I Met Henry Rollins Today
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- Boss Lovin' DR
- 14312 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from the grimness of yorkshire
Harold grove, pfftt. I'd have had respec an ting for him if he'd been on Chestnut Ave or the like.Bunnyboy wrote:Rollins used to live at 52 Harold Grove, Hyde Park, Leeds fact fans
Wonder if Donks ever met him in the Royal Park
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- KVRian
- 1327 posts since 8 Nov, 2003 from DC
He has indeed bulked up over the years. In grade school, we called him Hen-Bone because he was so skinny. But a high-energy kind of guy, always thinking of the next outrageous thing, and certainly very smart. At a birthday party for one of our classmates in 5th grade, he broke his wrist playing softball. He was catching wearing a first baseman's glove. I didn't quite see the play because I was playing left field.Markleford wrote:He's "built", though. People tend to expect that from big guys.mr.me wrote:f**k...that's a shocker, he looks huge on tv!
Not a fan of the music either, but I think his monologues are fantastic.I don't really dig his music either, but he seems like an alright guy.
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In hindsight, it was a rather remarkable 5th grade class. There was Henry, Craig Rosen who was in the Enzymes and later the Static Disruptors and is now a screenwriter in Hollywood, Charles Lane who is a somewhat prominent political journalist and was at one point editor of the New Republic, and myself, noted beer-drinking television viewer and janitor here at Electric Naschyland Studio and Dangerous Bear Underground.
At the time he left DC's S.O.A. for the west coast, we were all rather proud of him joining Black Flag, but he hasn't seemed to have much use for the home folks since moving onto the big stage. I did like his BF records though, and the version of Rollins Band with my friend Chris Haskett who I was in the Enzymes with was good for what it was. He broke that band up Chris told me because they became too proficient on their instruments and were playing too much "jazz".
I haven't talked to him in a few years, we were never really close, other bandmates and fellow DC musicians of mine know him better. But he is much less of an ongoing Washingtonian than the guy who replaced Kent in Scream who later played in some band from Seattle. I suppose that's the life of a citizen of the world.
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- KVRist
- 336 posts since 7 Nov, 2004 from New Zealand
Yeah he came out 'officially' last year, don't actually know about the drag thing though, it was just mentioned in something I read somewhere about that song...Lunch Money wrote:I didn't know he was a crossdresser! That's news to me. Is he also gay? That'd be news to me, too! Cool beans.
Greg
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- KVRAF
- 2321 posts since 23 Mar, 2004 from Two lower than LS6
The most burgled street in Europedonkey tugger wrote:Chestnut Ave
my mate lived there for a year and never got burgled until he left the door open...
Phil
"The fool who persists in his folly will become wise" - William Blake
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"The fool who persists in his folly will become wise" - William Blake
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- KVRAF
- 8125 posts since 13 Jan, 2003 from Darkest Kent, UK
i missed that (way outa the loop...), makes ytou think about his poetry in a different light.ghost666 wrote:Yeah he came out 'officially' last year
Actually, I remember way back when (89ish) Grant Hart was interviewed for some UK rag and was asked who the last person he'd invite to a party was, he said Rollins cos he called Husker Du a 'faggot' band.
hmmm...
.g
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- Banned
- 1319 posts since 29 Jul, 2002
I wasn't a big fan of his music either but I went to one of his monologue performance (scored tickets from a local college radio)Markleford wrote:He's "built", though. People tend to expect that from big guys.mr.me wrote:f**k...that's a shocker, he looks huge on tv!
Not a fan of the music either, but I think his monologues are fantastic.I don't really dig his music either, but he seems like an alright guy.
- m
and since then I've not been a fan of his monologues either
I pity the fools that actually bought tickets to watch him talk about jerking off into the bathroom sink.
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- KVRAF
- 2321 posts since 23 Mar, 2004 from Two lower than LS6
Sorry to be a bit OT, but when Bob Mould came out, the lyrics to stuff like Punch Drunk became very painful, mainly cause of the sheer ferocity of the musicGaryG wrote: Husker Du a 'faggot' band.
Phil
"The fool who persists in his folly will become wise" - William Blake
*No more band for me* | **My Host**
"The fool who persists in his folly will become wise" - William Blake
*No more band for me* | **My Host**
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- KVRist
- 293 posts since 9 Dec, 2002 from Europe, Stockholm, Brussels or Rome
And who is this Lenny Hollins guy?
A developer? The fag lover of Lady Di? The president of England? A cricket player?
This is turning into a very local chatgroup....
A developer? The fag lover of Lady Di? The president of England? A cricket player?
This is turning into a very local chatgroup....
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- Boss Lovin' DR
- 14312 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from the grimness of yorkshire
Who gives a f**k? When 'candy apple grey' came out, Bob Mould could have been shagging the dogs for all I care.Bunnyboy wrote:Sorry to be a bit OT, but when Bob Mould came out, the lyrics to stuff like Punch Drunk became very painful, mainly cause of the sheer ferocity of the musicGaryG wrote: Husker Du a 'faggot' band.
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- addled muppet weed
- 111304 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
Bunnyboy wrote:The most burgled street in Europedonkey tugger wrote:Chestnut Ave
my mate lived there for a year and never got burgled until he left the door open...
thats not really being burgled thats being stupid
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- KVRAF
- 2608 posts since 26 Aug, 2002 from here
is that in a good way ?donkey tugger wrote:Who gives a f**k? When 'candy apple grey' came out, Bob Mould could have been shagging the dogs for all I care.Bunnyboy wrote:Sorry to be a bit OT, but when Bob Mould came out, the lyrics to stuff like Punch Drunk became very painful, mainly cause of the sheer ferocity of the musicGaryG wrote: Husker Du a 'faggot' band.
like bad meaning good
or something ?
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- Boss Lovin' DR
- 14312 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from the grimness of yorkshire
Who knows?ericj23 wrote:is that in a good way ?donkey tugger wrote:Who gives a f**k? When 'candy apple grey' came out, Bob Mould could have been shagging the dogs for all I care.Bunnyboy wrote:Sorry to be a bit OT, but when Bob Mould came out, the lyrics to stuff like Punch Drunk became very painful, mainly cause of the sheer ferocity of the musicGaryG wrote: Husker Du a 'faggot' band.
like bad meaning good
or something ?
One liked the record, played it on the gramophone on a number of occasions.
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- KVRAF
- 2321 posts since 23 Mar, 2004 from Two lower than LS6
f**k that record!!donkey tugger wrote:Who gives a f**k? When 'candy apple grey' came out, Bob Mould could have been shagging the dogs for all I care.Bunnyboy wrote:Sorry to be a bit OT, but when Bob Mould came out, the lyrics to stuff like Punch Drunk became very painful, mainly cause of the sheer ferocity of the musicGaryG wrote: Husker Du a 'faggot' band.
NEW DAY RISING NEW DAY RISING
Phil
"The fool who persists in his folly will become wise" - William Blake
*No more band for me* | **My Host**
"The fool who persists in his folly will become wise" - William Blake
*No more band for me* | **My Host**
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- Boss Lovin' DR
- 14312 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from the grimness of yorkshire
nah, too '97 brudenell rd' for me. I'm a pop man.Bunnyboy wrote:f**k that record!!donkey tugger wrote:Who gives a f**k? When 'candy apple grey' came out, Bob Mould could have been shagging the dogs for all I care.Bunnyboy wrote:Sorry to be a bit OT, but when Bob Mould came out, the lyrics to stuff like Punch Drunk became very painful, mainly cause of the sheer ferocity of the musicGaryG wrote: Husker Du a 'faggot' band.
NEW DAY RISING NEW DAY RISING