haha. He was on one of those gawd awful reality (check) programmes over here recently. I hate those fuckin' things. I don't know what he was there to achieve and I doubt he even knew really. Car crash telly at its worst. Even his rawk'n'roll stories were shit! Stick him an Roky in a cell together for the night and good luck to him. Wot a fanny (British translation of the word) haha
 
John Battles said:

HAVE TO AGREE , THERE. I SAW ON TV , WHERE SOME WOMAN PUT HERSELF ON THE LINE BY ADMITTING SHE WAS STILL A LEIF GARRETT FAN
SOME 30 YEARS AFTER THEY STAMPED "HASBEEN" ON HIS FOREHEAD. SHE PRESENTED HIM WITH A CLAY BUST OF HIS HEAD THAT SHE'D MADE IN THE 70'S. HE REFUSED IT. 

EVEN SHAUN CASSIDY AND TIMOTHY VAN PATTEN STILL HAVE CAREERS IN SHOW BUSINESS. APART FROM EFFECTIVELY PARODYING GUYS JUST LIKE HIM IN "SPIRIT OF '76" , WHAT THE HELL HAS HE DONE SINCE JIMMY CARTER STEPPED DOWN FROM THE PRESIDENCY ?  I MET A GIRL BACK IN JUNIOR HIGH WHO TOLD ME SHE RAN INTO GARRETT BEFORE A SHOW. "DO YOU PUT YOUR PANTS ON..." , SHE ASKED HIM , "OR DO THEY PAINT THEM ON ?!!".
Andy Climax said:

Leif Garrett??? He's a cunt! Barry Gibb

HAVE TO AGREE , THERE. I SAW ON TV , WHERE SOME WOMAN PUT HERSELF ON THE LINE BY ADMITTING SHE WAS STILL A LEIF GARRETT FAN
SOME 30 YEARS AFTER THEY STAMPED "HASBEEN" ON HIS FOREHEAD. SHE PRESENTED HIM WITH A CLAY BUST OF HIS HEAD THAT SHE'D MADE IN THE 70'S. HE REFUSED IT. 

EVEN SHAUN CASSIDY AND TIMOTHY VAN PATTEN STILL HAVE CAREERS IN SHOW BUSINESS. APART FROM EFFECTIVELY PARODYING GUYS JUST LIKE HIM IN "SPIRIT OF '76" , WHAT THE HELL HAS HE DONE SINCE JIMMY CARTER STEPPED DOWN FROM THE PRESIDENCY ?  I MET A GIRL BACK IN JUNIOR HIGH WHO TOLD ME SHE RAN INTO GARRETT BEFORE A SHOW. "DO YOU PUT YOUR PANTS ON..." , SHE ASKED HIM , "OR DO THEY PAINT THEM ON ?!!".
Andy Climax said:

Leif Garrett??? He's a cunt! Barry Gibb

Leif Garrett??? He's a cunt! Barry Gibb

" I was telling this guy , miracles happen every day. "What do you mean?" , he said , and , I told him , "A Miracle happened to you , today.". He said , "Yeah ? What?!". I said , " YOU GOT UP , DID'NT YOU?".       Smilin' Frank Lugo , Question Mark and The Mysterians.

"IT'S ALL ABOUT PEACE AND LOVE , MAN. AIN'T NOTHIN' WRONG WITH THAT! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SMOKE , DRINK , POP , SNORT OR BLOW OUT OF YOUR ASSHOLE , IT'S STILL ALL ABOUT PEACE AND LOVE !".    Dickie Peterson , Blue Cheer.

"Be yourself. Everyone else is taken." - Oscar Wilde

" I never shake hands. You never know , somebody might have just gone to the men's room , and not  washed their hands , or even used any toilet paper ! When I gotta go , I'll used half a roll !!!" . Freddie Blassie , King of Men , as told to Andy Kaufman.

"HEY ! HEY , WILL YOU FUCK OFF , BACK THERE?! I'M TALKIN' TO THE MAN , AND YOU GEEKS ARE MAKING SO MUCH NOISE , YOU GOT ME DOUBLE TWISTED UP , INSIDE!!!

