1 Joe Strummer’s place of birth and real name – in full?
2 Where did Joe's brother commit suicide?
3 The name of Mick’s beloved gran?
4 What floor did Mick’s gran live on?
5 Name the aside and bside of The 101ers first single?
6 How did Joe pay to get his teeth fixed?
7 What happened to most of the footage shot at The New York Bonds residency?
8 What did Joe originally want to call Sandinista!
9 Who plays the priest on The Sound of the Sinners?
10 Why was The Clash’s appearance at the Us festival delayed?
11 What happened when The Clash Mark II busked at Leeds University?
12 The name of Topper’s solo album?


Bonus question: On a scale of one to ten, exactly how bad are Paul Simonon’s paintings?

#1. Born John Graham Mellor in Ankara, Turkey.

{But I hate The Clash, so don't ask me any more... :huh: }

:D

So that Cappuchino And A Slice Of Quiche doesn't get all 12 of these, may I quickly step in and answer 1:

1. John Graham Mellor -- Ankara, Turkey.

Too late!
Point to RM.

I didn't want a point anyway. So HAH!!

#12 - "Waking Up".

{still don't like 'em!}

Two points to RM, who appears to have aged rather a lot since yesterday...

Is it true that they gots their name from the Culture LP, 'Two Sevens Clash'?

May have summit to do with it, but the story is Paul came up with the name as he noticed how the word "clash" kept appearing on Evening Standard hoardings.

Keys to your Heart b/w 5 Star Rock n Roll Petrol - 101ers 1st song

gotta get the car fixed - would provide more

Correct.

Excellent, thanks.

Right, I know none of the answers; but re: the bonus question:

He's not a bad painter. I wish I could paint as well as he. I don't think he's trying to be revolutionary or nuffink...

This is a collaboration with Damien Hirst (Simonon did the car painting...)



I read an interview with him yesterday and he seems like a fookin ace bloke.



Soz, dunno any more... :cry:

I think his paintings are on a par with Ronnie Wood's...

Highly unlikely.

The Clash formed in 1976. The LP was released in 1977, though it was recorded in 1976. The name of the LP coincides with its date of release: 7.7.77, apparently Marcus Garvey predicted that some sort of armageddon would happen on that date.

:lol:

No, you're right, of course. I don't think there's anything wrong with that though...

[cough] ART SNOB!!! [cough]

If only he'd said September 11, 2001. He'd have got so much more kudos.

NH: "Can I just say Ronnie Wood is currently the worst living artist in the history of the world, and when he dies he will be the worst ever dead artist."

This is funny;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2007/oct/13/art

Funny because they're all tossers.
Hackworth is about right... :P

9. Tim Curry

Thats a nice story if true.

3 - Stella

Teeth paid for by a 12" The Magnificent Dance?

10 - the ticket prices were higher than promised and The Clash wanted the promoters to donate tens of thousands of dollars to a camp for poor kids.

It looks like Mr. Chomsky has gone on the piss for the night.
Well, I for one think it shows a lack of commitment, quite frankly.

I mean, surely there's nothing better to do in Brighton on a Friday night than this!!?! I just can't imagine....

11. I seem to remember them having paint thown over them by members of Chumbawamba or this just an urban myth...

Yeah right. :beer:
Anyway the answer to 5 is rock and roll petrol!

Correct. :applaud:

Yes. I applaud you for that, DP.
It's kind of touching how much Stella features in The Clash legend.
Bizarrely I also had a beloved gran who lived at the end of the Westway, in Hammersmith.
But I won't bore you with my sob stories.

Would I lie to you?
x

I grew up with my grandmother & I guess I just remember stories about people who did too.

Essentially, yes.
Bernie made them hold a press conference, where they said they wouldn't go on unless the promoters gave $100,000 to send Latino kids to summer camp.
The promoters gave a third of this, then Bernie convened a second press conference, at which point Joe was so royally fucked off he just stood with his back to everyone, arms folded.
They don't make mad bands like that anymore, do they?

Anyway, you're on a roll DP.

Nien. but kinda close.

Correct. Bonus point.
x

Point given.
Someone poured red paint over Joe to protest against Ver Clash being signed to CBS, who were then heavily invested in apartheid South Africa.
Chumbawamba claimed responsibility, but the jury is out on this one.

These are still gagging for it....

2 Where did Joe's brother commit suicide?
4 What floor did Mick’s gran live on?
6 How did Joe pay to get his teeth fixed?
7 What happened to most of the footage shot at The New York Bonds residency?
8 What did Joe originally want to call Sandinista!

Duckpin freeform: The Clash were named after the Japanese[we need to check with GLPL on this] epic, "Clash of the Titans". It was both Joe's & Mick's idea for a Sci-fi cum punk band that would tour Star Trek and Dr Who reunions and service the overflow from Kiss promo shows. A certain "presence' from the UK Intelligence Service persuaded The Clash's "management" that a political punk band would serve the regime in a convoluted spy matter that only makes sense in Whitehall and the more forgotten corridors of Scotland Yard. Thus, The Clash we know and love were born. Doing well by doing good about sums it up....Am I on the right track?

No idea. Anyone?
x

Sounds plausible....

As an aside...it really should be a-side and b-side. N'est pas?
x

:P

Technically; A-side and B-side, shirley?
And; "N'est ce pas?"
N'est ce pas?
x

:lol: :ohdear:

[slinks off in shame]