And a Clash poster on the wall. Perfect.
Not just any Clash poster - London Calling - iconic cover image and arguably the height of Clash creativity and productivity. My sister saw them at the Augora in Hartford. I can't even imagine how insane that must have been - big band in small venue. I miss Joe - great singer/lyricist and awesome human being.
I was there, they opened with London Calling, it was insane.
Just two days ago I heard The Clash playing very loudly from our bathroom while my middle daughter was showering. Naturally, I asked her what she was listening to, and she explained that they had come up on a Spotify playlist and she liked them.
For her last birthday (14) I got her a turntable because she had started taking a liking to a lot of my music and loved checking out the old vinyl I have. So last night we spent some time going through my albums yet again, and I gave her
Combat Rock and
London Calling, as well as a digital copy of
Live at Shea Stadium, which I attended, when they opened for the Who in 1982. And I made sure to explain to her that
London Calling is one of the greatest albums of all time.
She went to her room for a few hours and came back to ask me what my favorite songs were and we compared notes. I told her Clampdown, Spanish Bombs, Lost in the Supermarket, Train in Vain, Jimmy Jazz; she really loves Rock the Casbah and Should I Stay or Should I Go, the first ones that grabbed me all those years ago.
Highlight of my week so far.