THE 101'ERS
Tymon played various gig's with The 101'ers back in 1975/1976. Tymon says of his part in The 101'ers (excerpted from Radio4A 101.4FM's Joe Strummer tribute, 2005):
"I always had a little bit to do with the 101'ers but I was never really in 'em; but I'd do some songs with them. I think some of the first original songs they did that I remember were a couple of my songs like "Too Late And A Minute Too Soon" and "Dog Dirt On Your Shoe" and so on. I also wrote a song for them called "Fuck Off You Bastard", 'cause I actually perceived that they would have to be a kind of punk band to make impact. If you can imagine that in 1974, you're up against all the smooth stuff so the only way to come through for them would have been a sort of, you know, a kind of punky element, and they started doing that kind of rock thing." Former 101'ers drummer Richard Dudanski says of Tymon's connection to the band (February 2007 email): "Tymon was a regular at the Charlie Pig Dog Club, which was a weekly residence at a local dive that we organized. He would occasionally join us for a jam on his violin, and this collaboration continued at our next regular venue - "The Elgin" pub on Ladbroke Grove, that started in spring 1975. In fact, at some of these gigs we would sometimes back Tymon on 2 or 3 of his songs. I remember us doing manic versions of Elvis’s "Money Honey", and versions of some of Tymon's songs ("Suffer Our Way To The Stars" and "Sick As A Dog") that were to appear on his Outlaw album. Although after the Elgin I can't remember the 101'ers actually backing him, we certainly continued sharing the bill with him on a number of occasions...especially at benefit gigs for the squatters community..."
The above photo is by Julian Yewdall, and features in his book - "Joe Strummer with the 101ers and The Clash 1974-1976". The pic below is courtesy of Richard Dudanski.
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