[kj] Bloodsport

[Adam Helfer]

I agree on a lot said already- my ‘benefit of the doubt’ possible interpretation,( given his hunting story and the song title) is that even with context of doing it for sustenance and having reverence, there can still be an element of thrill, excitement and ‘pleasure’ in it- and that he could just have just been over emphasizing that element of it for the songs sake, and yes it was clunky 

I didn’t take it that he was into ‘big game’/trophy hunting or something like that...

Adam

> On Sep 9, 2018, at 5:37 PM, jpwhkj--- via Gathering <gathering at misera.net> wrote:
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> Yep, my feeling is that it's just another daft comment from Jaz.  But for instance I wouldn't be surprised if he goes fishing.  (Jaz and Geordie fishing together... what a sight that would be.  Geordie would be all zen, not really bothered about whether he catches anything, while Jaz would be stomping up and down the riverbank, haranguing passing ramblers who are looking at their OS map about how the magnetic variation has shifted...)
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> I also recall Raven's comment about fighting dogs.  I'm pretty sure he didn't mean it (as per the comments below about how much he loved his dogs, being essentially kind-hearted, etc etc).  I also recall him making some comment in favour of the animal liberation front (again, probably off-the-cuff rather than a considered opinion).
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Rangecroft <paul.rangecroft at gmail.com>
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
> Sent: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 20:49
> Subject: Re: [kj] Bloodsport
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> I suppose they don't call him The Black Jester for nothing. I will file it under 'bad taste'. On 9/9/18, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote: > Late to the table on this, but might it be a bit of poetic license > considering the title of the song? Might Jaz be assuming a role for this > track, so to speak. It does hearken back to similarly stupid statements like > “I want to be a suicide bomber.” > > Alex in NYC. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 9, 2018, at 11:08 AM, Jim Harper via Gathering >> <gathering at misera.net> wrote: >> >> I think that sounds like another one of his contentious, deliberately >> provocative onstage pronouncements. It's a stupid thing to say, especially >> in front of a crowd that probably includes a few hunters who will probably >> choose to take his statements as an endorsement of their attitudes. I >> don't believe Jaz's back-to-basics philosophy would include killing for >> pleasure. You take everything with a grain of salt, as usual... >> >> Jim. >> >> On Sun, 9/9/18, Paul Rangecroft <paul.rangecroft at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Subject: [kj] Bloodsport >> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" >> <gathering at misera.net> >> Date: Sunday, 9 September, 2018, 15:37 >> >> What do people think of Jaz's statement at >> the start of the SF encore >> that he kills animals for pleasure? If >> it's true then I think I'm done >> with this prick. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry9P006ZZUo >> _______________________________________________ >> Gathering mailing list >> Gathering at misera.net >> https://pairlist4.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gathering mailing list >> Gathering at misera.net >> https://pairlist4.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering > > _______________________________________________ > Gathering mailing list > Gathering at misera.net > https://pairlist4.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering > _______________________________________________ Gathering mailing list Gathering at misera.net https://pairlist4.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering
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