31 october 2007 and strange things were going on in the Clutha Vaults........ Pirates were seen lurking in a corner, Gouls and strange creatures in another, and the Blues Brothers wandering about talking to one and all!!!!
Yes it was the Clutha Hallowe'en Spooktacular. Anyone who arrived in fancy dress got a free drink at the bar, and there were quite a few who had made the effort to get into the spirit of the evening.
Unfortunately, SOMEONE [I.A.] had forgotten to bring Sandy's outfit - so he went on stage as a rock and roll singer!!! However the music as usual was great, with Sandy sarting off with the Teenage Fan Club song 'Its all in my mind' followed by a request - 'The Ballad of Pat Garret and Billy the Kid'.
First musician up on stage was John Fleming who performed a Steve Earle song and also a love song'Baby its you'.
Kevin Young was next up [ or as Sandy put it - the Dorian Gray of the Clutha - as he is always Young!!] and he performed two of his own songs 'Down and Out' and 'Between you and me' - both terrific ballads, deserving to be heard by more people.
Frank and Anna were up next singing 'Mother Glasgow' and then the Mammas and Papas song 'California Dreaming'
Sandy then got Elspeth [the Pirate]Durkin up [despite her protests that she hadn't sung for over 8 weeks - due to a bad throat] and he accompanied her on a version of 'Wild Mountain Thyme'.
Ger McDade then gave us 'The Sixties never existed'
Alan Stewart was next on stage to perform 'Walkin in the rain' and then a little ditty about getting a new computer... 'PC Problems'.
The next person called up was Brendan McLaughlin the former owner of the Clutha Vaults - and as he approached the stage, he tripped on the edge. His first comments were 'Who put that there??' However after finishing laughing, he gave us 'Drift Away', and another ballad.
Sandy then got Graham up to do an Elvis Song 'Teddy Bear' - seemed very surreal - Dracula singing about wanting a teddy bear!!
Katrina then got to the stage, and after sorting the seating arrangements, gave us a Blondie montage.
THEN Jake Blues[a.k.a. Ian Adie]
got up onstage to announce a small change in the proceedings. It was now time for the Clutha Dookers - which in reality meant - 'dookin' for apples from a kneeling position on a bar stool over a basin filled with apples - some of which had little flags with prizes such as -a free pint; a free spirit; £10; £20; Sweet F..k all!! Many lined up to take part!
They then judged the Fancy Dress costumes and decided that the Debbie Harry lookalike - Katrina was the winner - she won a bottle of wine.
Then it was back to the normal entertainment, with Joe Kidd giving us a Neil Diamond song - 'Suleman' folowed by his own popular song 'Good Day'.
Frank was next on stage giving us his rendition of 'lived on dreams'
followed by Joe MacAtamy with his tribute to Tam O'Shanter's horse Maggie - who lost her tail to the Witches of Alloway Kirk ... 'Ride On' followed by 'Fancy Free'.
Joe as we had never seen him before!!!
Willie Mathews then took to the stage and got everyone singing along with him to 'Mini the Moocher' and then 'Let the good times roll'.
Willie Mathews then took to the stage and got everyone singing along with him to 'Mini the Moocher' and then 'Let the good times roll'.
Finally Ian Adie got back up on stage and rather than performing a Blues brothers song he sang 'Stand by Me'.
That was officially the end
but then Pauline, who admitted she had had a few drinks, got up and sang a Billy Joel song -'New York State of mind' unaccompanied, whilst Sandy was putting some of the equipment away.
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