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BEAT YOUR WRITERS Re: DVD Reviews (564) Attor roadrng your humhlo royrot'xor's (:rrtrrruo of tho latortt (:lassro Srr Hon/y at Raw/r/tson End. l was (tompollod to wrrto and horato your otnorwrso \.'/orthy (:oIour'rrrg»rr‘. hook. I'vo no rdoa whoro your [DVD dogo drd his drsmal rosoaroh. out Mr John Pool drd not (:o t.'.'rrto tho radro yorsron ot Vr\. ran Stanshall's grrpprng soap let's not oasyr Hort“; a! R’rvw/rnson 5170'. ll your rrtag wrll grvo tho lato JP (:rodrt for that wrll you also ho (:rodrtrng him wrth (:o wrrtrng ‘Bo l)()p a loo Ia'. rust hortauso no ‘«.'.'as ono of tho last hlokos to r‘ooord (Eorto Vrnr:ont'?

Your mag rs trno hut poat your wrrtor‘s moro.

Cord Blrss yor Frank P Rooney Glasgox'x

ST PETER’S? WE’RE TRYING!

Re: J’accuse (564)

In our last rssuo, '.‘.'o pom/sh 2d a r’ottor to H/sto/io Scot/and from St Pom/"s Bur/dang Prosorvat/o/t [rt/st. amt/slog tiro o/‘garrrsatro/t of ft'rr/rrtg rr; (ts oor’rgar‘rons 3o p/otoor‘ f/ro our/ding to '.'.’hr<;/'t 2t l‘las g/‘xon a G/ado A list/Hg, iioro :s Ivlrstor'rr,‘ Srjt >r‘r’arrd's Iospo/ tso.‘ Although wo do not a(:<:opt Mr Dottonhaugh's <;rrtrt;rsms ot llrstorrr: Scotland. wo nonotholoss ‘.'.'ol(:omo hrs onthusrasm ahout St Potor's Somrnary Wo aro (:ontrnurng to work olosoly wrth tho ownors and tho local plannrng authortty to v‘os<:uo t'no hurldrng. XIV/o must stross though that wo holrovo that thrs rs possrhly tho most (:hallongrng hrstorrt; huridrng (Laso rn Sootland at tho prosont trrno.

Historic Scotland

Fdrnpurgh

XFM Winter Wonderland Carling Academy. Glasgow. Thu 7 Dec

Mark Porter

2THE LIST '~'- Han I .2:

T he Vrew woro groat - really (trite-rent. But I lrkod Get Cape. Wear Capo. Fly. as y-roll.

The List,

Orr Doha/r" of all [no s/gnator/os to llro [ rst's (granola/gr) to savo 8! Pofo/ 's. '.‘.'o aro dolrghr‘od that /‘ Astor/<7 Soot/and rs avorkrng to rostruo tho our/ding. l'Vo tar/ll ropor‘.’ on fr/rtnor

tfor/o/oyorrmtrs as {hot nappon.

SALE OF THE CENTURY Re: Guerilla tactics (564) Thor'o aro so many pooplo to thank who (:ontrrhutod to tho str(;<:oss ol SWGIS's frrst annual tundrarsor. l‘rronds and artrsts who donatod tho:r‘ trrno and 'noautrtul xix/orks of art. Camphoil Armour who (:onduolod tho auotron ol thoso ‘.'./orks. lloathor Suttro who 'nostod l'no o--.'<;-rtrng and oxvoryono rr‘.\.'()l‘.’o(l El) tho produr‘tron . . a hrg thank you.

Tho oxonrng ‘~.'.'as ‘Jory woli attondod. ()yor ?()() guosts. somo famrrrar and somo not so. '.'.'o."o lod rnrnr:o 8. tattros. lrsh pro and ot'nor comfort gruh. drank good '.'-.'rno and (l(}(‘.(}l‘l 'noor 'ooforo horng ontortarnod by a tashron show of urntago and (:urront soason ()ommo dos (,3ar'<__:ons.

Thon (:amo tho atr(;tron. [)onatrons trom rosrdont artrsts. trronds of tho studro and othor‘ Glasgol'.’ hasod artrsts holpod rarso a total of 30-160. twroo .'.'hat wo hopod tor!

