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Tue, 25 Jun 1996 11:52:37 +0100
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(idm) It's a glass
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On Mon, 24 Jun 1996 Jan Hanford wrote:
quoted 10 lines I got the Squarepusher cd. I think I'll refrain making from>I got the Squarepusher cd. I think I'll refrain making from >commenting on what I think of it... > >However, on the outside notes, RJ says someone "got glassed" right in >front of him. > >What does this mean? > >Jan >
This refers to a time-honoured and charming British after-hours custom. Come pub closing time, the happy inebriated folk enjoy nothing better than smashing the bottom off a beer bottle and grinding the jagged edge into one of the radiant faces. Welcome to Merrie Englande! Yrs psychopathically, Rob Young THE WIRE Magazine: Adventures In Modern Music 45-46 Poland Street London W1V 3DF UK Tel: +44 (0)171 439 6422 Fax: +44 (0)171 287 4767 Subscriptions: +44 (0) 171 734 3555 Ads: +44 (0) 171 494 1340 e-mail: the_wire@ukonline.co.uk Online Index http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/~arb/music/wire.html