[kj] Paul Raven

[Jim Harper]

I would never say it was worth the loss of Raven to have the band back and on form, but it does make his passing a little easier to bear. Knowing how much respect he had for Killing Joke, I'm sure he would be pleased to know that his passing brought the other four together and revitalized the band.

It was always fun having him on the list, not least of all because of his sense of humour, but also because of the little insights into KJ that he was able to provide; like mentioning that Geordie always loved Television's 'Foxhole', for example.

RIP BBB.

Jim.

On Thu, 19/10/17, Paul Rangecroft <paul.rangecroft at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [kj] Paul Raven
 To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
 Date: Thursday, 19 October, 2017, 20:33
 
 Part of me wishes he'd
 managed to clean up his act, but on the other
 hand all that stuff that he probably
 shouldn't have been doing was
 kind of
 what made him who he was and so entertaining; plus his
 untimely death did lead to the rest of the band
 sorting themselves out
 and producing great
 albums again, so who knows... He certainly
 enriched our lives while he was around and had
 a real respect and
 concern for others
 however lowly. RIP PVR.
 
 PR
 
 On
 10/19/17, Dirk Kingerske <kingsnake at hotmail.de>
 wrote:
 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0IZabvgesc
 >
 >
 >
 I still love to cite the cocaineinducedhatefuck and the
 butterface belinda
 > c…. sleep well
 black bird!
 >
 >
 Kingsnake
 >
 > Gesendet
 von Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986>
 für
 > Windows 10
 >
 > Von: adrianwason at btinternet.com<mailto:adrianwason at btinternet.com>
 > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 19. Oktober 2017
 20:15
 > An: A list about all things
 Killing Joke \(the
 > band!\)<mailto:gathering at misera.net>
 >
 Betreff: Re: [kj] Paul Raven
 >
 > I am definitely raising a glass to Paul
 tonight.
 >
 >
 Unfortunately I never met him but was present at many of the
 Extremities
 > gigs where he always seemed
 to attract agro from the crowd? I don't know..
 >
 > As what's just
 been said he was hilarious on the Gathering and always
 > replied to any comment, even to an
 ordinary Jo like me.
 >
 > Some of his funnies were:
 > Patricia Morrisson-Gothopotamaus
 > Perry Farrell-rasping jewish child
 molester
 >
 > I loved
 his stuff with Prong and Rude Awakening is one of my
 favourite ever
 > albums.
 >
 > Also the Mob research
 album has some killer tracks on it.
 >
 > I wear the Mob Research T shirt to every
 gig I go to and it has the picture
 > of
 Raven on the back with the RIP message.
 >
 > It always strikes up
 a conversation and no doubt it will at my next gig
 > Chic-next Friday-not sure Paul would
 approve of that!
 >
 >
 Love the story of Paul sending porn to work!
 >
 >
 >
 ----Original message----
 > From : rob.moss at gmx.com
 > Date : 19/10/2017 - 07:55 (GMTDT)
 > To : gathering at misera.net
 > Subject : [kj] Paul Raven
 >
 > Can you believe it
 has been 10 years since Raven left us?
 >
 > 10 years? How did
 that go so quick?
 >
 >
 I still think of him regularly and am thankful to have had
 the (dubious!)
 > pleasure of knowing him
 and working with him.
 >
 > He left quite a mark on the planet. Aside
 from his artistic efforts, he left
 > some
 lovely kids, one of which had his 18th Birthday recently.
 >
 >
 >
 So raise a glass if you can or spare a thought for our dear
 friend Paul
 > Raven. Naughty boy!
 >
 >
 >
 Miss you mate!
 >
 >
 RIP
 >
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