11th December 1998
|
||||
|
This show was the first of two nights at the Odeon, Renfield St, Glasgow (until recently, the last visit there). We were invited there by the then manager, George Seaton, whose surname I misheard as Seymour and we've been calling him that ever since. He had taken over from Nick Blackburn who had put us on that summer. As I remember this show wasn't particularly great (I enjoyed the following night much more) but what was memorable was two chaps in the front row who knew our Rocky, Chuck, from Cumbernauld Youth Theatre. As we were short handed Chuck was sent running up the aisle after them (bless him, he even ran like Rocky) to recruit them for the next night. That's how we acquired Andy and the more permanent Scary Neil. |
 |
Another vaguely Partick Thistle boy here. He has a look of intense concentration combined with mild paranoia. Of interest on his robes are the herringbone pattern to the left, the "pringle" style diamond at the centre, the club suit edging and the rather strange red "clothes peg" border by his hand. I also like the little twirl beneath his hair, and the door knob at the end of his staff. The back has been damaged as it was (foolishly) attached to a paper backing when framed. There's no excuse for such sloppy husbandry - I do apologise... |
||
