RIPs

[Roger Godpleton]

In what universe is a Stone Roses reformation in the year 2011 a good idea?

[I, Cosh]

Fair enough SBT. I do see the point about people's relatives and Bin Laden.

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

I find the Internet's reaction to famous peoples' deaths a bit weird in general. Its like the essence of all internet posts has been boiled down to the purest of banal platitudes, with a precipitate of morbid trolling. How'd'ye like them chemistry metaphors?

[Professor Bear]

The cessation of life doesnt grant you immunity from criticism, or well-placed hatred.

Speak for yourself, SBT, some of us are catholic - you protestants don't know how good you have it being able to judge anyone you fancy while us taigs have to forgive.

Admittedly I think the priests encourage this thinking because of... you know, the rapes and that.

[Heath C Ackley]

In what universe is a Stone Roses reformation in the year 2011 a good idea?

Er...rhis one?

[Grant Goggans]

Surely RIP can mean Rest in Peace for the lives that we mourn, and Rest in Pieces for the lives that we don't, right?

[radiator]

In what universe is a Stone Roses reformation in the year 2011 a good idea?

It's all a bit depressing - they all need the money eventually, and the resulting comeback is always underwhelming. I'd be willing to bet serious cash on a Smiths reunion within the next year or two.

[JOE SOAP]

I doubt Morrissey needs the cash.

[Emp]

A Smiths reunion ...dear god as if it wasn't depressing enough already.

[radiator]

I doubt Morrissey needs the cash.

Everyone has their price, and The Smiths could pretty much name theirs. Mark my words, it'll happen.

Apparently The Pixies, who reformed a few years ago, still aren't even on speaking terms with each other. It's sad.

[Adrian Bamforth]

Never gonna happen.

[radiator]

People would have said the same thing about the Stone Roses a year ago.

[JamesC]

A Smiths reunion would effectively mean a break-up of the band Morrissey's been playing with for about the last 20 years.

[Grant Goggans]

Considering that a Smiths reunion would also mean patching things up with Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke, who had that ugly lawsuit with Morrissey, it's certainly possible that Morrissey and Marr could get back together, with Morrissey's current band and called it the Smiths.

Heck, when Roxy Music reunited in 2001, it was initially Ferry, Manzanera and McKay only.  It was after journalists at the press conference started pestering them that they contacted The Great Paul Thompson.  For the last ten years, the rest of the band has since been, for the most part, people whom Ferry has played with as a solo act (Colin Good, Julia Thornton, Chris Spedding, etc) instead of old Roxy sidemen.

[Roger Godpleton]

Right now we should be focusing on stopping Kim and Thurston from chainsawing Steve Shelley in half.