try glasgow more

"cunts, eh?"

I know I'm only 12 miles away from Glasgow and originally from EK which is mini-glasgow, so its possible lanarkshire/renfrewshire gets lumped in to it , but loads of those words are used here.
Gallus is a great word that no one uses it now. Even my EK friends say they havent heard it used in 30 years. Its a great Francie & Josie word though. Bring it back!

is "jobbie" glaswegian?

That's nationwide, if Edinburgh mates are anyone to go by.

haw Danny Boyle, here's how you open a ceremony ya tube

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-26857816

Letters hand-delivered this morning *after* the press are all over it. We're dead good at PR, us.

Nothing crass about this whatsoever...

Anyone fancy a free weekend ticket to the Tectonics Festival? I don't feel well enough to go. http://www.tectonicsfestival.com/glasgow/news/line-up-announced-for-tectonics-2014 Need to let me know fast, PO closes early today. email me at kevingil142 at gmail dot com.

Tickets taken

I grew up near Leuchars

this thread ain't what it used to be

Glasgow ain't what it used to be. Everyone moved away.

:*(

Oh, whereabouts, Paulo?

st andrews

Oh, right, me too. Went to Madras. You?

yeah it was shit

and what's an asshopper anyway

I...don't know. Nor do I know what you're referring to.

The Art School is currently on fire with black smoke billowing down Sauchiehall St

Pictures look horrible :(

just came to post that as i saw it on tv

:(((((

This is just horrendous. I was only up in Glasgow last week and walked right past it. I've known the GSoA practically all of my life. Apparently it was caused by an overheating projector. Jesus Christ, rebuild the whole thing in minute detail and to hell with the cost.

I can't imagine anything more devastating than seeing the building where all your academic work is housed going up in flames, I feel so bad for the people there.

^^
rooting for you glasgow

library and archive can't be in good shape and all that work gone too :-(

Does anyone know how much of the building went on fire?

I have seen chatter on Facebook and Twitter it started in the basement but the pictures seems to show flames at the very top

yeah the whole building has been affected by the look of it

The fire apparently started in the basement. I went by the scene an hour or so ago and fire could be seen on the top floor, both sides (Sauchiehall St and Renfrew St sides). Given that much of the interior is wooden, it's going to be very serious damage.

Degree show was supposed to be in a couple of weeks as well.

The pictures look awful; it's awful to think of it gone.

Duncan of Jordanstone art college in Dundee is also having a fire, I hear?

DoJ is fine, just a minor thing.

GSA are going to have a press conference in the next hour or so. Looks very bad :(.

Desperately sad to see another great Glasgow building destroyed by fire.

Robert Bruce will be celebrating in his grave, it was listed by the Council for demolition up until the Scottish Office finally put the kibosh on it in the 50s.

Of course, architectural conspiracists will point out that Glasgow has a history of mystery fires in significant building - the most famous example being Greek Thompson's Caledonia Road church, burnt out less than 12 months after the council said it was a candidate for demolition, and in the last decade the Elgin Street Congregational church pulled down after a fire with no thought given to retaining the Ionic portico.

Call it by it's proper name: THE SHACK. I still find it hard to believe a building like that was allowed to become a crappy nightclub.

the cultural and social landscape of the city is hugely diminished even in spite of the efforts of the firefighters. a truly awful day for the city and the world.

I am thinking of moving into a flat in Govanhill but I have heard scary things about that area. Is it really so bad or is it not the sort of place where it would be a good idea to live?

Govanhill has its problems, like any poor area, but I think it gets a bad rap, which is partly to do with racism towards the Roma who live there. I've always found it quite a vibrant place - the most multi-cultural area of Glasgow - and there are good attempts being made by community groups to improve relations and understanding. Some really nice flats on Victoria Road and also skirting Queen's Park. The bit towards Crosshill, along Allison St and around, isn't particularly nice, but towards Queen's Park and Victoria Rd is ok. The Asian Sweet Centre in Allison St does the best samosas in town.

i'd never live there and, considering i live in maryhill, that's saying something.

i am a bit racist though.

all the ukip/sdl supporting racists say "govanhill has been ruined and there's no-go areas"
no idea if its true but it keeps popping up in comment sections.

i spent the night in maryhill on tuesday. tesco mega: better or worse than the skaggy mall that was there before? (or maybe that's the wrong question)

meanwhile, on the south side:

http://f.cl.ly/items/1l3i080L2q1U1t013g3f/IMG_2211.jpg

anybody going to the east end social/duke st expo stuff tomorrow? there's nothing on the bill that particularly knocks my socks off, but seeing as it's literally happening on my doorstep i thought it would be churlish not to attend, so a friend and i have bought tix

http://www.eastendsocial.com/event/duke-street-expo/

Had thought about it for Admiral Fallow/King Creosote/Kid Canaveral, but am too skint.

Govanhill's a bit rough in parts, and there have been a few assaults, but perhaps I just paid closer attention when my best mate lived there and I visited regularly. I've never felt particularly unsafe there.

I'll be photographing the Duke Street Expo so watch out for me running about camera in hand, as per usual!

I can't believe a barbecue place has opened up round the corner from my flat now that I live in London.