Stop yer tickling Jock

The Highland Fling was formerly Jacksons Bar. Eugene Lynch, trading as Kingsway Inns Ltd., modernised the old horseshoe bar and added a Lounge Bar that had live music on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Resident Band was the Hood Byas, but it was the locals who provided the real talent, with Sandie Shaw impersonators, Maurice Chevalier, loads of Country and Western and wee George, who did a terrific Donald Duck impersonation to some of the popular songs of the time.

The Bookies and the Chippie were right across the road from the pub, so all needs were catered for!

One of the legends associated with the pub was the day the place was raided by Glasgow's finest, who had been tipped off that the pub had been opedned at 7.00 am to accommodate some of the bands from Ireland that had come over for the Walk.

It did happen - I was there. But for various reasons, not the least that half the Springburn polis were in the bar at the time having a bevvy, the case never went to court!

Cowlairs Road, Glasgow