Don J Whistance's
The philosophical notion of a "sense of place," unexplained "place experiences" linked psychologically to the footsteps and the spirit of The Clash, underpins this pictorial and informative journey...
The British Punk movement was initiated by the Sex Pistols..........and on December 1st 1976........the Thames T.V.'s tea-time programme Today show gave them more notoriety....and Punk rock became the 20th century's second great youth rebellion after rock'n'roll
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The Portobello Road is the main road with 37, Lancaster Road off right where Joe Strummer lived...The Golden Cross pub now named the Shannon pub. The shop on the right is now Greggs and S.Fowler & Co. on the left is now Supra (249, Portobello Rd.) and Bee Me (frozen yogurt and cafe) on 251, Portobello Rd.
The following pages unfold from my time at school with Mick Jones.....to Joe's year in Newport to his early years in the 101'ers and the musical influence of The Clash.......
" I am merely a spirit in a body,
Who is made a body and then will depart this body." Joe Strummer 2002
I wonder if you could please help me with a Clash location question?
I'm going to London in a few weeks and am intending to check out quite a few Clash places (mainly courtesy of the information on your excellent website!), however I'm stuck for a couple which I'd love to visit but can't find anything about online; The riot scene on the rear of the first album, and the street on the front of Black Market Clash. I'm assuming they're somewhere in the vicinity of Ladbroke Grove?
If you could help out it would be really appreciated, and be the icing on the cake for my trip!
Again, thank you in advance if you can help out with the street locations,
Very best wishes,
J.C.(1.12.13)
(Johnny Green and The Baker)
(Baker outside Rehearsals Rehearsals.......The Clash LP poster can be seen on Baker's car)
Who are you on Baker's van outside Rehearsal Rehearsal?!
Hidden Gem: The Clash live in Detroit in 1980
Free cookers for sale.....Joe Strummer stands in the middle of the photograph. Behind Paul Simonon stands Tony Parsons and alongside Topper Headon stands Robin Banks (who I knew at Strand Grammar school as Robin Crocker. He played in midfield for the school football team whilst I played left back. Mick Jones would watch our Saturday morning match and then both Robin and Mick would disappear into the streets and side streets of London...)
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