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Sorry to butt in on this, but I am in the Pyrenees for Christmas. All the snow is melting and we are forecast 20 degrees for Christmas Day. :mad:

Yep. I saw The Clash many times, and later saw Joe in several of his other incarnations...and loads of Big Audio Dynamite gigs. I still go to loads of gigs, and have seen some brilliant ones every year...but The Clash are still imprinted on my brain - hard to imagine that I could ever enjoy a...

I also have that.

Possibly my favourite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdUtborIaiU

Taking off his turban they said is this man a Jew? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lt4O-EHNnw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcHL8efKKPE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2wP0BhjaqU

Oh, alright then. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TcKiC2yB0s

Whilst I agree with you that punk was, from the start, nihilistic, The Clash went political fairly early, in my recollection, They went against the grain..They were always more thoughtful, more worthy than their peers, and often sneered at by the 'get pissed, destroy' mob for this. They were...

Me too. I had to drive to Cambridge to see my mum for Christmas that day. I listened to The Clash all the way, and God, I was emotional.

I can't believe it's 17 years ago today that he died. :down: What a legacy he left. He hated extreme right wing politics and would have hated the direction that politics in this country has taken. Strangely prescient too - "If Adolf Hitler flew in today, they'd send a limousine anyway", a...