Mock. Mockmockmock. Mockity-mock-mock

8:48am: Wayne Hussey - the musical version of Anne Rice
A bit of background: Wayne Hussey was once the guitarist for the 80's "dark post-punk" group Sisters of Mercy. Then there was an acrimonious (sp?) split, after which he went to found The Mission - a gothic-rock band of perhaps slightly less legendary status. (DISCLAIMER: the current poster likes both bands but prefers the Sisters.)

It seems that after twenty-one years, Wayne can't let go of the Sisters, or get over his problems with their lead singer Andrew Eldritch. Or avoid going onto his own fan-forum to flame people who wear T-shirts to his gigs describing the modern Mission being "Big Nose Hussey + session musicians".

"Lordy, at my age I could outrun you in a marathon.....I could drink you under the table....I could put more drugs up my nose.......and I can pull more and better looking girls/boys than you, and I know what to do with them.......I may have a big nose but I ain't ugly like you........and I don't wear a big silly hat....anymore......
And MGT does have a very valid point... And I'm sure Rich and Springy would agree.....If that is how you see us then why don't just f**k off and don't bother coming to our shows anymore and go and pay £50 to see SOM [the Sisters of Mercy] everytime they play and then moan about how crap they are and you're never gonna go again...until the next time......I bet you never moan that the 'Dritch [Andrew Eldritch] uses 'session musicians'......
Wanker...."

My personal feelings vary between contempt for an artist who gets that offended by the content of T-shirts; and sorrow that apparently the Mission's fandom is so small these days that Wayney knows every single person in the audience.

11:02am: 'What's next, hanging from a chandelier singing "God Rest Ye Merry Hippogriffs"?'
Tip taken from wank_report. JK Rowling has finished Book VII. But more importantly she defaced a statue of Hermes in an Edinburgh hotel. She wrote on the base of the statue in her room:

JK Rowling
finished writing
Harry Potter + the Deathly Hallows
in this room (652)
on 11th January 2007

The hotel found it, released the news with a picture of it and seems very happy to have a rather valuable piece of memorabilia in their possession.

The newspaper reports the statue is being kept hidden away, and there are no plans to make the room where Jo completed the final Harry Potter novel into any sort of shrine or tourist attraction.

Thank heaven.

TLC Report One

TLC Report Two

TLC readers are at first skeptical, then move to outrage and feelings of betrayal on the vandalism's confirmation. Highlights below. (Mostly leaving out the many perfectly bland reactions, of course.)

( way to go Jo....you are a perfect role model.....hey kids leave your name on private property....its ok )

And for a perfect summary, Lauryn wrote: "LOL @ Jo being "out of character"! That statement is fandom in a nutshell!"