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Post by kristian on Oct 27, 2006 12:08:42 GMT
I once knew a guy who played in an old Anarcho punk band called EXIT STANCE..................
...............he gave me some wonderful insights into the characters of CRASS
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Post by lethal on Oct 27, 2006 20:29:49 GMT
I once knew a guy who played in an old Anarcho punk band called EXIT STANCE.................. ...............he gave me some wonderful insights into the characters of CRASS you can't leave it there please continue
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Post by kristian on Oct 28, 2006 12:27:03 GMT
on a Public forum maybe is not the right place.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2006 15:19:43 GMT
I recall the writer/activist/comedian Rob Newman relating a tale on TV ages ago about a Crass gig he went to. He got arrested, and whilst being booked in at the police station, he saw that the members of Crass were being booked as well. Mr Newman thought, "Wow, I'm gonna be locked up with my heroes!", and his joy was only dampened when he realised that they all wanted to call their mums to bail them out.
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Post by davefrombelgrade on Oct 30, 2006 17:14:35 GMT
Are you sure? As I remember it, the punchline of the story comes when, just as Crass are being booked in, Newman's mum turns up to bail him. Most of Crass were no teenagers even then - Penny Rimbaud was in his forties.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2006 10:33:14 GMT
davefrombelgrade - I believe that you're correct about Newman's mum turning up, but from what I can recall, the sting in the punchline was that members of Crass were also trying to get hold of their mums. That's why I found his story so funny. I know now how old Crass members were at the time, which adds a touch of absurdity to the tale.
I'm going to this event at Tate Modern this Friday where Penny Rimbaud is appearing. I was thinking of drumming up the courage to ask him about this incident, but I feel that I would sent away with the words "Piss off!" ringing in my ears.
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Post by davefrombelgrade on Nov 7, 2006 16:18:17 GMT
So, sashac - what did dear old Penny have to say for himself?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2006 10:24:59 GMT
I'm afraid I couldn't make it after all, davefrombelgrade - argh! Somewhat annoyed about that, but P Rimbaud pops up in London every now and again doing stuff, so I'll guess I'll catch him at some point in the future. I'm even more annoyed that I didn't get to see Nick Bullen (Napalm Death founder member / Scorn co-founder / current Black Galaxy & Kreepa member), who was due to do a talk about the birth of grindcore. Mr B comes across as a very funny and erudite man, and has very good knowledge on early European & American avant-garde cinema, which is always a plus in my book.
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Post by richard64 on Nov 8, 2006 11:29:38 GMT
Just wondered if anyone knows whether crass stuff is in print still? Been looking round record shops, and places that used to have the cds now have empty pockets and have done for a while. Used to love Christ the album, and wouldn't mind getting it on cd. Richard.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2006 12:27:04 GMT
richard64 - there's a good amount of Crass CD and vinyl on Ebay, so check that out first of all.
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Post by lethal on Nov 8, 2006 18:54:30 GMT
I'm afraid I couldn't make it after all, davefrombelgrade - argh! Somewhat annoyed about that, but P Rimbaud pops up in London every now and again doing stuff, so I'll guess I'll catch him at some point in the future. I'm even more annoyed that I didn't get to see Nick Bullen (Napalm Death founder member / Scorn co-founder / current Black Galaxy & Kreepa member), who was due to do a talk about the birth of grindcore. Mr B comes across as a very funny and erudite man, and has very good knowledge on early European & American avant-garde cinema, which is always a plus in my book. i would be very interested to hear his birth of grindcore talk. Where was that to take place?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2006 20:41:35 GMT
It took place at Tate Britain - it was a Turner Prize-related talk/music event. I'm hoping that Nick Bullen decides to do the talk again at some point, as I'm sure it would be fascinating.
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Post by pissfun on Nov 8, 2006 21:06:52 GMT
are there any Pynchon scholars here? I've only just started trying to read him, and to be completely frank, I've found his writing almost completely unapproachable. It's not as if I don't recognize his brilliance and (at times) eloquence, I just can't seem to find a practical means of entry into his world. If anyone can offer some assistance, - whatever that means - please do so.
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Post by patrickhernandez on Nov 8, 2006 23:37:53 GMT
all their back catalogue is available through southern records / SRD on both cd and vinyl. just order it from your local record shop! www.southern.com / www.southern.net
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Post by theotherjohn on Nov 9, 2006 13:02:11 GMT
are there any Pynchon scholars here? I've only just started trying to read him, and to be completely frank, I've found his writing almost completely unapproachable. It's not as if I don't recognize his brilliance and (at times) eloquence, I just can't seem to find a practical means of entry into his world. If anyone can offer some assistance, - whatever that means - please do so. Although I haven't tried reading him yet, from what I've heard (via an Amazon review) his novel 'V' seems to be the best introduction to his writing and covers similar themes to the more reputably daunting 'Gravity's Rainbow'. So try V first, then Gravity's Rainbow. Is this what you're reading?
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