He answered a few questions in the chat but it now seems to be closed.crashtheparty wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 1:12pmSame, the ending with the crowd on stage - GIVE US MORE!
What’s happened to the Q&A with Don?
Unseen Clash Footage From Don Letts
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There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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I was really hoping this was gonna be a trailer for more to come. Seems not.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Oh, I didn’t see anythingHeston wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 1:14pmHe answered a few questions in the chat but it now seems to be closed.crashtheparty wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 1:12pmSame, the ending with the crowd on stage - GIVE US MORE!
What’s happened to the Q&A with Don?
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At the side of the page rather than below.crashtheparty wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 1:17pmOh, I didn’t see anythingHeston wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 1:14pmHe answered a few questions in the chat but it now seems to be closed.crashtheparty wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 1:12pmSame, the ending with the crowd on stage - GIVE US MORE!
What’s happened to the Q&A with Don?
Don said this...
Well it's only been 40 years, why rush?for those of you wondering about Bonds, the boys are still considering their options
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Awesome footage. The kinda backstage Tom Snyder footage mixed with the regular Tom Snyder shots was a great touch. Everything was probably 60-70% stuff I hadn't seen before.
God, they could put out such a great product if they maybe based it around a full concert performance mixed with the summer 81 NYC footage to capture the feel of the city and the nascent hip hop scene. Even just the straight up concert would be cool, but there are a lot of great possibilities. Not that I have faith in the label to put out such a product vs. London Calling 41st Anniversary now with a picture book and stickers.
We know they have June 8th and 9th on multitrack, so I assume any concert footage would have to be based around those dates, but presumably there is footage from the other dates as well. Anyone know if the stage invasion can be pinpointed to a specific date.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I missed the live chat Q&A by an hour. Looks like Don only answered 3 questions in the comments? I can't get the chat to replay but wondering if he had any other interesting answers or comments?
Hello? Go ahead, man. Yeah I'd just like to say, um, lets have some music now, huh? Ok, ok...thank you.
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Well it's only been 40 years, why rush?for those of you wondering about Bonds, the boys are still considering their options
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That sounds to me like it's still a go'er.
Don Letts is fucking watertight with info
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Haha! I live in hope that we’ll see more now that they’ve dug into the archives for this.Heston wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 1:19pmAt the side of the page rather than below.crashtheparty wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 1:17pmOh, I didn’t see anythingHeston wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 1:14pmHe answered a few questions in the chat but it now seems to be closed.crashtheparty wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 1:12pmSame, the ending with the crowd on stage - GIVE US MORE!
What’s happened to the Q&A with Don?
Don said this...
Well it's only been 40 years, why rush?for those of you wondering about Bonds, the boys are still considering their options
Re: Unseen Clash Footage From Don Letts
Stage invasion would be from a matinee kids only gig. There's only under 18's in crowd, so it's June 6 afternoon or June 13 afternoon gig
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Just gave the boot a spin. That's a wonderfully chaotic performance.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Great stuff, but I wanted more. I wonder who that is saying, “The Clash is currently playing two weeks of sold-out concerts at Bonds here in New York...” because he really doesn’t sound like Tom Snyder, and Tom didn’t say that exactly when introducing the band before they played “Mag 7.”matedog wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 2:37pmAwesome footage. The kinda backstage Tom Snyder footage mixed with the regular Tom Snyder shots was a great touch. Everything was probably 60-70% stuff I hadn't seen before.
God, they could put out such a great product if they maybe based it around a full concert performance mixed with the summer 81 NYC footage to capture the feel of the city and the nascent hip hop scene. Even just the straight up concert would be cool, but there are a lot of great possibilities. Not that I have faith in the label to put out such a product vs. London Calling 41st Anniversary now with a picture book and stickers.
We know they have June 8th and 9th on multitrack, so I assume any concert footage would have to be based around those dates, but presumably there is footage from the other dates as well. Anyone know if the stage invasion can be pinpointed to a specific date.
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Fantastic seeing all the new footage, the shots at the end of the June 13th stage invasion were amazing! I was also impressed at just how well filmed the shows were, seems like there's a ton of side stage shots as well as front of house. Based on the footage, the main Bonds shots were from the last night. I'm basing this off the footage we have from Clash on Broadway (Charlie Don't Surf and Guns of Brixton), where Mick's got the bandanna around his neck. The audio for those match with the bootleg of the last night, so that would most likely make the footage in the new vid from that night as well, just based off appearance alone. Obviously there's June 8th and 9th with the multitracks so those are most likely filmed completely as well. I think it's almost fair to say at this point that every show was filmed in some capacity. My best guess is that there's 3 or 4 fully filmed shows, and then partial filming for the rest. Probably a fair enough estimate.
Hopefully one day we can get all of it, of course for the live footage but also for a really cool historical look at New York City in the summer of 81. That alone is honestly worth however much they would charge for it.
Hopefully one day we can get all of it, of course for the live footage but also for a really cool historical look at New York City in the summer of 81. That alone is honestly worth however much they would charge for it.
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I didn't notice at first, but listening again yeah that's not Snyder. What a weird inclusion in the video.BR16ADE_R055E wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 9:28pmGreat stuff, but I wanted more. I wonder who that is saying, “The Clash is currently playing two weeks of sold-out concerts at Bonds here in New York...” because he really doesn’t sound like Tom Snyder, and Tom didn’t say that exactly when introducing the band before they played “Mag 7.”
I thought for sure there going be release date at the end of the video or something along those lines. Oh well.