Mike Watt Guests on Kelly Clarkson Record - Page 2

Glice · 11.21.2006, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

Right.

And Mr. Glice, spare us the "I'm too cool to know who Mike Watt is" act.

EDIT: By the way, who is Kelly Clarkson?

Hehe. No, I honestly had no idea who he was. I could always have looked it up, but where's the fun in that? I am very cool though, you're entirely right there.

CHOUT · 11.21.2006, 01:48 PM

I just think that Watt has been around the block (and proven his 'cred' many times over, not that that really matters) a few times to where I have no problem with him taking liberties with doing something a bit out of the ordinary. He's a great bass player (and the man I credit to making me play).

king_buzzo · 11.21.2006, 01:50 PM

the guy is an awesome bassist.

look at the fog live dinosaur songs, he adds so much to them

CHOUT · 11.21.2006, 01:53 PM

Seen him many times (got him to autograph my Ball Hog Or Tug Boat LP first time I saw him in 95) and caught him on a J/Fog tour in '00 and it was awesome.

!@#$%! · 11.21.2006, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GravitySlips

The guy just wants to play bass, good for him. He deserves any money he gets.

And I'll be listening to Kelly Clarkson's new album because of this. So it's good for her too.

yes to #1, no to #2, but yes, fuck, people have a right to work without worshippers throwing a fit. sheesh...

HaydenAsche · 11.21.2006, 02:19 PM

Steve Shelley is playing drums on this record as well.

I think someone also said something about a Merzbow appearance.

Rob Instigator · 11.21.2006, 02:29 PM

http://static.pitchforkmedia.com/ima...yclarkson.jpg?

Mike Watt Guests on Kelly Clarkson Record
"Political Song for Kelly Clarkson to Sing"
Former Minuteman, current Stooge, and all-around inspiring guy Mike Watt's most recent recording gig made us smile so much that we just had to share it. (And so did that picture!)
Watt tells us that over the past two weeks, he spent a couple of days in the studio laying down bass tracks for Kelly Clarkson's new album. (That would be the follow-up to 2004's Breakaway--the one with "Since U Been Gone" on it.) He did such a good job of explaining it himself in the emails he sent to Pitchfork that we'll just let him do what he does best and spiel:
"The producer/engineer David Kahne is an old friend, and that's why I was asked aboard, though the guitarist and co-songwriter, Jimmy Messer, knew all about my history and was very enthusiastic; he's a great cat. Actually, it was pretty interesting. I didn't [know] what to expect, but [Kahne] had me trying all kinds of tripping stuff. Altogether, I played on six [songs]. They were already recorded, and I was replacing and adding in bass.
"Everyone there gave me much respect even with me being nervous, big time at first. I knew nothing of Kelly Clarkson before this but can tell you, in my opinion, that she can sing her ass off. Man, she's got pipes and goes for it. She also didn't have any airs or a big posse of sycophants and was just plain up-front people, which to me is very happening 'cause I ain't so used to all the fronting that can go [on] in some scenes.
"It was a challenge too 'cause it was much different than where I've been with music, but different is good, especially when what the people involved wanted was to hear someone working a bass like they meant it, and that's where I've always tried to come from.
"When [Clarkson] had to bail, she said to [Kahne], 'I think the old punk guy idea's a good one,' and we all laughed. It's just studio stuff, and I haven't been asked to be in any band for a gig or tour.

amyvega · 11.21.2006, 08:53 PM

good for him, i hope he makes a zillion bucks out of this

Cantankerous · 11.22.2006, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by amyvega

good for him, i hope he makes a zillion bucks out of this

me too. and then gets hit by a bus.

nicfit · 11.22.2006, 04:37 AM

His name is not Earl, Catanky.

lucyrulesok · 11.22.2006, 09:07 AM

watt does seem to be something of a whore...
but good for him if he plays how he wants and gets a shitload of money out of it. doesn't make me respect clarkson any more though, and certainly isn't going to make me listen to her album.

