tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post7387425327565286656..comments2024-03-28T07:49:58.759-04:00Comments on By Neddie Jingo!: No One I Think Is in My TreeNeddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079885040758748553noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-856734525807114592009-01-15T20:57:00.000-05:002009-01-15T20:57:00.000-05:00Fantastic review Ned. I can’t wait to read the bo...Fantastic review Ned. I can’t wait to read the book.<BR/><BR/>You didn't mention the recent "The Beatles Biography" by Bob Spitz. Over the years I've read "Shout," "The Longest Cocktail Party," "The Love You Make," "A Twist of Lennon" (by Cynthia which was *surprisingly* good!) "The Longest Cocktail Party" and a book that was called "The Beatles Forever" though the one offered on Amazon today is not the same.<BR/><BR/>In spite of the early bad press that the Spitz book received due to some stupid mistakes that were quickly remedied I thought it was by far the best one of the lot, especially the detailed accounts of their respective childhood's and their early years as friends and bandmates.<BR/><BR/>As far as the Goldman book was concerned, you were far too kind. There was a DJ on WNEW FM named Dennis Elsas who was fortunate enough to be on the air one day in '74 when John stopped by the studio unannounced to promote "Walls and Bridges," spin records, read commercials etc. After the book came out Dennis read the account from Goldman's book and played clips from the show that directly contradicted what was written. This wasn’t getting "who played the guitar solo on 'Taxman' ” wrong - this was out and out fabrication. He was outraged and made the point that if he couldn’t get that bit right how could you trust anything the man wrote? The book was a piece of trash that was written to capitalize on the fact that once someone is dead you can say anything you want about them with impunity. John was no saint to be sure, but Goldman had him practically abusing Sean in his depiction of those last few years of John's life, and by every other account his relationship with his son was one the few things in his personal life that he got right.<BR/><BR/>That book is an abomination.The Viscount LaCartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206171681005442662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-27382949932317484452009-01-14T04:47:00.000-05:002009-01-14T04:47:00.000-05:00Just watched "The US versus John Lennon"...Just watched "The US versus John Lennon" ...... left me with a warm & closer view of our troubled world's lost companion .....<BR/><BR/>Your thoughts, Sir Ned ?randolphrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632102235481153150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-33259163666449903692009-01-12T14:36:00.000-05:002009-01-12T14:36:00.000-05:00I never get tired of hearing about, or reading abo...I never get tired of hearing about, or reading about or listening to John Lennon and his famous bandmates. Thanks for the recommendations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-25872160997047045812009-01-11T10:14:00.000-05:002009-01-11T10:14:00.000-05:00Kevin: Shout! is a fine book that set the standard...Kevin: Shout! is a fine book that set the standard for following Beatles bios. (Hunter Davies' "authorized" bio, from 1968, was heavily vetted by both the Fabs and their families, and was thus pretty bowdlerized in the original edition. E.g., no mention is made of Brian Epstein's homosexuality -- a pretty big omission. Later editions corrected this.)<BR/><BR/>But being the first of its kind, the standard-bearer, Shout! was followed by biographers using it as a springboard to bigger and better things. The two I cite in my post are, IMHO, the best books if you want to get a good sense of the Beatles' story and their historical context. Also, don't miss Revolution in the Head. A treasure.Neddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079885040758748553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-60218120872406149532009-01-11T09:57:00.000-05:002009-01-11T09:57:00.000-05:00I had to follow the Amazon link to confirm my faul...I had to follow the Amazon link to confirm my faulty memory: that Norman had already written a (more general) Beatle book.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what you think is the value of <I>Shout! The Beatles In Their Generation</I>?Kevin WOlfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092445616252796353noreply@blogger.com