<![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:21:49 EDT Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:21:49 EDT http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5167909 i liked the idea that "young people might be influenced" despite:

a. it being mark e smith who no young people have heard of

b. it being an interview in UNCUT which no young person has ever read

MES waving hedge trimmers around is a delightful image though...

CarsmileSteve

]]> 33:377861:c5167909 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:21:49 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5156368 Hey! Rodent

tristax

]]> 33:377861:c5156368 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:33:15 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5148935 I think his penchant for embellishing and/or misremembering events has come home to roost. Or is this some sort of "Ashlee is engaged!"-type stunt to hype the new album? (Answer: no.)

katieee

]]> 33:377861:c5148935 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:51:12 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5127021 "I'm a fifty year old man, whaddya gunna do about it?!"

Dick Laurent is dead.

]]> 33:377861:c5127021 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:58:03 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5117042 Oh for chrissake, they're just friggin squirrels; big rats with fluffy tails. Good riddance.

dr.randy

]]> 33:377861:c5117042 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:07:04 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5116909 So this is really true? This still sounds like a "yeah I snorted my dad's ashes" type of thing. I mean, Mark E. Smith? Dry sarcasm? Wau!

mackro

]]> 33:377861:c5116909 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:52:17 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5112716 MES should be going after the gray squirrels, which are endangering the red squirrel population of England:

[www.nytimes.com]

MTS

]]> 33:377861:c5112716 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:05:36 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5112394 Next time The Fall plays in Hawaii, I'm betting David Motari's on the guest list.

baconfat

]]> 33:377861:c5112394 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:49:09 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5109200 While I think it's deplorable to harm animals, I must say that I kind of love the phrase "killed to death".

essdog

]]> 33:377861:c5109200 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:53:11 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5108863 He lives with his sisters? Who are animal lovers? Holy britcom.

Bob Loblaw

]]> 33:377861:c5108863 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:42:23 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5107814 Not to be a nitpicker but you know you wrote "killed a couple of red squirrels to death," right?

encyclopediablack

]]> 33:377861:c5107814 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:10:31 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5107186 Tim Burgess of the Charlatans once said that listening to the Fall when he was young made him go out into the streets and kick a dog, so maybe it's just the nature of the beast. If you like.

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:377861:c5107186 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:51:49 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5107034 Why are squirrels grudgeful?

Clevertrousers

]]> 33:377861:c5107034 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:47:48 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5106913 @righteousmaelstrom:

Yes, from the description of the Laughing Man's head in the story of same name.

TOO SOON!

NickEddy

]]> 33:377861:c5106913 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:43:26 EDT <![CDATA[Mark E Smith: Friend Of John Peel, Not So Much A Friend Of Endangered Species]]> http://idolator.com/377861/mark-e-smith-friend-of-john-peel-not-so-much-a-friend-of-endangered-species#c5105621 That pic looks very familiar.

righteousmaelstrom

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