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Local Heroes in Glasgow, Strathclyde*

Glasgow, Strathclyde Famous Residents

Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)

• Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand is Glasweigian (sorry if I've spelled that wrongly). I love Franz Ferdinand!
• Aye me!
• LU LU Thank god footballers Franz Ferdinand travis carol Smilie The STV presenters Billy Conolly. Fred Mc Aulay
• UCK, some people, Jimmy Sommerville used to live round the corner from me bfore he was famous!
• Go to the West-End for this. Byres Road/Kelvinside to watch all the Carole Smillie wannabes/2 'happy' boys from the Million Pound Property Experiment programme wannabes - plenty of them in Glasgow.
• Charlie Nicholas, the man who introduced the dreaded 'cityation' (situation) to football commentary, pretty good footballer though..
• Rennie MacIntosh
• BIFFY CLYRO. IDLEWILD. How could anyone miss those two utterly fantastic indie bands out.
• I heard Rafiel Sheildt was in Glasgow once , but maybee I heard wrong .
• Sensational Alex Harvey - Woohoo.
• The boys from Travis (band) Darius Danesh and David Sneddon singer song writers if u can call em that Hardy har.
• Fran from travis lived the next street down from me in the south side i still see him very occasionally visiting family and friends!
• Lauren Coia, the girl who proposed to robbie williams in 2002
• Darius Danesh went to Bearsden Primary with me. A loaner and 2 feet taller than anyone else.
• Travis - they're huge in the US. But fuck Michael Jackson buying a castle over here!
• Glasgow is full media whores and wannabes and drunken footballers. Go to Cube or Barbaza and you will more than likely bump into Old Firm stars.
• DARIUS DANSESH UNDERCUT best band EVA u'll never remember the name!
• Kenny Hyslop, drummer with SLIK etc now lives in Glasgow.
• Claire Grogan
• all the footballers seem to kick about in Trash!
• Robert Carlyle, star of many great films including Trainspotting, James Bond and Angela's Ashes to name but a few.......
• RDLaing Jerry Sadowitz and Ian Brady all went to my school in the SOUTHSIDE
• why does my friend meet robert carlyle in a club, and i drunkenly stagger into lorraine kelly?
• The aforementioned Mr. Kay..... the 'Big Yin', with whom I am tenously linked.. yon wee Jo McFadden off the Crow Road went to my school.
• LuLu, Willie Miller(old football) Kenny Dalglish(u know him!)
• All of the world famous Lisbon Lions were born within a 15 mile radius of Parkhead...I bet no other team in the world will ever produce better home-grown talent than that!
• Sorry Glasgow, Shirley Manson does NOT come from there, she is an Edinburgh girl born and bred. Keep dreaming though.
• Carol Smillie is everywhere. Loads of Gucci-clad footballers. Travis, Belle & Sebastien. Various Taggart extras and the cast of High Road.
• Rita - from Club30! a wee gem of a lady and a disco queen.Salt of the earth!
• Dirk Bogarde went to school in Bishopbriggs
• WELL IN RECENT YEARS WE'VE HAD QUITE A NUMBER OF CELEBS EMERGE FROM THE CITY. TRAVIS, WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENJOYING SUCCESS IN THE UK CHARTS ARE FROM THE NORTH OF GLASGOW. THE BAND TEXAS AGAIN ENJOYING SUCCESS IN THE CHARTS, ALL STILL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. THE LEAD SINGER SHIRLEY MANSUN OF GARBABE AGAIN IS A GLASWEIGAN GIRL. EWAN MACGREGOR, FROM THE DRAMA TRAINSPOTTING, STILL RETURNS TO GLASGOW TO VISIT HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. OTHER CELEBS WHO HAVE ALSO HAD SUCCESS IN THE UK WERE WET, WET, WET,DEACON BLUE, LULU, SHEENA EASTON.....
• emmmmmmmm mero the pop sensation lived in Paisley and the x band 911 came fae here
• The infamous Jens Muhlert of pornographic lore lives here.
• Midge Ure is from Cambuslang... it wasn't just Bob Geldof that did the Live Aid thing you know!
• Bobby Bluebell (of Bluebells fame?) can be seen in any semi-trendy boozer extorting free coffee from someone. Guarunteed at openings. Iron Man of rock - the lead singer from Del amitri (who he?) can be seen looking decidedly un-iron-like. Phil Kay (incredible comedian) lives on Woodlands Road. Sinita (Love on a Mountain Top etc) is dating the 'brains' behind King City Leisure (who own Archaos and most other buildings now), Stefan King, and can be seen looking hellish at siad club from time to time. Robbie Coltrane shows up from time to time.
• Sandy Nelson. Mel Gibsons brother in Braveheart.
• Carlo Smiley and the whole cast of Rab C Nesmith, oh yes and some bloke called Gazza

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• The man at the bottom of Buchanan Street who ATTEMPTS to play the tin whistle - very bad indeed, just random tuneless screeches really!
• the reggae dude (tho he has recently branched out into hendrix) on sauchiehall st.
• Buchanan st at weekends is fun if u like buskers.
• The blind woman and man
• IN GLASGOW YOU WILL FIND SOME OF THE MOST HEARTWARMING BUSKERS ANYWHERE IN THE UK. EDDIE READER, A FORMER MEMBER OF FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION, BUSKED ON THE STREETS OF GLASGOW BEFORE GOING ON TO HAVE A NUMBER 1 UK HIT. OTHER THAN TALENTED MUSICIANS YOU'LL FIND STREET ENTERTAINERS, JUGGLING, BREAKDANCING OR ARTISTS POSING IN CRAZY POSITIONS FOR THE BUZZ FROM THE REACTIONS FROM THE PASSING CROWDS. NOT TO DISSAPOINT ANY TOURISTS TO THE CITY, WE HAVE MANY BAGPIPE PLAYERS ON THE STREETS. ONE OF THE BETTER IS SITUATED ON BUCHANAN STREET, YOU'LL HEAR HIM LONG BEFORE YOU'LL NOTICE HE'S IN FULL NATIONAL DRESS.. I DON'T KNOW YET IF HE'S A 'TRUE' SCOTSMAN, THE WIND HAS NEVER BLOWN HARD ENOUGH!!
• there is loads of buskers up the toon roon aboot the shopping place called Buchanan galleries
• Street entertainers - OK. Buchanan Street, most nights, early doors. Karaoke fans, yodellers, skateboarders (sorry Ed.), bin kickers, roll and milk stealers, shaggers of all and any sex, mixed doubles and all (my hotel alarms going off as the earth moved at the back fire exit), lovers, piss artists, competitors in the UK strong man competition - see how far you can carry your blitzed mate who is boakin over your shoulder - dancers doing a strange hopping from one leg to the other dance (please can I use your toilet), footballers (whats that they are kicking - oh, it's only a drunken citizen) - buskers, no, entertainers, YUS!
• The best street entertainment is attempting not to be beaten senseless walking about Glasgow if you look a bit "different". This means if you wear clothes made of natural fibres, are over 5"2, have long hair, piercings, are a student, wear baggy trousers etc.
• Still Buchanan Street. I class the antics on Sauchiehall Street or Central Station taxi rank at 2 in the morning as street entertainment as well. But that maybe says something about me.
• Loads of buskers on Buchanan Street, ranging from some pretty sad twats, to the truly entertaining (and quite frankly, very attractive) young men. Hallo to David, Danny, Johnny and the rest.

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