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June 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 165 Out Back of the Bodge – Part Two

Once Mo took over the bar he really did try to improve conditions out in our smoking area. He put a roof over part of it with scaffolding and a couple of wall heaters. So the group of regulars grew if anything – for a few years anyway. Oranjeboom was the beer of choice, a […]

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December 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 139 The Bodge

I’ve got this foot pedal called Dr. Overlord and it has a mind of its own It’s very old and wont take batteries – you have to plug it into the wall but it has a valve in it The trick is to let it warm up for a good while and then it starts […]

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March 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 101 The Old Bodge

It wasn’t huge but it had a lot of soul and some great bands played there – the original Bar Bodega on Willis Street. Fraser created a monster in 1991 and I was lucky enough to become a small part of it. The larger pub venues of the 80s like the Terminus or Cricketers were […]

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January 31, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 96 Peter Robinson

In 1980, between ending Negative Theatre and forming the Spines, I jammed with a few groups of people and one of those bands was the Tin Syndrome. It was Mark Austin with David Long and Peter Robinson was the keyboard player. Pete was a talented guy and a mass of contradictions – really shy and […]