[kj] Shirty?

[woody2shooz]

sounds to me like Mikey C may have sold a job lot to the Killing Joke 
commercial machine.
I never heard of shirts being confiscated...

folk devil wrote:

> 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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