I followed the SEX PISTOLS on tour in 1978. See & hear what it was like for a fan!

[@richardfowler5163]

Thanks for this. Most enjoyable. They were the only band who did reject everything. Stunning recollection of an historic moment in time. It's a pity that there hasn't been a movement quite so shambolic, honest and truthful as The Pistols since.

[@chrisharding5447]

Ever heard of G.G.?!!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I have seen videos of GG Allen. The last gig he did before his death was compelling. Never saw him live though.

[@andybiddle9088]

Fantastic! Great memories for you. Pistols are my favourite band and I have tons of original memorabilia of theirs. All the best and greetings from England 🇬🇧

[@malcolmstirling808]

There endeth the lesson,,,amen

[@redwatch1100]

Ah, metal did pretty well at that in the early 80s.

[@airconditionersexposed]

You're incredibly fortunate to have seen them 3 times on this tour. I was only 10 years old, but I remember hearing about it on the news. Most people in America thought they were a bad joke at the time. I would kill to go back in time and see them.

[@hirampopcock6626]

B.65, same experience

[@frankystarrz]

I was 9 and out playing soccer. I came home and NMTB had been posted thru my letterbox? My parents were Irish. They let me play it! Hearing the boots at the start of H in the Sun followed by the tune..blew my circuits. Forever.

[@joelsewell2612]

it makes me happy to hear Tulsa was your favorite because that's the only one I got to see. that show is still kind of a big deal around here even after all these years

[@ThrashinYorkie]

Thanks for posting - It is always great to hear stories from people who had their finger on the pulse and were able to witness and be part of history like this.

[@jezgill2914]

God. Thank you for your memories. I'm from the UK and I was 14 at the time. My little town was venue to these guys in Dec 77. They played there last gig in Huddersfield Xmas 77 before going to the US in January where the band imploded. Thank you.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I remember reading that they played in Huddersfield at Christmas. Thanks for watching!

[@mauricerevelle8451]

There's a documentary on that gig called "Nevermind The Baubles" They set up a party for the striking workers, kids ect and paid for it all....I only saw it a couple of years ago myself.

[@matthewharty6531]

All us Huddersfield folks

[@sueblue3523]

Us pistols stateside fans took alot of crap for liking them... u surely had quite an experience with them and thanks for sharing it... i still tell people NMTB is the greatest rock n roll album ever ...period

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I agree! I still play it often. They wrote such great songs. They were magical together.

[@roytwinberrow7956]

Your right, and the great rock and roll swindle is one of the worst.!

[@mr.sizzle805]

The only reason I know how to play the guitar is Steve Jones.

[@petegriffiths8239]

Thanks for relating the story, it was great. In 2014 I was a pizza delivery driver in an Italian restaurant in Brighton. One evening, Paul Cook was sitting there eating. As he went to leave, I briefly chatted with him. He said he's playing a gig across the road in an hour, why don't I come over. I said I can't, I'm working. He gave a sort of derisory laugh. He was right. I'd rather go see the gig than keep working that night, but I couldn't afford to lose the job. I saw the Sex Pistols in Finsbury Park in 1996, and Crystal Palace in 2004.Or 2002.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

What a great story! I wonder what the gig was in Brighton.

[@BrianMarcus-nz7cs]

Hahaha hehehe 👍Paul's gudd 🤪

[@jmillz713]

You are so right. You've got to go see the bands you love when you can. You never know when it's their last show or when one of the band members will die. I saw Nirvana once in January 1994 in Seattle. Kurt was gone exactly 3 months later.

[@ministerofdarkness]

I've probably watched 50,000 videos on KZbin. This is absolutely the best!! Thank You so much for sharing! PLAY LOUD

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Wow, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Subscribe for more. I like to post music videos whenever I can. This video came from my heart. Still LOVE this band.

[@Boris_Amiga1200]

What a great story, what experience you have! Wowww! It is a great video! Yes, wish that they could make another album, that would be great! Greetings from Croatia!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! Yes, it still makes me sad that there was only one album. But it was a great one.:)

[@Rob_who]

Wow such great memories those shows must be for you and we know what happened to punk rock from 78 on it just grew but you were lucky to see the pistols at their only American tour. Great video

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching!

[@austinsandefer649]

That time period was an exciting time to be 18. Here in Memphis we were so hurt over Elvis death, that for some of us The Sex Pistols yanked a lot of us out of our shock of the grief we felt from losing Elvis. My girlfriend and I saw them enter the Talisyn ball room on union ave. We were out side the building and when the drums opened up it sounded like Thunder. Big Roar. When John Lydon, Johnny Rotten s. Sister passed by she said hi to me and my girlfriend. I know how juvenile this sounds but it was a moment I've never fogotten. Thank You for this upload. 👍👍. 🎸🎶.

