A Grand Day Out

A glorious welcome to you, readers!
Last Friday, a few of us went to the GUESS (Glasgow University E. Steampunk Society) Steampunk Convention held in the Panopticon/Brittania Music Hall. Why? Well, it sounded interesting, and interesting is what we do here!
It's not Edinburgh based (clue is in the name really), so it meant a wee roadtrip - the first of the year. However, it was well worth the massive one hour drive it to meet up with a new society. We took about 15 minutes to find the place, meeting up with other people attending, in varying states of costume, and eventually got there via a casino.

At first we couldn't get in - the venue was in the middle of a show and, quite literally, full! This was both a good thing and a bad thing - a bad thing because we had to wait a while for the show to end and the venue to get a little emptier, but a good thing because it gave us time for a little wander around Glasgow.

Eventually we were welcomed back in, and had a poke around, introducing ourselves. The society themselves were very friendly, and seemed very passionate about what they were doing. Furthermore, they had a lot of craft stalls selling all manner of interesting things. Napier could learn a lot from these guys.

The show was the main attraction for many; it featured a variety of acts inspired from the grand old days of the music halls - entertainers, stage magicians, and a brief talk about the history of the venue (actually the world's oldest music hall, and one of the very first cinemas!).

Overall, we had a great time drinking lemonade, talking to people, and laughing at truly, truly awful jokes! The only regret? That we couldn't stick around for the drinks afterwards!

The video below is a sort of highlight reel of the show. I'll try and put the rest of the act online sometime. And bear in mind this was literally the second time we'd ever used this new camera - the cinematography could have been better, but we were still experimenting with it.

Enjoy, and Peace Out
-Chris
NapierTV President