One cold day in November 1979 a girlfriend and I hitched up from the dark depths of Cornwall to see Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson play the Hammersmith Odeon (now Apollo). I finally got to see my all-time favourite guitarist let rip with his iconic Les Paul. What a fabulous gig it was too. Over the years I've regaled friends with recounting the moment when someone in the audience (presumably female) threw a black stiletto-heeled shoe on to the stage. Memory fails when it comes to which song Mick was playing (possibly Slaughter On 10th Avenue) but he just picked it up and started playing his guitar with it. Over the years I've even talked about it with a couple of friends who were at the same gig but don't remember it. I started to believe that I had imagined the whole thing until I came across this photo in Uncut magazine. There it was...the defining moment and proof I hadn't made the whole thing up. Thanks to Frank Griffin for the photo!