The Kray Twins

This extract is from my biog of Punk legend Garry Bushell.

Chapter Twelve:
The Kray Twins

I met Charlie Kray in a West End nightclub and shook hands with the great man...but unlike Garry I never got to meet the Twins.

Garry visited both Reg and Ron in prison. Ronnie Kray approached him first via Wilf Pine, an old music biz associate of Garry`s.

Mr Bushell says:
"I got involved with Ronnie Kray first via Wilf Pine who I`d known from my days in rock. Wilf was a real villian, who had got involved with the music business through Don Arden - Wilf was Don`s enforcer.
Like many real villians, Wilf is also funny, a gent and he doesn`t hurt `civillians`,

His book tells just some of his story. He is one of the English villians to be a `made man` - a full member of the New York Gambino family, and a friend of Joe Pagano - (One Of The Family: The Englishman and The Mafia)

In his youth, at the height of the Krays / Richardson feud, Wilf led his own gang on audacious raids into both territories letting the twins and the Richardsons think their rivals were responsible.

That takes balls. Years later he became good friends with both.

He contacted me in 1989 on behalf of Ronnie Kray, who wanted me to visit him in Broadmoor. Wilf took me personally.
Ronnie was furious that the paedophile gang who had abused and murdered 14-year-old Jason Swift had received recommended sentences of just 15 years when Reggie was serving 30 years for one gangland killing"

He wanted to use The Sun to attack the paedos and also to campaign for Reg`s release. By that time Reg had served 21 years for the murder of Jack `the hat` McVitie (the uncle of Vince Riordan, the bassist in The Cockney Rejects who I had managed ten years before),

I was happy to do so, and Kelvin MacKenzie published the piece uncut, with a `You The Jury` phone line,
THOUSANDS called to say REGGIE KRAY should be FREE.

Although criminally insane, Ronnie didn`t talk like a madman. He was soft spoken, lively and quick-witted.
Ronnie sounded exactly like my Uncle Harry. He smoked constantly and on one visit drank non-alcoholic lager non-stop.
When we met he was dressed as immaculately as he did at the height of the Krays criminal empire.

He was wearing a £500 hand-made Italian suit, pink tie, solid gold Gucci watch, gold and diamond pinkie ring and solid gold cufflinks with the initial `R` engraved on one and `K` on the other.
His face much thinner than it was in the 60s, lit up when he spoke about his brother.

He said he enjoyed my BUSHELL On The Box Column, and asked me to bring Kylie Minogue with me next time I come - he was a fan of Neighbours, watching it twice a day, and said he `loved Charlene`.

Have you ever used your Underworld connections to help a friend?

Garry:
"On one occasion, the young children of one of my oldest friends were being threatened by an 6ft 4in 18-stone pervert, in gross sexual terms.
Obviously that kind of thing cant be tolerated. I had a few words and a hit squad of heavies were dispatched from South London.
The resulting discussion helped this odious creep realise the errors of his ways in a manner that her Majesty`s police could never do"
He adds;
"When the scumbag opened his front door he almost wet himself and started squeeling like a pig"
Adding:
"I can`t stand any form of child abuse and a grown man threatening to beat up 13 and 10 year old boys and involving a six-year-old girl in his sick sexual fantasies is out of order.
I believe in capital punishment for paedophiles. I would hang them myself if need be. Seriously"

The full chapter reveals how Garry met Reggie Kray - who had a soft spot for Kylie Minogue.

Dad Jailed For Birthday Wishes & Naming Sons Is Granted Freedom Of Speech

Freedom Of Speech

Julie Johnson (aka Julie Becks / Julie Taylor Johnson)

Rayleigh Essex:
In Lords nightclub earlier this year Porn star julie johnson approached my `old mate` Dave Alexander and told him I was "mentally ill and mad" - for the full version checkout part 1...

My Mate The Builder & Porn Star Julie Johnson

All the old cliches like "what a small world" and "fancy meeting you" all apply to this chapter.

Just days after `posting` a FB message to Dave Alexander I bump into the guy `face to face`.

Not only do I bump into Dave  just days after hearing about the Lords `encounter` in Rayleigh...but yesterday a member of my family meets up `Michelle A` and `Ab A`.

Thus proving it really is a small world...and that life is full of coincidences...as it was Michelle A...along with Aiden D...who were the first to tell me/my family all about julie and grimson`s affair.

