My love of 70's punk rock is a huge part of WhyNotGo and I try to tell stories that give you my perspective as a fan during that time, along with many insights and stories you may have never heard before.
The Chelsea Antique Centre was known as the Great Gear Market in rhe eighties, lots of small stalls and a open cafe bar in tbe centre. Love the video!
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
Thanks for the info! In Steve Jones book he mentions ripping off a store in that market. He couldn't help himself! He and a friend cleaned an entire store out when it was closed on a Sunday. Glad you liked the video!
@zigzogoid459119 сағат бұрын
Parents were from NW London. In their day, before the war, Maida Vale and Kilburn was mainly Irish. A cheap area to live. What a change!
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
I lived in Kilburn in the 90's and that area was reasonable back then, but I'm sure that has changed too. Thanks for watching!
@nickball201022 сағат бұрын
Many thanks to Michelle for making those amazing T shirts.
@ALPQZM654Күн бұрын
Nice story. Too bad you couldn’t find Steve Dior and have a chat. He still lives close by I believe (Ladbroke?) He’s the only surviving member of SId’s live band. I’d imagine he has some great stories…next time!
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
I would love to interview him! Someone who watches my channel says that he has gotten married and moved to Mexico. But maybe he's back now in London.
@pablozewoppaКүн бұрын
D A Pennebaker (of Don't Look Back fame) filmed the last night of the Ziggy tour for a documentary, the release of which was held up until the 1980s, I think - possibly due to legal wrangles with Tony DeFries. It was eventually released on video as a performance film with much of the documentary footage cut. I hope the footage still exists and someone restores it. Also, Bowie's dresser and make-up assistant from that tour, Suzi Ronson, has published a memoir, which I recommend.
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
Thanks again for watching! Yes, I heard that she published a book, Me and Mr Jones. I bet it's very good.
@pablozewoppaКүн бұрын
Between the ages of 17 and 20, The Velvet Underground and Warhol, that whole world, was all I needed. I loved those 4 albums - any books or documentaries on Warhol, Edie, the Velvets, and that scene, I devoured. I gather they were difficult folks and probably not easy people to know - particularly Lou Reed. But there was something fascinating about them. Around the time I got into the VU (the mid to late 80s) I thought much contemporary music here in the UK was utter rubbish. ('P**s poor' as we used to say.) To this day I remember when I first played that 3rd Velvets album: first line of the first song, 'Candy says, I've come to hate my body and all that it requires in this life...' That album was 20 years old at the time, and no contemporary band was making music like that. Go West. Spandau Ballet. Bros. T'Pau. Complete drivel by comparison. I'm glad I discovered the Velvets at a time when it still felt like you were a member of a fairly exclusive club. The arrogance of youth - I know! Years later, when I visited New York, I tried to find some VU/Warhol history. I wasn't too successful. But I fell in love with New York in the process and have returned several times since - in body and mind! Great post!
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
I'm so glad you liked my video! Since you are a big VU fan, I really appreciate it. I got into them in the 70's only because Bowie kept mentioning them, and the fact he produced Lou Reed's Transformer, so I had to check them out. I love that line about Candy Darling too. I think I'll play that song today. They were so ahead of their time.
@pablozewoppa14 сағат бұрын
❤ Loved the post! I've just watched your Kerouac post. Also great! Really enjoying your channel 👍
@mikenewbold1699Күн бұрын
bought my first decent guitar on that street in 2006
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
Wonderful! I'm so glad the street is protected and they can't tear it down.
@SaintMartins2 күн бұрын
You Maggie and Joe are so cool. Thanks for being our Bowie tour guide. ⚡🎵
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
Our pleasure! Thank you so much for watching.
@wormsnake12 күн бұрын
Brilliant. Subscribed.x
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@nurknanker61052 күн бұрын
You have to watch Peeping Tom by Michael Powell (1960) The very 1st scene is the Ziggy lp cover come to life! Your enthusiasm is infectious.
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
I'll look it up. Thanks for the info! I'm glad you like my enthusiasm. This channel is a labor of love.
@belmontbutty41432 күн бұрын
Hi, the pub whose name I don't think you remembered was the Water Rat, over the road from Seditionaries in Milman's Street. It's no longer a pub, has had a couple of makeovers as restaurants. My missus worked in both the Roebuck and the Water Rat, but a few years after the Pistols hung around there. We live in Battersea, about a mile and a half from the KIng's Road, and despite the changes, it is still worth a stroll once in a while. You were right about the Pistols - they were a fantastic band. I've seen Lydon with PiL in the 80s but my only other brush with the band was drinking in the same bar (the Edgar Wallace) as Matlock a couple of years ago. All the best.
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
Are you talking about the pub on the same side of the street as Seditionaries and very near Johnson's? I loved that pub. To be honest, I'm disappointed when a former pub becomes so upscale it doesn't feel like a pub anymore, but more of a high-end bistro. But it's still a great area for sure. If I lived in Battersea, I would visit Kings Road too. Thanks for watching!
@belmontbutty414313 сағат бұрын
@@WhyNotGoPlaces Hi, thank you for replying as I love watching your Chelsea related and Pistols videos. Regarding the pub, if you walked back from Seditionaries towards Johnson's. On the opposite side of the road where the King's Road turns into the New King's Road, there is a side road called Milman's Street. At the top of the street, where it meets the New King's Road, there used to be a pub called the Water Rat that Lydon drank in. It was a tall, white painted building. As I mentioned, it has had a succession of makeovers as an eaterie. I agree about pubs being 'gentrified' but I suppose younger people may socialise in a different way from the likes of you and I when we were young. Thanks again for rekindling old memories. Cheers.
@garethjones96052 күн бұрын
The phone box on the album cover with the equally sized panes is a model K2 and was introduced in the 1920s. The phone box now in place with the larger central panes is a model K6 dating from 1936, which is much smaller (and much plainer) than the K2
@WhyNotGoPlaces14 сағат бұрын
I wish they had put in a K2, like the album cover. Oh well. Thanks for watching!
@garethjones96052 күн бұрын
Thanks for the 1981 picture; I had not seen that previously.
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching! And for the info. on the phone box. So interesting.
@mikebassy2 күн бұрын
Great video and great outtake photos. Thank you
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it Mike! Btw, I tried looking up Jon Ellis on Facebook, but there are many people with the same name, so I got confused. If you can let me know how to find him, I'd appreciate it. Thanks Mike!
@mikebassy2 күн бұрын
@@WhyNotGoPlaces he was in the vibrators the punk band , maybe that could be a link . If you watch their videos he is the guitar player
@mikebassy2 күн бұрын
The door is locked because people can’t stop doing nasty stuff in those phone boxes
@SaintMartins2 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing your memories & history with us. Your 1st hand perspective on music history helps us who were too young to experience it, understand what is was like back then. 💖
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@mikebassy2 күн бұрын
Didn’t go in there yesterday but do go in the ship most weeks, the pub next to trident. Always think that Bowie and the spiders would have had a pint there . Yeah Transformer a complete classic lp .
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
I love The Ship! I visited a couple of times on my recent trip. I like standing outside and watching the people on Wardour Street.
@mikebassy2 күн бұрын
@@WhyNotGoPlaces we should have had a pint . Next time mate
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
@@mikebassy yes!!
@mikebassy2 күн бұрын
Was in Denmark Street last night and thought of you. Went to a few pubs . Heard Life on Mars in one pub and loved it . I have a mate in Aylesbury and the statue is fantastic. Will get a picture sometime soon . Bowie was too much . He traveled back from Japan by train ha ha , the trans Siberian ? I think that’s true
@sputnikwar3 күн бұрын
Thanks again, Maggie. I love your passion for the subjects of your videos. Keep em coming. The offer of some music to use is still there if you ever want me to provide some music for the videos. Thanks, Jules.
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Thank you Jules! Will do! And thanks again for tuning in.
@fraserb1513 күн бұрын
Another great video Maggie! When I saw you were in London, I was thinking you should visit famous Bowie locations, Heddon st etc. . Great to see you did 👍👍. When I am next in London I want to get some pics around there. The Clash locations up at Campden are pretty cool too. A few years ago I was at an IT training course in Campden Stables Market, where the Clash were photo'd in the stairway for their first album, which used to be their rehearsal studio. I also used to work for an IT company based in the old EMI vinyl factory in Hayes, London. They had a museum in the building with famous emi artists, ie beatles, Queen, the sex pistols etc and lots of old vinyl on the walls on display. Was pretty cool. I live in Perth, Australia now. I love London for its music history, i miss being able to visit all those historic sites. Love your videos 👍 Ps - On the Ziggy Tour, he played Worthing Assembly Halls on 11 May 72, ticket prices 50p lol. I saw a bowie tribute band in same worthing venue about 15 years ago, and I could not believe Bowie had played such a small venue on that amazing 1972 tour!
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Thanks for tuning in again! Yes, when doing research for this video, I was surprised to learn that the Ziggy tour started in January 1972 (so early!) and that those early gigs were very small. By the time I saw him in March 1973, he was very famous. Basically, he became famous during the tour. Maybe I'll do some Clash videos next time I'm in London. I love Camden Town too.
@helenbartoszek2433 күн бұрын
Great video, I enjoyed it very much.
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@allangow47463 күн бұрын
'Loved this video, a great piece of pop/rock history. You can tell the narrator is a genuine Bowie Fan.
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching! Yes, I have loved him all my life. It was a thrill to be on Heddon Street.
@bagpuss9983 күн бұрын
The new phone box in the position is the newer K6 phone box , The original Bowie phone box was a K2.The K2 With the square windows and was bigger 1926 production , the k6 is smaller and and more modern looking 1935 production has rectangle windows. Why the hell didn’t they put an original k2 back in place on that rock and roll history location. Great show I learnt a few new things about the location thanks 👍
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching! Yes, someone else also pointed out that the original box was a K2. When I did research online, I read that the council realized their mistake in putting a modern box there, so they replaced it with a vintage one. But not the correct vintage box! Oh well!
@user-or1rr6ym3h2 күн бұрын
Have you done the Bowie at Manchester square sign
@grenkontakt3 күн бұрын
Thank You! Always a pleasure watching yours and Joe's videos!