Rob Instigator · 11.22.2006, 10:38 AM

strictlycommercial · 11.22.2006, 04:16 PM

Nice.
That man is the heart and soul of music, a real battle scarred veteran. As far as I can tell he's willing to play with pretty much anyone as long as they can bring something to the table which adds to my respect for him if anything.

Doubt he would have got that much money out of it & I very much doubt that her album sales will benifit much as he isn't exactly a household name. I'd assume he did it more for the experience than anything else. Would have done the same myself.

atari 2600 · 11.22.2006, 04:50 PM

What other goobers are writing:

Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by nocigar on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:01 PM (EST)
Hahahah
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by SkolarX on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:02 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/skolarx
interesting. Watt is probably the nicest guy i've ever met doing shows. he gave me a history lesson about some of the venues in downtown Detroit. probably actually learned more from working that show than any other show i've ever done.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:02 PM (EST)
Fifty-second!

Thats an odd collaboration if I do say so myself (And I do).
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:02 PM (EST)
No dude. Odd is Ben Folds, William Shatner, Adrian Belew, and Henry Rollins in the same studio together. This only begins to approach that.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by SuperRad on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:04 PM (EST)
"all kinds of tripping stuff"

Ugh...

Furthermore, Clarkson is fucking hot.
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by Cos on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:57 PM (EST)
Disagreed.
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  by wagner1979 on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:28 PM (EST)
  www.takeflightmedia.com
  have you ever seen Kelly Clarkson or Secretariat in the same room??
  it's not a coincidence.
  
  Any Stern fans? when High Pitch pretended to be KElly Clarkson.
  
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    by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:30 PM (EST)
    This is Kelly Clarkson...who's High Pitch? FIRE!
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  Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
  by clamum on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 9:37 PM (EST)
  You're either gay or fucking retarded if you don't think she's hot. Or one of those nerds that won't hesitate to say "she's not hot" when he couldn't get a girl to eat dinner with him if he paid her a million dollars.
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    by Someone on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 1:42 AM (EST)
    maybe he(?) just doesn't think she's hot? i am not gay (not that there is anything wrong with being gay...and not that gays arent perfectly capable of deciding who they think is hot), and i am not retarded (not that there is anything wrong with being retarded...and not that retarded people aren't capable of deciding who they think is attractive), and i am not a nerd who can't get girls to eat dinner with me (not that nerds cant eat dinner with girls), and i don't think kelly clarkson is any more than pretty cute. definitelly not "fucking hot"
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by frostbrewliner on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:25 PM (EST)
She has a big butt. I like it.
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atari 2600 · 11.22.2006, 04:51 PM

Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by RinjoNjori on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:05 PM (EST)
http://anothersunnydayinpop.blogspot.com/
Based on all I have seen and heard about Kelly Clarkson she appears to be cool. If Watt gets more exposure becuase of it then that is very cool as well.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Osloboditelj on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:06 PM (EST)
http://www.last.fm/user/Epicentric/
What the fuck?
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by tbeat on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 11:58 AM (EST)
Yes
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by sfbarker on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:06 PM (EST)
http://www.houstonmusicreview.com
This will be the greatest moment in musical history. Just watch. It will have all the street-cred of Black Flag's Damaged and the selling power of Michael Jackson's Thriller. Mike Watt is a god amongst men and Kelly Clarkson is a girl I'd fuck on the table during Thanksgiving in front of my entire family if it was the only way it could go down...yeah, she's that cute. I

Seriously though, the paragraph above is the god's honest truth.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:20 PM (EST)
I'll give you that second one. Now, what were you saying about Kelly Clarkson and Black Flag? I know that Henry Rollins has done some corny shit (vh1 appearances, etc.), but Kelly Clarkson getting punk or hardcore cred? Really?
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- Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
  by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:33 PM (EST)
  MIke Watt toured with Black Flag in the early 80's
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    by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:18 PM (EST)
    no shit sherlock. he didnt say that.
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  Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
  by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 8:51 PM (EST)
  Kelly Clarkson toured with Black Flag in the 80s
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    by usversusthem on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 9:08 PM (EST)
    Mike Watt touches little kids.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:21 PM (EST)
I'll give you that second one. Now, what were you saying about Kelly Clarkson and Black Flag? I know that Henry Rollins has done some corny shit (vh1 appearances, etc.), but Kelly Clarkson getting punk or hardcore cred? Really?
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:07 PM (EST)
Top ten things you didn't expect to read today.

and in other news my "band of the moment" was The Stooges...nice timing.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by sfbarker on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:09 PM (EST)
http://www.houstonmusicreview.com
Also, the Kelly Clarkson/Iggy and the Stooges 2007 World Tour "Since U Been at the Funhouse!" will be the top grossing tour of all time.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Wentz_Equals_Death on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:09 PM (EST)
it's SAT time again, kids!

kelly clarkson : mike watt :: kelly osbourne : _______________ ?

a) p!nk
b) rob aston
c) lordz
d) gwen stefani
e) none of the above
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by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:15 PM (EST)
I place my bets on Skinhead Rob everytime.
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atari 2600 · 11.22.2006, 04:51 PM

Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by TheOneTrueBill on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:01 PM (EST)
http://www.last.fm/user/BlitzzkriegBill/
He's this generation's Bob Dylan.
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  by Someone on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 1:43 AM (EST)
  Hahahaha
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by Citizen_Crack on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:26 PM (EST)
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewpro
They took analogies out of the SATs. I was good at those too...
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:10 PM (EST)
Ted Leo's cover of Since U Been Gone is freakin' sweet
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by skaboom on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:20 PM (EST)
I prefer Good Clean Fun's cover.
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- Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
  by El_Mugroso on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:06 PM (EST)
  http://www.last.fm/user/WarSuxLetsParty/
  Alkaline Trio's tops them all
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  - Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
    by woodandiron on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:54 PM (EST)
    www.last.fm/user/bromidestain
    You have a copy of that or did they play it live?
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by branden on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 12:24 AM (EST)
http://www.myspace.com/bridgesleftburningva
i prefer weird al
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:11 PM (EST)
now that's what i call jamming econo!

kidding though, watt can basically do whatever he wants at this point in his life and still have more cred than just about anyone else out there.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:04 PM (EST)
I second that shit.
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- Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
  by Someone on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 11:12 AM (EST)
  fuckin' right
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Osloboditelj on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:12 PM (EST)
http://www.last.fm/user/Epicentric/
I don't get all the claims that Kelly Clarkson is hot. She's not particularly attractive at all, unless you consider "sang one of the most annoying songs of the last couple years" sexy.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by sfbarker on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:27 PM (EST)
http://www.houstonmusicreview.com
Stop lying to yourself.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Neill_Cawley on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:34 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/kimnrisownmylife
Finally! Another gay Punknews poster! Definitely give me an IM sometime.

-Neill Cawley
AIM-Longlivetheduck2
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  by punkbytheounce on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:25 PM (EST)
  http://www.threechords.org/forum/index.php
  haha.
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  by frostbrewliner on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:41 PM (EST)
  Haha, well played.
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atari 2600 · 11.22.2006, 04:51 PM

Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by SkolarX on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:59 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/skolarx
she has a very cute face. sort of chubby cheeks and nice eyes get me every time but outside of that i agree totally. nothing too incredible, she is on a stage though and for a lot of people that seems to make plain or even ugly super attractive
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Neill_Cawley on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:17 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/kimnrisownmylife
I may be gay, but I still know who is hot and who is not. So I can honestly say, without any hesitation, that Mike Watt is a fine piece of ass.
-Neill Cawley
AIM-Longlivetheduck2
-Kelly Clarkson, on the other hand, is something I wouldn't stick my weiner in even if she changed her name to Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and grew a penis.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:18 PM (EST)
who are you kidding? you're a bottom if i've ever met one
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Cos on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:07 PM (EST)
Neil, I love you.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Neill_Cawley on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:18 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/kimnrisownmylife
I knew it! I knew that if I kept trying message boards, eventually a community would have other gay people. I tried rap, emo, metal, and country sites, but not one had as many gays as this punk site.
-Neill Cawley
AIM-Longlivetheduck2
-Now, please form a line, lower your pants, and we will begin the insertion process.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by speeds on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 8:12 PM (EST)
really? not even metal?
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by MrStylson on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:10 PM (EST)
holy shit you keep getting funnier. good work.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 8:23 PM (EST)
No, really, everyone. I personally know Neill Cawley... and trust me, he's a fag. Don't worry.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 8:50 PM (EST)
I personally know someone's bday is tomorrow!
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by ryanbolger on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:21 PM (EST)
www.fugaze.com
michael richards, anyone?
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by SkolarX on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:35 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/skolarx
i just watched that. he flew off the fucking handle. i've seen comedians get pissed at the crowd (watch what happens if you see chappelle and people start yelling "i'm rick james bitch") but that was incredible. interesting to see what people will say when they don't think, and even more interesting to see what people in positions like that really think

atari 2600 · 11.22.2006, 04:52 PM

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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by ryanbolger on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:59 PM (EST)
www.fugaze.com
david cross is the king of dealing with people heckling him.
in this case, i think michael richards took it a little too far.
and by a little, i mean a lot.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by SkolarX on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:02 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/skolarx
yeah, i'm bummed by it. doubt i'll be able to watch uhf and not think of that now
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:12 PM (EST)
The real life of Cosmo Kramer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShfulB6BmOk
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by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:22 PM (EST)
Haha. Weird. Nice favor though. Good guy.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:29 PM (EST)
$$$
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by JoeyMagnet on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:32 PM (EST)
http://www.recordnerd.com/lists/Magnet!Magnet!/
If you are going to get a bass player to play on your album, it might as well be one of the best.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by spalmer on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:42 PM (EST)
www.last.fm/user/stevenpalmer
Punk legend Michael Richards a racist, how about that, guys?
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by SkolarX on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:49 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/skolarx
punk legend?
the video of that is incredible, dude went nuts. i've heard people who are practically klan members who don't take it that far
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by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:59 PM (EST)
Its on the news right now
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by SkolarX on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:00 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/skolarx
it makes that mel gibson rant look like nothing
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:53 PM (EST)
Can someone put it on Youtube and send a link? I can't view it on any of the sites it is currently on.
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by SkolarX on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:57 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/skolarx
cnn.com has it on their video links. i didn't realise how vile it was going to be and watched it at work. could have been a huge mistake
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by punkbytheounce on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:34 PM (EST)
http://www.threechords.org/forum/index.php
I find it funny that CNN looks to Jerry Seinfeld for comment. They're two completely separate people, brought together by one's big gig on the other's comedy show.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:21 PM (EST)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShfulB6BmOk
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by ryanbolger on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:04 PM (EST)
www.fugaze.com
i think he may have seen this as an opportunity to go "kaufman" on the crowd... i don't think it panned out for the best.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by SkolarX on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:09 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/skolarx
i don't know, he doesn't seem to be half the actor that kaufman was and it seemed like he really lost it. it could have been some halfassed last ditch effort to get his name back out there since nothing since seinfeld has panned out for him but i don't think that would exactly be the correct way to go about it. this will be one case where "there is no such thing as bad press" doesn't apply
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by ryanbolger on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:13 PM (EST)
www.fugaze.com
this will most likely kill what remains of his career.
the press is going to eat this up and it will haunt him for the rest of his days.
he should have just tried to one up duatin diamond.... "michael richards presents bukake bombs over bagdhad" maybe?
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by ryanbolger on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:18 PM (EST)
www.fugaze.com
have you seen the episode of "fridays" in which kaufman is the guest on?
that's where i find the whole kaufman/richards connection of pre-arranged gags notion in relation to this.
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by ryanbolger on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:04 PM (EST)
www.fugaze.com
i think he may have seen this as an opportunity to go "kaufman" on the crowd... i don't think it panned out for the best.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:22 PM (EST)
Michael Richards is not only still alive but working?
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:34 PM (EST)
who the f is mike richards
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by SkolarX on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:47 PM (EST)
www.myspace.com/skolarx
Stanley from uhf and Kramer from Seinfeld
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by woodandiron on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:52 PM (EST)
www.last.fm/user/bromidestain
Maybe quelling civil rights demonstrations with fire hoses is where Michael Richards learned the joy of drinking from the fire hose.
/Definitely a stretch for a joke.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n
by BrandonSideleau on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:51 PM (EST)
http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/BrandonSideleau/
What a moron........the guy was an asshole for sure...but what does him being black have to do with it???? Absolutely nothing.......by calling the man a "nigger" he is implying that "the reason he is an asshole is because he is black"...I highly doubt Richards would have called a white heckler a "cracker", which proves my point that he's either blatantly racist OR he went for something that went totally and completely wrong and blew up in his face. Either way, it wasn't funny and it makes him look like a fucking idiot.
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by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 11:55 PM (EST)
I thnik he was trying to imitate bill hicks not andy kaufman, and instead of bashing females bashed black people http://youtube.com/watch?v=yZ1fXTx0-uk

