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From:
Zombiefly
To:
Chris Bellevie
Cc:
Clint Anderson , Ed Tyler , IDM
Date:
Tue, 22 May 2018 20:27:54 +0100
Subject:
Re: ken downie of the black dog -- homophobic rant?
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Apparently it was on his Facebook profile, if anyone has him on their friends list then maybe it's still there? On 22 May 2018 18:08, "Chris Bellevie" <c.bellevie@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 89 lines That would freak me out too, just would never, ever expect that, although> That would freak me out too, just would never, ever expect that, although > I guess that it's not anything I have ever actually seen him comment on at > all in anyway. But BD is something personally really invested in (I > actually still had and just handed down to my son the BD live cassette Ken > sent me years ago that I dubbed for free for anyone on the list) > > On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 9:57 AM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Once again I'm kicking myself for not screenshotting it, someone had >> posted a message about getting the two new black dog albums today in >> World's Greatest Electronic Music Albums group iirc >> and on it a guy was saying "oh gee, i don't know, ken downie recently >> went off on a huge rant on facebook about homosexual men being pedophiles >> and a bunch of his pals jumped on the band wagon" >> now of course that FB post is deleted, there's nothing on the Black Dog >> group, and i'm not a facebook friend with Ken Downie >> i just sort of freaked out when i saw that because maybe i'm a little too >> personally invested in the black dog and it would really break my heart so, >> i just wanted to hear right away that it's all bullshit >> >> >> Clint Anderson >> Systems Engineer >> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings >> >> >> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 11:54 AM, Chris Bellevie <c.bellevie@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Where did you hear this? >>> >>> And to unintentionally sidetrack this, I'm curious, have the band ever >>> commented on the level of input each has member has? Do they all work >>> jointly, or is it more in the vein of BD of days gone by where individual's >>> tracks were included? >>> >>> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> if someone is trying to spread untrue rumors about ken to tank their >>>> album sales or something that's just messed up >>>> >>>> >>>> Clint Anderson >>>> Systems Engineer >>>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 11:47 AM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> i dunno i can't believe it >>>>> would be totally counter to everything he's said in the past >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Clint Anderson >>>>> Systems Engineer >>>>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 11:42 AM, Chris Bellevie <c.bellevie@gmail.com >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Say it ain't so! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 9:38 AM, Ed Tyler <hekula@googlemail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> No, but if true this will literally break my heart :( >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 17:31, Tue, 22 May 2018 Clint Anderson, <clinta@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> i apparently missed this but there's a rumour going about that mr >>>>>>>> ken downie of the black dog fame recently went on a homophobic rant >>>>>>>> equating homosexuals to pedophiles, anyone have any more information on >>>>>>>> this? >>>>>>>> if true i feel like this needs to get discussed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Clint Anderson >>>>>>>> Systems Engineer >>>>>>>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >