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Re: (TV) The Blow Up on BBC World Service this morning!



Yes, I was a bit surprised too...
Tom Bessoir wrote:
> I'm surprised by the absence of Patti Smith from that list and the
> inclusion of later-day, non-Thunders NY Dolls.

But she had already exerted her big influence the previous year (Horses),
and she did get a mention, and Geldof was talking about the New York heroin
scene (though, as he pointed out, Talking Heads were also apart from that).

How about Talking Heads, Boomtown Rats and Ramones playing weekday afternoon
gigs in school gymnasiums?! Can anyone corroborate that?

-- Joe T
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