April 23, 2007
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Now there are two bodies that will need to be donated to science; the other being Keith Richards.
James Jewel Osterberg is the risen messiah. He will always live because he will never die.
If he outlives Boris "Iron Liver" Yeltsin, then I'll be impressed.
By "outlive" I assume raymaker means that Iggy has to exceed Yeltsin's final tally of 76 years (since, under common usage, all readers of this note have outlived the late Russian leader).
Still hope for us...
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who cares!!!
by your vehement response I can see that you, are certainly very apathetic... Man how is he so ripped? Is it the drugs?
I lost my virginity the same week I saw Iggy for the first time. That was about 30 years ago. The confluence of these experiences has warped my life.
Happy birthday, Ig.
Strange, that grown men would take note of spent punks. Drugs, pornography and all. Destroying our children's lives. What do their own kids think ??
I guess for reasons like this, is why Kate out polled all the other nominees put together. Some were not even nominated.
I think the point is that Ig, for all his hard living, is in no way spent. So speak for yourself, grandad.
Man, that was mean. I guess Ig really did warp my life.
Professor Denis St. Martin, a former colleague at the Université de Montréal, later remarked:
"... his vision of Canada was very influenced by his views on the politics and society of France - very Cartesian, very much about clarity...."
Stephane Dion is 51 years old. Stephane Dion is 51 years old.
I recently heard Iggy speak, and he was talking about how Harper wants to eat the Grits alive. Search and Destroy kinda thing. Wait a second - that must have been a different Iggy. My mistake.
Based on Dion's brilliance today in his suggestion of bringing Taliban prisoners to Canada, perhaps he partook of the same chemicals at a younger age?
Or is he just an idiot?
For crying out loud, stay on topic, Candace! You can kvetch about Dion anyday of the week. The Pop's 60th birthday only comes around once. (Presumably.)
Which Iggy song do you like better, "I Wanna Be Your Dog" or "TV Eye"?
Sorry, Herb, but I thought my chemical allusion was enough to bring it onto topic.
Hmmm, I always thought Bowie was Iggy. Having probably never listened to his music as I've never been a heavy metal fan, I'll have to say my favorite is one he co-wrote with Bowie, China Girl.
Wow. You guys are all older than me!
"Wow. You guys are all older than me!"
Don't rub it in!
Actually, the first time I saw Iggy (as mentioned above), Bowie was in his band playing keyboards. And Blondie was the openning act. That was a fairly good show.
Also: the Ig is not heavy metal!!
Actually, Candace, I thought you were making an especially subtle allusion in the last line of your Dion post, since Iggy does have an album called "The Idiot".
Which Iggy song do you like better, "I Wanna Be Your Dog" or "TV Eye"?
Tough call, but for me "Dog", for me, is the one - great riff, inspired production (sleighbells and pulsing one-note piano), and a classic dumb-but-perfect solo at the end. Heck, it wins just for the point about 25 seconds in or so when the drums kick in and the song starts proper, which is one of the Best Moments in Rock as far as I'm concerned (best appreciated on vinyl, natch, although the recent deluxe reissue by Rhino comes close).
Who is Iggy Pop and why should I care?
Dudley,
"Dog" is my favourite too. It was pretty great to see Bowie hammering on that one piano note while Iggy howled like a maniac.
And for a truly surreal moment....
Iggy Pop meets Peter Gzowski:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOJRSpi0GOQ
It is a Mephistilian offer: at the risk of your health and addiction (i.e., soul) drugs provide a qualitative jolt in one's work far more quickly than the slower process of natural maturation. The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St. was mightily influenced by cocaine and heroin but is arguably their best work.
As alluring an offer there ever was, it was the early acid pioneers that demonstrated that there are no shortcuts to God: their cosmic LSD-induced revelations were of little value if those going the chemical distance could not communicate the revelation in any sensible way. Drugs become an end rather than a means, but either way it cannot replace or enhance the learning process.
Funny that the Ig should be celebrated for his "hard living" while a psychotherapist from Vancouver is denied entry to the USA for using LSD in his research on personality disorders.
Do you think Jung would roll over in his grave on the irony of the synchronicity?
Iggy has lived nearly a decade longer than Jim Fixx. Now that's ironic.
If you don't know who Iggy Pop is you don't have to care, you just don't count....on the other hand the greatest Iggster tune is, without question...."Five Foot One".... I'm only five foot one!!! I got a pain in my heart!!!....makes me shiver....and then there is always "I'm A Conservative"
Unfortunately the new Stooges disc is a little tired.....