Great pics Davie, looks like you were doing the full Scorsese bit on the filming
Had a great time on Friday, magic to see Babs again, looking a hella lot better than
the last time she was up in Glasgow, sneezing her flu all over everyone.
Good to see Frank Castle again, first time since the last Cornwell gig up here.
Hit the town about 4pm, and me and John were onto the half-pints of Calpol by about six,
after a couple of hours of £1 bottles of Carlsberg in the first boozer; John thought he’d
died and gone to the happy place.
Thankfully Babs wasn’t up for the full Castle Tour, the one usually reserved for visiting dignateries,
(we’d only end up in Greggs again anyway these days) so we dragged her into a couple of local boozers
before most of us met up in the John Moore.
Great to see all the usual suspects again (seriously too many to list), not a bad wee turn out,
and there were even more waiting by the time we staggered onto the Renfrew ferry for the gig.
Got there just in time to catch the last couple of songs from the support band, a scrum of four
middle aged guys, bit like ourselves, doing Suspect Device, and I think they finished on Dag.Dave;
I’m sure the singer confirmed that they had saught proper permission first from the headliners to do it
A bit of a natter with the troops (Phil obviously missing his much missed mucker) then it was WIB over the PA
and showtime.
Straighten Out, for me, hit the mark.
The set list was nearly perfect (though I wouldn’t miss Norfolk Coast if they replaced it with something more
“classic Stranglers”), the sound was spot on, and first time up here for the new boy on Shug-duties sounded
good to these ears.
I mean, that’s the point though, innit?
I just love those feckin songs, and to hear them yet another time, up full blast, band at full pelt, with like
minded souls, it's all I need to have a good night out.
As I said, I hadn’t been out in ages and Straighten Out, firing through all them anthems again, made my night.
I’m mibee just easy pleased, but I, for one, am glad I fookin ‘ad it.
I'm a comedian and poet, so anything that doesn't get a laugh is a poem. B.Hicks.
"Further modulation of the frequency rotation, Triggered waveband activation - near elation"
'Why are you so edgy, kid ?'
looked very much at home on lead guitar and vocals and it was also the 'first' second time North of the Border for Casey on drums.
(Phil did his best as chief dancer although he did keep his shirt on 
)
) did the trick as well.
Me included! 
- a huge THANK YOU to you all for looking after me! 
