[kj] OT: Bill Hicks

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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, January 30, 2009 3:04:19 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT:  Bill Hicks

 
With all due respect, Brendan, this is like dredging up the ol' "Eighties"/"Come As You Are"/"Life Goes On"/"Baby, Come Back" debate.
Alex in NYC



 
-----Original Message----- 
From: Brendan Quinn 
Sent: Jan 30, 2009 2:53 PM 
To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'" 
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Bill Hicks 

   
Well, unfair in your opinion, I beg to differ based on how I see it:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hicks#Allegations_of_plagiarism_towards_Denis_Leary
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE4sK_yYtGQ
 

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From:gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Alex Smith
Sent: Saturday, 31 January 2009 05:38
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!); ' A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Bill Hicks
 
The perils and ramifications of smoking aren't really "niche" material. You may not like Dennis Leary -- fair enough -- but to accuse him of ripping off Hicks in that capacity is pretty unfair.
Alex in NYC


-----Original Message----- 
From: Brendan Quinn 
Sent: Jan 30, 2009 12:46 PM 
To: "' A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'" 
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Bill Hicks 



We were comparing them because they covered similar material, that I’m pretty sure Hicks came up with and Leary stole. Specifically the voicebox gag. I could be wrong, but that’s the accusation.
 

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From:gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Alex Smith
Sent: Saturday, 31 January 2009 03:59
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!); ' A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Bill Hicks
 
You seem to be equating them merely on the fact that they're both "angry" comedians. That's not much to go on. I mean, why not toss Don Rickles into the mix too, then?
Alex in NYC



-----Original Message----- 
From: Brendan Quinn 
Sent: Jan 30, 2009 10:31 AM 
To: "' A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'" 
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Bill Hicks 




Not a fair comparison…because? 
 

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From:gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Alexander Smith
Sent: Friday, 30 January 2009 23:15
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Bill Hicks
 
 
Dennis Leary is rarely as earnest and sanctimonious as Bill Hicks was capable of being. I love both, but it's not really a fair comparison. 
 
Alex in NYC
 
 
 
On Jan 30, 2009, at 1:34 AM, Brendan Quinn wrote:



Let Hicks=Soundgarden, and Let Leary=Stone  Temple  Pilots  
 
If Soundgarden=TotalGodheadOnEarth and STP=BigFatYawn, then Leary=?
 
Please show working.
 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of ade
Sent: Friday, 30 January 2009 07:24
To:  A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Bill Hicks
 
LOL, don't forget Denis Leary ;)
 
From wikipeedo: 'an industry joke began to circulate about Leary's transformation and subsequent success (roughly; "Question: Why is Denis Leary a star while Bill Hicks is unknown? Answer: Because there's no cure for cancer"'
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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Brendan Quinn
Sent: 29 January 2009 04:57
To: ' A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Bill Hicks
The only other comedians I’d put in that category (and none as good as Hicks) would be George Carlin, and lately, Joe Rogan, who’s a surprising find actually.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grcqs9cDuN8
 
PS: I haven’t watched this in ages so apologies if it sucks, but from memory it’s pretty cool.
 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Bette Dillinger
Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2009 12:34
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: [kj] OT: Bill Hicks
 

Hey everyone!
    Strange, angering, yet I am still gonna try to catch it.  In the US David Letterman will be showing on Friday, the 30th, 11:30 EST the routine of Bill Hicks' that was never aired by Letterman in 1994 because it was considered too "controversial".  The routine that sullied his relationship with the media to a degree.  
 
His mother Mary will also be a guest (the irony that the legal executor of the estate is the ex attorney for Billy Ray Cyrus, but then you can't make this shit up.).........
Damn, it has been 14 years!  Are there any comedians that are flying under the radar that should be checked out?  I am still looking for one whose voice is so resonant with truth and humour.
 
Bette       

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