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by sparky
FM runjoerun’s gloriously angry responses to FM Dave’s mild comments on Godard’s ‘week-end’ escalated to “sister-fucker” level, or something close, before ending in a very English transatlantic shaking of hands:
“I am sorry I called you a sister-fucker.”
Nerbly Bear’s unlocking of ‘Hamlet’ is a nice clown companion to Big_Dave’s very informative spiel on Shakespeare in defence of poetry.
Fiery Jack’s mocking riposte to Nerbly’s ‘horrific violence’ thread was HoF. ‘Hamlet’-revelation aside, Nerbly was a poor sub for Waltermalling.
Waltermalling, his spree, his confession, and his Easter Island Head icon, ultimately ruled.
There was a ton of brilliant music and film talk from earlier FM’s that I really miss - BER, biznono, Tim M, CJH, Angus Jung, sunlore and Cranius immediately jump to mind.
While many, maybe most, hated it, I enjoyed arguing teeth-bared on the political threads, grimness of the subject matter notwithstanding, back around 2005/2006 before I realised it had degraded into a game of speed-typing and pasting. Being angry and having sharp, often better-informed interlocutors helped. Warmowski’s writing is brilliantly scathing - his evocation of a time-travelling cruise missile still hovers around my consciousness whenever I read of another radio-controlled atrocity.
Itchy McGoo’s writing generally, and specifically that on sharts, ruled. Kerble too, and Kerbling, and ice-cream eating motherfuckers.
And all the fucking of mothers, and the detail that went with it.
Gib Opi kein Opium, denn Opium bringt Opi um!
