Heart of a Punk Soul of a Rasta

The Damned 35th Anniversary Tour 2011
The Virgin's Guide

Not been to see The Damned before? Well don't worry this BlipVert is designed especially for you. This short video contains everything you need to know about The Damned, give or take, with a few exceptions, and several omissions; and without several hours of music.

If you're an old bugger like me this BlipVert can still be used to jiggle the nerve endings in the cerebral cortex and unlock all the dark images of the past that have long been submerged beneath excessive amounts of alcohol. Also if you're going to the gigs in November with a young whippersnapper who's not seen The Damned before get them to watch this video first. It will cut down on the questioning.

When I took our kid to see the Sex Pistols back in 2007 the level of interrogation I was subjected to was akin to SUS law meets the East German Starsi. I had to explain to him why he didn't need to listen to The Great Rock n Roll Swindle LP, about Glenn Matlock's cleaning habits and what SPUNK was. He was only 10. It all got very messy. In the end I just sat him in front of The Filth & The Fury documentary. It worked in part. I still had to explain to him who the Greedies were and why Johnny Rotten, Joe Strummer & Shane McGowan all had rotten teeth; and what SPUNK was again. But basically The Filth & the Fury did the trick. No more questions.

This BlipVert is designed to do the same thing. Designed with The Damned virgin in mind. Thirty five years condensed into two minutes; with no expense taken, no production values, and 100% guaranteed to answer absolutely nothing. Enjoy.