[kj] Year end Poll

Gary Howes gathering@misera.net
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:03:30 +1000


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1) Your Name:

Gary Howes
2) Your Age:

Just turned 40

3) Are you married and have you any children?

My son Jaz is now 5 years old (Big Jaz wrote him a message when we met
in Sydney recently), and Bre, 9 years old.

4) I live here:

Sydney, Australia

5) I've been a member of the Gathering since:

2 weeks

6) What do you want for X-mas?
'The office' BBC TV show DVD

7) Your biggest extravagance of the year?
New Car.
8) Your biggest hopes for 2004?
Peace, and good news in the paper.
9) What was the last album you bought,why, and how
is it?
 England half English- Billy Bragg.
Good, but not great.
10) Not including the new Killing Joke album, what
were your top five favourite releases of the year?
The Q Magazine 2003 collection had some good tracks

11) What live bands have you seen recently. Did they
 rate?=20
Echo and the Bunnymen -Ian was out of it for the first half, then
sobered up.
Billy Bragg -Good, but too many tuning up stoppages, remember Joe
Strummer said "Who wants it to sound like the record? Me neither"

12) Worst music you heard all year:
I turn it off if it's no good!

14) Band(s) most in need of
reforming/touring/releasing new material:
Undertones.
15) Band(s) most in need of hanging it up and calling
it a day:
Rolling Stones
16) Albums most in need of re-mastering and
 re-release deluxe stylee:=20
Never mind the bollocks

17) Most overrated music of the year:

Nick Cave ( want to like him, but songs are always too weak)

18) Most underrated music of the year:
KJ of course.

19) Next to Killing Joke, my top five favourite
bands/artists are:
Clash, Cocteau Twins, Smiths, Conflict and David Sylvian.
20) Express your views on Killing Joke's presence on
the Internet

Long overdue, but thankfully now a reality


22) Regarding the Joke, despite all the
rumormongering, I'd really like the following to
happen:

TO KEEP GOING STRONG

24) What would you have rather seen on the album
cover, other than the red Krusty Clown?

Real art from the band

25) Favourite track on the new album:

You'll never get to me

26) Least favourite track on the new album:

Asteroid

27) Were it up to you to have chosen the first single,
it would have been:

Seeing Red

28) Have you managed to see "the Year of the Devil" as
yet? Your thoughts?
No
29) Outside of Andy Gill, who would you like to see produce the next
Killing Joke record?
Youth.
30) Killing Joke track that best sums up the world today:
Unto the ends of the earth
31) Have you bought anything from Malicious Damage yet? If not, WHAT THE
FUCK ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
T-Shirts
32) Goods you'd like to see made available on Mike Coles estimable site?
Bumper sticker!!!
33) Following the 2004 Elections, I'd like to see this man in the White
House:
An honest person.
34) Do you feel 'safer' now that Saddam Hussein has been apprehended?
No.
35) Now that he's in custody, I would handle Saddam this way:
Trail in the Hague.
36) Where is Osama Bin Laden:=20
Pakistan.=20
37) Have we seen the last of terrorism courtesy of Islamists on the
homefront (US/UK/EUR)?
No
38) Do you feel prepared for another such instance?
Yes
39) Do you think Iraq had anything to do with the events of September
11, 2001?
No
40) Where were you/what were you doing on that day?
Sydney, asleep. It was September 12th!!!
41) Were you the next American president, your first act in office would
be:
Reduce foreign intervention, look after my own people (I visit the US
regularly and it is the poorest place I go, bar Asia.)
42) Tony Blair is a: __Sad shadow of his former self..

43) They want replace Franklin Delano Roosevelt's face on the American
Dime with the face of Ronald Reagan. What is your reaction:
It speaks for itself. Very deluded.
44) George W. Bush is an idiot: True or False. Explain your feeling why
you feel this way. Support your argument:
Just is...
45) Under which American administration was the world/your own situation
better off: Bush's or Clinton's?
Clinton, flawed but still human. Great work on Aids with Nelson proves
his inner convictions.






