this is the thread where we extoll the virtues of ned raggett.

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well, get to it then.

(ned's copy of the d.i. cd almost redeemed a perfectly horrid day.)

― jess, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

(i can't draw or otherwise i'd scribble out some ethan-esque cartoon thank you note.)

― jess, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

loves mystery science theatre and synth- pop, impossible to argue with, easy to caricature. negative points: promised to get me into the cure a while back, never did. also the hair.

― ethan, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

also he thinks i'm a homophobe.

― ethan, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

ned is a god in a cosmos of thrips

(jess did you get my email)

― mark s, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

(mark: i did. at first i opened it and it was all gibberish and code, which i thought appropriate given the subject matter. i finally got to print it out at work today. whenever i get to read it - not looking good until the weekend - i'll let ya know what i thinks. i also have something to send yr way in return.)

― jess, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Edited FT and made it his own all this year allowing me to - well, totally waste my time actually but that's hardly his fault! A very very good sport during Trig Brother. Always cheerful. And such a subjectivist he makes me look like Phil MassTransfer!

― Tom, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Huh? Just noticed this! Busy work day, it happens. But thanks to all! And I don't think you're a homophobe, Ethan, I just react badly to word choice sometimes. Got Mitchell on DVD the other day, so all is well.

And yes, I AM the radical subjectivist. BOW DOWN, BOW DOWN! I've been scanning that 'canon' thread but really, what the hell can I add to it?

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

but thinking i'm a homophobe was one of your good points!

― ethan, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Ned is a generous, clever and loving fellow. But his hair is bad.

― Simon, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

All of the above, and knows how to trigger a gettogether like nobody's behind.

― Brian MacDonald, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

but thinking i'm a homophobe was one of your good points!

My head hurts. In a good way, mind.

But his hair is bad.

I say nice things about your worthy girlfriend and this is the thanks I get! Bah! ;-)

how to trigger a gettogether like nobody's behind.

Yes, my friend.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Ned, we were both voted Fools in AICON if I remember well, and your hair had been a serious issue that week, so my remark about your hair is wholly justified and absolutely un-related to my love life and worthy girlfriend. Besides, no flowers without a pot!

― Simon, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

My hair was wet and everyone assumes it was either greased or in a ponytail. Heavens! But I will say I intentionally picked the least flattering photo I could find. ;-)

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

― Momus, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

http://www.demon.co.uk/momus/nicknned.jpeg

― Momus, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

He is a fat ginger Howard Stern, and I claim my five dollars.

― Pete, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Hey, that guy on the right seems familiar.

― Graham, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Ned looks NOTHING like Howard Stern in that picture! I mean, look at it: the hair is nothing alike; the build is completely different; and Ned's wearing an eyepatch while Howard isn't.

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Ole Ned's a geezer, make no mistake.

― Dr. C, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

a very gracious and insightful guy, no question. and a good writer too. and he really likes my bloody valentine. really. a lot.

― fritz, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

(I mean Nick Momus' right, obviously, erm...yeah [hides head in paper bag])

(Dan, that was AWFUL)

― Graham, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

NED SMELLS OF BRED

― Mike Hanle y, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Ned (the goofy guss) actually ASKED ME to write for the Trig (maybe a 1st, definitely a 2nd). Saved me an e-mail, at the very least - my tired fingers thank thee, Raggett.

― David Raposa, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

The aspect ratio of that photo is quite off, so all of you making "fat" comments about Ned can respectfully stuff it. (Of course, my ulterior motives is that Ned will defend me the next time a slightly skewed pic of me props up on ILE and makes me look fat.)

― Brian MacDonald, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Hip hip hooray for Ned, on the magical extolling the virtues of Ned day!!!

― jel, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I find him informative and witty. His ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to his newsletter.

― electric sound of jim, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

(Yes, I know that was awful, Graham. I was hoping to hear Ned's screams of rage from across the country, but alas it was not to be.)

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

WHEN WILL NED WRITE A MIKE HANLEY ENTRY IN THE ALL MUSIC GUIDE?

― Mike Hanle y, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

When you release an album, DAMMIT. And if you have, get me a copy and I'll do something about it!

Regarding fat/aspect/bleah -- while I could do with a few less pounds, I am by no means a Lardass. Those who know me can speak to this truth. I do like that picture, though, that's an utterly goofball look on my face! And fear not, Dan, I cried inside. But I've been busy at work all day too.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

He's a big cheeky American chappie, is Ned.

