Re: (TV) Good Thurs. Christ / Who the Hell Are Television's Fans?

[mike <mikeez@earthlink.net>]

> In another interview [early 1980s?], he was asked who his ideal
> fan might/would be. He answered that they would be someone who
> didn't listen to much music. (I guess that means everyone on our
> 2 Lists would qualify as one of his ideal fans :> )  ).
> 
> But to add some context, I think this was quite a long time ago
> when he was **sick to death** of dealing with people, who, by
> and large, just wanted to dwell on his past role in Television
> and that band's songs. Also, it was obviously way before any of
> the re-unions or even before rare shows such as the Viper Club gig
> during which he cheerfully comments on the old faithfuls' requests.
> And most of all--even though his 'ideal' fan stuff seemed commercially
> counter productive----his career has never it's never been about
> the money.

This is interesting. I was at the Viper Room show and many of the hundred or
so people upstairs could care less about Verlaine. They were just black clad
Hollywood hipsters out for the evening at Johnny Depps crib. The guys at the
bar were chattering louder than Tom's singing. Maybe that's why he was in
such a good mood. I do think he won a few converts that night.

mike 
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