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,BY ! ,WAT]S ( ,BABYLON2 ,! ,BATTLE ( ,RAILTON ,ROAD2 ,9T]NATIONAL ,C5TRES 

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,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] 

,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE 

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,BY ! ,WAT]S ( ,BABYLON2 ,! ,BATTLE ( ,RAILTON ,ROAD2 

,9T]NATIONAL ,C5T]S  

,BY ! ,WAT]S ( ,BABYLON 

,:5 ! V>IETY PR(ESSION WAS AT ITS HEI<T !ATRICAL LODG+S 9 ,BRIXTON1 ROOMY H\SES ?AT HAD BECOME ROOM+ H\SES1 H&ILY CLOSE TO ! ,WE/ ,5D & ! EXIT ROADS FROM ,LONDON1 HAD TAK5 OV] FROM ITS MIDDLE-CLASS ,VICTORIAN H]ITAGE4 ,MO/ !AT] >TI/S MADE !IR P]MAN5T ADDRESS 9 ONE OR O!R ( ! MYRIAD B$SITT] FLATS ?AT AB\ND$ AMONG ! 'PRO'S DIGS'4 ,IT WAS A DESIRABLE NEI<BORHOOD :5 ,WORLD ,W> ,TWO />T$1 ?\< ) A ,BOHEMIAN UND]CURR5T PROVID$ BY ! V>IETY >TI/S4 ,ABE ,BALL1 :O BRIEFLY TRI$ WORK+ ! BO>DS AS 0,MAJOR ! TRAPEZE >TI/01 SET UP AS A G>D5 GNOME MANUFACTUR] & FAIL$4 ,HE MOV$ TO ,COLDH>B\R ,LANE1 9 ,BRIXTON1 9 ! E>LY ,=TIES1 :I* WAS A COM$[N = AN 5TREPR5EUR4 ,NOT SO DRAMATIC AS IT S\ND$ TO A LAT] G5]ATION :5 HIS SON ,JOHN ,MAJOR S\<T TO CAPITALIZE ON IT AS ! 0,BRIXTON BOY :O MADE ,PRIME ,M9I/]04 

,IT BECAME A SLUM ONLY ) ! AFT]MA? ( ! W>4 ,9 ! /REETS :]E ! ,F]D ,K>NO TR\PES HAD SET \T 9 !IR [N BUSSES ) ! LEAD+ COM$IANS ( ! DAY & ! WORLD FAM\S />S ( ! FUTURE1 ! GLORY HAD FAD$ & IT WAS DRE>ILY ORD9>Y4 ,IT W\LDN'T HAVE BECOME A SLUM1 BUT ITS NEGLECT AFT] ! BOMB+ CO9CID$ ) ! DECL9E ( ! MUSIC HALL PR(ESSION4 ,! FIR/ WAVE ( IMMIGRATION FROM ,JAMAICA & ! ,C>IBBEAN ,ISL&S W5T !RE BECAUSE ( ITS *EAPNESS & ! FACT ?AT ,BLACK FACES W]E ALREADY FAMILI>4 ,RELATIVELY *EAP B$SITT]S & VACANT ROOMS 9 CRUMBL+ H\SES W]E AVAILABLE BE=E ! CRAZY PRICE M>KET CAU<T UP ) ! TIMES4 ,UNLIKE ,NOR? ,K5S+TON1 ! ONLY O!R P>T ( ,LONDON :]E SIMIL> CONDITIONS PREVAIL$1 ! ELEM5T ( ,RA*MANISM WAS LESS ACTIVE4 

,SUDD5LY 9 ! FIFTIES ,BRIXTON *ANG$4 ,:5 ! ,GOV]NM5T />T$ ADV]TIS+ 9 ! ,C>IBBEAN = TRANSPORT & HEAL? WORK]S1 AT WAGES UNHE>D ( !RE1 EV]YBODY ) ASPIRATIONS BEGAN CALCULAT+ ?AT IF 7:AT WAS CONSID]$ !RE7 AN UNSKILL$ JOB C\LD E>N ?AT MU* 9 ,LONDON1 :AT C\LD !Y1 ) !IR QUALIFICATIONS E>N4 ,IT SEEM$ ! GOLD5 ROAD N[ ! ,U,S,A WAS CLOS+ ITS DOORS TO ! ,C>IBBEANS4 ,NOBODY REALIZ$1 SO ,I WAS TOLD1 ?AT ?OSE W]E ALL ! JOBS AVAILABLE AT ?OSE SAL>IES1 NOR ?AT ! WAGES W]E H>DLY FABUL\S ON PREVAIL+ ,5GLI% /&>DS1 NOR ?AT H\S+ WAS SC>CE & EXP5SIVE1 & !Y NEV] EV5 RECKON$ ON ! GREAT] NE$ = DOME/IC ELECTRICITY & ( TRANSPORT TO WORK4 ,!Y ALSO EXPECT$ A W>M WELCOME AS !Y W]E GO+ TO :AT HAD BE5 HELD \T TO !M = YE>S AS 0! MO!RL&01 & !Y W]E 9 = A RUDE %OCK4 ,O!RS CAN TELL ! /ORY BETT] ?AN ,I4 

,MANY FRI5DS ( M9E 9 ! OLD] ,BLACK COMMUNITY 9 ,BRIXTON MOV$ \T :5 ! NEWCOM]S CAME RA!R ?AN BE CAU<T 9 ! TRAUMAS CREAT$4 ,!IR MA9 COMPLA9T WAS ! OPPRESSIVE PRES5CE ( A *UR*GO+ COMMUNITY :I* !Y ?\<T !Y HAD SL\<$ (F =EV]4 ,I DID NOT SEE IT C\LD BE ALL ?AT BAD BUT ,I REMEMB] BE+ ASSUR$4 0,BE!LS & BRO!LS GO TOGE!R40 ,IT TURN$ \T TO BE ! SPIRITUAL OPIUM ( OLD] PEOPLE & ! MAT]IAL OPIUM ( ! Y\NG] BUT O!RWISE IT WAS A REPLAY ( ,VICTORIAN ,5GL&4 

,)9 A FEW YE>S !RE WAS A CLE> RIFT BETWE5 SECTIONS ( ! OLD] MEMB]S ( ! NEW IMMIGRANT ,BLACK COMMUNITY & SECTIONS ( ! Y\NG] ,BRITI% BORN G5]ATION4 ,:5 ,I WAS LIV+ 9 ,F9SBURY ,P>K ONE ( ! T5ANTS 9 ! H\SE LIT]ALLY ?REW HIS DAU<T]S \T1 D[N ! FRONT /EPS ) !IR CLO!S & A SUITCASE TUMBL+ AFT] !M1 ONE GIRL AFT] ! O!R 9 ! SPACE ( A FEW MON?S1 PURELY ON ! GR\NDS ?AT ! ELDE/ DIDN'T GO TO *UR* & ! Y\NG] WASN'T A ,*RI/IAN BECAUSE %E WAS SE5 5T]+ A DANCE HALL4 ,FIFTE5 YE>S OLD1 %E CAME TO US = WEEKS1 HID+ FROM H] FA!R UP/AIRS1 JU/ TO EAT4 ,%E NEV] SAID :]E %E LIV$ & WE F9ALLY LO/ T\* ) H]4 ,I (T5 ?\<T ( ?AT POOR GIRL :5 HE>+ ! COMPLA9TS ( *UR*GO]S AB\T !IR *ILDR5 BECOM+ 0ALI5AT$ FROM ! COMMUNITY04 ,IT WILL TAKE A G5]ATION OR TWO YET BE=E !SE SECTS GO ! WAY ( !IR ,5GLI% C\NT]P>TS4 ,MEAN:ILE !Y FL\RI% AS !Y DO 9 ! ,U,S,A & ) ! SAME EFFECT UPON !IR *ILDR54 

