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Hi All . 

 Right . This has been bugging me for a while now . Wasn't there a disco in the mid 80s called "Stringfellows" ? I've been away for years , but heading out of Paisley maybe towards the airport , or the old Love St somewhere . I remember going there on a Sunday night sometime around 84 . I can see the building in my head and the car park  for some reason :) It was a dump , but I definitely remember the place . Anyway . Yeah . Paris , The Cotton Club , The Wine Bar . Everything on Shuttle St. All great places back in the day . I lived in Seedhill in 89 , so we used to go to Harvies a lot . "Alex" the doorman , and "Overnight Sensation" being the resident band during the week . Alex was great . He's let us all in one week . Then the next week he's make us all wait , so everyone would pile into the "old man's" bar all dickied up for a few beers , and then we'd try again a few hours later . That was the first (and maybe only) time I saw 2 girls fighting . One of the them ripped the top of the other one and she had no bra on , so that has always left a pleasant memory with me . 

 

Sammy

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10 minutes ago, Sammy Jankis said:

Hi All . 

 Right . This has been bugging me for a while now . Wasn't there a disco in the mid 80s called "Stringfellows" ? I've been away for years , but heading out of Paisley maybe towards the airport , or the old Love St somewhere . I remember going there on a Sunday night sometime around 84 . I can see the building in my head and the car park  for some reason :) It was a dump , but I definitely remember the place . Anyway . Yeah . Paris , The Cotton Club , The Wine Bar . Everything on Shuttle St. All great places back in the day . I lived in Seedhill in 89 , so we used to go to Harvies a lot . "Alex" the doorman , and "Overnight Sensation" being the resident band during the week . Alex was great . He's let us all in one week . Then the next week he's make us all wait , so everyone would pile into the "old man's" bar all dickied up for a few beers , and then we'd try again a few hours later . That was the first (and maybe only) time I saw 2 girls fighting . One of the them ripped the top of the other one and she had no bra on , so that has always left a pleasant memory with me . 

 

Sammy

Hi Sammy, it, Stringfellows, was part of the Bob Inn, at the start of Greenock Road. 

Wasn't really a dump, the locals were an acquired taste. :rolleyes:

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Hi faraway saint !

 Thanks for that m8 . I thought I was going nuts there for a while , as a Google search brought up nothing . Maybe I was the first person ever to search for it :) To be honest the "Bob Inn" doesn't ring any bells with me , but I'm glad I got the Stringfellows part right :) Yeah . A dump is maybe being a bit cruel . Thinking back it's difficult to give it a label . As you say , maybe "an acquired taste" would be best .

 Cheers !

S.

 

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Hi faraway saint !
 Thanks for that m8 . I thought I was going nuts there for a while , as a Google search brought up nothing . Maybe I was the first person ever to search for it [emoji4] To be honest the "Bob Inn" doesn't ring any bells with me , but I'm glad I got the Stringfellows part right [emoji4] Yeah . A dump is maybe being a bit cruel . Thinking back it's difficult to give it a label . As you say , maybe "an acquired taste" would be best .
 Cheers !
S.
 
Where the petrol station is now, just before the bowling club, IIRC.
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30 minutes ago, Sammy Jankis said:

 . I lived in Seedhill in 89 , so we used to go to Harvies a lot . "Alex" the doorman , and "Overnight Sensation" being the resident band during the week . Alex was great . 

Alex and his mate Jamie..........The Singing Bouncers.

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Slightly off topic . I had a family friend that used to DJ in Harvies for time to time . Jim Young was his name . He had a younger brother called Ian and a sister called Ann . They came from Glenburn . The father was called Jimmy Young . Wouldn't mind trying to track them down , so if anyone knows them could they let me know . Cheers !

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6 minutes ago, Cookie Monster said:
16 minutes ago, ALBIONSAINT said:
Remind me ? 

Ronnys Bar, Reflections, Tell Mamas. Now Comicrazy.

Oh yes, I remember Ronnies steak bar, he used to drive around Paisley in a Cadillac and did the whole Kojak thing. Good times indeed. 

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9 minutes ago, Yflab said:

How the feck do you remember all these names?

Have you ever considering entering Mastermind.

Specialist subject - “The Life and Times of Paisleys Pubs”

When I was 14-15, I sold the evening times in pubs (well before the internet) all over Paisley. However Cookie Monster is maybe a wee bit older than me? so has a depth of knowledge around pubs I can only aspire too. 

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How the feck do you remember all these names?
Have you ever considering entering Mastermind.
Specialist subject - “The Life and Times of Paisleys Pubs”


Always had a good memory, I seem to easily remember the contradictions/lies folk write on here. It's pissed them off so many times they even made accusations of me threatening them, or was that cockles. [emoji6]
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