Music is the best, isn't it? Whether CD, vinyl, or a group of men hollering in a cave, you just can't beat it. Not unless it acts as a soundtrack to scantily-clad girls dancing in a humorous style. "Rockaburley", the latest addition to Glasgow's nightlife, is a club night at the dingy Glasgow Barfly that consists of extravagantly attired young girls taking to the stage and performing a striptease to music from bands such as the Reverend Horton Heat.
The girls go under clever pseudonyms like Daiquiri Dusk and Cat Aclysmic. From geishas to beguilingly plain 1950s housewife, each girl brought their own sense of humour to the stage and implemented it in their character. Most of the styles were in homage to burlesque stars of old but the stage moves seemed well-rehearsed and self-styled. Even the most despondent fucker on the planet would struggle not to break a smile when watching the women command the stage.
Plenty of skin was on show, but we're not talking bad taste here. These girls may lead you on only to blow you off, but they won't stub a cigarette out in your face - not unless you provoke them.
The crowd was plentiful in number and, in appreciation, the girls were truly alluring. Just for a few hours, I felt a million miles away from the drug addicts and unwashed just across the street. Hell, I even had a few drinks! Why can't nights like these happen more often?
It wasn't all good, though. A sense of guilt - shame, even - came over me when I had to visit the men's room. It's a curse that may have swept over every man in the building, or perhaps just me. I don't know.
The night ended and was followed up by more rock 'n' roll music that allowed those who remained to dance and drink until their co-ordination abandoned them.
To speak primitively, it's every man's fantasy to see girls undress to a rockin' soundtrack with a drink in hand. From the girl's perspective, it is most likely a form of release. In any case, the evening's showing suggests that Rockaburley can outgrow the Barfly and become a major club night in Glasgow. It's certainly the most eye-catching club night I've witnessed.