Re: (TV) dori and bangs

[eric s gregory <esgregory@uswest.net>]

there ain't no lester interviews/reviews/otherwise in "a
whore like all the rest"....that's a collection of the
grumpy & great r. meltzer's ecriture...
there's a piece bout bangs in there tho...
& for the record, meltzer DESPISES verlaine (thought hell
was only slightly more tolerable).


chelsea girl wrote:
> 
> > Now THIS is cool - a Dori Seda fan!  I still keep a
> > copy of "Lonely Nights"
> > nearby for those moments that demand it.
> i actually discovered her by accident -- like many
> young punks, i love the work of lester bangs.  shortly
> after seeing _almost famous_ (which i love in the same
> way i love black-n-white milkshakes) a friend of mine
> told me to read bruce sterling's "dori bangs", a short
> story that imagines another future for the cartoonist
> dori seda and lester in which they redeem each other
> and live to middle age.  the only place the story is
> currently availible is in _dori stories_, so i bought
> that...and quickly became sucked in.  wow!  she sure
> can draw.  there's a lot of academic criticism one
> could write about her, but i love her crosshatched,
> detailed sketches (even if there is tmi at times), and
> the combination of her joie de vivre and sadness.  if
> given a few million i'd love to make a film of _dori
> bangs_ with syd as dori...any philantropists among
> you?  ^_-
> 
> just to steer this back on topic: has anyone out there
> heard either of the lester bangs albums?  i've only
> been able to download "textbook case" off napster, but
> after finishing _let it blurt_ & _psychotic reactions_
> i may need to cave and purchase it to feed my lester
> craving.  also: are any of his reviews of television
> availible anywhere?  he gave an interview that's
> reprinted in (i think) _a whore just like the rest_
> and i'm curious to see if he elaborates on his
> opinions elsewhere.
> 
> off to bed with me,
> chelsea
> 
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