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Re: (TV) Gene Clark book



This book is actually better than I origianlly characterized. My problem was
more a matter of gettingenough tme t sit down with it. Gene Clark sort of
makes me think of Elliott Smith - there's a sympatico there it seems to me.
Both tragic in own ways.
-Russ

On 9/18/06, christopher hollow <doughboy@netspace.net.au> wrote:
>
> For me the book was a revelation in that it gave an indication as to why
> Gene was so self destructive ... the in-breeding, bi-polar tendencies, the
> alcoholism in the family etc.
> I mean, I'm like most Byrds fans wondering why he left the group (twice)
> ...
> why he couldn't get it together at decisive moments in his life etc. I'll
> have to go back and check out the writing style. I was too busy devouring
> ...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russ" <russvr@gmail.com>
> To: <tv@obbard.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 9:06 AM
> Subject: Re: (TV) Gene Clark book
>
>
> > Hi Chris.
> > Uh oh, so I have to put up or shut up...
> > Well, I just find myself tripping over some of the sentences in this
> book.
> > It's a little hard to quantify and I'm only half-way through the book. I
> > have a tendency to read very slowly, possibly because I'm usually
> distracted
> > by something else going on when I'm trying to read. So , in actuallity,
> it
> > might just be me being sloppy. The author is John Einarson who wrote a
> > wonderful bio on The Buffalo Springfield - and I don't remember it being
> > 'sloppy'. I'm not finding this book that particularly engrossing though
> .
> > I would not avoid it just on my account.
> > - Russ
> >
> > On 9/13/06, christopher hollow <doughboy@netspace.net.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > g'day russ,
> > > what kind of sloppiness?
> > > ~ chris
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Russ" <russvr@gmail.com>
> > > To: <tv@obbard.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:50 AM
> > > Subject: (TV) OT: Teenage Fan Club doing Byrds cover
> > >
> > >
> > > > A very commendable version of "Feel A whole lot Better (After your
> > > gone)"
> > > .
> > > > On the subject of Gene Clark, I am reading his bio called
> > > > "Mr Tambourine man - the life and legend of the Byrds Gene Clark" -
> > > > interesting if somewhat sloppy bio.
> > > >
> > > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=PgiN6VD3L5s
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