# Anyone here ever met Jarvis Cocker of Pulp or Bernard from New Order or are any of you fans? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2018, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040 "2018-05-12T08:36:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SpacedOutBanana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/1 "2018-05-12T08:36:46Z")
Would love to hear any stories. And what’s everyone’s favorite by each band? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/2 "2018-05-12T18:15:56Z")
The closest I’ve come is meeting Ian McCulloch after a show. Surprisingly nice and patient guy, given his reputation and the fact that I was acting like a drunken fanboy. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/3 "2018-05-13T02:01:22Z")
Big fan of New Order ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/4 "2018-05-13T14:44:24Z")
Everyone knows that relatives earn double points when discussing brushes with fame. I met Jarvis Cocker’s dad - Mack Cocker, a lovely bloke, who was a broadcaster and radio DJ on 2JJ in Sydney. A big advocate for reggae, punk, alternative music and experimental radio in the late 70s - early 80s. He introduced many to Captain Beefheart, pere Ubu, Brian Eno and Sly and Robbie. I gather he was estranged from Jarvis and his mum, and JC would have been maybe 5 years old and on the other side of the planet at the time. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/5 "2018-05-13T17:18:23Z")
Never met any one but I really still love New Order. Temptation is my favorite but I never get tired of any of them except maybe Love Vigilantes which is too sad. I have not heard much of Pulp but I do love their Mile End song that’s on the Trainspotting soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![SpacedOutBanana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/6 "2018-05-16T06:39:58Z")
Nice. Thank you for the replies. Did you guys know new order had a new album out recently and Jarvis just premiered some new songs on a recent mini tour? ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/7 "2018-05-16T14:34:59Z")
I haven’t met Jarvis Cocker, but he did call me a “cow” from the stage. It was his first solo tour. There was a bit of banter to-and-fro with the audience, and at one point he mentioned he had what we over here call a “cold sore” - I believe that might be a fever blister the other side of the Atlantic? I helpfully heckled “that’s herpes you know”. I was very near the front. He stopped dead, looked at me and repeated “That’s Herpes you know” before adding “thanks very much, cow”. I was chuffed to bits. ---
**Author:** ![SpacedOutBanana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/8 "2018-05-17T22:54:08Z")
> [@Scougs](#): > > I haven’t met Jarvis Cocker, but he did call me a “cow” from the stage. > > It was his first solo tour. There was a bit of banter to-and-fro with the audience, and at one point he mentioned he had what we over here call a “cold sore” - I believe that might be a fever blister the other side of the Atlantic? > > I helpfully heckled “that’s herpes you know”. I was very near the front. He stopped dead, looked at me and repeated “That’s Herpes you know” before adding “thanks very much, cow”. > > I was chuffed to bits. HAAAHHAA!!! WOW LOL sassy sarcastic stage Jarvis antics are pure comedy lol ---
**Author:** ![SpacedOutBanana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/9 "2018-05-17T22:57:18Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uTtCC2NJluA/hqdefault.jpg "Jarvis Cocker talks about what is sexy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTtCC2NJluA) He’s got a cold sore and makes jokes about it here, too. Lol They’re a fun group and funny as hell. ---
**Author:** ![SpacedOutBanana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/10 "2018-05-26T05:49:26Z")
Bump ---
**Author:** ![SpacedOutBanana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/11 "2018-10-03T23:28:33Z")
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/12 "2018-10-04T01:01:08Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > The closest I’ve come is meeting Ian McCulloch after a show. Surprisingly nice and patient guy, given his reputation and the fact that I was acting like a drunken fanboy. Heh, an Echo show is the fanboiest I’ve ever seen anyone get. One of the fans next to me in the audience had some swag he wanted him to sign and he kept yelling “MR IAN! MR IAN!” as he held it up. ---
**Author:** ![SpacedOutBanana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040/13 "2018-11-17T15:01:13Z")
Did anyone go see his California concerts last month?