[kj] Shirty?

[folk devil]

Cheers, Alex. It's a shame, I personally think MD would still be an ideal 
label for the joke. That was a bit of a snub to a damn good artist, too. 
Would the joke have been so 'noticeable' at the time without it? I don't 
reckon.



>From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

>Reply-To: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>,"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>, gathering at misera.net

>Subject: Re: [kj] Shirty?

>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 15:15:38 -0400 (EDT)

>

>

>Ah, well, it's ancient history, I suppose, but Malicious Damage was ordered 

>to stop selling t-shirts bearing the words "Killing Joke" on them about -- 

>must be about four years ago, I'd imagine. The history of Mike Coles 

>working with Killing Joke is a long and august one, but evidently there've 

>been several miscommunications between the two camps over the years, 

>resulting in some not so amiable interaction. In any event, the story goes 

>that Coles was legally obligated to cease all sales of KJ shirts. So he 

>did.

>

>So, when I spotted the notice on the newly re-launched site that read:

>

>"The final stock of shirts that were previously available via Malicious 

>Damage are now available via PHD, limited stock available..."

>

>..I wondered aloud whether it was the very shirts in question, which got 

>"Darth"'s quills up because *GOD FORBID* anyone *DARE* suggest that Killing 

>Joke's business practices over the years have been anything but *SPOTLESS* 

>On the other hand, perhaps the differences between KJ and MD on this matter 

>have all been ironed out. I just thought it was a bit mysterious.

>

>Bleat over.

>

>Alex in NYC

>

>

>-----Original Message-----

> >From: folk devil <folkdevil_23 at hotmail.com>

> >Sent: Jun 6, 2007 2:55 PM

> >To: gathering at misera.net

> >Subject: Re: [kj] Shirty?

> >

> >the MD shirts....

> >

> >

> >>From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

> >>Reply-To: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>,"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>, gathering at misera.net

> >>Subject: Re: [kj] Shirty?

> >>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:37:04 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

> >>

> >>

> >>About the MD shirts or about "Darth" lapping up his own excrement?

> >>

> >>Alex in NYC

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>-----Original Message-----

> >> >From: folk devil <folkdevil_23 at hotmail.com>

> >> >Sent: Jun 6, 2007 2:24 PM

> >> >To: gathering at misera.net

> >> >Subject: Re: [kj] Shirty?

> >> >

> >> >Alex, could you elaborate? Sorry, I guess I was under a rock or

> >>something..

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>--- Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

> >> >>>>

> >> >>>>>

> >> >>>>>Am I wrong, or are they selling those confiscated

> >> >>>>>Malicious Damage shirts?

> >> >>>>>

> >> >>>>>Seems a bit iffy in the ethics department, no?

> >> >>>>>

> >> >>>>>Alex in NYC

> >> >>>>>

> >> >>>>>

> >> >>>>>

> >> >

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