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Before I get wrapped up in fun stuff (or snowed in, which is also possible in these southerly parts) I wanted to remind everyone that February's Trout is next Thursday, 12th February, from 7pm-ish in The Cask and Still, Hope Street. If you haven't been there before, we meet in the area at the back of the pub. All SF/Fantasy fans welcome.
Some sad news for those of us who remember cons there: the Central Hotel has closed down. It had its problems, but I always enjoyed the cons there. No one who saw John Salthouse's displays of pyromania in the Logie Baird Room is ever likely to forget it. Very sad to see it go.
[ETA: and I have just been told that John Salthouse himself has died recently. It gets worse and worse...]
glasgow_fen)Before I get wrapped up in fun stuff (or snowed in, which is also possible in these southerly parts) I wanted to remind everyone that February's Trout is next Thursday, 12th February, from 7pm-ish in The Cask and Still, Hope Street. If you haven't been there before, we meet in the area at the back of the pub. All SF/Fantasy fans welcome.
Some sad news for those of us who remember cons there: the Central Hotel has closed down. It had its problems, but I always enjoyed the cons there. No one who saw John Salthouse's displays of pyromania in the Logie Baird Room is ever likely to forget it. Very sad to see it go.
[ETA: and I have just been told that John Salthouse himself has died recently. It gets worse and worse...]
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How sad to read that ALBACON's favourite and best loved venue has gone into administration, as recently reported in the Evening Times.
To be honest, the hotel HAS been struggling for some time and certainly didn't have the appeal it had years ago. It is incredibly sad but I hope that a buyer can be found to revitalise one of the city's great landmarks and restore the venue into a viable competitor in the hotel market.
So long and thanks for everything!
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BTW, Dave Lally sends his regards. :)
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