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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">1) Your Name:</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Gary Howes</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">2) Your Age:</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Just turned 40</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">3) Are you married and have you =
any children?</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">My son Jaz is now 5 years old (Big Jaz =
wrote him a message when we met in Sydney recently), and Bre, 9 years =
old.</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">4) I live here:</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Sydney, Australia</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">5) I've been a member of the =
Gathering since:</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">2 weeks</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">6) What do you want for =
X-mas?</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">'The office' BBC TV show DVD</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">7) Your biggest extravagance of =
the year?</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">New Car.</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">8) Your biggest hopes for =
2004?</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Peace, and good news in the =
paper.</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">9) What was the last album you =
bought,why, and how</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">is it?</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR"></FONT>&nbsp;<FONT FACE=3D"Times =
New Roman">England half English- Billy Bragg.</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Good, but not great.</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">10) Not including the new Killing =
Joke album, what</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">were your top five favourite =
releases of the year?</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">The Q Magazine 2003 collection had =
some good tracks</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">11) What live bands have you seen =
recently. Did they</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">&nbsp;rate? </FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Echo and the Bunnymen -Ian was out of =
it for the first half, then sobered up.</FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Billy Bragg -Good, but too many =
tuning up stoppages, remember Joe Strummer said &quot;Who wants it to =
sound like the record? Me neither&quot;</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">12) Worst music you heard all =
year:</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">I turn it off if =
it's no good!</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">14) Band(s) most in need =
of</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">reforming/touring/releasing new =
material:</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Undertones.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">15) Band(s) most in need of =
hanging it up and calling</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">it a day:</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Rolling =
Stones</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">16) Albums =
most in need of re-mastering and</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman =
CYR">&nbsp;re-release deluxe stylee: </FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Never mind the =
bollocks</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">17) Most overrated music of the =
year:</FONT></SPAN>
</P>

<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Nick Cave ( want =
to like him, but songs are always too weak)</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">18) Most underrated music of the =
year:</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">KJ of =
course.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">19) Next to Killing Joke, my top =
five favourite</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">bands/artists are:</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Clash, Cocteau =
Twins, Smiths, Conflict and David Sylvian.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">20) Express your views on Killing =
Joke's presence on</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">the Internet</FONT></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">Long overdue, but thankfully now a =
reality</FONT></SPAN>
</P>
<BR>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">22) Regarding the Joke, despite =
all the</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">rumormongering, I'd really like =
the following to</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">happen:</FONT></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">TO KEEP GOING</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman"> STRONG</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">24) What would you have rather =
seen on the album</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">cover, other than the red Krusty =
Clown?</FONT></SPAN>
</P>

<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">R</FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">eal =
art</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Times New Roman">from the band</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">25) Favourite track on the new =
album:</FONT></SPAN>
</P>

<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">You'll never get =
to me</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">26) Least favourite track on the =
new album:</FONT></SPAN>
</P>

<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Asteroid</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">27) Were it up to you to have =
chosen the first single,</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">it would have been:</FONT></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">Seeing Red</FONT></SPAN>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">28) Have you managed to see =
&quot;the Year of the Devil&quot; as</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman CYR">yet? Your thoughts?</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">No</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-au"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">29) Outside of =
Andy Gill, who would you like to see produce the next Killing Joke =
record?<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Youth.</FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">30) Killing Joke track that best sums up =
the world today:<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Unto the ends of the =
earth</FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">31) Have you bought anything from =
Malicious Damage yet? If not, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU WAITING FOR?<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">T-Shirts</FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">32) Goods you'd like to see made =
available on Mike Coles estimable site?<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Bumper =
sticker!!!</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-au"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">33) Following =
the 2004 Elections, I'd like to see this man in the White House:<BR>
An honest person.<BR>
34) Do you feel 'safer' now that Saddam Hussein has been =
apprehended?<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">No.</FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">35) Now that he's in custody, I would =
handle Saddam this way:<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Trail in the =
Hague.</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-au"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">36) Where is =
Osama Bin Laden: </FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-au"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Pakistan.</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-au"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">37) Have we seen =
the last of terrorism courtesy of Islamists on the homefront =
(US/UK/EUR)?<BR>
No<BR>
38) Do you feel prepared for another such instance?<BR>
Yes<BR>
39) Do you think Iraq had anything to do with the events of September =
11, 2001?<BR>
No<BR>
40) Where were you/what were you doing on that day?<BR>
Sydney, asleep. It was September 12th!!!<BR>
41) Were you the next American president, your first act in office would =
be:<BR>
Reduce foreign intervention, look after my own people (I visit the US =
regularly and it is the poorest place I go, bar Asia.)<BR>
42) Tony Blair is a: __Sad shadow of his former self..<BR>
<BR>
43) They want replace Franklin Delano Roosevelt's face on the American =
Dime with the face of Ronald Reagan. What is your reaction:<BR>
It speaks for itself. Very deluded.<BR>
44) George W. Bush is an idiot: True or False. Explain your feeling why =
you feel this way. Support your argument:<BR>
Just is...<BR>
45) Under which American administration was the world/your own situation =
better off: Bush's or Clinton's?<BR>
Clinton, flawed but still human. Great work on Aids with Nelson proves =
his inner convictions.<BR>
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