[kj] Bloodsport

[Paul Rangecroft]

Yeah, I remember that. I'm still not 100% convinced Raven was joking
then, and I'm not in this instance, either. But like you say, it's a
strange thing to joke about anyway, even if it is a wind-up.

On 9/9/18, Pagan <scotgothwitch at sky.com> wrote:
> Years and years ago in the old Gathering chat room, Raven made a comment
> about fighting the dogs that he bred.  I wasn't sure if he was joking or
> not.  Some of the other Gatherers in the chat, and who knew Raven
> personally, assured me that he would never do such a thing and that he was
> only joking.
> Maybe because I don't find dog fighting or hunting to be particularly
> amusing topics, is the reason why I don't understand people making these
> type of statements/jokes, about themselves, when it could be so easily
> misconstrued.  Not everyone at that gig would necessarily know Jaz's history
> of talking complete nonsense at times.
> I do think Jaz was just talking rubbish here but must admit that him
> qualifying hunting for food, not just pleasure, did give me pause for
> thought.
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> -------- Original message --------From: Were Wolf <werewolf68 at hotmail.co.uk>
> Date: 09/09/2018  16:00  (GMT+00:00) To: "A list about all things Killing
> Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net> Subject: Re: [kj] Bloodsport
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> Holy fuck that's pretty hardcore even by Jaz's standards. I have a dog and
> used to have a cat and don't think the Hunting ban should be overturned in
> England, Scotland and Wales. Didn't Jaz have a pet black cat in the
>  early days of Killing Joke in his Notting Hill flat? In Jaz's book Letters
> From Cythera (or maybe it was an interview?) doesn't he say he only eats
> meat once a week or on special feast days? Having said that I tried being a
> vegetarian for 6 months a few years
>  ago but missed meat too much so I can't really comment without being called
> a hypocrite...
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> From: Gathering <gathering-bounces at misera.net> on behalf of Paul Rangecroft
> <paul.rangecroft at gmail.com>
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> Sent: 09 September 2018 07:37
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> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
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> Subject: [kj] Bloodsport
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> What do people think of Jaz's statement at the start of the SF encore
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> that he kills animals for pleasure? If it's true then I think I'm done
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> Killing Joke - Set Encore (see description) Live @ DNA Lounge, San
> Francisco, CA, September 4, 2018
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> www.youtube.com
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> Bloodsport - The Death and Resurrection Show - Wardance - Pandemonium
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