On this day in 1977: The Sex Pistols and Virgin Records released the “God Save the Queen” single.
Today’s prediction: No future.
Today’s favorite lyric: “We’re the flowers in the dustbin, we’re the poison in the human machine.”
Today’s quote: “You don’t write a song like ‘God Save The Queen’ because you hate the English race. You write a song like that because you love them, and you’re fed up of seeing them mistreated.” — Johnny Rotten
Today’s ill-advised tattoo: http://tinyurl.com/bq24phy
On this day in 1957: Sid Vicious was born in Lewisham, London.
Today’s soundtrack: “My Way,” “C’mon Everybody,” and um, well… okay, he couldn’t really play, but he looked pretty good not doing it!
Today’s screening: Julien Temple’s “The Filth and the Fury”
Today’s quotes:
“I’m not vicious really. I consider myself to be kindhearted. I love my mum.”
“I just cash in on the fact that I’m good looking, and I’ve got a nice figure and girls like me.”
”We are better than anyone, ain’t we? Except for the Eagles, the Eagles are better than us.”
Today’s ill-advised tattoo: http://tinyurl.com/785u7pq
Happy 55th birthday, to poor, simple Sid.
On this day in 1977: The Sex Pistols sign to A&M Records outside of Buckinham Palace for £75,000. They will be dropped 6 days later.
Today’s soundtrack: The 25,000 copies of “God Save the Queen” that were destroyed.
Today’s back-up plan: Sign to that hippie, Richard Branson’s Virgin Records.
Today’s quote: “I don’t see how anyone could describe us as a political band. I don’t even know the name of the Prime Minister.” — Steve Jones
Today’s ill-advised tattoo: http://tinyurl.com/83d34d4
On this day in 1979: Poor, simple, stupid Sid Vicious ODs on dope.
Today’s screening: THE GREAT ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SWINDLE and THE FILTH AND THE FURY
Today’s dance: The pogo
Today’s soundtrack: None, as he couldn’t play bass to save his life
Today’s quote: “I just cash in on the fact that I’m good looking, and I’ve got a nice figure and girls like me.”
Today’s ill-advised tattoos: http://tinyurl.com/6tm56v9, http://tinyurl.com/785u7pq, http://tinyurl.com/7mut3po, http://tinyurl.com/7o9hk6p
On this day in 1956: John Lydon was born in London.
Today’s soundtrack: NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE’S THE SEX PISTOLS and Public Image Limited’s METAL BOX
Today’s book club: ROTTEN: NO IRISH, NO BLACKS, NO DOGS
Today’s screening: THE FILTH AND THE FURY
Today’s butter commercial: http://tinyurl.com/4sj4nb
Today’s quote: “Love is two minutes and fifty-two seconds of squelching noises.”
Today’s ill-advised tattoo: http://tinyurl.com/7xvwlop
