I love 'Clash City Rockers', best bit is the sarcastic "YEAH YEAH" before the guitar solo.
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 15:10 (ten years ago) link
The Topper story is pretty brutal, but I love him sitting up all night with Bo Diddley, doing coke and watching porn.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 15:30 (ten years ago) link
I was pretty surprised to read that he didn't kick his addiction until the early 00s; I thought he'd kicked it by '99 at the very latest (as he seems to allude to in WttW).
The Who thing, though, I dunno. On the '82 tour they didn't bring their regular (heavy-drinking) keyboardist because Townshend was drying out. I can't imagine Pete, who had also just kicked heroin, would willingly/knowingly bring a heroin addict/cokehead on tour.
― Esperanto, why don't you come to your senses? (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 15:44 (ten years ago) link
Jeez, that Topper piece. So many black laughs though:
By 1989, when the mini-cabbing work became too much for him, he had taken to the London Underground, busking with a set of bongos. "Every hundred people who passed, there'd be one who'd stop and ask, 'Are you Topper Headon from The Clash?'" He shrugs, "I'd have to say, 'Yeah, this is what I do now.' It was so humiliating."
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 17:22 (ten years ago) link
:/
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 17:42 (ten years ago) link
It was so weird to learn about his addiction/firing (which I didn't know anything about until I saw WttW), because I'd assumed that he was some kind of health/fitness nut (pretty much just based on his workout scene in Rude Boy).
― Esperanto, why don't you come to your senses? (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 17:47 (ten years ago) link
I love 'Clash City Rockers', best bit is the sarcastic "YEAH YEAH" before the guitar solo.― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:10 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:10 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Such a Mott The Hoople* moment...
*Who also certainly taught Strummer & co. a thing or two about self-mythologizing.
― Mr. Mojo Readin' (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 18:22 (ten years ago) link
Jones was big on Mott if i recall correctly
hell, everyone should be big on Mott
― g simmel, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link
otm
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 18:29 (ten years ago) link
GODDAMMIT I FORGOT TO VOTE FOR LISTEN. Entire poll is therefore invalid.
― Three Word Username, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 19:03 (ten years ago) link
re: mott/clash connection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Stevens
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 19:31 (ten years ago) link
Guy Stevens produced Brain Capers which is essential listening for ny Mott fan.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 19:54 (ten years ago) link
love the clash but let's not pretend they weren't deeply corny or awash in bullshit mythology
Well, what are we talking about here? The politics? Because if the politics fail, that's one thing, but I don't blame the mythology.
― timellison, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 20:15 (ten years ago) link
Ok everyone. Because of some extra work stuff + impromptu family/friends visiting over the next few days, I don't think I can roll out the results in a way that would be Britisher-time-friendly, so I propose I wait until Monday. I've got the results, and I'm pretty sure that anyone who wanted to vote in this has already voted (42 ballots!), but I'm fine with leaving it open for stragglers until Friday night, unless anyone has objections and would feel aggrieved that they rushed their ballot because of the Tuesday night deadline.
If any of that seriously fucks anyone off, then I can try to alter it and maybe roll it out quickly this week.
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 20:21 (ten years ago) link
I'm fine with waiting, I had a six-hour Clash frenzy last night so a few days away is maybe a decent idea
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 20:25 (ten years ago) link
Cool with me, too
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 20:25 (ten years ago) link
Monday's cool.
― Esperanto, why don't you come to your senses? (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 20:31 (ten years ago) link
NO RIGHT NOW!
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 20:46 (ten years ago) link
Bummed, but will watch recent videos of Topper playing well and looking healthy to cheer myself up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEG_B4iBmvI
― Three Word Username, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 20:57 (ten years ago) link
WHEN THEY HOLD UP YOUR CLASH POLL, HOW YOU GONNA COME?
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 21:10 (ten years ago) link
You grow up and you calm down, and you start putting off Clash polls til next week.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 21:32 (ten years ago) link
tbqh i had no idea there was any notion rollout would start before monday but any excuse for a riot imo
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 21:52 (ten years ago) link
it's proven by research, that he that delays rollouts will later .. Um, oh bol
― Mark G, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 21:52 (ten years ago) link
bobby said he'd roll out no wait that's the springsteen poll
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 10 July 2013 21:54 (ten years ago) link
I'm so bored with the poll delayI'm so bored with the poll delayBut what can I do?
― WmC, Thursday, 11 July 2013 01:28 (ten years ago) link
they just systematically ruined everything in ways I didn't even think were possible.
(who even plays on CTC? I think Vince White, Paul Simonon and Pete Howard are all AWOL).
as I said upthread, it was made by Bernie from Joe demos after Joe walked. Norman Watt-Roy was brought in to do basslines.
― eau de feet (sic), Thursday, 11 July 2013 03:20 (ten years ago) link
Well I've been waiting for your Clash Poll/The one that never came/like a man about to burst/I was dying of thirst
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 11 July 2013 14:27 (ten years ago) link
Mick and Joe paid for him to rehab at least twice in the 90s, and I'm sure there were times when he was clean to his mind at that moment
― eau de feet (sic), Friday, 12 July 2013 16:25 (ten years ago) link
Topper talks about this fairly touchingly in the Viva Joe Strummer doc -- the last time he saw Joe he was off heroin but still drinking, and Joe asked what was in his cup and it was beer "and my one regret today is that I couldn't honestly say Coke or water or something."
― Three Word Username, Friday, 12 July 2013 16:34 (ten years ago) link
Voting has now officially ended. Countdown begins Monday. Top 60.
― Gukbe, Saturday, 13 July 2013 08:03 (ten years ago) link
WOOOOOO
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 13 July 2013 14:47 (ten years ago) link
(Hands up for Hollywood)
HOORAY!
― Esperanto, why don't you come to your senses? (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 13 July 2013 15:39 (ten years ago) link
yay
― Mark G, Monday, 15 July 2013 14:47 (ten years ago) link
can't wait for this
― g simmel, Monday, 15 July 2013 15:40 (ten years ago) link
weeeeeeeeeee
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 15 July 2013 15:49 (ten years ago) link
This is a CLASH POLL service announcement...WITH RESULTS!!!!!! ILX Artist Poll #41
― Gukbe, Monday, 15 July 2013 16:21 (ten years ago) link