atari 2600 · 11.22.2006, 04:52 PM

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by skeetskurt on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 1:11 PM (EST)
it does remind me of that damn blue collar comedy tour!!!
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by kingofsuck on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:45 PM (EST)
http://www.threechords.org/forum/pro...ode=viewprofil
Weird. I don't mind Kelly Clarkson. She makes some damn-fine pop music.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:53 PM (EST)
I'd do her 9 ways to sunday
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by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:55 PM (EST)
http://www.threechords.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=170
Is the guy in the front wearing the red and white hat and NN2S shirt Mitch Clem?
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by Vincent_M on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:13 PM (EST)
I don't think so, Mitch doesn't have black hair.
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by MrStylson on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:11 PM (EST)
She's got a good voice, writes catchy pop songs, is pretty, and now works with an all-time great bassist.
I see nothing wrong with this.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:13 PM (EST)
can i say sell0ut !?!

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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:08 PM (EST)
you'd have to buy-in in order to sell out. honestly i think watt is above all that silliness. the man can do whatever he wants and not tarnish his past. its not like he was ever out there claiming to be punker than thou
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by Jimmy_the_Saint on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:58 PM (EST)
http://livingincyn.blogspot.com
As long as he gets good money for it.
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by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:05 PM (EST)
Well, here we are again in French Indochina...
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by Osloboditelj on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:40 PM (EST)
http://www.last.fm/user/Epicentric/
Was this our policy? Ten long years... Not one domino shall fall.
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by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 7:09 PM (EST)
Maybe Watt can give that pig a history lesson
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Wildandrestless on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:34 PM (EST)
Clarkson looks like a pretty cool chick to me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4sJMcgeDe0
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by usversusthem on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 9:15 PM (EST)
Wow.
I hadn't seen her with short hair... damn.
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Damn.
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 12:08 AM (EST)
that is a sweet video, makes me want to do her in the butt
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by Scruffy on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:56 PM (EST)
http://www.myspace.com/loveandsqualor
Psssh. You Canadians, spelling "favor" with a "u".
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by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 8:55 PM (EST)
Pssh, no big deal. Debbie Gibson was on a Circle Jerks album (Patti Smith's I wanna destroy you) so I look at it as tit-for-tat
-OctEgon
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by Someone on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 12:56 PM (EST)
i thought i wanna destroy you was a soft boys song?
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by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 8:55 PM (EST)
Pssh, no big deal. Debbie Gibson was on a Circle Jerks album (Patti Smith's I wanna destroy you) so I look at it as tit-for-tat
-OctEgon

