tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post809511289062370399..comments2023-10-16T03:16:22.832-06:00Comments on Wrath of the Grapevine: Randal Gatz and Mary Jane Kelly - Complete Recorded WorksThe Irate Piratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424429160753219350noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-67882467998363301262009-04-07T16:37:00.000-06:002009-04-07T16:37:00.000-06:00Hah! I was falling for it too, though I was getti...Hah! I was falling for it too, though I was getting a feeling when I got to the first picture, I was pretty sure I recognized it as a ripper photo. Still, it was a sufficiently creepy story! <BR/>Sooo…since I sit on the Wal-Mart board you people don’t want to be my friend? :(<BR/>As an aside, the joke was much better than the music!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-65849077668851306102009-04-06T15:15:00.000-06:002009-04-06T15:15:00.000-06:00Heythis is a fantastic topic for a Noir movie o r ...Hey<BR/>this is a fantastic topic for a Noir movie o r books.<BR/>Thx a lot for this fantastic post.norbu56https://www.blogger.com/profile/15685722244319128084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-24914511177620654282009-04-05T13:28:00.000-06:002009-04-05T13:28:00.000-06:00hey skank! long time no see. how are you?hey skank! long time no see. how are you?The Irate Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424429160753219350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-82804670204806493942009-04-04T21:08:00.000-06:002009-04-04T21:08:00.000-06:00Damn! I bought the whole thing. I came to comments...Damn! I bought the whole thing. I came to comments to tell you what a wonderful post this was. And then I find out it's an April Fool's joke. That's the best one anyone's ever pulled on me. I'm feeling kind of sheepish now but it was great!<BR/><BR/>SkankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-67464915274763077162009-04-03T13:52:00.000-06:002009-04-03T13:52:00.000-06:00You did convince me ... with my weak englishexcell...You did convince me ... with my weak english<BR/><BR/>excellent <BR/><BR/>bravojulienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185750839357678444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-42795339317833530462009-04-02T19:23:00.000-06:002009-04-02T19:23:00.000-06:00**DOUBLE GRIN**"in the grand scheme of things, a m...**DOUBLE GRIN**<BR/><BR/>"in the grand scheme of things, a murder that happened 120 years ago - however grotesque - pales in comparison to the horrific, brutal devastation that originates in clean, respectable boardrooms and office buildings."<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree more. Thanks for all your work, and for the laughs... smart laughs.<BR/>Brucebrucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18309217285045788962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-50697458220677229892009-04-02T12:18:00.000-06:002009-04-02T12:18:00.000-06:00re: anonymous #2:1: this site is called "Wrath of ...re: anonymous #2:<BR/>1: this site is called "Wrath of the Grapevine", and it's presented by an Irate Pirate of the greatest audacity. We pirates see blood and guts and brutality and wenches all the time, and we have a skin thick enough to take it. and we do not seek to shelter landlubbers from the reality of a seafarin' life.<BR/><BR/>2: many of the songs featured on this blog, blues and folk alike, deal with the subject of murders and other such calamities. and some were written by people who were either murdered or murderers themselves. it was a part of the reality of life back in the day, just as it's a reality of the present day. there ain't no use denying it, and while i understand the gruesome photos may turn you off or make you feel sick, how is that a worse response than listening or singing along to a murder ballad?<BR/><BR/>3: i didn't set out to have a gruesome story; i just did a google search for "Mary Jane Kelly" which was the name of the album, and appropriately vintage photos showed up.<BR/><BR/>4: there is nothing so sacred nor so tragic that it can't eventually be seen under a humorous light. from a large enough perspective, everything becomes irrelevant.<BR/><BR/>5: even on the scale of a human lifetime, in the grand scheme of things, a murder that happened 120 years ago - however grotesque - pales in comparison to the horrific, brutal devastation that originates in clean, respectable boardrooms and office buildings. Jack the Ripper was a deranged, desperate, and dangerous individual, to be sure. But he was nothing compared with people like Dick Cheney. you want to see something really scary? Look up "Codex Alimentarius". Or do some research on deforestation. Genocide is worse than homicide, in my opinion, at least.