[kj] [KJ] kILLING jOKE iN mY gARDEN : vENICE'S rEPORT 31tH oF jULY 2009

[Frenchy Frenzy]

Hi all, 
 
Great reviews of Jon and Cormac.
 
Here is the one from Youth in his personal style (please Jon : give the
wallet back !!!)
 
 <http://blogs.myspace.com/youthsound> http://blogs.myspace.com/youthsound
 
Stephane "Frenchy Frenzy"
 

 
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De : gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] De
la part de jon chapman
Envoyé : mardi 4 août 2009 23:33
À : gathering at misera.net
Objet : Re: [kj] [KJ] kILLING jOKE iN mY gARDEN : vENICE'S rEPORT 31tH oF
jULY 2009


ha ha !!! well said Cormac ! truely a memorable day.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbeGkbf-Ibc 





the story i talking to jaz was about the whats this for tour. kicking off in
Leeds and Reading,(exit) was called 'hooligan' - 



it wasn't until a few years ago i read of a story from geordie where while
at Reading,him, jaz,big paul had an out of body 



experience whilst on stage at exactly the same time.the following day at the
Kilburn National gig,'Hooligan' was now 



called 'exit' . i wanted to find out if this was because 'they exited'
during 'hooligan' the day before.anyway jaz chucked 



a wedge of his book at me and told me to start reading.................it's
hard to read such things when so many things 



were going on.i was none the wiser,jaz couldn't give me an exact answer and
told me to ask Big Paul. i did several hours 



later (and several units). i asked him the same
question.........................but he said it was just coincidence! i then




thought ' fuck it ' and went into the dressing room and got ten bottles of
beer and a bottle of wine and sat in the sofas 



in the park with some italian KJ fans. i got that drunk i couldnt remember
the name of the place i was staying at!! 



happy day.sorry a very happy day!! 



just remembered i added mosquito repellent to my vodka.............oh dear! 









Dear Gatherers,
 
It was indeed a surreal set-up on a patch of grass no bigger than a football
field, flanked on one side by a moated fort and a canal on the other (hence
the mosquitoes!); with the sea at the opposite end to the small stage so
that the band could look out and see planes taking off and landing above the
waves at the nearby airport as they played. The field itself had a number of
small tents and gazebos around the outside (selling everything from
jewellery to bootleg CDs). In the hot sunshine it resembled a church fete
and we almost expected the vicar to make an appearance at any moment!
 
The band members were as courteous and accommodating as ever always with
time to speak to their fans. Jaz spoke about his heavy workload with 13
projects running concurrently and all scheduled to finish at the same time
(when he said he would then take a well-deserved rest!) and he shared part
of a manuscript he was refining (it was very scholarly and too much for this
poor head after a few Budvars!). Jon was looking at a different set of notes
trying to find the reason behind the change in name of the track 'Exit' (I
forget what he said it was called before or whether he was able to discover
the reason that day).
 
BPF talked about working as a labourer in Saudi as a young lad (!), his
passion for making metal sculptures (making noise and fire he said) and he
had plenty of Boys' Own tales from his grammar school days! He's a big death
metal fan too, by the way.
 
Geordie talked about fishing, and how it was supposed to be good in the
lakes in the south of the Czech Republic. He shared a few tips about how to
catch trout. Ha! And don't ask him about the smoking ban...
 
All of us talked about how damned good the cheese was that Stephane brought
with him (Comte seemed to be the all-round winner), as was the wine (though
I think Jon was sticking to vodka and Red Bull) and cuban cigars! A thousand
thank yous!
 
It was one of the best KJ experiences for all of us and I believe the band
found the whole day extremely relaxing too.
 
We'll do it all again next time and hopefuly a few more gatherers will be
there!
 
Oh, and the set-list!
 
REQUIEM
WARDANCE
CHANGE
PRIMITIVE
TURN TO RED
LOVE LIKE BLOOD
EIGHTIES
MADNESS
BLOODSPORT
UNSPEAKABLE
FRESH FEVER
THE WAIT
PSSYCHE
PANDEMONIUM
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COMPLICATION
 
Cheers,
 
Cormac


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From: Frenchy Frenzy <frenchyfrenzy at killingjoke.fr>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Tuesday, 4 August, 2009 13:59:47
Subject: [kj] [KJ] kILLING jOKE iN mY gARDEN : vENICE'S rEPORT 31tH oF jULY
2009


Hi All, 
 

Just a few words about this surreal week-end  at The Venice Airport Festival
with The Joke including Mister Cormac & Mister Chapman.



After a funny wandering in Venice city using the Vaporetto ( WaterBus) and
doing every 5 minutes an hilarious video with Jon  named : “2 Gays in Venice
part 1” or “2 Gays on The Vaporetto part 2” etc
. we met Cormac at 4 O’clock
at the Titian Inn hotel situated 5 mins by walk from the “site”

In fact, you really had the feeling to walk in a suburb small town so quiet
for receiving a music festival but anyway we took some photos on the run and
had some interesting views from the backside or darkside of Jon ha ha ha
!!!

