Its been an enjoyable decade on the interweb but all things it seems must come to an end. It would be wrong to say that our internet presence has garned strong support amongst the Sickthing faithful. Members of Alice Cooper's close entourage have frequently sought clarification of our ovine predilection and the phenomenum of Ovination and more especially its Cooper variant. We've been accused of advocating bestiality and having a detrimental effect on the public persona of an artiste we hold dear.
We foolishly, it turned out, raised our profile on Mr Cooper's tourbus, back in 2001, when there was an uncomfortable silence as Mr Cooper demanded to know incredulously "Are we making those T shirts now ?" as he surveyed in horror what was our second variant of the Alice Cooper Allegedly Ovination T shirt.
We became increasingly aware that members of the Cooper entourage went out of their way to avoid our representatives. Mr Dover's cry of "Oh no its the sickest of Sickthings" didn't go unnoticed. The relationship soured too following the brutal slaying of our prime clone, the lovely and unique Dolly, at the hands of the Master back in Bournemouth 2002.
Our confrontation at Sheffield in the same year had Alice Cooper retort, to our accusations of Ovine Murder, "I didn't understand the significance of the sheep until after that show when Pete (Freisen) told me a particularly disturbing story about a sheep on the edge of a cliff - you're sick ". Harsh words but strangely acceptable coming from the king of shock rock.
By 2006 our Covert Ovine Films arm was under attack. Our little known film noir "Alice Cooper : Bowling For Milton Keynes 2006" was pulled by YouTube with a third party, Nightmare Inc, claiming copyright infringement. Our legal counsel advised an abrupt cessation of filming activities and Covert Ovine Films was forced underground.
Mr Cooper continued to become increasingly wary of us uttering, sotto voce, "Aah the sheep guy" at last years Celtic Manor Golf Tourney. Both this wife and son too seemed dumbstruck that someone with a stuffed ovine facsimilie representation affixed to his golfhat should be allowed to fraternise so closely with them.
By late 2006 even the excellent radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" was used to broadcast an anti Alice Cooper Ovination
message as this recording clearly shows. Such was our presence in the psyche of the DJ extraordinaire.
By 2007 accusations of low IQ, unnecessary use of internet bandwidth and hostility to the fans hit hard at Int Top Field Headquarters. And now we are in receipt of a Cease & Desist Letter from America the contents of which we are not allowed, during the current legal exchange, to detail. Suffice it to say our days are numbered on the internet.
Its been a blast.... Time to don the plain black T shirt and put the doctor's coat (duly signed) away.
Late 2007 saw a further run in with Mr Cooper in Brighton. It was with a certain degree of aplomb that said artiste managed to kick a metal dagger over his on-stage monitor sending it careering in one's direction. Was that a look of horror or huge disappointment that crossed the performer's visage as said dirk crashed into the protective barrier behind which we blenched ? Backstage retributions were diffused as Mr Cooper once again quailed as our Allegedly Ovination T shirt hoved into view. "I see that shirt most nights down the front" he was heard to splutter. We were secretly chuffed that Alice Cooper was now seeing us nightly, such was the firmness with which we were now planted in his psyche. A barbed exchange about missing wallets and bottom touching was also averted as the chanteur steered the conversation towards Killer Sheep. The Sheep Guy leaving shortly afterwards with his doctorial robes suitably inscribed.... Our work is done.
