January 10, 2005

• [Remember that the creator of this site is insane. We'll return to this point later.]
• Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy. But this guy is fucking nuts.
• This night has opened my eyes. Remember that the creator of this site is insane You shut your mouth. How can you say I go about things the wrong way?
• Dodi in a coma, I know it's serious though
• And you know in that song, Cemetary Gates, also from The Queen is Dead, where it goes Keats and Yeats are on your side? Keats and Yeats are dead, and so is Diana. Oh! and in Frankly, Mr. Shankly it goes, you are a flatulent pain in the arse, and I'm pretty sure Diana said that too once, probably just before the fatal crash!!
• Did Morrissey's lyrics predict Princess Diana's death? No. Did Morrissey tap into an emotional undercurrent that also affected individuals such as Diana Spencer? Possibly. But then, I still believe in Bigfoot, so perhaps my opinions should be ignored.
• Here's another question, is Morrissey a big poncey fucking pratt? Pretty deep.
• "If my perspective changes, I will be back. Otherwise, this is goodbye. I thank everybody who took the time to send me feedback." - morrissey@cogeco.ca Time to feed the Delusion!
• The one video I ever saw Morrisey in made him look like a lounge singer doomed to front (whatever kind of group we're calling it.) A sort of mullet, bright blue tux jacket, and a pout. Lounge singer in hell, folks. It's how I'll always remember him. (Though, I'll have to admit that his "Hairdresser on Fire" was what made me listen to the local alternative rock station, just to see if there was anything else that funny. Seldom disappointed me.)
• Henry Rollins has done standup comedy pieces on how much he hates Morrissey. Personally, Hank's comments on Robert Smith are my personal favorite: Girls go crazy for this big fat clown in makeup weeping over a guitar. That is exactly what I thought when I saw the video to Love Song. If you doubt me then you can watch the video on Launch.
• Wonder if he knows this wack job? From CALVIN and HOBBES to ERIC and DYLAN. And why are they from Canada eh? Must be the long dark winter.
• so what, does Henry Rollins do comedy now where he makes fun of every musician vastly more talented than him? "and this Beethoven guy, he couldnt even HEAR! Whats the deal with THAT??"
• This reminds me of the nonsense put out by those bible matrices people. Henry Rollins? He's possibly the most talentless and undeservedly sneery of anyone in the 'alternative' music genres. Not to mention his odious politics.... The Smiths were probably the best pop band, ever. I rank them far above The Beatles, and they certainly put out the greatest pop song: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.
• Hey, Rollins went from Black Flag to ... err, being on VH-1.
• http://morrisseydance.com/
• Yeah, and Black Flag were possibly the worst punk band of their time. The little cro-magnons who worshipped them certainly found their niche. The only sensible thing I think Henry Rollins has ever done is to worship the members of Black Sabbath as his musical superiors.
• Metafilter: The mighty folks at Monkeyfilter seem to be missing the fact that this is a blatant parody, and a pretty funny one at that. posted by Simon! at 6:15 PM PST on January 10 upon further review, yeah, I guess so. Very well done.
• No way. I just seriously investigated this, all of the info and dates given match up. This person is completely insane, they must have done so much research to determine a few minute details that happen to match up and view it as a conspiracy. This can't be a hoax, unless the 'hoaxer' is every bit as crazy as the real thing to investigate this so thoroughly. No way, too, Henry Rollins is pretty cool. See his standup, he's arrogant and all that, but he's got good politics and a hilarious way of presenting them. I never had any respect for him either way till I saw him speak at the Schnitz here in portland.
• And lastly... The Smiths may have fucking rocked, and influenced britpop and radiohead tremendously, but Morissey is kind of a douche. I mean, I love "There is a light that never goes out" too, but you can't deny the tendency for almost humerously maudlin lyrics Morissey has.
