Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) performing with the Sex Pistols, c. 1977. Photographer unknown. I was reminded today - over lunch with a charming, warm, and dangerously attractive lady - of a line from the song EMI by the ever-charming hooligans of The Sex Pistols: ‘And blind acceptance is a sign of stupid fools who stand … Continue reading Blind Acceptance: Notes from the Queue of the Stupid
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The Cat Who Hissed at the World: Sue Catwoman (1955 – 2025)
Sue Catwoman (Sue Lucas), c.1977.Photographed by Ray Stevenson.Publicly circulated press image from the early London punk scene. Every generation breeds a handful of figures who seem to slip through the net of time - too wild for the archives, too vivid for mere memory. Sue Catwoman was one of those rare creatures: a woman who … Continue reading The Cat Who Hissed at the World: Sue Catwoman (1955 – 2025)