Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 12:30:43 EST
From:         Ilia <CC29@IONA.BITNET>
Subject:      RE: For Those About To Rock

Renato, pointing out inconsistency of my statements:

> Will the real Ilia please stand up?  Is this same one who two weeks ago waxed

Heh, I tried, but it's not easy to type while standing. :)

> nthusiastic about "the incredible sensation that cannot be compared with any
> other experience in the life of a mortal creature -- the thrill of a hunt"?
> I didn't answer then because this inquisitor is primarily a fisherman and not
>  hunter, especially of human life; and if he has engaged in any hunts it has
> been for documents and records (of the round kind).  And also because the
> hunters he really admires are those who hunt Nazis, killers and rapists.

Well, my statement was just a mixed reference to Hemingway and a
commercial of Wild-Life series. It was meant to sorta be a kind of a
little joke... I guess, the association was too private to be posted
on the list, and besides, it wasn't funny enough not to be taken
seriously. My apologies to all who were mislead.

> Ilia, this is not -- repeat not -- a flame, but could you please clear up your
> hunting remarks in light of your answer below to Sonia?

Geez, so I didn't need to use that fire extinguisher?! :) Anyway, I
don't really see any connection between my reaction to a concert in
Moscow and my remark above. If you still think otherwise, please, let
me know. BTW, thanks for keeping my old letter. :)
              Ilia.





> OMC: If you're really interested in hunts, I suggest you all check out
> Dexter Gordon's and Wardell Gray's _The Hunt_ (recorded 1947) and reissued
> by Savoy in 1977 (SJL 2222).  This stuff kicks ass.  The personnel is truly
> legendary: McGhee (trumpet), Criss (alto sax), Hawes (piano), Kessel (guitar)
> Callender (bass), Kay (drums).
>
> Renato
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Sonia wrote the following:
>
> > Just saw a great video last night.. _For Those About to Rock We Salute You_
> >
> > Film of tour to Moscow in 1991 probably only a few weeks or a month after th
> > coup ... of Pantera, Black Crowes, Metallica, AC/DC.  They performed
> > (apparently all in one day--none of the details were made very clear) in tha
> > order.  Hey Ilia!  Were you there? Any inside stories????
> > This was my first VIEWING of these bands (I know--talk about being totally o
> > of it)...  Incredible concert... though at the outset, during Pantera, there
> > was a lot of violence and mutual aggression between the crowd and the
> > militia---thanks to Pantera's ominous and threatening demeanor; they were my
> > least favorite of the four.  The mood became more upbeat as the other bands
> > came on,
> > and by Metallica's turn, which seemed to be around sundown, there were a lot
> > militia-men sitting up on each other's shoulders, waving their jackets in th
> > air and JAMMING.
>
>
>      Sorry, Sonia, I have to disappoint you. I wasn't there then, and I
> woudn't be there if I had an opprtunity to do so. The giagantic shows
> that are meant to demonstrate liberalism of the new leadership and bring
> a couple millions into the pocket of some 'new businessman' who
> five years ago would have had a heart attack if he heard the word
> 'ROCK' - those shows can surely be fun for the American public (hey,
> Michael, put the appropriate quote here), but they do not attract tired
> individuals like myself. You'd probably say that it was just a concert
> and hence, it should be viewed as musical, rather than political,
> enent. Well, when you are surrounded by certain objects for a period
> long enough to make you associate those objects with their purpose, it
> is very hard to separate one from the other. And for me, militia uniform
> is always a symbol of people who can stick you into a car, beat you up
> to the state of unconsciousness, and throw you out at some deserted
> place. And militia-men jamming to the sounds of rock-music is one of the
> most discusting scenes that I can imagine.
>       I don't want to sound like I am trying to discourage you from
> enjoying what you saw. I just happen to have an allergy to a certain
> fruit, and unfortunately, I cannot share with you the pleasure of
> tasting it. Sorry.
>
>              Ilia.