| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 05/17/2005 : 16:11:00
write an obituary to something that has gone under the radar, or give a tribute to an existing obituary.
R.I.P. Candy cigarettes
Killed by political correctness and a sudden awareness of brand suggestion, candy cigarettes were the dogs preverbial as a kid because they
a) looked like cigarettes which was well cool and,
b) were a sweet
but as is the way of all childhood sweets they have to disappear from view or we'd have nothing to wax nostalgic about. Gone are the mojos and the sherbert dib dabs of yesteryear. And gone are those ace candy cigarettes.
So good bye candy cigarettes, those wonderful treats that would let you pretend you were a five year old having a smoke and tasted vaguely of something pretending to be sugar.
No Flowers.
(for those confused this thread is a direct rip off from the BBC news website - see herehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4294061.stm)
 I joined the cult of Tape/ Because you can't rewind CD with a biro |
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| Bedbug |
Posted - 02/26/2022 : 09:49:44
Hot Lips |
| oddball |
Posted - 02/22/2022 : 16:21:05
Mark Lanegan, 22.2.22 |
| Newo |
Posted - 12/23/2021 : 13:27:25
Joan Didion
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Allen Ginsberg says you got no soul. The ancient Egyptians say you got seven of these bastards, and Pharaohs got fourteen, what they get for being Pharaohs. |
| Newo |
Posted - 12/21/2021 : 08:42:14
Billy Conway of Morphine.
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Allen Ginsberg says you got no soul. The ancient Egyptians say you got seven of these bastards, and Pharaohs got fourteen, what they get for being Pharaohs. |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 09/18/2021 : 15:36:12
Norm MacDonald |
| Troubles A Foot |
Posted - 08/10/2021 : 13:46:34
Trevor Moore. Friend of mine from years ago, founder of the comedy troupe Whitest Kids U Know, wrote directed and starred in multiple films, created multiple tv shows (including as a teenager), had multiple comic strips, several Comedy Central specials and comedy albums. If it sounds like he was insanely accomplished it's because he was unlike anybody I have ever known. Unbelievable ambition and focus and drive but somehow nice and no ego and fun and easy to get along with. I've been posting stuff on my facebook and twitter and etc. I'm still in shock. It's also weird when someone you know passes away but everyone knows his stuff from TV and etc. Strange feeling. It's been a really horrible, weird week. |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 08/08/2021 : 01:20:16
Markie Post |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 12/19/2020 : 18:47:30
Boba Fett |
| two reelers |
Posted - 11/30/2020 : 12:40:55
Darth Vader
I joined the cult of Souled American / 'cause they are a damn' fine band |
| Stevio10 |
Posted - 11/29/2020 : 08:24:11
Diego Maradona |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 10/31/2020 : 06:41:01
Sean Connery |
| pot |
Posted - 09/09/2020 : 04:05:18
Simeon Oliver Coxe III (aka Silver Apples) - huge influence on Portishead/Geoff Barrow. I listened to Oscillations today and you can really hear the eouvre |
| Stevio10 |
Posted - 08/30/2020 : 01:36:42
Chadwick Boseman. |
| Stevio10 |
Posted - 08/24/2020 : 04:16:05
Justin Townes Earle. |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 03/14/2020 : 15:12:20
Max von Sydow.
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Ed is the hoo hoo |
| two reelers |
Posted - 02/04/2020 : 19:29:50
Terry Jones (Monty Python).
Candid pictures sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWCUi4FngI4
I joined the cult of Souled American / 'cause they are a damn' fine band |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 01/28/2020 : 12:04:00
quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
quote:
Originally posted by trobrianders
Here in the UK news presenters expect us to weep over some basketball star we've never heard of because America's entertainment aristocracy are indulging themselves in an orgy of emotion masturbation. Pre-revolutionary peasants were made to starve but at least they weren't made to suffer the indignity of having to cry over Marie Antoinette's burnt croissants. Never was an aristocracy so ripe for the guillotine.
Couldn't have said it better myself (mainly because my english sucks). Two thumbs up, or better yet, the middle finger.
Denis
Denis, did you ever partake in the gilets jaunes? Even a quickie?
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Ed is the hoo hoo |
| vilainde |
Posted - 01/27/2020 : 10:27:16
quote:
Originally posted by trobrianders
Here in the UK news presenters expect us to weep over some basketball star we've never heard of because America's entertainment aristocracy are indulging themselves in an orgy of emotion masturbation. Pre-revolutionary peasants were made to starve but at least they weren't made to suffer the indignity of having to cry over Marie Antoinette's burnt croissants. Never was an aristocracy so ripe for the guillotine.
Couldn't have said it better myself (mainly because my english sucks). Two thumbs up, or better yet, the middle finger.
Denis
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| trobrianders |
Posted - 01/26/2020 : 22:43:07
Here in the UK news presenters expect us to weep over some basketball star we've never heard of because America's entertainment aristocracy are indulging themselves in an orgy of emotion masturbation. Pre-revolutionary peasants were made to starve but at least they weren't made to suffer the indignity of having to cry over Marie Antoinette's burnt croissants. Never was an aristocracy so ripe for the guillotine.
