[kj] new Youth

[Alex Smith]

I've always hated "Rock On" as well. Huzzah Jaz!
 Alex in NYC


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>From: pssyche23 <antoni at clara.net>

>Sent: Sep 11, 2008 12:22 PM

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>Subject: [kj] new Youth "blog" post - Neon Neon

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>Thursday, September 11, 2008

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>        KJ blog Neon Neon !

>      Category: Music

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>      WOW !That was AMAZING ! Playing bass with Killing Joke is like jumping 

>out of a plane at 30,000 ft with no parachute!Pure adrenaline racing through 

>my veins.I have had pleasure and honor of working with many great bands but 

>nvery few can give me the goosebumps this mob do!Tokyo went wild tonight ! 

>Phew......Thank the God's i managed to remember my parts and Jaz didn't 

>attack me live on stage! A fantasticly ferral audience really up for 

>it.Totally caught me off gaurd .I was totally sober but three tunes in i was 

>welling up with emotion ! The crowd were mainly quiet young,surprising 

>enough but they knew all the words and when I looked at the front rows, many 

>were in tears....the emotion hit me like a brick in the chest , i will never 

>forget it.

>      Now i know why we put ourselves through sooo much to get this 

>right.What great fun!

>      Big Paul was simply heroic !

>      I had prepared an intro cd for before we go on , a few tunes in and 

>Jaz storms backstage with "Who the fuck put this crap tune on?What is it" He 

>demanded menacingly."David Essex...Rock on !" i chirped "Total classic 

>,first record i bought when I was 12" I grinningly protested.....Jaz's face 

>dropped to a benigne resignation and Geordie chuckled very amused.I think it 

>will have to be dropped as our road manager the ever calm and collected 

>Patrick, questioned the wisdom of that particular selection after the gig as 

>well.

>      Resisted temptation to hang out after the gig and its an Early night 

>tonight ...listening to Alan Stival "The Bretons in Briton " to chill and 

>come down ....working well too ! Inccidently did you know there are over 

>2000 megalithic stone circles in Japan! I have been to a few on previous 

>visits here and they are awe inspiring! Strangely or not,they are identical 

>to the ones in Wales and France.Same cup and ring markings .Mayby our 

>ancient ancestors got around more than we thought ! I really love all the 

>future /ancient juxtapositions you find here.The tech is so advanced and 

>si-fi, mixed with an underlieing shinto/zen philosophy.Neon, neon! The 

>William Gibson metropolis, inside the heart of the machine.Kraftwerk works 

>well here too!

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