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Re: (TV) Thoughts on Richard



Perhaps.

Adoinel73@aol.com wrote:

> I missed the post that apparently dissed Richard Hell but I gather that it
> was pretty rude.
> Richard Hell has really affected my life in  positive ways over the years.
> First with his music which I discovered before, and cherish as highly, as
> Television.  Fact is that it was through my love for Richard that I found
> Television.
> In the last few years it has been his writing that has gotten me.  He has
> published several great volumes of poetry and two great novels.  His work
> continues and is as strong.
> He has remained uncompromised and as 'punk' as ever...what is more punk than
> being a poet???
> Richard could have easily become bitter at the countless number of imitators
> that have gained more fame than he has.  The majority have pissed or sold his
> originality away in sorry copy cat imitations.
> Richard is still alive, still working and still matters.  How many people
> from the 'punk' era can you truly say that about?
> Richard is blessed as an artist and I am blessed for knowing his work....
> Jeremy (the US one firm planted in Hell's hometown of Lexington, Ky.)
>
> oh, and I hope one day he does return to music but if he doesn't the work he
> left within the black grooves is enough.
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