Touching From a Distance (21 page)

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Authors: Deborah Curtis

Tags: #Biography & Autobiography, #Entertainment & Performing Arts, #Music, #Genres & Styles, #Pop Vocal, #General

Johnny 23 (1979)

Door slides open,

Johnny laughs

A view from above

Sticks his head

Out of the window and dries his eyes

I remember a winter sometime ago,

Angular patterns formed deep in the ground

Where someone once stood

White on black,

White on white,

Echoed voices bouncing off the buildings around.

A ramp to the trees and trees all around,

I remember a tear, frozen white on white,

I remember nothing.

A grey saloon,

Johnny sighs,

Winds down the window and stares at the road.

Some things never make sense,

A fear of stepping out,

Crouches shivering in the corner, blanket round your shoulder,

Hot then cold, cold then warm, pulse is racing, slowly racing –

stopped.

I remember nights spent listening to until dawn,

I remember nothing.

Door slowly opens,

Johnny sits on his bed,

Lays down and dies.

29 May 1977 Electric Circus, Manchester

31 May 1977 Rafters, Manchester

2 June 1977 Newcastle

June/July 1977 Several gigs at the Squat, Manchester

30 June 1977 Rafters, Manchester

3 October 1977 Electric Circus, Manchester

7 October 1977 Salford Technical College

8 October 1977 Manchester Polytechnic

19 October 1977 Pipers Disco, Manchester

December 1977 Rafters, Manchester

New Year’s Eve 1977 Swinging Apple, Liverpool (their last gig as Warsaw)

