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We’ve a soft spot for some of the rambling comments occasionally posted on list.co.uk. There follows a full transcript of the stream- of-consciousness left by site user Aotea, regarding a conversation about Edinburgh eatery The Blue Parrot: ‘No no no . . . yes . . . or perhaps . . . Not Fiona Macrae, but Callum Buchanan started The Blue Parrot, in the basement . . . if this is the same place, I did his building permit. Put the flue up the chimney to save holes in the wall and spoiling the rear facade. And I suggested this name after Rick’s Cafe, the opposition in Casablanca. Bogart, etc. “Play it again Sam.” I recently bumped into Sally Tagg, photographer, here in Aotearoa, who was then working in The Health Food Store across the road. Those were the days. 1974 or thereabouts. Maybe The Blue Parrot was so successful they went upstairs. Callum was married to Val Findlay, ex-wife of Bruce of Bruce’s Records . . .’ Quite. Moving swiftly on then, we experienced bemusement of a different kind when site user
CLASSICAL CLASH Re: Mitsuko Uchida review (● ● ● ● ●) The List review opened with: ‘It doesn’t get any more temple-of-high-culture than Mitsuko Uchida at the Usher Hall during the EIF, and everything suggested that tonight was going to obey the wacky rituals of the contemporary classical concert.’ The snobbish cynicism in the i rst sentence of this so-called ‘review’ indicates to most readers who have any interest in European culture that the writer has no interest in this culture. Rather than commenting on ‘inevitable curtain calls’, this writer might like to write for a more obscure publication – oh sorry, it’s The List! Comment posted by Will666
An interest in European culture would usually include a critical awareness of the ways we receive music and places we build to present it . . . The rituals that classical concerts have imprisoned themselves inside encourage worship and discourage listening. We all admire and love Uchida but she would like a i ght about how she plays Bach as much as I would like to provoke one. Comment posted by MacGlinchey
David Star took a disliking to our dissection of Shane Carruth’s Upstream Colour: ‘What a load of toss. I remember when The List had real writers, not hambones.’ Thankfully, Mailbox regular A.F-A did the necessary research on that particular term: ‘Hambones. With the exception of a coarse Urban Dictionary entry, Google and Wikipedia don’t illuminate the term: it is not new. An etymological thread runs to Walter Scott’s Antiquary where Mrs Heukbane, the butcher’s wife, leads a trio of gossips in the post office.’ He or she then added, ‘I dont think “a load of toss” has such a pedigree.’ Well said, that man. Or woman.
THE QUESTION
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE DOG-FRIENDLY PUBS? We ask the question, you give the answer. Join in on Twitter @thelistmagazine and Facebook
@gburnsglasgow Bungo Cafe, Nithsdale Road, Glasgow. Super dog friendly, brill breakfast . . . God there are so many. West brewery in Glasgow’s East End, Montgomery’s Cafe on Radnor Street, Ubiquitous Chip on Ashton Lane, The clachan in Drymen, Pelican Cafe across from art galleries.
@MachinesHeaven Arlington & Big Slope #dogfriendly
@poprock Best Glasgow dog-friendly pubs? @ Westbeer, @InnDeepBar, The Belle, @official13thnot, Bar 91 & @thedrake2010. @IrieAle In Edinburgh definitely @bow_bar @ TheHangingBat @ Cloisters_Bar @Holyrood9A @Goldenrulepub. Also @StockbridgeTap @ BlueBlazerEdin @ BrewDogEdin and Malt and Hops are amongst the best.
@Roy_Isserlis Dug friendly pubs: Nom de Plume, Regent and Pond in Edinburgh. All three welcome our dug and provide water and treats.
@PaulaTweetTweet I saw a dog in Missoni Hotel bar, trendy pooch ;)
@DugsnPubs Our favourites are all the pubs which display our wee sticker :)
@andleg The Wally Dug as one would assume. Arthur’s Seat then grub at the Regent.
list of dog-friendly pub suggestions.
Ford Buchanan See list.co.uk for a full
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