[kj] [KJ] Killing Joke,blue oyster cult

[melinda grant]

dear john,

you are usually a laugh a minute chappy ;-)  very knowledgable on aLL  k.j. 
related matters,and i love you for being you--BUT........

ALEX HAS JUST GONE OUT OF HIS WAY TO EXSPLAIN HIMSELF FOR THE WAY HE IS 
FEELING(kiddy related stress ect)   now i think you are being bloody well 
hard on him,lay of a bit.alex is a very respected gatherer,beeing always 
fare on  vertually everyone here and there posts--we all loose our rag,but 
unti; ypu have three kiddys under five,who cannot sleep,and exsperience the 
stress you will exsperience from that,try and open your mind john and imagin 
how alex is feeling ;-/

in other words LEAVE ALEX ALONE AND STOP PICKING ON HIM,HE HAS ENOUGH ON HIS 
PLATE,OK JOHN ;-0

melinda ps alex i know you can fight your own corner,but i just wanted to 
lend my support to you.

btw the boc----7 inch single purchased back in 79 i think, i still have is 
called--dont fear reaper--thats all i own of theres ;-D



>From: "jon chapman" <jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk>

>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: Re: [kj] [KJ] Killing Joke,blue oyster cult

>Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:42:21 +0000

>

>i really dont give a gnats ass what you like. but you are a yank after 

>alll. (id rather be a skinny bangladeshi.)any nation that doesnt take 

>FOOTBALL (not soccer!!) to be the national sport are retarded.if america 

>invented football(soccer) then it would be the most popular sport in the 

>usa.NOT IFS NO BUTS IT TRUE,FUCKING TRUE.the yanks are just bitter cunts 

>that american football(sorry rugby),baseball,basketball are boring as the 

>person that started this .......!!!

>

>

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

>>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

>>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

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

>><gathering at misera.net>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] [KJ] Killing Joke,blue oyster cult

>>Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:22:57 -0500

>>

>>

>>Because I had an entirely retarded day (neither of my under-3-years

>>olds napped today), and have just opened my second beer of the

>>evening, let me state the following....

>>

>>(a) I've been entirely on edge of late, and feel like I've said one

>>or two things that may have been out-of-line, needlessly wind-uppy or

>>hypocritical. In such cases, I apologize profusely. You're all a

>>bunch of beautiful, compassionate, wonderfully tasteful and informed

>>human beings, and I love you all. Well, most of you, anyway.

>>

>>(b) Killing Joke still reigns supreme over anything else you can

>>name, despite the fact that HOSANNAS is without question their worst

>>album ever (yes, that's right -- WORSE THAT OUTSIDE THE FUCKING GATE).

>>

>>(c) Alex in NYC's Top Ten Blue Oyster Cult `choons:

>>

>>1. "Joan Crawford (Has Risen From the Grave)"

>>2. "Veteran of the Psychik Wars (a Hawkwind cover, if I'm not mistaken)

>>3. "Shooting Shark"

>>4. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"

>>5. "Godzilla"

>>6. "Take Me Away"

>>7. "Dominance And Submission"

>>8. "Burnin' For You"

>>9. "Kick Out the Jams" (a live MC5 cover, obviously).

>>10. "Astronomy"

>>

>>And yes....I'm fully aware that Blue Oyster Cult were *ENTIRELY

>>LUDICROUS IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE, SPINAL TAPPY FASHION*, but so what?

>>

>>Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>On Jan 13, 2007, at 6:52 PM, Alexander Smith wrote:

>>

>> >

>> > Come and make me, angry man!

>> >

>> > Alex in NYC

>> >

>> >

>> > On Jan 13, 2007, at 6:42 PM, jon chapman wrote:

>> >

>> >> alex,fuck off to the blue oyster cult site if you love them that

>> >> much.!!!!!!!!!

>> >>

>> >>

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

>> >>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the

>> >>> band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

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

>> >>> <gathering at misera.net>

>> >>> Subject: Re: [kj] [KJ] Killing Joke,blue oyster cult

>> >>> Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:37:12 -0500

>> >>>

>> >>>

>> >>> Yay!! Love for BOC!!!!

>> >>>

>> >>> Alex in NYC

>> >>>

>> >>>

>> >>> On Jan 13, 2007, at 6:37 PM, melinda grant wrote:

>> >>>

>> >>>> i have only one blue oyster cult 7 inch in my collection from

>> >>>> around

>> >>>> 1979,still play it these days,as i think its briliant!!!!