― DG, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

WONDERFUL! I take back everything I said about him. He makes a wonderful Lestat!

― Anne Rice, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

*scratches head* Ned Raggett *IS* Tom Cruise *AS* Lestat *IN* The Peter Weller Story *STARRING* Stuart Townsend.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"this summer...learn to laugh and love...all over again."

(and that damned new radicals song plays...)

― jess, Wednesday, 9 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Dude, I had no idea Ned was actually Penn Jillette.

― Dan I., Thursday, 10 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Is Momus suggesting that Ned's key virtue is having stood next to Momus?

― N., Thursday, 10 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I wouldn't argue with Momus, he looks well scary in that picture.

― DG, Thursday, 10 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

eight months pass...

Ned brings people together! Ned attracts seals! Ned has thee best mangly giggle in the world!

― Ess Kay (esskay), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 01:08 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ahh...there's the picture in which Ned looks like James McNew.

― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 01:12 (twenty-two years ago) link

i forgot i started this thread!!

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 01:20 (twenty-two years ago) link

Memories, like the corners of my mind.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 01:58 (twenty-two years ago) link

what heppened to AICON?

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 03:15 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ned really is pretty damn cool.

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 03:26 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ned is the first to top 10,000 posts to ILE! This is heroic!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 10:52 (twenty-two years ago) link

He's also a good, trustworthy house guest and showed remarkable patience for my hurting his head.

― Damian (Damian), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 11:22 (twenty-two years ago) link

yay ned! *does the safety dance*

― katie (katie), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 11:24 (twenty-two years ago) link

I like ned....he is nice

― kinski (kinski), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 11:43 (twenty-two years ago) link

i didn't know this thread existed!

i saw ned in london in 2001
i shall see ned in boston in 2002

and, if all goes to plan, i may very well see ned in los angeles in 2003

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 11:57 (twenty-two years ago) link

haha, 'saw' makes him sound like a band or something. 'met' is more appropriate i think...

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 11:58 (twenty-two years ago) link

Again, you are all too kind. :-) Thanks!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 14:52 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ned, you're TALL.

DG, Nick is not scary, even under the eye patch. I can carry him and beat him at arm wrestling and I'm only little.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 15:03 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ned probably doesn't realize the extent of his positive effect on my life. Never underestimate the power of small, friendly things + timing.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 18:38 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ned was the first person to welcome me to this site. He says very nice things, and is a kind and gentle person. The world would be a lovelier place if there were more Neds in it.

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 18:45 (twenty-two years ago) link

NED DID YOU GET MY POSTCARD. ITS DUCHAMPARIFFIC.

― anthony easton (anthony), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 18:49 (twenty-two years ago) link

I did, thanks Anthony! Well groovy. :-) I'll have to leave it out for display or something (and I'm very glad you liked the essay and would be interested in reading your further thoughts on it as well as El Moz).

To Felicity and CJ: *blush blush* I try. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 18:59 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ned is Ned. I mean...what more can you say...you know.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 19:31 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ned was cool when he came to Melbourne, and was such the social butterfly! I regret not seeing him more (and that D.I. cd is brill obv!)

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 23:19 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ned makes getting stuck in horrible San Francisco traffic FUN!!!

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 19 September 2002 02:09 (twenty-two years ago) link

I really miss Ned! While he was staying at my place I never felt lonely.

― rainy, Thursday, 19 September 2002 02:59 (twenty-two years ago) link

Hooray Ned, for posting Boston FAPs & having such a spiffy travel blog thread!

― lyra (lyra), Thursday, 19 September 2002 03:34 (twenty-two years ago) link

ned roolz for posting lots of pictures of his nz trip (nudge nudge)

― ron (ron), Thursday, 19 September 2002 04:17 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ned I appreciate the fact that when I was nu-ILx, you responded to all of my threads. Before starting to post, I had read so many lurking threads where people were like "Oh I am too intimidated" and I was too but since your posts add legitimacy to any thread, I didn't have to worry that I would be relegated to the old unanswered questions page.
Oh and I am a sucker for emoticons too so don't let anyone get you down!

