#glasgow culture

[thesilicontribesman]

Roman Inscription And Dedication Stones, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow

[thebubblesoutlet]

My twitter feed the last few hours-

-Failed willy wonka experience for kids at Glasgow 

-Missing Kate Middleton

-Who yelled at rebecca ferguson? 

- Julie ragbeer at the 97 year old diner where they no longer serve coke the old fashioned way 

-The weird landing at the top of the stairs 

-That tiktok video of swifties crying to exile outside the arena

- Bradley Cooper saying he doesn't love his daughter

- People being surprised that the Mormon tradwife failed to raise the chicken and slaughter it before dinner

[twixnmix]

Wham! backstage during the Club Fantastic Tour at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow on October 13, 1983.

Photos by Fryderyk Gabowicz

[brian-in-finance]

Instagram

David Eustace, from

The Prince Akatoki, London, 2023 / Photo: BJ Stewart / Brian’s Post 3 May 2023

And…

SWG3 Studio Warehouse, Glasgow, 13 July 2017 /from Brian’s Post 29 April 2021

Remember Forget Me Not? 🍸

[psychedelic-charm]

If you want to throw a Bridgerton themed party, this video provides an excellent example of what NOT to do. My condolences to the Bridgerton fans who dressed up in gorgeous Regency era costumes for this event and were left disappointed.

[astroxbunny]

As someone who used to live in a town, here is what I have learned from attend a university in a city:

~On the subway, the unwritten rule is that you must wear headphones. Either that or you need to pretend to scroll on your phone (there is no signal down here so we all know your headphones are dead)

~There is a large, visible homeless population. If you’re feeling generous, the common advice is that you don’t give them money. Instead, offer them food or water. Remember though, they don’t need to say yes to this! All you can do is offer.

~Everyone asks about pronouns. Lecturers ask, teachers ask, classmates ask. Everyone.

~Everyone is queer. Genuinely, you will be surprised by the vast amount of queer people in the city. Anyone can express their gender or sexuality in whichever way they want because nobody judges

~The fashion is unreal. Gothic, alternative, kawaii, pyjamas, sporty, slutty. Anything goes. Nobody questions it too. They just appreciate the time and effort spent by the individual to make liberating looks

~There is a strong percentage of city goers who are academics. Most bookshops and cafes are full to the brim with students who are lost in books or study

~Young people rule the city. You will rarely see anyone over the age of 40. Even cafes are restaurants usually have young staff members running it.

~There are so many cultures. So many people of different backgrounds. So many cultural traditions and outfits. So many different religions and beliefs. So many different languages.

Anyway. Here’s my rare tumblr post.

[chelseajackarmy]

[tracksuitlesbian]

Celtic at home during their match against RB Leipzig

[aflashbak]

Britain in the 1980s #ska #trojan #style #fashion #booze #photo #music #skins #Glasgow #Scotland #uk #tribes #1980s #culture #buckfast https://www.instagram.com/p/CnKco92sFmS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thesilicontribesman]

Prehistoric Petrosphere, Aberdeenshire, 3300 to 2000BCE, Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow, Scotland

[kemetic-dreams]

In modern times, cross burning or cross lighting is a practice which is associated with the Ku Klux Klan. However, it was practiced long before the Klan's inception. Since the early 20th century, the Klan burned crosses on hillsides as a way to intimidate and threaten African Americans and other marginalized groups.

