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I think there should be a thread where the Londoners reassert their statscock authority over these pesky Kiwis and I think we can easily manage 200 posts by the end of the working day to prove it, too.

BUT are there any scrumptiously fanciable rock icons in London? I think not!

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Except maybe Dave Q.

Right, 199 to go.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

got me there Tom, I can't think of any....

198 and counting

― chris, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

We need an "Indie Rock Idol" TV show for London to create such a pansexual lust-figure.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I had a good idea, which i n hindsight is really bad. all the dunedin people could post under one name and e-mail just to show how voluminous our output is.

we'll match your 200 and raise you 250

― Menelaus Darcy, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Here's my contribution...

― dave q, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

watch what you say menelaus. i'm back to work tomorrow, i don't know how much time for the net i'll have. hey did anyone notice how rapidly I'm creeping up the statscock?

there are plenty of sexy london guys i'm sure. but none could possibly surpass the wonder and beauty that is Shayne Love-Cushions Carter.

― di, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I met a london guy once, and in an attempt to rival Dave q's story he sold me some laxative powder by telling me it was cocaine ;)

― Menelaus Darcy, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Lucky Melanoma, (sorry, can't remember your real name and am too tired to press BAK), I'm lucky if I get NutraSweet.

Rock Icon = Rattail Bob but he is not at all fanciable. I also like THE INDIEST MANG IN OXFORD (tm the ROCKEST CARSMILE IN OXFORD) rah rah so thar.

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Menelaus, I knew that. I did. Ish.

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I thought he was called Rattail Jim? He kind of looks like Neil Hannon doesn't he?

― Bill, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

RatTail Bob num num.

I was on a coach with the indiest man in Oxford on Friday - he was betraying his Oxford rootXoR to go and have indie fun in the smoke no doubt. He was with his friends who are also quite indie. However he has a mean face so you should not fancy him.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm sorry but I shall always call him Rattail Bob - a descendent of BOBFACE who is a scrumptiously fanciable Dorset icon if evah there was. Or at least he would be underneath the BEARD and good honest working mangs DURT.

I wonder what BAND the indiest mang in oxfXord was going to see, perhaps it was TURIN BRAKES? I will take yr warning on him haffing a mean face.

Does anyone know any MANG WITCHES by the way? I am googling WICCA after reading *shock gasp* Another Forum and they all seem to be chiXors. Is it because meng cannot worship a female GOD, eh? (Female Gods admittedly getting poor press ie Buffy Hellgodcakes).

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Men witches are called warlocks no?

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Merry meet and merry part,and merry meet again.

I wish Willow would say that instead of "goodbye". Call herself a Wiccan?!

Woo, I made it to 11.50 before starting to talk about Buffy.

Back onto topic, I might fancy the drummer from Joan of Arse on Thursday night except he be an Irish scrumptiously fanciable rock icon. Yay for Jossbag.

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

She is not a Wiccan though she is in Buffy therefore a Goth.

You can see why beautiful Londonfolk stay away from band membership if they're going to end up in outfits called Joan Of Arse.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was joking about that laxitive story, though I did know someone who was trying to pass it off...

― Menelaus Darcy, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

He's called 'Jim Rattail', and is not at all fanciable.

― dave q, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Not in my brane, Dave.

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sarah girl, raise your standards!

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I actually just meant his NAME will always be Rattail Bob in my brane, oops.

I think there is quite strong proof that Lundingers prefer breakfast to scenesters. Hipsters Scenesters and Breakfasters arrrr. Cos us Lundingers are K3WEL you see, we shun the notion of ICONS in yr roXor circles and build em up just in order to break them down.

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm not sure that breakfast is a thread with legs (as opp'd to eggs) but we shall see. However yes you are right the London posse are cultured folk and spread their interests widely like butter on toast yum.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Speaking of interests, I just emailed you with regard to finding out certain stuff and also things - but there is also a chance work address may be fuXored and you won't get the mail till Thursday (I am recieving some of Saturdays emails as we speke), let me kno if you do.

Lundingers like breakfast and trains and gossip. Anything else?

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Also Lundingers like abusing their body with BOOZE TOXINS admirable show chaps eh.

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Trains.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh no you said trains, I am an arse, sorry.

More Londoners should be on this thread. We should threaten a badger or something.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

poor badgers. anyone else amused at the coach company called "badgerline"?

― Alan Trewartha, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think you should polarise opinion by advertisping a debate on whether or not Camilla would make a good queen, then tell alll the people at the women's weekly etc forums. Think of all the riots that could be incited!

the other week we had a tv show on who wants to be a princess. some hack italian prince was advertising for a wife, probably because he was camper than a row of pink tents. However I would like to see some of the english royals hocked off in this manner, prince andrew perhaps? or William?

― Menelaus Darcy, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Has there ever been a less funny record than Afroman?

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have not heard it yet, and from what everyone has said about it I have no desire to do so. However, I do not think it could possibly be worse than that Andrew WK single.

