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Today is 16 March. This wee invitation dropped through our door a few days ago. What could it possibly mean? The station was opened in 1896 and closed in 1964. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvinbridge_railway_station |
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| The view from Kelvinbridge at 11.50 am. Nothing happening. It could be some sort of commercial stunt, like a new west end bar opening - or an art event of some kind. This is the web reference on the ticket - http://kelvinbridgestationreopening.tumblr.com/kelvinbridgestationreopeninfo |
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| Ah - these are what look like students descending the stairs - it's an art event, an installation maybe (or possibly even what they used to call a 'happening') |
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| Hmm - picking a suitable tree for a hanging. A True Grit moment |
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| Oh let's go down and see |
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| Wee Scotty dog stopped to watch |
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| They are indeed (of course) art students - I chat to one who tells me that yes it is an installation and they hope to draw attention to parts of Glasgow Glaswegians don't notice - part of what I hope to achieve as well! |
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| I pop off back home for a cup of tea. . . |
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| . . .and popping back in 20 mins notice this on the stairs - the same group? |
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| That's Caledonian Mansions above where I used to live in the 70s - up on the balcony |
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| The students are bright. friendly and aware of what they are about - the installation is both fun and a clever way of looking at Glasgow. This city can never have too many talented young artists |
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| Reflections |
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Feel free to drop me an email with suggestions, offers of £20 notes etc. The address is damnyouebay@gmail.com For previous posts see Introduction http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/introduction.html Anderston http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/anderston.html Anniesland http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/anniesland.html Bad Posters http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/bad-posters.html Balloch http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/balloch.html Bellahouston Park http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/bellahouston-park.html Bellahouston Park 2 : After the Pope is Over http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/09/bellahouston-park-2-after-pope-is-over.html Botanic Gardens http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/botanic-gardens.html Bridgeton Cross http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/bridgeton-cross.html Buchanan St http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/buchanan-st.html Burrell Collection http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/burrell.html Calton http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/calton.html Cessnock / Kinning Park http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/05/cessnock-kinning-park.html Chatelherault http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/chatelherault.html Churches (Working/ Non-Working), Temples Mosques etc http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/churches-working-and-converted-other.html Citizens Theatre http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/citizens-theatre.html City Centre http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/city-centre.html Climate Change Demo http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/climate-change.html Clydebank 1 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2011/01/clydebank-1-golden-jubilee-and-environs.html Clyde River Festival http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/clyde-river-festival.html Clydeside http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/clydeside.html Cowcaddens http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/cowcaddens.html Cricket http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/cricket.html December 2010: Dusk, Dark and Dawn http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-2010-dusk-dark-and-dawn.html Dennistoun http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/dennistoun.html Edwin Morgan http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/09/edwin-morgan-1920-2010.html Evolving Odeon http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/evolving-odean.html Festivals and Fetes http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/festivals-fetes.html Finnieston http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/finnieston.html Forth and Clyde Canal 1 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/forth-and-clyde-canal-part-1.html Forth and Clyde Canal 2 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/forth-and-clyde-canal-part-2-swans.html Garnethill http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/garnethill.html George Square http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/george-square.html Glasgow Cross and Argyle St http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/04/glasgow-cross-trongate-and-argyle-st.html Glasgow Green: the 2010 Scottish Junior Run http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/09/glasgow-green-2010-scottish-junior-run.html Glasgow North-West By-election 2009 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/springburn-by-election-2009.html Glasgow Piping Festival http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/glasgow-piping-festival.html Glasgow's Sikhs http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/04/glasgows-sikhs.html GoMa http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/04/goma.html Gorbals http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/04/gorbals.html Gorbals 2 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/09/gorbals-2.html Gorbals 3: Saltmarket