[@BrianMarcus-nz7cs]

Hownd dugg 😎👍

[@robertthorn8233]

Brilliant,.thanx for sharing.SeX PisToLs’still the Greatest Rock n’Roll Band Ever!…X

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I agree! Still love them so much.

[@FireEmblemPHan776]

The Sex Pistols are my favorite band and I was born well after their unfortunate demise. Seeing this raw footage, seeing it from another die hard fan perspective, and getting a feel for the times. I'm genuinely and sincerely thankful for this. Pistols rocked so much harder than everything else at the time and without them music that followed would be missing the "three chords and the truth" foundation that they laid. Much respect.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for that comment! They did rock much harder than others. That's why I wanted to mention that they started playing a really hard new song "Belsen" on the tour and how I thought their next album would go in that direction. That album never came of course. Thanks again for watching. I will do another Sex Pistols related video soon.

[@franklincoolport27]

What a fantastic story and very well told. It sounds like an amazing experience and what can i say,the sex pistols live wow, thats one cool memory...

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the compliment! I still get teary-eyed thinking of them during that time and how their break-up was so unexpected.

[@franklincoolport27]

@@WhyNotGoPlaces Yes indeed, i would have loved to have seen the pistols with Sid, unfortunately for me at that time i was only nine years old. But still i have always loved the band.. Your enthusiasm for the band is infectious and has rekindled my interest...

[@jeffpadgett8269]

Thanks so much for sharing your recollections. I'm a huge Pistols fan and have always been fascinated by this tour

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching!

[@arnoldlasseur1967]

Thanks for sharing! Nice to hear the stories from someone who was actually there.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelcampbellart]

Great videos, Maggie! I was only 9 when Sex Pistols toured the U.S.. I always wondered what it was like to have seen them back then. Thanks for the great stories. You’ve lived an interesting life!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching it! They were very different times. The Sex Pistols were feared and hated by many people back in the 70's. As my mother called them.."That awful, awful band!"

[@derekcoulthard6765]

Thank you for this retro-diary. Your instincts to follow them so 'obsessively' were prescient, considering they ceased to exist mere days later. And in my opinion you caught the CLASSIC Pistols of the US tour, when Sid was more 'into his own' than even August '77. ⚡

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching and subscribing! Well, if I hadn't stupidly missed them in August 1977, I would not have been so determined to see them on the U.S. tour. But I really thought at the time that this was just a small tour to get their feet wet in America, so to speak, and that they would come back a few months later and do a full tour - maybe 30+ dates - with another punk band opening up. I think a lot of people probably thought that. I was blind-sided when they broke up a couple of days after Tulsa show. Thanks again for watching.

[@bobfalfa62]

Thank you for your story! So amazing.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@j700jam4]

Great video. I was 14 at the time in Scotland. Never Mind the Bollocks changed my life. I got to see them in 1996, 2006 and 2008 in Glasgow and Loch Lomond.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

That's great you got to see the reunion tours. I saw them in Finsbury Park in 1996. Thanks for watching! I have a Sex Pistols playlist if you want to see more.

[@simonmannick8389]

Thank you for a great video, your so cool talking about the Gigs. Nice One.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Buster-g5j]

Thts so awesome u went to 3 of the 7 shows. I was 5yrs old at the time or I woulda been to a few of those also. You seem like a really genuine & Kool person...I wish you were my neighbor 💞 thank you for the video

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching!

[@mik1970]

Thank you for the video!!!!!! Wish I was around then( was only 8 years old then). Actually went to Tulsa to see a concert at Cains last year. I was disappointed the manager wouldn't let me see the walll Sid Vicious punched in!!!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I didn't know he punched a wall. Interesting!

[@AlanMuldawer]

I love hearing your stories, I was 18 when the Pistols came to Atlanta and I have always regretted not seeing them. You are so lucky to have seen them for 3 show and followed them too. What get memories you have and I totally enjoy hearing them.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I don't think there's much video on the Atlanta show. I bet it was a good one. Thanks for watching!

[@sputnikwar]

Thanks for posting this excellent story. Really enjoyable, well edited and well thought out. Great to hear your thoughts from a fan’s point of view on that tour. ❤

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@shannonjones3714]

What a great video! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I was 11 when this happened and had wondered what this was like.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it! Please subscribe. I will do a Sid Vicious video soon and re-count how I met and talked with him and Nancy.

