[kj] KJ in my videogame

[n0153 jr]

couldn't lead the same life I do without my sunday afternoon football on my
tv...
maybe that's a good thing... the missus would probably agree...

jr




On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 8:19 AM, <jpwhkj at aol.com> wrote:


> There's a really easy answer, but which most parents can't stomach - get

> rid of the TV.  It's all shit anyway.

>

>

>

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

> From: Termite <npscott at blueyonder.co.uk>

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

> >

> Sent: Fri, 30 May 2008 21:07

> Subject: Re: [kj] KJ in my videogame

>

>  Probably because in the average UK household there isnt room for a

> dedicated TV and video games room families have to compromise.

>

> Kids don't want to watch what the adults want to on tv, and adults don't

> want the tv dominated by a video games console.

>

> Surely you cant tell me you didn't have a tv/commodore

> 64/amiga/sega/nintendo or whatever and a tv and possibly a vcr in your room

> when you were a kid?

>

> I can understand where you are coming from, in an ideal world we could all

> play big brother and monitor our kids activities, and bedrooms should be

> places for sleep and its proven that watching tv in bed is psychologically

> bad for kids.  Surely there is a market out there for password lockable tv's

> so that parents can control viewing times, like they can with the internet.

>

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

> *From:* ade <ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk>

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

> *Sent:* Friday, May 30, 2008 8:25 PM

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] KJ in my videogame

>

>  Why do parents put that shit in kids rooms? Tellies, consoles, etc, etc.

> Mental.

>

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

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

> ]*On Behalf Of *iPat

> *Sent:* 27 May 2008 12:36

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

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] KJ in my videogame

>

>  ive met the rasta who makes GTA. A quiet unassuming guy training in

> Brazilian Jiu Jitsu who was very perturbed when i told him i noticed a great

> improvement in my sons behaviour when i stopped him playing the game after

> removing his console from the room after a bout of unreasonable behaviour.

>

> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 6:45 AM, n0153 jr <nomeanswhat at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> yeah, well... I'm over 30 and I still play them... having said that...

>>

>> I was playing tonight the latest GTA4 (Grand Theft Auto) on my

>> Playstation3 and as soon as I headed into one of the game's strip joints

>> this song struck me with familiarity... due to it being so out of the blue

>> it took me quite a while to recognize it... fuck me, it's Killing Joke! what

>> surprised me even more was the fact that it wasn't any of their new stuff,

>> it was Turn to Red... gotta say, fitted the mood perfectly...

>>

>> a

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