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Seems a lot of people celebrate their 25th this years.

And so did Henry Rollins.

I went to see him yesterday on said spoken word-tour, and he was fantastic!

He ranted and raved for 2 hours 45 minutes about America, Bush, the first female black lesbian president ever, his trip with the Transsiberian Express and the fine art of vomiting.

He didn't even pause in between. There was no bottle of water on stage.

Also, after it was all over, I realised I had been listening to someone for almost three hours without getting bored and without looking on my watch.

Rollins rules big time, and if you ever got the chance to see him live with his spoken word show, just do so.

IZ.

Izzy HaveMercy wrote:He ranted and raved for 2 hours 45 minutes about America, Bush, the first female black lesbian president ever, his trip with the Transsiberian Express and the fine art of vomiting.

As opposed to the first male black lesbian president?
Yes yes, I'm a lesbian trapped in a man's body too

EvilBastard wrote:Yes yes, I'm a lesbian trapped in a man's body too

HA! I'm a gay boy trapped in a girl's body, myself...I hear ya.

SINsister wrote:

EvilBastard wrote:Yes yes, I'm a lesbian trapped in a man's body too

HA! I'm a gay boy trapped in a girl's body, myself...I hear ya.

You're getting me confused !

derailed in 1hr 32 mins.

James Blast wrote:derailed in 1hr 32 mins.

I know, it took fuckin' ages didn't it...........thought it was never going to happen

Izzy HaveMercy wrote:Seems a lot of people celebrate their 25th this years.

And so did Henry Rollins.

I went to see him yesterday on said spoken word-tour, and he was fantastic!

He ranted and raved for 2 hours 45 minutes about America, Bush, the first female black lesbian president ever, his trip with the Transsiberian Express and the fine art of vomiting.

He didn't even pause in between. There was no bottle of water on stage.

Also, after it was all over, I realised I had been listening to someone for almost three hours without getting bored and without looking on my watch.

Rollins rules big time, and if you ever got the chance to see him live with his spoken word show, just do so.

IZ.

Henry Rollins always seems a rather angry chap, needs to chill a bit. Sounds interesting though, so how did he link from first black lesbian president to a trip on the Transsiberian Express and the fine art of vomiting without pausing or drinking water?
Did he tell any mother-in-law jokes?

James Blast wrote:derailed in 1hr 32 mins.

We're so proud

CarpetKisser;-) wrote:

Izzy HaveMercy wrote:Seems a lot of people celebrate their 25th this years.

And so did Henry Rollins.

I went to see him yesterday on said spoken word-tour, and he was fantastic!

He ranted and raved for 2 hours 45 minutes about America, Bush, the first female black lesbian president ever, his trip with the Transsiberian Express and the fine art of vomiting.

He didn't even pause in between. There was no bottle of water on stage.

Also, after it was all over, I realised I had been listening to someone for almost three hours without getting bored and without looking on my watch.

Rollins rules big time, and if you ever got the chance to see him live with his spoken word show, just do so.

IZ.

Henry Rollins always seems a rather angry chap, needs to chill a bit. Sounds interesting though, so how did he link from first black lesbian president to a trip on the Transsiberian Express and the fine art of vomiting without pausing or drinking water?
Did he tell any mother-in-law jokes?

I'm not expected to tell you the whole 3 hours then

His trip with the TransSibEx was because he cannot stand having a holiday. He saw he had 10 days off somewhere at the end of February, so he called his manager and asked him to book a trip to Russia...

Oh, and he's not an angry man. He's just blood-nervous. All the time.

But actually he is a big teddybear, as long as you are European. He gets fed here after his gigs, and he appreciates that a lot

IZ.

He comes to the UEA fairly regularly (well every few years or so) so I shall check him out next time he's in this part of the world

Rollins is funny and very interesting on the spoken word stuff that I've heard, pity his music is so naff

scotty wrote:

James Blast wrote:derailed in 1hr 32 mins.

I know, it took fuckin' ages didn't it...........thought it was never going to happen

Hmmm...was this a sarcastic jab, aimed at me, that I failed to detect immediately? I'm losing my touch...

check out the double cd audio book "get in the van", it's a great tale of Black Flag on the road.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000E3HJY/

there's also a coffee-table sized hardback of the same title.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1880985233/

SINsister wrote:Hmmm...was this a sarcastic jab, aimed at me, that I failed to detect immediately?

Nah!
EB, yup
don't get all paranoid on me Missus!

davedecay wrote:check out the double cd audio book "get in the van", it's a great tale of Black Flag on the road.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000E3HJY/

there's also a coffee-table sized hardback of the same title.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1880985233/

Had the book since it was first published, awesome read.

Missed the cassette/CD spoken word, great to know it's been reissued - I understand Hank's ad libbing on the recording about some of the stuff he read's out from his diaries, that ended up in the book

All your base are belong to *ME*, dammit! And don't you forget it, Sir! Hmpf!

SINsister wrote:All your base are belong to *ME*, dammit! And don't you forget it, Sir! Hmpf!

Well, apparently all *my* base belong to Blast Towers

And the Rollins 'Shock and awe' DVD is recommended for the people wanting to check out his live spoken word performance

IZ.

Izzy HaveMercy wrote:Well, apparently all *my* base belong to Blast Towers

Oh no Belgian Boss, this is what I do for creativety since the day job is sucking the lifeforce outta me, if I didn't have an outlet, I would go mental(er)

like the latest one IZ?

James Blast wrote:

Izzy HaveMercy wrote:Well, apparently all *my* base belong to Blast Towers

Oh no Belgian Boss, this is what I do for creativety since the day job is sucking the lifeforce outta me, if I didn't have an outlet, I would go mental(er)

like the latest one IZ?

See the Currently Drinking/Currently Splattering Over My Monitor thread

IZ.

Oh! I saw his spoken word in like 1984? 1985?
It was brilliant!
I especially enjoyed family man.
Does he still do that?

cyn wrote:Oh! I saw his spoken word in like 1984? 1985?
It was brilliant!
I especially enjoyed family man.
Does he still do that?

Can't say I remember him doing it some days ago, no

IZ.

To me personally Mr Rollins is simply the Angry Young Man version of Angry Young Woman Miss Lydia Lunch (8 Eyed Spy / Teenage Jesusand The Jerks / Birut Slump).

She now live in Barcelona and has been ranting Spoken Word performance for years

Knew You'd Be Pleased......

nice to see an ATG review, honest Guv!

Andy TG wrote:To me personally Mr Rollins is simply the Angry Young Man version of Angry Young Woman Miss Lydia Lunch (8 Eyed Spy / Teenage Jesusand The Jerks / Birut Slump).

She now live in Barcelona and has been ranting Spoken Word performance for years

Knew You'd Be Pleased......

The comparison really makes me sense.
Even though I must say you're hardly the first one to come up with that idea.

Badlander wrote:Even though I must say you're hardly the first one to come up with that idea

no dissin' the ATG
please