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Post by nonrabbit on Oct 8, 2017 10:01:27 GMT
Hi Yvonne,
This is a great thread and I'm going to get some coffee and have a listen to Magpie Salutes!
Love the pics that Jim posted!
Just to change the subject quickly - I found this old video when I was researching Glasgow's Year Of Culture 1990. We spoke a couple of times about the Citizens theatre and you mentioned ( I think) Giles Havergal. Here's an excellent video by Jimmy Reid about Glasgow 1990 and at 15.46 he's at The Citizens talking about it's history and interviewing Giles.
Love Patxx
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 9, 2017 8:29:18 GMT
Yvonne Magpie Salute have a number of bootleg concert recordings here: tela.sugarmegs.org/Type the group's name in the search box and the following should appear (this below is a screen shot only) The recordings can be downloaded to a pc or laptop by clicking on the wma or mp3 wording and then downloading to a file of your choice.
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Post by elmsliegirl on Oct 9, 2017 8:53:19 GMT
Hi Pati I don't find your post here. Why not I don't know. Won't let my technical ignorance get to me. Hope you get this reply. Thank you so much for posting the Glasgow documentary. My husband is working away right now but I look forward to showing him the interview with wonderful Giles. It's super special because I was so enamoured with Giles and what he was doing at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre in the 70's and beyond. He charged fifty pence or was it fifty shillings? a ticket for people to attend performances and also encouraged me personally to include some young glasgow offenders I was working with at the time. The were able to watch rehearsals and performances (free). If you remember back to that time Glasgow was a very violent city (before the Gorbals came down) and he really wanted to make a difference. After the Gorbals came down I was left with an image of the Citizens Theatre standing alone amongst all the rubble.
I have never seen Giles in interview before so you have given me a real treat. I was intrigued to learn that before he came to the Citizens he was a Queens guard and wore a bear hat.
He also baby sat my daughter (as mentioned above) in my dressing room, while I went on stage in a play he directed. He also allowed her to create mayhem in rehearsals. Way above the call of duty. So thank you for enabling me to catch a glimpse of him talking about a subject very close to my heart.
Yvonne xx
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Post by elmsliegirl on Oct 9, 2017 9:31:19 GMT
OK I get it we are on page two. Thank you Maddogfagin. I will check out the bootleg concert recordings or perhaps John will before he leaves.
By the by is that a picture on your post to me, of Jethro Tull's first festival performance? at the Sunbury Jazz Blues festival? Ian is wearing his father's old coat and some well worn trousers I recognise. If so I might have been sitting close to the person who took the photo. Just in front of the stage. Very memorable and fond memory for me which I must have gone on about here before. I also remember comparing memories with Glen Cornick about that festival, at some point in fairly recent years but I can't remember how that came about.
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 9, 2017 13:36:35 GMT
OK I get it we are on page two. Thank you Maddogfagin. I will check out the bootleg concert recordings or perhaps John will before he leaves. By the by is that a picture on your post to me, of Jethro Tull's first festival performance? at the Sunbury Jazz Blues festival? Ian is wearing his father's old coat and some well worn trousers I recognise. If so I might have been sitting close to the person who took the photo. Just in front of the stage. Very memorable and fond memory for me which I must have gone on about here before. I also remember comparing memories with Glen Cornick about that festival, at some point in fairly recent years but I can't remember how that came about. Sure is Yvonne. Ian was more than likely wearing it when we saw them at The Star Club in Croydon back in April '68. A similar image was used in the gatefold of This Was.
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Post by nonrabbit on Oct 10, 2017 10:24:51 GMT
Hi Pati I don't find your post here. Why not I don't know. Won't let my technical ignorance get to me. Hope you get this reply. Thank you so much for posting the Glasgow documentary. My husband is working away right now but I look forward to showing him the interview with wonderful Giles. It's super special because I was so enamoured with Giles and what he was doing at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre in the 70's and beyond. He charged fifty pence or was it fifty shillings? a ticket for people to attend performances and also encouraged me personally to include some young glasgow offenders I was working with at the time. The were able to watch rehearsals and performances (free). If you remember back to that time Glasgow was a very violent city (before the Gorbals came down) and he really wanted to make a difference. After the Gorbals came down I was left with an image of the Citizens Theatre standing alone amongst all the rubble. I have never seen Giles in interview before so you have given me a real treat. I was intrigued to learn that before he came to the Citizens he was a Queens guard and wore a bear hat. He also baby sat my daughter (as mentioned above) in my dressing room, while I went on stage in a play he directed. He also allowed her to create mayhem in rehearsals. Way above the call of duty. So thank you for enabling me to catch a glimpse of him talking about a subject very close to my heart. Yvonne xx A truly remarkable and dedicated man Yvonne, lucky you to have known him. I like the quote in the video from Jimmy Reid when he says that he and his mates ( shipyard workers) would pay an affordable sum of money to see the plays performed. That sums up an aspect of Glasgow that I'm very proud of. You could be sitting on a bus and pass Kelvingrove Art Galleries and the person opposite will start a conversion along the lines of "See that Salvador Dali" Then go on to give an interesting and academic talk - for all to hear and join in - as we do! I'm part of a few Heritage groups and I'm constantly impressed by the amount of interest and knowledge found by talking to people in the street - especially in the old areas of Glasgow. This is down I think to the Glaswegians natural curiosity, openness and garrulousness and the fact that our culture and history is vast and available to learn and enjoy for free. It's also due to people like Giles Havergal and The Citizens for changing the face of the Arts (here) and pushing the boundaries to make it all accessible. Many thanks too for your contributions to Glasgow. Next time your up,I'd love to meet for a coffee. Things are changing all the time up here. Have you ever visited The Panoptican? It's so atmospheric and they put on some great shows. Stan Laurel made his debut here. Pat x www.britanniapanopticon.org/
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Post by elmsliegirl on Oct 11, 2017 12:04:45 GMT
You are making me realise there is a lot more to be appreciated about the the character of Glasgow and it's people. You wouldn't often get the kind of conversation you mention amongst strangers on a bus in the North of England and never on a tube in London. I don't want to generalise but theatre tickets are so expensive in London it has to be considered on the exclusive side. Having said that the under 25's often see performances at The National Theatre and such for only five pounds which isn't bad at all.
I haven't visited the Panoptican. In fact I haven't visited Glasgow for some years now. The last time being a Citizens reunion party.
The Panoptican looks very inspiring and it's exciting to see the wonderful collection shown on the video you posted.
Glasgow was and obviously still is something else. The dress setting on the video reminds me once again of shopping in Paddy's Market in Glasgow in the 70's (probably long gone). Like a massive jumble sale.
Philip Prowes at the Citizens Theatre used to dress his stage sets for a fraction of the cost of most major theatre companies, with clothes and all kinds of wonderful things bought for next to nothing from Paddy's Market. They were magnificent stage sets. I still have a World War 11 coat from the market which I bought for six pounds. I remember a shop that exclusively sold shoes from the 1920's. They were all thrown in a large pile in the centre of the shop floor. I think I bought three pairs. Two of the pairs being original 20's platform shoes.
One complaint about the Citizens that the locals voiced, was that the actors were mostly from England. I think we had only two or three Scotts, thats all.
Next time I'm in Glasgow it would be lovely to go for a coffee.
Meanwhile thank you for sharing these videos.
Yvonne x
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Post by JTull 007 on May 18, 2018 2:19:38 GMT
OMG !!! This looks very cool indeed LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 9, 2018 20:54:27 GMT
Dedicated to Yvonne (elmsliegirl) "Send Me An Omen" from the debut studio album "High Water I" - Available worldwide August 10, 2018!
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