[kj] OT: People I've accosted.

[Alexander Smith]

"who was the most amicable "famous" peep that you approached?"

Okay, here we go:

- Michael Gira of SWANS/Angels of Light: Saw him -- Very randomly --  
buying a suit in Brooks Brothers while wearing a big fuckoff cowboy  
hat. Introduced myself and he was incredibly cool.

- Mike Watt (Minutemen/fIREHOSE): He was dancing like a loon at a  
Blues Explosion show. Told him I was a big fan, and he was very chatty  
and all smiles.

- Grant Hart (Husker Du/Nova Mob): He was at House of Freaks show at  
Mercury Lounge. VERY chatty as well, but very bad breath.


- Bobby Steele of the Undead: He's a regular fixture in the East  
Village and always very happy to shoot the breeze.

- Iggy Pop: He was sitting in front of Sin-E on St. Marks (no long  
gone). I was walking by. I saw him and exclaimed: "Holy shit, that's  
Iggy!" He smiled goofily and gave me a thumbs-up. Very weird.

- Billy Ficca of Televsion: Saw him only a few weeks back having a  
smoke on St. Mark's Place. Very cool. We stopped and chatted and about  
five minutes. Very down to earth dude,...unlike:

- Tom Verlaine of Television: I see him all the time, but he is always  
a grouch.

- Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth: Approached him on the subway, and he was  
completely keen to talk about bands and new stuff he was listening to.

- Jon Spencer of Blues Explosion/Pussy Galore - He actually came up to  
ME after his son stepped on my daughter's toe by accident. Very nice  
guy. Wished me a "Merry Christmas" as well. Very odd.

- Johnny Ramone on MacDougal Street - he was kinda a dick, actually.

Alex in NYC






On Sep 19, 2008, at 6:35 PM, Bette Dillinger wrote:


> Well, I always have been a Joe Jackson fan, and was even going to  

> pick up his autobiography.  Now I have second thoughts.  It sounds  

> like he has some social phobia going, a vibe I always got from him.   

> I know I would have been scared to approach him because of that....   

> I am sorry you had such a bad experience.

>

> Just out of curiosity, Alex, who was the most amicable "famous" peep  

> that you approached?

> For me, it was Robyn Hitchcock, but it was after his concert, so  

> that doesn't really count ;)  He was very goofy and just passing  

> through.  I said the stupidest thing, of course, something like "my,  

> you are much taller than I had thought" and he said "you are too,  

> dear".  LOL

>

> Bette

>

>

>

> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:36:15 -0700

> From: angrytomhanks at yahoo.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] first time/PEEL/Other stuff

>

>

> I just read the blog and I don't think you did anything wrong. He  

> can't be cool and just say "Thanks!"? Lame. You'd think after all  

> these years he'd have settled into some kind of "stock-answer"  

> routine with fans.

>

> Leigh

>

>

> http://www.nightruiner.com

> http://www.myspace.com/thesunthroughatelescope

> http://www.myspace.com/lauderdale

>

>

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

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

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net 

> >; A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net 

> >

> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 3:57:50 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] first time/PEEL/Other stuff

>

> First time I saw Killing Joke: Summer of 1989 at the Cat Club (since  

> torn down) on East 13th Street. Pre-EXTREMITIES. The flexi-disc of  

> "Beautiful Dead" was out. Atkins on drums. Taif on bass. Not sure  

> who was on keybs (Bechdel?). In the crowd: Joey Ramone of the  

> Ramones, Johnny Feedback of KRAUT (local boys) and Handsome Dick  

> Manitoba of the Dictators. And me --- practically welling up with  

> joy.\

> Incidentally, for those sitting on fence about picking up the new  

> PEEL SESSIONS disc -- DO IT!! The last three tracks (a STOMPING,  

> slower, more deliberate version of "Tension," a romp through "Exit"  

> and THE BEST VERSION OF "UNSPEAKABLE" I'VE EVER HEARD (way better  

> than studio rendition, in my opinion). ESSSSSSSENTIAL!!!!!!!

> On other fronts:

> I made a jackass of myself in front of New Wave's "Angry [old] Man,"  

> Joe Jackson. Read sad details here:

>

> http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2008/09/im-not-the-man.html

> ..and my blog-friend Jill just launched a Butthole Sufers site. Read  

> about that here:

> http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2008/09/surfs-up.html

> Hooray.

> Alex in NYC

>

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>

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

> From: sade1

> Sent: Sep 19, 2008 3:42 PM

> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

> Subject: Re: [kj] KJ: My very first time

>

>    If i can make it this time it'll be my 2nd. The 1st was for KJ2003.

>    Sux i had just gotten back into KJ only 2 weeks or so after they

> played L.A. (@ the Palace/Avalon) on their Pandemonium tour, which

> I so much would've loved to have seen in this life.

>

>

> ... ... ... ... ... ...

>

> [looking at the current state of things]

> 'Save me...

>   save me from Tomorrow..

>    I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...'

>

> "Se canto que canto, canto pas per ieu,

>   Canto per ma mio, qu'e¨s alen de ieu..."

>

>

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

> From: Javier Garcia <jagargal at lycos.com>

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net 

> >

> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:06:54 AM

> Subject: [kj] KJ: My very first time

>

> Diaz is a KJ follower since many years (decades actually), and -just  

> as me- this is the very first time he's going to a Killing Joke gig.  

> I know most gatherers live in the US and the UK, therefore you have  

> had a lot of chance to catch a KJ concert. Still, I wonder if other  

> gatherer's are in the same situation than Diaz and me (going to see  

> KJ for the first time ever)?

>

> Anyone else joining the first-timers list?

>

> Javier

> mexcity

>

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> Subject : [kj] KJ Brussels

>

> Date : Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:09:01 -0300

>

> From : "Jokers" <circusbar at uol.com.br>

>

> To : "A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)" <gathering at misera.net 

> >

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> Gatherers!!!

>

>

>

> Now I´m beginning to get really excited!!!! I´ve just bought my  

> plane tickets for Brussels with a scale in Frankfurt!

>

>

>

> I´m leaving Curitiba 27 september and I shall arrive in Brussels 28  

> at 18pm!!

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>

>

> Can´t wait to meet the other Gatherers at the Celtica Pub for some  

> Pints!!!!

>

>

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> I´ll keep you all informed on how things are going!!!

>

>

>

> Finally I´ll see the JOKE live for the firt time in my life!!!! It´s  

> a dream come tru!!!!!

>

>

>

> cheers

>

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>

> diaz

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