August 14, 2011

the place where Neil Young was busking 35 years ago

I was taking some reference shots (a few weeks ago) just by the place where Neil Young was busking 35 years ago, just behind the guy with the bicycle.

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  1. Brian Beatty on August 14th, 2011 at 11:45 am

    I’m going to look for this when I’m in Glasgow in a couple of weeks.

  2. Deron Bauman on August 14th, 2011 at 11:54 am

    Brian!

  3. Brian Beatty on August 14th, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    I’m like Bigfoot, Deron. No one will believe you.

  4. Sheila Ryan on August 14th, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    Why did I think you were only going to Edinburgh, Brian?

    And why should I imagine that you might know why I might have thought that?

    But you should look up Wil. Just ask on the street. “Where’s Wil?”

  5. Deron Bauman on August 14th, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    Or Snuffleupagus.

  6. Sheila Ryan on August 14th, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    Or the Loch Ness monster.

  7. Cindy Scroggins on August 14th, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    I know exactly what the Loch Ness monster looks like.

  8. Neil Young Busking in Glasgow, 1976: The Story Behind the Footage | Open Culture on February 28th, 2012 at 1:00 pm

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