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New Wave Day Jobs

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New Wave Day Jobs

Postby ghosty » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:16 am

Let's say NW acts HAD to have day jobs at the same time they were recording artists (I'm sure most of 'em probably did too) but given your impressions of each band or artist, what sort of jobs would you envision them having?

Spandau Ballet: Stockbrokers and Lawyers who get together on weekends and play music when they want to get "wild". Spend the rest of their free time planning vacations to Aruba.

Duran Duran: Waiters and Dishwashers who blow their paychecks on clothes and living above their means.

ABC: Work at less successful firms than Spandau Ballet.

Siouxsie Sioux: Hairdresser

Morrissey: Owns home-based mail order company .

Robert Smith: Was partner with Siouxsie in beauty salon but dicked her over and now he owns the salon she works at. Fires staff from time to time.

New Order: Fix copy and fax machines for a living.
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Postby waukena » Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:04 pm

Ian McCulloch - waiter in an ultra trendy restaurant where you can't get a reservation even though the food sucks

Bryan Ferry - waiter in an ultra trendy restaurant where you can't get a reservation and the food is good

Ian Dury - Day bartender in a
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Postby DayGloJo » Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:10 pm

Originally posted by ghosty:

Morrissey: Owns home-based mail order company .

---I'm assuming that his business wouldn't be selling flower bulbs & seeds, eh? [;)][;)]

New Order: Fix copy and fax machines for a living.

--No, I see Devo more as t
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Postby DayGloJo » Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:39 am

More Day Jobs:

Banarama: Another Hair Salon

Chris Isaak: Mechanic (Yeah, he could look under my hood anyday) [:D]

Bjork: Sensativity trainer

Grace Jones: Correctional Facility Officer

Neil Tennant: Maitre'd

Sting: Architect

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Postby British » Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:32 am

Josie Cotton: works for family's textile company of the same name.

Chrisma: cooks at Chinese resturaunt

Tiffany: Maternity wear store(this one's a reference to last week, heh)
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Postby dtradio » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:09 am

Pete Burns (Dead Or Alive): At Hot Topic for 8 bucks an hour.

Nina Hagen: Unsuccessful children's party clown.

Split Enz (all of 'em): Successful children's party clowns.
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Postby DayGloJo » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:15 am

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Split Enz (all of 'em): Successful children's party clowns.
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Postby KYYX4ever » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:16 am

Gary Numan would either be owning/operating a piano store, or he'd be a computer technician guy.

Clare Grogan would be a record shop clerk (clerkette?), like Annie Potts in [i]Prer=tty in Pink[/i]. I think that's what Annie Potts did?

Madness (all o
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Postby scramjet » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:07 am

I think the Fixx would be architects or engineers. I can't really say why I think that, though.

The Knack would sell cell phones and accessories in a mall kiosk.
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Postby WolverineSyr » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:00 am

Patti Smith - University Professor (with hygiene issues), or Herbal Remedies store owner (with hygiene problems)

Chrissie Hynde - Bartender

Grace Jones - Front desk of a high-end spa - or an exclusive hotel(until Russel Crowe hurls a telephone at he
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Postby Ollie Stench » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:03 am

Steve Strange - human guinnea pig for a drug testing firm

Sal Solo - photographer for a 3rd rate fashion magazine with pretentions of being number 1

Mike Score - hairdresser (OK, that's a cop out, but it fits him so perfectly)

Claire Grogan - pre
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Postby pikeprof » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:11 am

Real Day Job-Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate-Indie record buyer for the original Rhino Records Store
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Postby ExRat » Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:55 pm

Nick Rhoades (Duran Duran) - Attendant at a small and rather pretentious upscale art gallery.

Kraftwerk - Computer lab instructors at university.

Kate Bush - Psychic/clairvoyant owner of new age shop that sells imported oils and Lebanese catarrh.
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