Jack Sonni passed away

[Pottel]

I believe it was Ed who coined the term Dullards and he obviously has a chip on his shoulder as someone who was dumped when MK moved on from the headband. Ed is another who has done nothing of note without MK by the way.

Personally I find it childish when I see these nicknames. There’s plenty of people I don’t care for but I try not to use nicknames for them. People calling Bob Dylan Krusty is another example.

i am a huge BD fan, and i for one do not care one bit about the krusty nick and use it myself. BUT i get your point in general

[dustyvalentino]

I believe it was Ed who coined the term Dullards and he obviously has a chip on his shoulder as someone who was dumped when MK moved on from the headband. Ed is another who has done nothing of note without MK by the way.

Personally I find it childish when I see these nicknames. There’s plenty of people I don’t care for but I try not to use nicknames for them. People calling Bob Dylan Krusty is another example.

i am a huge BD fan, and i for one do not care one bit about the krusty nick and use it myself. BUT i get your point in general

I don't get angry about it or anything, I just find it childish, and for me it says more about the person using the terms than those they are directed at. It's not a forum thing, I take this view in general, when people give politicians etc nicknames as well. Just not my thing.

[Pottel]

This thread has now descended into a free for all to insult MK and throw as much mud as possible in his direction!  The final insult from a couple of "fans" on this forum is to call Mark's fantastic, talented band "The Dullards" !  Yes, I know that this title originally came from the mouth of Ed Bicknell - it wasn't funny or witty then and it isn't now - it is just repugnant!

even though the level has drifted at times, i do not think it was ever really repugnant Val?

[Pottel]

by the way, i created a new member group
Go to Jack's post and you will notice...
RIP Jacky

[superval99]

This thread has now descended into a free for all to insult MK and throw as much mud as possible in his direction!  The final insult from a couple of "fans" on this forum is to call Mark's fantastic, talented band "The Dullards" !  Yes, I know that this title originally came from the mouth of Ed Bicknell - it wasn't funny or witty then and it isn't now - it is just repugnant!

even though the level has drifted at times, i do not think it was ever really repugnant Val?

Yes, it was probably a bit over the top!   


There is another point of view, however, and that is that Ed Bicknell actually thought the band were the opposite of being dullards and he wasn't being offensive at all.  I'm thinking of bands such as "The Stranglers" and "The Animals" -  neither of them were actually stranglers or animals!     So, dmg, I think I may have got it in the end even though I still dislike the nickname "The Dullards".

[Brunno Nunes]

https://youtu.be/R4e5gKtBRqk?si=q-_o7LWS31v0bTyB

Really cool interview with Jack.

[dmg]

This thread has now descended into a free for all to insult MK and throw as much mud as possible in his direction!  The final insult from a couple of "fans" on this forum is to call Mark's fantastic, talented band "The Dullards" !  Yes, I know that this title originally came from the mouth of Ed Bicknell - it wasn't funny or witty then and it isn't now - it is just repugnant!

even though the level has drifted at times, i do not think it was ever really repugnant Val?

Yes, it was probably a bit over the top!   


There is another point of view, however, and that is that Ed Bicknell actually thought the band were the opposite of being dullards and he wasn't being offensive at all.  I'm thinking of bands such as "The Stranglers" and "The Animals" -  neither of them were actually stranglers or animals!     So, dmg, I think I may have got it in the end even though I still dislike the nickname "The Dullards".

That's okay Val.  You're perfectly allowed to dislike it as much as I'm allowed to find it funny.  Let's just agree to have a different view on this my old sparring partner!   

[superval99]

This thread has now descended into a free for all to insult MK and throw as much mud as possible in his direction!  The final insult from a couple of "fans" on this forum is to call Mark's fantastic, talented band "The Dullards" !  Yes, I know that this title originally came from the mouth of Ed Bicknell - it wasn't funny or witty then and it isn't now - it is just repugnant!

even though the level has drifted at times, i do not think it was ever really repugnant Val?

Yes, it was probably a bit over the top!   


There is another point of view, however, and that is that Ed Bicknell actually thought the band were the opposite of being dullards and he wasn't being offensive at all.  I'm thinking of bands such as "The Stranglers" and "The Animals" -  neither of them were actually stranglers or animals!     So, dmg, I think I may have got it in the end even though I still dislike the nickname "The Dullards".

That's okay Val.  You're perfectly allowed to dislike it as much as I'm allowed to find it funny.  Let's just agree to have a different view on this my old sparring partner!