[kj] Happy Birthday Raven

[Simon Abinett]

Some great memories there
Thanks for sharing!

 



From: frenchyfrenzy at killingjoke.fr
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:57:58 +0100
Subject: Re: [kj] Happy Birthday Raven
























Raven was the 1st guy of
the group I met at the Underworld in 2003 (just before being ejected from the
venue by their manager Patryck who I asked for a pen just for an autograph and
I was betrayed by my "french" accent

The only guy I shouldn't
have asked for a pen ;o)))

 

At the end of the night
thank to Rob Moss's photos pass i finally got the famous ones and my 1st
pictures with the group.

Everything really began
one month later in Geneva when I took my videocamera and tried to film the
rehearsal from the right side of the stage but from the outside of the venue
trying not to be seen by the famous manager ;o))

 

Raven noticed it and
welcomed me so kindly in their backstage room and said : "You can film
everything and everytime you want ...." and from that day I've filmed all
their gigs 'except the 2nd nights Astoria 03 and SBE 05 when the shows were
officially filmed.

 

It's a "return into
the circle" because everything ended for Raven in Geneva toowhere we had his funeral's "afterparty"

 

I'll never forget all
these moments like when he was trying to play drums before the Milano's gig in
June 05 and i called him 'Little Paul" behind the drums kit ha ha ha 

Of course his legendary
english sense of humour is the thing that misses me most ....

 

I just remember when we
were wandering in Pigalle streets before the Ministry's tour in 2006, a young blonde lady
working for a strip tease club tried to invite us inside the club and he
whispered something to her ears and she replied : "no no no we can't do
that" ha ha ha (certainly something really really wild ;o)))

That's the last time i
saw him and he was very tired but always smiling and ready to take any funny
picture.

RIP Mister Raven

 

Stephane " Frenchy Frenzy"

 









De :
gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] De la part de Paul Rangecroft

Envoyé : lundi 17 janvier
2011 13:52

À : A list about all things
Killing Joke (the band!)

Objet : Re: [kj] Happy
Birthday Raven



 

50 today. Damn he died
young. He must have really taken the piss.



He once got me and Bev some work doing the website for Matt Zane's (the Society
One guy's) website (a typical example of him not just saying nice things but
actually using his position to do something for others - he was very far from
being a cunt in my opinion). But the bit that still makes me smile is when he
was telling me about the situation in an email he put "I neglected to
mention that you are off your rocker"!



Don't have any garlic beer but I'll eat a clove in honour of the big black
country bird (good for old ticker, wot!) and be suitably disgusted.



The Eagle - he was lord above.

The Raven King was lord below.



On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 11:55 PM, sade1 <saulomar1 at yahoo.com> wrote:







Garlic Tea (if it can
be called that)
is good. Done with boiled milk and a clove of. It tastes surprisingly
good. 

 





 





 









From: Mike
Cooper <mike at coopersurf.fsnet.co.uk>

To: A list about all things
Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>

Sent: Sun, January 16, 2011 2:15:52
PM

Subject: Re: [kj] Happy Birthday
Raven



I don’t normally drink at home so don’t keep too
much alcohol in the house but thought I would have a drink to Raven.  The
only thing resembling beer I could find was a bottle of garlic beer a mate had
bought for me from the garlic farm on the Isle of Wight which has start on a
cupboard for 4 or 5 weeks.  I kid you not – garlic beer.  So I
opened it, raised it, took a big mouthful and I mean a proper one and good
god.  Without hesitation sprayed the lot across the kitchen sink. 
Jesus that was nasty!  Why did I ever think it might taste nice and I love
garlic in cooking.  I can still taste it (shudder). So a brief toast and a
big spray for Raven! The sad thing is my mate who bought it likes it –
but then he is a copper.

 

Do not drink garlic beer – even if it is free!  

 













 







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