Confession: I stabbed George Harrison

Subject: RE: Confession: I stabbed George Harrison
From: Gern
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 10:44 AM

What a shame to see Mudcat regulars resorting to rudeness in the face of a sincere regret posted over a person I have respected. Can we exchange feelings about music and life without such intolerance? My remarks clearly indicate sympathy for this victim, and a willingness to share in the guilt of the crime. Are these the words of an 'idiot'? Harrison has been driven into a hermit's existence, by his own admission, by the all-pervasive star machine and the violent death of his best friend at the hands of a fan. If these thoughts make you uncofortable, I certainly understand. If my expressing these thoughts make you hostile, perhaps you should step out of the way and let others repsond

Subject: RE: Confession: I stabbed George Harrison
From: Peter T.
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 10:36 AM

I haven't been openly rude to anyone on this site before, but as someone who has had a love and respect for all the Beatles, through all their glories and foibles, I personally resent your remarks and think you are an idiot. yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: Confession: I stabbed George Harrison
From: Brakn
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 10:26 AM

Threads are definately getting worse!

Subject: I stabbed George Harrison
From: Gern
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 10:16 AM

I confess to the hideous stabbing of George Harrison, and you should, too. We are all guilty of this crime. We idolize our musicians and celebrities, endeavor to entrap them in our phony world of glitz and glamor, and contain them in glass cages as if their confinement validates our existence. Mark David Chapman sought to establish his identity by killing John Lennon, the one person on earth who meant no harm to anyone. Now George has been stabbed, and whether or not the culprit was a disoriented "fan," the pain he created was an unfair price for George and his wife to pay for such well-intended talent and appeal. I stabbed George; I shot John, and I, along with all the other over-indulged fans, need to be stopped before we destroy all human creativity.