NP - Musician RIP's or the P-list habitus

[John Bailey]

I saw Hawkwind a couple of years ago and as they strode out on stage
in army fatigues and metal helmets, the first thing the lead bellowed
was "ALLO MELBOURNE..." (roars) "DON'T FORGET THE MERCHANDISE TABLE IS
AT THE BACK." (crickets)

On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 6:50 AM, Jemmy Bloocher <jbloocher at gmail.com> wrote:
> My friend's daughter was born on the day he died. She's called Lemmy. I kind
> of love it. Though in decades time people will think she is introducing
> herself as Lemming.
>
> On 7 Jan 2016 19:45, "Thomas Eckhardt" <thomas.eckhardt at uni-bonn.de> wrote:
>>
>> Oh yes. His name was Lemmy Kilmister, and he played Rock'n'Roll. RIP.
>>
>> For those who don't know what the man was about, this Motörhead classic
>> gives a pretty good impression:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2DH0-GA_qY
>>
>> The Economist: "On the road he bought dozens of chocolate Kinder eggs for
>> the little toys inside. "
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 07.01.2016 um 11:56 schrieb matthew cissell:
>>>
>>> So as the winter D-list  piles up (Mr. Bones do work xmas eve and other
>>> holidays), I noticed that some folks get our P-list homage and others
>>> don't. Why?
>>>
>>> Of course, the loss of Bley and Boulez are sure to be felt  among the
>>> crowds of those who went to their concerts or bought their ablums - some
>>> of whom appear to be on the P-list.
>>>
>>> And the loss of Lemmy? Now, I know that Motorhead can't possibly compare
>>> to Boulez, but what about a shout-out to the man who sang "Eat the
>>> Rich!"?
>>>
>>> Might I conclude from this that our tastes tend toward the consecrated
>>> artists of so-called 'high culture'?
>>>
>>> By the way, Lemmy got an Obit in The Econmist, worth reading.
>>>
>>> ciao
>>> mc otis
>>>
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