Dave Grohl vs. John Joseph, the Covid-19 Vaccine Battle (calls Grohl's band "Flu Pfizers"...NSFW article)

Metal Sucks ^ | July 19, 2021 | VINCE NEILSTEIN

[DoodleBob]

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, I likely don’t need to tell you, is quite a popular fella....Unsurprisingly, seeing as he’s a man of logic and reason, he is strongly in favor of the Covid-19 vaccine.

John Joseph, formerly of Cro-Mags, is well known in the world of hardcore, a genre predicated on channeling one’s anger into positivity. Except for Joseph and his newer band Bloodclot, who performed for nearly 3,000 people in New York City this April — when Covid-19 numbers were still quite high and vaccines weren’t yet available to everyone (especially younger people) — at which social distancing and masking were widely ignored. After catching flack for playing that show, he pushed back hard, falsely comparing the event to last year’s Black Lives Matter protests, decrying “government overreach,” questioning the efficacy of Covid-19 safety protocols and, you guessed it, coming out against vaccination.

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Speaking to Christina Rowatt of The Void With Christina, Joseph addressed Grohl’s decision to make a handful of Foo Fighters shows this summer open only to fans who can provide proof of vaccination.

“I forget what the dude’s name is — he’s in some big f****** band — he’s, like, ‘I’m not playing any vaccinated-only shows. He was in a big English band; I forget what the name of ’em is. [Then] you’ve got m************ like Dave Grohl who used to play drums for [1980s Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band] Scream and open up for the Cro-Mags, now he’s with the Flu Pfizers, the Flu Fighters, and it’s, like, ‘We’re playing vaccinated-only shows.’ What kind of b****** is that?

[DoodleBob]

I think he's talking about Clapton early in the interview.

Sometimes, it takes a punk. Flu Pfizers is a keeper.

[a fool in paradise]

>>“I forget what the dude’s name is — he’s in some big f****** band — he’s, like, ‘I’m not playing any vaccinated-only shows. He was in a big English band; I forget what the name of ’em is.

Eric Clapner?!

[DoodleBob]

When the magazine "National Lampoon" was published, they had "Letters from the Editors" in the front of the magazine - fake letters written by the staff that were incredibly funny.

One of my favorites was:

Dear Sirs:

I meant to write "Clapton is good".

Sorry for any confusion I caused.

Sincerely,
An urchin
London

[Tommy Revolts]

I like this guy John Joseph. Screw off Dave Grohl. Why don’t you try writing your own music ya POS!

[DoodleBob]

Ping

[Salamander]

Piss on Grohl and his cowardice.

[21twelve]

I haven’t heard much of the Foo Fighters. I went on their lyrics list to try to find some apt lyrics - but there wasn’t much there that was interesting.

So I’ll stick with RUSH to comment on them having concerts only for those that took the jab:

“You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that’s clear, I will choose Freewill.”

[The MAGA-Deplorian]

If you thnk RUSH wouldn’t go along with this, you don’t know Getty Lee and Alex Lifeson. Candians to the core and follow the state mantras.

[21twelve]

Yep - while many of their lyrics are in the classic liberal sense, the members themselves are Liberals. Neil Peart dismissed those early great lyrics as him just going through a phase.