• Henry Rollins has good politics? He's a warhappy freak with an affectation for guns. His only political decency is his (possibly former) advocacy of free speech. Accusing Morrisey of being maudlin is inaccurate. He's sentimental and imbues much of his work with what I find an engaging cynicism, but I think he operates at several levels above maudlin. When The Smiths emerged, British pop music was overwhelmed with smiley-faced jack- and jill-in-the-boxes who appeared to be hopped up on too much sugar and happy-happy pills. Morrisey and friends were a relief to that annoyance.
• "this is a blatant parody" If it is it's a lot of work for a quick larf. As for Morrisey I don't feel strongly one way or another about the man but most of his songs do make me laugh. Eh, making teenagers depressed is like shooting fish in a barrel. - Bart Simpson
• Did Morrissey predict the tsunami?
• No, that was the Manic Street Preachers, the uncaring bastards.
• Did Morrissey predict the tsunami? I think that was Ashlee Simpson...
• Damn you flashboy. You live up to your name.
• Henry Rollins is teh funny. (flings poo at coppermac)
• Seriously, though. The Manics are playing a charity gig in aid of the victims in a couple of weeks, but don't be fooled. The knew this was coming. Just look at the songs they could put on their setlist: "Ready For Drowning"; "Ocean Spray"; "Epicentre"; "Life Becoming A Landslide"; their classic cover of "The Drowners"; "Buildings For Dead People"... "Tsunami"? They're sick, I tell you. Sick. Short of having Wet Wet Wet, British Sea Power, The Waterboys and Katrina & The Waves playing at the gig, it couldn't be more tasteless...
• That crybaby sonofabitch No-talent motherfucker Bastard ass dickhead Ball-flapping dick sucker In case you haven't guessed by now, I hate the guy (of course!) One more thing I forgot to mention Morrissey rides a cockhorse -- Warlock Pinchers
• Ha. My brother used to play that song. Come on, though, the guy is undeniably talented. I can accept his maudliness (??) or whatever because it is interspersed with (intentional) humor. People like Kurt Cobain always made me laugh because they were so utterly humorless and strident: "if you hate women, dont even come to our shows" - but Kurt, if you're silly enough to believe that your songs can actually change people's behavior, shouldnt you WANT your whole audience to be wifebeaters so you can reform them?
• this is a good point.
• The Smiths were probably the best pop band, ever. I rank them far above The Beatles... I...I...I just don't know how one responds to a comment like that. I'm speechless.
• MEAT IS MURDER, their second album, reached number one on the British charts in 1985. wow. imagine that happening today. todays young ones are so pathetic.
• We know that there is no God, because Morrissey lives. I mean, Michael Stipe can be a bit of a whiner, but Morrissey makes him look like Mr Sunshine. (And I could never get Henry Rollins. For one thing, he seems to be a humourless son of a bitch. Give me Jello any day.)
• I...I...I just don't know how one responds to a comment like that. Ah, see, there you've hit upon the reason why I started drinking. It makes the confusion so much more bearable.
• "I'm speechless." You can always express yourself through the art of mime....
• coppermac, you are really good!
• Ah, see, there you've hit upon the reason why I started drinking. It makes the confusion so much more bearable. I've put your advice to the test...and damn if you aren't 100% right. When Morrisey/The Smiths came out I was just the right age to be their target audience...but my life was going well, I was making good money, and I had a hot girlfriend, so coma-inducing music just didn't move me at all. Did like "How Soon is Now?", though....still do.
• my life was going well, I was making good money, and I had a hot girlfriend 1 And Lo! For thou, the LORD did create Simon le Bon; and he did also create Nick Rhodes. 2 And he looked upon the video for "Rio", and he saw that it was hubristic. 3 And it was then that he did hear them making patterns rhyme, like some new romantic looking for the TV sound. 4 And he said "This is Planet Earth; you’re looking at Planet Earth. 5 Bop bop bop bop, bop bop bop bop, this is Planet Earth." 6 And it was good.
• At the end of the drive, the lawmen arrive...
• US bugged Diana's phone on night of death crash The driver of the Mercedes, Henri Paul, was in the pay of the French equivalent of M15. Stevens traced £100,000 he had amassed in 14 French bank accounts though no payments have been linked to Diana's death.