25 January 1978 Pips disco, Manchester (their first gig as Joy Division)

14 March 1978 Bowden Vale Youth Club, Altrincham

28 March 1978 Rafters, Manchester

14 April 1978 Rafters, Manchester

20 May 1978 Mayflower Club, Manchester

9 June 1978 The Factory, Manchester

June 1978 Band on the Wall, Manchester

15 July 1978 Eric’s, Liverpool

27 July 1978 Roots Club, Leeds

29 August 1978 Band on the Wall, Manchester

4 September 1978 Band on the Wall, Manchester

9 September 1978 Eric’s, Liverpool

10 September 1978 Royal Standard, Bradford

20 September 1978 appeared on Granada TV’s
What’s
On
playing
‘Shadowplay’

2 October 1978 Institute of Technology, Bolton

12 October 1978 Kelly’s, Manchester

October 1978 Band on the Wall, Manchester

20 October 1978 The Factory, Manchester

24 October 1978 Fan Club, Leeds

4 November 1978 Eric’s, Liverpool

14 November 1978 Odeon, Canterbury

15 November 1978 Brunel University, Uxbridge

19 November 1978 Bristol

20 November 1978 Check Inn, Altrincham

26 November 1978 New Electric Circus, Manchester

1 December 1978 The Factory, Manchester

22 December 1978 Revolution Club, York

27 December 1978 Hope and Anchor, London

31 January 1979 recorded first John Peel session

10 February 1979 Bolton.

14 February 1979 transmission of first John Peel session

16 February 1979 Eric’s, Liverpool

28 February 1979 Playhouse, Nottingham

I March 1979 Hope and Anchor, London

4 March 1979 Marquee, London

14 March 1979 Bowden Vale Youth Club, Altrincham

30 March 1979 Youth Centre, Walthamstow, London

3 May 1979 Eric’s, Liverpool

11 May 1979 The Factory, Manchester

17 May 1979 Acklam Hall, London

23 May 1979 Bowden Vale, Altrincham

7 June 1979 Fan Club, Leeds

13 June 1979 Russell Club, Manchester

16 June 1979 Odeon, Canterbury

22 June 1979 Good Mood, Halifax

3 July 1979 Free Trade Hall, Manchester

5 July 1979 Limit Club, Sheffield

11 July 1979 Roots Club, Leeds

13 July 1979 The Factory, Manchester

27 July 1979 Imperial Hotel, Blackpool

28 July 1979 Stuff the Superstars Special, Funhouse Festival, Mayflower Club, Manchester

2 August 1979 Prince of Wales Conference Centre, YMCA, Tottenham Court Road, London

8 August 1979 Romulus Club, Birmingham

11 August 1979 Eric’s, Liverpool

13 August 1979 Nashville Rooms, London

24 August 1979 Youth Club, Walthamstow, London

27 August 1979 Leigh Festival

31 August 1979 Electric Ballroom, London

8 September 1979 Futurama ‘79, Queen’s Hall, Leeds

15 September 1979 ‘Transmission’ and ‘She’s Lost Control’ broadcast on BBC 2’s
Something
Else

22 September 1979 Nashville Rooms, London

28 September 1979 The Factory, Manchester

2 October 1979 Mountford Hall, Liverpool

3 October 1979 Leeds University

4 October 1979 City Hall, Newcastle

5 October 1979 Apollo, Glasgow

6 October 1979 Odeon, Edinburgh

7 October 1979 Capitol, Aberdeen

8 October 1979 Caird Hall, Dundee

16 October 1979 Plan K, Brussels

19 October 1979 Bangor University

20 October 1979 Loughborough University

21 October 1979 Top Rank, Sheffield

22 October 1979 Assembly Rooms, Derby

23 October 1979 King George’s Hall, Blackburn

24 October 1979 Odeon, Birmingham

25 October 1979 St George’s Hall, Bradford

26 October 1979 Electric Ballroom, London

27 October 1979 Apollo, Manchester

28 October 1979 Apollo, Manchester

29 October 1979 De Montfort Hall, Leicester

30 October 1979 New Theatre, Oxford

1 November 1979 Civic Hall, Guilford

2 November 1979 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth

3 November 1979 Sofia Gardens, Cardiff

4 November 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol

5 November 1979 Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead

7 November 1979 Pavilion, West Runton

9 November 1979 Rainbow Theatre, London

10 November 1979 Rainbow Theatre, London

26 November 1979 recorded second John Peel session

8 December 1979 Eric’s, Liverpool, matinée and evening

10 December 1979 transmission of second John Peel session

18 December 1979 Les Bains Douche, Paris (thirty minutes of this broadcast on Paris FM radio)

31 December 1979 New Year’s Eve party and gig above Woolworth’s, Oldham Street, Manchester

11 January 1980 Paradiso Club, Amsterdam

12 January 1980 Trojan Horse, The Hague

13 January 1980 Doornrood, Nitjmegen, Netherlands

14 January 1980 King Kong, Antwerp

15 January 1980 The Basement, Cologne

16 January 1980 Lantaren, Rotterdam

17 January 1980 Plan K, Brussels

18 January 1980 Effenaar Club, Eindhoven

19 January 1980 Club Vera, Gronigen

21 January 1980 Kantkino, Berlin

7 February 1980 New Osbourne Club, Manchester

8 February 1980 University College, London

20 February 1980 Town Hall, High Wycombe

28 February 1980 Warehouse, Preston

29 February 1980 Lyceum, London.

5 March 1980 Trinity Hall, Bristol

2 April 1980 Moonlight Club, West Hampstead, London

3 April 1980 Moonlight Club, West Hampstead, London

4 April 1980 Moonlight Club, West Hampstead, London

4 April 1980 Rainbow Theatre, London

5 April 1980 Malvern Winter Gardens

8 April 1980 Derby Hall, Bury

11 April 1980 The Factory, Manchester

19 April 1980 Ajanta Theatre, Derby

2 May 1980 High Hall, Birmingham University

26 June 1980 ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ video shown on Granada TV’s
Fun
Factory.

Note: Songs and recordings by Joy Division are entered individually; others will be found under the artists’ names.

