John Lydon on Judge Judy. Oh, how the mighty fall.
I love this clip. Call me naive, but perhaps this is just another example of what a mensch Lydon is - maybe, as he suggests in the Tom Snyder clip, he never really DID consider himself one of "the mighty." Maybe doing the Megabugs show, agreeing to handle a claim on Judge Judy, doing upmteen embarrassing Sex Pistols reunions just shows that he IS a "fallen" soul like the rest of us - needs some money, has a sense of humor, isn't afraid to be a goof ball or embarrass himself, etc., AND possibly still scoffs at the idea of rock stardom. I mean, you hear him speak in
The Filth and the Fury and you have a hard time reconciling that guy - the same guy who wrote the scribbled "F.U." to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - and the guy in the baggy plaid suits playing Sex Pistols songs in Las Vegas casino theaters, but maybe the joke's still on us and everyone who wants to make of him something more than he feels he is or needs to be.
O.k. - I wish this was, erm...
Chinatown... so I wouldn't have to embarrass myself, but there you go - that's my embarrassingly positive thought for the day, and it's over now - go about your business.
