The Clash - Future is Unwritten Documentary

[Dodge Don]

Well I got a bit of a surprise today when I found out that I am in the new Clash documentary The Future is Unwritten. There is footage of Joe and I talking in Toronto. There is a long story behind the relationship however I knew them and would hook up when they came to town and would be backstage. What surprises me is I don't recall having a camera in my face at the time. Nice, if not embarassing, surprise.

[mikepmcs]

Cool,
Great name for the documentary, they wrote the future as far as some genre's of music go.

I'm not a huge fan but they have got some killer music and they shaped a certain part of the the music world in the 80's.

[bull]

Cool! I'll look forward to seeing Joey Gowdy's imbdpro link to more information about this project that I can't access.

[quapman]

That's awesome. How long has Joe been gone now? What ever happened to Topper?

It's too bad such a great band was only known in the mainstream for some of their weaker work.

Maybe they gave 'em too much rope! 

When/where can we see this film?


Steve

[Dodge Don]

That's awesome. How long has Joe been gone now? What ever happened to Topper?

It's too bad such a great band was only known in the mainstream for some of their weaker work.

Maybe they gave 'em too much rope! 

When/where can we see this film?


Steve

Joe passed away about 6 years ago. I still remember where I was when I heard right before Christmas.

Last I heard Topper was still in the UK doing session work or something. He was an amazing drummer.

I agree, from a mainstream perspecive Rock the Casbah and Should I stay or should I go were the ones folks remember but were far and away the weakest ones. Although I loved pretty much everything they did over time I came to appreciate Sandanista the most.

[mikepmcs]

Hmm, I think I'll listen to some clash and other 80's today, thanks.