Thursday, August 13, 2009

Rock + Roll Public Library

As I mentioned a couple of weeks back, the Mick Jones Guerrila Public Rock + Roll Library has been open near my office for the last several weeks, .... so I've been in and out quite a few times.

Loads of period journalism, eclectic LPs, art school kitsch, original Lowry cartoons and all available for picking up, playing with, poring over. There's a screening room showing Westway To The World on a loop and another room with armchairs, a big old telly, VCR and several hundred tapes to while away an afternoon with. Open for another week or so.

If you're in the area, well worth a visit; there's a rehearsal room set up as well with a variety of live stuff going on in a muffled kind of way, if you pick your time right, you may find Mick himself playing along.

Additional interest on the day I was taking pictures; John Ellis - Vibrator, Gabriel band, K Group, Strangler - wandered into shot and went on to tell me that the last time he saw Mick Jones they were having a punch up in the lavs at The 100 Club.

Mick would have been safe if he'd showed up that day though, JE is now a man of peace pursuing his own creative paths to great effect.




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5 comments:

Dangerpuss said...

oooh! THAT looks tempting! Thanks. I've been mulling over fun places to build into my birthday week. Perfick.

Cheers, Caitlin.

TatankaYotanka said...

Birthday week ...... mmmmm that sounds eminently sensible ...

Altogether now ...

Happy Birthweek to you
Happy Birthweek to you
Happy Birthweek dear Dangerpuss ...
Happy Birthweek to you

Dangerpuss said...

Aww! Thankyou. well, you know what that Mae West says - too much of a good thing is wonderful.

Smart cookie that one.

Dangerpuss said...

Aww! Thankyou. well, you know what that Mae West says - too much of a good thing is wonderful.

Smart cookie that one.

Dangerpuss said...

oops! As if to prove the point, it posted twice!

I seem to be channeling the ghost of Mae West.