[kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP

[fluw]

The Toasters where awesome 

 

In 1990 the toasters and my band the jinns where new signees on the miller
genuine draft band network, during the induction ceremonies in Milwaukee
that year the jinns and the toasters struck up a great friendship and
partied through the weekend heartily. And throughout the next year we played
gigs together on the road in the US and more merriment ensued.miss those
guys.

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Alexander Smith
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 11:31 AM
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Cc: gathering
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP

 

Of that generation of ska, I quite liked some local NYC acts like the
Toasters, the Scofflaws and the endearingly ridiculous MephiSkapheles (yes,
Satanic Ska at last), but never really aquired a taste for the 'Bosstones.
Friend of mine used to do sound for them back in the day & had many a story
about Dickie. He's quite a drinker. Shocker. 

 


Sent from my iPhone. Please forgive any typos. I'm still finding my way with
the texting apparatus. - Alex


On Aug 7, 2010, at 12:24 PM, GREG SLAWSON <gregslawson at msn.com> wrote:

I agree--that scene got flooded and old, and then mostly died out. At least
the Bosstones were heavier and probably the best songwriters of the bunch,
and their live shows were pretty punk.
 


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From:  <mailto:LONESTYLE at aol.com> LONESTYLE at aol.com
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 12:20:02 -0400
To:  <mailto:gathering at misera.net> gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP




No offense I used to like them.... but all that revival of Ska stuff got
boring in the mid 90's. Too many bands sounding a bit too happy and all the
same.

 

~ LB

 

In a message dated 8/5/2010 1:35:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
gregslawson at msn.com writes:

I'd reccomdend seeing the Mighty Mighy Bosstones though (good ska-punk and
very pro-audience)...Outstanding songs too.
 


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From:  <mailto:LONESTYLE at aol.com> LONESTYLE at aol.com
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 23:47:14 -0400
To:  <mailto:gathering at misera.net> gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP




I refuse to see the Fake Kennedys! The Angry Samoans are great live! Social
Task are friends of mine and rip too!

 

~ LB

 

In a message dated 7/31/2010 5:48:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
saulomar1 at yahoo.com writes:

You all can settle this 12/03 at the House of Blues. 

Seems like LA Punk Scene night, 

 
<http://www.pollstar.com/resultsVenue.aspx?ID=83028&SortBy=Date&SearchBy=hou
se> http://www.pollstar.com/resultsVenue.aspx?ID=83028
<http://www.pollstar.com/resultsVenue.aspx?ID=83028&SortBy=Date&SearchBy=hou
se> &SortBy=Date&SearchBy=house of blues

 

... ... ... ... ... ... 


[looking at the current state of things..]

 

'Who has the fun.. 

  ..is it always a man with a gun...? 

    Someone must have told him if you work too hard... you can sweat" 

 

 


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From: "LONESTYLE at aol.com" <LONESTYLE at aol.com>
To:  <mailto:gathering at misera.net> gathering at misera.net
Sent: Fri, July 30, 2010 6:19:16 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP

How can you not like the LA punk scene? The LA punk scene was awesome!  So
many great bands came up with so many different sounds.

 

~LB

 

In a message dated 7/30/2010 1:41:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
folk.devil at hotmail.com writes:

This reminds me of when I saw the Lurkers...they didn't play..they were too
pissed and just stood there like twats.
I never really enjoyed the 2nd wave punk thing, nor the LA punk scene...the
latter was probably just cultural, the former because 99% of it was just
performing monkeys.


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From:  <mailto:kjlist at live.com> kjlist at live.com
To: vassifer at earthlink.net;  <mailto:gathering at misera.net>
gathering at misera.net
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:44:56 -0500
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP

FEAR was a favorite growing up. They were erratic, incomprehensible,
unpredictable, shambolic, frequently idiotic and even more frequently a
powerful expression of everything I loved about music at the time.
 
Kind of like...KJ?
 
I loved how they were always teetering just on the edge of falling apart.
Growing up I would hear stories of the Replacements at Duffy's in Mpls (and
opening for KJ) or Kirby's in Moorhead, MN (next to Fargo, ND). The
consensus was always the same: either you saw the greatest rock'n'roll show
ever, or you saw a bunch of drunk fools play KISS covers for 20 minutes
before falling off the stage.
 

 


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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:21:25 -0400
From:  <mailto:vassifer at earthlink.net> vassifer at earthlink.net
To: gathering at misera.net;  <mailto:gathering at misera.net>
gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP


I loved FEAR's first two albums. Awesome live band as well. 

Alex in NYC



-----Original Message----- 
From: folk devil 
Sent: Jul 30, 2010 2:03 PM 
To: gathering at misera.net 
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP 

Can I ask what appealed to you about them?
Worse than the Expoited, to me.
 


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To:  <mailto:gathering at misera.net> gathering at misera.net
From:  <mailto:countessghoulita at aol.com> countessghoulita at aol.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:40:00 -0400
Subject: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP

http://longgoneloser.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/derf-scratch-r-i-p/ 

 


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