TrinityC ([info]trinityc) wrote,
@ 2006-11-12 14:40:00
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Current mood: distressed
Current music:Muse - Knights of Cydonia

*cries*
edwards no 8 destroyed by fire

Fuck.

I wouldn't exactly say spiritual home, but I practically lived in this place when I lived in Birmingham, and it was the only rock club left from those days, the only place we ever went back to. I was there a month or so ago with [info]redwendi and [info]samphirette. And now it's gone.

This keeps happening to the places I love. When I lived in Coventry, the pub we used to go in, with the only decent rock night in town, was burnt out one night. It never opened again as we knew it, only as one of those hideous yellow 'Scream' student pubs. It had a rock night for a bit but it wasn't the same.

And now Edwards. I have to admit I'd wondered how long it'd stay open, given that posh new apartment blocks have been going up all round it and the sort of people who live there probably don't want a scuzzy little rock club in the area (which makes me wonder if this was a pre-emptive strike or an insurance job - but why do it on a Saturday night when there were 500 people inside?). I note that the fire service 'believe' everyone got out. I fucking hope everybody did.

Fuck. I'm rather wishing I hadn't looked at the 'in pictures' story because it's got me in pieces, that beautiful building just a burnt-out shell...all the amazing artwork on the walls, gone, the place I had *so* much fun, made *so* many friends, just...gone. Burnt. Gutted. And fuck, [info]__undertherose, this means I'll never get to take you there. Which means you'll never get to see where Matthew met the Twins. Which means...fuck. Bastards. Just...bastards.

It'll be yuppie flats before a year has passed.

(Sorry I haven't been around, by the way. Work is insane, the rest of my time seems taken up with various things, including work, and I just haven't really felt like updating. Thought this merited it though.)

I'm going to go away again now. See you all...whenever.


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[info]sasha_b
2006-11-12 03:43 pm UTC (link)
*smooch*

I'm sorry, love. It's weird when shit happens like that. One of my favorite coffee joints just closed last Monday, and it's like...I'm not used to not being able to go there. Like I keep driving by and it's like .. not there anymore.

I was actually just thinking of you yesterday so I'm glad to see you on LJ, at least for a bit.

*hugs*

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[info]trinityc
2006-11-12 06:39 pm UTC (link)
*hugs*

Thank you. I know *exactly* what you mean - so many places I loved in Birmingham either closed down, changed use or were demolished (they've been redeveloping a lot of the city centre in recent years), but Edwards' survived all of it, kept going, every week - was the only original rock/alternative place left. And now it's gone. I'm just...last link to the Birmingham I lived in is gone, I guess. *sigh*

*squishes* I've been very remiss just recently. Everything's just a bit...hectic, lol. And every week I see the prompts at ka100 and think 'I must write something for that', but Gawain is still sulking with me and is being vastly unhelpful. Although this week's prompt has got me thinking, so we'll see. :D

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[info]sasha_b
2006-11-12 07:47 pm UTC (link)
Well, good luck with it, sweetie.

*hugs*

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[info]trinityc
2006-11-14 12:18 am UTC (link)
Thank you. :) Will do my best.

*hugs*

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[info]dmh
2006-11-12 04:18 pm UTC (link)
I just had a look at the "In Pictures" too, it's really bad. There's a rumour (and it's just a rumour) that someone set far to a toilet roll in the top floor gents. FFS! I'll be even more gutted if someone plans to turn it into trendy apartments. :o(

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[info]trinityc
2006-11-12 06:43 pm UTC (link)
It's just hideous. I keep meaning to check back and see if there's more news/pictures, but I don't think I can bear to. I was only there the other week, and all.

If that rumour's true...jesus. I mean...how stupid can someone be?

Must admit, I'd been expecting it to close for some time, given that it's surrounded by trendy apartments. But...deargod. I don't think they'll be able to put it right, it'll have to come down...and then it's all over, really. Won't be reopening, I don't think.

