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Henry Rollins Impersonator on the Loose!

Shortfatdyke

16:40 / 25.08.02

And I'm not talking about Rothkoid.

Apparently there's a woman sending e mails to people, claiming to be Rollins and also sometimes Denis Leary. Not sure why anyone would want to be Denis Leary, but she's been conning people out of lots of money. She told one person at least that she knew Rollins and that he had two kids. There's a link to a website that discusses this, via www.henryrollins.com. On the forum there, the bloke that swallowed the story about Our Henry having sproglets had this to say:

"Can I also just say that I think Henry Rollins would be an amazing father and is one of the few people in the world who actually should procreate?"

I have soft spot for Hank myself, but son/daughter of Rollins? It's a monstrous, monstrous thought.

XXII:X:II = XXX

02:00 / 26.08.02

If you'l indulge me in a moment of fame by assoiation, Henry Rollins went to my high school back in the early 80's, when his name was Henry Garfield. (He changed it to disassociate himself from his father.) He did not, however, graduate from there; I think he flunked out his senior year and graduated elsewhere.

Of course, there was great excitement when this was discovered while I was there, and an administrator who was there at the time recalled, "He was the only boy I can think of who kept snakes in his locker." They printed a picture of him from when he was there in the school newsletter, with a "Where Are They Now?" blurb that simply said something to the effect of, "We understand he's now fairly successful in the music industry." Seeing as this school was formerly a prep school for the Naval Academy, I think the trustees probably wouldn't have been well served tracking down old Black Flag LPs.

rizla mission

08:45 / 26.08.02

soo.. you mean somebody's sending off emails saying "Hi! I'm Henry Rollins. I'm a little short at the moment, wouldja lend some cash to a punk rockhero? c'mon!!"

Strange world.

The Return Of Rothkoid

09:12 / 26.08.02

Have you ever read any of his newsletters, Riz? They're eerily close to that in terms of frankness.

But wait. If I sent out Rollinsmail... hmmm. It might... just... work...

*ahem*

I hate weakness. Give me your money. Or I'll do another photoshoot in the leather trou.

How's that?

I think Hammer Horror should be resurrected to make Offspring Of Rollins, in scare-o-vision. That would rawk.

Shortfatdyke

16:24 / 26.08.02

No, no, no, Hank would phrase it IN SHORT SENTENCES. ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS. TO CUT THROUGH THE BULLSHIT. AND TO GET TO THE POINT. ANYTHING ELSE. WOULD BE WASTING TIME.

rizla mission

19:56 / 26.08.02

I still want more information on this.

How exactly is this person getting people to part with their money by pretending to be Henry Rollins?

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

06:53 / 27.08.02

Is this like one of those "Hi, I'm Henry Rollins, and the Nigerian Government has loads of money for me in a bank account. Unfortunately, I need a bunch of YOUR cash in order to get it. But then I'll sort you out handsomely, honest..." kind of deals?

The Return Of Rothkoid

07:03 / 27.08.02

At least he's not flogging Viagra yet. Yet.

The website says this:

There is a woman named Nancy Nussbaum aka Alexis Stanton who has been posing as Henry Rollins on the internet in order to con money out of people. She also poses as Dennis Leary, Janine Garofalo and many others. She has conned people out of tens of thousands of dollars. If anyone contacts you via the internet saying they are Henry Rollins, DO NOT BELIEVE THEM! For more information on this con woman and her schemes go to www.throwabrick.com

That website says this about Hank:

Henry Rollins – Nusbaum allegedly claims to be Rollins when online. This is the aol screen name she uses to perpetuate this lie: HR021361@aol.com

I do have his *real* AOL address, though...

...but that could be because he is me. Maybe.

Then again: can you imagine IM conversations with Rollins? Yipes.

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