Hello everyone, my name is Jo and I’m a
Doctor Who fan. My long bumpy ride in the time vortex started in 1996. I’d like
to say that it was solely the story and fantastic history of Doctor Who that drew
me into the Whoniverse but I think it probably also had a lot to do with Paul
McGann’s face and his alarmingly bright blue eyes. As with most things I seem
to be drawn towards I usually become a fan just before a show goes off air/ the
show is a one off or in the case of music the band doesn’t record an album for
ages/disband. Thankfully there was plenty of Doctor Who stuff to investigate in
the long, long gap between the TV movie and new series.
For the past few weeks I’ve been popping
along to a regular Sunday evening Doctor Who themed meet-up, along with Lux, at
the Crystal Palace pub on Jamaica Street. A somewhat unlikely venue choice for
The Glasgow Doctor Who Society gatherings but the drinks are cheap and if
you’re peckish they do a great cremated burger for under a fiver. It’s very
well attended with a wide range of folks of different ages coming from
different backgrounds and countries too... and they’re all really lovely. The
meeting is usually held twice a month but as the series is currently airing
it’s every week.
The subject matter of discussions tends to
veer quite quickly into non-Doctor Who territory although there is a fair share
of show related talk – I have to say it’s not often a black hole and 4D space is explained to
you using a large plastic food menu. The evening nattering can also produce
nuggets of wisdom such as “if a tree falls in the forest, is it still a tree?”
and “that’s not beef, it’s steak”. I’ve made some great friends there already
and I can’t wait to see everyone again on Sunday.
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