[kj] Killing Joke - Is that it?

[Lennonka]

Hi Jiri
Okay, now I see your reasons and I respect your point of view.
But I have faith that this will change.

Have a good day!

Lennonka
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> Od: unspeakable at sbcglobal.net

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

> Datum: 07.12.2006 23:12

> Předmět: Re: [kj] Killing Joke - Is that it?

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>Lennonka wrote:

>> How can you write something like that?

>>   Easy! Turn on the spigot, and it drips out! And you?

>> You DON'T KNOW! Of course not! But the question from Neil was "What do

you guys think," so I said what I thought...

>> Neither I do know. So better we both shut up.

>>   There are two parties in that bargain!

>

>Seriously, I'm just speculating based on a) history; b) visual evidence

at gigs; c) reports from others at gigs, d) the number of "hard-livin'
rock and rollers" who have dropped dead and/or fallen ill at relatively
young ages; and e) *way* too much experience with alcoholics.

>

>Best wishes for you, and Jaz, and Geordie, etc. I'd prefer nothing else

than that they be healthy and prolific...

>> With best wishes

>> Lennonka

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

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>>> Datum: 06.12.2006 18:24

>>> Předmět: Re: [kj] Killing Joke - Is that it?

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>>> I'd certainly love another effort (if it sucks, it sucks, so what.

It's >> just music. I'd rather hear the attempt than nothing at all). Even
with >> their poor organization/motivation and another 7-year hiatus, they

>> surely will want to record again at some point. But if I had to bet,

I'd >> say we're looking at another long, post-Democracy-like period of >>
canceled tours (check!), inactivity (check!) and aborted half-attempts >>
at a new recording, with the return of the ever-changing cast of >>
discarded session drummers. And Jaz becomes Axl Rose.

>>>

>>> But this is where health enters the equation. Their lifestyle and >>

advancing age may conspire to botch their next attempt. The body >>
forgives alcoholism for a while -- hell, it forgives daily drinking up >>
to a  point -- but if they carry this self-abuse on unchanged into their

>> 50s, well...I for one wouldn't underwrite their insurance policies.

>>>

>>> I've often wondered how Jaz's symphony colleagues receive his act --

>> esp. if/when he shows up blitzed. I wonder if the "mysterious tortured

>> genius" act gets their forgiveness.

>>>

>>> TB wrote:

>>>     >>> ++++++++

>>>>

>>>> I don't know if it's over, but the band is certainly not in any sort

of

>>>>       >

>>   >>> positive territory right now and I'd expect a long period of

inactivity

>>>>       > for >   >>> at least the next couple of years. The last album

basically fell off

>>>>       > the >   >>> map, the band has been mostly uninspired live the

past year, they

>>>>       > couldn't >   >>> even get over to the US (and seem to not

desire to make the effort) for

>>>>       > any >   >>> sort of tour and everything just seems to point

to Jaz and Geordies >>> lackluster interest in making any real effort to
go any further at this

>>>>       >

>>   >>> time.

>>>>

>>>> T.B. >>>

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