I did a reading at an Eel Pie pub/venue for ‘Lipstick Traces.’ It was a little intimidating: also on the bill was Ron Wood, reading from his memoir. But in the crowd was Howard Devoto, one of my favorite people in the world because of the Buzzcoks’ ‘Spiral Scratch’ and Magazine’s ‘Shot by Both Sides.’ We talked. I told him I would never have even thought of the book without’Boredom,’ te dum te dum.
I wish I had been there. My ex took me to the Hope and Anchor or whatever it was in Islington where punk bands played. Many of the best gigs I ever saw were in little clubs (including cbgb, Max’s, or where I could get close enough to forget where I am)
I did a reading at an Eel Pie pub/venue for ‘Lipstick Traces.’ It was a little intimidating: also on the bill was Ron Wood, reading from his memoir. But in the crowd was Howard Devoto, one of my favorite people in the world because of the Buzzcoks’ ‘Spiral Scratch’ and Magazine’s ‘Shot by Both Sides.’ We talked. I told him I would never have even thought of the book without’Boredom,’ te dum te dum.
I wish I had been there. My ex took me to the Hope and Anchor or whatever it was in Islington where punk bands played. Many of the best gigs I ever saw were in little clubs (including cbgb, Max’s, or where I could get close enough to forget where I am)
Love this. Will visit on my next trip to Blighty.
Davy Jones and the Mannish Boys. Gotta love it. Thanks for this.
Oh man, always wanted to go. I'd love to stare at the wall of gigs for an hour or two and just imagine it.