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DISCOGRAPHY:	Know Your Enemy
LYRICS:	Nicky Wire
MUSIC:	James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore
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BONNY AND CLYDE Bonnie Parker and Clyde Champion Barrow were the infamous duo in a nationwide crime spree that lasted from 1932 until their deaths in 1934. Already married to an imprisoned murderer, Bonnie met Clyde in West Dallas, Texas in January 1930. The pair combined to commit 13 murders, numerous kidnappings, and several burglaries and robberies. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies engaged in one of the largest manhunts the United States had seen up to that time, capturing national attention. With most of their accomplices already dead or captured, Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed and killed instantly by a posse of lawmen led by Texas Ranger Frank Hamer near Sailes, Bienville Parish, Louisiana. on May 23, 1934. Bonnie and Clyde's legacy of crime is remembered in the movie Bonnie and Clyde (1967, with Warren Beatty), which inspired others, such as Natural Born Killers (1994) MANICS REFERENCE: 'BONNY AND CLYDE HAVE MADE THEIR GOOD INTENTIONS' (The Convalescent lyrics) FOR MORE INFORMATION: Famous Cases at the official FBI-Site

DANTE'S INFERNO The classic poem about a journey through the nine circles of hell by italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). MANICS REFERENCE: 'AND DANTE'S INFERNO SLIDES INTO DISMORPHIA' (The Convalescent lyrics)

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) An extremely long macromolecule that is the main component of chromosomes and is the material that transfers genetic characteristics in all life forms, constructed of two nucleotide strands coiled around each other in a ladderlike arrangement with the sidepieces composed of alternating phosphate and deoxyribose units and the rungs composed of the purine and pyrimidine bases adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine: the genetic information of DNA is encoded in the sequence of the bases and is transcribed as the strands unwind and replicate. MANICS REFERENCE: 'COS DNA MEANS DOES NOT ACCEPT' (The Convalescent lyrics)

GEBRESELASSIE, HAILE (1973 - ) distance runner from Ethiopia Haile Gebreselassie is the current distance king. Known by Ethiopians as jegnaw or "fearless hero" and as Emperor Gabe by his fans worldwide, he seems set to dominate distance running for more years to come. Olympic champion at 10,000m in 1996 and 2000, he also holds the world record in this event and the 5,000m, together with 3 World championship gold medals at 10,000m. MANICS REFERENCE: 'HAILE GEBRESELASSIE LOOKS SO SWEET AND YOUNG' (The Convalescent lyrics) FOR MORE INFORMATION: Biography Interview

GOYA, FRANCISCO DE (1746 - 1828) painter from Spain Goya was born in the village of Fuendetotos in Aragón. He studied under José Martín Luzán, the principal artist in the Saragossa region. From there, Goya moved to Madrid, the center of art in Spain. However Goya's artwork did not make a lasting impression at Madrid and thus departed to Rome. There he failed in an art competition at Parma, and returned to Spain. Upon returning to Saragossa, Goya was commissioned to paint various churches of Aragon. Around 1774 he moved to Madrid, and two years later he was commissioned to paint cartoons for the Royal Tapestry Manufactory. Early 1779 Goya met with the royal family and petitioned the King to become a court painter. Even though his request was denied, he became a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1780 and became the assistant directory of the Academy five years later. Around 1786, Goya became the king's painter, and after Charles III's death, the new king appointed Goya as the court painter. It took ten years for him to become first court painter. During the Peninsular War between 1808 and 1814, Goya painted prominent figures like Ferdinand VII, Joesph Bonaparte, and the English Duke of Wellingham. Goya was charged with conspiring with the French, but released reinstated as court painter for Ferdinand VII. In 1824 Goya choose to go into voluntary exile, with other liberal Spaniards in Bordeaux. He died at Bordeaux on April 16, 1828. above: "The Third of May" MANICS REFERENCE: 'GOYA MIXES PICASSO BUT IT'S HARDLY SPAIN' (The Convalescent lyrics) FOR MORE INFORMATION: An overview over Goya paintings

HERZOG, WERNER (1942 - ) German director, screenwriter, and producer; originally named Werner Stipetic. One of the leading filmmakers in contemporary German cinema, the prolific Herzog is nearly as well known for his relentless self-promotion as for his vivid and poetic films. He made short films during the 1960s but came to public attention with Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), a spectacular portrayal of the tropical rain forest and the character of a mad conquistador. Breathtaking landscape, acutely observed detail, and mysterious heroes are typical of his work, which enthusiasts have called visionary and critics have branded self-indulgent. His other films include Nosferatu (1978), Fitzcarraldo (1982; the subject of the revealing 1982 documentary Burden of Dreams), Where the Green Ants Dream (1985), Hard to Be a God (1989), Lessons in Darkness (1992), and My Best Friend: Klaus Kinski (1999). MANICS REFERENCE: 'KLAUS KINSKI WITH LOVE OFF WERNER HERZOG' (The Convalescent lyrics) FOR MORE INFORMATION: Werner Herzog Film - Homepage

