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Article: The first man to rock the nation.(Column)
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- August 4, 2004
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Byline: JOHN EDWARDS
ANY KIND of white powder on the tables was either sugar or dandruff. Nobody knew much about cocaine yet. It was around. But not at the Two I's on Old Compton Street, Soho. The place was only ever full of cigarette smoke and the smell of instant coffee. A night out was almost healthy.
Teenagers hung around, listened to music, drank coffee and wandered home late but never got stabbed.
The Two I's came out as one of the best places on earth. And this particular night, the street was being washed down by the scream of a loud guitar exploding through the open door. John Kennedy, Heathrow freelance photographer and curious about ...