30 years of disco - beat that!

                                                    

THE operator of a mobile disco in the Capital is celebrating 30 years in business.

Tommy Robertson, known as the Mad Hatter, started his business in 1976 - just months before Saturday Night Fever became a massive hit and confirmed disco's following.

The DJ, who has provided music at weddings for the some of the cast members of Rab C Nesbitt, as well as local dignitaries, also runs a second-hand music store, Backtrack Music, in Tollcross. Mr Robertson, of Brougham Street, Tollcross, said: "The industry has changed massively over the years.

"I used to have to carry about huge speakers with me and five huge boxes of singles, but now everything is on CDs, or more often, a tiny laptop."

He added: "It is the reaction from the people you play to that really makes it for any performer.

"I think I would miss it too much if I ever gave up, so I think I'll definitely be carrying on for quite a while longer."