GARY VALENTINE New York Rocker (2002 UK 256-page softback book from the punk survivour, a first hand account of the little documented era at the dawning of the punk movement - of life alongside Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, the Velvet Underground, David Bowie and the New York Dolls, of the gigs at CBGBs hitting the news as Warhol and his glittering crew descended - to its worldwide explosion, Valentine was the original bass player with Blondie, penning the classics 'XOffender' and '[Touched By Your] Presence Dear')
