flaming lips - Gawker

posts about #flaminglips more →
Republican Party Tries Out New Anti-Flaming Lips Message
Aaron Sorkin Battles The Pink Robots
Aaron Sorkin To Fuck Up Both Music And Theater

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

gawkimo
04/26/09

In reply to Republican Party Tries Out New Anti-Flaming Lips Message
"the smart, rational, reasonable people of Oklahoma are never going to buy into that."

You mean that smart, rational, reasonable people who vote for Jim Inhofe? Sorry, Wayne, you might be the Magic Trickster of East 16th St., "Oak Town" or whatever -- but to the rest of the world it's all about Jim Inhofe and all of those recently removed "W" stickers on tens of thousands of big fucking cars in your big red state filed with abused, runaway teens (abstinence rocks!) and shopping mall preachers.
Reply

gawkimo was starred gawkimo was unstarred

Fishnets and Cigarettes
04/25/09

In reply to Republican Party Tries Out New Anti-Flaming Lips Message
Oh. Oklahoma. I guess you don't remember that pesky bombing that killed all those kids, huh?
Reply

onebadclam
04/25/09

In reply to Republican Party Tries Out New Anti-Flaming Lips Message
The Flaming Lips? You BASTARD's! If anyone deserves the honor it is homeboy Leon Russell for his decades of service and influence on rock and roll.

Reply

onebadclam was starred onebadclam was unstarred

RhubarbPlatypus
04/25/09

@onebadclam: There's no apostrophe after bastard.
Reply

RhubarbPlatypus was starred RhubarbPlatypus was unstarred

Pope John Peeps II
04/26/09

@onebadclam: It's too bad that nobody knows who that is, because he sounds like he would be important if he didn't suck so much that people don't know who he is.
Reply

Pope John Peeps II was starred

onebadclam
04/27/09

@Pope John Peeps II: He's a contemporary of and a collaborator with the likes of Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, and dozens of other classic R&R top tier acts. Part of Phil Specter's Wall of Sound studio musicians and his production protege. He played on or produced dozens of classic hit records. He wrote hit songs. He had a solo career and radio airplay in his own right that eclipse the best efforts of the Flaming Lips. The guy is in his late sixties and still on the road doing kick ass shows. Sure, his singing voice is rough, but to those of us not raised on autotuned pop crap find it has a distinctive charm.

Your personal ignorance of his work is happily not an indication of his fame or significance.
Reply

onebadclam was starred onebadclam was unstarred

onebadclam
04/27/09

@RhubarbPlatypus: The apostrophe is for the rage I was experiencing in the moment.
Reply

onebadclam was starred onebadclam was unstarred

reggattagirl
04/25/09

In reply to Republican Party Tries Out New Anti-Flaming Lips Message
Translation: "You have the right to say what you want, and I have the right to stop you from saying it because I don't like it." Well, guess what, a lot of people are moving into Oklahoma, and they aren't all Republicans.
Reply

reggattagirl was starred reggattagirl was unstarred

hatey
04/25/09

@reggattagirl: Yeah, I grew up there and got the fuck out as fast as I could. So did all my friends.

When I go back, though, I'm shocked to see some cool young people who chose to stay, and other people choosing to move there. My hideous little hometown is, well, not as hideous anymore.
Reply

hatey was starred hatey was unstarred

TheUptightMidwesterner
04/25/09

In reply to Republican Party Tries Out New Anti-Flaming Lips Message
They should have just rolled over the assembly with the big plastic ball. That would teach them.
Reply

Mediahohoho
04/25/09

In reply to Republican Party Tries Out New Anti-Flaming Lips Message
Why can't they just write a good tune about how they'd like to lynch Neil Young?
Reply

Mediahohoho was starred Mediahohoho was unstarred

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

#flaminglips

Gawker

SUBSCRIBE TO Gawker

Republican Party Tries Out New Anti-Flaming Lips Message

Aaron Sorkin Battles The Pink Robots

Aaron Sorkin To Fuck Up Both Music And Theater

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment