The Granery

A gone but not forgotten music club in Bristol UK. Opened as a jazz venue in the late 1950's it became one of the nations leading venues in the Rock'n'Roll years and remained at the cut edge of the live music circiut until its closure in 1990.

It is claimed that every major band to achiebe UK success played at the place including The Rolling Stones, Yes, Genesis, The Damned, Iron Maiden, Metallica and Pink Floyd to name but a few.

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USS Cole

UK slang

A ship that's got a hole in it.

3 degrees to starboard helmsman we don't wanna be a USS Cole do we?

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Blue Oyster Cult

NYC rock band formed in 1970 by rock svengalli Sandy Pearlman from the ashes of two other NY bands 'Soft White Under Belly' and 'The Stalk Forest Group' Have released some rather good intelligent rock albums including 'Tyranny and Mutation' (1972)
'Cultosaurus Erectus' (1979) and 'Imaginos' (1989) but are best remembered for their 1976 album 'Agents of Fortune' and its international hit single '(Don't Fear) The Reaper'

Eric Bloom is the lead singer for Blue Oyster Cult

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gone pear-shaped

UK slang (London)

To go wrong, to be victims of Murphy's Law. Often heard for the lips of actors in Brit crime flicks and cop shows Origin obscure.

"Bloody Hell it's the sweeny, it's all gone pear shaped"

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revolution

The inevitable outcome of the oppression of the worlds poor buy the rich few.

"I this age of knowledge
we learn all we can learn
the revolutions coming
the old order will burn"
(J. Wisbey from 'Songs For The New Nations'1995)

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SAFO

UK toker' term meaning construct a plump reefer.

Hey Charlie, Skin A Fat One.

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Queens Park

A scottish football team based in Glasgow who have to suffer the ignomy of playing in the countries biggest stadium infront of the nations smallest crowds.

Average Queens park home gate = 150
hampden park holds around 65,000

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