  • Adam, Iain,
    1
  • Afrique Club,
    1
  • Ames, Roger,
    1
  • Anderson, John,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Anderton, James,
    1
  • Arcachon,
    1
  • ‘As You Said’,
    1
  • Atkinson Wood, Helen,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
  • ‘Atmosphere’: discography,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ;
    • lyrics,
      1
  • ‘Atrocity Exhibition’,
    1
  • ‘Auto-suggestion’,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Ballard, J.G.:
    Crash
    ,
    1
  • Band on the Wall,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Barlow, Sue (
    later
    Sue Sumner),
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
  • Basczax,
    1
  • Bates, Iris,
    1
  • Beard, Ernest,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • Beatles,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • Bennett, Tracy,
    1
  • Binnick, Bernie,
    1
  • Blurt,
    1
  • Bonn, Chris,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Boon, Richard,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
  • Bordeaux,
    1
  • Boulder, Trevor,
    1
  • Boulton, Rebecca,
    1
  • Bowie, David,
    1
    ,
    2
    ;
    • gigs,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    • Low,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    • ‘The Man Who Sold the World’,
      1
      ;
    • ‘My Death’,
      1
      ;
    • ‘Rock and Roll Suicide’,
      1
      ;
    • ‘Warsawa’,
      1
  • Brandwood, Derek,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Brel, Jacques: ‘My Death’,
    1
  • Briggs, Kelvin,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
    ,
    8
  • British Epilepsy Association,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Britons’ Protection,
    1
  • Brotherdale, Gill,
    1
  • Brotherdale, Steve,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Brussels,
    1
  • Butter Lane antiques market,
    1
  • Buzzcocks,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ;
  • supported by Joy Division,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Cabaret Voltaire,
    1
    ,
    2
  • ‘Candidate’,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Candy (Border collie),
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • Captieux,
    1
  • Carnoustie,
    1
  • ‘Ceremony’,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Certain Ratio, A,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
  • Chadderton,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • Check Inn,
    1
  • City
    Fun,
    1
  • Civil Service,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
  • Claire (friend),
    1
  • Clarke, John Cooper,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Clash,
    1
  • Clayton, Bev,
    1
  • Cleaver, Oliver,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
    ,
    8
    ,
    9
    ,
    10
    ,
    11
  • Closer,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
  • ‘Colony’,
    1
  • ‘Conditioned’,
    1
  • Corbijn, Anton,
    1
  • Cosgrove Hall,
    1
  • Costello, Elvis,
    1
  • Crawling Chaos,
    1
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival,
    1
  • Cummins, Kevin,
    1
  • Curtis, Carole (sister),
    1
    ,
    2
  • Curtis, Deborah (wife): childhood and early life,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ;
    • driving lessons,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    • education,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
      ,
      5
      ,
      6
      ;
    • employment,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
      ,
      5
      ,
      6
      ,
      7
      ,
      8
      ;
    • friendship with Tony Nuttall,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    • pet dogs,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    • AND IAN: first meeting,
      1
      ;
    • marriage and honeymoon,
      1
      ;
    • pregnancy and birth of daughter,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
      ,
      5
      ,
      6
      ;
    • suicide and aftermath,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    • see
      also
      Woodruff,
      Audrey;
      Woodruff,
      Bob;
      Woodruff,
      Jill
  • Curtis, Doreen (mother),
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
    ,
    8
    ,
    9
    ,
    10
    ,
    11
    ,
    12
    ,
    13
    ,
    14
  • Curtis, Ian
  • Curtis, Joseph (grandfather),
    1
  • Curtis, Kevin (father),
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
    ,
    8
    ,
    9
    ,
    10
    ,
    11
    ,
    12
    ,
    13
    ,
    14
  • Curtis, Leonard, and Partners,
    1
  • Curtis, Natalie (daughter),
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
    ,
    8
    ,
    9
    ,
    10
    ,
    11
    ,
    12
    ,
    13
    ,
    14
    ,
    15
    ,
    16

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