I am walking back from the Dry Cleaners opposite Laindon Station when I hear cries of "Garry Johnson"...followed by "Gal"...as I look around a top of the range black jeep mounts the pavement - its Dave Alexander.

Dave jumps out - we shake hands - and without a word from me - the very first thing he utters after saying `hello` is..."You aint gonna believe this"...I grin - wondering what he`s going to say before replying "whats that?".

He says:
"I met julie the other night...well a few months ago...I went with a few mates to Lords in Rayleigh.
I`m standing there minding my own business...and this blonde bird" (his desription - as I dont use the word bird - never have).

What is he going to say I wonder?
Dave;
"This blonde bird pokes me in the chest and asks if I remembered her...when I said `no`...she goes...`I`m julie...Garry Johnson`s ex-wife`.

I`m werent sure at first because she looked different...but it was her...she then asked if I`d seen you and I made out I hadnt.

She went on slagging you off for about 2 hours...saying you was mad...dangerous...that you`d cracked up and was mentally ill"

He added:
"She had this right ugly bird with her who kept putting her face right into mine...it was really pissing me off.
I bought her a drink but nothing else happened...to be honest I couldnt wait to get rid of her...because all she did was slag you off".

I was fuming not because he bought her a drink - not because I didnt believe him when he said `nothing happened`.

The reason I was `angry` is because she was slagging me off - and telling people I was mad and mentally ill.

I knew julie spread those lies about me between 2005-2009...but didnt realise she was still doing it.

What julie didnt know - and Dave didnt let on - cos he`s one of the `good guys` is that we`ve met many times since 2005.

Before yesterday we last met leading up to Xmas 2012 - that time - Dave pulled up in a flash top of the range black sports car. The boy is obviously doing well.

The `Gospel Truth` is that up until yesterday I had not told Dave anything about julie`s porn movies or polaroid pictures.

I am not a `gossip` - I dont mind writing about julie`s porn movies...that`s like showbiz...plus I`m a writer - and the truth is those films were a major part of our 15-year marriage. The truth is Julie enjoyed making them just as much as me.

The fact is I cant write my autobiography and not mention writing, producing and directing julie in porn films like `Basildon Babe` , `Dirty Dancing` . `Escort Girl` and `Naked House Tour`...but I don`t like `talking` about them `face to face`.
I find it both embarrassing and disloyal.

I find there is a big difference between writing about history and talking about it - `spilling the beans` verbally...genuinely makes me feel like I am being dis-loyal to julie.

But yesterday I told Dave everything - as I was fuming about her still calling me `mad` , `mentally ill` and saying I`d cracked up and had a breakdown.

We chatted for almost a hour so I told Dave everything about her porn movies...the polariods...pervert pimp grimson, her various affairs and handing naked pictures of herself into Basildon Police Station...I left `no stone unturned`.

He laughed out loud...when I said the Police spread out on the desk all these porno pictures and asked "Mr Johnson do you recognise this woman?" and I replied "Well yes...I was married to her for 15 years"

That always gets a laugh - as it did at the time from both coppers and my solicitor Ian Ashby.

And to prove Dave is what I call a `proper bloke` - unlike white muslim paul wellings - he did not ask to see any of the photos or try to buy a copy of Basildon Babe.
He didnt even ask for the name of the website that shows clips of her best performances.

Like I said Dave is a `gent` a Bethnal Green boy and `genuine Cockney geezer` - just like his mate and top comedian Mickey Flannagan.

The complete opposite to `plastic cockney` wellings - who went onto to `bed/shag` julie just months after we split.
The low-life scrounger who `never bought a round` begged me by phone and email for both porno pictures and videos of julie.
I revealed that fact about wellings in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

But Dave Alexander reacted just like Fergie, Steve Newton and Garry Bushell - when out of respect for me - also did NOT ask to see any of julies porno performances.

I know people will suspect I am `gullable` and maybe thinking Dave was only telling me what I wanted to hear...but I am a good judge of character...and the bloke would not `cross the line` of f***ing a mates wife...or even the ex-wife of a friend.

Also Dave had not seen my message on FB...and was not aware of the information that had been given to me on Wednesday.

Our meet was pure `chance` - plus it was he who revealed within minutes of us meeting that he`d seen julie in a night club and bought her a drink.

Dave said he didnt `get off with her` and I believe him - to be honest the only time I felt any emotion...showed any feelings for julie...or reacted...was when he made what I considered an offensive remark.

