The Sex Pistols reunion tour is fast creeping up on us,

and it seems, like Kiss before them, some of the Pistols need to shed some uh,

er, extra baggage. We have reports that Steve Jones has employed a personal

trainer to visit him at his Los Angeles home, to whip him into shape before the

beginning of the tour, set for late next month. He had been a faithful

vegetarian for sometime, but just lately began eating rather unheathily during

the band's trip to England to announce their reformation, and has packed on the

poundage. Could it be nerves? He's said to be laying off the carbohydrates, and

has lost some weight already. The Pistols have confirmed the line-up for their

Finsbury Park show in London on June 23: Iggy Pop, The Wildhearts, The

Buzzcocks, Shane MacGowan, 60 FT Dolls, Fluffy, and Three Colours Red. Johnny

Rotten recently told reporters that "The Sex Pistols never ended properly, it

just fizzled out. So there's always going to be a dot, dot, dot. So many have

copied, imitated, and fucked up what was pure and perfect, that it's about time

that was readdressed. I don't give a shit if no one turns up, quite frankly,

it's just for us as a band to say goodbye to each other properly.