[kj] OT: Stop this man

[Brendan Quinn]

Mate you’re a pinko, aren’t you lot supposed to do sit-ins and walk-outs,
not stand up? 

 

Just jokes! ;)

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of GREG SLAWSON
Sent: Thursday, 20 March 2008 1:16 p.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Stop this man

 

My faves are Louis C.K. and Jake Johansen. Bill Hicks has great material
(more in line w/my beliefs) I love Sam Kinison too. I did stand-up for a
year myself.


> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:51:37 +1300

> From: bq at soundgardener.co.nz

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Stop this man

> 

> I haven't read your link yet, don't need to, there's not much doubt in my

> mind that Leary ripped that off, the whole voice-box joke etc...I used to

> like Leary until I learned about Hicks, but I wouldn't touch him with a

> barge pole now. Not that I've EVER come across a barge pole in my entire

> life. But if I did, well, I can tell you boyo, one thing I would NOT do,

> would be to use it to touch Denis Leary with.

> 

> I mean, if Denis Leary walked in here right now, and handed me a barge

> pole, I'd spit right in his fucking third eye ;)

> 

> I've got loads of Hicks on my PC, it's eminently replayable. Now his brand

> of misanthropy (or call it cynicism) I can get with...and his brand of

> utopian vision as well. No real paradox there. You can be a zealot and a

> cynic at the same time. That's my philosophy wrapped up in a nutshell. I

> wouldn't be surprised if Hicks was a Robert Anton Wilson fan too.

> 

> It'd be a tough call, but if I had to chose my favourite comedian it'd be

> Bill Hicks.

> 

> > Bill Hicks was ill with cancer and passed away from the word in 1994. In

> > 1993 is when Leary did "No Cure for Cancer."

> >

> > In fact there are allegations that Leary directly plagiarized from Bill

> > Hicks:

> >

> >

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hicks#Allegations_of_plagiarism_towards_De
nis_Leary

> >

> > -Oliver

> >

> >

> > ade wrote:

> >> Totally. Particularly the smoking sketch :)

> >>

> >> Sadly, I saw Leary do it first, loved 'No Cure for Cancer' & then when

I

> >> found Hicks, well, it sort've tainted anything Leary does for ever more

> >

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