January 31, 2005
Happy birthday Johnny!
Was thinking of something equally random was thumbing through England's Dreaming when I came across the following wonderful hommage:
Following are the birthdates of the Sex Pistols. Keep them on file somewhere as people are starting to ask us strange questions.
Johnny Rotten: Jan. 31, 1956
Steve Jones: Sept. 3, 1955
Paul Cook: July 20, 1956
Sid Viscious [sic]: May 19, 1957
I hope none of you [try] to figure out what signs these geezers were born under because, take it from me, they wuz all born under a bad sign.
Bob Merlis: Inter-office memo, Warner Brothers Records (28 October 1977)
