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Blur's Dave Rowntree on David Cameron "real Smiths fans don't get picture taken at Salford Lads Club

posted by davidt on Tuesday April 27 2010, @10:00AM
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Dave Rowntree on Cameron: "real Smiths fans don't get their picture taken at Salford Lads Club" http://u.nu/5grr8 Ummm actually they ALL do.

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Blur's Dave Rowntree: 'David Cameron's not a real Smiths fan' - NME.com
Drummer speaks out as he stands for parliament

Excerpt:

Blur drummer and Labour parliamentary candidate Dave Rowntree has criticised Conservative leader David Cameron over his apparent love for The Smiths.

Rowntree, who is standing as a candidate for Labour in the Cities of London and Westminster in the forthcoming general election, questioned Cameron's motives for wanting to be photographed outside The Smiths' spiritual home of Salford Lads Club in Manchester in 2008.

"He's a Smiths tourist, "Rowntree told the Guardian. "Real Smiths fans dress a certain kind of way, and they have a certain kind of haircut, and they wear certain kinds of T-shirts. But what they probably don't do is have their picture taken outside the Salford Lads Club."
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  • Rowntree told the Guardian: "Real Smiths fans dress a certain kind of way, and they have a certain kind of haircut, and they wear certain kinds of T-shirts. But what they probably don't do is have their picture taken outside the Salford Lads Club."

    Comical. A "real Smiths fan" doesn't wear a certain kind of haircut or clothing. That would be completely opposite of everything the Smiths represented.
    Copeland -- Tuesday April 27 2010, @10:38AM (#351436)
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  • Vote Labour. ;)
    Anonymous -- Tuesday April 27 2010, @12:44PM (#351443)

  • What the hell? (Score:2, Insightful)

    Seriously? I thought that we had it bad stateside, with budget crisis' and racist state legislation(AZ), but this is what politicians in the UK get up to? How do you go from an empire ruling almost the entire known world at one time or another to arguing about what "real" smiths fans do or dont do. And by the way I think the only Smiths fans that dont take that picture are the ones that live in Ordsall, Salford and pass it daily.
    VerySharpBreadKnives -- Tuesday April 27 2010, @12:46PM (#351444)
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    • Re:What the hell? by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday April 28 2010, @10:12AM

      • Re:What the hell? (Score:2, Interesting)

        Your right most of it is trivial. And people do seem to lap it up. But what this proves is that politicians think we are idiots, and when we do lap it up, we are being idiots. So this is now my 3rd comment on this subject. Does that constitute lapping? But all these P.R. stunts do for me is make me dislike and distrust politicians all the more. So, no, I dont consider myself an idiot. And you realizing how trivial this is keeps you out of that column as well.
        VerySharpBreadKnives -- Wednesday April 28 2010, @01:51PM (#351488)
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      • Re:What the hell? by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday May 01 2010, @04:30AM
  • Didnt Alex James say that durring the height of Blurs' fame he spent over a million GBP on cocaine and champagne? Hope he kept it all in his corner of the dressing room. Brittish politics baffle me. Thats like Rick James running for senate
    VerySharpBreadKnives -- Tuesday April 27 2010, @01:02PM (#351446)
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  • D Rowntree (Score:1, Informative)

    I'm a socialist, and do not want the Torys in at the next general election.But, Dave Rowntree your talking rubbish.Dave Cameron might be a true Morrissey/Smiths fan ,for all you know.And yes Real Morrissey/Smiths fans do have their photo taken at Salford Lads club.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday April 28 2010, @09:42AM (#351477)
    • Re:D Rowntree by Ceiling_Shadow (Score:1) Thursday April 29 2010, @06:13PM
      • Re:D Rowntree by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday April 30 2010, @05:37AM

  • A load of Blur (Score:2, Insightful)

    Trying to define a Smiths fan contradicts Smithdom in my opinion. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with getting a pic taken outside Salford Lads.
    Mickey Vegas -- Wednesday April 28 2010, @11:13AM (#351480)
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  • I would get my pic taken in front of Salford Lads Club every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

    I'll get there one of these days, and I won't hesitate to snap the pic. And I'll still be a "real" Smiths and Moz fan.
    acharmingman -- Wednesday April 28 2010, @06:45PM (#351495)
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    "There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more."
  • How can anybody be leader of the Conservative Party and a Smiths fan at the same time? Utterly ridiculous!
    MozzerAnt -- Saturday May 01 2010, @01:36PM (#351600)
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  • there's nothing worse than an indie snob. how about growing up a little?
    Anonymous -- Monday May 03 2010, @03:53PM (#351684)
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