[kj] KJ spotting circa 1981

[Ana Madani]

Oddly enough, I've heard that kids around here are quite fascinated with
vinyl LPs.

Well, it's much easier to read the titles on 'em, at least.


On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 11:45 PM, Dominico C <dominicoc at hotmail.com> wrote:


> I just recently had a debate from a couple of people, downloading, versus

> going to the record shop. In my opinion, nothing beats going down to the

> record shop to sift through physical releases. Of course, I  grew going to

> the record shop getting my hands on KJ and other stuff.

>

>

>

>

> "Wonder if in the future kids who grew up in the 2000s will be nostalgic

> about how the splash page of the iTunes store used to be...or when you had

> to use your fingers to order stuff from a screen, instead of your brain

> implants..."hey man remember KEYBOARDS?!"

>

> ("affirmative but illogical - beep beep")

>

> On a positive note, I was surprised that at Soundgarden I was surrounded by

> kids who obviously were familiar with their songs and knew how to use their

> legs and lungs...the kids are...okay. Ish.

>

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>  1. Re: OT: Hardcore- so easy an 8 yr old can do it..

>     (LONESTYLE at aol.com)

>  2. Re: Youth Twee: collaborating with Trevor Horn (Brendan

>     Quinn) (ADRIAN WASON)

>  3. new topic-mein land rammstein (ADRIAN WASON)

>  4. Re: new topic-mein land rammstein (Steve Hackett)

>  5.  KJ spotting circa 1981 (Alexander Smith)

>  6. Re: KJ spotting circa 1981 (Brendan Quinn)

>  7. 0t 20 years (Wrightdvdw at aol.com)

>  8. Re: 0t 20 years (fatpotanga)

>  9. Re: 0t 20 years (Janean Lancaster)

>  10. Re: 0t 20 years (Rob Moss)

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> Message: 1

> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:44:16 -0500 (EST)

> From: LONESTYLE at aol.com

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Hardcore- so easy an 8 yr old can do it..

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> I remember them. They played Rhino records here in LA one time. How did he

> die? Too much milk and cookies? ;)

>

> ~ LB

>

>

> In a message dated 1/20/2012 12:59:01 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

> kjlist at live.com writes:

>

> Reminds me of Old Skull from back in the 80's:

>

> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=QtEmcruWTso_<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtEmcruWTso_>

> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=QtEmcruWTso<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtEmcruWTso>

> )

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> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=70Cjz6i3d48_<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Cjz6i3d48_>

> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=70Cjz6i3d48<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Cjz6i3d48>

> )

>

> Sadly,  the singer died last year at the age of 30.

>

>

>

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> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=Vo9R9xLJeZg_<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo9R9xLJeZg_>

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> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:22:38 +0000 (GMT)

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> talking of trevor horn reminded me of yes and rick wackeman ordering a

> delivery curry during a gig and jon anderson having a strop about it=class

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> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:57:56 +0000 (GMT)

> From: ADRIAN WASON <adrianwason at btinternet.com>

> Subject: [kj] new topic-mein land rammstein

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> just noticed this is a new track.

> ticks all the boxes for me

>

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> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:12:37 -0000

> From: "Steve Hackett" <thepunisher at blueyonder.co.uk>

> Subject: Re: [kj] new topic-mein land rammstein

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

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> video's good...

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>  just noticed this is a new track.

>> ticks all the boxes for me

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> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:12:19 -0500

> From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

> Subject: [kj]  KJ spotting circa 1981

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

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> Hey all...

>

> Some of my fellow record-shop geeks might appreciate this. A few days

> ago, I posted an entry on my blog about an old favorite shop of mine

> down in SoHo here in NYC called Rocks in Your Head. It was this tiny,

> little basement enclave in a desolate part of town that just felt like

> a veritable SHRINE to everything that was cool. I can't tell you the

> amount of amazing records I procured from this spot. It was also the

> first place I ever laid my hands on a Killing Joke t-shirt (white with

> the cover of the ALMOST RED sleeve on it). When I first started going

> there, they even had a little ice cream shop in the back, so you could

> thumb through their vinyl, fine a few rare treasures and then treat

> yourself to a milkshake. It was awesome.

