[kj] Killing Joke: Clash influenced?

[bongo]

so the clash weren't the real deal??? what a load of bollox!

the pistols did have some good songs, but were so cartoony is was hard to
take them serious.




On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 3:03 AM, ade <ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk> wrote:


>  LOL - nice one!

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> Pistols are taken far less seriously & yet were the real deal...

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> *From:* gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

> *On Behalf Of *Darren A. Peace

> *Sent:* 25 May 2009 02:58

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

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] Killing Joke: Clash influenced?

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>  Heh!

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> Weren’t they public (fee-paying, for any septics reading) schoolboys?

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> Strummer, certainly, was the son of a diplomat with a boarding-school

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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Strummer

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> Darren

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> Hungerford, UK

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> *From:* gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

> *On Behalf Of *sade1

> *Sent:* 25 May 2009 2:38 AM

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

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] Killing Joke: Clash influenced?

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> > found him to be a very intelligent and intersting...

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> I wonder what kind of education or worldly experience (aka University of

> Hard-Knox) the guys in The Clash had?  I've never looked into it.

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>    Their lyrics sound smart and insightful, but the image to

> non-connoisseur is that they were but talented street urchins

> borderline-ruffians, or so i gathered (*a looonng time ago..*) from the cd

> liner of their 2-cd hits set.

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> There, I have exercised 2 of my rights - the right not to be killed (still

> here), and the right to free speech (no carpal tunnel yet).  Can I have food

> money now, please?? (*"M o r e ? !" -- olivertwist)*

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> > human beeing..

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> He was an apiculturist, and onstage too??

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> =)

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

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> *[looking at the current state of things..]*

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> 'Save me...

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>   save me from Tomorrow..

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

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> *From:* melinda grant <hollytree1961 at hotmail.com>

> *To:* thegathering mailing list <gathering at misera.net>

> *Sent:* Sunday, May 24, 2009 5:37:19 PM

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] Killing Joke: Clash influenced?

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> i met joe strummer 1978 oct at bath pavillion,bath u.k after there gig-back

> stage,found him to be a very intelligent and intersting human beeing and

> paul simmion/topper were just cute ;)

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> milindafgrant

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> Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 18:44:14 -0500

> From: jasmead111 at verizon.net

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] Killing Joke: Clash influenced?

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> ach cacamas should've shook the bastards hand when i had the chance! t'hell

> with it

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> May 24, 2009 02:29:35 PM, gathering at misera.net wrote:

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> On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 6:02 AM, jerry bodkin <jelbod at hotmail.co.uk>

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>  Changing direction on the Clash though, it's amazing how often on the

> radio/T.V. that the most oft played tunes are, I Fought The Law and Rock The

> Casbah, absolute pooh in my book, proper cack!

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>  Jel

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> .........well, i wouldnt say absolute pooh, but yeah, the most 'popular'

> clash songs are some of the weakest!

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> other favs...  death or glory, charlie dont surf, lose this skin, car

> jamming, know your rights, etc etc etc !

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