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#131954 - 23/12/2002 19:24 Joe Strummer
jimhogan
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Registered: 06/10/1999
Posts: 2591
Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Well, if you watch CNN International, obsessed with Desert Storm II -- The Son's Revenge, you'd think Joe Strummer was alive, but Star/Sky News suggests otherwise. Another relatively young and interesting gent....
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#131955 - 23/12/2002 19:56 Re: Joe Strummer [Re: jimhogan]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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#131956 - 24/12/2002 10:50 Re: Joe Strummer [Re: jimhogan]
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
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Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK


Rest easy, Joe. Sorry about the beer can, I was a bit pissed.
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#131957 - 24/12/2002 11:09 Re: Joe Strummer [Re: jimhogan]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
I too am shocked this hasn't gotten more coverage. I heard about it on AM radio of all places. I'm guessing that all the news people are on holiday leave and already had their infotainment planned for the week. VH1 gave a news ticker crawl at the bottom of their screen and showed a 2hour run of the history of Punk.. that's it. I guess the advertising space was already sold and they'd hate to switch programming on them and have to pay some money back. Sick. Everyone I called with the news, even a day later, had not heard of it...

I visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a month or so back and was pleasantly surprised to see the Clash well represented and listed as an influence for many popular bands...

Anyone else visit a record store lately and leave disappointed that they weren't playing more of the Clash?
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#131958 - 24/12/2002 12:53 Re: Joe Strummer [Re: jimhogan]
njdboy
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Registered: 07/01/2002
Posts: 151
Loc: San Jose, CA
a sad day indeed....he was a legend in the punk scene and paved the way for many bands after the Clash. RIP Joe.

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#131959 - 24/12/2002 15:32 Re: Joe Strummer [Re: njdboy]
ineedcolor
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Registered: 10/01/2001
Posts: 630
Loc: Windsor, Ontario Canada
CTV news here in Canada gave national coverage to Joe's passing last night on the 11:00 pm newscast, which I thought was decent of them. I first read about his death earlier in the day on MSN.
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#131960 - 24/12/2002 16:53 Re: Joe Strummer [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
Dignan
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Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12338
Loc: Sterling, VA
You've been to a record store that's playing anything at all by the Clash? I'd be suprised. I also hate this when media doesn't give a damn about anyone who isn't doing something in the current month. When Layne Staley died, I think there was an equal amount of press on it, and he was even more recent. But if you're Lisa Lopes (no offense to her), you get a week of programming on VH1 dedicated to you. I think they played TLC's BTM non-stop for a whole day.

R.I.P.
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