[kj] Killing Joke - Is that it?

[Lennonka]

'I'm sure' they will.

(No, it's not!)

Number 9
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> Od: acroastic at hotmail.com

> Komu: gathering at misera.net

> Datum: 08.12.2006 17:58

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

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>Yup, don't worry. They'll get clean.

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>Si

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>(It's just music? Oh no.)

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>>From: "Lennonka" <svoje.ja at centrum.cz>

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>>

>>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!)"

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>> > 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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>> >>   >> Od: unspeakable at sbcglobal.net

>> >>> 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

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>>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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