| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols 13:44 - Jun 10 with 7249 views | thame_hoops |
Has anybody been watching the Danny Boyle tv show series on Disney+, pistol. Based on Steve Jones book “lonely boy” I know there are a few punks on this board.
I thought it was fantastic, very well acted.
I understand John Lydon is upset with it because he wasn’t consulted, there are some interviews of him on YouTube where he discusses this. |  | | |  |
| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols on 10:03 - Jun 18 with 1924 views | londonscottish |
It's (very very loosely) based on Steve Jones' book, Lonely Boy which I read and loved.
Danny Boyle's take is all a bit Four Weddings to me. He did the exact same thing to Trainspotting. Why do people in the film industry do this? Having said that, me & the Mrs are on episode 3 or 4 and enjoying it for what it is.
If you want a proper history of punk, the A-Z of Punk is brilliant. Presented by Mark Riley & a bloke from the Tall. One of the (many) running jokes is the number of bands that Chrissie Hynde auditioned for before getting her break..
https://podtail.com/en/podcast/a-to-z-of-punk-on-6-music/ |  |
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| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols on 10:35 - Jun 18 with 1861 views | hubble |
Talking of the history of punk, a few years ago I had an interview with one 'Mr. C' let's call him, for a position running a publishing company. In the course of the informal meeting - it was in the Frontline Club, Paddington - we got to chatting about the late 70s, when we had both been into punk, and he revealed he'd written a definitive book on the history of the era, titled.. Punk. Apparently it's <i>the</i> definitive book of those times. Then he added 'Actually I was the bass player in a punk band.'
Really?' I said, interested and impressed, 'which one?'.
'The Lurkers,' he said.
I looked at him more closely now, because I had been a Lurkers fan along with a whole bunch of mates and seen them play many times, including spin-offs like Arturo Bassick's 'Pinpoint'. In all that time they'd only had two bass players - Arturo and Nigel.
'I never saw you play with them,' I said.
He was non-plussed. Clearly he had assumed that the Lurkers were obscure enough that he'd never get questioned about his alleged role.
'Well, I did..' he asserted, without so much conviction.
Except he didn't. When I got home I googled him and sure enough his claim is published as fact on loads of sites referring to him. Just to make sure, I contacted the Lurkers drummer Manic Esso, via a mutual friend.
'Never heard of him,' was Manic's reply. |  | | |
| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols on 13:55 - Jun 26 with 1539 views | kensalriser |
| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols on 10:35 - Jun 18 by hubble |
Talking of the history of punk, a few years ago I had an interview with one 'Mr. C' let's call him, for a position running a publishing company. In the course of the informal meeting - it was in the Frontline Club, Paddington - we got to chatting about the late 70s, when we had both been into punk, and he revealed he'd written a definitive book on the history of the era, titled.. Punk. Apparently it's <i>the</i> definitive book of those times. Then he added 'Actually I was the bass player in a punk band.'
Really?' I said, interested and impressed, 'which one?'.
'The Lurkers,' he said.
I looked at him more closely now, because I had been a Lurkers fan along with a whole bunch of mates and seen them play many times, including spin-offs like Arturo Bassick's 'Pinpoint'. In all that time they'd only had two bass players - Arturo and Nigel.
'I never saw you play with them,' I said.
He was non-plussed. Clearly he had assumed that the Lurkers were obscure enough that he'd never get questioned about his alleged role.
'Well, I did..' he asserted, without so much conviction.
Except he didn't. When I got home I googled him and sure enough his claim is published as fact on loads of sites referring to him. Just to make sure, I contacted the Lurkers drummer Manic Esso, via a mutual friend.
'Never heard of him,' was Manic's reply. |
Did you get the job? |  |
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| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols on 17:07 - Jun 26 with 1469 views | Boston |
| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols on 10:35 - Jun 18 by hubble |
Talking of the history of punk, a few years ago I had an interview with one 'Mr. C' let's call him, for a position running a publishing company. In the course of the informal meeting - it was in the Frontline Club, Paddington - we got to chatting about the late 70s, when we had both been into punk, and he revealed he'd written a definitive book on the history of the era, titled.. Punk. Apparently it's <i>the</i> definitive book of those times. Then he added 'Actually I was the bass player in a punk band.'
Really?' I said, interested and impressed, 'which one?'.
'The Lurkers,' he said.
I looked at him more closely now, because I had been a Lurkers fan along with a whole bunch of mates and seen them play many times, including spin-offs like Arturo Bassick's 'Pinpoint'. In all that time they'd only had two bass players - Arturo and Nigel.
'I never saw you play with them,' I said.
He was non-plussed. Clearly he had assumed that the Lurkers were obscure enough that he'd never get questioned about his alleged role.
'Well, I did..' he asserted, without so much conviction.
Except he didn't. When I got home I googled him and sure enough his claim is published as fact on loads of sites referring to him. Just to make sure, I contacted the Lurkers drummer Manic Esso, via a mutual friend.
'Never heard of him,' was Manic's reply. |
Ha, love it.
Many, many years ago, Sounds wrote a story re some nutter at punk gigs and the general mayhem he was getting up too. A couple of days later myself and a mate of mine bumped into a bloke at the Music Machine claiming to be said lunatic, raving on about the extent of his mullarkying.
We let him go on, had a good laugh, the nutter in question was my mate. |  |
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| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols on 17:39 - Jun 26 with 1441 views | hubble |
| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols on 13:55 - Jun 26 by kensalriser |
Did you get the job? |
That was the last I heard of him or his job! | | | |
| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols on 19:08 - Jun 27 with 1308 views | kensalriser |
I knew that! I was just being mischevious. Lucky escape, working for someone who constructs alternative realities doesn't strike me as a lot of fun. | |
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| “Pistol” series (NON QPR) 5ex Pistols on 16:08 - Jun 28 with 1057 views | MoonshineSteve |
Got one. Love it. |  |
| I am still Steve but no longer in Dagenham. |
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