Fascinating. I never knew about Clapton and Bowie's attitudes--though I
had heard of the London SS! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_SS

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008, Michael Coxe wrote:

> Great story, with a surprising inspiration - racist remarks
> from a musician whose fame came from interpreting blues.
>
>   http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/story/0,,2274954,00.html
>
> I remember several fantastic RAR events in San Francisco
> throughout 1979, especially one all-day affair @Temple
> Beautiful (1839 Geary), mid-block between the shuttered
> Fillmore and Jim Jones' Peoples Temple.
>
>   - Michael
>