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Автор Джон Лайдон
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
List of Illustrations
Cast of Contributors
Epigraph
SEGMENT 01: Never Mind the Situationists; This Was Situation Comedy
SEGMENT 02: Child of the Ashes
SEGMENT 03: John Gray, a Longtime Childhood Friend
SEGMENT 04: John Christopher Lydon, My Father
SEGMENT 05: Steptoe-rag and the Fashion Victim
SEGMENT 06: “I Want You to Know that I Hate You, Baby”
SEGMENT 07: Stone-Cold Dead Silence/A John and Paul Summit
SEGMENT 08: Every Mistake Imaginable
SEGMENT 09: Hand on Eyes
SEGMENT 10: The Skaters of Streatham/Nora, My Wife
SEGMENT 11: Steve Severin on the Bromley Contingent
SEGMENT 12: Shooting in the Dark
SEGMENT 13: Paul Cook, Drummer
SEGMENT 14: “How Brilliant! They Hate the Beatles!” Paul Stahl, Marco Pirroni, & Dave Ruffy
SEGMENT 15: Kiss This—The Pistols Track by Track
SEGMENT 16: John Wayne Look-Alikes in Dresses
SEGMENT 17: Groundhog Day 1979
SEGMENT 18: Big Draw, Then Hand on Face/Don Letts, John Lydon, and Jeanette Lee
SEGMENT 19: Where’s the Money?
SEGMENT 20: Never Mind the Lolling on the Sand, Here’s the Affidavits/A Legal Pie Fight
SEGMENT 21: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
SEGMENT 22: John Christopher Lydon, Slight Return
SEGMENT 23: “Ever Get the Feeling…”
CAST OF CONTRIBUTORS: Where Are They Now?
Copyright
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Please note: Most of the photos that appear in this book are more of a personal nature than the usual Sex Pistol pictures you have come to expect. To the best of my knowledge, very few of these have been seen. Since they were taken by my family and mates, you’ll notice the deliberate lack of flash and polish. Some even take on an unintentional surreal quality. All Sex Pistols shots were taken by John Gray. Regrettably very few candid shots of Sid exist in my collection. However, I’ve included one of my favorites of Sid, Nancy and me, depicting life in a rotten living room. If you want posed Sid shots, consult other publications, none of which I recommend.
INSIDE ENDPAPERS: Arsenal!! (John Stevens)
My first passport photo. Note inverted Luftwaffe Nazi emblem on left worn deliberately and disrespectfully upside down, instigating an interrogation at the American Embassy, Grosvenor Square in London. I entered America shortly thereafter.
The Lydon family leaning on our Finsbury Park limousine. I’m the shy retard on the right.
Little Bobby in front. Jimmy is on the left. Mum in the middle. Age? Timeless.Cocteau-esque Lydon family beach party.
Despondent Lydon at early age (far left) with Mother (center), Auntie Agnes (right) with assorted Lydon brats.
Pistols mafia on the town. John Gray and Rotten.
Father and son sharing quality time.
After meningitis, I wore glasses due to poor vision.
