jello biafra

when · 06.26.2006, 11:06 PM

i saw jello biafra friday night (6/23) in somerville, ma. it was an amazing 4 hour political rant. they had to turn on the lights and (possibly) mess with the sound system to get him off stage at the required 12:30. did anyone else happen to be there?

LifeDistortion · 06.27.2006, 02:46 AM

Welcome to the board when. I think it would be intersting to go to one of Jello's spoken words. Plus I'm always curious with how he currently looks. Any particular moments stick out that you can report to us?

CHOUT · 06.27.2006, 02:55 AM

I take it that it's all political? No personal anecdotes or DK tour stories?
I can't help but think of Rollins...his spoken word stuff is great.

jon boy · 06.27.2006, 05:00 AM

i like his stuff, but he does go on a bit.

Tokolosh · 06.27.2006, 05:25 AM

Jello is a genius.
He's also working with Ministry/RevCo members.
Possibly a new LARD album in the near future.
Who knows....

terminal pharmacy · 06.27.2006, 05:57 AM

new lard album would be cool, jello's spoken word can get a bit tedious because it is mostly preaching to the converted, i buy all the spoken word albums to support his work and at records... but i probably wouldn't go and see a another spoken show

sonic sphere · 06.27.2006, 08:26 AM

saw him do a spoken word in dublin a couple of years back i think it was almost 3 hours long! had a headache by the end of it but it was real interesting

Pax Americana · 06.27.2006, 08:39 AM

I was just going to start this thread! I saw him last week in Buffalo (for the second time) doing his spoken word thing. I talked to him afterwards and he was very friendly and quite approachable. I'll post pictures when I finally put them on my computer! It was really cool though, DK are one of my very favorite bands ever. Well... DK WITH Jello that is.

Bastian · 06.27.2006, 09:11 AM

Bah, one of the most terrible concert experiences that I ever had was when I saw Jello & the Melvins in Cologne. It was so fucked up.

Ever gone to a punk concert to hear the überpunk frontman of the band congratulate you on your glorious goverment and country (in this case the pseudopacifist SPD & Germany) and suggests you to re-elect your grandious leader, (Schroeder), while pleasing the anti-american crowd* with silly, cliche-ridden remarks about the average american? I did.

*german punks are, sadly, pretty anti-american in the majority. for example, german punk band Slime, which holds a legendary status among a larger part of the german punk crowd, have some racist anti-american songs like "Yankees raus!" (featering a cover where a punk hand stuffs a hamburger in the face of an american clerk) and "USA, SA, SS" (in which the USA is put on the same level like the Nazis, a popular way of thinking in Germany, to reduce the german past)..

fugazifan · 06.27.2006, 11:49 AM

i was there in summerville. it was great! i stayed about three hours then left (had to work a 5:00 am the next day). i dont agree with him on everything but he had a lot of good points, and he was very articulate and funny. i think the only thing about the DK that he mentioned is that east bay ray is a backstabbing bastard

Everyneurotic · 06.27.2006, 12:48 PM

i like jello a lot, a very intelligent guy and an engaging frontman.

but he's a leftist fascist, no doubt about it.

when · 06.27.2006, 07:25 PM

the show went on for four hours, so a lot of people left, but i guess that's expected when it goes that long. i don't think he's a complete leftist fascist, as he talked about "one of the few things michael moore didn't lie about in farenheit 9/11". now there's a lying, leftist fascist. a slight problem was the lack of merchandise supplies, and they sold out almost everything, but i at least managed to get a t shirt.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 06.27.2006, 07:31 PM

I met Jello Biafra. I was wearing a Gang of Four shirt and he didn't even know who they were. He is a lame ass poseur.

Everyneurotic · 06.27.2006, 07:39 PM

yes, michael moore is way worse.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 06.27.2006, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

yes, michael moore is way worse.

I'll agree with that. I saw him speak, and he pretty much used recycled jokes from the Daily Show and talked about how pharmaceutical companies hate him.

nomadicfollower · 06.27.2006, 08:23 PM

My sister was just saying Biafra is coming to Maryland to do spoken word...Seemed really odd to me.
I could see him ranting....All religions suck, all religions make me sick.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 06.27.2006, 08:34 PM

His rhetoric is scarily close to my Grandmother's. He even talks in the same voice.

kingcoffee · 06.27.2006, 11:33 PM

I think Jello's got dread locks now. Pretty strange for a white guy who once ran for California political office.

mikec · 06.28.2006, 01:15 AM

4 HOURS??? Wow, I'm seeing him tomorrow in DC. I don't think the metro runs that late. I'll probably have to duck out early.

