[kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

[ade]

I have stupid names for EVERYTHING!

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
[mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Brendan
Sent: 23 July 2008 14:06
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims


Dude, you've got a name for them! I rest my case. (And no, that's not a
euphemism for taking a dump...)


> I knew you were obsessed with bum-crayons.

>

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

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

> [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Brendan

> Sent: 23 July 2008 13:31

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

> Subject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

>

>

> Do you have to ruin EVERYTHING Ade, fuck that was my best surprise on the

> Island. Cnut.

>

>>> Organic war-paint.

>>

>> Would that actually just be shit?

>>

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

>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

>> [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Brendan

>> Sent: 23 July 2008 04:38

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

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

>>

>>

>> This problem is solved forthwith on Islands 1 & 2 by everyone being

>> required to dress up in war-paint the whole time.

>>

>> Organic war-paint.

>>

>> This is all for now, stay tuned for further Manifestations of the

>> Manifesto.

>>

>>> Yeah, people with 'black attitudes' need to, erm, like, cheer up or

>>> something. Oh, hang on, being

>>> endlessly negative is now under the umbrella term 'racism' now is it?

>>> Need

>>> to find out more about

>>> that comment.

>>>

>>> PiL's keyboard player during that period was off-white too.

>>>

>>> I used to work at a company wherein a manager was described as being

>>> "about as much use

>>> as a chocolate fireguard" on an internal forum. The manager was black.

>>> Yep, he fucked them over!

>>> I challenged the prick about it (all these years & you've never heard

>>> that

>>> phrase?), but you know,

>>> the £ signs were all he could see. Worst part is that that is only one

>>> instance of a quite a few I saw

>>> while I was there. There was some nasty racist stuff coming out of

>>> non-white mouths & no one

>>> seemed to be able to do anything about it other than pay people off.

>>> Too

>>> scared, fancy getting that

>>> form of shit stuck to your company image.

>>>

>>> Oh, of course it doesn't go on ;)

>>>

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

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

>>> [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On

>>> Behalf Of Darren A. Peace

>>> Sent: 22 July 2008 18:46

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

>>> Subject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Sounds about right. PiL had a black bassist during the McGeoch era,

>>> IIRC.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> I'm off to deface my Bloc Party CDs.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Darren

>>>

>>> Hungerford, UK

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

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

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

>>> On Behalf Of folk devil

>>> Sent: 22 July 2008 18:34

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

>>> Subject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> "However, Lydon claims that Okereke's interpretation of what went down

>>> is

>>> all wrong. In

>>> <http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jul/21/john.lydon.denies.racist.attack>

>>> a statement quoted by the Guardian, he said, "I feel very sorry for a

>>> man

>>> that needs to lie about what was a perfect evening...trouble was

>>> brought

>>> us, resulting in those causing the trouble being physically removed by

>>> festival security...If they need publicity so badly this is the

>>> allegation

>>> universe they run into."

>>>

>>> As for the accusations of racism, Lydon said, "We are in the middle of

>>> a

>>> wonderful tour, after 30 years we are achieving a true unity in our

>>> audience. They are multi-varied, all ages, all races, creeds and

>>> colours.

>>> When you are at a festival with bands who are jealous fools, lies and

>>> confusion usually follow."

>>>

>>> Further dissing Okereke, Lydon added, "Grow up and learn to be a true

>>> man.

>>> It's a shame that the wonderful world of the media is riddled with

>>> nonsense like this.""

>>>

>>> http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142386-sex-pistols-john-lydon-fights-bloc-partys-kele-okereke

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

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