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Go Johnney - four photos

The Clash, St Paul Civic Center, September 1979, Link

Mike Reiter Images photographs

This shot was taken in September of í79 on that yearís U.S. Tour, at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Minnesota. It was shot on 35mm film, which was pushed to 1600, if I recall. There is beautiful grain in this shot because of it.

Although Iíve taken many thousands of shots since, it remains one of my favorite images. And, of course, we all love and miss Joe.

It is an original print from an independent artist, made at a professional photo lab. It is not a mass-produced item. The ìwatermarkî does not appear on the actual print, of course.

This is an original, copyrighted image. Commercial inquiries welcome.

These were taken by Mike Reiter. We had photography class at Harding High School, Iím pretty sure he got an 'A' for this. Opening acts were David Johansen & The Undertones. Mike & I were in the front row, and we are in Penne Smithís book ìThe Clash: Before & Afterî.† They played a bunch of songs from the then-unreleased LP London Calling, and I distinctly remember being puzzled by their rendition of ìArmageddon Timeî.

The next day I got to meet the entire band in the parking lot of Sun Ray Shopping Center on the East Side of St Paul. They had stopped to buy liquor & groceries on their way to Chicago, and I just happened to be next door applying for a job at J.C. Penny. Thanks to Mike Reiter for letting me post these.

Epic photo of The Clash playing the Saint Paul Civic Center 8.11.82
Daniel Corrigan #internationalclashday