to Tradeston http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/11/gorbals-3-saltmarket-to-tradeston.html Govan http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/04/govan.html Govanhill http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/04/govanhill.html Govan Underground to Ibrox Underground: 40th anniversary of the Ibrox Stadium Disaster http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2011/01/govan-underground-to-ibrox-underground.html Grow Glasgow http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/06/grow-glasgow.html Hampden Park: Dundee United v Ross County Cup Final 15 May 2010 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/05/hampden-park-dundee-united-v-ross.html Hidden Gardens: Glasgow Harvest at Tramway http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/10/tramway-glasgow-harvest-at-hidden.html Hillhead / West End http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/west-end.html Hospitals http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/hospitals.html Hunterian Museum http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/05/hunterian-museum.html Hyndland http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/05/as-wiki-says-hyndland-i-s-prime.html Ibrox http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/04/ibrox.html Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/05/kelvingrove-art-gallery-and-museum.html Kelvingrove Park http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/05/kelvingrove-park.html Kelvingrove Park: Sledging http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2011/01/kelvingrove-park-sledging-8-january.html Kelvingrove Park: the Fountain Vandalised http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2011/01/stewart-memorial-fountain-vandalised.html King's Theatre to Glasgow Cathedral: a November Walk http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/12/kings-theatre-to-glasgow-cathedral.html Lobey Dosser day http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/06/lobey-dosser-day.html Charles Rennie Mackintosh http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/charles-rennie-mackintosh.html Maryhill http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/06/maryhill-is-large-area-pop-over-50000.html Mela 2008 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/mela.html Mela 2010 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/06/mela-2010.html Necropolis http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/necropolis.html Paddy's Market: the Last Day http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/10/paddys-market-last-day.html Queen's Cross and Firhill http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/10/queens-cross-and-firhill.html Red Road Flats http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/red-road-flats.html Red Road Flats 2 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/red-road-flats-part-2.html Red Road Flats 3 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/red-road-flats-part-3.html Ruchill Park http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/10/ruchill-park.html Saltmarket http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/10/saltmarket.html Save Otago Lane 16 October 2010 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/10/save-otago-lane-16-october-2010.html St Enoch Centre http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/st-enoch-centre.html Schipka Pass down, and a walk through Barrowland http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2011/03/schipka-pass-down-and-walk-through.html Sighthill Stone Circle http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/sighthill-stone-circle.html Sighthill Summer Solstice 2010 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/06/sighthill-summer-solstice-2010.html Sighthill Towers Before the Fall http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/sighthill-towers-before-fall.html Sighthill Towers After the Fall http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/sighthill-towers-after-fall.html Single Parent: Trials of an Extra part 2 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/05/single-parent.html Springburn http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/springburn.html Swingergate Day 2: Tommy and Gail Sheridan on Trial http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/10/swingergate-day-2-tommy-and-gail.html Swingergate Day 11: 'How's He No' Gettin' Drapped Aff?' http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/10/swingergate-part-2-hows-he-no-gettin.html Swingergate Day 28: A Large Pinch of Salt http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/11/swingergate-day-28-large-pinch-of-salt.html Swingergate Day 37: Andy Coulson doesn't slip up http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/12/swingergate-day-37-andy-coulson-doesnt.html Swingergate Day 45: Waiting for the Verdict http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/12/swingergate-day-45-waiting-for-verdict.html Swingergate Day 46: the Last Day http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/12/swingergate-day-46-last-day.html Swingergate: Sentenced http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2011/02/swingergate-sentenced.html Taggart: Trials of an Extra part 1 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/taggart.html Tommy Burns Tribute http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/07/tommy-burns-tribute-16-may-2009.html Alexander Greek Thomson http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/05/alexander-greek-thomson.html Alexander 'Greek' Thomson 2: the Egyptian Halls Part 1: the Interior http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2011/02/alexander-greek-thomson-2-egyptian.html Alexander 'Greek' Thomson 3: the Egyptian Halls Part 2: the Interior http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2011/02/alexander-greek-thomson-3-egyptian.html Townhead to Duke St St to George S http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/10/townhead-to-duke-st-to-george-square.html Welcome to Glasgow: the Dalmarnock Rd http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/09/welcome-to-glasgow-dalmarnock-road.html Welcome to Glasgow 2: the Yoker Rd http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/11/welcome-to-glasgow-2-yoker-rd.html We're Not