[@shannonjones3714]

@@WhyNotGoPlaces, I can’t wait to see that. Thank you!

[@JFlx14]

Hi! I really liked the stories and the Steve Jones leather jacket story. Maybe it was because Sid Vicious apperared in the band in 1977 wearing a leather jacket "à la" Dee Dee Ramone or Lou Reed circa 1973, and so maybe Steve Jones felt that he should go for a leather jacket too, not to get behind in the style department (he always had great style!) ? But that that leather jacket came from Los Angeles, and that it was you who brought the jacket to London, to Steve Jones.. I think it's a great piece of information and fantastic story! Thanks a lot! :)

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you liked my story! It still pains me I missed a chance to see them in August 1977 when Sophie offered me that opportunity when I delivered the jacket to Glitterbest. Oh well!

[@moogie242x]

Thanks for the great video. I remember when they were in Tulsa. I was in high school. A friend had a car and was going to drive, then the snow came and we had school the next day. So we decided not to risk it. Still regret it.

[@smwallace2368]

Ouch

[@peterstokes9507]

Absolutely brilliant,Thanks for posting.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it! Please subscribe. I will have a Sid Vicious video soon, and more rock videos in the future.

[@jlohmann13]

So happy that you posted this. I loved the movie on vhs. Thanks for your personal perspective. You were one lucky lady to see them 3 times in their original form minus Glen. Cheers.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kimberleyblair3392]

Subscribing! I am 66 years old and still a fan. Thank you friend, well done!😊

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks! I will try to do a Sid video soon about Vicious White Kids.

[@MikeIXWilliams]

@@WhyNotGoPlacesPlease do

[@thekuchchannel]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I am living this moment and time through your words!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Wonderful!

[@TheAtomicPunkLmao]

thank you so much for posting this and telling this story. It's nice to hear what it was like from the firsthand perspective of a fan at the time.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DanHunterSportsWriter]

Thank you so much for posting this, please never take it down! Footage of their ill fated US tour is like gold dust, and absolutely riveting viewing. For me all footage of the Pistols should be preserved in the British Museum - Rock And Roll section! Finding this doc has made my week!! Cheers!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for saying that! Glad you enjoyed it. Please subscribe to my channel. I will do a Sid Vicious video soon, or more rock videos in the future as I can. I agree with you. There is precious little video on them, and anything left should be preserved. It's a monumental moment in time when music was changing, and many people didn't like it.

[@SunnyKlein-vr7eh]

Thank you for sharing a piece of history!!! That must have been awesome

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

It was!

[@terjemarken2411]

Thanks for posting!! 😀 I've been listeng a lot to the Sex Pistols, and to me it's pure rock'n'roll rather than punk. Unfortunately I was just a little kid in '78 so I never got the chanse to see them, wish I had.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching!

[@LeroyKinkade]

Great stuff!!! Shows what they were really like, such a great band.

[@JoeMarchi]

Thanks so much for sharing your memories of these great times! Appreciate the love and earnestness you poured into this! Memories from the heart and soul. Take care and have a great day.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@matthewharty6531]

What an experience, you were very fortunate to have been there at that time. I was just too young (about to turn 12) when they did that tour. They'd just played their last ever UK gigs in my hometown, two benefits for underpriviledged children and striking firemen I think in the evening. The afternoon was an Xmas party which about 100 kids attended. I have friends who were there, although there's many more who'd say they were there than was physically possible lol. I believe John said it was his favourite gig at the time.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I have read about that Christmas show and seen pictures of Johnny and Sid with the little kids. That show must have been something!

[@rick6699ca]

What a great video. Thank you so much for sharing this with everyone

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ALPQZM654]

This story is a true gem! Thanks for posting! I hope you kept your Seds gear!!!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

No I didn't keep them. I got tempted by an LA clothing dealer to sell them to him about 25 years ago. I bet they are worth much more now. :(

[@hirampopcock6626]

I lived in Dallas during their infamous performance there....was in rhe 5th grade! I was heavy into the punk scene by the early 80s

[@voxxclamantis9668]

Wow, that was great, I never heard a real fan experience like this one! "YOU" were really there! even in England as well. I was too young and got them a little late after it was all over, but I'm like you, am a big fan and rew up kinda catholic, if you know what I mean, and was kinda on both sides of the fence but loved the raw truth and power that the Pistols brought on stage! Thanks again cutie, Cheers!