>

> Over the years, Rocks in Your Head had to diversify to stay afloat.

> They got rid of the ice cream shop in the back and started selling/

> renting DVDs. They still stocked vinyl, but also featured an

> impressive CD collection. As the neighborhood started to gentrify,

> Rocks had a hard time keeping up with its spiraling rent. Sadly, they

> were forced to close up shop in 2006. They moved to Brooklyn for a

> very short while and then went out of business. Very sad.

>

> In any case, I wrote a little thing about it the other day, and then

> apropos of nothing, did another little Google image search for it last

> night. Up came some pictures of the place I'd never seen before. Turns

> out they came from this MASSIVE archive of downtown NYC pics culled

> together by New York University.

>

> In any case, here's a shot of the interior of ROCKS IN YOUR HEAD circa

> 1981. Gatherers might recognize something here.....

>

> http://dlib.nyu.edu/**washingtonsquare/2333.1/**vq83bkjn/index.html<http://dlib.nyu.edu/washingtonsquare/2333.1/vq83bkjn/index.html>

>

> If you're curious, you can find out more about the archive in question

> here....

>

> http://vassifer.blogs.com/**alexinnyc/2012/01/vanishing-**

> downtown-photographic-paydirt.**html<http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2012/01/vanishing-downtown-photographic-paydirt.html>

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

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> Message: 6

> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:14:05 +1300

> From: "Brendan Quinn" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

> Subject: Re: [kj] KJ spotting circa 1981

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

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> Wonder if in the future kids who grew up in the 2000s will be nostalgic

> about how the splash page of the iTunes store used to be...or when you had

> to use your fingers to order stuff from a screen, instead of your brain

> implants..."hey man remember KEYBOARDS?!"

>

> ("affirmative but illogical - beep beep")

>

> On a positive note, I was surprised that at Soundgarden I was surrounded by

> kids who obviously were familiar with their songs and knew how to use their

> legs and lungs...the kids are...okay. Ish.

>

> -----Original Message-----

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

> On

> Behalf Of Alexander Smith

> Sent: Monday, 23 January 2012 8:12 a.m.

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

> Subject: [kj] KJ spotting circa 1981

>

>

> Hey all...

>

> Some of my fellow record-shop geeks might appreciate this. A few days ago,

> I

> posted an entry on my blog about an old favorite shop of mine down in SoHo

> here in NYC called Rocks in Your Head. It was this tiny, little basement

> enclave in a desolate part of town that just felt like a veritable SHRINE

> to

> everything that was cool. I can't tell you the amount of amazing records I

> procured from this spot. It was also the first place I ever laid my hands

> on

> a Killing Joke t-shirt (white with the cover of the ALMOST RED sleeve on

> it). When I first started going there, they even had a little ice cream

> shop

> in the back, so you could thumb through their vinyl, fine a few rare

> treasures and then treat yourself to a milkshake. It was awesome.

>

> Over the years, Rocks in Your Head had to diversify to stay afloat.

> They got rid of the ice cream shop in the back and started selling/ renting

> DVDs. They still stocked vinyl, but also featured an impressive CD

> collection. As the neighborhood started to gentrify, Rocks had a hard time

> keeping up with its spiraling rent. Sadly, they were forced to close up

> shop

> in 2006. They moved to Brooklyn for a very short while and then went out of

> business. Very sad.

>

> In any case, I wrote a little thing about it the other day, and then

> apropos

> of nothing, did another little Google image search for it last night. Up

> came some pictures of the place I'd never seen before. Turns out they came

> from this MASSIVE archive of downtown NYC pics culled together by New York

> University.

>

> In any case, here's a shot of the interior of ROCKS IN YOUR HEAD circa

> 1981.

> Gatherers might recognize something here.....

>

> http://dlib.nyu.edu/**washingtonsquare/2333.1/**vq83bkjn/index.html<http://dlib.nyu.edu/washingtonsquare/2333.1/vq83bkjn/index.html>

>

> If you're curious, you can find out more about the archive in question

> here....