JUANTERINO, ALBERTO (in full Alberto Juantorena Danger, 1950 -) Cuban runner who won gold medals in both the 400- and 800-metre races at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, becoming the first athlete to win both races in one Olympics. Present the Cuban vice president for sport. A member of the Cuban national basketball team, Juantorena switched to track at the age of 20. Standing 6 feet 2 inches with a powerful 9-foot stride, Juantorena became known as "El Caballo" ("The Horse"). A year after his first 400-metre race, he competed in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where he was eliminated in the semifinals. He then won all of his 400-metre races in both 1973 and 1974 before having two operations on his foot in 1975. By 1976 Juantorena was healthy enough to run not only the 400 metres in Montreal, but also the 800 metres, a distance he had begun running to build endurance following his injury. An unknown internationally at that distance, Juantorena not only won Cuba's first track gold medal but also set the world record (1 min 43.5 sec). By the finals of the 400 metres, Juantorena was running his seventh race (of nine) of the Olympics, yet he still ran the fastest 400 metres of his career (44.26 sec) to win his second gold medal. Juantorena concluded his Olympic career in 1980 at Moscow with a fourth-place finish in the 400 metres. MANICS REFERENCE: 'ALBERTO JUANTERINO UNIQUE IN HIS FIELD' (The Convalescent lyrics)

KEVORKIAN, JACK (1928 - ) Assisted Suicide Advocate;Dr. Jack Kevorkian operates on a simple philosophy: People have a right to avoid a lingering, miserable death by ending their own lives with help from a physician who can ensure that they die peacefully. For almost 10 years, he managed to avoid legal penalties for putting that philosophy into action. But in late 1998, he crossed from passive to active euthanasia when he gave a man a lethal injection, rather than simply providing the man the means to kill himself, and videotaped the act for broadcast on national TV, daring prosecutors to charge him with murder.They took him up on that dare, and in early 1999, Kevorkian was found guilty and sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison. Supporters of doctor-assisted suicide say he forces society to confront a critical issue. The American Medical Association and other critics charge that he is hopelessly unqualified to assess his patients' medical and psychological needs. Kevorkian was the only son of Armenian refugees. His mother's death from cancer was long and painful, but not the catalyst for her son's interest in assisted suicide. Kevorkian's fascination with death began, ironically, with a desire to extend life. Early in his career as a pathologist, he argued for anesthetizing death-row inmates before execution, if they consented, for the purposes of organ harvesting and medical experiments. During the Vietnam War he suggested pumping blood directly from the dead into wounded soldiers who needed transfusions. As a pathology resident, he earned the nickname "Dr. Death" for experiments in which he photographed the eyes of dying patients. He's also a painter, depicting gruesome death scenes and sometimes using his own blood as a medium. In the late 1980s Kevorkian built a machine that helped people commit suicide by giving them a narcotic followed by a lethal dose of potassium chloride. Kevorkian found his first client in Janet Adkins, a 54-year-old Alzheimer's patient from Portland, Ore., in 1990. Since then, he has helped at least 130 people kill themselves.After Michigan authorities revoked Kevorkian's medical license and his access to prescription drugs, he offered death by carbon monoxide. Before 1999, Kevorkian had been tried on assisted suicide charges four times, resulting in three acquittals and one mistrial "You had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did and dare the legal system to stop you. Well, sir, consider yourself stopped." (Judge Jessica Cooper, after sentencing Kevorkian to 10 to 25 years in prison in April 1999.) MANICS REFERENCE: 'EYES QUICKLY SHIFT TO JACK KEVORKIAN' (The Convalescent lyrics) FOR MORE INFORMATION: Information about Kevorkian's life and work

KINSKI, KLAUS (originally Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski; 1926 - 1991) German actor; In the 1930s Kinski's family moved to Germany, where he joined the army in 1942. Soon captured, he spent the rest of the War in a British concentration camp, where he first went on stage. After the war he lived any years in the Berlin "Künstlerkolonie" (colony for artists) in the Bonner Str. 9 (subtenant at Eduard Matzick). He later played many minor parts in films such as spaghetti Westerns (including Clint Eastwood's For a Few Dollars More), many TV-productions (Edgar Wallace), Woyzeck (film, 1979), then became known for his leading roles in the films of Werner Herzog, such as Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes, 1972) and Fitzcarraldo (1982). He was also acclaimed for his role in Nosferatu, the Vampyre (Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, 1979). Father of actress Nastassja Kinski. Kinski about Werner Herzog: "Now I absolutely despise the murderer Herzog. I tell him to his face that I want to see him perish like the llama he executed. He should be thrown to the crocodiles alive! An anaconda should throttle him slowly! The sting of a deadly spider should paralyze him! His brain should burst from the bite of the most poisonous of all snakes! Panthers shouldn't slit his throat open with their claws, that would be too good for him! No. Big red ants should piss in his eyes, eat his balls, penetrate his asshole, and eat his guts! He should get the plague! Syphilis! Malaria! Yellow fever! Leprosy! In vain. The more I wish the most horrible of deaths on him and treat him like the scum of the earth that he is, the less I can get rid of him!" MANICS REFERENCE: 'KLAUS KINSKI WITH LOVE OFF WERNER HERZOG' (The Convalescent lyrics) FOR MORE INFORMATION: Klaus Kinski Website