being paid Enough For This: Trials of an Extra Part 2 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/08/were-not-being-paid-enough-for-this.html West End Festival 2010 http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/07/west-end-festival-june-2010.html Woodlands http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/woodlands.html Woodside http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/03/woodside-st-georges-cross.html Reviews of Scotland: 1000 Things You Need to Know RADIO AND TELEVISON 'I love it - I'm giving this copy to a friend and buying another for myself' - Darren Adam, Presenter, Radio Forth, 17 November 2008 ‘It’s a great wee book’ – Stephen Jardine, introducing Edwin Moore on Scottish Television’s Five-Thirty Show 'A fantastic book' - Scott Wilson , talk 107 Breakfast Show host (see In Memoriam talk 107) 'A great read' - Dougie Jackson, Drivetime host, Smooth Radio 105.2 THE PRESS 'Despite its apparently humorous format, this is a serious and extensive dictionary on all things Scottish; from Jean Redpath to Lorne sausage, from Flodden to the Corries. Is particularly good on history and minutiae. There's a useful chapter on famous Scottish legal cases and another on literature. Excellent' - Royal Scottish Legion, Feb 2009 'This is the ultimate Scottish reference book' - Waterstones Christmas catalogue, 2008 'This is a fascinating look at the history of Scotland: its languages, politics and great achievements, from its origins in the ancient landmass of Laurentia 400 million years ago, to devolution and Billy Connolly. Edwin Moore has collected a thousand important facts about this beautiful country, covering Scottish history and culture, correcting misconceptions, and examining the mysteries of haggis and bagpipes with insight, warmth and impressive attention to detail' - The Good Book Guide, November 2008 'This is a recipe for revealing how horribly ill informed you are about your country. Although, if you are skillful, you can nod sagely as you read some new fact and mutter 'Ah, yes!' as if recalling the information from your excellent schooling. Where else will you find a real recipe for making haggis from scratch side by side with a potted biography of David Hume; a section of the Declaration of Arbroath and the curiously touching fact that Lulu was only 15 when she had a hit with 'Shout'? The whole thing is of course, silly - but oh so addictive.' - Matthew Perren, i-on Glasgow, December 2008 '. . . well crafted and witty' - Bill Howatson, Aberdeen Press and Journal, 18 October 2008 ‘While most of Edwin’s entries are entertaining and scholarly – he writes like a Scottish Bill Bryson – it is when he takes an interest in the backwaters of history, the details lost down the back of the sofa, that he is at his best’ – Jack McKeown, The Courier, 27 October 2008 'History, it is said, is written by the victors. Trivia, meanwhile, is written by the guys with the smeared spectacles and the breathable rainwear. The first discipline is linear and causal; to quote from Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys, history is “just one f****** thing after another”. Things look different, though, when viewed through the prism of trivia. The past is reduced to one big coleslaw of fascinating facts that in their randomness tell a more mixed-up tale entirely. The first approach leads to big, frowning books by the likes of Tom Devine and Michael Fry. The latter results in small, cheerful books such as Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need to Know, Edwin Moore’s valiant attempt to navigate the more trivial contours of enlightenment and clearances, crown and parliament, dirt and deity. Moore proceeds from a sincere and controversial first principle: Scotland is really a rather pleasant and interesting place. . .As a work of popular scholarship, though, it’s in a different league to the Scottish novelty titles that get stocked next to the bookstore tills as potential impulse purchases, those little handbooks of parliamo Caledonia and regional braggadocio, such as Weegies vs Edinbuggers.' - Allan Brown The Sunday Times, 21 September 2008 'In his book, Scotland: 1000 Things You Need to Know, Edwin celebrates all that sets us Scots as a race apart - our language, law, flora, food, and of course, our people. From our poets, architects and inventors, to our artists, entertainers and fighters. But he doesn't shy away from the more unpleasant aspects of our history. . .' - Robert Wight, Sunday Post, 14 September 2008 ‘We think we know all about William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and the Union of the Crowms. However, according to Edwin Moore, author of , Scotland: 1000 Things You Need to Know, we’re still in the dark about many aspects of our history and culture. . . The Big Issue looks at 20 of the most astonishing examples of secret Scotland.’ – The Big Issue, 18-24 September 2008 'What's the connection between Homer Simpson and Larbert, and why are generations of lawyers grateful to a Paisley snail? Need to know more? Author Edwin Moore has gathered 1000 facts like these about Scotland in a quirky new book. Brian Swanson selects a few favourites. . .' - Scottish Daily Express, 13 September 2008 'The palm for Christmas-stocking books seems to have passed recently to popular science, with best selling titles every year such as Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? This year there has been a gallant attempt at a historical fight back. Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need to Know(Atlantic Books, £12.99) asks (and answers) such post-turkey questions as ‘How many kings of Scotland died in their beds?’, ‘Who on earth decided that the Declaration of Arbroath was the cornerstone of modern democracy?’ or ‘Why is iron brew spelled Irn-Bru?’ Mark Mazower,History Today; The Best of History in 2008, December 2008 'A real treat for the serendipitous Scotophile' - Reginald Hill FROM THE INTERWEB www.Booksfromscotland.com (on the new paperback edition) Book of the Month, May 2010 'Whether it's Scottish lochs or Enlightenment philosophers, the facts of the devolution referendums or the mysteries of Irn-Bru, myths will be debunked and truths revealed in this light-hearted but rigorous overview of Scottish history and culture.' |
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