06.26.2006, 11:06 PM	#1
when bad moon rising Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: somerville, ma Posts: 109	i saw jello biafra friday night (6/23) in somerville, ma. it was an amazing 4 hour political rant. they had to turn on the lights and (possibly) mess with the sound system to get him off stage at the required 12:30. did anyone else happen to be there?
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06.27.2006, 02:46 AM	#2
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	Welcome to the board when. I think it would be intersting to go to one of Jello's spoken words. Plus I'm always curious with how he currently looks. Any particular moments stick out that you can report to us?
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06.27.2006, 02:55 AM	#3
CHOUT invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,128	I take it that it's all political? No personal anecdotes or DK tour stories? I can't help but think of Rollins...his spoken word stuff is great. __________________ Chout's rare Sonic Youth vids: http://youtube.com/SONICchout
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06.27.2006, 05:00 AM	#4
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	i like his stuff, but he does go on a bit.
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06.27.2006, 05:25 AM	#5
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	Jello is a genius. He's also working with Ministry/RevCo members. Possibly a new LARD album in the near future. Who knows.... __________________ Anything you can /imagine is real
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06.27.2006, 05:57 AM	#6
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	new lard album would be cool, jello's spoken word can get a bit tedious because it is mostly preaching to the converted, i buy all the spoken word albums to support his work and at records... but i probably wouldn't go and see a another spoken show
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06.27.2006, 08:26 AM	#7
sonic sphere invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 4,446	saw him do a spoken word in dublin a couple of years back i think it was almost 3 hours long! had a headache by the end of it but it was real interesting
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06.27.2006, 08:39 AM	#8
Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	I was just going to start this thread! I saw him last week in Buffalo (for the second time) doing his spoken word thing. I talked to him afterwards and he was very friendly and quite approachable. I'll post pictures when I finally put them on my computer! It was really cool though, DK are one of my very favorite bands ever. Well... DK WITH Jello that is.
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06.27.2006, 09:11 AM	#9
Bastian bad moon rising Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Berlin Posts: 178	Bah, one of the most terrible concert experiences that I ever had was when I saw Jello & the Melvins in Cologne. It was so fucked up. Ever gone to a punk concert to hear the überpunk frontman of the band congratulate you on your glorious goverment and country (in this case the pseudopacifist SPD & Germany) and suggests you to re-elect your grandious leader, (Schroeder), while pleasing the anti-american crowd* with silly, cliche-ridden remarks about the average american? I did. *german punks are, sadly, pretty anti-american in the majority. for example, german punk band Slime, which holds a legendary status among a larger part of the german punk crowd, have some racist anti-american songs like "Yankees raus!" (featering a cover where a punk hand stuffs a hamburger in the face of an american clerk) and "USA, SA, SS" (in which the USA is put on the same level like the Nazis, a popular way of thinking in Germany, to reduce the german past)..
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06.27.2006, 11:49 AM	#10
fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	i was there in summerville. it was great! i stayed about three hours then left (had to work a 5:00 am the next day). i dont agree with him on everything but he had a lot of good points, and he was very articulate and funny. i think the only thing about the DK that he mentioned is that east bay ray is a backstabbing bastard
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06.27.2006, 12:48 PM	#11
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i like jello a lot, a very intelligent guy and an engaging frontman. but he's a leftist fascist, no doubt about it. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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06.27.2006, 07:25 PM	#12
when bad moon rising Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: somerville, ma Posts: 109	the show went on for four hours, so a lot of people left, but i guess that's expected when it goes that long. i don't think he's a complete leftist fascist, as he talked about "one of the few things michael moore didn't lie about in farenheit 9/11". now there's a lying, leftist fascist. a slight problem was the lack of merchandise supplies, and they sold out almost everything, but i at least managed to get a t shirt.
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06.27.2006, 07:31 PM	#13
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	I met Jello Biafra. I was wearing a Gang of Four shirt and he didn't even know who they were. He is a lame ass poseur.
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06.27.2006, 07:39 PM	#14
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	yes, michael moore is way worse. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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06.27.2006, 08:23 PM	#16
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	My sister was just saying Biafra is coming to Maryland to do spoken word...Seemed really odd to me. I could see him ranting....All religions suck, all religions make me sick.
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06.27.2006, 08:34 PM	#17
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	His rhetoric is scarily close to my Grandmother's. He even talks in the same voice.
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06.27.2006, 11:33 PM	#18
kingcoffee expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,510	I think Jello's got dread locks now. Pretty strange for a white guy who once ran for California political office. __________________ "No way, man! Cuz dyin' would be a stone groove! Got any messages for Jimi Hendrix?" "Yes. Pick up your puppy."
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06.28.2006, 01:15 AM	#19
mikec bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 102	4 HOURS??? Wow, I'm seeing him tomorrow in DC. I don't think the metro runs that late. I'll probably have to duck out early.
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