@tommymaguire28393 күн бұрын
Maggie!!! I was on Heddon Street last April showing my family the same stuff you and Joe the Legend visited. I'd been there in the early 90s when the bricks were still painted like they were in the 70s and there were no restaurants and stuff. A "Key West" sign was still on the door but the one in the iconic album cover photo was gone. In April I noticed that there was an eatery or something right off Regent Street on Heddon and they had a "Key West" replica sign that was quite impressive. Did you see it? It was before the Starman pub on the right. 20:02 ! The man is a superstar! Thanks for this. I watched it on a Friday instead of saving it for Sunday, but that's fine. I will rewatch on Sunday. Love love love to you and Joe. - Tommy from Philly
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Hi Tommy! Thanks again for watching! No I didn't see the KWest sign. I'll look for it. It was a pleasure to be at this location. I was overcome with emotion. I love those outtake photos. I tried to find a photo of the photographer Brian Ward, but couldn't. It's so interesting that the reason they were on Heddon Street is because he had his studio at 29 Heddon Street. I love those details. Glad you enjoyed it!
@MariaRamirez-nq4is3 күн бұрын
👋 Yaaay!! Back-to- Back videos where you get SO emotional that you actually 😢 shed a tear 😢 [OK- You >almost< did here, but On the previous one you DID]!! 😂👌👍😂
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Hi Maria! Thanks again for watching!
@RnR-Rebel3 күн бұрын
I took pics in the same spot on Heddon St. as I’m sure many Bowie lovers have! Had you crossed Regent St. gone 1 block parallel, you’d be on Warwick St. where there’s *the* R’n’R hotel called the SoHo Sanctum. Next time you’re in SoHo stop in, tell them I sent you (I’m a member & know the entire staff). You’ll be treated very well in a fun creative R’n’R environment. Make sure to look at the various art displays all either by famous musicians or of musicians. You’ll love the giant Bowie pic! Jet 🧡🎸🎶⚡️🤘🦋🏍
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Thank you Jet! I did stop in a pub in Soho just on the other side of Regent Street and they had all kinds of great rock pics on the walls. I love London. Everywhere you turn, there's some amazing history.
@RnR-Rebel2 күн бұрын
@@WhyNotGoPlaces - I’m not sure I know that one as there are so many, as you said. London is my 2nd home so I agree, just like NYC there’s so much music, literary, the arts in general to see just bumping into it by chance! The Sanctum is a boutique hotel, the best bar is their rooftop cigar bar w/ hot tub (for residents, members, no amount of chlorine is enough 😷… 😆watch, I’ll jump in next month🤣😆😂) especially when sunny, warm. On Kingly St. there’s the old “Bag O’ Nails” pub (empty😢) which was Hendrix’s 1st London gig ever. As soon as you walk into reception at the Sanctum there’s a lovely portrait behind reception & across to your left a beautiful stained glass portrait of him. I do long for at least the 80s/early 90s SoHo I loved so much when living there rho😢, the nightclubs were so much fun! J. 😘🧡
@andybiddle90883 күн бұрын
Another great video Maggie, its grrat to see these places again. In early 2020, i went on tour as merch seller, with Glen Matlock and Earl Slick for 9 dates in the UK. Ive been friends with Glen for over 20 years, but id only met Earl a few times. But hanging out with him before and after tge gigs and driving with them both to the next show was very cool. Earl, and Glen, are so down to earth. I mostly chatted and hung out with Earl and we talked about tattoos! Earl has a book out tgats a great read. I saw you already have Glens Triggers. Ill hopefully be joining Glen on his November tour of the UK. All the best from 🇬🇧
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Thank you Andy! I've been thinking of getting Earl's book. I remember him on the Diamond Dogs tour. I love Glen's recent book. I would love to interview him, btw. Let me know if you have any pointers. I might try to contact him on Facebook. I see he's touring again in November. Have fun if you go!
@MariaRamirez-nq4is3 күн бұрын
@7:04 ...👍 Mick Ronson!!!!!
@MariaRamirez-nq4is3 күн бұрын
@7:04 👍 MICK RONSON!!
@factoryfactory71423 күн бұрын
Fantastic vlog! Very imformative, and ive never seen them out takes pics before! Fab!
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@laynedoon74373 күн бұрын
great video,i love how passionate you are,
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Thank you! It's a labor of love.
@MariaRamirez-nq4is2 күн бұрын
😢😢She has a box of tissues while recording *AT ALL TIMES* (just in case)😢 😂 @@WhyNotGoPlaces
@turquoisecapricorn3 күн бұрын
Hello Maggy, Jason here again, great video again! Great albums were made at Trident Studios. A pity they doesn t exist anymore! Maggy I have also tears now, we lost the greatest artist of all times. I wished I could have seen him during that Ziggy Stardust Tour but I was only 5 in 1973. I will watch it on KZread! Thank you for this video! It was a thrill for me also! These streets breathe music history! greetings Jason kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKVsyalsoN2zorg.html
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Thank you Jason! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
@leechilds37253 күн бұрын
Great video 👍 love this bowie album, especially with mick Ronson on guitar. I appreciate your passion for these musicians sex pistols, Inc ! Ta
@WhyNotGoPlaces2 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@user-my2ji5dr9v3 күн бұрын
I went to the Astoria to see Elvis, Shake'n Stevens played played Elvis and Timothy Whitnail was his understudy, i think the year was 1977?
@WhyNotGoPlaces3 күн бұрын
Sounds like a great show. Yes, the Astoria was a fantastic venue. I really enjoyed working there in the 90's. I worked mostly at LA2, or Busby's, the smaller venue in the basement. Thanks for watching my video!
@coutnatalia4 күн бұрын
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@WhyNotGoPlaces3 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it! Please subscribe for more, if you haven't already.
@coutnatalia4 күн бұрын
Wowww that's a very special video. Such a Gorgeous pub! ❤❤❤
@WhyNotGoPlaces4 күн бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@Leo-gu5ml5 күн бұрын
Best channel on KZread. Thanks for the videos. You’re the best. Greetings from Brazil ❤
@WhyNotGoPlaces4 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@crose74125 күн бұрын
22:25 You watched the one and only gig by The Vicious White Kids on 15th August 1978. I think I read an interview where Glen Matlock says that Sid and Nancy flew to America the next day. Glen and the other two musicians in the group (Rat Scabies and Steve New) forfeited their wages from the gig so they could give them to Sid to pay for the flights.
@WhyNotGoPlaces5 күн бұрын
Interesting. I didn't know that. Thanks for watching!
@crose74125 күн бұрын
@@WhyNotGoPlaces An early version of GoFundMe! The gig was organised specifically to raise money for Sid and Nancy's relocation. I was surprised to see how posh the mews was so thanks for filming that.
@WhyNotGoPlaces5 күн бұрын
@@crose7412 when I spoke to him on August 15 at the gig he said they were moving to NYC soon. I didn't realize it was the next day. Thanks for sharing.
@crose74124 күн бұрын
@@WhyNotGoPlaces I could be wrong! I'll try to find the interview. Sid seemed very difficult to get on with, did you take to him?
@WhyNotGoPlaces3 күн бұрын
@@crose7412 he seemed a little down, but he perked up and smiled when I said I loved his show. I asked when he was performing again and that's when he said they were moving to NYC. And then Nancy joined the conversation and said nyc was much better than London. I detail it in my Sid vicious video a few months ago. He seemed surprised when I praised his show, so I think he was a little insecure. It was a brief encounter, but that's my take. Nancy seemed domineering and much louder than Sid. On that night anyway.
@crose74125 күн бұрын
6:25 A keen investor, this was Lydon's first home that he bought with royalties from his music.
@crose74125 күн бұрын
37:14 To get an idea of what Bazooka Joe sounded like, you can listen to the cover version of 'Rockin' in A♭' by Madness which is on their 'One Step Beyond' LP. Mike Barson was the keyboard player in Madness and his brother Dan Barson was the singer in Bazooka Joe (but I'm not sure which of the other 5 he is in the photograph you showed).
@crose74125 күн бұрын
23:10 Interesting to see the names of Sara Dallin & Keren Woodward on the wall. They were in Bananarama and Paul Cook played drums on their demos so they were clearly visitors to 6 Denmark Street too (although the graffiti artist misspelt one of their names).
@WhyNotGoPlaces5 күн бұрын
Yes, they must have been to Denmark Street. I didn't know that until someone earlier also pointed it out. So thankful for this info!
@crose74125 күн бұрын
22:28 It’s a play on words of the writer called Malcolm Muggeridge.
@northwalesbunkhouse6 күн бұрын
Thanks, very interesting, I think the door to the right of the stairs in 6 Denmark Street leads to the courtyard at the back, then the flat. I have never been in yet, I hope to stay sometime.
@WhyNotGoPlaces5 күн бұрын
Yes, I think I saw that somewhere as well. Thanks for pointing it out. I'd love to stay there too!
@travis63ramone6 күн бұрын
Love these videos fabulous ❤
@WhyNotGoPlaces5 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
@JulieHayward-x9n6 күн бұрын
Hi lovely Maggie ❤you are a pleasure to watch. I only recently found you and I’m so pleased I have. I live in England and am often in London. Your passion & love for The Sex pistols is both inspiring and moving to watch. When you get emotional you start me off. I look forward to watching many more of your talks. You have plainly had an interesting life and are very knowledgeable about music in general, but mostly about the Sex Pistols. I know Glen which makes it even more interesting to watch your talks on them. I expect you have been told that he was married and has two sons. Just letting you know as I watched your talk on the 4/5 of them and you didn’t seem to know. Just watching the above talk now on homes in Chelsea. I’m a big Bowie fan so I’m off to get a coffee and settle down to another adventure in London with you. Well done ❤
@WhyNotGoPlaces6 күн бұрын
Hi Julie. Thanks so much for watching my videos! I really appreciate it. Yes, I do get emotional. I was embarrassed about it in the beginning. Somehow the tears come out of nowhere, especially when talking about the Sex Pistols. How interesting that you know Glen! I would love to do an interview with him if at all possible. If you have any pointers on how to contact him, I'd be extremely grateful. I was actually thinking just recently of trying to contact him through Facebook to do a Skype interview. I read his book Triggers recently (I have also read his first book) and yes I made a mistake on that video and a couple of people corrected me. He does mention in Triggers that he has 2 sons. I relied on Wikipedia and that was a mistake. Anyway, I'm so glad you like my videos. My next one will be on Bowie. Hope you like it. Thanks again! Maggie
@wanggangworld76497 күн бұрын
Absolutely Fantastic. Emotional stuff.
@WhyNotGoPlaces6 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you liked it. I can't help but get emotional when talking about the Sex Pistols.
@wanggangworld76496 күн бұрын
@@WhyNotGoPlaces I've also visited these places a few times, when I'm down in London. N Sids old house etc. Always take pics n savour it all.
@mikebassy7 күн бұрын
Hello , Spoke to Jon Ellis today in the pub . I asked him and he said if you contact him on Facebook he will do an interview with you . He was there at the first Sex Pistols gig at St Martins and founded Bazooka Joe . He is a great bloke , told him about your videos which I love
@WhyNotGoPlaces6 күн бұрын
Hi Mike, Thank you so much! I would love to interview him. It will have to be on Skype since I'm back in America. I'll look him up on Facebook today. Thanks again! Maggie
@Kevster-dp7tt7 күн бұрын
A few other famous Chelsea residents: Francis Bacon Agatha Christie Judy Garland Shirley MacClaine Bob Marley Mary Shelley Bram Stoker Mark Twain J.R.R. Tolkien
@WhyNotGoPlaces6 күн бұрын
Wow, that's some list of legendary people! I went to a Mary Shelley site in Belgravia where there is a plaque in her honor. That was where she lived when she died, but I do remember reading that she lived earlier near Sloane Street in Chelsea. I should have gone there too. I love Mary Shelley. Thanks for this info. And thanks for watching!
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The Chelsea Antique Centre was known as the Great Gear Market in rhe eighties, lots of small stalls and a open cafe bar in tbe centre. Love the video!
Thanks for the info! In Steve Jones book he mentions ripping off a store in that market. He couldn't help himself! He and a friend cleaned an entire store out when it was closed on a Sunday. Glad you liked the video!
Parents were from NW London. In their day, before the war, Maida Vale and Kilburn was mainly Irish. A cheap area to live. What a change!
I lived in Kilburn in the 90's and that area was reasonable back then, but I'm sure that has changed too. Thanks for watching!
Many thanks to Michelle for making those amazing T shirts.
Nice story. Too bad you couldn’t find Steve Dior and have a chat. He still lives close by I believe (Ladbroke?) He’s the only surviving member of SId’s live band. I’d imagine he has some great stories…next time!
I would love to interview him! Someone who watches my channel says that he has gotten married and moved to Mexico. But maybe he's back now in London.
D A Pennebaker (of Don't Look Back fame) filmed the last night of the Ziggy tour for a documentary, the release of which was held up until the 1980s, I think - possibly due to legal wrangles with Tony DeFries. It was eventually released on video as a performance film with much of the documentary footage cut. I hope the footage still exists and someone restores it. Also, Bowie's dresser and make-up assistant from that tour, Suzi Ronson, has published a memoir, which I recommend.
Thanks again for watching! Yes, I heard that she published a book, Me and Mr Jones. I bet it's very good.
Between the ages of 17 and 20, The Velvet Underground and Warhol, that whole world, was all I needed. I loved those 4 albums - any books or documentaries on Warhol, Edie, the Velvets, and that scene, I devoured. I gather they were difficult folks and probably not easy people to know - particularly Lou Reed. But there was something fascinating about them. Around the time I got into the VU (the mid to late 80s) I thought much contemporary music here in the UK was utter rubbish. ('P**s poor' as we used to say.) To this day I remember when I first played that 3rd Velvets album: first line of the first song, 'Candy says, I've come to hate my body and all that it requires in this life...' That album was 20 years old at the time, and no contemporary band was making music like that. Go West. Spandau Ballet. Bros. T'Pau. Complete drivel by comparison. I'm glad I discovered the Velvets at a time when it still felt like you were a member of a fairly exclusive club. The arrogance of youth - I know! Years later, when I visited New York, I tried to find some VU/Warhol history. I wasn't too successful. But I fell in love with New York in the process and have returned several times since - in body and mind! Great post!
I'm so glad you liked my video! Since you are a big VU fan, I really appreciate it. I got into them in the 70's only because Bowie kept mentioning them, and the fact he produced Lou Reed's Transformer, so I had to check them out. I love that line about Candy Darling too. I think I'll play that song today. They were so ahead of their time.
❤ Loved the post! I've just watched your Kerouac post. Also great! Really enjoying your channel 👍
bought my first decent guitar on that street in 2006
Wonderful! I'm so glad the street is protected and they can't tear it down.
You Maggie and Joe are so cool. Thanks for being our Bowie tour guide. ⚡🎵
Our pleasure! Thank you so much for watching.
Brilliant. Subscribed.x
Awesome, thank you!
You have to watch Peeping Tom by Michael Powell (1960) The very 1st scene is the Ziggy lp cover come to life! Your enthusiasm is infectious.
I'll look it up. Thanks for the info! I'm glad you like my enthusiasm. This channel is a labor of love.
Hi, the pub whose name I don't think you remembered was the Water Rat, over the road from Seditionaries in Milman's Street. It's no longer a pub, has had a couple of makeovers as restaurants. My missus worked in both the Roebuck and the Water Rat, but a few years after the Pistols hung around there. We live in Battersea, about a mile and a half from the KIng's Road, and despite the changes, it is still worth a stroll once in a while. You were right about the Pistols - they were a fantastic band. I've seen Lydon with PiL in the 80s but my only other brush with the band was drinking in the same bar (the Edgar Wallace) as Matlock a couple of years ago. All the best.
Are you talking about the pub on the same side of the street as Seditionaries and very near Johnson's? I loved that pub. To be honest, I'm disappointed when a former pub becomes so upscale it doesn't feel like a pub anymore, but more of a high-end bistro. But it's still a great area for sure. If I lived in Battersea, I would visit Kings Road too. Thanks for watching!
@@WhyNotGoPlaces Hi, thank you for replying as I love watching your Chelsea related and Pistols videos. Regarding the pub, if you walked back from Seditionaries towards Johnson's. On the opposite side of the road where the King's Road turns into the New King's Road, there is a side road called Milman's Street. At the top of the street, where it meets the New King's Road, there used to be a pub called the Water Rat that Lydon drank in. It was a tall, white painted building. As I mentioned, it has had a succession of makeovers as an eaterie. I agree about pubs being 'gentrified' but I suppose younger people may socialise in a different way from the likes of you and I when we were young. Thanks again for rekindling old memories. Cheers.
The phone box on the album cover with the equally sized panes is a model K2 and was introduced in the 1920s. The phone box now in place with the larger central panes is a model K6 dating from 1936, which is much smaller (and much plainer) than the K2
I wish they had put in a K2, like the album cover. Oh well. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the 1981 picture; I had not seen that previously.
Thanks for watching! And for the info. on the phone box. So interesting.
Great video and great outtake photos. Thank you
Glad you liked it Mike! Btw, I tried looking up Jon Ellis on Facebook, but there are many people with the same name, so I got confused. If you can let me know how to find him, I'd appreciate it. Thanks Mike!
@@WhyNotGoPlaces he was in the vibrators the punk band , maybe that could be a link . If you watch their videos he is the guitar player
The door is locked because people can’t stop doing nasty stuff in those phone boxes
Thanks for sharing your memories & history with us. Your 1st hand perspective on music history helps us who were too young to experience it, understand what is was like back then. 💖
Glad you enjoyed it!
Didn’t go in there yesterday but do go in the ship most weeks, the pub next to trident. Always think that Bowie and the spiders would have had a pint there . Yeah Transformer a complete classic lp .
I love The Ship! I visited a couple of times on my recent trip. I like standing outside and watching the people on Wardour Street.
@@WhyNotGoPlaces we should have had a pint . Next time mate
@@mikebassy yes!!
Was in Denmark Street last night and thought of you. Went to a few pubs . Heard Life on Mars in one pub and loved it . I have a mate in Aylesbury and the statue is fantastic. Will get a picture sometime soon . Bowie was too much . He traveled back from Japan by train ha ha , the trans Siberian ? I think that’s true
Thanks again, Maggie. I love your passion for the subjects of your videos. Keep em coming. The offer of some music to use is still there if you ever want me to provide some music for the videos. Thanks, Jules.
Thank you Jules! Will do! And thanks again for tuning in.
Another great video Maggie! When I saw you were in London, I was thinking you should visit famous Bowie locations, Heddon st etc. . Great to see you did 👍👍. When I am next in London I want to get some pics around there. The Clash locations up at Campden are pretty cool too. A few years ago I was at an IT training course in Campden Stables Market, where the Clash were photo'd in the stairway for their first album, which used to be their rehearsal studio. I also used to work for an IT company based in the old EMI vinyl factory in Hayes, London. They had a museum in the building with famous emi artists, ie beatles, Queen, the sex pistols etc and lots of old vinyl on the walls on display. Was pretty cool. I live in Perth, Australia now. I love London for its music history, i miss being able to visit all those historic sites. Love your videos 👍 Ps - On the Ziggy Tour, he played Worthing Assembly Halls on 11 May 72, ticket prices 50p lol. I saw a bowie tribute band in same worthing venue about 15 years ago, and I could not believe Bowie had played such a small venue on that amazing 1972 tour!
Thanks for tuning in again! Yes, when doing research for this video, I was surprised to learn that the Ziggy tour started in January 1972 (so early!) and that those early gigs were very small. By the time I saw him in March 1973, he was very famous. Basically, he became famous during the tour. Maybe I'll do some Clash videos next time I'm in London. I love Camden Town too.
Great video, I enjoyed it very much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
'Loved this video, a great piece of pop/rock history. You can tell the narrator is a genuine Bowie Fan.
Thanks for watching! Yes, I have loved him all my life. It was a thrill to be on Heddon Street.
The new phone box in the position is the newer K6 phone box , The original Bowie phone box was a K2.The K2 With the square windows and was bigger 1926 production , the k6 is smaller and and more modern looking 1935 production has rectangle windows. Why the hell didn’t they put an original k2 back in place on that rock and roll history location. Great show I learnt a few new things about the location thanks 👍
Thanks for watching! Yes, someone else also pointed out that the original box was a K2. When I did research online, I read that the council realized their mistake in putting a modern box there, so they replaced it with a vintage one. But not the correct vintage box! Oh well!
Have you done the Bowie at Manchester square sign
Thank You! Always a pleasure watching yours and Joe's videos!
Maggie!!! I was on Heddon Street last April showing my family the same stuff you and Joe the Legend visited. I'd been there in the early 90s when the bricks were still painted like they were in the 70s and there were no restaurants and stuff. A "Key West" sign was still on the door but the one in the iconic album cover photo was gone. In April I noticed that there was an eatery or something right off Regent Street on Heddon and they had a "Key West" replica sign that was quite impressive. Did you see it? It was before the Starman pub on the right. 20:02 ! The man is a superstar! Thanks for this. I watched it on a Friday instead of saving it for Sunday, but that's fine. I will rewatch on Sunday. Love love love to you and Joe. - Tommy from Philly
Hi Tommy! Thanks again for watching! No I didn't see the KWest sign. I'll look for it. It was a pleasure to be at this location. I was overcome with emotion. I love those outtake photos. I tried to find a photo of the photographer Brian Ward, but couldn't. It's so interesting that the reason they were on Heddon Street is because he had his studio at 29 Heddon Street. I love those details. Glad you enjoyed it!
👋 Yaaay!! Back-to- Back videos where you get SO emotional that you actually 😢 shed a tear 😢 [OK- You >almost< did here, but On the previous one you DID]!! 😂👌👍😂
Hi Maria! Thanks again for watching!
I took pics in the same spot on Heddon St. as I’m sure many Bowie lovers have! Had you crossed Regent St. gone 1 block parallel, you’d be on Warwick St. where there’s *the* R’n’R hotel called the SoHo Sanctum. Next time you’re in SoHo stop in, tell them I sent you (I’m a member & know the entire staff). You’ll be treated very well in a fun creative R’n’R environment. Make sure to look at the various art displays all either by famous musicians or of musicians. You’ll love the giant Bowie pic! Jet 🧡🎸🎶⚡️🤘🦋🏍
Thank you Jet! I did stop in a pub in Soho just on the other side of Regent Street and they had all kinds of great rock pics on the walls. I love London. Everywhere you turn, there's some amazing history.
@@WhyNotGoPlaces - I’m not sure I know that one as there are so many, as you said. London is my 2nd home so I agree, just like NYC there’s so much music, literary, the arts in general to see just bumping into it by chance! The Sanctum is a boutique hotel, the best bar is their rooftop cigar bar w/ hot tub (for residents, members, no amount of chlorine is enough 😷… 😆watch, I’ll jump in next month🤣😆😂) especially when sunny, warm. On Kingly St. there’s the old “Bag O’ Nails” pub (empty😢) which was Hendrix’s 1st London gig ever. As soon as you walk into reception at the Sanctum there’s a lovely portrait behind reception & across to your left a beautiful stained glass portrait of him. I do long for at least the 80s/early 90s SoHo I loved so much when living there rho😢, the nightclubs were so much fun! J. 😘🧡
Another great video Maggie, its grrat to see these places again. In early 2020, i went on tour as merch seller, with Glen Matlock and Earl Slick for 9 dates in the UK. Ive been friends with Glen for over 20 years, but id only met Earl a few times. But hanging out with him before and after tge gigs and driving with them both to the next show was very cool. Earl, and Glen, are so down to earth. I mostly chatted and hung out with Earl and we talked about tattoos! Earl has a book out tgats a great read. I saw you already have Glens Triggers. Ill hopefully be joining Glen on his November tour of the UK. All the best from 🇬🇧
Thank you Andy! I've been thinking of getting Earl's book. I remember him on the Diamond Dogs tour. I love Glen's recent book. I would love to interview him, btw. Let me know if you have any pointers. I might try to contact him on Facebook. I see he's touring again in November. Have fun if you go!
@7:04 ...👍 Mick Ronson!!!!!
@7:04 👍 MICK RONSON!!
Fantastic vlog! Very imformative, and ive never seen them out takes pics before! Fab!
Glad you liked it!
great video,i love how passionate you are,
Thank you! It's a labor of love.
😢😢She has a box of tissues while recording *AT ALL TIMES* (just in case)😢 😂 @@WhyNotGoPlaces
Hello Maggy, Jason here again, great video again! Great albums were made at Trident Studios. A pity they doesn t exist anymore! Maggy I have also tears now, we lost the greatest artist of all times. I wished I could have seen him during that Ziggy Stardust Tour but I was only 5 in 1973. I will watch it on KZread! Thank you for this video! It was a thrill for me also! These streets breathe music history! greetings Jason kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKVsyalsoN2zorg.html
Thank you Jason! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
Great video 👍 love this bowie album, especially with mick Ronson on guitar. I appreciate your passion for these musicians sex pistols, Inc ! Ta
Thanks for watching!
I went to the Astoria to see Elvis, Shake'n Stevens played played Elvis and Timothy Whitnail was his understudy, i think the year was 1977?
Sounds like a great show. Yes, the Astoria was a fantastic venue. I really enjoyed working there in the 90's. I worked mostly at LA2, or Busby's, the smaller venue in the basement. Thanks for watching my video!
