La Roche Rumba, Sat 4th Oct, on the South Side

Usherette · #1 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 10:48 PM

Hey gang

For those of you in Glasgow:

Found out yesterday that the south-sides own "premier metalelectrofunkcountryhiphopdiscopunkrock club" club night, La Roche Rumba (which is on the first Saturday of each month) is having a burlesque theme this weekend! By burlesque theme, they mean the dress-up/ ambience theme for the crowd rather than they are putting on a show .... but they got in touch to say they would LOVE a real live burlesque performer!

So if anyone reading this is interested in going along and maybe doing an act (I think they only need one person - like I said, it's not a full burlesque show) please get in touch either through me or their myspace.

Find out more at :
MySpace.com - La Roche Rumba - 97 - Male - Glasgow, UK - www.myspace.com/larocherumba

The club is held in the Pollok Ex-ServiceMens Club, which is the little concrete bunker next to Crossmyloof station at the end of Minard/ Titwood Rd. It's one of those places with formica tables, leather bench seats and a picture of the queen on the wall.

And cheap, cheap booze....

Miss Carrie · #2 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 11:18 PM

Huh, what a funny wee place to have anything! I know the spot you mean, but can't picture the actual building (I only went to school around the corner from there for 5 years!).

Alas I'm working all day Saturday and Sunday so no rocking and rolling for me this weekend!
x

Usherette · #3 (**permalink**) 10-03-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Carrie

Huh, what a funny wee place to have anything! I know the spot you mean, but can't picture the actual building (I only went to school around the corner from there for 5 years!).

Well, as you know, I'm no Southsider. But on all my various jaunts to that neck of the woods (coming from the motorway up Titwood Rd as one does) I honestly always thought that wee building was some dodgy bunker....

It's actually quite wonderful inside. The kind of place that should have a tinsel backdrop (and when La Roche Rumba is on, it does!)

As some of the key Club Tromolo people are southsiders and regulars there, we had a couple of runthroughs there (it seemed somehow appropriate), and here's a picture of my Charlie, working hard as always.

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Originally Posted by Miss Carrie

Alas I'm working all day Saturday and Sunday so no rocking and rolling for me this weekend!
x

Yeah, same here. Even if I'd had more than 2 days notice, it would still be a no-goer. Hey ho!