,! ,BATTLE ( ,RAILTON ,ROAD 

,! POLICE W]E BAFFL$ AS TO :OM TO BLAME :5 DEPRIV$ Y\NG ,BLACKS SUDD5LY EXPLOD$ AGA9/ H>ASSM5T4 ,IT IS NORMAL PRACTICE 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCES = !M TO BLAME 0\TSID]S0 TO %[ IT WAS 9 NO WAY ! FAULT ( ! AU?ORITIES4 ,!Y BLAM$ ,BLACKS FROM ,F9SBURY ,P>K = BUSS+ 9 TO CAUSE ! ,BRIXTON RIOTS1 :I* !Y SEEM$ TO SUGGE/ ! PEACE-LOV+ LOCAL ,BLACKS OPPOS$2 &1 :5 RIOTS SPREAD TO ,F9SBURY ,P>K1 !Y BLAM$ ,BLACKS FROM ,BRIXTON = BUSS+ 9 !RE4 

,:5 ! ,BRIXTON RIOTS BEGAN 9 #a#i#h#a1 ! POLICE DID !IR BE/ TO BLAME AN>*I/S1 :O HAD JU/ SQUATT$ AN EMPTY %OP AT ,NO4 #aba ,RAILTON ,ROAD1 & MI<T O!RWISE HAVE BE5 ! P]FECT PATSY4 ,IT WAS RA!R DIFFICULT AS ! RIOT]S W]E ,BLACK Y\?S PU%$ BY H>ASSM5T1 & FEW ( !M AT ?AT TIME KNEW :AT AN>*ISM WAS AB\T1 C]TA9LY !ORETICALLY4 ,! RIOTS />T$ 9 ,RAILTON ,ROAD1 & #aba WAS LEFT UNT\*$ :5 ! PUB ?AT HAD OP]AT$ A RACI/ POLICY OPPOSITE WAS BURN$ D[N1 BUT IT WAS ! POLICE :O UNWISELY />T$ A BATTLE !RE1 DRIV+ ! BATTL+ Y\?S \T ( ,RAILTON ,ROAD ON TO ! MA9 ,BRIXTON %OPP+ C5T]4 ,!RE !Y 5GAG$ 9 LOOT+ ! %OPS1 :]EUPON PEOPLE ( ALL RACES & AGES 5?USIA/ICALLY JO9$ 94 ,EV5 ONE OLD LADY ON A ,ZIMM] FRAME ASK$ = SOME?+ TO BE BR\<T FROM A W9D[1 :I* AN AGILE Y\? C\RTE\SLY H&$ H]4 

,) ONE Y\NG ,RA/AF>IAN ,I HAD PREVI\SLY SPOK5 AB\T :AT AN>*ISM WAS1 & HE WAS NOT UNSYMPA!TIC1 ?\< 9TO NATIONALISM1 & WAS 5?USIA/IC AB\T ! ,ANGRY ,BRIGADE 9 ! ,SIXTIES4 ,AS DI/9CT FROM MO/ ,RAILTON ,ROAD ,RA/AS1 HO/ILE TO #aba ,BOOK%OP BECAUSE ( ITS /& AGA9/ RELIGION & ITS ID5TIFICATION ) FEM9ISM1 ?\< TOL]ANT TO ITS /& AGA9/ 0,BABYLON01 HE WAS V]Y MU* OPPOS$ TO SOME O!R ,RA/A ELEM5TS :O WANT$ TO MAKE A VIOL5T ATTACK UPON ! %OP4 ,! LOCAL ,RA/AS AT ?AT TIME HAT$ ! IDEA ( ,BLACKS COM+ UND] ANY O!R 9FLU5CE ?AN !IRS4 ,MY FRI5D WAS D]ID$ BY !M AS 0,JIM ! ,AN>*I/0 BY :I* NAME HE WAS KN[N TO MANY4 

,IT IS RELEVANT TO SAY HE WAS ( M$IUM HEI<T1 V]Y BROADLY BUILT & DEEPLY BLACK1 MORE ,AFRICAN ?AN ,AFRO-,C>IBBEAN4 ,!RE WAS AN ULTRA-PACIFI/ ,JIM ,HUGGON :O SPOKE 9 ,HYDE ,P>K1 ASSOCIAT$ ) ,FRE$OM & ,PEACE ,NEWS1 :O WAS NOT MU* ( AN AN>*I/1 V]Y PACIFI/1 V]Y TALL & ?91 & EXTREMELY :ITE1 NOT EV5 ! USUAL P9K1 EXCEPT POLITICALLY4 ,TWO MORE PHYSICALLY CONTRA/$ *>ACT]S ONE C\LD NOT MEET4 