[@LeviVagas]

Thanks for sharing your memories with us. Awesome Sauc!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@iainsinclair7809]

Thanks for putting this on great to hear your memories love iain Liverpool England

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mjh5437]

Great stuff darling,I love these kind of Pistols reminiscences from those who were really there when it was all happening,I was a couple of years too young and too obsessed with football at the time so didn`t really start taking it all in and go to gigs in London until about mid-1978...You should write a book!!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for the compliment! I don't feel I have enough in me for a book. But maybe! Mid summer of 1978 was a great time to start seeing gigs in England. I think you're in England, right?. As I explained in my Sid Vicious video, I moved to London in the summer of 1978 and stayed for 2 years. The music happening at that time was MUCH more advanced than what was happening in LA at the time. Joy Division and PIL blew me away, for example. I loved those two years. I'm going back to London at the end of this month btw and look forward to visiting some of my favorite places, like Kings Road and Camden. Last time I was there was almost 20 years ago, but only for a couple of days, so I didn't do much.

[@mjh5437]

@@WhyNotGoPlacesYes,I’m a Londoner born & bred,I’m sure you’ll have fun here,the weather is finally warming up at last.I live near the Kings Road in Fulham actually,so if we bump into each other I’ll show you Sid’s shirt we discussed a month or two ago!😊😊

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I love Fulham. Great area! I'll be walking down the Kings Road when I get there. I'm very curious to see what 430 Kings Road looks like these days, and the whole area in general. We're staying on Sloane Avenue in Chelsea, so we'll be in the area. I hope the weather isn't too warm. Coming from Florida, I would love to experience some cool weather. A friend of mine, Michelle Brigandage, should be playing June 1 at the Dublin Castle in Camden with Rubella Ballet. That should be fun to see her play again. I love London. :)Thanks again for watching!

[@leeallsopp5152]

Thank you for this wonderful video, very well made and enjoyable, you tell story’s so well

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@seanmulroy6897]

Great insight, thanks . saw em in Melbourne OZ 1996 tour, fantastic band ,still luv em today ,thanks again

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching!

[@DeadlyVenoms777]

Thank you for sharing! Always loved the pistols! I enjoyed your stories!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thank you! I'll do a Sid Vicious video in the future.

[@jmillz713]

Thank you for sharing. So great that you had the idea to follow the band for a few shows. I followed Pearl Jam around for a few shows on a few different tours.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@strangelifechannel]

What a fantastic story, I wish I could have been there , thanks for sharing , strange I came across this video , I was just listening to Filthy Lucre live yesterday I thought I lost it 👍

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! I'll do a Sid video soon. Subscribe for more.

[@mauricerevelle8451]

I loved this..These memories from people that were really there and lived it are just pure gold..Have a few myself of going to see The Jam and Paul Weller's dad letting us in to the sound check...My elder sister saw The Pistols, The Clash ect...Well jealous!! Great stuff..Love from North London ❤

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! Yes, it is nice to hear from fans. I used to live in Kilburn, so I'll send my best wishes right back to you. I miss London.:)

[@GordonKegg-g8w]

Great video, I have Malcolm McClaren's autograph on a Scandal film premiere programme. nice guy

[@ghostface_grilla1155]

Very cool!!!! Thanks for sharing 👊😎

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! Please subscribe for more.

[@MartynBinks]

Thank you so much for sharing. This was a fantastic watch ❤

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ukeuro23]

As many others have said your recollections are fascinating. Meeting Malcolm and the band and finding yourself with decent people is so refreshing rather than the narrative that they were horrible- Sid was thick and couldn’t play etc. I always thought the US tour looked incredible and sounded great. I’m from the UK but for me the US tour was one of the great tours of any band and I agree with you that Malcolm’s idea was quite clever- the ‘attack’ of the band is so powerful. Just great to hear ur story. Hope Noel Gallagher has seen this!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thank you so much for the nice compliments! I really appreciate it. Yes, I thought they looked and sounded great on the 1978 US tour. The clips speak for themselves. I'm glad you l liked my story. Is Noel Gallagher a SP fan? I guess he must be. Thanks again for watching.

[@ukeuro23]

@@WhyNotGoPlaces Noel Gallagher often mentions them and rates their album above his own-high praise. He also said he always watches stuff on them- as I do, even though there’s not much that hasn’t been said before. That’s why ur recollections are so interesting. Btw… Sid’s blood was drawn by one of the ‘fans’ punching him in the nose I have read- then he just went with it! Also the bit about Sid just leaving with the dealer is exactly what I heard from someone who ended up in a room with him after one of the US concerts- all fascinating. What great decisions you made all those years ago!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for your compliments! Interesting that Noel Gallagher is a SP fan. I suppose that makes sense.

[@roytwinberrow7956]

Noel G is not in the same league, We are talking about class!

[@jeffreymcintire8273]

I recognize you as a girl who was wise enough to know how to LIVE in the moment. You also recognize all the chaos at those shows as ...just "rock and roll". Everything from the preachers, to the haters, to the fans, to the band...it's just the rock scene. In my own garage band our rythem guitarist was discovered to be a cross dresser. The rest of the band kinda freaked. I just shrugged my shoulders and said "that's rock and roll". I think you and I would have gotten along famously in those days. Unfortunately I was 9 at that time. ..signed , a skate punk sex pistols fan from the 80s. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome memories.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you like it!

[@rideshareguy5.0ridesharead46]

What an amazing story!!! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. You are so lucky! How much did this trip cost you and your friend? I’m sure it was worth every penny. What other cool bands did you see back then?

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! I honestly can't remember the cost, but I think airline tickets were more expensive (relative to the time) than they are today. But it was worth every penny. I saw lots of great bands when I lived in London from 1978-1980, like Joy Division. And some good ones in L.A. too, like X. Have you seen my Sid Vicious video? I saw him in August 1978 in Camden. Thanks for watching!

[@rideshareguy5.0ridesharead46]

@@WhyNotGoPlaces thanks for replying! That’s cool that you saw Joy Division and X. I love both of those bands. Could you do an episode about your Joy Division experience? Thanks!

[@stevenimeson902]

Your story brought me sheer joy and happiness as 1 sex pistols fan to an other Amazing you got to kiss him! Thanks for sharing for such a important piece of punk history. I’ve got a copy of doa on vhs and recognized sue when u mentioned her .

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

I’ve never heard an American express such warmth towards the Pistols. Many of us appreciate and love the band for their spectacular, timeless album and what they accomplished, but a sense of warmth? The way some feel about the Faces or the Clash? I don’t know. It’s refreshing to hear such a pure response to the Pistols.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thank you! I appreciate that compliment. I do remember that when punk got big in America, many people - including other big name musicians like John Lennon or Bruce Springsteen- would say they liked The Clash but not many would mention the Sex Pistols. Not that the Clash weren't great, but I always thought that was strange. As you know, Joe Strummer started the Clash after he was in a band that opened for the Sex Pistols. Anyway, thanks for watching! Subscribe for more.

[@roytwinberrow7956]

Yes ,watch the video of them in Huddersfield on Xmas Day supporting the miners and giving out presents to the kids.Johnny say's it was his favourite Pistols gig.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I think there's a record of that gig. I must look for it. Yes, that must have been amazing.

[@BluesJammer69]

Living here in Dallas, i remember that show at the Longhorn, a guy from my street went there all the time...a country bar that would have other music styles on one night a week, he didn't know who they were...he was one of the people that threw stuff at the band...nice to hear another version of it!!!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

It was a great show. Even with all the mayhem! One thing I forgot to mention in the video, when they came out Sid said "We're the best band in the world! Except for The Eagles. They're our favorite." He laughed at his own joke and I did too. :)

[@themarcai6394]

I really enjoyed this. My thanks go to you

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it! If you haven't already, please subscribe. I will do another Sex Pistols related video soon.

[@indigohammer5732]

Saw them in 96. They were great.

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

I did too,with Iggy,Buzzcocks,Stiff Little Fingers and a nineties band.Tool I think?

[@marcdenham7589]

@@PUNKinDRUBLIC72 Me too @ The Phoenix Festival. I remember how powerful they sounded, Jonesy's guitar was roaring. They were fantastic!

[@Jefferson1969-u4s]

Thanks for sharing. It is a fantastic perspective from someone who was at these - now legendary - shows. I had to wait until 1996 to see them at Finsbury Park. What a day that was!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I was at that show too. I think it was in a big outdoor venue and Iggy was also on the bill? I loved seeing them again after almost 20 years.

[@Jefferson1969-u4s]

@@WhyNotGoPlaces Wow! You came to the UK specifically for that show?! 😳I love Iggy. He is like the last man standing! I am looking forward to going back to the US this year. I have another 8 States to visit and that will complete my objective of visiting all 50! 🤣

[@barbaraThornborough]

Thanks for this I lived through this time was Mt growing up adore the pistols always did always will never again will we see this kind of powerful movement was pure but clever how it was done good old Malcom and Vivian Westwood RIP Sid 😊❤

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! It was a powerful movement that upset a lot of people. I will do more videos soon. Please subscribe.

