Methods of parenting and education have progressed in recent years,
especially compared to some of the more casually experimental routes
inflicted on children of artistic professionals in the 70s and 80s. One
experience that would take some beating is that endured by Baxter Dury.
When punk rock star Ian Dury disappeared to make films in the late
80s, he left his teenage son in the care of his roadie, in a rundown
flat in Hammersmith.
But this was no ordinary roadie; this was
the Sulphate Strangler. The Strangler, having taken a lot of LSD in the
60s, was prone to depression, anger and hallucinations. He was also, as
the name suggests, a drug dealer.
What could possibly go
wrong? In a period that we can now only imagine, a young Baxter
ricocheted from one adventure to another, narrowly swerving one disaster
only immediately to collide with another. At times, his situation was
perilous in the extreme - the world is lucky to have him at all. CHAISE
LONGUE is an intimate account of those escapades, evocatively
illuminating a bohemian west London populated with feverishly grubby
characters.
Narrated in Dury's candid tone, both sad and funny, this moving story will leave an indelible imprint on its readers.
Chaise Longue - Baxter Dury
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