― RickyT, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

BUT are there any scrumptiously fanciable rock icons in London? I think not!

Bob the Builder, helloooo?

― Nicole, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Bob doesn't live in London. He lives in Bobtown or whatever it's called.

It is I'm sure worse than the Andrew WK single.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

And now I have DJ OTZI stuck in my head, he and Andrew WK being inextricably linked together. Heeeeey baby!

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

what is Andrew WK?

― gareth, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Does anybody actually like Andrew WK?

― RickyT, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What kind of a rock star name is Andrew WK anyway?

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

One fit for a man who writes songs that sound like Big Country.

― RickyT, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Don't let Glenn M hear you say that!

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i like the andrew wk single i'm hearing on radio.

― Alan Trewartha, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

That's the one. Now you and RickyT must FITE.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I R fatnick! I R sexy london guy! I is currently sitting with tissue stuffed up nostril to stop contents falling out. tho.

― Sexy Fatnick, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Andrew WK, what is it?

― gareth, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Fatnick, come to the pub on Friday so we can cheXoR you out then and REPORT BACK you mangbeast you.

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Andrew WK supposedly = some sort of grandiose hard rawk "pop" guy with a fair amount of hipster cred. He WAS on this small boutique label in Rhode Island (Bulb Records), but there are rumors that Andrew WK is on a major label now...?

Personally, that description makes me break out in hives. Eesh.

― David Raposa, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Plus he is seriously working the Mullet (TM) to grand effect (last I saw).

Christ, you guys are hearing him on the RADIO?

― David Raposa, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

This might be a stupid question, but I'm going to ask anyway. How do you pronouce the WK bit? Doubleyookay? Or is it like bottles of alcopop that are WKD/Wicked or W< that isn't doubleyooandelltee?

― Madchen, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

W<, not W<

― Madchen, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Damn, damn, last try

W & LT (W ampersand LT)

― Madchen, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

are you people trying to freeze me out? I am from the outposts of the empire dammit! I have rights!

― Menelaus Darcy, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

So good they put him on the cover of the NME twice.

― Graham, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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D1ck0n disdains shagging though does he not?

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sarah this is worrying. I mean my e-mails to Maura and Groke are getting through in timely fashion so it's not just me. It disturbs me that a UK Government Department should be so lame on the e-mail front.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Nowadays, yes. Though wasn't he stepping out with one of them Kenickie lasses back in the day?

― RickyT, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I can't see how />|C|<*|\|'5 disdain or otherwise for such things should disqualify him from his clear and obvious status as ROCKANDROLLICON!

Furthermore, I think we're failing to consider a certain Meester Q of this parish, hmmm?

― Tim, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm sure members of Baxenpileofpoo live in London too but they are neither scrummy/fanciable/rock/icons they are in fact BLEEDIN' CHANCERS.

My work email IS horrendous. I suggest correspondence with the web based address. CORR it has come to something when Yahoo! is more reliable than the Dept of Env, Food and Rural Stuff, innit?

― Sarah, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It is beyond doubt that Baxendale are icons. But of what?

― Tim, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

perhaps we haf already shagged him, tim

― mark s, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Has it come to this (as top garage icon THE STREETS sez but he's from Birmingham) that we must reference BAXENDALE for our rockthrills?

The Foxgloves are from London!!!

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mark, you and Davey Q? With your reputations?

― Tim, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Dickon/B*x*nd*l*/Foxgloves yes but none are ackshirley ROCK are they?

― RickyT, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Please stop talking about baxendale, you're making me feel quite poorly.

― chris, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The F*xgloves are pop, pure and simple. The others are not, so they therefore must be ROCK. It's simple logic.

― Tim, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

thus nu-pop = rock QED er no

― mark s, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If Fosca and the band named after that actress who was in Cardiac Arrest and Friends are rock then my arse is a fire engine.

― RickyT, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

As "Bootylicious" and the new Pink single suggest anyway. However London nu-pop = Brian Harvey groo.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Er no cos nu-pop = pop also, shirley. Apart from the bits I don't like which as a result of me not liking them can plainly be no earthly pop therefore are ROCK. It's obvious.

Ah! Other ROCK icon = Shirley wotsit out of Starry's other favourite, Spearmint. Unjustifiably got to write bit of sleevenote for V. Godard reissue. Bah.

― Tim, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

And Ricky T, don't make us tell everyone WHAT YOU DID or you'll be voted out of here, too.

― Tim, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

London is a city of seven million people. If it can't produce a rock icon then the terrorists have surely won.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hmm 109 posts. Could have been worse.

― Tom, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

London (incl. suburbia) has produced many rock icons, but they seem to move away once they have garnered enough money from their ridiculous petty little song-and-dance routines. Curse them all.

― Tim, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Re: Tom I think we can easily manage 200 posts by the end of the working day to prove it..

I think you need some help. So lets inject a few things: it is not 6 yet!

