I had a surreal meeting with the Palace scum many years ago. We came out of Hove station and it was pissing down. There were no cabs. Ok Dave my new mate said the Captain, you look after my amps etc and I'll get the beers, which he did. We drank in the rain and said adios. I like him!
Here's my take on this: punk definitely started in the US as a musical formula maybe as far back as the late 60s, and inspirational bands like Television, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, the Ramones, New York Dolls (particularly) were the inspiration for UK punk. The Damned (New Rose) and bands...