Excellent video,I remember the day very well,we were in the phonographic and the clash came in and played a set,,for me it was a dream come true after spending many many clash gig in a large crowd it was great to be up close and meet them..and i got joes stetson hat in exchange for a pint!..still have the hat its the one he wears on the london calling video..my most treasured item.
Interesting shit(or should I say shite?). Most of my favorite bands come from '70s Britain, even though I'm a 26 year old "Yank". Rock is originally an American form of music, but British bands definitely brought rock to places it would have never gone if it would have stayed in the US.
We went to that QPR match in 85. I was fifteen at the time. Went to Rotterdam too when we beat Rapid Vienna in the final. A few years later, I went to see Joe Strummer n The Latino Rockabilly War in Manchester. My dad picked me up afterwards cos i was only eighteen and he didn't like the idea of me being in in Manc on me own. He crashed his car on the way back to Liverpool. We were unharmed but i was so high on adrenalin from seein Joe i wasn't scared in the slightsest...
Now you've got me jealous, I decided I couldn't spare enough time from my studies to go to Rotterdam and Wembley. I went to Wembley but missed out on possibly the greatest night in the club's history
What a wonderful story Tony,thank you for sharing it.I too was really fortunate to meet the group and see the guys perform.Yes they were good people ,I feel honoured and priveleged to have met my (and still) musical heroes.Joe lived just down the road from me (Newport -South Wales) in his pre Clash and art college days,the council have put a plaque on the front of the building where Joe lived,"Joe Strummer lived here" it reads,I pass it by every day,thank you guys.
love your story..
SuperGrimupnorth 10 months ago
you lucky lucky bastard
hanghang71 1 year ago
WELL COOL,..yoou met em and did all that,..Joe's a geezer
carlos7217 2 years ago
Excellent video,I remember the day very well,we were in the phonographic and the clash came in and played a set,,for me it was a dream come true after spending many many clash gig in a large crowd it was great to be up close and meet them..and i got joes stetson hat in exchange for a pint!..still have the hat its the one he wears on the london calling video..my most treasured item.
still the only band that matters
MsBabster 2 years ago
Interesting shit(or should I say shite?). Most of my favorite bands come from '70s Britain, even though I'm a 26 year old "Yank". Rock is originally an American form of music, but British bands definitely brought rock to places it would have never gone if it would have stayed in the US.
morgoth195 4 years ago
We went to that QPR match in 85. I was fifteen at the time. Went to Rotterdam too when we beat Rapid Vienna in the final. A few years later, I went to see Joe Strummer n The Latino Rockabilly War in Manchester. My dad picked me up afterwards cos i was only eighteen and he didn't like the idea of me being in in Manc on me own. He crashed his car on the way back to Liverpool. We were unharmed but i was so high on adrenalin from seein Joe i wasn't scared in the slightsest...
frtox 4 years ago
Now you've got me jealous, I decided I couldn't spare enough time from my studies to go to Rotterdam and Wembley. I went to Wembley but missed out on possibly the greatest night in the club's history
Tony63efc 4 years ago
@Tony63efc i went to every tie in the cup winners u.c.d,fortuna sittard and my mam said i could go the final if we got there,she never let me
hanghang71 1 year ago
What a wonderful story Tony,thank you for sharing it.I too was really fortunate to meet the group and see the guys perform.Yes they were good people ,I feel honoured and priveleged to have met my (and still) musical heroes.Joe lived just down the road from me (Newport -South Wales) in his pre Clash and art college days,the council have put a plaque on the front of the building where Joe lived,"Joe Strummer lived here" it reads,I pass it by every day,thank you guys.
kundalini62 4 years ago
Thanks for telling me this, it's really good that the council have done that.
Tony63efc 4 years ago
EAT MY RATING
scarface000000000000 4 years ago
Thanks for the comments and yes I think Joe was a really great man.
Tony63efc 5 years ago
great story!
Subbaman 5 years ago
Thats a really good story, my dad met joe strummer in london once and he says he was a really great man.
kussy 5 years ago
It was an amazing few days, a year later one of my flatmates met Joe at the Notting Hill Carnival and, typically, Joe invited him back to his home.
Tony63efc 5 years ago
great story im jealous. i have bootleg recordings of the busking tour and they are amazing
NoFistBroham 5 years ago