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Title: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: moonshake on March 11, 2008, 10:46:38 AM

Henry Rollins' spoken word show is coming to a town near us. Should I, a poor college student, spend $29 to go watch it?

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: bruce on March 11, 2008, 11:00:52 AM

well he talks longer then a Grateful Dead concert, so you get your money value

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: Laurie on March 11, 2008, 11:19:56 AM

Ugh, I wouldn't. I'll admit, I went through a phase* where I actually bought Henry Rollins' poetry books.

Never again. Never. Again.



*When I was, like, 15. This was around the same time I rented Hardcore from Lion Video in Coral Gables, and I was freaked out by Henry Rollins chasing Lydia Lunch through a forest and essentially raping her mouth with his tongue. Yeah.

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on March 11, 2008, 11:35:43 AM

I love his cover of "Drums/Space."

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: Jason on March 11, 2008, 12:12:58 PM

no

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: Zookeeper Joe on March 11, 2008, 12:52:21 PM

Quote from: Bruce on March 11, 2008, 11:00:52 AM

well he talks longer then a Grateful Dead concert, so you get your money value

...but not as long as Kevin Smith, so caveat emptor

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: moonshake on March 11, 2008, 01:24:51 PM

Thanks FOT! I'm glad I asked.

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: jane on March 11, 2008, 04:04:41 PM

nope

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: Spoony on March 11, 2008, 04:40:21 PM

$29 will get you a guest membership at most gyms for a month. Just something to consider.

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: senorcorazon on March 11, 2008, 06:36:15 PM

Quote from: Spoony on March 11, 2008, 04:40:21 PM

$29 will get you a guest membership at most gyms for a month. Just something to consider.

And you can get a meathead to read one of his books to you at the same time for probably only $5 more, to get the experience of seeing him live.

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: Denim Gremlin on March 11, 2008, 07:00:48 PM

Quote from: Spoony on March 11, 2008, 04:40:21 PM

$29 will get you a guest membership at most gyms for a month. Just something to consider.

then You get to wear the tiny shorts.

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: Gagneaux on March 12, 2008, 08:37:13 AM

I'll admit to being oddly fascinated with the older videos of Rollins doing spoken word. While it's true that stuff was insanely bleak, the Nietzsche-as-a-juvenile tone worked for Rollins. I'd still like to listen to him talk about touring with his band.

Then, someone told him that he was funny and he started in with the "comedy" routine. Yuck.

Title: Re: Henry Rollins- Should I go?
Post by: Spoony on March 12, 2008, 10:30:15 AM

Whenever I go to see Rollin's play, I feel like I'm spotting some guy at the gym.