DAMN IT.  A black day for music, and for me.  In 2002 I was still in mourning after losing my mom, and my bro Marc (SS) called me up to break the news about Joe.  I couldn't process it. I think I might've said "I can't handle this," and hung up on him. Kill the messenger.

I saw Joe 4 times, so I count myself lucky. I saw the best version of the Clash (with Topper) in March 1980, saw them twice on the Combat Rock tour (including Shea Stadium with the Who), and saw the Clash Mk II, which was actually a decent live band, despite what their only miserable album might sound like. (1 good song - "This Is England")

This is still a loss, to me, and to you, to rock & roll, and to the world.

I saw Joe up close in '78 when the Clash played a movie Theatre in Toronto, the sweat was coming of him, I was right next to the stage, it was when "Give 'Em Enough Rope" came out, I will always remember that, he died so young, a real tragedy.

yep saw them only once at Shea, finally they released it a couple years back on disc. should have made one of the run of shows the mescaleros did in brooklyn in 02 still got the handbill somewhere. rest in peace