Creating a beautiful world full of groovy dudes and mindblowing chicks who dig decent music, right here in the Kingdom Of Strathclyde. So many people (and they know who they are) said when I told them of my plans for this club, (and I quote) "That wouldnae work up here!!" Let's prove them wrong. I know we're all out there somewhere, I've been to the gigs and seen how many of us there are. I've DJed at Sleazys after Woodlands Creatures and seen a full dance floor. I've read Beard (although I haven't actually got a red beard) And all of you lot who've been here longer than me remember either the Funhouse or the Helter Skelter. Lovers of great music don't vanish, we just go into hiding. Now we're coming back.Remember, London was shite for ages until Heavy Load, Tapestry and Long Swords opened. Manchester was crap until Andy Votel got his own club going. Let's do the same for Glasgow.
PEOPLE ALL OVER BONNIE SCOTLAND WHO ARE SICK TO DEATH OF CLUBS THAT PROMISE BUT DON'T DELIVER!! (NAMING NO NAMES HERE) HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU GONE TO A CLUB AND HEARD THE SAME OLD MEDIOCRE NONSENSE PLAYED, AND WISHED TO HEAR SOMETHING THAT COMPLETELY BLEW YOUR MIND? THAT NO-ONE ELSE WAS PLAYING? HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU GONE TO A CLUB HOPING TO HEAR 'PSYCH' AND GOT NOTHING BUT MOTOWN, OR GONE TO A SUPPOSED 'CLASSIC ROCK' NIGHT AND HAD BON BLOODY JOVI RAMMED DOWN YOUR THROAT, OR EVEN WORSE, OASIS- WHEN YOU JUST DESPERATELY WANTED SOME ZEPPELIN OR SABBATH? EVER BEEN TO A CLUB THAT HAD IGGY ON THE FLYER, AND THEN THE ONLY SONG THEY EVER PLAYED WAS 'I WANNA BE YOUR DOG?' HAD ENOUGH?SO HAVE WE. BEGGARS BANQUET PROMISES AN ALTERNATIVE TO ALL THAT NONSENSE. YES, WE DO PLAY REQUESTS....IN FACT, I WANT YOU TO REQUEST AS MANY TUNES AS POSSIBLE. BUT REMEMBER- THE INDIE ROOM IS DOWNSTAIRS!!! ANYONE ASKING FOR PETE DOCHERTY MAY BE MET WITH VERY SHORT SHRIFT INDEED.
As above. And remember, those are just the famous bands. There's plenty more to go on the list- but I can only do this with your help!! Keep turning up, keep dancing and most importantly keep buying those drinks, so that this can be an ongoing thing. Otherwise we'll be back to square one and before you know it there'll be another crap techno night in our place. WE CANNOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN!!!NB: It seems to have happened already. Barfly no longer wish to house me, which is fine as I didn't really want to continue working in Glasgow's worst-geographically-placed venue. Shit, even the Ferry gets some punters in occasionally.
60s and 70s horror, scifi, sex comedies, cult TV, documetaries, cartoons, The Goodies, Rocky Horror, Rock Follies and Confessions- all of which may be screened as back projections if we can keep this thing going. Send in your suggestions, and if you've got anything we haven't, let's 'ave it!!
Same as above. There's only three decent programmes on at the moment (Ashes To Ashes,The Mighty Boosh and Peepshow) and one of them has finished. Everything else at the present time is complete and utter nonsense. Don't even get me STARTED on Russell T Davies and what his gay mafia have done to Dr. Who. Anyone got 'The Family' on DVDR?
Diary Of A Rock And Roll Star- Ian Hunter: anything by Mary Danby, Herbert Van Thal, R Chetwynd Hayes, M.R. James, Robert Aickman, Rosemary Timperley, Dennis Wheatley, Ray Bradbury or Mark Gatiss: The Worst Witch (FUCK OFF HARRY POTTER, I'M WITH MILDRED!!) 'The Cross And The Switchblade' and all those books from our schooldays about vicars becoming Hells Angels and what have you. If you're too young to have gotten into it then, GET INTAE IT NOW!!
Nigel Kneale: Peter Cushing: Christopher Lee: Vincent Price: Boris Karloff: Robin Askwith: Linda Hayden: Judy Geeson: Robin Askwith: Peter Wyngarde: Tom Baker: Kenneth Williams: Kenneth Horne: Steed & Mrs Peel: Terry & Arthur: Reagan & Carter: Simon Templar: Heather and the rest of the Wilkinses: DCI Gene Hunt: Brian Potter, Ray Von & Jerry St Clair: the Two Ronnies: Pete, Dud, Derek & Clive: the Pythons- and ANYONE in any of the great bands we mentioned above.