Post at The Fidra Blog – Patti Smith

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Vanessa

A week or so ago, we went to Oran Mor in Glasgow to handle the booksales and signing at Patti Smith’s gig to promote her new autobiography, Just Kids. It was a brilliant night in lots of ways and we were all completely star-struck at having met such a legend…

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