Magnanimously lettin bygones be bygones (I wrote a piece on Frankie back in the day, more than a little, err, off colour in places) Holly Johnson just spoke with me for an hour or so. I liked him and tho he wasnt into blowing the ole trumpet or bone in his flute I couldnt help wonder does current Britpop offer anything like him, Marc Almond or Boy George - working class guys who survived illness, prejudice, fame to actually, ultimately, make a positive difference in society? Funny how the further away from the 80s we get the more they and their ilk seem like natural born cultural and social heroes of a type unlikely to come this way again anytime soon, unless they get a scholarship for the Brits school, of course. https://youtube/watch?v=pnh7x8aU26g
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:19:55 +0000