<BR/><BR/>6: what a fantastic word, 'jape'! i must use it in a future post.The Irate Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424429160753219350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-34974414047064631762009-04-02T10:57:00.000-06:002009-04-02T10:57:00.000-06:00I didn't bite on this one. I usually do though.I'...I didn't bite on this one. I usually do though.<BR/>I've seen the Mary Kelly photos before so that was the immediate giveaway. <BR/>Jack was a nasty fellow. Wasn't he?old folkienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-69726649934420994942009-04-02T09:38:00.000-06:002009-04-02T09:38:00.000-06:00Glad you think using pictures & description of...Glad you think using pictures & description of a brutally murdered woman are appropriate subject matter for your jolly April 1st jape. Very disappointing post on a great site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-48420209640751220352009-04-02T06:52:00.000-06:002009-04-02T06:52:00.000-06:00*GRIN*I love getting to play the trickster. And ma...*GRIN*<BR/><BR/>I love getting to play the trickster. And making people believe something that I know is false is a crazy fun game... now I almost know how Fahey must have felt fooling people with his first recordings as "Blind Thomas" and "Blind Joe Death"...<BR/><BR/>The truth is, the record is by a band called "The Randal Gatz" and the album is "The Mary Jane Kelly"; see their <A HREF="http://www.myspace.com/therandalgatz" REL="nofollow">myspace page</A>. The album was sent to me by a blog reader.<BR/><BR/>and Mary Jane Kelly was one of Jack the Ripper's victims. So the pictures and the police report are accurate. Oh, and the other photo is a different Mary Kelly.<BR/><BR/>re: finvarra, damn! I forgot to check that! Document covers are the easiest to forge, but I should've paid attention to details.<BR/><BR/>re: anonymous, yeah I do. i'll post some eventually.The Irate Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424429160753219350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-38403835044458133282009-04-02T02:00:00.000-06:002009-04-02T02:00:00.000-06:00It took me a while to notice the date too - good s...It took me a while to notice the date too - good story, though. Where did you find the photos?Private Beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655349659024692101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-6651235057922010552009-04-01T22:47:00.000-06:002009-04-01T22:47:00.000-06:00Bastard!I was lapping it up until I clicked the li...Bastard!<BR/><BR/>I was lapping it up until I clicked the link and got a terrible sinking feeling.<BR/><BR/>May the Gatz/Kelley curse have it's evil way with you!.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16728764083958837593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-78582124223378685532009-04-01T20:03:00.000-06:002009-04-01T20:03:00.000-06:00Jesus, all I got was Jack the Ripper when I google...Jesus, all I got was Jack the Ripper when I googled Mary Jane Kelly. <BR/>Took me almost an hour and 22,000 investigated links to finally realize the date...astartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363979917430891871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-40046999127893657672009-04-01T17:06:00.000-06:002009-04-01T17:06:00.000-06:00Hook, line and sinker...you got me. Wonderful!Hook, line and sinker...you got me. <BR/><BR/>Wonderful!Delfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541835648731825847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-81569020576816513172009-04-01T16:10:00.000-06:002009-04-01T16:10:00.000-06:00Almost convinced... but the record # gave you away...Almost convinced... but the record # gave you away. Arizona Dranes, no less... hah!!!finvarrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495546646359579469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-77490045100191063112009-04-01T15:24:00.000-06:002009-04-01T15:24:00.000-06:00I was briefly a Fool but I thank you none the less...I was briefly a Fool but I thank you none the less!David Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021182015096147549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-68522997942841734892009-04-01T15:09:00.000-06:002009-04-01T15:09:00.000-06:00Very nice... You almost had me convinced... :)Very nice... You almost had me convinced... :)Onkel Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-36236590027623497312009-04-01T14:07:00.000-06:002009-04-01T14:07:00.000-06:00Thank you so much.You mentioned Weaver & Beasl...Thank you so much.<BR/><BR/>You mentioned Weaver & Beasley I have never heard of them before, do you have any thing they recorded?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com