In an exchange with the thoughtful, veteran journalist -- a real one, not some illegit blogger -- Fredric Koeppel wrote me the other day, "This whole ethics thing doesn't apply to you. You're an importer now. Of course you'll be wined and dined. They want to sell you something!" I allowed as that was true, but that we are talking about real money now, and no amount of wining and dining, or free hotel rooms or anything else, is going to influence me if the price and quality aren't right.
So, FK, all this may be true -- and yet -- and yet --
It was so much fun mixing things up on the topic, exposing the hypocrisies and posturing and subterfuges, etc., etc. Now you've fucking ruined it for me. Ruined it!
Another mixer. And, like me, a very clean old man*
* Who was this man? And whose grandfather did he play?
Wilfrid Brambell; he played Paul McCartney's "very clean" grand-father in the movie: "A Hard Day's Night."
Believe it or not, Brambell was 15 years younger (when he played McCartney's grandfather) than Paul is today!
Posted by: marco raimondi | May 26, 2009 at 08:48 AM
He looked about 80, didn't he? Oh the perils of Socialized Medicine!
Posted by: TH | May 26, 2009 at 08:53 AM
the best part was when he convinced ringo to quit the band. because everyone had to pretend like they cared.
Posted by: Morgan | May 26, 2009 at 08:58 AM
and you know they were just praying pete best would come back. i think the old mixer was pete's agent.
Posted by: TH | May 26, 2009 at 09:24 AM
Ken thought it was James Joyce.
I love it!
Posted by: TH | May 29, 2009 at 09:39 AM