Aberdeen reminiscences (mostly shops)

[Sandy59]

Who used to go to the Argo then ???

[ViperScot]

Perhaps better named, 'The Agro'? I went there a few times when I'd run out of options!

[ViperScot]

Semi hemi said:

ViperScot said:

Semi hemi said:

footsoldier said:

ViperScot said:

Going back to my seedy past...

What was the name of the dodgy lounge bar that was on an alley that came off Shiprow (not far from the Drift Inn)? You went up a flight of stairs, I seem to remember. They used to have ropey looking strippers there on a Saturday afternoon...

Crazy Daisy's?

Nah Cray Daisy's was the go go dancers place above the Crows nest on the corner of Miller St.

The place Hamish is on about was Oh Henry's... you also entered through the Adelphi

No definitely not Oh Henry's. This place was further down Shiprow towards Market St. It may actually have been associated with the Drift Inn...

The Lunar 7? thought that would be before your time

That may have been it... We're talking 1988 I think when I'd have been there!

[Semi hemi]

Sandy59 said:

Who used to go to the Argo then ???

Hey I have already owned up to the Clappy Valley & Valhalla's so I might as well put my hand up for that as well, guity as charged, I would also like to ask for the Metro & the Playground to be taken into consideration

[ViperScot]

I used to the head doorman at the Metro! Now that was an interesting and challenging job! A lot of diplomacy had to be employed...

[Kiltie]

Semi hemi said:

... Champers ...

Now there was a great Saturday night! ... nae doubt dancing to "Relax!". Used to go there with the wife (now of some 21 years), long before we were married.

Cheers,

Eric

[Kiltie]

stiglet said:

Call - "Happy Trails"

... some of my purchases included; a pair of cowboy boots, some "Kicker" shoes and ... perhaps ... ... some clogs.

Cheers,

Eric

Edited by Kiltie on Saturday 8th August 12:38

[Semi hemi]

Kiltie said:

stiglet said:

Call - "Happy Trails"

... some of my purchases included; a pair of cowboy boots, some "Kicker" shoes and ... perhaps ... ... some clogs.

Cheers,

Eric

Edited by Kiltie on Saturday 8th August 12:38

Split knee loon pants and scoop neck T-shirts,

Also from a "Boutique" (prob aberdeen 1st) called the Time Machine upstairs on the corner of Crown St/Windmill brae.

By the way Kiltie, Do you not bother reading emails from the Acergy Petrel?

[Kiltie]

Semi hemi said:

By the way Kiltie, Do you not bother reading emails from the Acergy Petrel?

Not if they're only DPR's ... I have people to read those emails for me.

Cheers,

Eric

[Thats how I roll]

ViperScot said:

shoggoth1 said:

'Ma Camerons' anyone?

Still very much open, as far as I'm aware.

was in there tonight What was the shop on Market Street where Bright House is now (on the corner opposite the taxi rank); was that Toy Bazzar?

[Semi hemi]

Thats how I roll said:

ViperScot said:

shoggoth1 said:

'Ma Camerons' anyone?

Still very much open, as far as I'm aware.

was in there tonight What was the shop on Market Street where Bright House is now (on the corner opposite the taxi rank); was that Toy Bazzar?

Pablo 16v nailed that one early on in the thread, Allans toyshop.


How about the Reggae Disco in St K's
and the regular dances at the Do's School & McRobert Hall.

[onlynik]

ViperScot said:

shoggoth1 said:

'Ma Camerons' anyone?

Still very much open, as far as I'm aware.

Yes, but remeber when it wasn't owned by Belhaven, and was actually a good bar.

[Kiltie]

Semi hemi said:

How about the Reggae Disco in St K's

... yes, I have vague memories

I remember a rammy there one night when the Fife biker lot came up (Satan's Slaves?).

Cheers,

Eric

[Semi hemi]

onlynik said:

ViperScot said:

shoggoth1 said:

'Ma Camerons' anyone?

Still very much open, as far as I'm aware.

Yes, but remeber when it wasn't owned by Belhaven, and was actually a good bar.

A bit like the Prince of Wales in that respect. A good bar left to rot.
Belhaven suck

[Semi hemi]

Kiltie said:

Semi hemi said:

How about the Reggae Disco in St K's

... yes, I have vague memories

I remember a rammy there one night when the Fife biker lot came up (Satan's Slaves?).

Cheers,

Eric

I think most people came out of there with the same vague memories...

Did anyone use the vegi/wholefood cafe "Jaws" that ran in St K's during the the day, Hand knitted pasta & 3 bean(parp!) Salad.

Note to the younger viewers St K's = Lemon Tree

[Kiltie]

Semi hemi said:

onlynik said:

ViperScot said:

shoggoth1 said:

'Ma Camerons' anyone?

Still very much open, as far as I'm aware.

Yes, but remeber when it wasn't owned by Belhaven, and was actually a good bar.

A bit like the Prince of Wales in that respect. A good bar left to rot.
Belhaven suck

I remember when boozers mostly had two taps; Tennent's Lager and McEwan's Export. It was a real big deal when the PoW got Theakston's Old Peculier.

Ma's was owned at the time by the father of a school-friend of my wife. Steph will tell you a story about going in there to meet me and being told by her friend that her dad had chucked me out about half an hour beforehand for; "dropping tampons in people's pints".

I'm sure it must have been hilarious at the time.

Cheers,

Eric

[Kiltie]

Invisible man said:

I remember the Oriental Emporium

Oh aye, down in the Castlegate.

Eric

[Kiltie]

Naso Grande said:

What about Brian Sherrif's in John Street? Anybody remember the fire they had and the sale afterwards?

I do indeed remember some cheap Airfix kits which had a definite smokey odour.

Prior to that I remember loving buying those boxes containing hundreds (or maybe tens) of tiny plastic army figures and setting them up in a battle scene at home.

Cheers,

Eric

[Kiltie]

offshorematt2 said:

... and The Toy Bazaar on Correction Wynd (before it moved and went 'upmarket')...

These were vital visits in keeping me quiet while trawling round town with my mum

I remember my dad used to use a visit to The Toy Bazaar (or Fred White's as believe it was otherwise known) as a bribe to; "be a good boy at the dentist" (the dentist was a complete bastid!).

In the window (aye, this is Correction Wynd) they always had a display of these little insects and the like with magnets on the bottom. The display was fascinating for a kid as they must have had a revolving magnet beneath which made all the little creatures move around in their boxes. When you got them home however ... big disappointment!

Pablo16v said:

Fine Fare at the Brig o Dee.

What a squalid place that was ... but ... do you remember the greyhound track which was on the site behind it? (I personally don't).

Cheers,

Eric

Edited by Kiltie on Sunday 9th August 19:40

[Kiltie]

Semi hemi said:

Also from a "Boutique" (prob aberdeen 1st) called the Time Machine upstairs on the corner of Crown St/Windmill brae.

Nah nah, fit aboot "Mr Bojangles" in Crombie Court! I remember buying a brown and white shirt there with a massive collar.

Latterly, my favourite became a shop on Upper Kirkgate but I can't remember the name. I think it was under the same ownership as Phillip King.

Cheers,

Eric