! gig when it was at St Lukes…then it was moved to the QMU and we’re now looking at. 45-50 minute walk.

Just had a severe weather alert sent to my phone, and which has apparently gone out to everybody in Glasgow. Scared the shit out of me when it went off! Stay safe ilxors in Scotland.

I got the same. I thought it was my smoke alarm for a minute before I worked it out
My work is officially closed tomorrow and we don't have to work even from home

Same here. Seems like sending a loud rush-hour alarm to everyone at the same time wouldn't be much less dangerous than the storm itself, but I guess we'll find out.

The alarm was about 3000 decibels loud so I hit the button as soon as I got the alert, which then cleared the message off of my screen before I could read it properly. It seems like a massive design flaw given that the sound was unbearable and anyone would want to turn it off immediately.

I'm working from home tomorrow and hoping for a powercut 9am-5pm exactly.

My neighbours upstairs have a trampoline in the garden and they have prepared for the storm by... unchaining it from the fence, and turning it upside down and sitting it untethered in the middle of the communal garden area. This will not end well.

Same over here, too - I don't think I've ever got one?

Maybe the neighbours don't actually like the trampoline?

I think they also don't like anyone in our courtyard having windows after this weekend

Yeah, the design flaw in the alert was stupid. I got mine a couple of minutes after my husband, so I left mine there - the alarm stops after a few rings, then a voice reads out the alert for the visually impaired, but yeah, it'd be good to be able to mute the beeping and still read the message

it's sounding very windy already!

When I woke up this morning around 8am it didn't seem as bad as predicted - but it's really picking up speed now round the Luma Building near Braehead, where I'm WFH.

Do you live in the Luma Building?!

I do! These three rectangular windows are my flat.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Luma_Tower.jpg/1280px-Luma_Tower.jpg

Wow! Amazing building from the outside - always been curious how the flats are.

Bloody windy here in Hamilton and the storm hasnt even hit Scotland yet. Fingers crossed we all come through unscathed.

Loads of local reports of trees blown over and (dont look boxed joy) flying trampolines including one that bounced off cars in hillhouse and is now lodged up a tree!

Eyeball Kicks, if you ever fancy a look round the Luma - hit me up! Flats are nice but not huge, and parts of the building could do with a good clean - converted into flats in 1996 and not much work done on the exterior since then. But definitely one of the things I love about living in Scotland - could never have afforded a property in a listed building in London.

Just when I think this storm has peaked it seems to go up another gear - wild! You would be truly mad to go out in this at the moment.

Its weird knowing the worst is still to come. Stay safe everyone.

I didn't know you'd moved to the Luma building! The wind is absolutely mental here just the other side of Braehead from you, not seen a single person out in our estate today.

I'm working from home and saw a learner driver on the road an hour ago

I work from home anyway, though work today is mostly people posting pictures of their wrecked fences to our Teams chat

Eyeball Kicks, if you ever fancy a look round the Luma - hit me up!

Thanks - might take you up on that! I was creeping around there some time last year taking photographs.

Do you live in the Luma Building?!

beautiful building.

my window blew in at 6am (before it even got near peak wind). my neighbour's scaffolding nearly collapsed (police closed road) and next thing there's a load of scaffolding guys on it trying to repair it in 90mph (ish) wind. insanity!

ailsa, I moved from Dennistoun to the Luma about seven years ago (I moved to Scotland in 2006). Still lots of parts of the city and surrounding area I want to explore, including round where you are (I know Paisley a bit). Perhaps…one distant day…we could have a Lanarkshire FAP!

Funny to get a text alert telling me my local Lidl has reopened - we must be through the worst of it!