Beat my head against a pole. Try to knock some sense, Down in my bones. And even though they don’t show, The scars aren’t so old. And when they go, They let you know. You can’t put your arms around a memory, You can’t put your arms around a memory. Former member of the New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders and considered by many to be his signature song from 1978. If East Leeds had it’s very own version of Johnny Thunders, it might well be Stevie Hulme aka Vayne former singer of the Vaynes. Johnnny was Stevie’s hero and he even supported him on tour. And although Johnny is long gone, Stevie might not be able to put his arms around a memory but he’s certainly able to put them in a book. We’ve made quite a big deal of Stevie’s story in this issue. when some of his peers might of thought he’d be lucky to see 30 years old, Stevie’s still here and his story is a fantastic, against the odds trawl through the last 40 years or so.