*is completely gutted*

*and listening to Vengeance by New Model Army very loudly, which is helping a little*

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[info]dmh
2006-11-12 08:53 pm UTC (link)
[info]ashe_black has kind of scuppered the toilet roll rumour by pointing out there's never actually any toilet paper in the gents, but hey...

I can't believe it would be an "insurance job" with that many people in there, but if developers offer the owners a large wad of cash for it I won't be at all surprised to see it turn into apartments.

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[info]trinityc
2006-11-14 12:20 am UTC (link)
This is very true. Although of late there has actually been toilet paper in the ladies', which there never used to be. The BBC's site is now saying it was believed to have started in a toilet on the third floor anyway, so...I guess we shall see.

Well. That's what I'm hoping it wasn't, but the cynic in me...well. I won't be surprised to see them not restoring the building, knocking it flat and putting yet more apartments on the site. I mean...how many posh blocks of flats does Birmingham really need?! *sigh*

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[info]ulfilias
2006-11-12 04:58 pm UTC (link)
Eeek....Certainly the place in Brum i hung out the most, though to be honest i always figured you as an Excels Chick, being the glammy thing you were/are !

Had some damn fine nights there and it was certainly an era, but as with so many places, time move on and things change. Its scary revisiting places you used to go and finding half of it has gone or moved on.....However ocasionaly you return to a place and its just the same, and you've moved on and think, Jeese some things never change.

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[info]trinityc
2006-11-12 06:46 pm UTC (link)
*small smile* I must admit, I was rather an XLs girl, but Eddies...I don't know. Always held a bigger place in my heart, somehow. I used to *love* Heroes. And Eddies was the last one left...I miss the Rock Cafe, I sort of miss XLs, although that place was pretty successfully ruined anyway by the time they finally closed it, I miss the Tore and the Mercat, but Eddies...was still going and still good fun, hadn't really changed much at all, unlike the rest of Brum. I went up there only about six weeks ago. And now it's gone. *trauma*

*sigh*

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[info]dmh
2006-11-12 08:57 pm UTC (link)
Suddenly I want to sit and have a beer in Costermongers. It was always the place to go after a visit to Oasis and Tempest Records...

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[info]trinityc
2006-11-14 12:21 am UTC (link)
Me too. Dear old Costers. At least that's still there. (although given that they've been talking about redeveloping Priory Square ever since I lived in Brum, I imagine that and the Academy'll be gone eventually. *sigh*)

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[info]elbly
2006-11-12 05:16 pm UTC (link)
Hiya! I'm really shocked and saddened too... first club I ever went to :o( I don't think it was intentional - it might be been a rig to start a fire later that went wrong of course, but I don't think anyone intended to burn the place down with everyone in it. Things burning down when someone wants to build on the land in the West Midlands is not an uncommon thing sadly, so this was how I expected Edwards to go, but I was hoping it'd stay up long enough for us to go a few times once we'd moved back.

James and I have spoken about trying to start up a club night when we move to Brum... not sure how do-able it'd be though :oS But there doesn't appear to be anything for the alternative scene there now.

Hope you're both well btw. I'm assuming you didn't go to Whitby this year. I ment to text you to say we were there and maybe catch up, but I couldn't find your number. James proposed to me this year at Whitby (incase Suz hasn't already told you). Very sweety and romanic! :o)

Big hugs to you both. Me xx

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[info]trinityc
2006-11-12 06:53 pm UTC (link)
Hi! God...I'm just...well. Devastated. I went out to a lot of places in Brum, but somehow Eddies had a special place in my heart, partly I think because it just kept soldiering on after everywhere else closed down - if you happened to be up there on a Friday or Saturday night, you could guarantee that Eddies would be open and playing decent (or at least semi-decent) music. And now...well. Nowhere to go at all. Except possibly the Academy, except that'll be full of teenagers. *sigh*

A club night sounds like a *fantastic* idea. Because there really really isn't anything there now.

