Buy Andy Rourke's bass!

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Has it come to this? Ex-Smiths bassist Andy Rourke is selling the Yamaha bass depicted on the ‘Hatful Of Hollow’ gatefold on eBay. Check it out here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3352946350&category=29937

― Bill E (bill_e), Thursday, 9 October 2003 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I read the moz went to great lengths to make sure he and mike joyce would have to wait a long time to get their hands on that court settlement they won a couple years back... dont know if marr tried to stiff them.

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Didn't only Mike Joyce get the settlement from Moz. IIRC Andy Rourke settled out of court for a (relatively) miniscule sum. Please correct me if I'm wrong

― Bill E (bill_e), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)

mozzer ze tozzer zen

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 9 October 2003 23:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know all the details of the settlement other than moz acting childish (as per usual). But I thought he had a couple million pounds coming his way...

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Thursday, 9 October 2003 23:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought Bill E was right.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 9 October 2003 23:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Didn't only Mike Joyce get the settlement from Moz. IIRC Andy Rourke settled out of court for a (relatively) miniscule sum. Please correct me if I'm wrong
-- Bill E (bill_...), October 9th, 2003.

Yah. 10%. Which would make him automatically a millionaire.

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Thursday, 9 October 2003 23:42 (twenty-one years ago)

WTF...Sorry about that. That probably read like I'm drunk AND retarded. But yes, I was agreeing with you, and being specific on the Mike Joyce settlement.

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Friday, 10 October 2003 01:13 (twenty-one years ago)

That's cool. Thanks for clearing that up.

― Bill E (bill_e), Friday, 10 October 2003 01:29 (twenty-one years ago)

The rhythm section of the Smiths were so underrated, or just not rated. Understandably everyone talks about the swooning miserablism of Morrissey and Johnny Marr's godlike guitar skills. But give it up for Andy and Mike.

― mentalist (mentalist), Friday, 10 October 2003 01:48 (twenty-one years ago)

omg listen to andy on this night has opened my eyes. fucking amazing bass player.

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Friday, 10 October 2003 06:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I though Marr paid out a hefty sum to both.. And it was just that other guy who was stiffing them.

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 10 October 2003 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

The sad thing is, if I had the money I would totally buy it.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Friday, 10 October 2003 11:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Rourke played bass for Killing Joke for about seven minutes in 1989 or so. Apparently, he had a bit of a problem with smack at the time, which didn't go over especially well with the lads in the Joke. Legend has it that after they lowered the boom on him, he was too intimidated to go back and fetch his bass amp.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 October 2003 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

oops, thought this was Buy Andy ROONEY's bass!

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 10 October 2003 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.raitre.rai.it/Static/immagine/3/Cinematre_pasqua_francesco.jpg
"..Nope!"

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 10 October 2003 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/wt/rooney-wagon.jpg
"Not me, either!"

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 10 October 2003 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.ferrisbueller.net/GFX/Pictures/Rooney6.jpg
..Now you're just being silly.

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 10 October 2003 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.macsbait.com/bragging/070701THREEGIRLSFLUKE.jpg

those are flukes not bass!

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 10 October 2003 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

"The sad thing is, if I had the money I would totally buy it."
as would i
he's always been one of my favorite bass players (and as a bass player, this means a lot to me) Heaven Knows Im Miserable Know is one of my fav basslines ever.

― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 10 October 2003 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

The big question I have is why is HE sellling it? Indugling in golden brown/arm candy/mr.brownstone/_______ (fill in colourful euphemism for heroin here) again?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 October 2003 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

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