Simon Smalley author

“When I heard ‘Native Love (Step By Step)’ I was astonished.
I blew a week’s dole money on the import 12” from Arcade Records.”

In 1982, Divine appeared at Part Two here in Nottingham.
CJ De Barra interviewed me for Left Lion magazine about that amazing night.

Divine at Part Two, November 1982 photgraphed by Fin Serck-Hanssen.

I am in the blue circle at ‘my spot’ at Part Two where I stood to see and, more importantly, be seen.
The hard magic (obscure Divine reference) of Part Two is encapsulated in my second volume of memoirs,
Chucking Putty At The Queen.