I'm not surprised, I guess, though. I've been expecting it to get bought out and closed down and built on for some time...but this? This I didn't expect. Particularly not on a busy Saturday night when it was full of people. I just hope the fire service are right and everyone *did* get out okay.

Oh! I meant to let you know we weren't doing Whitby - no money having bought the house! We're going to try and go in April but I don't know if we'll make it. And congratulations, Su did tell us the other week, but as usual I've been being useless and hadn't managed to bounce at you about it. Huzzah! Any idea of a date, or is it going to be one of those lovely long engagements where you get to plan everything out at your leisure?

*huge hugs to the pair of you*

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[info]elbly
2006-11-12 07:30 pm UTC (link)
You're right about Eddies, it was rather special - but who knows, maybe the organisers will find a venue else where, obviously not in the city centre, but somewhere not too far out. Fingers crossed. I'm fairly sure people would make the treck to somewhere else.

As for the wedding. I'm glad Suz told you, James has had this crazy thing about me not being allowed to announce it on LJ - I have to tell ppl one by one. I do have an 'wedding info approved' friends group though that I'm posting to about this, so I'll add you to the list and you'll have to go back and see what you've missed - I think there have been 3 or 4 posts so far, I'll tag them all 'wedding' so they're easier to find. We're not going to set a date until we've bought a house, but we're hoping that will be in 6-8 months, I just have to get off my arse and get a job in the midlands. I'm hoping we'll be getting hitched around early '08 though, so once a house it bought everything will move fairly fast. I told my parents it might not be for 2 years and my mum started sulking... bless her!

When I told James I'd told you he said "oh M'll be happy that he's got somoene else to moan to about being married". MEN!

Big hugs to you and all the kitties!

Me (and Him)

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[info]trinityc
2006-11-14 12:28 am UTC (link)
Hopefully they'll sort something out. And something that's as diverse as Eddies always was. I liked it for the fact that I could drift between the main room and the goth room and the glam room, depending on what mood I was in at the time. And not get lynched in any of them. ;D

Awww. Well, I can see the point in not publicising it widely - it's nice to tell people individually. :) I'll have to fish back and have a look at the extra posts - just seen the pretty dress one, oooooh *is jealous*. Fingers crossed the timescale works out - keep us posted! It'll be great to have you guys within proper reach. Which reminds me, if you fancy a weekend out of the big smoke, doing very little (except possibly drinking), do let us know cos you'd be more than welcome to come down. And meet the kitties, of course!

I told Mark that and he claimed that he doesn't moan about being married. I echo you. MEN!

*hugs and stuff*

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[info]niniel_amaya
2006-11-12 07:24 pm UTC (link)
*Hugs you tightly*

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[info]trinityc
2006-11-14 12:31 am UTC (link)
*hugs you back*

*clings*

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[info]redwendi
2006-11-13 06:49 pm UTC (link)
I'm just glad everyone got out safely, they were still damping down last night too. :-/
What I'll miss is that Eddie's catered for everyone, mainstream in the main room, goths and other freaks :-D upstairs, and glammy/classic/other shite or ska/skate-punk in the back room. I dunno what the Academy does, but I'll bet it's not as broad as that, and anyone who sets up their own night will probably just cater for their own scene, which is fair enough, but it just divides up the scene.
And if the fire was arson, they got a two-fer, 'cause the Gallows is gone too. Bastards.

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[info]trinityc
2006-11-14 12:39 am UTC (link)
Me too. Sounds like the evacuation procedure was impressively slick. Which is kind of good to know, in a retrospective sort of way. That we were all safe, all that time, even though nothing happened when we were there. I saw on the BBC site this morning that they'd stayed over night.

I just can't get over it.

I loved that place *so* much. Much more of a soft spot for it than any of the other places, maybe because it survived longer, I don't know - XL's was ruined for me when they started putting walls up inside...and the Cafe and the Tore and the Mercat, I don't know, I miss them, but not as badly as I'm going to miss Eddies. And the Gallows - never really had a chance to get to know the place all that well, but it was a damn fine pub. *sigh* Bastards, indeed.

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