It may seem strange to some of the younger Blantyre generation, but Blantyre had a FEW nightclubs over the years, something lacking these days. I thought I would dig out a few ‘Caspers’ nightclub photos from 1990. Caspers was a nightclub on the Glasgow Road, in the building that is now currently Blantyre Library, corner of Victoria Street. Photos of the inside of Caspers seem to be few and far between, so hope this brings back some memories for some people. The date is July 1990, one Saturday evening. Feel free to tag anybody you recognise. This was the days of £3 to get in, free if you were in before midnight. The picture from the balcony (my vantage point every weekend!), was where my friends Sandy, Tommy & Peter Leggate and I would stand, preferring to have a full 360 degree view of what was going on! I recall buying Asda (female) managers a drink every Saturday at the bar, which would mean overtime was assured the following weekend. Something that could never happen these days! My drink was a pint of Snakebite and Blackcurrent (or commonly known as a Diesel), which if I remember was £1.25. The music was 50% Stock, Aitken and Waterman (More Kylie, Jason, Sonia, Hazel Dean!!), but it was turning more towards a better, more mainstream dance era, with Technotronic, Rebel MC, Soul to Soul etc. Musical artists played week on week in this club included Big Fun, Betty Boo, Black Box, Adamski, MC Hammer and Neneh Cherry. Of course the occasional howler like Jive Bunny was thrown in, as well as old classics like “Dignity” from Deacon Blue and The Waterboys, “Whole of the moon”. Who can remember the sticky, lager soaked dark blue carpets. I’m not sure why I’m wearing a suit? That certainly wasn’t the norm for me. All in all, fun and good times.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:00:00 +0000
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