[kj] OT: People I've accosted.

[Alexander Smith]

Well, I figured that one was well covered. I ran into him on the  
corner of E.4th Street and Lafayette, and he looked a bit spooked to  
be recognized. Shortly afterwards, I ended up interviewing him. Funny  
old world.

Alex in NYC



On Sep 19, 2008, at 8:23 PM, Karen Weil wrote:


> Love your list, Alex! But where is Big Paul? ; )

> (At least hopefully, HIS breath was better than Grant Hart's)

>

> k.w.

>

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

> From: Alexander Smith

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

> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 4:36 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: People I've accosted.

>

> "who was the most amicable "famous" peep that you approached?"

>

> Okay, here we go:

>

> - Michael Gira of SWANS/Angels of Light: Saw him -- Very randomly --  

> buying a suit in Brooks Brothers while wearing a big fuckoff cowboy  

> hat. Introduced myself and he was incredibly cool.

>

> - Mike Watt (Minutemen/fIREHOSE): He was dancing like a loon at a  

> Blues Explosion show. Told him I was a big fan, and he was very  

> chatty and all smiles.

>

> - Grant Hart (Husker Du/Nova Mob): He was at House of Freaks show at  

> Mercury Lounge. VERY chatty as well, but very bad breath.

>

>

> - Bobby Steele of the Undead: He's a regular fixture in the East  

> Village and always very happy to shoot the breeze.

>

> - Iggy Pop: He was sitting in front of Sin-E on St. Marks (no long  

> gone). I was walking by. I saw him and exclaimed: "Holy shit, that's  

> Iggy!" He smiled goofily and gave me a thumbs-up. Very weird.

>

> - Billy Ficca of Televsion: Saw him only a few weeks back having a  

> smoke on St. Mark's Place. Very cool. We stopped and chatted and  

> about five minutes. Very down to earth dude,...unlike:

>

> - Tom Verlaine of Television: I see him all the time, but he is  

> always a grouch.

>

> - Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth: Approached him on the subway, and he  

> was completely keen to talk about bands and new stuff he was  

> listening to.

>

> - Jon Spencer of Blues Explosion/Pussy Galore - He actually came up  

> to ME after his son stepped on my daughter's toe by accident. Very  

> nice guy. Wished me a "Merry Christmas" as well. Very odd.

>

> - Johnny Ramone on MacDougal Street - he was kinda a dick, actually.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

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>

>

> On Sep 19, 2008, at 6:35 PM, Bette Dillinger wrote:

>

>> Well, I always have been a Joe Jackson fan, and was even going to  

>> pick up his autobiography.  Now I have second thoughts.  It sounds  

>> like he has some social phobia going, a vibe I always got from  

>> him.  I know I would have been scared to approach him because of  

>> that....  I am sorry you had such a bad experience.

>>

>> Just out of curiosity, Alex, who was the most amicable "famous"  

>> peep that you approached?

>> For me, it was Robyn Hitchcock, but it was after his concert, so  

>> that doesn't really count ;)  He was very goofy and just passing  

>> through.  I said the stupidest thing, of course, something like  

>> "my, you are much taller than I had thought" and he said "you are  

>> too, dear".  LOL

>>

>> Bette

>>

>>

>>

>> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:36:15 -0700

>> From: angrytomhanks at yahoo.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] first time/PEEL/Other stuff

>>

>>

>> I just read the blog and I don't think you did anything wrong. He  

>> can't be cool and just say "Thanks!"? Lame. You'd think after all  

>> these years he'd have settled into some kind of "stock-answer"  

>> routine with fans.

>>

>> Leigh

>>

>>

>> http://www.nightruiner.com

>> http://www.myspace.com/thesunthroughatelescope

>> http://www.myspace.com/lauderdale

>>

>>

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

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

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

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

>> >

>> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 3:57:50 PM

>> Subject: Re: [kj] first time/PEEL/Other stuff

>>

>> First time I saw Killing Joke: Summer of 1989 at the Cat Club  

>> (since torn down) on East 13th Street. Pre-EXTREMITIES. The flexi- 

>> disc of "Beautiful Dead" was out. Atkins on drums. Taif on bass.  

>> Not sure who was on keybs (Bechdel?). In the crowd: Joey Ramone of  

>> the Ramones, Johnny Feedback of KRAUT (local boys) and Handsome  

>> Dick Manitoba of the Dictators. And me --- practically welling up  

>> with joy.\

>> Incidentally, for those sitting on fence about picking up the new  

>> PEEL SESSIONS disc -- DO IT!! The last three tracks (a STOMPING,  

>> slower, more deliberate version of "Tension," a romp through "Exit"  

>> and THE BEST VERSION OF "UNSPEAKABLE" I'VE EVER HEARD (way better  

>> than studio rendition, in my opinion). ESSSSSSSENTIAL!!!!!!!

>> On other fronts:

>> I made a jackass of myself in front of New Wave's "Angry [old]  

>> Man," Joe Jackson. Read sad details here:

>>

>> http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2008/09/im-not-the-man.html

>> ..and my blog-friend Jill just launched a Butthole Sufers site.  

>> Read about that here:

>> http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2008/09/surfs-up.html

>> Hooray.

>> Alex in NYC

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

>> From: sade1

>> Sent: Sep 19, 2008 3:42 PM

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

>> Subject: Re: [kj] KJ: My very first time

>>

>>    If i can make it this time it'll be my 2nd. The 1st was for  

>> KJ2003.

>>    Sux i had just gotten back into KJ only 2 weeks or so after they

>> played L.A. (@ the Palace/Avalon) on their Pandemonium tour, which

>> I so much would've loved to have seen in this life.

>>

>>

>> ... ... ... ... ... ...

>>

>> [looking at the current state of things]

>> 'Save me...

>>   save me from Tomorrow..

>>    I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...'

>>

>> "Se canto que canto, canto pas per ieu,

>>   Canto per ma mio, qu'e¨s alen de ieu..."

>>

>>

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

>> From: Javier Garcia <jagargal at lycos.com>

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

>> >

>> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:06:54 AM

>> Subject: [kj] KJ: My very first time

>>

>> Diaz is a KJ follower since many years (decades actually), and - 

>> just as me- this is the very first time he's going to a Killing  

>> Joke gig. I know most gatherers live in the US and the UK,  

>> therefore you have had a lot of chance to catch a KJ concert.  

>> Still, I wonder if other gatherer's are in the same situation than  

>> Diaz and me (going to see KJ for the first time ever)?

>>

>> Anyone else joining the first-timers list?

>>

>> Javier

>> mexcity

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>> Subject : [kj] KJ Brussels

>>

>> Date : Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:09:01 -0300

>>

>> From : "Jokers" <circusbar at uol.com.br>

>>

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

>> >

>>

>>

>>

>> Gatherers!!!

>>

>>

>>

>> Now I´m beginning to get really excited!!!! I´ve just bought my  

>> plane tickets for Brussels with a scale in Frankfurt!

>>

>>

>>

>> I´m leaving Curitiba 27 september and I shall arrive in Brussels 28  

>> at 18pm!!

>>

>>

>>

>> Can´t wait to meet the other Gatherers at the Celtica Pub for some  

>> Pints!!!!

>>

>>

>>

>> I´ll keep you all informed on how things are going!!!

>>

>>

>>

>> Finally I´ll see the JOKE live for the firt time in my life!!!! It 

>> ´s a dream come tru!!!!!

>>

>>

>>

>> cheers

>>

>>

>>

>> diaz

>>

>>

>>

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