Bad Scooter and Killer Joe and You and Me

The world misses Joe Strummer. So says this guy, at least.

The Clash singer and guitarist, the BBC radio host, the philosopher, the punk rock warlord.

The ridiculous dresser, the cool customer, the outspoken humanitarian.

"Without people, you're nothing." -- Joe Strummer

Here's 53 seconds of Joe in a quick off-the-cuff plea for folks to pick their heads up and be better.



Joe and I share some of the same musical appreciations. Which Joe articulated in his own goofy, inimitable way.

Those appreciations were reciprocated. I'm sure I missed this originally, since, you know, it's the Grammys, but I should not have.

"This is for Joe." -- Bruce Springsteen, 2003

Elvis, Bruce, Grohl, and Little Steven rocking rather rambunctiously.


The world still has Bruce Springsteen in it, and a whole lot of other good ones. Grateful for that. It feels like we need them now more than ever, even if we can't go see them do their thing.

"People can change anything they want to. And that means everything in the world."  --Joe Strummer, in the year that he died

Make some noise this week, gheorghies. Life is waiting to hear from you.