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(TV) just who is Mr Lee?



this just in from my friend Rob from NYC...talk about timing!Any thoughts
from anyone?I'd like to hear this Jimmy Lee myself!!!

----- Original Message -----
> Here's a story that I totally forgot to tell you--years
> ago, when I worked for Roadrunner, we used to send all
> our mastering jobs to Frankford-Wayne Labs.  There was
> this great chap there, Jimmy Lee, who was their top
> guy and his best friend was Tom Verlaine (I kid you
> not)--Verlaine asked him to join the then-reforming
> Television.  J.L. declined the offer (God bless
> him) saying "it ain't Television without Richard", even
> tho' Verlaine was adamant that he didn't want Lloyd
> back.  The end result of course was the 1991 ('92?)
> Capitol lp with the song "Call Mr.Lee"--a direct tribute
> to the glorious Jimmy.  I had a tape of
> J.L.'s called "Onward" which was gorgeous--what a
> mother of a guitar player--unfortunately, Sue
> (the ex) tossed it away(accidentally, I'd presume), so
> it's one for the ages.  Amazing--like Ribot, Lucas and
> Fripp all combined...
>
> Thought I'd share that with ya...




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