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Wowww that's a very special video. Such a Gorgeous pub! ❤❤❤
Thank you! 😊
Best channel on KZread. Thanks for the videos. You’re the best. Greetings from Brazil ❤
Thanks for watching!
22:25 You watched the one and only gig by The Vicious White Kids on 15th August 1978. I think I read an interview where Glen Matlock says that Sid and Nancy flew to America the next day. Glen and the other two musicians in the group (Rat Scabies and Steve New) forfeited their wages from the gig so they could give them to Sid to pay for the flights.
Interesting. I didn't know that. Thanks for watching!
@@WhyNotGoPlaces An early version of GoFundMe! The gig was organised specifically to raise money for Sid and Nancy's relocation. I was surprised to see how posh the mews was so thanks for filming that.
@@crose7412 when I spoke to him on August 15 at the gig he said they were moving to NYC soon. I didn't realize it was the next day. Thanks for sharing.
@@WhyNotGoPlaces I could be wrong! I'll try to find the interview. Sid seemed very difficult to get on with, did you take to him?
@@crose7412 he seemed a little down, but he perked up and smiled when I said I loved his show. I asked when he was performing again and that's when he said they were moving to NYC. And then Nancy joined the conversation and said nyc was much better than London. I detail it in my Sid vicious video a few months ago. He seemed surprised when I praised his show, so I think he was a little insecure. It was a brief encounter, but that's my take. Nancy seemed domineering and much louder than Sid. On that night anyway.
6:25 A keen investor, this was Lydon's first home that he bought with royalties from his music.
37:14 To get an idea of what Bazooka Joe sounded like, you can listen to the cover version of 'Rockin' in A♭' by Madness which is on their 'One Step Beyond' LP. Mike Barson was the keyboard player in Madness and his brother Dan Barson was the singer in Bazooka Joe (but I'm not sure which of the other 5 he is in the photograph you showed).
23:10 Interesting to see the names of Sara Dallin & Keren Woodward on the wall. They were in Bananarama and Paul Cook played drums on their demos so they were clearly visitors to 6 Denmark Street too (although the graffiti artist misspelt one of their names).
Yes, they must have been to Denmark Street. I didn't know that until someone earlier also pointed it out. So thankful for this info!
22:28 It’s a play on words of the writer called Malcolm Muggeridge.
Thanks, very interesting, I think the door to the right of the stairs in 6 Denmark Street leads to the courtyard at the back, then the flat. I have never been in yet, I hope to stay sometime.
Yes, I think I saw that somewhere as well. Thanks for pointing it out. I'd love to stay there too!
Love these videos fabulous ❤
Thank you!!
Hi lovely Maggie ❤you are a pleasure to watch. I only recently found you and I’m so pleased I have. I live in England and am often in London. Your passion & love for The Sex pistols is both inspiring and moving to watch. When you get emotional you start me off. I look forward to watching many more of your talks. You have plainly had an interesting life and are very knowledgeable about music in general, but mostly about the Sex Pistols. I know Glen which makes it even more interesting to watch your talks on them. I expect you have been told that he was married and has two sons. Just letting you know as I watched your talk on the 4/5 of them and you didn’t seem to know. Just watching the above talk now on homes in Chelsea. I’m a big Bowie fan so I’m off to get a coffee and settle down to another adventure in London with you. Well done ❤
Hi Julie. Thanks so much for watching my videos! I really appreciate it. Yes, I do get emotional. I was embarrassed about it in the beginning. Somehow the tears come out of nowhere, especially when talking about the Sex Pistols. How interesting that you know Glen! I would love to do an interview with him if at all possible. If you have any pointers on how to contact him, I'd be extremely grateful. I was actually thinking just recently of trying to contact him through Facebook to do a Skype interview. I read his book Triggers recently (I have also read his first book) and yes I made a mistake on that video and a couple of people corrected me. He does mention in Triggers that he has 2 sons. I relied on Wikipedia and that was a mistake. Anyway, I'm so glad you like my videos. My next one will be on Bowie. Hope you like it. Thanks again! Maggie
Absolutely Fantastic. Emotional stuff.
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you liked it. I can't help but get emotional when talking about the Sex Pistols.
@@WhyNotGoPlaces I've also visited these places a few times, when I'm down in London. N Sids old house etc. Always take pics n savour it all.
Hello , Spoke to Jon Ellis today in the pub . I asked him and he said if you contact him on Facebook he will do an interview with you . He was there at the first Sex Pistols gig at St Martins and founded Bazooka Joe . He is a great bloke , told him about your videos which I love
Hi Mike, Thank you so much! I would love to interview him. It will have to be on Skype since I'm back in America. I'll look him up on Facebook today. Thanks again! Maggie
A few other famous Chelsea residents: Francis Bacon Agatha Christie Judy Garland Shirley MacClaine Bob Marley Mary Shelley Bram Stoker Mark Twain J.R.R. Tolkien
Wow, that's some list of legendary people! I went to a Mary Shelley site in Belgravia where there is a plaque in her honor. That was where she lived when she died, but I do remember reading that she lived earlier near Sloane Street in Chelsea. I should have gone there too. I love Mary Shelley. Thanks for this info. And thanks for watching!