General Musings

[Mr A]

Was that place not called Spit/Fire? My old boss went there for someone's leaving drinks and came in the next day absolutely seething at how hipster it was.

Is your question about whether it was called Spit/Fire or Spitfire?

[PHOODLE-OUt]

Everyone fire spit at Acey for being a mong pls

[CritchSmile]

Gutted SpitFire is closed.

[Picards Forehead]

Gutted SpitFire is closed.

But not enough to have gone in the last 6 months

[Chrambo]

But not enough to have gone in the last 6 months

Yep, this is exactly what I was waiting for him to say.

It happens so often now, people screaming on social media about how disgraceful the Picture House/Wetherspoons thing is - yet hadn't bothered to go to the PH for months and support it.

[Big Physical Acey]

Is your question about whether it was called Spit/Fire or Spitfire?

As for the rest of you nincompoops.

[Fire Doinks]

It happens so often now, people screaming on social media about how disgraceful the Picture House/Wetherspoons thing is - yet hadn't bothered to go to the PH for months and support it.

I was arguing this with a bunch of folk, everyone saying how shocking it was that it was getting turned into a spoons but how often did they go there? Pretty sure someone started a petition to the council requesting/demanding that they blocked the purchase. It wasn't even like there were any serious offers from businesses to keep it running as a music venue.

Edinburgh has been shite for live music for as long as I can remember.

[CritchSmile]

What's with all the hostility? I don't drink often and even less in town. I liked the place though. Was quite cool.

At 29 it would be a bit pathetic to wasting every weekend drinking up the town instead of doing something productive.

Much better to watch reality TV.  

[Chrambo]

I was arguing this with a bunch of folk, everyone saying how shocking it was that it was getting turned into a spoons but how often did they go there? Pretty sure someone started a petition to the council requesting/demanding that they blocked the purchase. It wasn't even like there were any serious offers from businesses to keep it running as a music venue.

Edinburgh has been shite for live music for as long as I can remember.

Just people who are desperate for everyone to think they are cultured. It's quite simple really, if you like a venue, go there and support it. Don't start moaning when it goes down the pan.

I'd liked the Picture House to have stayed open (especially over another Spoons) but there clearly isn't enough appetite for live music venues in Edinburgh anymore. PH gone, Liquid Rooms on it's arse, Corn Exchange barely doing any gigs anymore. People can sit on here and social media and moan about them all closing but in reality they are the problem.

At 29 it would be a bit pathetic to wasting every weekend drinking up the town instead of doing something productive.

That is a belter of a woods

[Picards Forehead]

What's with all the hostility? I don't drink often and even less in town. I liked the place though. Was quite cool.

At 29 it would be a bit pathetic to wasting every weekend drinking up the town instead of doing something productive.

Much better to watch reality TV.  

Maybe not every weekend, but once in the last 6 months like I said wouldn't have been asking much for a bar you are "gutted" to see close

[CritchSmile]

It's a shame culture has to turn a profit to be viable.

[Fire Doinks]

I'd liked the Picture House to have stayed open (especially over another Spoons) but there clearly isn't enough appetite for live music venues in Edinburgh anymore.  PH gone, Liquid Rooms on it's arse, Corn Exchange barely doing any gigs anymore.  People can sit on here and social media and moan about them all closing but in reality they are the problem.

Aye, agreed. I went to some beasting nights at the Liquid Rooms only a few years ago. Last one I went to was Green Velvet, which was just around the time all the bellends started getting into techno and ket, place was hundreds over capacity because they did that dodgy thing with the annex that nobody was in.

Don't even think they book anyone big now, haven't heard of any in a while at least. Wouldn't go back for that reason though, £20 ticket, £10 pill and you can't even move.

[Big Physical Acey]

Maybe not every weekend, but once in the last 6 months like I said wouldn't have been asking much for a bar you are "gutted" to see close  

It's a shame culture has to turn a profit to be viable.

Did you just like standing outside and looking at it?

[Zizou]

Playing devils advocate a bit - by that logic you shouldn't be able to comment/care about Hearts unless you go every single week and pump money into the club?

I think if people went to the picture house (for example) once in a while they are entitled to a wee moan about it closing.

[PHOODLE-OUt]

you shouldn't be able to comment/care about Hearts unless you go every single week and pump money into the club?

Correct

[CritchSmile]

Did you just like standing outside and looking at it?

It's a general point, more relating to the picture house conversation developing.

Some people liked going to the picturehouse for gigs. Obviously not enough through the door for it to survive under current market conditions. Maybe easy access to live music has more value to a city than economic value?

[Picards Forehead]

Playing devils advocate a bit - by that logic you shouldn't be able to comment/care about Hearts unless you go every single week and pump money into the club?

I think if people went to the picture house (for example) once in a while they are entitled to a wee moan about it closing.

I think you just made the exact same point as everyone else nobody said you need to go every week. Likewise you would get pissed off if someone was trying to tell you about how much they love hearts and hadn't bothered to go for 6 months.

[PHOODLE-OUt]

Bit shit the Gov will pump money to their mates for TITP but not keeping edinburgh's live venue scene going tbf

[CritchSmile]

Likewise you would get pissed off if someone was trying to tell you about how much they love hearts and hadn't bothered to go for 6 months.

Genuinely getting pissed off at someone because they haven't been to a game in 6 months. I take it back, you should definitely get out more.

[Picards Forehead]

Genuinely getting pissed off at someone because they haven't been to a game in 6 months. I take it back, you should definitely get out more.

Swinging wildly now

Just admit you don't give a fuck about be bar and let's move on with our lives.