>> >>>>

>> >>>> melinda

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>>> From: "Peter Moltesen" <sneakypete at uwclub.net>

>> >>>>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the

>> >>>>> band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>> >>>>> To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the

>> >>>>> band!)'"<gathering at misera.net>

>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [kj] [KJ] Killing Joke,blue oyster cult

>> >>>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 20:47:45 -0000

>> >>>>>

>> >>>>> I rather like(d) BOC

>> >>>>> not so keen on the recent stuff, but I used to love Secret

>> >>>>> Treaties

>> >>>>> Agents of Fortune and Spectres especially. But then I've been

>> >>>>> known

>> >>>>> to listen to Steve Hillage whilst dribbling so what do I know ?

>> >>>>>

>> >>>>>

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

>> >>>>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-

>> >>>>> bounces at misera.net] On

>> >>>>> Behalf Of jon chapman

>> >>>>> Sent: 13 January 2007 20:31

>> >>>>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [kj] [KJ] Killing Joke,blue oyster cult

>> >>>>>

>> >>>>> BLUE OYSTER CULT ARE A SACK OF SHIT. if you like these pricks then

>> >>>>> i bet

>> >>>>> you

>> >>>>>

>> >>>>> dribble alot and wear woolly fucking hats in summer.

>> >>>>>

>> >>>>> second it someone!! doesnt matter if you dont cus i KNOW i'm

>> >>>>> right!!!

>> >>>>> HAHAHAHA!!!

>> >>>>>

>> >>>>> JC

>> >>>>>

>> >>>>>

>> >>>>>> From: "Rob Horan" <Rob at westwoodassociates.co.uk>

>> >>>>>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the

>> >>>>>> band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>> >>>>>> To: "Alex Smith" <vassifer at earthlink.net>,"A list about all

>> >>>>>> things

>> >>>>> Killing

>> >>>>>> Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [kj] [KJ] Killing Joke

>> >>>>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:34:25 -0000

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>> seconded!!!!!!!!!!!

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>> ________________________________

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net on behalf of Alex Smith

>> >>>>>> Sent: Fri 12/01/2007 18:12

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

>> >>>>>> about

>> >>>>> all

>> >>>>>> things Killing Joke (the band!)

>> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [kj] [KJ] Killing Joke

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>> Hey man --- don't go cuttin' on Blue Oyster Cult, or it'll get

>> >>>>>> ugly!!

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>> Alex in NYC

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>>

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

>> >>>>>>> From: TB <Partyslammer at socal.rr.com>

>> >>>>>>> Sent: Jan 12, 2007 11:57 AM

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

>> >>>>>> <gathering at misera.net>

>> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [kj] [KJ] Killing Joke "Rawk"

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>> "Neil Perry" wrote:

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>> That's what I call a show. You just don't get that desire

>> >>>>>>>> to entertain an audience anymore!

>> >>>>>>>> N

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>> I have to admit, despite the cheesiness of it all, that show

>> >>>>>>> remains on

>> >>>>>> of

>> >>>>>>> the best stadium shows I've seen to this day. The sound was spot

>> >>>>>>> on,

>> >>>>> the

>> >>>>>>> band played faithful renditions of the songs (although it was

>> >>>>>>> later

>> >>>>>> proven

>> >>>>>>> in a lawsuit by a promoter that much of the music was pre-

>> >>>>>>> recorded

>> >>>>>> tapes!)

>> >>>>>>> and the stage show was completely over the top.

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>> To give you an idea, before the band came on after it got dark

>> >>>>>>> they

>> >>>>> flew

>> >>>>>> in

>> >>>>>>> by helicopter this huge 30 foot diameter glowing flying saucer

>> >>>>>>> which

>> >>>>>>> "landed" behind the stage which was covered with a huge

>> >>>>>>> curtained

>> >>>>>> backdrop.

>> >>>>>>> Then, the curtain parted revealing the spaceship (actually a

>> >>>>>>> much

>> >>>>> larger

>> >>>>>>> version) that split in half and opened up to show the band as

>> >>>>>>> they

>> >>>>>> started

>> >>>>>>> the show, smoke, lighst and green lasers flying in every

>> >>>>>>> direction. It

>> >>>>>> was

>> >>>>>>> really overwelming.

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>> Add to that it was a beautiful, warm Summer night, everyone

>> >>>>>>> was in

>> >>>>> shorts

>> >>>>>

>> >>>>>> or

>> >>>>>>> swim suits as if it was a day at the beach - it was just a lot

>> >>>>>>> of fun

>> >>>>> for

>> >>>>>>> someone like me just out of High School and sold me on going to

>> >>>>> otherwise

>> >>>>>>> generally awful outdoor stadium festivals for a few years

>> >>>>>>> featuring

>> >>>>> bands

>> >>>>>>> I'd otherwise never want to see like Blue Oyster Cult, Pat

>> >>>>>>> Travers, Ted

>> >>>>>>> Nugent and Cheap Trick (who always seemed to be support at these

>> >>>>>>> kind

>> >>>>> of

>> >>>>>>> shows in '79 - '80).

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>> T.B.

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>

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