They're playing the generation game at the latest new bar to open its doors in the rapidly trendifying Shawlands area of Glasgow.
Well, it must feel that way for Donna Kirkwood, a hostess at Tusk, the newest bar to spring up on the southside. She represents the second generation of her family to have worked at the building situated on Moss- side Road. Her grandparents met in the cinema - grandad was a projectionist, granny too, was a hostess.
As anyone who lives south of the river will know, Glasgow entertainment giants G1 have spread their all- conquering tentacles across the city, and into a former cinema and pool hall.
The A-listed building, which locals now describe to the uninitiated as being "right across the street from Global Video" was something of a dilapidated eyesore, lying dormant just off Shawlands Cross for the best part of a decade.
Now, however, leisure guru Stefan King and his band of merrymakers have turned this white elephant into Tusk.
And the jungle drums are certainly beating. Tusk's nice - very nice. It's busy too, but big enough not to feel crowded even when it is.
Anyone who has sampled the at-times ostentatious tastes of G1's design chums, would know what to expect of one of their new outlets.
Arta, The Corinthain and The Polo Lounge are hardly examples of minimalistic interior design. Neither is Tusk.
The first bar, on the ground floor, is impressive though fairly standard of the G1 design - mirrors, smart lighting and lots of fresh flowers.
But it's the main vestibule, which opens out through a mirrored tunnel worthy of a slot on any TV gameshow, that will impress the most. Deep red hues create a rosy glow, giant, lustrous drapes run up the walls, and outsized shelves hold a collection of ethnic- looking nicknacks.
Thai lanterns hang from the ceiling, and a giant Budda looks down on the vast hall, over diners, drinkers and - past a certain hour - even clubbers enjoying the live percussion and DJ.
It's an obvious theme-marker, a feel continued in part in the restaurant menu, featuring, among other dishes, chicken noodle soup, Thai chicken, and, er, cheeseburgers.
The view of Tusk is best from the upstairs bar - the orientally named Dragon Tower - where the mood is more intimate, with a three- level rake reminiscent of the building's days as The Waverley.
And that's a view Tusk's Donna Kirkwood probably appreciates more than most.
Open: Seven days, Mon-Thurs: 4pm-7.30pm, Fri-Sat: 12pm-2am, Sun: 12pm- 12.30am
Price: pounds 5 after 11pm Friday, Saturday
Food served: Mon-Thurs from 5pm, Fri-Sun lunch from 12pm, dinner from 5pm. Bar bites available until 11.30pm
Rating: Five out of five
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Arta, The Corinthain and The Polo Lounge are hardly examples of minimalistic interior design. Neither is Tusk.
The first bar, on the ground floor, is impressive though fairly standard of the G1 design - mirrors, smart lighting and lots of fresh flowers.
But it's the main vestibule, which opens out through a mirrored tunnel worthy of a slot on any TV gameshow, that will impress the most. Deep red hues create a rosy glow, giant, lustrous drapes run up the walls, and outsized shelves hold a collection of ethnic- looking nicknacks.
Thai lanterns hang from the ceiling, and a giant Budda looks down on the vast hall, over diners, drinkers and - past a certain hour - even clubbers enjoying the live percussion and DJ.
It's an obvious theme-marker, a feel continued in part in the restaurant menu, featuring, among other dishes, chicken noodle soup, Thai chicken, and, er, cheeseburgers.
The view of Tusk is best from the upstairs bar - the orientally named Dragon Tower - where the mood is more intimate, with a three- level rake reminiscent of the building's days as The Waverley.
And that's a view Tusk's Donna Kirkwood probably appreciates more than most.
Open: Seven days, Mon-Thurs: 4pm-7.30pm, Fri-Sat: 12pm-2am, Sun: 12pm- 12.30am