0,JIM ! ,AN>*I/0 WAS F+]$ BY A NAMELESS 9=M] AS BE+ ONE ( ?OSE :O TRIGG]$ ! RIOTS4 ,! POLICE IMM$IATELY >RE/$ ,:ITE ,JIM1 P]HAPS ON NOTES FROM ,HYDE ,P>K POLICE ON 0,JIM ! ,AN>*I/04 ,HUGGON HAD A CA/-IRON ALIBI 9 ?AT AT ! TIME HE WAS ALLEG$ TO HAVE 9CIT$ ! RIOTS1 ?R[N PETROL BOMBS & L$ AN ATTACK ON ! LOCAL POLICE /ATION1 HE WAS SOME TW5TY MILES AWAY PLAY+ ! VIOL9 PR(ESSIONALLY 9 A *UR* CONC]T & C\LD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE DA%$ (F 9 AN 9T]VAL TO TAKE P>T 9 !SE MORE :OLESOME ACTIVITIES4 ,HIS WITNESSES W\LD HAVE BE5 ! VIC>1 B&1 *OIR & 5TIRE CONGREGATION1 :O W\LD HAVE /OOD \T 9 M>K$ CONTRA/ TO ! DRUG-DEAL] GRASS ! POLICE MAY HAVE HAD AVAILABLE1 & ! CASE WAS DROPP$4 ,! DAYS W]E GONE :5 A JURY W\LD CONVICT 9 ! TEE? ( ?AT EVID5CE1 H[EV] SEV]E A LECTURE !Y MI<T RECEIVE FROM ! JUDGE AFT]W>DS4 

,JEAN ,WEIR1 :O HAD LONG BE5 A SPIRIT$ ACTIVI/ 9 ,BRITA91 ,FRANCE & ,ITALY1 WAS ONLY A TRIFLE LESS =TUNATE4 ,%E WAS LIV+ 9 ! SAME ,COLDH>B\R ,LANE :]E ,JOHN ,MAJOR EX-,BALL ONCE LIV$4 & ,PATRICIA ,GAMBI1 AN ,ITALIAN FRI5D1 WAS /AY+ ) H]4 ,!Y W]E >RE/$ AS ,JEAN1 A REAL LIVE AN>*I/1 WAS SE5 WALK+ H] DOG :5 RIOTS W]E GO+ ON NE>BY4 ,IT WAS A GIFT TO ! PRESS AS 0,! ,ITALIAN ,CONNECTION0 :5 ! MAGI/RATES S5T5C$ ,PATRICIA TO TW5TY-EI<T DAYS = 0?REAT5+ BEHAVIOR04 ,ORIG9ALLY1 :5 ! CASE CAME BE=E ! MAGI/RATES ! POLICE HELPFULLY PRODUC$ DOZ5S ( PHOTOGRAPHS4 ,! MAGI/RATE LOOK$ ?R\< !M C>EFULLY & ASK$ :]E ,MISS ,WEIR & H] FRI5D W]E4 0,OH1 !Y'RE NOT 9 ! PHOTOGRAPHS1 !SE >E JU/ TO GIVE AN IDEA ( ! BACKGR\ND10 EXPLA9$ ! POLICE WITNESS4 ,! MAGI/RATE ?REW ! PHOTOS D[N ANGRILY & ASK$ !M NOT TO WA/E HIS TIME4 ,ULTIMATELY1 H[EV]1 IT DID ,MISS ,GAMBI NO GOOD NOT TO HAVE BE5 PHOTOGRAPH$4 

