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Old 09-11-2010, 20:25
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At Portugal during Tolerate (in amongst all the head whacking!) he did a movement with his hand against his arm that appeared to me to be insinuating what someone does when they inject a drug into their arm. (Sorry, I'm not very articulate! ) As someone said, whether it's because he has a little less to do on stage these days so wants to try and put some kind of expression into the song. Other than singing obviously!
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Old 09-11-2010, 20:51
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Maybe he does it to make up for not having been slapt by a woman in a while.
You write this as if it used to be a regular occurrence
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Old 09-11-2010, 21:41
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More importantly, why has he started sing "baaaaaby" in the chorus of Masses? It sounds awwwful.
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He'll have to sing 'baby' during Masses at Birmingham so that I can judge!
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Old 09-11-2010, 21:55
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James smacking himself is a more disturbing take than the Cuba gig where during Masses he stretched his arm out then waved his other hand around his arse in time to the music.
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James smacking himself is a more disturbing take than the Cuba gig where during Masses he stretched his arm out then waved his other hand around his arse in time to the music.
I believe that move is called the Cocky Traffic Warden ©2001.
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Old 09-11-2010, 22:03
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Did he Aaron????
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I believe that move is called the Cocky Traffic Warden ©2001.
I don't see a Traffic Warden, I see "Grazing Cow - An Interpretation"

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Did he Aaron????
Check the "Louder Than War" DVD! I'm pretty sure it's Masses. It's a song where he isn't playing as much guitar anyway.
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Old 09-11-2010, 22:23
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Old 09-11-2010, 22:47
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Didn't he also punch himself during Design on the Millennium gig DVD? Strange cat.

Anyway, whilst we're all sitting here taking the piss out of him, here's an amusing screengrab of his face.

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Old 09-11-2010, 23:01
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Although my favourite random violent James moment is still from the VHS "Everything Live" with that fucking boot thrown in his face at the beginning of the first song!
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Old 09-11-2010, 23:33
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Although my favourite random violent James moment is still from the VHS "Everything Live" with that fucking boot thrown in his face at the beginning of the first song!
Wha!? Ouch
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Pretty sure ive see Joe strummer doing the same thing in quite of few clash perfromances...maybe he stole the moves? cheeky jimbo
I cant find the video of him hitting himself but Joe does seem to be doing weird arm things at around 2mins into thsi video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16u0wwCfoJ4
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Wha!? Ouch
Track down the "Everything Live" on VHS. (Good luck...) A strum of his guitar and a boot in his face, but he never misses a beat and carries on! That's carries on Morrissey etc...
Unless it's a boot shaped balloon?
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Okay, I watched the video that was linked....and I don't see him smack himself in the head once. I saw him wipe sweat off his brow and put his hand through his hair (which might also be to keep sweat off his face) but I didn't see him smack himself once.
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