Friday, April 24, 2009
Hot Goss / Wow Finally, Somebody's Started Shooting Hipsters!
Posted by Sean Maloney on Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:58 PM
I kid, I kid.
If you haven't heard the news, Chuck, James and Andrew from Grand Palace were caught up in the car jacking spree that went down on the East side last night. They are all doing fine. I think James has a bullet in his leg, Chuck's wrist got skimmed and somebody took the sleeves from Andrew's shirt. Crazy shit, that's for sure, but it's good to hear that they made it out relatively unscathed.
I'm hoping that this means we'll see a new album form Booty Hoop, James' turn-of-the-century rap group with Self's Matt Mahaffey. James suddenly has the requisite amount of street cred to cut a solid rap record. Maybe they could play a Springwater benefit?
After the jump, five gun-themed videos that you can take to the bar or take to the park. Just don't take 'em to the state house. That's totally not cool.
Crime & the City Solution - I Have the Gun
I totally forgot that this band even existed, until it was time to make a tacky joke. Go figure.
Mobb Deep -- Shook Ones pt. 2
What can I say, I love Mobb Deep! I was at lunch with the Kindergarten Circus when I found out about the guys and the first thing I thought was "when the slugs penetrate, you feel a burnin' sensation." Damn, that song rules.
TheSkatalites - Guns of Navaronne
One of the world's coolest music ensembles covering one of the best film themes of the 20th century--and it's vaguely topical!
Gun Club - Sleeping in Blood City
Duh.
Marty Robbins - Running Gun
The song rules, as do most Marty Robbins Songs about firearms, but you need to watch Marty Robbins do his John Wayne impression. Frikkin' Classic.
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Hmmm. "Relatively unscathed," maybe, but a friend of mine who's friends with those dudes says she's pretty sure the guy who got shot in the wrist doesn't have health insurance. It sounds like no fucking joke to me. I hope they're doing all right.
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yeah, they're gonna have some hefty medical bills so some benefit shows are being planned now. feel free to email me if you have any interest in helping with such a thing or participating.
chuck said everyone's relatively ok but yeah, it's not a little deal for them.
maybe we can get Moby Teeth to come to the East Nashville war zone for the benefit.
Thank God they're ok. Let this be a reminder to cherish the good people you know. All of those dudes are some of the all-around best people I know.
just to clarify...it was james ROBBINS that got shot, not james "wooden wand" TOTH.
yes, benefit shows will happen. I'm also going to set up a jar at Grimey's for your spare change. any little bit helps. email me if you have suggestions or questions.
Wanted to stand up for Seans benefit, he is a complete asshole, but he knows these two boys quite well, and they love a good gun joke as much as the next wounded guy.
But jokes and assholes aside, these fellas could use whatever benefit money they can get right now, Im also looking into helping out. From what i can gather from Chuck, there will be a few benefit shows coming up, please come one and all to support two of the greatest people ive had the privilege of calling friends.
Also, I hope the asshats that did the jacking get a good ole police beat down. You know, the one that gets caught on video so i can enjoy it on youtubez for years to come.
Doodz,
No reason to worry about the outside the bar stuff.
Thanks to our esteemed legislature, you now have an incredibly enhanced opportunity to see some action inside the bar/club/alcohol depot.
A bit of advice. You never want to get shot. try learning how to play guitar after you have the majority of your nerves severed by a piece of shrapnel.
Elizabeth:
1) Hit 'back' on your web browser.
2) Scroll down only slightly.
3) Enjoy.
So three guys get car jacked and shot up, and you make a joke out of it? What the hell are you thinking?
fucked. random shit happens, and when it happens to yo friends you realize the chaotic nature of the universe. the universe seems to have a very organized nature, but within that nature there are randomness-es. nobody would wish that shit on anyone, especially not those dudes.
in times like this some would revert to their church communities. it is a wonderful situation that the rock and roll community is exactly the same. it like joey keniser told me one time. anything that answers the three big questions in life is a religion. "what are those questions?" i asked. he replied, "where did i come from, why am i here, and what happens when i die. how does that work?
1) i come from the imaginary stack of records that came before me
2) i am here to add to that stack
3) when i die, my records will be in somebody else's stack to build upon.
rock and roll saved my life, and it continues to save others from starvation, the elements, and from incurring the cost of major medical bills.
sankara.
joey told me that as well. if it wasn't so damn inspirational i'd hunt him down for it.
I think William Burroughs describes ole Sean the best: The untold story of Sean Maloney
(although i have given Mr. Maloney a few punches to the kidney, the mans a swell guy and I consider him a friend. Just to keep all this shit talkin straight.)
wh: Wut? Different IPs. Not sure what you're talking about.
Also, Bawston seems to know these guys pretty well, so I assume they have a sense of humor about it.
jokes are cool. it's how i'm dealing with it and i would expect nothing less from my friends. thanks to everyone.
hey jack - white kids playin in the ghetto better be ready for action - not how things should be but the way things are - idon't go to memphis and east nashville expecting to get robbed but i ain't gonna be surprised when it happens
Note to car jackers -
Please conserve the amount of hipsters you thin from the East Nashville herd, as a total wipeout of volunteer victims will result in no one wearing a witty t-shirt with the East Nash zip code enticing future immigrants.
Manage the population - don't decimate it.
I'll second that humor is a good way to deal with the seriousness of the situation. Gun violence is scary enough when you hear about it happening to someone you don't know, but it sucks even more when it happens to your friends out of nowhere.
On a lighter note, I came to the party late - what, pray tell, is a booty hoop? Is it a sport practiced by ladies (or gents) particularly endowed in the backfield? What kinds of hot ladies (or dudes) will a Booty Hoop show draw?
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