,BLACK ,JIM MOV$ AWAY FROM ,BRIXTON1 GUESS+ IT W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 DIFFICULT = ! POLICE TO BR+ BE=E A C\RT ! SAME WITNESS !Y W]E PREP>$ TO BR+ 9 ! CASE ( ,:ITE ,JIM4 ,AFT] HE W5T ! ,RA/AS :O W]E HO/ILE TO #aba TRI$ TO MOVE 9 & TAKE IT OV] BY =CE1 SOME MOV+ 9 ) KNIVES & ?REAT5+ ! PEOPLE 9 *>GE ( ! BOOK%OP4 ,IT WAS A DIFFICULT POSITION AS A CLA% W\LD C]TA9LY HAVE BE5 CALL$ 09T]-RACIAL0 :I* IT C]TA9LY W\LD NOT HAVE BE54 ,NONE ( ! ,RA/AS ?\<T ! AN>*OS W]E 9 ANY WAY RACI/4 ,ON ! FIR/ OCCASION A GR\P WAS FRI<T5$ (F BY SOMEONE SAY+ HE W\LD 0IF NE$ BE BR+ ALL ! GUNS AT ! DISPOSAL ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 PLACE !M 9 ! H&S ( ,BLACK ,AN>*I/S & WIPE \T ! ,RA/AS0 IF !Y HI-JACK$ ! SQUATT$ PREMISES4 ,IT MAY HAVE BE5 FANCIFUL BUT IT WORK$4 ,ONLY A FEW ,RA/AS /ILL TRI$ TO 9TIMIDATE1 & W]E CONFRONT$ BY ,M>G>ET ,CREA<E1 9 ! BOOK%OP ON H] [N4 ,%E EASILY \T-TALK$ !M1 & SO GREAT WAS !IR %AME AT BE+ BR[BEAT5 BY A WOMAN1 !Y TURN$ TAIL & CLE>$ (F4 ,!REAFT] RELATIONS W]E PEACEFUL4 

,9DE$ ON ONE OCCASION SOME ,G]MAN AN>*OS W&]$ BY MI/AKE 9TO A ,RA/A SMOK+ D5 & W]E SURR\ND$ BY A HO/ILE GR\P FIR/ ?9K+ !M POLICE1 & !N EV5 MORE HO/ILE :5 !Y ?\<T BECAUSE ( !IR NATIONALITY !Y MU/ BE ,NAZIS4 ,! AIR CLE>$ AS SOMEONE SAID1 0,OH1 !Y WANT ! AN>*I/ BOOK%OP01 & L$ !M TO ! RI<T ADDRESS1 NOT )\T (F]+ TO SELL SOME WE$ SUPPOS$ TO BE 0GRASS01 :I* WAS ! LOCAL LIVELIHOOD1 BUT )\T ANY FUR!R ?REATS4 

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,IT WAS A YE> OR TWO AFT] WE LO/ ! OLD ,C5T] 9 ,HAV]/OCK ,HILL ?AT IT OCCURR$ TO TWO SEP>ATE GR\PS1 BO? >\ND ,BLACK ,FLAG 9 \R %ORT-LIV$ ROTAT+ $ITOR%IP P]IOD1 ?AT A NEW C5T] ( ACTION WAS NE$$ IF WE W]E TO MA9TA9 ! MOM5TUM ( ! MOVEM5T :I* DEP5D$ ON ITS SOCIAL CONTACTS = BO? 9DU/RIAL & 9T]NATIONAL ACTION4 ,WE LO/ ! OLD ,C5T] ?R\< ! C>ELESSNESS ( ,JOHN ,OLDAY4 ,HE RETURN$ TO ,G]MANY FROM ,AU/RALIA1 :]E HE PROMOT$ GAY CAB>ET ( ! ,G]MAN ,TW5TIES TYPE1 & F\ND TO HIS SURPRISE ?AT 9 HIS TW5TY YE>S ABS5CE FROM ! AN>*I/ SC5E ! ,SPR+] ,PRESS HAD MADE HIM FAM\S4 ,! OP5+ ( ! ,G]MAN POLICE FILES FROM ,BISM>CK TO ,HITL]1 HAD 5C\RAG$ ACADEMICS TO WRITE AB\T ! ,G]MAN MOVEM5T !Y HAD PREVI\SLY IGNOR$4 ,OLDAY WAS CA/ AS ! L9K BETWE5 ! OLD & ! NEW ON ! BASIS ( BE+ ! ONLY ,G]MAN !Y KNEW1 BY REASON ( HIS COPI\S IF LITTLE KN[N WRIT+1 :O W\LD FILL ! GAP BETWE5 ! ANTI-,NAZI RESI/ANCE & ! R5AISSANCE AFT] ! W>4 

