[kj] OT: Lydon, US v UK punk

[Alexander Smith]

Oh yes -- `cos Lydon's ALWAYS been ENTIRELY CORRECT and ACCURATE ABOUT  
ABSOLUTELY *EVERY*THING, hasn't he?

Alex in NYC


On Feb 2, 2011, at 3:57 AM, Rob Moss wrote:


> Quite right.

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> Punk rock.

> America.

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> Silly idea.

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> On 2 Feb 2011, at 08:25, nicholas fitzpatrick <gasw30 at hotmail.com>  

> wrote:

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>> I'm not trying to fan the flames of this debate as I don't  

>> personally have an interest. However, I like history, so for the  

>> punk historians on the board, from today's '60 second' interview in  

>> the Metro:

>>

>> Q: If the Pistols hadn't existed, would punk have happened?

>>

>> A: No. There's confusion about this from people who should know  

>> better. Whatever was happening in New York was being done by much  

>> older people than us who were interested in the poetry of Rimbaud  

>> or glam rock - which isn't where we were. Older acts claimed it  

>> came from them first, which isn't right.

>>

>> Apart from that, he says he's releasing a book called Mr Rotten's  

>> Scrapbook, limited edition, 750 copies, £449 (that's not a typo!).  

>> He also says the butter adverts funded the PiL tours.

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>> Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:06:27 -0800

>> From: saulomar1 at yahoo.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] What is God disappeared?

>>

>> Bullshit!  *wink-wink* I mean, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns!

>>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkCuc34hvD4#t=2m57s

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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPDaz6uO9Ps

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>> From: Paul Wady <paulwady at hotmail.com>

>> To: Gatherers Killing Joke Gatherers <gathering at misera.net>

>> Sent: Tue, February 1, 2011 6:26:01 AM

>> Subject: [kj] What is God disappeared?

>>

>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkCuc34hvD4

>>

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>> KNOW YE, HEATHEN HORDES OF GATHERERS, WHAT OUR WORLD WOULD LOOK  

>> LIKE IF THE CREATOR DID A LORD-LUCAN!!!

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