Saturday, August 06, 2005

The Joe Strummer Memorial Forest

Joe Strummer and the Clash famously refused to play on 'Top of the Pops'. Joe was his own man, and always held true to his convictions. That kind of self aggrandizing pop promotion would have been anathema to him. He wasn't much of a one for rock mythology.
Of course, he was a mess of contradictions. Son of a diplomat; public school educated, he seemed an unlikely champion of working class alienation and angst.
The Clash were always out on a limb like that. More art school than Borstal, they weren't your typical three chord, housing estate revolutionaries. Maybe that was the point. For all the political causes they wore on their sleeves, what mattered to them most was the power of their music to reflect, change and amplify attitudes.
In middle age, Joe retired to the country and became a dedicated Daily Telegraph reader. Another contradiction. The exemplar of urban alienation ups sticks to the countryside and reads middle England's favourite broadsheet. You couldn't make it up.
He developed a keen interest in environmental issues and the importance of forest regeneration for the health of the atmosphere. After his death, a 'Joe Strummer Memorial Forest' was established on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. You can plant a tree in memory of Joe. You can find out more here
That's a nice way to remember someone. It certainly beats a handprint on Hollywood boulevard in my book.

58 comments:

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It's a bit like Roger Daltry owning his salmon farm.

But why not? I think what these people tipify is the inherent freedom to do what you wish at whatever time is right for you. The main message being, I'm my own person and I don't have to make excuses for what I do or apologise for it.

Nothing wrong with that.

garfer said...

Yeah, everyones a mass of contradictions. I'm a mixture of left and right wing. I'm as likely to read the Independent as the Daily Telegraph. I still think Guardian readers are tossers though.
I'm still having probs with links in the text. As far as I can see I'm typing the correct html code, but no joy.

Herge Smith said...

Garfer, great post.

Not many popular musicians of conviction anymore - it's all 'get an advert' get on T4 - do anything as long as you get money and fame.

Erm, technical question - how do you get the picture embedded into the text like that?

I can't manage it, and it's pissing me off.

Help.

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I just choose left on the page layout on Blogger image upload and then type away happily. The text wraps round automaticaly. No technical expertise on my part I can assure you.
Could I ask you a technical question in return? I can only get images to appear at the top of the screen. How do I get images to appear at intervals throughout the text?

Herge Smith said...

Hmm, I think this is the problem.

I use flickr - which means I have more control on size, and where I place, but I can't get the text wrap that you get.

If you go to Flickr you can set up an account (for free) and then upload photos to a webhosted pic library.

Then, you select the picture you want for the blog and then choose a size (it gives you 3 or 4 size options) and the HTML for blogger - dump it in blogger and away you got.

Hopefully some kind soul can set us both straight - but currently it looks like a combination of both.

Hope that helps - cheers for the answer.

pissoff said...

Now I'm no expert - I'm really technically impaired. When I upload a picture on blogger and I don't want it at the top of the page I cut and past the html and move it to where I want it.

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Thanks for the advice guys. I will apply my technically limited brain and attempt to produce a result.

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