,HE ACCORD+LY F\ND 5T]TA9M5T WORK 9 ,G]MANY1 EV5 ON ! NONCON=MI/IC GAY SC5E1 UTT]LY IMPOSSIBLE & CAME TO ,5GL&4 ,HE HAD A SMALL AM\NT ( CA% :I* SOON RAN \T 7= SOME REASON HE C\LD OR W\LD NOT TAKE ! P5SION OR SOCIAL SECURITY TO :I* HE HAD TO BE 5TITL$7 & CONTACT$ ME TO SEE IF ,I C\LD HELP4 ,I PUT HIM UP 9 A ROOM ( ! ,HAV]/OCK ,HILL CLUB1 EXPLA9+ IT WAS (FICIALLY UN9HABITABLE BECAUSE ( ! RATS 9 ! CELL>4 ,:5 ! L&LORD F\ND \T HE WAS LIV+ !RE1 BECAUSE ( HIS COMPLA9TS TO HIM AB\T ! RATS1 WE ALL GOT EVICT$4 ,! L&LORD WAS \TRAG$ TO F9D WE HAD BE5 RUNN+ A CLUB1 BECAUSE ( ! PR(ITS HE REALIZ$ HE WAS MISS+1 & ONCE WE W]E \T APPLI$ = A LIC5SE O/5SIBLY 9 ! NAME ( :AT HE ?\<T WAS AN 0ALREADY RUNN+ ,SPANI% CLUB04 ,AS IT WAS AT ! HEI<T ( ! 0,P]SONS ,UNKN[N0 CASE IT GOT RAID$ A FEW WEEKS LAT] BY POLICE LOOK+ = >MS1 SURPRIS$ TO F9D CIG>-SMOK+ PUNT]S PLAY+ BACC>AT 9/EAD4 

,SOON AFT]W>DS ! PREMISES AT #aba HAD BE5 SET UP1 REPLAC+ ! ,C5T]1 ) ! DISADVANTAGE ( %>+ ) DISP>ATE GR\P+S BUT ) ! ADVANTAGE ?AT NO R5T HAD TO BE F\ND4 ,IT HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 SQUATT$ BY V>I\S ORGANIZATIONS1 ,TROTSKYI/ & ,BLACK NATIONALI/1 BE=E !Y GOT FUND$ BY ! LOCAL C\NCIL4 ,! NEW 0#a#b#a ,GR\P0 COMPRIS$ ! NEWLY =M$ ,BRIXTON BRAN* ( ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,MOVEM5T1 ONE ( ! ROTAT+ GR\PS ( ,BLACK ,FLAG1 & V>I\S AN>*I/1 PUNK & SQUATT+ GR\PS1 ALL ON AN EQUAL FOOT+4 ,!Y HAD BE5 9 POSSESSION ONLY A FEW WEEKS :5 ! RIOTS BROKE \T1 & A GREAT MANY BUILD+S 9 ! >EA W]E BURN$ OR LOOT$1 BUT !Y HAD WON ! RECOGNITION ( ! LOCAL COMMUNITY AS TO :I* SIDE !Y W]E ON4 

,ALMO/ SIMULTANE\SLY ! O!R ROTAT+ GR\P HAD DECID$1 ) O!R GR\P+S1 TO SET UP A NEW ,C5T] 9 ,EA/ ,LONDON4 ,I HAD NOT MYSELF BE5 9VOLV$ 9 ! BUILD+ ( EI!R ,C5T]1 BE+ IMM]S$ 9 ! NEW WAVE ( 9DU/RIAL ACTIVITY1 9 ,BLACK ,FLAG1 ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS & ! *ANGES 9 ,SPA9 FOLL[+ ! DEA? ( ,FRANCO4 ,BUT !Y AFFECT$ ME CONSID]ABLY1 & BY ! TIME #aba WAS BE+ SQUATT$ ,I HAD COMMITT$ MYSELF BO? TO IT & TO AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T V5TURE1 ! ,AUTONOMY ,CLUB 9 ,WAPP+4 ,IT WAS ,RONAN ,B5NETT'S BRA9*ILD4 ,EV] ! OPTIMI/1 ,I HOP$ IT W\LD TAKE (F1 AGA9/ REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS & MY [N EXPRESS$ JUDGM5T4 

