[kj] best wizard

[Neil Perry]

He sounds more like a Bond villain! Was he stroking a
big white cat?

--- Juliet Pleming <pricepleming at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> Well, I wouldn't normally, of course, but for the
> sake of all things
> killing joke.....
> 
> On the subject of Dave the Wizard, I can only
> elaborate slightly on what
> I've already said. From what I remember he lived in
> a warren of wild
> squats up near Archway. There was a big perfectly
> circular bed like a
> platform. He offered me some sort of herb called
> Damiana,I think, which
> I declined. I got the impression he was into doing a
> sex majic thing and
> I started to feel a bit uncomfortable. He was
> alright though. I didn't
> get a sense of a dangerous situation or anything.
> 
> Juliet
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
> [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]
> On Behalf Of Neil Perry
> Sent: 24 April 2005 00:26
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> Subject: RE: [kj] best venue
> 
> Please miss tell us some Dave the Wizard stories 
> 
> --- Juliet Pleming <pricepleming at tiscali.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> > Mel....pink military does ring a bell, but just
> the
> > name. I couldn't
> > even say what they looked like. I went to so many
> > gigs etc. that a lot
> > of it is a blur to me these days. But yeah, the
> > lyceum was good and I
> > would have been there.. And yeah, the gig at
> Reading
> > Top Rank was the
> > one I was at. I did love the whole ritual thing
> with
> > Dave the Wizard. It
> > all added to the excitement of everything.
> > 
> > I did hang about with him for a little while as he
> > had a squat fairly
> > near me in Archway. He was an interesting
> character,
> > a bit intense..
> > 
> > My, so Jaz's birthday wasn't the first time he had
> > had you in a clinch.
> > I must confess I feel a bit jealous. I never got
> > that close to him. At
> > the reading gig I lost a really nice antique black
> > leather belt my Gran
> > gave me, but it was worth it to be right up there
> on
> > the stage.
> > 
> > Ooooh... the memories!
> > 
> > juliet
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
> > [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]
> > On Behalf Of melinda grant
> > Sent: 23 April 2005 21:55
> > To: gathering at misera.net
> > Subject: RE: [kj] best venue
> > 
> > juliet,.........did u see k.j. supporting a band
> > called ..pink milatary
> > at 
> > the lyceum,i am sure that was on a sunday,either
> > 80/81? i had forgot
> > about 
> > the bands that played all day on a sundays at that
> > venue,u brought that
> > fine 
> > detail from the past bak to me,any way,i am sure
> the
> > band was called
> > pink 
> > military,will have to dig out my old tickets to
> chek
> > that-----talking of
> > 
> > reading,i saw the joke at"reading top rank suite
> in
> > 81,were u at that
> > gig 
> > also? it was very memorable with dave the
> > wizard/plus his dog,doing more
> > 
> > than usual in the blessing of the stage 4
> > k.j./ritual--i remember being 
> > blown away by the whole event--
> > so u got up on the stage then,at reading/i have
> only
> > done that once,the 
> > bloody stage was so high,that it took 3 people to
> > give me a hand,iwas 
> > talking to jaz whilst up there, these bouncers
> > jumped in to get me of
> > the 
> > stage,but jaz grabbed me,very tightly,so that the
> > bouncers attemp to
> > pull me 
> > of stage failed,i also had a very good view,both
> of
> > the audience,and of
> > jaz, 
> > lol.....
> > 
> >     mel london uk.
> > 
> > >From: "Juliet Pleming"
> <pricepleming at tiscali.co.uk>
> > >Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke
> > (the band!)" 
> > ><gathering at misera.net>
> > >To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the
> > band!)'" 
> > ><gathering at misera.net>
> > >Subject: RE: [kj] best venue
> > >Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:06:28 +0100
> > >
> > >Mind you my best time seeing Killing Joke was at
> > Reading. At the place
> > >right next to the train station. The target? But
> > that's cos I somehow
> > >managed to get right up on the stage crammed up
> in
> > front of Jaz on his
> > >synth, so I had a pretty good view.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
> > [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]
> > >On Behalf Of Juliet Pleming
> > >Sent: 23 April 2005 15:03
> > >To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the
> > band!)'
> > >Subject: RE: [kj] best venue
> > >
> > >I also liked the lyceum very much. Lots of good
> > memories of going
> > there.
> > >They used to have those 7-bands-in-a-row things
> > starting in the
> > >afternoon on Sundays.
> > >
> > >juliet
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
> > [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]
> > >On Behalf Of melinda grant
> > >Sent: 23 April 2005 14:30
> > >To: gathering at misera.net
> > >Subject: RE: [kj] best venue
> > >
> > >i very much like the ..lycium venue-along the
> > strand-ldn-although k.j
> > >have
> > >not played there in yrs,i do
> > >remember early 80s gigs at the venue being very
> > good,acustic
> > >wise,size,location ect,they r very fond memories
> of
> > k.j gigs 4 me..
> > >
> > >mel  london  uk
> > >
> > > >From: "god botherer" <acroastic at hotmail.com>
> > > >Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke
> > (the band!)"
> > > ><gathering at misera.net>
> > > >To: gathering at misera.net
> > > >Subject: [kj] best venue
> > > >Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:59 +0100
> > > >
> > > >Old Hammersmith Palais
> 
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