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The Queens Jubilee 1977
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By:
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Little Satan
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Mood:
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in love
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Date:
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05/22/2012 07:34:56
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Music:
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1234
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All this talk about the Jubillee has got me thinking about the other one (1977) Even though the Pistols had the single 'God Save The Queen' the soundtrack to the jubillee for us was the Clash's 1st album, as we were still waiting for the Bollocks to be released. Micky Boytons Rd was having a street party as was Boleyn Rd where a lot of my family lived. Paul Spicer (Corvettes bassist) was the DJ for the Boleyn Rd party and we promised that we would pop round to see him. We all met up at Micks house and there was a lame covers band playing. Me and Simmo were persuaded to get up and sing Blue Suede Shoes and once I got going Simmo never got near the mike again! I loved it and it was my first time singing on stage. After this we all went round to see Paul and as we rounded the corner he saw us and put on the Ramones new single, Sheena Is A Punk Rocker. It felt good to walk into the party with some good music blaring but we were met by a gang of local men who didnt want 'our kind round here'. I protested that my family lived here but they were all up in their flats so no one could vouch for me and they told us to go. We then said that the DJ was our mate and we had come to see him. They nearly threw Paul out with us when they found this out so we had to leave pronto. We wandered back to Micks rd and went to the other end of the road and someone opened their front windows and we pulled the speakers out on to the front windowsill and played the Clashs 1st album over and over. It was a great night and all very strange as loud music in the street was not the norm back then.
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