[@normanspines5979]

Fantastic story, love to hear any Vicious White Kids memories you have! Never saw the Pistols, I was old enough to see the reunion tours but thought 'it will never be the same'. It won't have been but I still should've gone 😢 I have seen Glen, Paul, John and Steve in other bands, Rich Kids being the one I am most proud of as I think they've only played three times since they broke up in 79

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! I may tell the tale of that show and talking to Sid and Nancy in another video. Please subscribe. I never saw the Rich Kids, but I do remember they didn't last long. Glen Matlock is currently doing a solo tour. I believe he's in California at the moment with Clem Burke on drums.

[@thewaltbrownellchannel9318]

YES!! Tell the story of talking to Sid and Nancy! I cant even fathom talking to them!

[@anthonyferguson4102]

Very nice informative video hats off to you sweetheart great video this LP never mind the bollics saved us from the disco ball in the 70’s if you ask me thank god for the Sex Pistols who kept rock alive ❤️-- Anthony

[@davidwalden309]

I apologize for commenting twice,,,,I just found your channel today....I love it....Thank you...I look forward to seeing more of your videos on your memories of this era....I could listen and talk about this kinda stuff for days....Very cool.....Man....you were so lucky to see all this live....Im glad I came across your channel...Im beyond intrigued and could probably ask you more questions than youre ready to contend with.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words.

[@MichaelVallejo-uq5tt]

Great story....i was 17 in78 and remember that tour. Didn't go to any of the shows but got the bootleg records!! Also got a copy of your fanzine...the one wirh the story and picture of Steve's jacket!!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! I'm amazed you got a copy of our fanzine! We did interview Blondie at the Whisky, the Damned on their first tour of the U.S., and local punk bands. Those were fun times.

[@madkingrocker8635]

Maggie , this is Absolute GOLD !! I love these Pistols videos you do !! Walking in your Soul is what I feel .....THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS EXPERIENCE....I wanting to know did you ever see/ encounters any gigs by THE DICKIES at those Masque days? I've eod for theses Guys for 29 years now and they are still Awesome ! Love to hear your thoughts , All the Very Best Ian XXX

[@madkingrocker8635]

That is Worked , that is as roadie and selling merch/ art adviser on tee shirts 😁......and more X

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I went to the Masque many times from the summer of 1977 to summer of 1978 when I moved to England. I do remember liking the Dickies! A very high-energy band. They were one of the good bands in LA at that time. Many were just trying to copy English bands, as I remember. Thanks for watching my videos. I try to make them personal so people can envision what it was like back then, like the ticket price being $3.50, if they are too young. I will do more memory videos in the future. Thanks for subscribing.

[@KINGMONKEY1989]

I wasnt old enough to appreciate The Pistols in there glory. I came along a few years later. But my parents were huge fans of the band. Thank god because I had a superb education in popular music and great punk rock bands because of my folks. Thank you for your story. I was never lucky enough to ever see the band even after they reformed. Thhat album weather some bands like to admit it or not changed absolutely everything. I know the gigs in the states were crazy but I suppose it added to the mystique of the group.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

You have very cool parents. Thanks for watching this video! I have others on my playlist regarding the Sex Pistols too. So glad you enjoyed it.

[@allenpeck8239]

The story at the end, 'bout yer mum, the Kleenex box, your shoulder, all of it, I LOVED IT ALL! That was such a perfect way to round up her 'Tale of Disobedience; 1970's Style'. Loved it. Awesomeness in Print

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you watched to the end and heard that part! I still remember her face when she was yelling.."you saw that AWFUL, AWFUL BAND!" as she hit me. It still makes me laugh today. Thanks again for watching! I'll try to do a Vicious White Kids video soon.

[@allenpeck8239]

@@WhyNotGoPlaces Great,wud luv that! I too a child of the 70s, well born in 70, so you have a few on me but not many! Thanks for responding…Hugs

[@Loxx_Sustainar]

That was so great! Thanks for sharing!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bas4241]

Thank you for taking the time to do this. Very nice. I’m the same age as you and would have loved to have been there!😊

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it! Please subscribe. I will do a Sid Vicious one soon and maybe more like it.