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Ed is the hoo hoo |
| coastline |
Posted - 09/12/2019 : 09:35:06
I second that motion.
quote:
Originally posted by Srisaket
RIP Daniel Johnston (1961 - 2019).
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If all you see is violins, then I make a plea in their defense. |
| Srisaket |
Posted - 09/11/2019 : 19:37:20
RIP Daniel Johnston (1961 - 2019). |
| pot |
Posted - 08/09/2019 : 14:12:54
David Berman. What a shocker! He just came back into the scene... |
| stuczuba |
Posted - 03/25/2019 : 03:50:04
Gutted about Scott.
I guess Joe Harvard passing is a little closer to this parish
https://tanyadonelly.bandcamp.com/album/demos-with-joe-harvard |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 03/25/2019 : 02:41:48
He lived in my old stomping ground. I'm feeling it.
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Ed is the hoo hoo |
| vilainde |
Posted - 03/25/2019 : 00:50:54
Scott Walker has died. Time to listen to The Big Hurt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL0TtQkOXMw
Denis
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| tisasawath |
Posted - 03/22/2019 : 16:20:08
RIP surfer Dick Dale. |
| pot |
Posted - 01/25/2018 : 03:54:02
quote:
Originally posted by Sam
quote:
Originally posted by pot
There goes Mark E Smith now :( I guess most folk probably saw it coming as he wasn't keeping in good health. Sad, and I'm gutted I never got round to seeing The Fall live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0bZofM6EOU
Gutted too Pot. I saw one of the remit era shows in Dublin. It was a shambles. True to form it was full set of unreleased tunes, bar Muzoweri's daughter and Blindness I think.
What a body of work though. A true artist. I will really miss the astounding art and lyrics he could create.
One of the greats for sure.
You're lucky you got to see him/The Fall live. I had the opportunity many times to see them in Edinburgh but just never bothered. I saw a photo of him playing one the last sets late last year after his period of illness and he looked terrible, bloated and wheelchair bound. The guy devoted his entire life to The Fall and only death in the end was able to stop him.
I'm not familiar with their back catalgoue much to be honest, but I know most of the well known ones. I thought Remit was a pretty solid album considering how long The Fall had been churning out albums relentlessly.
I watched their set on Glastonbury on TV in 2015 and, as you say, it was a shambles. But it was a good shambles. MES was and still is the king of lo-fi indie music.
You could tell some of the band were getting pissed off at him as he kept putting on/half putting on the drunken layabout act and interfering with them playing and stuff, but it a joy to watch anyway. They had a way of playing loose and out of key and out of time that just worked so well. I'm sure it probably sounds easy to to do, but just like Les Dawson and his off key piano songs it probably is harder to do than you think.
There's definately never been anyone like him. A national treasure.
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| Sam |
Posted - 01/25/2018 : 03:43:37
quote:
Originally posted by pot
There goes Mark E Smith now :( I guess most folk probably saw it coming as he wasn't keeping in good health. Sad, and I'm gutted I never got round to seeing The Fall live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0bZofM6EOU
Gutted too Pot. I saw one of the remit era shows in Dublin. It was a shambles. True to form it was full set of unreleased tunes, bar Muzoweri's daughter and Blindness I think.
What a body of work though. A true artist. I will really miss the astounding art and lyrics he could create.
One of the greats for sure.
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| pot |
Posted - 01/24/2018 : 09:33:46
There goes Mark E Smith now :( I guess most folk probably saw it coming as he wasn't keeping in good health. Sad, and I'm gutted I never got round to seeing The Fall live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0bZofM6EOU |
| pot |
Posted - 01/15/2018 : 07:48:52
Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries just died suddenly aged 46 :( They were in London recording new material
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yam5uK6e-bQ |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 12/01/2017 : 04:59:48
Jim Nabors has passed.
His catchphrase of "Well Golly!" is reminiscent of "Oh My Golly!" |
| Stevio10 |
Posted - 11/29/2017 : 02:44:46
First heard / saw Charles Bradley on an episode of Later With Jules Holland a few years ago, what a voice he had. |
| TarTar |
Posted - 11/28/2017 : 22:07:29
It's been a couple months but Charles Bradley was a real bummer. I saw him about 4 years ago in Grand Rapids, MI. He was sick but still sounded incredible and started to visibly show fatigue toward the end of the show. He had to sit down on a chair to continue the performance, pausing to tell the audience that he really shouldn't even be on the stage but he didn't want to let down everybody who had paid to see him because we all meant so very much to him for making his dream come true. Gracious and beautiful soul.
My life is dirt but you seem to make it cleaner... reduce my felony to a misdemeanor |
| Stevio10 |
Posted - 10/04/2017 : 09:51:48
Sad to hear about Tom Petty. Only 2 Wilbury's left, what a bummer.
I recall FB opened for Tom Petty and was paid handsomely for a support act. Always thought he was one of the good guys. |
| Discoking |
Posted - 12/05/2016 : 23:34:43
OK THEN RIP 2.5 YRS
 it's educational |