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 19 September 2002 04:42 (twenty-two years ago) link

since your posts add legitimacy to any thread

I feel like I'm spreading the pixie dust around or something. "Behold, merry thread, THRIVE!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 September 2002 05:01 (twenty-two years ago) link

four years pass...

ned, do you consider your 80s faves to be "oldies"?

― gershy, Sunday, 2 September 2007 04:59 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't know if Ned has much computer access this weekend, he's at a music fest and travelling.

― Casuistry, Sunday, 2 September 2007 05:02 (seventeen years ago) link

they're "classics"

― Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 2 September 2007 05:04 (seventeen years ago) link

"some things never go out of style"

― gershy, Sunday, 2 September 2007 05:11 (seventeen years ago) link

";-)"

― am0n, Sunday, 2 September 2007 05:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Someone recently credited him with getting them into Stereolab's Transient Random Noise Bursts and I suddenly realized that was an album I needed to hear after all. Cheers to Ned.

― Bimble, Sunday, 2 September 2007 05:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Do you think the name "Ned Raggett" would work for a porn star ?

― bobby bedelia, Sunday, 2 September 2007 15:52 (seventeen years ago) link

one month passes...

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=63&threadid=703#unread

― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 3 October 2007 19:13 (seventeen years ago) link

five months pass...

NED RAGGETT

― Electronic Bugaloo, Saturday, 22 March 2008 04:51 (sixteen years ago) link

Ned has patience and fortitude. He also has mercy. These are all good things.

― Aimless, Saturday, 22 March 2008 05:11 (sixteen years ago) link

Mercy?

― libcrypt, Saturday, 22 March 2008 05:13 (sixteen years ago) link

you don't want to know.

― tremendoid, Saturday, 22 March 2008 05:18 (sixteen years ago) link

ned has a cell phone *applause*

― tremendoid, Saturday, 22 March 2008 05:25 (sixteen years ago) link

http://i25.tinypic.com/29u72s.jpg

― Electronic Bugaloo, Saturday, 22 March 2008 05:29 (sixteen years ago) link

It is intuitively obvious to the most casual observer that Ned rocks.

Seems like he's rather a good cook, too.

― Sara R-C, Saturday, 22 March 2008 05:32 (sixteen years ago) link

What about the boobs?

― libcrypt, Saturday, 22 March 2008 05:33 (sixteen years ago) link

Not Ned's.

― libcrypt, Saturday, 22 March 2008 05:33 (sixteen years ago) link

Although if you like them it's OK to chat his boobs up here I guess.

― libcrypt, Saturday, 22 March 2008 05:34 (sixteen years ago) link

Whatever works.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 22 March 2008 06:51 (sixteen years ago) link

Actually this is an interesting question from gershy:

ned, do you consider your 80s faves to be "oldies"?

And the answer is of course yes. I mean, they gotta be by now! That's why as much as I like my indulgences into older songs (hell, I was listening to the Sisters of Mercy this evening) I recognize them for what they are. I rather like living in 2008, I did 1988 already.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 22 March 2008 06:55 (sixteen years ago) link

ha, 7 months later! thanks for the answer

― gershy, Saturday, 22 March 2008 06:58 (sixteen years ago) link

As Casiustry said I was busy that weekend! But hurrah for random revivals.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 22 March 2008 07:18 (sixteen years ago) link

I am Ned Raggett

― Electronic Bugaloo, Saturday, 22 March 2008 14:12 (sixteen years ago) link

I am Ned Raggett redux.

― libcrypt, Sunday, 23 March 2008 01:40 (sixteen years ago) link

2 out of 3 nether regions agree...

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t214/ZachRScott/nedraggett.jpg

― Z S, Sunday, 23 March 2008 01:56 (sixteen years ago) link

four years pass...

what a decent chap!

― sug ones (omar little), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 06:53 (twelve years ago) link

There's a Ned Raggett now?

― I'M THE ONLY ON (jjjusten), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 07:02 (twelve years ago) link

Last week on Spotify I listened to Ministry and then The Divine Comedy, both Allmusic reviews were written by Ned Raggett. A+ territory staking.

― ledge, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 08:03 (twelve years ago) link

if ned didn't wash his glorious locks for several months, would he become dread raggett?

― bansplain (electricsound), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 08:17 (twelve years ago) link

Dread Pirate Raggett

― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 08:29 (twelve years ago) link

A vision. And thank you all!

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 08:47 (twelve years ago) link

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