Ray Davies shot in the leg and is ok.

Chris Rossi rossi at webslingerZ.com
Tue Jan 6 11:10:47 EST 2004


bendy wrote:
> The penultimate paragraph was even more shocking for me...
> 
> ===
> Last week, Davies received royal honors in London. Along with 
> singer-guitarist Eric Clapton, he was named a Commander of the Order of 
> the British Empire at a ceremony on New Year's Eve.
> ===
> 
> ...I mean, he dismantled pomp and circumstance so well, and so modestly, 
> it's sad to see him slip into it. Choking on vomit seems to be the only 
> thing that prevents Brit pop stars from falling for the trappings of 
> peerage.
> 
Has anyone in recent history ever turned down royal honors?  Any 
musicians?  Maybe he doesn't mind a meaningless pat on the back.  It's 
not like they've given him a feud to lord over.

rossi




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