GSM gone now

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Happened to ride past GSM at the weekend and its been razed ready for redevelopment.

Did i miss the thread about this or has it only just been razed?
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IraHayes wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:22 pm Happened to ride past GSM at the weekend and its been razed ready for redevelopment.

Did i miss the thread about this or has it only just been razed?
I doubt anybody found it's passing noteworthy bar a few ropey skanks, a large number of casual thieves, and a half dozen degenerate neurotoxic icehead barang ghouls
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It’s recent - I have deduced from my armchair across the waters by following social media posts over the past few weeks.
Despite what angsta states, it’s clear from reading through his posts that angsta supports the free FreePalestine movement.
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It was demolished in October.
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I never actually set foot in it if memory serves well. A lot of the posts about GSM on here completely put me off ever going near it.
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hanno wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:37 pm I never actually set foot in it if memory serves well. A lot of the posts about GSM on here completely put me off ever going near it.
At the beginning it was mainly a discount clothing strip mall with a stage for beer company televised concerts etc in the centre

There was exclusively Khmer style beer and BBQ joints and a very different crowd to what it would ultimately become known for

But by year 3 it was gone shitty - swiss bar and all the other dives opened 24 hours and the military cops moonlighting as security were notorious for robbing people, robbing bikes and beating the shit out of randoms
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Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:47 pm
IraHayes wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:22 pm Happened to ride past GSM at the weekend and its been razed ready for redevelopment.

Did i miss the thread about this or has it only just been razed?
I doubt anybody found it's passing noteworthy bar a few ropey skanks, a large number of casual thieves, and a half dozen degenerate neurotoxic icehead barang ghouls
Apparently they have move to the new home of wholefoods, opposite Shanghai Bar.

This area is a horror show.
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Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:47 pm
IraHayes wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:22 pm Happened to ride past GSM at the weekend and its been razed ready for redevelopment.

Did i miss the thread about this or has it only just been razed?
I doubt anybody found it's passing noteworthy bar a few ropey skanks, a large number of casual thieves, and a half dozen degenerate neurotoxic icehead barang ghouls
Yeah, that pretty much describes that :wave: infamous compound. Not a big lost.
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It always provided a good thread or two due to the antics of the patrons, though.
How it lasted as long as it did is a surprise tbh.
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They even tried the Thai 'beer bar' formula and that didn't work..
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