This past Memorial Day weekend marked the 29th anniversary of the Clash shows in Asbury Park, NJ, that started the U.S. tour for Combat Rock. I wrote about it in a previous post The Clash @ Asbury Park Convention Hall 1982.
Over the weekend a couple of friends of mine linked to that post from Facebook. I also commented about it in AP Boardwalk, and In! Asbury. Both Facebook groups about … Asbury Park, NJ. In a private note someone sent me. they relayed a story of how they too were there at one of the shows and the private party at the Casino. They also asked me if I had any other photos, because she was hoping tat she might be in the background of some of the party shots not currently on the aforementioned blog post. I said that was all I had. Which then made me think …. was it? I had to have taken several rolls. Even if I took only four 36 exposure rolls, that would have been 144 slides. Did I ditch all the “bad” shots or were there more someplace that I never scanned. A conundrum indeed!
Being bored today … I went good slide hunting. To my amazement, I found 12 more photos from that weekend in one of my archival storage library boxes. Damn!!!! And some of these shots are pretty good. Don’t know why I set them aside. Another conundrum.
So I will post the 12 shots here on this post, and also integrate them into the original post. There are a few live shots, but also some nice shots from the party too. Including a series of Terry Chimes AKA Tory Crimes, the then Clash drummer, having a conversation with a fan. And more …
Let me know what you think in the comments …
Enjoy!
Other Posts:
The Clash @ The Palladium NYC 1980
The Future Is Unwritten … The Past Has Been Stolen
The Clash @ Asbury Park Convention Hall 1982
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4 Comments
ok, so what would it take for you to self-publish these int oa a book? Hmmm? Aurora thinks that your shots in this set are so freaking amazing! I obviously agree. Fantastic photography Joe.
First …. thank you both.
What would it take? Hmmmmm. Besides money? I need to sit my ass down … oh wait …. I am sitting down …. I’m part way there! Then working on a concept, design, implementation, publishing, distribution, sales. Ready! Steady! Go!
I also have a lot of retouching to do on the Palladium show slides. They encountered some nasty 3rd party color lab development back in the day.
I have been getting a lot of encouragement to do the project. So …… We shall see. We shall see.
Aurora & Alex … Of all my Clash photos, what 3 photos (each) are your faves? You can eMail me the choices or post here. You know Clash-mas is coming up. : )
Hi Joe – Great shots… I’m a big fan of the Clash and saw the shows that year in AP and was stoked to come across these… I work on the boardwalk in AP at Lightly Salted Surf Shop. Stop by sometime, would love to here the stories/history behind the shots.
Thanks,
Chuck
Hi Chuck …
Wow … It’s rare to run into people who went to those shows. I will most certainly stop by … seeing I’m living in Asbury again at 6th & Main.
Being self employed … I have plenty of time. See you soon.