I am glad Tanya mentioned Ulver at least she is aware of them that is more than some quarters of the London indie-pop cardigan wearing Belle & Sebastian mafia.

Yo all U lot out there - Ulver are supreme electronic sonic innovators read all the reviews, Ulver - Perdition City

As it has taken Tom months to latch onto Felix Da Housecat, I challenge everyone to catch up with Ulver - Perdition City.

And the rest of the lazy laggard Brits - when R you gonna catch up with Cave In - Jupiter.

Once again DJ Martian leads the way! while others (don't) follow ! - and I am glad that Tanya "Topone" Headon is a loyal reader of my weblog.

and finally London does have a rock god although he is working in experimental electronics:

Mr Zan Lyons

Zan Lyons

'Joy Division for the digital age' Sleaze Nation

― DJ Martian, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

W & LT
This is a clothes line! Bono and co wore it during their Zooropa (or whatever) tour. Or at least the clothes were designed by the man behind it, Walter VanBeirendonck (SCHPELLING??????)

― helen, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mr Martian, do any of them sound like Belle and Sebastian? if not I won't listen and instead will go home and arrange my cardigans by colour.

― chris, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Martian, I have to confess that whenever I read you describing someone as a sonic innovator I imagine a po-faced bore with all the pop sensibility of a pebble. And not a good quality flat pebble that you could have fun with by skimming it into the sea, but a big knobbly useless pebble. How come your sonic innovators take themselves so darned seriously?

This is no reflection on you, of course: you are a fine fellow.

― Tim, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No - you better iron your cardigans ready for the next crappy Track & Field event.

― DJ Martian, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Correct URL for Ulver - Perdition City

― DJ Martian, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was wondering, who is nooha526@student.otago.nz! There mailbox must be completely filled up by now!!

― james, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sonic innovators HAVE to be tedious and pretentious to some extent. Otherwise, their innovations go unnoticed for umpteen months/years, and are in fear of dismissal due to the lack of gravity the innovators impart to such innovative innovations.

Knowing that a groop formerly on a label (Hydrahead) known for uberhardcore is garnering comparisons to Radiohead (!) and covering Led Zeppelin (!) live causes me to scratch my head just a smidge.

I had the distinct displeasure of witnessing the lead Cave-In (Stephan Brodsky) perform an acoustic set a year or so ago - stiff, humorless folky stuff. Wasn't feeling it one tiny bit.

― David Raposa, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"But it's one of the many many things that makes him one of the most inspirational and thrilling rock'n'roll artists you're ever likely to see. A true original, there has never been anyone quite like Andrew WK."

― Graham, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Helen - indeed it is.

― Madchen, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

To quoth Faith No More: What IS it!?!?! (The "it" in question is the "it" that makes Andrew WK "it".)

― David Raposa, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Did I tell you I gave him the bloody nose? Smack! It felt grate.

― Madchen, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Andrew WK is just not a very rock name...speaking of rock stars living in London, don't the Bluetones live in Brentford...(with me on board at this late stage, Captain Tom, I shall steer this ship past 200)

― james, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh, end of the working day, nevermind...

― james, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well, this thread is up on the Shayne Carter thread (125 to 119), so THAT has been achieved. Huzzah.

― David Raposa, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Is he related to Nick and Aaron?

― james, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm going to have my dinner now.

― james, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

*Tumble Weeds*

― james, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh, was that a serious question?

― David Raposa, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Nope...I was just trying to get us to at least 150 posts. Are you entering that write a novel in a month thing Daver?...

― james, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Of course I am. I have a "plot" & characters & everything all geared to go in my head - which means, of course, things will go horribly wrong.

And you?

― David Raposa, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yep!...I have a great idea for filling the word count...The discovery of a diary and recipes...it's all about a dead guy discovered in a supermarket freezer. Sort of dark comedy mixed with teen drama...buffy meets twin peeks.

― james, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Not bad, not bad - I'm afraid my novel is going to be Profound and Heartfelt, and Not Very Entertaining. I'm trying to think of fun stuff to write about, but I just stick on the same old ideas. Damn it all.

I do believe I am now above 900 posts. 1000, here I come!

― David Raposa, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well, if you want to lighten the mood of your novel...you could try and think of some comic book references to put in it...or have at least one quirky other-worldly character. Good luck!

― james, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Lighten the mood," he says. Oh, he don't know me so well. Har de har har de har.

First things first, though - WORD COUNT. Content quality will have to wait.

― David Raposa, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

well that was nowhere near as entertaining as the Shayne Carter thread. You all couldn't even decide who you wanted to shag!

― di, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

We have to work with the tools available alas. Next time though we will prevail.

― Tom, Tuesday, 23 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tools? Hmmmpph...thanks Tom :(

― james, Tuesday, 23 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tool as insult = dud. I first heard it on Simon Mayo's Radio 1 roadshow I think.

― NIck, Tuesday, 23 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The band Tool has usefully recontextualised it, though.

― Tom, Tuesday, 23 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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