I think Kristy actually wrote this article

[Kristy]

Wow Robert smith has let himself go . Love cat my arse the love hippo

He's been F A T Bob for years.

[DLR Bridge]

"ELLIOTT SMITH

Dopey the Fuck-Clown is truly the voice of a generation of moody, self-indulgent depressives who probably should’ve played team sports in high school."

Yeah, nice to have a clue.

He actually did take out some of his anger towards his step father, who sexually abused him as a child, on the high school football field. What this guy recorded and threw away is leagues better than anything anyone has written in the past 10-15 years.

[Seshmeister]

They would all definitely look like grott bags now .
At the Mayfair the goths and the rock guys mixed . Though pale and frail isn't a good look for a young lad in Newcastle on A Saturday night I would imagine .

Did I mention I went to the Newcastle Mayfair once in the late 80s? My memory of it was being hugely disappointed I had brought my own goth with me as there were plenty of quality lasses in there.

[Seshmeister]

Speak for yourself...

Unless I'm talking in the broadest terms like at human species level, you can safely assume that any time I use the word 'we' I'm not including you.

You're special...

[vandeleur]

Did I mention I went to the Newcastle Mayfair once in the late 80s? My memory of it was being hugely disappointed I had brought my own goth with me as there were plenty of quality lasses in there.

Yeah mate it used be packed and am proud to say I got knocked back by most of them , it's the little things

They used to have a great deal where you went in before pub closing and got in to see a band before the "rock night " started . Seen some pretty decent bands before they became ... er not much bigger really

[VetteLS5]

I think we all had goth girlfriends at one point.

It was REM girls around my neck of the woods. Stipe and his "deep" lyrics. She was a fun one though... and loud.

[Kristy]

What is your "neck of the woods,[/i] exactly? White middle class suburbia?

[FORD]

Is The Cure still around?

listened to them a lot in the 80s, but lost interest in the early 90s after breaking up with the goth girlfriend. Semi-goth anyway. Hybrid between goth and punk.

Still listen to the old Cure albums on occasion but haven't kept up with them and had no idea that poor old Robert had blimped out like that.

[Guitar Shark]

Is The Cure still around?

listened to them a lot in the 80s, but lost interest in the early 90s after breaking up with the goth girlfriend. Semi-goth anyway. Hybrid between goth and punk.

Still listen to the old Cure albums on occasion but haven't kept up with them and had no idea that poor old Robert had blimped out like that.

You know we can read your posts, right?

[Von Halen]

You know we can read your posts, right?

Now that is funny!

[fraroc]

"RUSH

Rush is the soundtrack to being a fucking dork."


Get cancer, Krusty.

[FORD]

You know we can read your posts, right?

Like I give a shit that anybody knows I listen to The Cure?

I haven't made any secret of the fact that I have diverse musical tastes that go way beyond Van Halen in every direction possible.

Except disco and boyband/disneywhore/pre-fabricated American Idol bullshit. Can't stand any of that.

At least I've never been accused of jumping someone else's train ( a song about trendy poser bullshit)

[VetteLS5]

What is your "neck of the woods,[/i] exactly? White middle class suburbia?

Then, yes. Now? Not so much.

I've got at least 4 discs by The Cure. Never saw too many goth girls though - again, much more of the "I'm alternative" type. Unfortunately their knowledge of alternative music usually started and ended with REM.

[FORD]

REM was a great band until Bill Berry's brain blew up on him, and he quit.

Never would have predicted the drummer would be the key member of that group.

[cadaverdog]

The problem is that Me and LumpMachine aren't mentioned

The problem is The GOAT wasn't mentioned. His contribution to the downfall of rock and roll can't be this easily forgotten.