atari 2600 · 11.22.2006, 04:52 PM

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by Wentz_Equals_Death on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 7:37 PM (EST)
WHOA i totally forgot about that. jeezus. and that video was on beavis and butthead
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by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 10:01 PM (EST)
Hi, long-time reader, first time poster.
Kelly Clarkson's hotness + Mike Watt = screaming for a joke about "blowing clams."
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by BrandonSideleau on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 10:18 PM (EST)
http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/BrandonSideleau/
Mike Watt, like Iggy Pop, is so legendary he is automatically excused for a few mainstream pop thrills. Only this would be the first for Watt. No big deal, he's easily the greatest bassist alive right now and, just as Iggy Pop is the king of rock n roll (fuck elvis), Mike Watt is the bassmaster.
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by wyzo on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 10:52 PM (EST)
i have no qualms that while she is mass consumed, i find her hooks catchy. If I catch it on the radio and right wing talk isn't on to make me angry, or NPR is some wierd book reading, i might put it on until it ends and evanescence begins.
wyzo
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Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album
by Someone on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 12:38 AM (EST)
yeah dude, kelly clarkson is totally hot...
http://pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/Mike_Watt_Guests_on _Kelly_Clarkson_Record
....shudder.
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by sfbarker on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 10:01 AM (EST)
http://www.houstonmusicreview.com
Whatever...see how you look with no makeup, a zit and the fatigue of jamming econo for like 18 hours in the studio. I'm sure Watt was rocking it so hard, it melted her face a bit. She's still damn sexy. I've met her, she's cute in person. Really cute.
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by john_stone on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 1:06 AM (EST)
What's wrong with you fuckers? Why do people accept Kelly Clarkson? She sucks.
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by MsJustinChris on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 4:22 AM (EST)
www.flickr.com/photos/msjustinchris
Because people want to stick her up the ass.
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by Someone on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 12:11 PM (EST)
You're confused. We don't approve of Kelly Clarkson. We approve of Mike Watt.
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by Ghost_of_D_Boon on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 11:31 AM (EST)
http://www.hootpage.com
Very trippy news.

