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

[Jemmy Bloocher]

That made me laugh louder than should be allowed.
On 7 Jan 2016 21:52, "John Bailey" <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >>>
> >> -
> >> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>
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