[@markbrooks4471]

Thanks for making this. Really got wrapped up in your story. An amazing cultural moment in history documented.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@theoneunder]

The spots played swansea in wales on that tour. My mates dad and his mates went to see them. I heard the attendance was only about a handful of people.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Wow, that's an interesting fact! It still pains me that I missed seeing them then because my mother didn't want me to go. Bad decision! Thanks for watching and subscribing.:)

[@JRStephens5005]

I'm originally from Tulsa and was 9 years old when they played at Cain's. Tulsa fans are very respectful, so what you said makes sense about them not throwing things or screaming at the band. I went to nearly a hundred shows at Cain's when I was younger, so I'm very familiar with the club. I've lived in Houston for many years now and get to see loads of bands and I love it.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! Please subscribe. I love doing rock-related videos. Yes, the crowd in Tulsa was much different than in Texas. A really cool crowd, I thought. I liked the club too. It was spacious and had some vintage charm. Thanks again.:)

[@markwilliams5464]

What a great description of a brilliant event in your life! By the sound of it, it was easier for you guys to see them over there, than us to see them in the UK!!😂

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Yes I think it was! So sorry I missed that chance to see "The Spots" in 1977. Stay tuned to this channel. I'm going to do a Sid Vicious video soon.

[@kenwilliams2271]

You have some kool stories and great memories .I am also big music fan and jealous you sure got to see some good shows .thanks for posting the video I enjoyed it interesting

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you enjoyed it! Please subscribe for more if you haven't already.

[@kenwilliams2271]

I did and also watched more of your KZbin video again very kool alot of them bands inspired us to play guitar and I also been to New York city a few times

[@nickthelick]

Wow! You were actually IN the UK during the hype and height of their infamy and you had an invitation (pretty much directly from their PR office, so to speak!) to see The Sex Pistols AND The Slits...! ...And you *_COULDN'T/DIDN'T GO?!_* Aaaargh! What a massive bummer, to understate the issue! 😳😯😟😩 At least you saw them a little while afterwards in the US!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Yes, that pains me to this day, missing them in London August 1977! That's why I was so determined not to miss them 6 months later.

[@becksgr]

What an experience! Seeing such an iconic band. Total envy. I had tickets to EODM a couple weeks before they played the bataclan and came down with the flu that night and missed the show. You better believe I was there for the next show. When in doubt always go to the show.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Yes, always go to the show is right!

[@MarquisLeary34]

As someone deeply fascinated with pop culture of the age, I thank you deeply.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching!

[@trevorheath3060]

Love yr clip , thanx for sharing yr story ❤

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

My pleasure 😊

[@roytwinberrow7956]

I was 10 in 1977 So didn't see the pistols.At 14 my first gig was stiff little fingers,,saw the Clash ,the Jam, the Damned and many others.loved the Dead Kennedys ,Any stories About them?

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I have a video on interviewing The Damned when they first came to L.A. in 1977. It's on my rock music playlist. Thanks for watching my video!

[@Love_Street]

Hi I was at the Randys show also. I was stage left in the front. I remember being pissed that people were throwing stuff at them. I was shocked when Sid clobbered that guy. I bought tix the day they announced it. Gen admission pink ticket# OOO1. Johnny autographed it for me. Years later my toddler daughter ate it😢

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

You were there? That's great! I forgot to mention in the video about the t-shirt Johnny was wearing. It really got that crowd angry! It was the 2 naked gay cowboys t-shirt from Seditionaries. Johnny was great to wear such a shirt in Texas. So fearless!

[@Love_Street]

I couldn’t see the shirt because I was to the left of Steve. We got there early and they were on the bus, Johnny was talking to us from the window. I remember I gave him a Marlboro or a “hand rolled”smoke 😂 I think they had a school bus maybe? Or an old greyhound

[@ELMENDORFX]

Thanks for this. I live in Long Beach Ca as I had in 1978. I was glued to KLOS radio; Los Angeles in 1978 with them sending a DJ to report on this tour. That DJ gave a seething report on the Sex Pistols. This Dj was frothing at the mouth how bad and unprofessional were the Sex Pistols. He hated them with a passion(or was paid to give bad reviews). I just turned 17 at the time. I think I remember thinking the DJ just didn’t understand. I learned decades later the Sex Pistols and punk rock was such a threat to the established music industry they went on the attack bribing radio stations to downplay punk rock or “new wave” and the likes of the Sex Pistols. Ironic that Steve Jones went on to have his Jonseys Jukebox show on KLOS. I became a Pistols fan during the 70s. I too saw them in 1996 here in LA at the Palladium. I think it was in 2007 when I saw them in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel’s Joint. Both shows were great. After the show in Las Vegas I walked down the street to a punk club called the Double Down Saloon to get more hammered. Walking (staggering) back to the Hard Rock Steve Jones and a couple people were standing outside the Casino about 2-3am. I tried to put a couple words together to give appreciation but couldn’t out of stuttering, shock, awe, shyness and White Russians. Mr Jones being sober was probably just annoyed haha. One of the people he was with just gave me a stern look. I understood the look, me walking away past them me laughing at my own drunkenness/stupidity haha(fool). I rarely drink now, but I wish I would have able to say whatever it was I wanted to say that night. Again thanks for this video. Cheers

