One Less Junco Partner...

December 24, 2002 8:49 AM

Joe Strummer Dies at 50. Not exactly what I was hoping to get for Christmas... I have a feeling that my wife is going to be quite sick of Sandinista! and London Calling after today...
posted by badzen (17 comments total)

This is a double post man, sorry. Happy Holidays though!
posted by untuckedshirts at 8:53 AM on December 24, 2002

Actually its the third in a trilogy of posts for those who have no radio, TV or newspaper subscriptions.

That being snarked, condolences to the poster for his loss.
posted by BentPenguin at 8:58 AM on December 24, 2002

crap. i did a search... oh well. that's just what i get for trying to contribute, i guess... we'll just pretend this didn't happen here... move along, nothing to see
posted by badzen at 9:01 AM on December 24, 2002

Francisco Franco is also still dead.
posted by 2sheets at 9:25 AM on December 24, 2002

Don't you people even scroll a half of a page down? How about looking at the entire page. Damm it's was even a triple post.
posted by mkelley at 9:43 AM on December 24, 2002

i guess he didn't search for 'strummer' or 'clash'.
posted by angry modem at 9:58 AM on December 24, 2002

It's a shame about Garcia.
posted by muckster at 10:29 AM on December 24, 2002

Will you people stop referring to you people.
posted by Fat Buddha at 10:37 AM on December 24, 2002

There is no way that you did a viable search on this topic. There are 2 other incidents of this same post on the front page!
posted by Raichle at 11:06 AM on December 24, 2002

Hey, did you guys hear that the lead singer for Big Country died?
posted by mr_crash_davis at 11:09 AM on December 24, 2002

Jesus H Christ leave the dude alone, I think he has probably got the message.
posted by Fat Buddha at 11:40 AM on December 24, 2002

Dude, Buddha died too.
posted by angry modem at 12:08 PM on December 24, 2002

To be fair, I also thought "Why didn't he search on Strummer?" -- but if you do, this is the only post that comes up. Which is because the previous poster didn't mention Strummer, only dying at 50. This is what comes of being cutesy in one's posts.

(Damn, Franco died? Why didn't anyone tell me?)
posted by languagehat at 12:33 PM on December 24, 2002

Fat Buddah - Jesus H. Christ is dead, too. Too bad. His birthday is coming up really soon.
posted by dogwelder at 1:21 PM on December 24, 2002

Well- Happy Birthday, Jesus H. Christ!
(sorry bout joe too, even though he outlived Jesus and this thread is supposed to be abt. him)
posted by pekar wood at 4:11 PM on December 24, 2002

. . . for those who have no radio, TV or newspaper subscriptions.

Who would need any of that stuff when we have MetaFilter? (But I already posted to this topic a few threads ago, so I'll leave now.)
posted by LeLiLo at 6:01 PM on December 24, 2002

Radio? TV? Oh, that brings me back. Newspapers. I though I was the only one who still remembered those things.

Anyway. Unlike the great Strummer (and you could argue Mr. Buddha [Non-Fat Version] and The Birthday Boy), Franco's work was definitely behind him when he shuffled off.
posted by chicobangs at 12:45 AM on December 25, 2002