I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG , I THINK YOUR MOTHER WANTED A GIRL , AND YOUR FATHER WANTED A BOY , AND THEY WERE BOTH HAPPY !!! YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? HE'S A LITTLE BIT ON  THE BORDERLINE , HE COULD GO EITHER WAY . HEY !!! SIDDOWN YOUR SEATS!! SIDDOWN YOUR SEATS !!!  I CAN READILY UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO A DOUBLE-TAKE WHEN THE GREAT FRED BLASSIE WALKS DOWN THE STREET  , BUT , I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'D DO A DOUBLE - TAKE WHEN YOU WALK DOWN THE STREET, CAUSE YOU'RE NOTHING !!!! AND YOUR FATHER WAS A NOTHING !!! THAT MAKES YOU A DOUBLE NOTHING !!!!!

Blassie , King of Men , as told to the real , the only , THEE Johnny Legend , in an interview disrupted by an adoring public .

“We aren't particularly talented. We try harder!” - Joe Strummer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TZk1gYj2xo

ZappaZappa.

Ha.

Wesley: "I'm done. I'm through. I'm gettin loogies in my throat."

Me too man, me too.
 
John Battles said:

Wesley Willis : I don't like Taco Bell.

Nardwuar: Why not?

Wesley : Makes me take a poop.

Ludes N. Dudes said:

Ha. Oh Rocky. . .
" I love this town. I love this town just like loving a hamburger on a sesame bun." The late great Wesley Willis

Wesley Willis : I don't like Taco Bell.

Nardwuar: Why not?

Wesley : Makes me take a poop.

Ludes N. Dudes said:

Ha. Oh Rocky. . .
" I love this town. I love this town just like loving a hamburger on a sesame bun." The late great Wesley Willis

Jello Biafra in a suit & tie? It kinda suits him, though I admire the man's professionalism.

Audio Gasoline said:

"I accuse you of trying to destroy my career and ruin my right to make a living."

-Jello Biafra to Tipper Gore, on Oprah

"I accuse you of trying to destroy my career and ruin my right to make a living."

-Jello Biafra to Tipper Gore, on Oprah

OH , YEAH. THE TEXAS A&M SHIRT- HA HA. I USED TO HAVE THAT AGGIE JOKE BOOK -

'How do you know Adam was an Aggie? Only an Aggie would eat an apple with a naked woman sitting beside him!".

Actually , I saw the movie about the Japanese Group Sound legends ,  The Golden Cups. Their Drummer is wearing a Texas A&m CAP IN ONE SCENE !!

i made it through that Kool Keith track about as long as you did "Hercules in New York" , I'm afraid. It just sounded liek everything I have to hear , against my will , on the train.

The real SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS (Minus his immense talent) of Hip Hop is probably Sharkula . He's not an act or a personna . He lives it. And his music is funny as Hell. On one CD , a guy brings in a pizza , and he says , in the middle of a rhyme "YOU BROUGHT PIZZA ! YOU DA MAN !!!'' . TEN MINUTES LATER: "Man ! This pizza is THE BOMB !",.
HE'S EATING PIZZA DURING A RCORDING !!!

There's also MC Booty Slappa , a White Rockabilly Bass player who doubles as  a HIP hOP WIGGER. HIS RHYMES ARE HILARIOUS.....He wrote a song about Rockabilly Night (OpenMike) IN CHICAG0 - " Pretty faces , BETTIE PAGE BANGS  , SIDEBURNS LIKE JOANNA KERNS ON "GROWING PAINS"......A BIG GIRL STEPS ON MY TOES ON THE DANCE FLOOR. NOW , I'M LIKE GENE VINCENT ,  AND I CAN'T EVEN  KICK IT!"........

But , overall , my very , VERY moderate interest in Rap in the early 80's has long since diminished......I JUST CAN'T STAND DRUM MACHINES. DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S "STREET"....BUT , THAT'S JUST ME .  It's been shoved down my throat for almost 30 years , and if I say I dislike it I'm closed - minded.
dave said:

I didn't know that factoid about his brother, trippy!

Just pointing out stuff, that 1st LP is phenomenal, even if the Clash don't mean that much to me nowadays.

Heh, try this: Google the cover of Rocket To Russia, and look at the T-shirt DeeDee is wearing. Funny, eh?

I still listen to old ('bout 95 and back) hip-hop, but it's lost any sense of freshness for me. The kids like it, and that's cool, but I'd rather crate-dig for R&B/Rockabilly/Punk unknowns.

Is this man the Screamin' Jay Hawkins of hip-hop? Kool Keith-halfsharkalligator halfman "Is he WEIRD?"

John Battles said:

Joe never tried to disguise the fact that his old man was a Diplomat , which I actually admired. He was'nt trying to do something comparable to Vanilla Ice , saying he was from "Da Streets " , implying he was from Brooklyn , when he was actually from , not even Dallas , but Carrolton , Texas. Or , Farmer's Branch.  Strummer spent much of his early life in India , I'm sure , that , alone , gave him a good idea of how fucked up life can be for others. Also , his Brother , who commited suicide ,  was in The National Front , which , I'm sure , had a lot to do with his political stance , which , a lot of people could'nt get their heads around , because he exercised his right to change his mind , if another idea seemed better.      You're right , they SOUNDED like the streets.....So did The Ramones. They were'nt from wealthy backgrounds , and New York was going bankrupt , garbage piled high as the pyramids , and Gerald Ford said "Let 'em Eat Cake". But Hip Hop is "Street " and they were'nt, you know? Whatever.   To be fair , The Clash had to be the first White Rock 'n'Roll BAND TO SHOW A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FOR RAP WHEN IT WAS NEW. They had Grandmaster Flash open for them at the Bond's International Casino gigs . But it was something new , then , if you liked it or not. It has'nt been new for 30 years.  Some things have stood the test of time , but , the Hip Hop market is built on obsolescence. You're "Old School" or even washed up in 6 months. Even Punk was'nt built on such a quick - kill program.....ON THE OTHER HAND , IF UNDER DURESS , I'D MUCH RATHER LISTEN TO DEE DEE KING THAT B.A.D.   

 

 
dave said:

Joe is cool, always will be. But I recently found out his Dad was a low-level diplomat, and he went to boarding school! The Clash Sound  like the street, but were always pretty upper-middle class. Not to take anything away from the music.

John Battles said:

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

I didn't know that factoid about his brother, trippy!

Just pointing out stuff, that 1st LP is phenomenal, even if the Clash don't mean that much to me nowadays.

Heh, try this: Google the cover of Rocket To Russia, and look at the T-shirt DeeDee is wearing. Funny, eh?

I still listen to old ('bout 95 and back) hip-hop, but it's lost any sense of freshness for me. The kids like it, and that's cool, but I'd rather crate-dig for R&B/Rockabilly/Punk unknowns.

Is this man the Screamin' Jay Hawkins of hip-hop? Kool Keith-halfsharkalligator halfman "Is he WEIRD?"

John Battles said:

Joe never tried to disguise the fact that his old man was a Diplomat , which I actually admired. He was'nt trying to do something comparable to Vanilla Ice , saying he was from "Da Streets " , implying he was from Brooklyn , when he was actually from , not even Dallas , but Carrolton , Texas. Or , Farmer's Branch.  Strummer spent much of his early life in India , I'm sure , that , alone , gave him a good idea of how fucked up life can be for others. Also , his Brother , who commited suicide ,  was in The National Front , which , I'm sure , had a lot to do with his political stance , which , a lot of people could'nt get their heads around , because he exercised his right to change his mind , if another idea seemed better.      You're right , they SOUNDED like the streets.....So did The Ramones. They were'nt from wealthy backgrounds , and New York was going bankrupt , garbage piled high as the pyramids , and Gerald Ford said "Let 'em Eat Cake". But Hip Hop is "Street " and they were'nt, you know? Whatever.   To be fair , The Clash had to be the first White Rock 'n'Roll BAND TO SHOW A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FOR RAP WHEN IT WAS NEW. They had Grandmaster Flash open for them at the Bond's International Casino gigs . But it was something new , then , if you liked it or not. It has'nt been new for 30 years.  Some things have stood the test of time , but , the Hip Hop market is built on obsolescence. You're "Old School" or even washed up in 6 months. Even Punk was'nt built on such a quick - kill program.....ON THE OTHER HAND , IF UNDER DURESS , I'D MUCH RATHER LISTEN TO DEE DEE KING THAT B.A.D.   

 

 
dave said:

Joe is cool, always will be. But I recently found out his Dad was a low-level diplomat, and he went to boarding school! The Clash Sound  like the street, but were always pretty upper-middle class. Not to take anything away from the music.

John Battles said:

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

Joe never tried to disguise the fact that his old man was a Diplomat , which I actually admired. He was'nt trying to do something comparable to Vanilla Ice , saying he was from "Da Streets " , implying he was from Brooklyn , when he was actually from , not even Dallas , but Carrolton , Texas. Or , Farmer's Branch.  Strummer spent much of his early life in India , I'm sure , that , alone , gave him a good idea of how fucked up life can be for others. Also , his Brother , who commited suicide ,  was in The National Front , which , I'm sure , had a lot to do with his political stance , which , a lot of people could'nt get their heads around , because he exercised his right to change his mind , if another idea seemed better.      You're right , they SOUNDED like the streets.....So did The Ramones. They were'nt from wealthy backgrounds , and New York was going bankrupt , garbage piled high as the pyramids , and Gerald Ford said "Let 'em Eat Cake". But Hip Hop is "Street " and they were'nt, you know? Whatever.   To be fair , The Clash had to be the first White Rock 'n'Roll BAND TO SHOW A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FOR RAP WHEN IT WAS NEW. They had Grandmaster Flash open for them at the Bond's International Casino gigs . But it was something new , then , if you liked it or not. It has'nt been new for 30 years.  Some things have stood the test of time , but , the Hip Hop market is built on obsolescence. You're "Old School" or even washed up in 6 months. Even Punk was'nt built on such an attrition rate......ON THE OTHER HAND , IF UNDER DURESS , I'D MUCH RATHER LISTEN TO DEE DEE KING THAT B.A.D.   

 
dave said:

Joe is cool, always will be. But I recently found out his Dad was a low-level diplomat, and he went to boarding school! The Clash Sound  like the street, but were always pretty upper-middle class. Not to take anything away from the music.

John Battles said:

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

Joe is cool, always will be. But I recently found out his Dad was a low-level diplomat, and he went to boarding school! The Clash Sound  like the street, but were always pretty upper-middle class. Not to take anything away from the music.

John Battles said:

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

BUT , IT WAS EASY FOR STRUMMER , THO' I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID ,
 TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN WORKADAY AMERICA , WHEN THE CLASH WERE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POPULARITY , OVER HERE , and could have sustained themselves very nicely on a 6 months to a year Visa , if they could have obtained one.... 

On the other hand ,between their own tour , The Who tour , The US Fest , plus that huge festival in Jamaica , 82 - 83 was A VERY busy time for The Clash in The Western Hemisphere..... I DOUBT IT MADE THEM THE GAZILLIONAIRES PEOPLE PERCIEVED THEM AS BEING.

 I guess he'd already done his fair share of bitching about how things were'nt any better in Britain or on the continent.

dave said:

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

I don't know who that is , but Tex Edwards had a song about new (As of 15+ years ago.)  gun laws making gun - related suicide retroactive , meaning Kurt Cobain could live again. It was kind of abstract. OK , VERY ABSTRACT. The lyrics were later changed , to have nothing to do with guns or Kurt Cobain,.
 
Andy Climax said:

'Ha! Still alive you fat bastard!' Stewie Griffin after going back in time and stopping Kurt Cobain kill himself using Hagen Daas ice cream. Check it if you don't believe! Genius! Cannae get more punk than that!

Brilliant. Also true.

John Battles said:

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

"This is America , where a man is free to do what he chooses. But , if he shows any individuality , he's fired. " Also Joe Strummer.

dave said:

"If you go and see a rock group, you want to see someone tearing their soul apart at thirty-six bars a second, not listen to some instrumental slush. Since '67, music has been chasing itself up a blind alley with all that shit."  -Joe Strummer

Thank you , Chris.

Chris Henniker said:

That's the best on of the lot, it sums it up so accurately.

John Battles said:

" AH JUS' PLAY RAHK'N'ROLL MUSIC FOAH TH' KIDS TUH DANCE TEW. "
Johnny Thunders. 
Tim Napalm Stegall said:

"Rock 'n' roll is supposed to be fun. You're supposed to enjoy it. It's not supposed to be about taking a million fucking years to learn a million fucking chords on the guitar." - Johnny Rotten, 1977

"When your culture abandons you, create your own." Ira Robbins on punk rock, Trouser Press magazine, 1977

Haaaha, what a brilliant episode!! 

Andy Climax said:

'Ha! Still alive you fat bastard!' Stewie Griffin after going back in time and stopping Kurt Cobain kill himself using Hagen Daas ice cream. Check it if you don't believe! Genius! Cannae get more punk than that!