In the first era, reconstruction Klans did not burn crosses. The belief that reconstruction Klans burned crosses was introduced by Thomas Dixon Jr., in his novel The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan (1905). A cross burning is first described in Book IV Chapter 2 "The Fiery Cross" on pages 324–326 of the 1905 edition. It is introduced by one of the characters as "the old Scottish rite of the burning cross. It will send a thrill of inspiration to every clansmen in the hills." It is further elaborated that

In olden times when the Chieftain of our people summoned the clan on an errand of life and death, the Fiery Cross, extinguished in sacrificial blood, was sent by swift courier from village to village. This call was never made in vain, nor will it be to-night in the new world. Here, on this spot made holy ground by the blood of those we hold dearer than life, I raise the ancient symbol of an unconquered race of men—

This scene is accompanied by an unnumbered plate illustration by Arthur I. Keller, captioned "'The fiery cross of old Scotland's hills'", showing two robed, unmasked Klansmen, one of whom is holding a lighted cross, over a bound, blindfolded and gagged African American, while robed and hooded klansmen look on. The novel ends with a Klansman waiting for election results stating "Look at our lights on the mountains! They are ablaze - range on range our signals gleam until the Fiery Cross is lost among the stars" meaning that he had won and civilization had been saved in the South. The fiery cross is mentioned once again in the final novel of Dixon's Klan trilogy, The Traitor: A Story of the Fall of the Invisible Empire, when a Grand Dragon tosses a burning cross on a heap of discarded Klan robes and regalia in obedience to the order of the Grand Dragon to dissolve the order. This scene is accompanied by an illustration captioned "Some of the men were sobbing" by Charles David Williams featuring a gathering of Klansmen over a burning pile of robes, carrying three burning crosses.

Origins of Burning Crosses goes back to Scottish origins

Scottish origins

A Victorian depiction of the crann tara

In Scotland, the fiery cross, known as the crann-tara, was used as a declaration of war. The sight of it commanded all clan members to rally to the defence of the area. On other occasions, a small burning cross would be carried from town to town. It was used in the War of 1812 between Britain and the U.S. as a means of mobilizing the Scottish Fencibles and militia which were settled in Glengarry County, Ontario against the invaders. In 1820, over 800 fighting men of Clan Grant were gathered, by the passing of the fiery cross, to come to the aid of their Clan Chieftain and his sister in the town of Elgin, Scotland. In Scotland itself, the last significant use of the burning cross was made in 1745, during the Jacobite rising, and it was subsequently described in the novels and poetry of Sir Walter Scott, particularly The Lady of the Lake of 1810

[pastdaily]

Aztec Camera - Live In Glasgow 1984 - Past Daily Morning Soundbooth

https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/aztec-camera-glasgow-barrowlands-25th-august-1984.mp3 – Aztec Camera Glasgow Barrowlands 25th August 1984 – Since we’re heading in the direction of weekend, I thought I would take a side-trip to the 80s tonight with a mini-concert by Aztec Camera. Always a favorite. Founded by Roddy Frame, whose razor-sharp lyrics and impeccable song-writing…

[theteaisaddictive]

love and light to all who participate in succession sunday/monday. i don’t watch the show but i will never be over the fact that they had one episode where they went to fucking dundee, and then exclusively filmed around the recently-gentrified waterfront and used fife as a stand-in.

[kettls]

What's the Scottish equivalent of Schadenfreude? As a Glaswegian myself I am GUTTED at having missed the majestic grimness of this. It's all we could talk about in the office and in all the WhatsApp groups today.

But there are SO MANY RED FLAGS in the lead up to this; not least the absolutely MAD use of unrestrained AI for EVERYTHING - but the fact the "organiser" was called 'House of Illuminati' , with no other events to its name, like...? I mean?? Billy Coull has 3 companies on the UK Gov's Companies House, all of which is just him on his own under different 'ventures' - the most prolific of which is selling pseudo-scientific, conspiracy theory AI-generated books to sell on Amazon. The guy's a full yahoo.

I've seen vids of some mad wee grannies shouting at the freelance door security (that kept explaining repeatedly that they were just contractors and not to blame for this), demanding a refund from them - so really there was no hope that they'd look at a website / Facebook page that boasted about "cartchy tuns" and "sweet teats" and had a load of colourful AI lollipops on the 'artwork' with no actual pics or video evidence of the event itself; and not see it for the scam it was.

