[kj] FW: Michael Jackson dead

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> We are inevitably more forgiving of our heroes. There are still an awful lot of Who fans around.

 
It's also very difficult to find out what's true & what's part of a smear campaign. I'm really
not sure about Townshend, but I remember that 3D (of Massive Attack) apparently had his Mac
removed by police because of images, etc, etc. This, of course, was reported in the press.
Oddly, the story stopped there - it didn't seem to get any further.
 
If I then point out that he was vehemently anti Iraq Invasion & was financing big anti-war messages
on billboards around London & was basically making a lot of anti-war noise, then it seems to me
to be more about shutting him up, rather than anything really being found on his PC. The timing
was, to put it mildly, incredible.
 
When this sort of shit goes on, it reminds us that we should be reading between the lies.
 
So, I'm still unsure about Jacko & can't really cast him as a child-fucker. Not yet anyway. But
believe me, if he is, I will gleefully do my part in making sure no one forgets it !!!
 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Darren A. Peace
Sent: 28 June 2009 18:33
To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk; 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] FW: Michael Jackson dead



We are inevitably more forgiving of our heroes. There are still an awful lot of Who fans around.

 

And when I said Paul Raven, I meant ours, not Mr Glitter, obviously.

 

Darren

Hungerford, UK

 

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Darren A. Peace
Sent: 28 June 2009 6:26 PM
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] FW: Michael Jackson dead

 

It would be reasonable to argue that MJ was acquitted of the child molestation charges. It would also be reasonable to mention that he paid out many millions of dollars to silence potential litigants. The conclusion is, I think, reasonably straightforward. 

 

However, Hitchcock was not a splendid fellow when he sent a very young Melanie Griffiths a little doll of her mother Tippi Hedren in a coffin. I still like his films. The issue arises, I think, when someone's contribution to society is defined by their crimes.

 

Personally, MJ's music brought me no pleasure (I still remember cursing whenever "Rock With Me" invaded my Radio Luxembourg listening), so am not affected by his death in the same way that I was by, say, Paul Raven's.

 

What really pisses me off is the attitude of the media to this, predicated on the unshakeable conviction that I am really, really interested in the paedo. I'm not. Really, I'm not.

 

I'm spending the next two weeks in an isolation tank.

 

Darren

Hungerford, UK

 

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Jim Harper
Sent: 28 June 2009 6:05 PM
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] FW: Michael Jackson dead

 


Aside from the implication that paedophiles are okay if they've also written some nice songs, my main grievance about this whole bloody circus is the media conspiracy to hush-up his charming recreational activities. I could be wrong, but none of the eulogies, bios and ass-kissing pieces of tripe that I've read actually mention his court cases and multi-million dollar out-of-court settlements. The closest any of them have come was a sheepish remark that "[his] later life was dogged by legal problems". Since when did being arrested count as a 'legal problem'? That makes it sound like some boundary dispute with a neigbour, or at worst a little income-tax evasion.

 

It's disgraceful. If Gary Glitter had actually written some half-decent songs, does that mean he was really a nice guy? When he dies do we all have to agree not to mention his child molestation in case it offends someone?

 

Jim.

 

--- On Sun, 28/6/09, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

It's all fucking meaningless. People have been force-fed this inane bologna for years that MJ was some sort of "genius' (the most abused word in the English language). Pile of fucking crap.

I'm sick of it.

 

Alex in NYC

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From: jerry bodkin 
Sent: Jun 28, 2009 11:24 AM 
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Subject: [kj] FW: Michael Jackson dead 


 

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From: jelbod at hotmail.co.uk
To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk
Subject: RE: [kj] Michael Jackson dead
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:24:17 +0100

 
 If his fans liked his music, why didnt they have the c.d's, downloads etc already? Why the sudden rush to purchase and d/load. Somethings smells and dont just mean his corpse! 
 
 Jelly.
 

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From: dpeace at bigfoot.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:07:37 +0100
Subject: Re: [kj] Michael Jackson dead

Oh Christ.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8123085.stm

 

Darren

Hungerford, UK

 

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