"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide, a Rolling Stone article on Hard Core Logo" for spuffyduds

[exeterlinden]

For: spuffyduds
Title: Rock 'n' Roll Suicide, a Rolling Stone article on Hard Core Logo
Fandom: Hard Core Logo, implied Joe/Billy
Author: exeterlinden
Lenght: 4000 words
Rating: NC-17 for violent imagery

Summary: Joe Dick, punk rocker and front man of the moderately succesful Hard Core Logo, shot himself on December 5th, 1995. On tape. Following director Bruce

Comments

[j_s_cavalcante]

OH MY GOD. HEE!!! Made of WIN!!!! Little did I know what you meant by "nefarious." I'm totally blown away.

The little "shrine" with the teddy bear and everything (it has safety pins stuck in it, doesn't it?) is hilariously perfect.

You are an Evil Genius, and I think you win the Internets. \linden/

[exeterlinden]

Heheh, you see how that picture fit *perfectly* into my evil plan? I'm so happy I came by it :)

And the teddy bear does indeed have safety pins stuck in it :D

Thank you so much for commenting!

You are a rockstar

[j_s_cavalcante]

The picture's perfect, of course, but what really blew me away here was the entire body of work. I think you nailed the characters perfectly, but you even went beyond that to nail the meta aspect perfectly.

And do you see, I found it evilly hilarious! I know some others didn't. But, see, since I already knew the ending, you know, suffered the shock of the movie long ago, have read (and even written) HCL fic, and last summer saw HCL on the big screen with a roomful of fans and fangirls (us!) and Bruce McD...I can now FINALLY see the overarching humor that is in the very premise. I think you brought it out very well! It's almost no longer pathetic, you know? I now GET IT, the way that the writer out-punked the (for want of a better word) "punk" movement--the original one, that didn't call itself that. The one that took itself far too seriously. It was human, like every other culture and counterculture...and finally I get the joke without the pain, this time. Thanks to you. And, incidentally, you slyly skewer Rolling Stone and the

Re: You are a rockstar

[exeterlinden]

I think I know what you mean: IMHO, the rolling thunder pictures DVD release of HCL did a bad bit of marketing by printing reviews calling the movie "Hilarious!" and the "Punk rock Spinal Tap!" on the cover - because that, it is not.

But it does have humour, even if it's more of the ouch-hey-heh variety: The punk rock movement and all the music movements which take themselves so very seriously, can be comical when viewed from a certain angle. We grow up with those rock myths, and music journalism reinforces them - but the people in the industry are also affected by, grew up with, and read/hear of their own press.

And that is kind of comical - they way the rock machine feeds itself, and how it has its own do's and don'ts, clichés (going accoustic, coming off drugs, being allowed to be an asshole because you're an artiste, etc.) and its own discourse through the way the press builds them up to be something (and the way the artist and the fans believe it). That is kind of silly, really, and I think HCL captures some of that,

[j_s_cavalcante]

And by the way? I think you should show this to Bruce somehow. I imagine he would LOVE it.

[exeterlinden]

You think so? *worries* I get scared of plagiarism and copyright claims and all that - I'm used to living in this little bubble where fandom and canon is sharply separated - and where, ideally, people involved with the canon material are blissfully unaware of fandom creations - even though I'm beginning to realise that that is rapidly changing...

[j_s_cavalcante]

Of course I know what you mean about the "bubble."

Actually I think it's kind of a Don't Ask, Don't Tell situation with a lot of canon creators, but some of them are open to fannish participation, and from what I could tell, Bruce is one of those people.

Rolling Stone could possibly have a problem with the faux article, but at least in this country it is protected free speech as far as I understand it (not being a lawyer). It is a CLEAR parody of Rolling Stone and of rock journalism in general.

As for HCL (I'd make the case that it's a parody of that, too, and I do mean "parody" in the sense of commentary, not poking unkind fun)...but anyway, Bruce encouraged people to do just this sort of thing. Encourage, hell...he requested it. I heard him say it! I wuz there! :) I think he even specifically mentioned writing fake articles, etc. The very sort of thing that was done to create the "fanzine" that was packaged in the deluxe edition of the film. I asked him again about it later, told him I know a bunch of talented people who'd be

[exeterlinden]

Encourage, hell...he requested it. I heard him say it! I wuz there! :) I think he even specifically mentioned writing fake articles, etc.

That sounds awesome! I wonder if sometime in the future, media is going to look different, and all or most of canon creators will realise the immense potential in fans and fan creations, and see us not as leechers, but contributors. Ahem... *stands down from soap box*

If he feels that way about, I would love to show this to him... You have my email, right?

Thanks :)

[j_s_cavalcante]

I think they will catch on. I also think Bruce is one in a million, you know?

I have your email, and I've just discovered I didn't answer your last email. *slaps self* School really did a number on me last term. My apologies! I loved your comments on the sketch. Thank you! {{{Linden}}}