RE: (TV) Richard, Richard says ....

["Jim Kauffman" <jkauff@earthlink.net>]

Well, OK, I have to admit this claim came from two dubious sources: Peter
himself, and Clinton Heylin (From the Velvets to the Voidoids). I guess only
Tom, Fred, or Billy could give us the straight poop (since Richard had
reportedly quit the band during the period we're talking about).

-Jim

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> In message <AGEFLOMPGBGLHCGMEMCGAEAAEEAA.jkauff@earthlink.net>, Jim
> Kauffman <jkauff@earthlink.net> writes
> >This is so ironic. As many of you old-timers know, Pete was
> briefly a member
> >of Television when Richard quit after the release of "Little
> Johnny Jewel".
>
> Well, Richard says,
>
> "As to Peter Laughner, he was never even close to being in Television,
> unless I was way out of town for a month, and I don't think so. Peter
> was a member of a band which opened a show for us in Cleveland called
> Rocket From The Tombs, which also had as members Cheeta Chrome and Dave
> Thomas. Peter Laughtner had some very serious emotional problems (didn't
> we all?) and developed a weird fixation on Tom, even once visiting him
> in a pychotic state and brandishing a guns at him. I remember Tom
> talking about it and that Peter had been delusional. It is unfortunate
> that this mental health problem cost Peter his life. It could be that he
> and Tom had done some playing together. We had quite enough loose screws
> hanging around that we did our best to steer clear of, if you know what
> I mean."
>
> (in answer to one of the Ask Richard questions at richardlloyd.com)
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