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Post by tania64 » 03 Jul 2017, 5:55am

Hi everybody, I'm writing from Italy. I've been a great fan of The Clash since 1979 when I bought the first record (give'em enough rope). I had the occasion to see them playing on 1st June 1980 in my city. The morning after I was walking with a friend in the centre of the city when we met Joe. He stopped and he talk with us and offered us a beer. As you can imagine that was one of the most exciting moments of my life.
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Post by revbob » 03 Jul 2017, 6:31am

tania64 wrote: ↑
03 Jul 2017, 5:55am
 Hi everybody, I'm writing from Italy. I've been a great fan of The Clash since 1979 when I bought the first record (give'em enough rope). I had the occasion to see them playing on 1st June 1980 in my city. The morning after I was walking with a friend in the centre of the city when we met Joe. He stopped and he talk with us and offered us a beer. As you can imagine that was one of the most exciting moments of my life.
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Post by Heston » 03 Jul 2017, 6:51am

tania64 wrote: ↑
03 Jul 2017, 5:55am
 Hi everybody, I'm writing from Italy. I've been a great fan of The Clash since 1979 when I bought the first record (give'em enough rope). I had the occasion to see them playing on 1st June 1980 in my city. The morning after I was walking with a friend in the centre of the city when we met Joe. He stopped and he talk with us and offered us a beer. As you can imagine that was one of the most exciting moments of my life.
Welcome, I bet that was amazing.
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Post by deny » 03 Jul 2017, 7:08am

I bet that was great!

Which city and what did Joe have to say?

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Post by tania64 » 03 Jul 2017, 8:24am

The city was Bologna, unfortunately we didn't talk a lot with him, only to thank him for the gig. We were very young and shy :scared:
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Post by JennyB » 03 Jul 2017, 9:12am

Very cool. Welcome to the board!
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Post by matedog » 03 Jul 2017, 10:13am

tania64 wrote: ↑
03 Jul 2017, 8:24am
 The city was Bologna, unfortunately we didn't talk a lot with him, only to thank him for the gig. We were very young and shy :scared:
Bologna is the one where Topper didn't show up until the eighth song or so, I believe. That's a hell of a show to have seen. Any of those late spring 1980 shows were incredible and I'm super envious of those who were able to see them.

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Post by tania64 » 04 Jul 2017, 2:47am

matedog wrote: ↑
03 Jul 2017, 10:13am
tania64 wrote: ↑
03 Jul 2017, 8:24am
 The city was Bologna, unfortunately we didn't talk a lot with him, only to thank him for the gig. We were very young and shy :scared:
Bologna is the one where Topper didn't show up until the eighth song or so, I believe. That's a hell of a show to have seen. Any of those late spring 1980 shows were incredible and I'm super envious of those who were able to see them.

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Post by Flex » 04 Jul 2017, 7:57am

Awesome, and welcome!
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