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Are there any Burns Howff regulars out there ?

Ruglen wrote:Are there any Burns Howff regulars out there ?

Oh hi and welcome to Hidden Glasgow. An introduction would be nice and an indication as to which Burns Howff you're referring to would be welcome.

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Thanks for the info.

welcome ruglen,you have just been dextered.the reason many newbies stay/leave this forum in equal measures.have a good one dex,i stayed, banjo.

I was a semi regular in the 70's, can't remember much more than that I'm afraid, guess I had a good time then.

HollowHorn wrote:I was a semi regular in the 70's,

I was fully regular in the 70's and I also visited the Howff on a few occasions as well

I knew Paul Waterston and was a part of a group calling themselves The Family saw a few bands saw a few weirdos especially the one who followed me around the tables and thought I was a witch due to my black kohl eyes and shawl that I was wearing! but we got him banned..... ah the 70's

HollowHorn wrote:I was a semi in the 70's

*fixed*

I drank in the Howff in it's last 3 or 4 years.
Mainly drank 'downstairs' but went upstairs to see bands such as Chasar, Non-Compos Mentos, Anaconda and one or two others.

I was a regular upstairs from '71 'til I moved to Ayrshire in '78. I have fond memories of a lot of the bands, names which I remember - Gasoline Alley, Foxy, Creed, Anthem, Dinah Moe Hum, Stiltz, Cava, and Joe Cool.
Jerry Eadie from Gasoline Alley is still earning his crust as a muso, doing solo stuff in Chicago and Eddie Houston from Creed is still playing. He was on at the retro festival at Strathclyde Park a while back and can be contacted on Facebook.
Sadly, Alec Bates, the old (he was 33 when I was 18) train driver, died a wee while back.
I worked behind the bar there for 1 week and saw, with total disgust, beer lifted from tables at afternoon closing time put behind the bar and resold in the evening. I only ever drank bottled Guinness anyway so it didn't affect me, but it was pretty gross. Doubtless The Waterstons never knew

I would suggest that the Waterston's knew only too well about the re-used beer. In fact knowing them it was probably their idea.
Can't say I've heard of any of the bands you mention. I was 11 in 1971. At 18 I think I was drinking in the Pot Black or the Burnside Hotel (Rutherglen).

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