11.21.2006, 01:48 PM	#22
CHOUT invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,128	I just think that Watt has been around the block (and proven his 'cred' many times over, not that that really matters) a few times to where I have no problem with him taking liberties with doing something a bit out of the ordinary. He's a great bass player (and the man I credit to making me play). __________________ Chout's rare Sonic Youth vids: http://youtube.com/SONICchout
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11.21.2006, 01:50 PM	#23
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	the guy is an awesome bassist. look at the fog live dinosaur songs, he adds so much to them
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11.21.2006, 01:53 PM	#24
CHOUT invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,128	Seen him many times (got him to autograph my Ball Hog Or Tug Boat LP first time I saw him in 95) and caught him on a J/Fog tour in '00 and it was awesome. __________________ Chout's rare Sonic Youth vids: http://youtube.com/SONICchout
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11.21.2006, 02:19 PM	#26
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	Steve Shelley is playing drums on this record as well. I think someone also said something about a Merzbow appearance. __________________ rip
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11.21.2006, 02:29 PM	#27
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	http://static.pitchforkmedia.com/ima...yclarkson.jpg? Mike Watt Guests on Kelly Clarkson Record *"Political Song for Kelly Clarkson to Sing"* Former Minuteman, current Stooge, and all-around inspiring guy Mike Watt's most recent recording gig made us smile so much that we just had to share it. (And so did that picture!) Watt tells us that over the past two weeks, he spent a couple of days in the studio laying down bass tracks for Kelly Clarkson's new album. (That would be the follow-up to 2004's Breakaway--the one with "Since U Been Gone" on it.) He did such a good job of explaining it himself in the emails he sent to Pitchfork that we'll just let him do what he does best and spiel: "The producer/engineer David Kahne is an old friend, and that's why I was asked aboard, though the guitarist and co-songwriter, Jimmy Messer, knew all about my history and was very enthusiastic; he's a great cat. Actually, it was pretty interesting. I didn't [know] what to expect, but [Kahne] had me trying all kinds of tripping stuff. Altogether, I played on six [songs]. They were already recorded, and I was replacing and adding in bass. "Everyone there gave me much respect even with me being nervous, big time at first. I knew nothing of Kelly Clarkson before this but can tell you, in my opinion, that she can sing her ass off. Man, she's got pipes and goes for it. She also didn't have any airs or a big posse of sycophants and was just plain up-front people, which to me is very happening 'cause I ain't so used to all the fronting that can go [on] in some scenes. "It was a challenge too 'cause it was much different than where I've been with music, but different is good, especially when what the people involved wanted was to hear someone working a bass like they meant it, and that's where I've always tried to come from. "When [Clarkson] had to bail, she said to [Kahne], 'I think the old punk guy idea's a good one,' and we all laughed. It's just studio stuff, and I haven't been asked to be in any band for a gig or tour. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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amyvega bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: east village Posts: 153	good for him, i hope he makes a zillion bucks out of this
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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	His name is not Earl, Catanky. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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11.22.2006, 09:07 AM	#31
lucyrulesok 100% Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 770	watt does seem to be something of a whore... but good for him if he plays how he wants and gets a shitload of money out of it. doesn't make me respect clarkson any more though, and certainly isn't going to make me listen to her album.
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11.22.2006, 04:16 PM	#33
strictlycommercial bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 176	Nice. That man is the heart and soul of music, a real battle scarred veteran. As far as I can tell he's willing to play with pretty much anyone as long as they can bring something to the table which adds to my respect for him if anything. Doubt he would have got that much money out of it & I very much doubt that her album sales will benifit much as he isn't exactly a household name. I'd assume he did it more for the experience than anything else. Would have done the same myself.
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11.22.2006, 04:50 PM	#34
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	What other goobers are writing: Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album by nocigar on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:01 PM (EST) Hahahah [ Reply ] Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album by SkolarX on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:02 PM (EST) www.myspace.com/skolarx interesting. Watt is probably the nicest guy i've ever met doing shows. he gave me a history lesson about some of the venues in downtown Detroit. probably actually learned more from working that show than any other show i've ever done. [ Reply ] Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:02 PM (EST) Fifty-second! Thats an odd collaboration if I do say so myself (And I do). [ Reply ] Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:02 PM (EST) No dude. Odd is Ben Folds, William Shatner, Adrian Belew, and Henry Rollins in the same studio together. This only begins to approach that. [ Reply ] Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album by SuperRad on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:04 PM (EST) "all kinds of tripping stuff" Ugh... Furthermore, Clarkson is fucking hot. [ Reply ] Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n by Cos on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 4:57 PM (EST) Disagreed. [ Reply ] Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n by wagner1979 on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:28 PM (EST) www.takeflightmedia.com have you ever seen Kelly Clarkson or Secretariat in the same room?? it's not a coincidence. Any Stern fans? when High Pitch pretended to be KElly Clarkson. [ Reply ] Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n by Someone on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:30 PM (EST) This is Kelly Clarkson...who's High Pitch? FIRE! [ Reply ] Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n by clamum on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 9:37 PM (EST) You're either gay or fucking retarded if you don't think she's hot. Or one of those nerds that won't hesitate to say "she's not hot" when he couldn't get a girl to eat dinner with him if he paid her a million dollars. [ Reply ] Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on n by Someone on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 1:42 AM (EST) maybe he(?) just doesn't think she's hot? i am not gay (not that there is anything wrong with being gay...and not that gays arent perfectly capable of deciding who they think is hot), and i am not retarded (not that there is anything wrong with being retarded...and not that retarded people aren't capable of deciding who they think is attractive), and i am not a nerd who can't get girls to eat dinner with me (not that nerds cant eat dinner with girls), and i don't think kelly clarkson is any more than pretty cute. definitelly not "fucking hot" [ Reply ] Re: Mike Watt (Minutemen, Stooges) joins Kelly Clarkson on new album by frostbrewliner on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 6:25 PM (EST) She has a big butt. I like it. [ Reply ]
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