Plus '.'/o strll hayo a Darmlor to solll Mutley

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GUIDE ME TO THE GUIDE Wo woro ax'ray whon you pu'olzshod your annual gurdo to plaoos to oat out. Is thoro- somox'xhoro lll ()lasgox'.’ or Ldrnllurgh I (:an go and puroltaso rt now? | tropo so. Wo lrnd rt nory usolul and no longor hayo our proyrous (:opy. Judith Duncan

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nowsagonts and hooks/tops for £23.95. or ordor ono d/r‘oot/y from us at rr'wnrr'x./rst.r:o.uk.

Chock out our oxpandod [-a! a

Drink soot/on (pago I I I; for nows and rot/rows of tho latost rostar/rant oponrngs.

LESS THAN THRILLING I'm ama/od that Rod Road should ho mot wrth such a(:(:olado. It's anothor trrod horso from tho grrtty harsh stahlo ol Brrtrsh rndoportdont

ornoma. It porpotuatos tho vory

rrnago ol thrs country and Glasgow rn partroular that I

would hayo thought wo would

to tlrroo good usos.

Annie Nettleton L < in rl )t rr'( rh

rt rrght wo oan assrst othors to honolrt too. wrthout rrrakrng tho samo mrstakos as us.

I'm sayrrrg don't rust thrnk ,a(:t too.

THE LETTER OF THE ISSUE WILL RECEIVE ONE BOTTLE OF SAILOR JERRY

SPICED CARIBBEAN RUM

STRONG BUT GOES DOWN SMOOTH

want to rovorso. Glasgow rs a hoautrtul (:rty. and Rod Road's doprotron of hrgh rrso 19605; flats. lrllod to thorr 50th floor wrth rllrtorato (:rrmrnals. stamps all ovor tho turnrng trdo srnco Glasgo‘~.‘./'s solootron as caprtal of Culturo and Arohrtocturo rn tho 90s. Glasgow's Charms and photogonrr: gualrtros are to ho oolol)ratod on tho hrg soroon. not produorng sornothrng whroh sooms dosrgnod to lorovor froo/o rt rn tho concroto hunkor of doprossron.

Elspeth

By omarl

THINK GREENER: THINK SMARTER

Alox Boil rlottor's. {soot rs rrght to suggost a dohato on

onyrronmorrtal ssuos. But wo nood to onsuro dohato doos not load to rnaotron. Whrio rt may somotrmos mako sonso not to roplar;o an old car wrth a hrand now ono rloy-J ornrssron or not). It '.'.rould mako tar hottor sonso not to ropla(:o tho old car full stop. Buy a trayol pass rnstoad. Walk or (:yt:lo to work rt you can. It yotr (:an't hooauso puhlrr: transport rs too poor. thon your or support groups lrko Frronds of tho Earth who aro tryrng to got goyornmont to rmpr‘o‘lro thrngs tor o\./oryono.

()n rooyolrng Mr Boll noods to thrnk a lrttlo smartor. Thoro rs no nood to rrso not wator or rrnso out rtorns tor rooyolrng. Srmply wart untrl y~<)tr"~.((> ‘-.‘t/asl1od tho drshos and uso tho Iuko ‘.‘./arm l'xator loft to rrnso out tho trns and glass. [.asy - no now \.'.'atot' rogurrod. It you'ro luoky onough to havo a gardon. lrnally uso tho anterior to food tho plants. That's ono howl ot wator put

lakrng arttron to roduoo your porsonal olrnrato omrssrons doos mako a drttoronoo. And tho rnoro pooplo that act togothor tho hrggor tho drltoronrto. Wo rn tho doyolopod natrons hayo a moral ohlrgatron to act trrst. Attor all ‘.‘.'(} hayo alr‘oady honotrtod from almost a (:ontury of pollutron. It wo got

GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH

Kimberley C/vrl Sort/ant

I canto to sue the. Dykoonres and wasn't drsappointed. There's always a lull nrght and a good INTO-tit) at tho Carlrng Academy.

Graham 8m man Tho Vrew are on trro! Thoy'ro tho

new Lrhertrnes. One to watch for next year.

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