[kj] OT: The Cure

[damon cook]

BRILLIANT STORY NEIL!

IM SUR ETHERE ARE STILL SOME PEOPLE THAT TELL THEE STORY OF HOW OLE BOB
DISSAPEARED IN THE DRESING ROOM OR WHATEV..

MYSELF,I HEART THECURE,ONLY SAW THEM ON HEAD OF THE DOOR TOUR [WHICH IS
GREAT LP IMHO]

JUST LISTENED TO PORNOGRAPHY VINYL OTHER DAY[FUCKING 100 YEARS M8]

CHEERZ/SOUNDMAGICK/RIOTSTAR23/DC/COOKOO

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 5:35 AM, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:


> True story: in 1987 The Mission were playing in New York. A long-standing

> Mission

> roadie called Jez used to do an absolutely spot-on Robert Smith impression

> and

> they decided to put it to the test. During the encore at the gig Wayne

> Hussey

> announced a very special guest and on walked Jez in Smith

> wig/lipstick/eyeliner.

> They then proceeded to do one of the Cure's big hits at the time (can't

> remember which one),

> Jez also doing a fantastic imitation of his voice. The crowd went nuts.

> After the song

> he ran backstage but was chased by some fans/industry people who wanted

> autographs.

> He ran into a dressing room and slammed the door before they could catch

> him, changed

> back into his clothes and lost the wig and make up, then opened the door.

> The people

> gathered outside asked if they could speak to Robert but Jez opened the

> door wide

> to show them he wasn't in there, and they must surely be mistaken (the room

> had no

> other door, or even windows). He then nonchalantly walked out, leaving a

> crowd of people

> staring totally mystified into the empty room. I don't think they ever

> worked it out.

>

> That's the only time I've seen The Cure!

>

> n

>

>

> On 6 May 2011 11:05, Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

>

>> Ooh ooh ooh saw them in NZ in 2007, 3 hour show, was brilliant...

>>

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

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

>> On

>> Behalf Of Janean Lancaster

>> Sent: Friday, 6 May 2011 8:45 p.m.

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

>> Subject: [kj] OT: The Cure

>>

>> I know there's a couple of fans on the list, especially of their early

>> stuff.  News just in: they will be performing a trilogy of their first

>> three

>> albums for two shows, and will be bringing back ex members Lol Tolhurst

>> and

>> Roger O'Donnell for the event.

>>

>> http://www.thecure.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=35390

>>

>> Fucking great news as far as I'm concerned.  Except it's in Australia.

>> But at least they're filming it for the rest of us.

>>

>> Cheers,

>> Janean

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