I could feel my face change...my eyes go strange...I could tell Dave noticed the change in my persona - so I quickly made a jokey comment.

What had his mate said to offend me?

Dave said
"I was with 4 mates from the gym - and because she was going `on and on` slagging you off - one said "tell her to fuck off` - another said `get rid of her...she aint that much anyway`. "

I dont know if I reacted out of `loyalty` to my ex-wife - or because I was offended that some c**t claimed a woman I`d always fancied/lusted after wasnt `that much anyway`. I took that criticism personally...as a sort of `dig at me`

The truth is...I dont like criticism...was I angry because of misplaced loyalty to the Basildon Babe - or because I considered it an `attack` on my ego - or a bit of both?
The fact is I did not like some bolshie bastard...a f*****g stranger slagging off the `looks` of my ex-wife.

Thats my job LOL - though to be honest - I never have - I would if she put on weight...grew a double-chin...got fat ankles or `lost` those lovely legs and cute bum...I`d be the first LOL.

But Dave said it was only her face and hair that had changed - which is why he didnt recognise her.

I believe him when he says "she was well pissed and all over me Gal...If I`d wanted to I could of had her...but I didnt"

He added
"a friend of one of my mates did get off with her...but because were mates I wasnt interested" adding "I`m sure all my mates would of been interested if they`d known about her porn films"

And joked - (and for the avoidance of any doubt, he was joking) "I`m interested now"

I replied in a jokey manner - and as Dave`s hair is even longer then mine - you`ll get the drift:
"You aint got no chance with that hair...she`s only into slapheads" adding "grimson was bald and so is the black boyfriend"

Dave "funny you should say that - the guy she got off with at Lords was bald"

The fact is I believed every word - so much so - that when he offered me a `weekend` in Brighton I agreed.

We exchanged new numbers and parted with a handshake.

It is my belief that Dave is `innocent` of all charges and the the victim of false allegations.

He has not been sleeping with my ex-wife...he is a `true friend`...unlike white muslim paul wellings.

Worldwide Sensation

Its been a `funny old week` as the world`s media wanted to interview my family.
Everyone from my local paper to The Sunday Sport and Daytime TV wants to be my `friend`...normally I would jump headfirst into the spotlight...but "my family" are now the property of one mult-national organisation.
And I will NOT betray their loyalty - plus `our word is our bond`.
The Sunday Sport asked for `topless pictures` NOT of me - LOL - but of the Basildon Babe - other papers wanted `rare photos` - those with clothes on.
Every radio station...TV company and Newspaper got the same quote "Sorry but I cant speak until my gagging order is resinded` - they asked to talk to members of my family...but were told "sorry no comment".

Banged To Rights

Own Goal!
My ex took the bait and I have `done her up like a kipper`. The Social Worker peter brown told me in 2010 "watch what you write on Facebook because ms johnson monitors it".
Was that a `kosher tip` or just his opinion?
All can now be revealed LOL.
I just had a unnanounced visit from Social Services (pity they didnt turn up without any warning at 10 Carswell Gardens and catch perverted pimp richard grimson under the same roof as my daughter).
Anyway I opened the front door and it was "Hello Garry we`ve been told your on Hunger Strike".
I laughed out loud and said "do what?" I invited them into the Dining Room and on the table next to The Sun was a plate of marmite on toast, a boost bar and a cup of tea.
They started laughing as well and said "Sorry we had to check but your X informed us you was on Hunger Strike".
I said "what a load of bollocks" adding "you should of been here last night when we were watching The Apprentice as Sam and Adam `slaughtered` me for making so much noise eating my Pringles"
This was a hour ago and I`m still smiling as it confirmed once again that my x still `trawls the Internet looking to be offended`.
I have her `banged to rights` and also got another apology from Social Services. And more important I now have `concrete proof` for my legal team who will of course be contacting Social Services for a explanation of this latest `act of harrassment`.
And when Sam and Adam get in and I tell them that their former mum has reported me to Social Services for being on `Hunger Strike` they will `laugh there heads off`.
Example:
Last Friday after Adams Football Presentation the two of us went for a Indie and on Sunday the three of us had a McDonalds takeaway.
Dont know about you - but it sounds like a "pretty odd" hunger strike to me LOL. And the great thing is Social Services can confirm on-the-record that they were given `false information` by my ex-wife.
Thanx julie taylor johnson LOL.