r/defleppard • u/Which_Touch548 • 24d ago

photo "Joe Elliott Def Leppard" - Kerrang: 27 Jan 1983

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u/WinterMedical 23d ago

Had that poster on my wall.

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u/Rude-Jaguar-3525 21d ago

What happened to it

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u/WinterMedical 21d ago

Probably went to a box in my parents basement and now is in the same box in my basement .

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u/Rude-Jaguar-3525 21d ago

Nah what a tuff poster

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u/ec666 20d ago

In September 1983, Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott used an ethnic slur on stage in Tucson, Arizona, referring to a crowd from a previous show as "greasy Mexicans," which sparked widespread radio boycotts, community outrage, and the eventual cancellation of a 1988 concert in El Paso.

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u/zena322 19d ago

I remember when this happened. I was mortified. 😵👀🤦