Henry Fucking Rollins...YEAH!

[Northwind]

Tonight I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Henry Rollins' spoken word show at the Lakewood Theater in Dallas, Tx. The show coincided nicely with the visit of my girlfriend's brother, a newly released marine only recently returned from his second tour of Iraq. He is a huge Henry Rollins freak and it was nice we could take him to the show while he was in town.

I myself knew very little about Rollins. I knew who he was, to be sure, but as I am not into the punk scene he has always laregely been off my radar. His more recent works have been spoken word shows comprised mostly of telling stories about his travels and stream-of-conciousness rants about almost anything and everything one can name.

I will be paying a hell of a lot more attention to Henry from now on.

The first 5 minutes of his show, he lit into Bush, calling him a "coward and a pussy". He ranted endlessly against the Iraq war, and referred to the 2004 election as the "2004 disaster". He raged against Fox News and its army of dim-witted followers.

He spoke with great poignancy about his USO tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, and of going to Walter Reed and Bethesda to meet soldiers injured in Iraq.

His love of America and its people was palpable, even through the layers of his cynicism about humans in general.

He is not solidly Democratic, he hates anyone who puts politics and power ahead of the people. He described his vote for Kerry as being "the strongest anti-Bush vote I could make," while at the same time admitting that Kerry was not a beacon of light (and let's be honest, he wasn't, he was just the only other viable alternative).

As an additional hopeful note, this was a show in Dallas, Tx. Every time he bashed Bush, he got thunderous aplause. At no point did anyone try to boo his comments. No right-wing morons got up to leave. Everyone agreed with him. He even got applause when he made a comment about getting Hillary back into the White House in 2008.

If you do not know him, learn about him. This man is our ally, he is our friend.

http://www.henryrollins.com

[knowbody0]

1. i absolutely agree

i even love his movie pics usually

[earthboundmisfit]

2. Henry Rollins is IT in my book - he's f*ckin' brilliant (and way HOT)

The guy is a genius from every angle. His show "Henry's Film Corner" on IFC is a great weekly (?) fix - lots of commentary plus guests. Catch it if you haven't yet!

[bluedonkey]

3. Right wing morons

don't listen to Henry 'fucking'Rollins.What are you thinking?:crazy:

He's been quite outspoken for a few years now.

[shenmue]

4. Amazing speaker

I've seen him twice, once in college and once in grad school. Haven't had a chance to catch this tour. I hope he comes out with a cd or dvd of it.

[slay]

5. I saw Rollins way back when

he was doing a POWERFUL show about the murder of one of his friends during a robbery outside his home where he was almost killed too.

I think this is the one:

Rollins: Talking From the Box
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185717/

[noahmijo]

6. I've always loved Henry more as a man than his music maybe but still

Oh and I do understand that Al Pacino has since apologized to Henry for throwing him through a glass sliding door. ;)

(Note: to those who are not familiar with the masterpiece known as Heat, there was a scene where Al does a very mean thing to poor Henry)

[Tunkamerica]

7. He may be "cool" now...

but he was a jerk back in the day, the very antithesis of what punk was supposed to be about.

[lateo]

8. I don't even think he is "cool" now.

I have never liked Rollins. Never liked his music either.

[shadowknows69]

9. He's a loud strong voice speaking truth to power

that's all I need to know. Henry :yourock: :patriot:

[lateo]

11. He is a toolshed...

But good for him trash-talking Bush....

[FlyByNight]

10. I've seen his spoken word show here in Atlanta...

a couple times (at the Variety Playhouse) and I enjoyed every second. Funny, topical and relevant. (I'm hoping for a new album too.)

Rollins is the man.

:thumbsup:

[mithnanthy]

12. I love his song..LIAR

It should be required listening, for all teen-agers. I admire his passion.

[tlsmith1963]

13. He Does a Movie Review Show on IFC

Has anyone seen it? IFC is usually available on digital cable or satellite.

Tammy