We were personally welcomed by Mister Coleman himself for what was supposed
to be a beautiful day listening to the Joke and finally was more than that


Of course, we had the feeling that a reduced audience was expected as if we
were about to see “Killing Joke in my garden” as I said it to Jaz and we
laughed together.

By the way, the good weather was with us even if a lot of humidity was in
the air and made it quite suffocative sometimes.

We spent most of the afternoon with the guys talking of everything and
laughing as usual and drinking some fresh beers.

There were some other French people ‘Patrick, Dominguo and Arte (a young
lady tattooed and pierced) who were surprised of such an easy contact with
the group.

I’ve had with Geordie and Reza and Big Paul one of the most laughable moment
during backstage.

In fact, Youth was jamming with Big Paul who left his place vacant.

Domingo who is certainly as much a drummer as I am a Soprano vocalist took
the sticks and began to “play” drums like a madman while Arte was singing
and Patrick was at the “rhythm section with a bottle of beer”

Youth went on playing and they all felt  " honoured "  to play with such a
bass player.

It turned to a cacophony and some heavy laughs when Domingo went on playing
when the smaill drumkit had felt down !!! 

I’ve filmed quite everything and I think I will have to share it on Youtube
in the coming weeks ;o))

Time for a soundcheck on the green fields and with the sun behind it’s was
strange to see and listen to his fav group as if they were playing in my
garden (even if my garden isn’t so big)

The organisator was expecting around 1000 people  (but finally only 500 came
for their major headline during those 3 days festival. ) 

Certainly not  enough advertised and not sign of this event on the official
website : no comment

At the end of the soundcheck, Jaz went off the stage and took place in the
audience area during “Bloodsport” to listen to the whole sound and Jon was
doing some kind of “Moonwalk” behind him ha ha ha  !!!!  

After this ,  Jaz and Big Paul did an interview with the guy from Metal
Hammer Italy (the same who was at their 2005 gig at The Milano ‘s Rolling
Stone another great moment with Raven) during ½ hour and a photo shoot with
Geordie.

They all felt very stressless on this warm afternoon. 

The night came and the mosquitos too.

Everybody was attacked and we used some stinky citronella but very
protectfull.

That was the 1st time Jon was smelling well during the day ;o))

Around 10:30 pm, they began the gig and Jaz was wearing a typical Venice's
Carnival White Mask and got a great clap from the audience.

They played as if they were in front of a higher audience but no surprise
during the setlist.

During the afternoon we had a long spoke with Jaz & BPF to play some other
old tracks and as I was asked to reveal my fav ones,  i answered Twilight of
The Mortal and Slipstream.

Both of them agreed about the very melodic aspect of Twilight and who knows
?

Maybe during the coming gigs ?

Between the 28 th oct and 3 rd nov 2009 they will (should ?) play at L'Usine
in Geneva and at Les Bains Douches in Paris (only 200 invited people and 200
tickets to sale)

BPF was the 1st surprised when I "annouced it" to him just after a long
conversation I had with Jaz.

Apparently, they've lost a lot of money during the last reunion tour...

After the gig Jaz declared it was "time for Cheeses Party" and we began to
taste all the ones brought from France with some white and red wines.

The atmosphere was great and very very relaxed.

Many young fans were here and got signatures for their CDs booklets.

I had brought some Cohiba cigars with me and Cormac and Jaz were delighted
with them (as I was too of course)

In fact, life was simply beautiful ....

At one moment, Geordie took the bass and played  "Walk on the wild side  "
sang by 2 young girls.

Simply unexpected and intense moment (filmed of course ;o)))

Of course we did some photos too.

At 3AM, the group left for his hotel and it was time for us to go back too.

Everything was very well organised and all the people from the organisation
were very very nice with everybody.

It was the coolest festival I had ever been on open air and I am sure Cormac
& Jon won't disagree.

Simply another proof of how the band can be closed to the gatherers...

Stephane "Frenchy Frenzy"

 

 

De: gathering-bounces at misera.net de la part de jon chapman
Date: lun. 03/08/2009 17:17
À: gathering at misera.net
Objet : Re: [kj] Sonisphere

i'm glad i never made the effort,30 minutes? while still worth it,i never
made it back from Venice Airport Festival until 245am sunday morning,i'd
have never made it down there for noon.
I can recommend (IF KJ PLAY 2010) going to the Venice Airport Festival. 5
minutes from the airport,in a quiet village,Great chilled out
atmosphere,free entry (ish), free alcohol (ish). and a great sound system
after playing all your childhood hits.fukn great day.

 



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