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We also discussed the logical follow-up                         as i result of these injustices - CREEM- alion.
        books and the consensus fell on one of my                           Still a subscriber,
        favorite producers from the 60 ' s Bert Bern .                      Howard Christie
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        Any potential authors out there?                                    Windsor, Ontario
          The ultimate Spector book can never be
        compiled because there are as many stories as                     DcarCREEM:
                                                                             Robert Christgau (Consumer Guide, Aug.)
        there are Spector fans. Not only that, the guy                    fucked up in his review of Feedback by Spirit.
        just won ' t quit. I can just see him in 1982
        putting together a video tape extravaganza                        True, it's a fairly decent LP. But who gave
        with some  Beatles , some Stones, Leon                            that dude the authority to slander the genius
        Russell. Sonny A Cher, The Beach Boys and                         of Randy California. He was the one thing
       Glen Campbell. I just hope they release some                       that made Spirit work. As far as 12 Dreams of
       of Spector' s old stuff again. They’ re getting                    Dr. Sardonicus goes, Randy's haunting guitar
        harder to find.                                                   was a main ingredient?
          The Mad Peck                                                      By the way docs anyone out there know
          Providence, R.l.                                                where Randy is?
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                                                                            So glad to hear that peace groovy- far-out
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                                                                          Earner and his Fucked-Up Funk have found
            GREG SHAW AGES. WELL • • •                                         -                *
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        Dear CREEM:                                                       a peace groovy-far-out coffin to retire in for a
          I don ' t exactly know why I ' m writing this                   while. I hope Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper
                                                                          follow the trend... and then ... maybe...
       except Rolling Stone never prints any of my
       letters and you seem to print everybody, so                        we'll be able to hear some really decent
        how about me?                    August issue did upset me and my biases.  music • ••  instead of all that far-out fecal
          By the way, how old is Greg Shaw?                               matter! !?
                                                                            But don t forget, your magazine is great so
                                                                                  '
          Jeanne Imbcr                   First, the Electric Light Orchestra gets a  keep on getting it to everyone.
          No address given               double rap (o.k., maybe it 's just me this
       (Greg 1 going to be 40 sooner than you or he  time). Second, though, Thick As A Brick is  Get Stoned,
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                                                                            Turkey S.
       think.- Ed.)                      panned (blasphemy!). Finally the worst slur
                                         of all. Not only did you put the knock on  Oxford N.C.
                  BURNED UP              Procot Harum Live, you even had the nerve to  (This is a love letter? - F .d.)
        DcarCREEM:                       stuff  the  review  into  your  grab- bag
          As Mr. Christgau so wisely points out  Rock-A-Rama section. When you get an  THIS BOY WILL BE PRESIDENT SOMEDAY
        everyone has their prejudices as in anything  album from a major (and finally popular)
        else and I am liberal enough to allow people  group that the rest of the rock media has  DcarCREEM:
        to enjoy what they wish to epjoy. So if  endorsed you could at least display your  1 am type this while listening to THE
        CREEM likes Humble Pie. Grand Funk. Black  dislike in the review section (though 1 dare  STOOGES on a half- baked radio station in
        Sabbath, etc., terrific ; you are welcome to  someone to sign it). Well, anyway, there was  this dried- up town hoping that someday the
        enjoy them. However (here it comes) your  only one fitting destiny for my August issue  mighty killers of rock and roll will make it
                                                                          back to this place. 1 am about drunk now
                                                                          drinking some cheap port wine. A friend of
                                                                          mine gave me a picture of Pop today it was in
                                                                          Englands Melody Maker it has a good right up
                                                                          on the Igg telling of how he is wearing tight
                                                                          silver pants and black lip stick and all so
                                                                          saying how hungry he is for the audience for
                                                                          tome cats its the typical Iggy Popp act he
                                                                          jumps from the stage grabs some chicks hair
                                                                          and pulls her face to his, England eats it up.
                                                                            I stilt hope Pop and the boys sign with the
                                                                          BIG BOYS OF CBS if they dont, I am going
                                                                          to ENGLAND and kick the Igg ass for being a
                                                                          pick punk that he is. While listening to the
                                                                          radio right now and talking to a Dj at the
                                                                          station 1 think is a guy that knows what he is
                                                                          for once in ‘ his life he played some Stooges
                                                                          when I ask him to his name Rick Lee of
                                                                          KSHE. I had to tell this DJs name because he
                                                                          is playing some Goddamn musk I can relate
                                                                          to. He is playing the battle of the feed back
                                                                          guitarist including Hendnx. West, Townshend,
                                                                          RON ASHETON King of Feed Back and
                                                                          Fuzz. I tried another station tonight or
                                                                          morning what ever and was told to fuck off
                                                                          and grow up and I told him to suck off and
                                                                          shut up because 1 am sick and beat of the
                                                                          Woodstock Nation songs and what to hear
                                                                          some rock and roll. So get out right baby and
                                                                          lets hope the bad boys of raw power house
                                                                          rounch hit the U.S. for another nightmare
                                                                          into TwilnightZoncof the Night Gallery.
                                                                            Gene Scott
                                                                            12 yean old
                                                                            St Louis, Mo.
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