>

> http://vassifer.blogs.com/**alexinnyc/2012/01/vanishing-**

> downtown-photographic-<http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2012/01/vanishing-downtown-photographic->

> paydirt.html

>

> Alex in NYC

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> Message: 7

> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:50:01 -0500 (EST)

> From: Wrightdvdw at aol.com

> Subject: [kj] 0t 20 years

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> Had part closure on Friday with the minimum of 20 years for Mark who

> murdered my father last year, the press have done their bit in a slag down

> of me

> although some comments have since been removed or adjusted.

>

> Not sure what the hell to do as a response yet.

>

> Just want to get on with life and no repurcussions is that  possible???

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> Message: 8

> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:38:55 +0000

> From: fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com>

> Subject: Re: [kj] 0t 20 years

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> That's great news on the sentencing but the press having a go at you???

> It beggars belief.

> How to proceed/respond only you know the answer to but I have found this

> advice from my dad always rings true: 'if in doubt, don't do owt'

> ie, you'll know the answer when the time is right.

> The main thing in all of this is you've had justice for your father & I

> hope that starts to give you & your family some closure & the opportunity

> to move on

>

> stay strong Dave

>

> Jamie

>

> On 23 Jan 2012, at 12:50, Wrightdvdw at aol.com wrote:

>

>  Had part closure on Friday with the minimum of 20 years for Mark who

>> murdered my father last year, the press have done their bit in a slag down

>> of me although some comments have since been removed or adjusted.

>>

>> Not sure what the hell to do as a response yet.

>>

>> Just want to get on with life and no repurcussions is that possible???

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> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:42:10 +0000

> From: Janean Lancaster <j at jlancaster.info>

> Subject: Re: [kj] 0t 20 years

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> On 23/01/2012 13:38, fatpotanga wrote:

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>> That's great news on the sentencing but the press having a go at you???

>> It beggars belief.

>>

>

> That's what I thought.  Very odd.

>

>  How to proceed/respond only you know the answer to but I have found

>> this advice from my dad always rings true: 'if in doubt, don't do owt'

>>

>

> Good advice.

>

> Anyway, thank God he got 20 years.  Rightly so.

>

> Cheers,

> Janean

>

>  ie, you'll know the answer when the time is right.

>> The main thing in all of this is you've had justice for your father &

>> I hope that starts to give you & your family some closure & the

>> opportunity to move on

>>

>> stay strong Dave

>>

>> Jamie

>>

>> On 23 Jan 2012, at 12:50, Wrightdvdw at aol.com

>> <mailto:Wrightdvdw at aol.com> wrote:

>>

>>  Had part closure on Friday with the minimum of 20 years for Mark who

>>> murdered my father last year, the press have done their bit in a slag

>>> down of me although some comments have since been removed or adjusted.

>>> Not sure what the hell to do as a response yet.

>>> Just want to get on with life and no repurcussions is that possible???

>>>

>>

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> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:48:54 +0100

> From: "Rob Moss" <rob.moss at gmx.com>

> Subject: Re: [kj] 0t 20 years

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> Well, that's something at least Dave.

>

> Of course the press will have a slant, that's what they do and what you

> see as a slagging will be ignored by alot of people.

> But, echoing the others, say nothing. Retain a dignified silence and don't

> let it rumble on. It will die down.

>

> The guy admitted he did it and got 20 years, Justice has been done and you

> don't want to get involved in an undignified spat with the press Dave. You

> won't win mate.

>

> Good luck and see you at the gigs I hope!

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Wrightdvdw at aol.com

> Sent: 01/23/12 12:50 PM

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: [kj] 0t 20 years

>

> Had part closure on Friday with the minimum of 20 years for Mark who

> murdered my father last year, the press have done their bit in a slag down

> of me although some comments have since been removed or adjusted.

>

> Not sure what the hell to do as a response yet.

>

> Just want to get on with life and no repurcussions is that possible???

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