Comments on: Bob "Kick*Ass" Muldowney, RIP

By: matt

matt — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:34:22 +0000

Funny for years i have had a laugh with others about the Queen Rhinestone thing….the fanzine was always great the writing fun and all the info about bands and demos in an age when we did not have instant access…wish someone would reprint all those kick ass magazines.

By: Paul Arnold

Paul Arnold — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:29:44 +0000

It was Bob who did us more right in the early days than we could ever thank him for. It was Bob who got behind At War from day one and he became an ardent supporter. I was pleasantly suprised when he contacted me again about a year ago when he heard we had refowned. Bob told it like it was! You will be missed!
Paul Arnold

By: HOSTILE HIXON

HOSTILE HIXON — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:52:59 +0000

GREAT BLOODY ROOTS ABOUT KICK ASS MONTHLY!
FUCK ALL POSERS! KING STILL RULES!

By: Paulie

Paulie — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:35:54 +0000

He was quite the wordsmith too – Even though I was a Carnivore fan at the time, I had to laugh at his “Carnivore, what a bore, they look and sound like Manowar.” It was that sort of drawing a line in the sand that made him great, and some would say also doomed Kick*Ass. Probably both. Right on. If I’m not mistaken, wasn’t it also Kick*Ass that had the pic of Vince Neil that said “Murderer” on it? Classic…

By: RagnarR

RagnarR — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:50:35 +0000

Damn, that’s sad. RIP, Bob. Nasty Ronnie gave him a shout out on one of those “band interviews themselves” thing they recorded on the B-side of their “Wage of Mayhem” demo (Anyone have a copy of this? I’d even pay for it!).

Even though I disagreed with his anti-Mercyful Fate and W.A.S.P. stances (calling Blackie Lawless “Faggy Ball Less”), I REALLY loved read K.A.M. Especially the one issue where they did a short feature on both Slaughter (Canada) and Mannslaughter. A few weeks later my friend & I were at the bus stop en route to Berkeley. We noticed someone had scrawled the logos of both bands on bus stop windows. Must’ve been Bob’s influence from afar?

By: MaryAnn BlackLace Scandiffio

MaryAnn BlackLace Scandiffio — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:23:24 +0000

Oh, Bob …
My heart is so sad to hear we lost you. Back in OUR day, you were a champion of so may of us who were out there trying to bring our metal music to the the masses. I love and thank you for finding a special place in your heart for BlackLace. We always looked forward to seeing you at shows and reading the wonderfully kind things you ALWAYS wrote about us. We will miss you on this planet , my dear old friend. You were one of the truest of the true. Thank you for everything through all the years. You leave behind a wonderful legacy and many people who love and respect you… especially us. See you again one day, brother.

Love Always,
MaryAnn Scandiffio
Anthony Fragnito
Carlo Fragnito
Steve Werner
(Your Friends from BlackLace)

By: demolition man

demolition man — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:24:43 +0000

I don’t know the date, but the boot’s called “Live Circa In the Shadows,” and I’m sure it’s on the East Coast somewhere.

By: Woody

Woody — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:05:02 +0000

Where’s that boot from that you can hear people yelling “Queen Rhinestone sucks?” I need to hear that.

By: Mike Hannon

Mike Hannon — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:54:31 +0000

Thank you for all of the kind things you have said about Bob over the years, Ian. That “crystal castle” comment is a classic unto itself. Bob would have loved it. Yes, Satan’s Penis was/is quite “dubious”!

By: john erigo

john erigo — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:16:23 +0000

Well, being the person who started KAM with Bob, I can say this is sad. Not too many people know the REAL truth about the very early days of KAM, but I was there and it was great. Bob and I started something and he took it farther than we thought it could go. Those older issues that were Xeroxed by my Dad are still a blast to read! RIP Bob