,IRIS ,MILLS & ,RONAN PUT A TREM5D\S AM\NT ( WORK 9TO FUND+1 F9D+ & !N BUILD+ & DECORAT+ ! PLACE4 ,RONAN1 POSSIBLY MISL$ BY ! BACK+ ! ,P]SONS ,UNKN[N HAD RECEIV$1 :I* NUM]ICALLY MI<T HAVE BE5 AB\T ! SAME AS ?AT ( ! ,REPUBLICAN ,CLUBS ( ,BELFA/1 NOT UNREASONABLY ?\<T AT LEA/ ONE CLUB ON ?OSE L9ES C\LD BE E/ABLI%$4 ,9 SOME CAPITAL CITIES ON ! ,CONT95T !RE >E UP TO A DOZ5 AN>*I/ CLUBS OR C5T]S4 

,BUT ! AM\NT ( COMMITT$ SUPPORT WAS LIMIT$4 ,RONAN DECID$ TO APPEAL = SUPPORT FROM ! PUNK AN>*I/S1 !N A NEW PH5OM5ON1 SAY+ ! PUNKS W\LD PASS ANYWAY & W\LD BE USEFUL = ! TIME IT WAS >\ND4 ,! PUNK SUPPORT1 ESPECIALLY FROM FOLL[]S ( ,CRASS & ,POISON ,GIRLS1 WAS SUB/ANTIAL4 ,PUNK HAS LA/$ A C\PLE ( DECADES1 LONG \TLA/+ ! PROPOS$ CLUB4 ,) ! PUNKS' MONEY CAME ! PUNKS1 & 9 ! FIR/ WEEK !Y HAD RIPP$ UP EV]Y S+LE PIECE ( FURNITURE C>EFULLY B\<T1 PLANN$ & FITT$1 D[N TO ! LAVATORY FITT+S ?AT HAD BE5 9/ALL$ BY ,RONAN FROM SCRAT*1 & DEFAC$ \R [N & EV]YONE ELSE'S WALL = BLOCKS >\ND4 ,9 ! EXCITEM5T ( ! FIR/ GIGS :]E !Y C\LD DO AS !Y LIK$1 !Y DID AS !Y LIK$ & WRECK$ ! PLACE4 ,LOSS ( CLUB1 LOSS ( MONEY1 LOSS ( EF=T4 ,5D ( /ORY4 ,RONAN WAS NOT UNNATURALLY DI%E>T5$ & RETURN$ TO EV5 MORE *AOTIC ,NOR!RN ,IRI% POLITICS4 

,HE C\LDN'T GET EMPLOYM5T AS ! JOB C5T] EXPLA9$ ?AT ) HIS NOTORI\S RECORD -- BE+ FULLY ACQUITT$ TWICE -- HE W\LD NEV] GET A JOB 9 ! PUBLIC SECTOR & !RE W]E NO JOBS 9 ! PRIVATE SECTOR1 :]E HE W\LD PROBABLY BE BLACKLI/$ ANYWAY4 ,9 ! OLD DAYS !Y W\LD HAVE SUGGE/$ GO+ TO SEA OR ,AU/RALIA1 BUT 9 !SE DAYS Y\ CAN'T DO EI!R ) A CRIM9AL RECORD OR EV5 SOME TYPES ( NON-RECORD SO !Y PROPOS$ ?AT HE GOT A GRANT & W5T TO UNIV]SITY1 :]E HE GA9$ A DOCTORATE & !N BECAME A SUCCESSFUL NOVELI/1 ONE FIELD :]E A COLORFUL ,C,V IS NO H&ICAP4 

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