try glasgow more

Thanks aldo, I try. What I want from my pubs is not a soulless cavern, sullen (and useless) bar staff and a minimalist range of drinks which doesn't even include Guinness or non-horrible wine.

I think if you want to avoid drunken football nutter types (present company excepted) iMono is the ideal place. Shame about the lack of Guinness all the same.

who needs guinness and wine when you've got organic cider?

also: they're not sullen, just shy indie mokes. (who are sometimes useless, yes.)

It's been so long since I went to Mono that I've decided I quite like it after all.

hey guys when is a good time to visit glasgow in november?

any time is ken time, ken!

Totally!

is there going to be good dancing going on 3rd/4th?

you asking?

(© 2007 clapped-out glasgow vernacular jokes inc)

i dislike mono a fair bit and find the staff not shy but downright rude much of the time (worst offender that fat prob. gay guy). having said that though ailsa's mono hatred has taken on a life of its own by this point but on a day like this it's probably the best option - especially since she always recommends scary places. she's ruled out the saracen head this time but i'd be absolutely terrified to go in there regardless of the day.

not that i ever get round to coming so disregard all that if you wish.

My Mono hatred is mostly self-parody these days. There are better pubs though - the one right across from the road from it at least does a proper pint. The Sarry was, I think, Grimly's idea originally, prior to me informing him that there was an Old Firm game on.

oh i know that, ailsa. i do exactly the same.

re the self parody i mean.

It should perhaps be noted that my original proposal of the Saracen's Head was a joke. That I was taken seriously surprised me a little!

(Saracen Head not scary pre-Barrowlands gigs, depending who's playing. I'm guessing it will be quite scary this week, which is why it's not an option. Embrace your fear of not-really-scary Glasgow pubs!!)

exactly. it's a cracking pub.

however: even the best pub in the world becomes a spunkpit once it's full of football fools.

I'm thinking me and grimly's ideas of cracking pubs are quite similar, and not really to everyone else's taste :-)

except for the fact i think mono is cracking, too!

but yeh: i like old pubs full of old mentalists.

jed_'s fat mono ugly-david-van-day guy is a total dickhead, yeh

bar 91 is fine, in reality. just haven't been in there in a while because I always used to go there

not that I am going to be around for this, probably

david-van-day guy

:)

i nearly got battered in bar 91 once -- with really good reason, too. i'm not promising i can recreate this on saturday, but you never know: another dude with a long-standing and legitimate grudge against me might well be sitting by the door when i walk in. bloodsport for all, etc.

good to see the usual solid working-towards-a-consensus in progress! someone sort it aaht by Friday arvo when I can look at an internet in Brixton.

Where are you staying, EFG?

3uro H0stels Glasgow, I think on Clyde St. Happy to go anywhere though (old mentalists fine, football mentalists no), I should be able to get the stage times on Thursday morning to assist in planning.

Is the Hielan Jessie scary? I often admire its architecture from the number 40.

I think I may be paying a work-related visit to the SECC on the 26th this month. Are weegeez around for drinks that weekend?

Are you going to the Arcade Fire gig then? accentmonkey is over for that as well, so there are tentative drinking plans afoot.

Grand - I missed the monkey when she was in London!

:(

Saturday stage times:

Chris T-T @ 7:15
Frank & Walters @ 7:55
Carter @ 9pm.

Now someone tell me where to be! (it's going to wind up being Mono, isn't it...)

Yup

Mono at ... 5 o'clock?

Hang on, what time is rugger?

Hmmm. 7.30pm. Walkabout after Mono anyone?

bugger rugger

hang on, i thought we were doing bar 91?

As always, everythings defaults to fucking Mono

bar 91

BAR 91, PEOPLE. WE'RE GOING TO MEET IN BAR 91.

(because if we do go to mono, ailsa will spend all night knacking my nads about it, and i really don't want that.)

i will be there at 6pm.

I said it's fine. I haven't been to Mono in ages anyhow. Anyway, any pub is basically OK with the right people in it.

THIS IS NOT HELPING US REACH CONSENSUS.

BAR 91?

It's not a Glasgow FAP thread if there's consensus, FFS.

i know. but a man can dream.

"to dream the impossible dream" :-)

hahahahahah :)

hmm, wonder if they'll play that? wow.

anyway. my quest tomorrow will be to drink beer and i think bar 91 should be the place, yo.

hmm, wonder if they'll play that? wow.

I can answer this if you want spoilers?

anyway someone text a definite time and location to 07942691272 sometime! where is Bar 91?

Yes! I mean no! I...oh, go on then.

Dude, don't put your phone number on the internets (though guess grimly can use his modding powers to take it back down).

Bar 91 is on Candleriggs in the Merchant City, quite near the Barrowlands. Though Andrew has just thrown up the possibility of the 13th Note since he has friends playing there. OH NOES WHAT TO DO.

The number's only relevant for the three weeks I'm in the UK, I'm not mega-panicked.

YES THEY WILL (one of three covers in the Glasgow set, you can probably guess the other two)

EXCITED!!