Letters

Rip It Up, Issue 97, 1 August 1985, Page 12

Letters

Post to 'RtU' Letters, PO Box 5689, Auckland 1. The Backlash Backlash This letter is to those three selfopinionated bastards who have decided to get it into their heads that the Chills have lost their spirit and have now become "vain" What a load of shit. Why don’t you go to one of their gigs and get into the music then you will see just how well they’ll do in the UK. Then afterwards go and talk with them they don't snub you like a lot of bands do. This message also applies to "Mr Masturbation" Ray Pierce and the ilk of people in Christchurch who must think it’s trendy to hassle Martin Phillipps (and Russell Brown). What are you going to do next? Bend over and show us your stretch marks? Isn't the idea to support NZ bands, not riddle the shit out of them?! Gary McCalman (and a lot of other people in New Plymouth who think the same way) Saint Bob ... Maybe Bob Geldof read Alistair Cooke's Talk About America (1968). in which the last line of the introduction reads: “Courage, men. The human beings may yet defeat the politicians." If the Beatles received the MBE. can Geldof attain to less than a knighthood, if not the Nobel Peace Prize? Bruce Morley Kohukohu The Apostle Bob ... I fully accept that your magazine is the best available for indepth music coverage on both the international and local scene. But unfortunately I am an avid Dylan fan and although I have scanned most of your output, I find very little attributed to this man. His recent stint on the Live Aid concert did not do a lot for many of his followers but he remains for me one of the best prolific contemporary artists of the century. The motive of this letter is to try and persuade you to include something on him in one of your forthcoming issues,

apart from a simple record review. I’m sure I am not the only Dylan fan who would appreciate this. Wendy Knox Ashburton Hey Bud! Harry Ratbag, barman and part time slander merchant, was seized at Auckland International Airport yesterday after returning from Brisbane, where he had been visiting an aboriginal aunt and buying up a fire-damaged stock of paisley shirts. It would appear that a short-sighted Customs drug dog mistook Mr R. Bag (who was very brightly dressed and sporting his lengthy hair-do) for a large Queensland head cured in Steinlager. Amidst protests, RlU's answer to Felicity Ferret was sent to the DSIR for analysis but, unfortunately for Harold, en route he was stolen by some over-zealous Rastafarians and can now be purchased in reefer-sized amounts at the Six Month Club. Lea & Perrins (A reliable sauce) Auckland The Ringing In Our Ears ... Hi! My name is Chris Matthews and I am interested in compiling a history of local heavy metal. It will not be very long, perhaps similar to a single issue of Kreshendo magazine, and all sources will be quoted. I would be grateful if anyone who would be keen to lend a hand or supply further information could contact me at the following address: Chris Matthews, PO Box 19-517, Avondale, Auckland. Local metal needs something like this, I feel. Chris Matthews Avondale Dunedin Gamaunche have reformed with a new bassist, Craig Johnstone. They hope to have a tape released shortly and they're pushing for an Arts Council grant... the Doublehappys. understandably, have “ceased to exist as an entity," but Shayne and John will carry on and may form a four-piece Look Blue Go Purple will be touring North at the end of the month and they will be supporting Jonathan Richman at his Christchurch dates, October 4-5 ... new bands that have flickered across the live scene include The Proles, In A Circle. Parson’s Nose and Armalite Hour GK