JOHN LYDON - JOHNNY ROTTEN PARTIES AT SID VICIOUS' ARREST SITE

The SEX PISTOLS' frontman JOHNNY ROTTEN raised eyebrows in New York over the weekend (22-24AUG03), when he chose to party at the spot where late bandmate SID VICIOUS was arrested for murder.

Rotten and his bandmates PAUL COOK and GLEN MATLOCK enjoyed an after-hours bash at SERENA'S nightclub in the Big Apple's notorious CHELSEA HOTEL after their Jones Beach gig.

The Chelsea is the hotel where Vicious, real name JOHN RITCHIE, had been co-habiting with girlfriend and fellow junkie NANCY SPUNGEN in Room 100. It's also the spot where Vicious was arrested for stabbing Spungen to death - four months before his 1979 suicide.

On entering the packed club, the punk band was whisked off to a VIP area where MOBY was already seated. But Rotten, real name JOHNNY LYDON, soon tired of the area and mixed with the whole crowd, signing autographs for fans until after 4 am.