And for more from Siouxsie & the...

And for more from Siouxsie & the...

And Budgie with me: And for more from Siouxsie & the...

Where: Oakland, California – At their hotel, just down the street from the Kaiser Convention center When: June 1, 1986 What: Photos and autographs And more: My friend and I were the only fans there, and got to take a photo with Budgie (who was a sweetheart), and then also met Steven Severin and Siouxsie herself. And for more from Siouxsie and the...

Growing up, I was always sort of horrified — though also fascinated — by this old book we had at home about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and the subsequent devastation of the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Apparently, Siouxsie was similarly spellbound by the story, and wrote this song about these two “cities in...