The fact that the kids were given A **QUARTER GLASS** OF TESCO OWN-BRAND LEMONADE and ONE (1) SINGLE JELLYBEAN is absolutely sending me. The Unknown (who lives in the walls) that literally made the kiddies cry and was objectively terrifying. No chocolate in the Chocolate Factory.

It's so so worth doing a bit of digging on this because its just so funny. One of the Wonka actors has made some TikToks about it. And I really hope the poor lassie that ended up as the 'meth lab Oompah Loompah' meme is both okay with it and also is able to monetise it a bit. Get yersel on This Morning, gal! TELL YOUR STORY.

Honestly I am gutted this passed me by. I missed the cursed Elfingrove when that happened too (similarly shit but not quite as terrible - they had a shoddy Krampus that kept making the kids lose their shit and parents complained to the press then).

Whatever the Scottish version of Schadenfreude is, I'm experiencing it so hard this week.

obsessed with the Willy Wonka Experience, both a lesson in the dangers of AI and an incredible contender for the new dashcon/fyre festival (x)

I feel bad because it was probably families with kids who got scammed but to be fair this is what their website looks like... there were signs (x)

[brian-in-finance]

The Prince Akatoki, London, 2023 bjstewartphoto

SWG3 Studio Warehouse, Glasgow, 2017 from Brian’s 29 April 2021 post

Remember the earlier pics of Tait with David?

[selkies-world]

This book is due for release in Spring 2025. Here is my question for readers (located anywhere).

It's set in Glasgow in 2028, and at least half of the dialogue is written in Scots & there is a good heaping of Scottish and Irish slang throughout it. Do yous want a glossary at the back, to translate the Scottish slang & Scots terms & Irish slang into plain English? I've never seen this offered for any other languages or cultures, but I try to make my books as accessible as possible, so I figured I'd offer.

This poll is open to everyone - no judgement on whether or not yous think you'll be able to understand written Scots.

PLEASE REBLOG FOR HIGHER SAMPLE SIZE

Here is a sample of an exchange between 2 characters in my book:

A: "What are you doing here?”

B: “Thought I’d pop by, just t’ see how everythin’s goin’. See if he wan’ed the walls repain’ed or the floor ripped up, or –”

A: “I meant where’ve you been? What have you been up to?”

B: “Oh, that version of ‘what are you doin’ here’. Not a lot, unless you count college houndin’ my ass and my dorm bein’ on the verge of bein’ a health hazard since Star discovered a new brand o’ cleanin’ products at this new store we found, but then she accident’lly made a new variation o’ mustard gas again on Monday, so we’re stayin’ at Tommy’s ‘til the dungeon master says we can go back withou’ dyin’ or somethin'. Also, Charlie-Cat said one o’ us needed t’ gae you a break, an’ he left this mornin’ so won’t be back for anoth’r week, an’ Tommy’s workin’ ‘til la’e tonigh’, so.”

A: “I’m still processing the ‘again’ part of Star making a new mustard gas. How’d she manage to do it by accident a second time?”

B: "Third. A’ this poin’, I don’t even know, t’ be hones’.”

A: “You said Charlie sent you?”

B: “Oh, yeah. He said t’ babysit Danny for you so you can go ge’ some rest. I mean, I’m pre’y sure he mean’ so tha’ you can go eat somethin’ other than fas’ food an’ get some new clothes an’ get a shower – seriously, you really need tha’ shower. A’ this poin’, I’m surprised Danny hasnae woken up jus’ t’ complain abou’ the stink in ‘ere, seriously, I smelle’ onions as soon as I opened th’ door, how he hasnae smelle’ it lyin’ here nex’ t’ you for weeks is – hah!”

Here is another sample of an exchange between 1 of those characters and another not featured in the first:

A: "You feelin' any better?"

B: "Yeah, I needed the kip."

A: "See, sometimes I can forget that you're from Edinburgh, then you go an' say shit like that and I have to remember."