Oh dear... I saw the pistols when they played the infamous 20 minute set at Irving Plaza back in, what could it have been? 1980? 79? 81? Can't remember, all too blurry. It was quite a scene though, hilarious I thought. But I kept to the sides and thus avoided most of the gobbing and beer flinging.
Also, my beau was a resident of the Chelsea when poor Sid checked out (for good). He told me Sid used to bum cigarettes off him (no surprise there) and looked to weigh about 80 pounds (no surprise there, either). I feel ancient. Just call me Grandma Goth (although I'm probably slightly more Romanesque). M PS: Back in the day, anyone worthy of their punk biscuits on the east coast knew of (and very often, worshipped) Nina Hagen. -----Original Message----- From: Sol Nte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Feb 3, 2004 9:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FLUXLIST: Sid - 25 years on Hi all, It's 25 years today since Sid Vicious died and I wanted to listen to some classic Sid and lo did Google yield and so I thought I'd share this link with the list Sid doing "My Way" (real audio format) http://mvicious.vila.bol.com.br/sid-myway.ra and this one with info about Sid Vicious http://www.philjens.plus.com/sid/oct78.html Whilst Sid was no great talent he did exemplify the have-a-go spirit which was so vital to punk and which arguably could be traced back to those fifties avant-garde currents which declared that everbody is an artist. Anyway, if you've not heard it Sid's version of My Way is fantastic, much better than Sinatra's IMHO. cheers, Sol.
