FirstWord PETER HOOK
Founder of Joy Division, and former bassist with New Order, Peter Hook lets off some steam about music piracy First record you ever bought ‘Ride a White Swan’ by T Rex. Now that was a very, very long time ago. Last time you were chatted up Tragically, I honestly can’t remember. First film you saw that really moved you It was Shalako. I wanted to be a cowboy. Last lie you told To my bank manager on Monday morning. First movie you ever went on a date to That’ll Be The Day. The date didn’t work out but it did make me quit my job and go to Butlins which, as it happens, didn’t work out either. Just wait til I get my hands on that bloody David Essex! Last time you cried When recently I came to the end of a fantastic book called A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. We think we have it hard, pah. First thing you do when you’ve got time off work Apologise to the wife and children, then make a nuisance of myself until they tell me to go back to work. Last great meal you cooked Salmon in black bean sauce with grilled vegetables. Last book you read Fire Horses by Liam Piggott and it was excellent. First great piece of advice you were given It was by my friend Dave Dee just
before he died. ‘Fuck ‘em’ he said. ‘Fuck ‘em all.’ First thing you’d do if you ran the country Put an end to inheritance tax Last meal on earth – what would it be? It would be a five course set menu from Fosh Food in Palma, Mallorca and it would be bloody fantastic. First song you’ll sing at karaoke ‘Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town’ by Kenny Rogers. Last time you exploited your position to get something Does it count with the wife? First time you realised you were famous When I started getting trainers for free. Last time someone criticised your work It’s an occupational hazard, especially nowadays with the internet. There are keyboard terrorists everywhere who hide behind a veil of anonymity to pursue their vicious slanders. First three words your friends would use to describe you Daft ‘effing bastard. First concert you ever attended The Dooleys at Salford Willows Club. Last time you bought someone flowers Last week. Last thing you think of before you go to sleep Bootleggers, and how to break them. It sends me off a treat! ■ Peter Hook will be signing copies of his new book The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club at the Arches, Glasgow, Tue 6 Oct.
TWITTER TALK: #FANTASYBROONS
As Jackie Kay’s Maw Broon Monologues comes to Glasgay!, we asked our rabid army of Twitter followers: who would you cast in a live action version of the Broons? emmalouisenicol Annabel Goldie as Maw. Paul ‘angling’ Young as Paw. I_like Jeanette Krankie for the Bairn surely [shudders]. Ashley Jensen for Maggie? Can’t think of anyone younger or better looking. NTSonline OK – Barbara Rafferty as Maw. Stanley Baxter as Grandpaw. Gerard Kelly as Paw. A Broons Panto! thelistmagazine @NTSonline A Broons panto? You getting ideas? NTSonline Hmm. As tempting as that idea is. How about Cora Bissett as Maggie? Tony Curran as Joe? Sandy Greirson as Hen? crabbitcopy You should go with Kelly MacDonald for Maggie! allenheather Ewan Bremner for Hen? cullenskinky Sean Connery as Paw. The Big Yin as Granpaw. This is a great game! allenheather Ford Kiernan as Paw? sash Alan Cummings as Hen? thelistmagazine @sash Too short, surely? allenheather Ewan McGregor would be a good Joe, but don’t rule out Kevin McKidd. emmalouisenicol How long before someone says Michelle McManus for Daphne? Oops. ■ Follow us: twitter.com/thelistmagazine
WeLike The things making our world just that little bit better
■ Ah, the weather. Is it still summer? Is it winter yet? We like a bit of autumn fashion confusion, we do: that time of year when women in giant fur-trimmed Arctic parkas jostle for space on the streets with men wearing vests and Bermuda shorts. Is it cold? Is it pleasant? No one knows! Helpful clues can be found at our current favourite street style blogs,
stylescanner.blogspot.com (for Glasgow) and frock-and-roll.blogspot.com (for Edinburgh). Ee, there are some right well-dressed folks in our cities. Despite the Bermuda shorts. On the topic of localised fashion blogs, we’re delighted to have discovered that not only do ace Glasgow/ Edinburgh skate store Focus have one (scotland focusblogger .blogspot.com),
they’ve written a rap to celebrate, and it starts ‘Hey, you, we’re the Jock Steady Crew’. Marvellous.
Finally, in completely unrelated news: 100 Best TV Themes comes to Spotify! (tinyurl.com /100themes) Between The A-Team and The X-Files, we may never listen to proper music again . . .
2 THE LIST 24 Sep–8 Oct 2009