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Great story! He probably would have been very friendly if you chatted with him.

[@stevebelmonte5537]

Great story. Loved hearing about the girl on DOA who said it worth all the trouble to come out here etc. I wondered about that long ago. What other bands did you see in LA? Did you see the Weirdos?

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Yes, many times. I liked them. I saw the Weirdos again in L.A. in 2018 when they did some reunion shows with the Avengers, who still sounded great. The Avengers opened for the Pistols at their last show in SF.

[@thesnapperkeeper]

This is awesome.Great video and channel.I just subscribed

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for the sub!

[@charleslipscomb2567]

I noticed in the DOA movie the audio of the band is from the last gig in San Francisco, that was probably all they could get their hands on at the time.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I thought the audio was from the last show. Probably the only show that was really documented.

[@duncansmoviesandanimation6555]

​@@WhyNotGoPlacesThe Dallas gig was filmed.

[@illmsg77]

Now THAT is cool. That is an amazing story you have!!!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Glad you liked it!

[@illmsg77]

@WhyNotGoPlaces Yes, I watched from beginning to end and was fascinated by how you had the foresight and drive to just get up and put yourself in the middle of it when nowadays, listen to me, I sound so old but theses days most people watch from KZbin. I was that way when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs first came through Las Vegas with John Spencer's Blues Explosion. There was a buzz about this new singer who was like Siouxsie Sioux and that's all I had to hear because I have been a Banshee fan since I was 11. I was front row and a bit too drunk and as soon as they were done with their set I saw them in the crowd and wrapped my arm around the guitar player Nick Zinner and said " You look like Sid Vicious!" I rubbed his hair with my hand a told him how beautiful he was Lol!!! Karen O wasn't with them but I thought the girl that was with them was her and she said "Hold on let me go get her" I couldn't do it, I was too shy. I left before she came back. I had too big of a crush on her to meet her. My god was she amazing in her skin tight vinyl suit. I'll never forget it. Anyway, your story is cool I just had to tell you mine before I forgot it. Take care.

[@alice86142]

This is probably the best account I've seen of the band. Thanks so much for sharing your memories. Ive subbed to your channel 👍

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for the sub! I will do a Vicious White Kids video in the near future.

[@allsorts9909]

Great vid. Saw the slits at the electric balloon in 79. Still love Cut,fantastic album.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I loved the Slits too. Never saw them live. How great you saw them at the Electric Ballroom!

[@ClassicCinemaSerialsMovies]

Thanks for posting, you were very fortunate to have been there at that time.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! Please subscribe. I have more videos coming.

[@aguycalled9270]

I love this video. I am a musician, born in San Diego and moved to Tulsa in the early 80's. I have always thought it was cool that out of seven U.S shows, Cains Ballroom was number six on that tour. Did you know that Sid punched a hole in the dressing room wall? It was covered up for many years, but has since been removed and framed in the Cains office. I have played Cains Ballroom many times now and am honored to have played on the stage where the Pistols played. Out of the seven venues that they played, Cains is the only one still active. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

I'm glad Cains is still around. It was a good venue in my opinion. Not too small, but not too big. It was my favorite concert on the tour. Yes, someone wrote to me that he punched a wall there. That's so cool they keep in framed in the office. I'll never forget seeing him run off with a transvestite after the show. Sid was wild. Thanks for watching. Subscribe if you want more.

[@nausearecords6647]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us!

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! I will do a Sid Vicious video soon with memories of chatting with him after the Vicious White Kids show in London, August 1978.

[@nausearecords6647]

Looking forward to it :)@@WhyNotGoPlaces

[@pauljakubiak9495]

I was born at this time, wish I had been born earlier and actually had memories of this time and greatest era in rock music

[@wudangboy]

Totally excellent I enjoyed every second of this

[@WhyNotGoPlaces]

Thanks for watching! I tried not to get emotional in the video. I'm still so sad they broke up so soon.