Ray Davies shot in New Orleans
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I don't know how anyone has the presence of mind to run after a mugger. I've been mugged twice, yes, twice, and both times, I just stood there, gaping, in shock, and literally could not move or even think until it was too late.
Good for him for wanting to defend his companion, but jeez, getting shot over it!
Good for him for wanting to defend his companion, but jeez, getting shot over it!
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there was a prison crew painting a building near where i worked once and a guy i worked with and i happened to be standing nearby when one of the prisoners bolted out across a field in front of us. well there was a large, old guard awatchin' them paint and he ran about 8 steps before he stopped and got on his radio. so the little guy i'm standing with takes off after the convict with one hand on a beeper and the other on the pens in his pocket, and he is hollaring "c'mon c'mon" at me. i can still see his little heels waving at me and i got my hands in my pockets and i'm thinkin' "what are you gonna do with him if you catch him?". the police station was up the street and the hammerhead was running straight for it. sure enough they all convirged there with my buddy trailing behind and the episode last about a minute. i'm laughing and he is calling me a sissy, but of course the paper got wind of it and put him in there like he was a hero. now if ray was chasing me with that craggy old face i'd be scared. he scared me when i was a kid.
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After a few hurricanes on Bourbon Street Ray was probably feeling a little :
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Everyone just needs to fuckin’ relax. Smoke more weed, the world is ending.
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It's good in a way for Davies -- it sends the message that he's not to be mucked with.
He might get a knighthood now. http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2004/ ... apton.html
"Guitar legend Eric Clapton and Kinks founder and frontman Ray Davies have been named in Queen Elizabeth II's New Years honors list.
Both musicians will receive the Commander of the British Empire award (CBE). The CBE is considered to be one level below knighthood.
Just last month, Mick Jagger was knighted in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace making him officially Sir Michael Phillip Jagger. Other musical knights include Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Cliff Richard and Sir Elton John...."
Hadn't heard about Sir Mick Jagger.
He might get a knighthood now. http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2004/ ... apton.html
"Guitar legend Eric Clapton and Kinks founder and frontman Ray Davies have been named in Queen Elizabeth II's New Years honors list.
Both musicians will receive the Commander of the British Empire award (CBE). The CBE is considered to be one level below knighthood.
Just last month, Mick Jagger was knighted in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace making him officially Sir Michael Phillip Jagger. Other musical knights include Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Cliff Richard and Sir Elton John...."
Hadn't heard about Sir Mick Jagger.
The news spread at the office where I'm once again working....
"Ray Davies was shot."
"Who?" someone said.
"From the Kinks"
I was talking with the boss in the next room. "Oh my God," I said. "That's terrible. Ray Davies was shot"
"But he was just shot in the leg. He was chasing a mugger in New Orleans."
"Oh."
My boss finely starts to catch up on the exchange. "Gray Davis was shot! Oh my God!"
Yes, this is how rumors get started.
"Ray Davies was shot."
"Who?" someone said.
"From the Kinks"
I was talking with the boss in the next room. "Oh my God," I said. "That's terrible. Ray Davies was shot"
"But he was just shot in the leg. He was chasing a mugger in New Orleans."
"Oh."
My boss finely starts to catch up on the exchange. "Gray Davis was shot! Oh my God!"
Yes, this is how rumors get started.
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This always happens. As soon as I really get into a band, someone gets hurt. If you'll remember, I made my big Clash discovery last year...Joe Strummer died. I've bought three Kinks records in the last month and played them over and over again. Ray Davies gets shot.
Looks like I need to start listening to Yoko Ono.
Looks like I need to start listening to Yoko Ono.
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I don't suppose you could get into Phil Collins, all the Pop Idol people who have released singles and Victoria Beckham could you?noiseradio wrote:This always happens. As soon as I really get into a band, someone gets hurt. If you'll remember, I made my big Clash discovery last year...Joe Strummer died. I've bought three Kinks records in the last month and played them over and over again. Ray Davies gets shot.
Looks like I need to start listening to Yoko Ono.
And promise me you'll NEVER really get into Elvis Costello!
Who’s this kid with his mumbo jumbo?
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You should purchase some Chris Isaak records.
Why was Keith pissed, cos he didn't get one? He and Mick have always had an aristocratic air about them... Mick is especially refined, have you seen the doco Being Mick? It's about the making of his last solo album. My favourite parts were him singing and spastic dancin' in the silent recording booth with headphones so you couldn't hear the music he was singing to. "T'sall par o' the e-mo-tion". He's seen hobnobbin' with Elton, and in an unbelievable-how-formal-they-still-are meeting with Prince Charles, ahhh the rarified existence of a star. And Bono looked so emotional for his guest vocal appearance... looked like he had no idea that the cameras would be there, didn't have his usual face.
Hope Ray Davies is alright.
Why was Keith pissed, cos he didn't get one? He and Mick have always had an aristocratic air about them... Mick is especially refined, have you seen the doco Being Mick? It's about the making of his last solo album. My favourite parts were him singing and spastic dancin' in the silent recording booth with headphones so you couldn't hear the music he was singing to. "T'sall par o' the e-mo-tion". He's seen hobnobbin' with Elton, and in an unbelievable-how-formal-they-still-are meeting with Prince Charles, ahhh the rarified existence of a star. And Bono looked so emotional for his guest vocal appearance... looked like he had no idea that the cameras would be there, didn't have his usual face.
Hope Ray Davies is alright.
Hey Blue, no need to say 'especially in New Orleans' in relation to the idea that you shouldn't chase a mugger. You shouldn't do it anywhere period.
Ray has been a local fixture for most of the last year or two here in town. I have seen him out on many occassions and have had the good fortune of having him in the crowd when my band played (we even pulled a decent, if nervous, version of I'm Not Like Everybody Else' out for him, to which he enthusiastically applauded). Ray told local reporters he had no hard feelings for New Orleans, just for the bugger who shot him. Thank God it was pretty mild- the world is not yet ready to lose this gargantuan talent.
Ray has been a local fixture for most of the last year or two here in town. I have seen him out on many occassions and have had the good fortune of having him in the crowd when my band played (we even pulled a decent, if nervous, version of I'm Not Like Everybody Else' out for him, to which he enthusiastically applauded). Ray told local reporters he had no hard feelings for New Orleans, just for the bugger who shot him. Thank God it was pretty mild- the world is not yet ready to lose this gargantuan talent.
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I suspected so... was just kidding. Ever since they made Steel Wheels, after they'd broken up when Mick said "Oi ahnn gahnn on the fahhkin raaawd!", Keith's been on a mission with the band. But everyone knows a knighthood is pretty meaningless.BlueChair wrote:Keith called the knighthood a "paltry honour"
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You were missed off the Honours List too then Bamboo?bambooneedle wrote:But everyone knows a knighthood is pretty meaningless.
I thought my £multi-million donation to the Labour Party would have got me something. After all, it worked for Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Tories didn't it?
Perhaps the Labour Party has more credibility than that...
Who’s this kid with his mumbo jumbo?
Agreed, and I apologize for singling out your hometown. But isn't New Orleans kind of notorious for its crime rate?pophead2k wrote:Hey Blue, no need to say 'especially in New Orleans' in relation to the idea that you shouldn't chase a mugger. You shouldn't do it anywhere period.
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I'll take my chances in New Orleans before I'd move to Shreveport Oily! In all fairness Blue, New Orleans IS known for its crime rate. When I moved here in 94, the city experienced over 400 murders. In the past ten years, the number has dropped to less than half that, and this year it has risen slightly again. Having said that, the vast majority of crimes happen in impoverished areas of the city and most have to do with drug use/drug deals. It is highly unusual for someone to be injured in the area of town that Ray Davies was, especially that early in the evening. For the average person in the city who is steering clear of high crime areas and not engaging in a drug deal, the city is safe. There are very few incidents of tourists being killed, although there were two cases this year I can recall. Orleans Parish is very poor and crime rates are directly linked to the state of the economy. During the later 90s, crime dropped all over the US, in the current climate, crime has risen again. If you haven't been to New Orleans, don't be scared. It is the most unique city in the United States and we'd love to show you around.