Top 100 reasons why you know a celebrity is a secret ILmer

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Top 100 clues to whether a celebrity is a secret ILMer

― Jedmond, Sunday, 8 February 2004 08:42 (twenty-two years ago)

100. Midway through an appearence on Letterman, he or she exclaimes "best interview evah!"

― Jedmond, Sunday, 8 February 2004 08:44 (twenty-two years ago)

99. references to "urgent and key" in song lyrics

― the surface noise (electricsound), Sunday, 8 February 2004 11:04 (twenty-two years ago)

98. Not only has she heard of Dizzee Rascal, she worries about whether he's really hip hop.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Sunday, 8 February 2004 12:06 (twenty-two years ago)

97. They actually know what "grime" is and pretend to like it

96. They namecheck Arthur Russell at every opportunity

95a. They worship "Loveless" by My Bloody Valentine with an Al-Qaeda-like fervour

95b. They would sneer at me for writing '"Loveless" by My Bloody Valentine'

― Dadaismus (Dada), Sunday, 8 February 2004 12:13 (twenty-two years ago)

94. They mention, in passing, the views of a music blogger.

93. They ridicule a Pitchfork review of their new album.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Sunday, 8 February 2004 12:17 (twenty-two years ago)

92. Say "OTM," "Shockah!," or "Grebt."
91. Feel massive indie guilt

― David Allen (David Allen), Sunday, 8 February 2004 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

90. When interviewed about their likes and dislikes, they answer in terms of Search and Destroy

― webcrack (music=crack), Sunday, 8 February 2004 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

89. 1. Interviewer makes joke.
2. Celebrity reprimands interviewer for not "honoring the fire"

― Jole, Sunday, 8 February 2004 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Uh, maybe that's more of an obsessive Killing Joke fan more than just an ILMer?

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 8 February 2004 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Asked to describe self, launches into self-congratulatory laundry-list of in-jokes.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 8 February 2004 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

87. Has preturnatural fear of live music.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 8 February 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

86. visibly shudders at the word "Geir."

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 8 February 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

85. Hasn't been heard from in approx. 2 years

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 8 February 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

84. they giggle every time you say "what?" to them.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 8 February 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

83. When discussing the global political situation, for example, they will say things like, "George Bush to thread".

― Dadaismus (Dada), Sunday, 8 February 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

82, when asked who "influences" are, rolls eyes and says "u r all gay"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 8 February 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

81 Is wearing a wizard's cap.

― keith m (keithmcl), Sunday, 8 February 2004 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)

this all leads me to believe (along with a Blender feature that revealed him to be a serious hipster musicwise) that Elijah Wood may post to ILM.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 8 February 2004 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

the wizard's cap sealed the deal

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 8 February 2004 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

80: When they wonder about something they ask C/D?

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 8 February 2004 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

79. They store all their indie albums at their parents' house.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Sunday, 8 February 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

78 calls their co-star a 'cockfarmer'

― keith m (keithmcl), Sunday, 8 February 2004 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

77: They know HTML

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 8 February 2004 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

76. When making unexpected guest appearances/cameos, HOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWLS at the sky.

― Leee Majors (Leee), Sunday, 8 February 2004 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

75. When asked about their favourite movie role, they insist on listing their favourite ten roles.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 8 February 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

74. when the interviewer gets too excited or confidential in tone, s/he has to close the italics tag

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 8 February 2004 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

73: Knows all the album covers that look alike

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 8 February 2004 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

72. When the interviewer ask about a past project s/he is dismissively refered to an old interview or the search funtion.

― Speedy Gonzalas (Speedy Gonzalas), Sunday, 8 February 2004 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

71 can't stop talking about derek bailey

― keith m (keithmcl), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

seen on red carpet in Cartoon Summer Panties

― Huckleberry Friend, Monday, 9 February 2004 03:57 (twenty-two years ago)

70. When feeling vulnerable, go like this:

http://www.ideal-hosting.co.uk/~go-quick/pics/marissa.jpg

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 9 February 2004 11:08 (twenty-two years ago)

71 can't stop talking about derek bailey

I've seen that comedian/writer Stewart Lee (of Lee & Herring and "Jerry Springer the Opera" fame) at a few Derek Bailey gigs. So that's one celebrity who if he isn't a secret ILMer already, probably should be.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 9 February 2004 11:12 (twenty-two years ago)

.... possibly the basis of a new thread "Celebrities You've Seen At Unlikely Gigs"

― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 9 February 2004 11:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Hahahah Mark nice one =)

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 9 February 2004 11:21 (twenty-two years ago)

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