When i think that Johnny Thunders stayed ( squatted ) in my flat for a couple of weeks...He was a good guy..This person suffered like you and i..but was very humble. but God ...He played and jammed real good..Not big head.except his "manager " who was abusing Him...:-(
Well Jay I'm 65 and been there and done that. And I'm sure Johnny met a lot of scumbags out there. And people like yourself who looked out. I'm sure you're blesed.!
Love that couple near the stage......Being in LA John knew he had to work that bit harder to keep this blasé crowd interested.... Tight sound ,great performance
damn! what JT was capable of when someone held the smack till after a performance.Would have been great to hear what he would be doing now if ever got off the shit and lived
What a shithouse crowd, this is probably one of the best gigs JT ever played (believe me I've listened to a lot). May as well be playing to a bunch of statues.
@dubwise72 The lefty is playn guitar dont recall his name he was a black dude Arthur is hiding in the dark behind lefty Jerry is bangn... I guess the light and camera guys didnt get the meaning of Thunders Kane and Nolan... Rest in peace boys...... oh there is a dvd of this show....
Johnny Ramone learned some of his style from listening to Led Zeppelin's Communication Breakdown. No one is completely orignal. I am also still pretty sure he took some influence from Thunders.
I was just looking at stupid Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarist and Johnny wasn't on there. They have guys like Kurt Cobain at 12, and Johnny Ramone at 16? I love the Ramones, but if it wasn't for Johnny Thunders, there would be no Ramones. And for Kurt Cobain, he couldn't hold a candle to Thunders.
@Vaioholic thats funny because i was just thinking the same damn thing. im reading his heroin diaries again. he was probably on tour otherwise he would have mentioned it in the book for sure.
Love that crowd......loathe manic motherfuckers who are bent on showing off their few goody times...and would....wait for it......start to bloody pogo.....like they would at a Dickies bash....fuck *off* ......
Found your vid as I've been listening to Chinese Rocks Live CD this week - saw Johnny Thunders in 1984 when I'd just turned 17. Can I re-live that one please???!!! Where's rewind?? Mo x
well Thunders had no influence on Johnny Ramone at all,Johnny Ramones style was completly original and no one can do what he did. He deserved tobe within the top ten..Thunders on the other hand deserved tobe within top 20 id say,his stage presence was very influential and a great song writer,but reason why I think Thunders and Steve Jones arent on the list is because their playing isent as influential,their basicly playing all Chuck Berry licks for solo's.