ASK ME ANYTHING RE: The History of ILX

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LOL I knew of Momus 15 years prior to showing up here, I recall my bf of the time saying "whats this shit, it sounds like a B grade Pet Shop Boys" while I was playing "hairstyle of the devil".

Stoop Crone (Trayce), Monday, 11 March 2019 23:30 (seven years ago)

Am sure you’ll all be pleased to hear that he’s writing a memoir to be published next year by Farrar Straus Giroux. Good for him.

suzy, Monday, 11 March 2019 23:40 (seven years ago)

I can't hate on Momus; I refuse to hate on anyone who's also a fan of David Sylvian's music.

Except he had a grump about not ever doing anything on BBC2.

The song gained him at least one new Transatlantic fan, though, so.

The Colour of Spring (deethelurker), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 17:54 (seven years ago)

Momus was a tweaker of noses, but he took himself too seriously in his role as a parody of people who take themselves too seriously.

A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 18:00 (seven years ago)

Sums it up, really.

pomenitul, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 18:03 (seven years ago)

hes a good songwriter!

kurt schwitterz, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 20:38 (seven years ago)

otm

Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 20:39 (seven years ago)

he posts photos on tumblr every cpl days, looks like dude is living his best life tbh

http://i64.tinypic.com/2eq9yk2.jpg

shoulda zagged (esby), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 20:40 (seven years ago)

loves to layer up does our momus

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 20:45 (seven years ago)

Is there something actually wrong with his eye or is the patch just an affectation?

mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 20:54 (seven years ago)

something actually wrong

Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 20:54 (seven years ago)

he lost an eye from an infection from an improperly stored contact lens iirc

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 20:54 (seven years ago)

all covered in depth on momuspedia

mh, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 20:56 (seven years ago)

I suppose it can be both, now that I think about it.

mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 22:16 (seven years ago)

Xpost he also covered it on here too!

Mark G, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 22:19 (seven years ago)

Actually, he uncovered it on here too, thinking about it..

(ie, added a photo)

Mark G, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 22:20 (seven years ago)

he did iirc

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 22:38 (seven years ago)

i definitely have thought about what i would do if i lost an eye: glass-eye like peter falk or eye-patch like momus?

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 22:39 (seven years ago)

momus is a talented guy.

akm, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 22:48 (seven years ago)

Did not need reminding of his uncovering tbrh

Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 23:00 (seven years ago)

he does have some vision in it iirc and had some surgery to make it a little better

mh, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 04:17 (seven years ago)

Maybe Trayce was talking about some other uncovering.

pplains, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 13:30 (seven years ago)

i definitely have thought about what i would do if i lost an eye: glass-eye like peter falk or eye-patch like momus?

glass eye like charles dance in last action hero or gtfo imo

https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FEpDthDkXeOQ36%2Fgiphy.gif&f=1

kiss me dadly (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 13:41 (seven years ago)

In which case, he is reminding us of something he did not need reminding of. xpost

Mark G, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 13:42 (seven years ago)

I recall my bf of the time saying "whats this shit, it sounds like a B grade Pet Shop Boys" while I was playing "hairstyle of the devil".

your bf otm

⅋ (crüt), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 13:45 (seven years ago)

real ilx history question: list the ilxors who started out on the sinister board, migrated here, and stuck around

mh, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 13:47 (seven years ago)

Mandee was one of them, I think? Can't remember any others anymore.

Tuomas, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 13:51 (seven years ago)

n1ck dast00r?

⅋ (crüt), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 13:56 (seven years ago)

pinefox?

The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 13:57 (seven years ago)

Some of Starry / Tim / Carsmile Steve / Madchen / RJG ?

Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 14:07 (seven years ago)

Not all of those stuck around.

The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 15:38 (seven years ago)

neither did kat stevens, ricky t, alixxx, the barnet ape, etc etc

illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 15:54 (seven years ago)

I still post very occasionally.

Stevie T, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 15:55 (seven years ago)

!!

illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 15:56 (seven years ago)

Not all of those stuck around.
I dunno how you define stuck around, but IIRC all the people Andrew listed posted here for years.

Tuomas, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 16:05 (seven years ago)

Alixxx was probably from sinister too - did Kat ever post here?

Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 16:09 (seven years ago)

Kat was not Sinister. Grandpoint Genie was though!

Stevie T, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 16:14 (seven years ago)

pinefox still posts on ILB

change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 16:34 (seven years ago)

Madchen still posts.

☮ (peace, man), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 16:41 (seven years ago)

dastoor still posts also tho not under that name

mark s, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 18:28 (seven years ago)

I dunno how you define stuck around, but IIRC all the people Andrew listed posted here for years.

I thought you meant still posting.

The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 19:14 (seven years ago)

he means stuck around in the sense of ended up not sticking around

mark s, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 19:26 (seven years ago)

Also, me.

There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 20:00 (seven years ago)

hi there in orbit! :)

mh, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 20:49 (seven years ago)

What is the cut off point for ILX history? What defined ILX this decade historically?

nashwan, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 21:03 (seven years ago)

hmm beyond generally "mellowing out" it's hard to separate out from general changes in internet and discursive culture in the same period imo.

|Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 21:07 (seven years ago)

What is the cut off point for ILX history? the Luna incident

What defined ILX this decade historically? polls

Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 21:09 (seven years ago)

the eternal now, signified by a lack of tumult (or relatively predictable tumult) in the lives of long-term posters

symptoms include drop-off in number of posters or frequency of posting as people end up more engaged in jobs/family/obligations, less interest in bombastic modes of argument, and the recycling of previous discourse around genre conventions

mh, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 21:12 (seven years ago)

not being good or funny

~mine own~ bitcoin (darraghmac), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 21:12 (seven years ago)

What defined ILX this decade historically? trump, brexit, the golden state warriors, dmac complaining

mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 21:14 (seven years ago)


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