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Postby bob pompo » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:16 pm

Don't you dare mention Bowie, I'll bite you! [}:)]
(Not exactly N.W.though and of course, not a band)
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Postby empyrean » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:58 pm

OK. I wont metion him.

Ill keep it to myself. [:D][:D][:D]
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Postby Gyroscope2 » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:19 am

Any more obscure gay fronted new wave bands?
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Postby WoodlandParkPunk » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:23 am

There were tons of gay guys in New Wave, where were all the lesbians????
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Postby empyrean » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:29 am

i always have this feeling that Annie Lennox of Eurhythmics is a lesbie....[:D]
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Postby WoodlandParkPunk » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:46 am

No, I think annie ia married to a guy and has children. Isn't Joan Jett guy?
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Postby Ollie Stench » Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:20 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by WoodlandParkPunk[/i]
<br>There were tons of gay guys in New Wave, where were all the lesbians????
[/quote]

Joan Jett
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Postby Barmy » Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:03 am

Isn't this the BEST thread? Everybody seems to be listing the worst.
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Postby Cadman68 » Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:06 am

Does anyone remember this guy?????
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Postby popreactor » Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:48 am

The Au Pairs' Leslie Woods

http://burningflame.wordpress.com/
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Postby waldnorm » Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:18 am

I'm surprised no one mentioned Rough Trade as of yet. Great band. "High School Confidential" has to be part of the new wave canon.
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Postby Bitter Almonds » Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:19 am

<p align="justify">They were all gay![}:)]

Visage
Klaus Nomi
Douglas P. (Death In June)
Anke Wolbert (of Clan Of Xymox) and Anne Clark had to have been lesbians at one time[}:)]
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Postby jumpshift » Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:21 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by XXX[/i]
<br><p align="justify">They were all gay![}:)]

Visage
Klaus Nomi
Douglas P. (Death In June)
Anke Wolbert (of Clan Of Xymox) and Anne Clark had to have been lesbians at one time[}:)]

[/quote]

Was the guy from death in june really gay?

Anyway for me it's a tie between Andy Bell and Jimmy Sommerville.
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Postby Bitter Almonds » Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:30 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by jumpshift[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by XXX[/i]
<br><p align="justify">They were all gay![}:)]

Visage
Klaus Nomi
Douglas P. (Death In June)
Anke Wolbert (of Clan Of Xymox) and Anne Clark had to have been lesbians at one time[}:)]

[/quote]

Was the guy from death in june really gay?

Anyway for me it's a tie between Andy Bell and Jimmy Sommerville.



[/quote]

<p align="justify">At least that's what his biographies say. A lot of his songs then make sense when taking that personal aspect into account.
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Postby popreactor » Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:06 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Mechi[/i]
<br>The Smiths (??? I would said that Morrissey is a non-defined person)

[/quote]

It is said that he was actually a very close friend and rumoured lover of Billy Mackenzie.

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