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Letters and lyrics from Mark E Smith to Tony Friel 1977

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Just found these on the "un"official (does anyone ever look@the official?) Fall website, enjoy:

http://www.atomicsoup.co.uk/Fall.html

― neil tacus (tacit), Saturday, 24 June 2006 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

I would certainly like to hear more whining from unnecessary and unsuccessful early members of bands.

― Half loaf, half pompadour (noodle vague), Saturday, 24 June 2006 19:06 (nineteen years ago)

Heres MES instructing Friel to go & see the Pistols live, with the lyrics of "Your Heart Out". From 1976!

http://www.atomicsoup.co.uk/Images/MSletters/letter_08.jpg

― neil tacus (tacit), Saturday, 24 June 2006 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

Whining may fill the belly of a man, but meta-whining will fill his head!

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Sunday, 25 June 2006 00:52 (nineteen years ago)

Oh this is great stuff, I could scrutinize these letters all day. As if one needed proof of MES's genius...in letter 19 he worries about going bald and draws a hilarious picture of a bald man's head.

― Vampire Business (Bimble...), Sunday, 25 June 2006 02:00 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, I was a bit Mark E'd last night, ignore me.

― Half loaf, half pompadour (noodle vague), Sunday, 25 June 2006 10:57 (nineteen years ago)

Ah, don't worry about it. I know your heart is in the right place, Noodle.

― Vampire Business (Bimble...), Sunday, 25 June 2006 16:51 (nineteen years ago)

Plus Marshall stereo mixers, vibes, timpani, ETC ETC ME NO COMPRENDI

he predated nu-ILX by thirty years

― jinx hijinks (sanskrit), Monday, 26 June 2006 01:38 (nineteen years ago)

Why didn't he add that he "started" the Fall on his resume?

Wouldn't you?

― hyde park records (colonel), Monday, 26 June 2006 03:25 (nineteen years ago)

Letter 20 notes that MES lived at 15a Kingswood Road in Prestwich, Manchester.

Google Earth shows it to be what looks like a lush suburban wonderland.

Did I just admit that I did all of that? Uh, yeah.

― hyde park records (colonel), Monday, 26 June 2006 03:37 (nineteen years ago)

Putting down "starting The Fall" on your resume is a good idea considering that every second resume these days contains "former member of The Fall" in it.

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ is a GE Money Genie (ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!!), Monday, 26 June 2006 04:04 (nineteen years ago)

Also, MES was proto-ILM back in '77 just by using the typewriter to record his musical insights.

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ is a GE Money Genie (ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!!), Monday, 26 June 2006 04:06 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...
I'm afraid the letters have been removed :(

― Jena (JenaP), Saturday, 22 July 2006 13:56 (nineteen years ago)

Damnit! DAMNIT! DAMNIT@%^&(&*^!@

I knew it wouldn't last. My guess is MES himself probably told him to take them down. Still, I'm thankful for what I learned about the man from these letters and I'll never forget it.

― The Squashbuckler (Bimble...), Saturday, 22 July 2006 21:27 (nineteen years ago)


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