The Bats - Block of Wood

This is interesting for those of us in Christchurch. Besides the song being a great blast from the past, the building in the vid., the old ANZ Chambers building in High Street, is now totally destroyed, as are many of the other buildings pictured. This was filmed during the mid-eighties, before High Street became trendy, when it was still the sleazy end of town. The Sunrise Massage Parlour occupied the second floor of the building, with a brief appearance as a Mexican restaurant run by the owner of the parlour, staffed by some of the girls. Ex and I had a shop on the ground floor, and one day the spa pool in the parlour upstairs ruptured sending floods of water down into our shop. The plumbers were terrified they'd get AIDS! There were several fire callouts too, as the scantily clad girls lit the fire in the upstairs fireplace to get warm. Passersby reported that the building was on fire, not expecting that a commercial building would have a chimney. There's a facebook site about High Street now, trying to get it back on its feet. But sadly much of the area's notable character buildings have been demolished, so getting back to that funky vibe will be difficult.