[kj] The Death & Resurrection Show Premier balls-up

[bongo]

great review!

yep, shall see you this eve for sure!

dont finish work til 5:30, so wont leave whangarei til 6ish... will txt ya
we when get there!!!



"due to a lack of trained trumpeters, the end of the world has been
postponed indefinitely..."


On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 2:43 AM, Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>wrote:


> I would love to see a 5 / 10 / 20 hour version of the documentary –

> obviously the longer it goes, the more you’re viewing raw footage. But I’m

> pretty sure most gatherers would be more than happy to spend most of a day

> or most of a weekend watching rare Killing Joke footage.****

>

> ** **

>

> The 90 minute version will be more appropriate for casual viewers vs

> hardcore fans – however they did mention that a DVD will be forthcoming,

> and I expect the full 150 min version (and hopefully even a bit more) will

> be available on the DVD or perhaps a deluxe version of the DVD.****

>

> ** **

>

> I shudder to think how much of his own money Shaun has had to fork out to

> get this across the line.****

>

> ** **

>

> I have to share one anecdote with you. The biggest crowd reaction that I

> remember (laughter) came when a really interesting and strange Icelandic

> guy recounts an incident that happened in Iceland – it looks like some of

> the stuff they got up to in Iceland was really intense. So this guy is, for

> starters, dressed in a black and red hooded macickal robe with the hood

> pulled up, when interviewed, and just exudes this awesome ‘Killing Joke

> changed my life in 1982 and I’m still buzzing’ vibe. Mostly good weird, but

> a fair bit of ‘weird’ weird into the bargain. So he talks about an incident

> where his sister is ripping Jaz a new one for some personal reason, whilst

> naked and situated up on a balcony. I can only assume that Jaz had made

> some romantic transgression against her, but who knows. Anyway, she was

> dripping wet from the rain, starkers, and in mid-rant she is struck by

> lightning – the first of TWO TIMES that she was hit by lightning in Jaz’s

> presense. The way this guy describes events is at the same time hilarious

> and weird - he mentions lightning playing around and down her naked,

> smooth, wet body (way too much pervy detail from a brother…), her being

> protected from the lightning by the water transmitting it down into the

> ground (I’m not sure if physics actually works that way…), and Jaz then

> immediately taking advantage of the situation by ‘deifying her’ or

> somesuch, to this guy’s great approval, in front of everyone. Belly laughs

> all around in the cinema, was one of many genuinely hilarious moments. So

> wrong, but so funny.****

>

> ** **

>

> The documentary conveyed that dualistic nature of Jaz, how he can convey a

> belief / idea / behaviour to the hilt with total earnestness, and then

> immediately mock it and himself and double over laughing at the idea of

> taking it seriously. I’m sure he can or could be diabolically difficult at

> times, but at the same time, when he gets going he’s thoroughly

> entertaining and funny. One thing I expect it will do is raise his profile,

> despite some of the more racy anecdotes. ****

>

> ** **

>

> Oh there’s also mention of the gathering list mention of ‘Killing Joke

> Island’ – I think that was one of mine.****

>

> ** **

>

> Anyway I must get some sleep to get ready for the gig tomorrow, and

> possibly the following day (haven’t booked tickets so if I decide to go, it

> will involve about 9 hours straight driving).****

>

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>

> Johnny Bongo – looking forward to seeing you =)****

>

> ** **

>

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

> *On Behalf Of *Frenchy Frenzy

> *Sent:* Thursday, 13 June 2013 1:12 a.m.

>

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

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

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] The Death & Resurrection Show Premier balls-up****

>

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>

> I have sent 2 or 3 hard disk drive full of my footages (1To each approx)

> since 10 years so I would say that Shaun is working on the project since

> more than 10 years****

>

> Just one thing to people who thought i was keeping the footages just for

> myself : they were wrong : I just wanted Shaun to be exclusive with them.*

> ***

>

> As he couldn't use all of them, there will be material left for future

> projects and i am very excited to discover like everybody what he used

> among all these hours...****

>

> More than that, Rehearsals, gigs and making of the last video in 2013 were

> not included.****

>

> Stephane "Frenchy Frenzy"

>

>

> ****

>

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>

>

> Le 12 juin 2013 à 10:18, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> a écrit :****

>

> I think it was something like 8 years, on and off, travelling all over the

> globe,****

>

> plus the last 18 months/two years finishing off the editing.****

>

> Like I said, I'm just hoping that during this time he learnt the value of

> abandoning all

> hope and expectations when dealing with the band!****

>

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>

> On 11 June 2013 18:53, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:****

>

> And how many years did Shaun spend on this project, exactly?****

>

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>

> It's just disrespectful. ****

>

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>

> Alex in NYC****

>

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