KLEENEX Line of tissue products by the Kimberley-Clark Corporation. MANICS REFERENCE: 'KLEENEX KITCHEN TOWELS AND TELETEXT TV' 'MY FAVOURITE INVENTIONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY' (The Convalescent lyrics) FOR MORE INFORMATION: Kleenex

LABRADORS Labrador retriever, breed of large sporting dog whose origins are obscure but whose immediate ancestors were developed in Newfoundland and brought to England in the early 1800s. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 60 and 75 lb (27.2-34.1 kg). The dense, short coat is flat and oily, providing great resistance to cold weather and icy water. Its color may be black, chocolate, or yellow. The Labrador retriever is widely used to hunt both waterfowl and upland game birds; its loyal and gentle disposition has made it very popular as a companion dog. MANICS REFERENCE: 'LOVELY LABRADORS OUTNUMBER MUSICIANS' (The Convalescent lyrics)

MARDI GRAS Last day before the fasting season of Lent. It is the French name for Shrove Tuesday. Literally translated, the term means "fat Tuesday" and was so called because it represented the last opportunity for merrymaking and excessive indulgence in food and drink before the solemn season of fasting. In the cities of some Roman Catholic countries the custom of holding carnivals for Mardi Gras has continued since the Middle Ages. The carnivals, with spectacular parades, masked balls, mock ceremonials, and street dancing, usually last for a week or more before Mardi Gras itself. Some of the most celebrated are held in New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, Nice, and Cologne. MANICS REFERENCE: 'AND BRIAN WARNER HAS A TASTY LITTLE ASS' 'SCARED OF CASH MACHINES AND THE MARDI GRAS' (The Convalescent lyrics)

PICASSO, PABLO (Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, 1881-1973) Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and ceramist, who worked in France.He is generally considered in his technical virtuosity, enormous versatility, and incredible originality and prolificity to have been the foremost figure in 20th-century art. MANICS REFERENCE: 'GOYA MIXES PICASSO BUT IT'S HARDLY SPAIN' (The Convalescent lyrics) FOR MORE INFORMATION: The Online Picasso Project

STEWART, PAYNE (1957 - 1999) US Golf player His knickers and tam o'shanter cap certainly made Payne Stewart one of the most recognizable players in golf. His game and his passion made him one of the most respected. He was the essence of emotion in the Ryder Cup, playing on three winning teams. He won 18 times around the world, but made his name at home with three major championships -- the last on an unforgettable day in June when he thrust his fist into the air to celebrate his second U.S. Open victory. Stewart was one of six people killed 1999 when a Learjet he was aboard flew uncontrolled for hours and crashed in South Dakota. MANICS REFERENCE: 'PITY POOR PAYNE STEWART IN A DEATH BUBBLE' (The Convalescent lyrics) FOR MORE INFORMATION: Payne Stewart remembered

WARNER, BRIAN (better known under his artist's name Marilyn Manson) And here's a little tip for Marilyn Manson fans looking to get on the good side of double M himself. Don't call him by his real name, Brian Warner. That's right. In a recent interview with allstar German correspondent Gabriella, Manson had this to say about his name and how people should address him: "Hardly anybody calls me Marilyn," he says. "I think they believe it sounds too feminine. Everybody calls me Manson, some even call me Mr. Manson. I think most people are embarrassed to call me Marilyn. Some women do, but guys always call me Manson. Only people who really don't know me try to call me Brian or Mr. Warner. They probably think it makes them special. "It reminds me a bit of Iggy Pop," continues Manson. "Somebody called him James -- that's his real name -- and he just snapped, 'I earned the right to be called Iggy, get it or fuck off!' I couldn't agree more. I earned my name. I earned the right to be called Marilyn Manson. It's not like I'm Brian Warner in the closet and wear my Marilyn mask when people can see me." MANICS REFERENCE: 'AND BRIAN WARNER HAS A TASTY LITTLE ASS' (The Convalescent lyrics) FOR MORE INFORMATION: Marilyn Manson Homepage