Bolle: don't hold back!

[Ted O. Jackson]

> Although I do agree with some of the liner notes, I still have to make that
> sad statement again. These Liner notes are old and of poor ficticious
> writings. I could do better, I am sure, had I ever dropped acid...
> As it is, I've never done any drugs in my life... Yes Alcohol is fine, but I
> personally never even touch an aspirin...It simply is too unnatural... So..
> Mr. Levy... why recycle these old lying stories from past presskits that any
> serious collector already has...NO!! And I Repeat! NO! There never was a half
> set of EB doing Jap versions of their songs.. What incredible hallucogenics
> made Arthur write this crap? I recall paying some 200 dollars back in 1979 to
> find out about this being a reality or not... so to Arthur and his Jap
> Lies...Fuck That Crap!!! My Osaka Live tape once cost me $200 worth in
> trades, to secure that audience master back in 1979-80 from my Japanese
> Bootlegger friends...all because of selling ludicrous LIES! LIES! LIES!
> These days I'm not so naive anymore and I don't really fall for tricky
> journalism from any standpoint, but that was weak... You should never tell
> LIES and especially not when they can be found out...even at a cost of $200
> of 70's Dollars... I have NO Respect for people who do too much drugs or tell
> fables to impress the mere ignorant poor sod (i.e. me at the time) The Liner
> notes did upgrade some from the presskits, but at the same time, they do need
> a better rewrite. ...and... Yes! This band is not DEAD this is not a Euolgy
> of some bygone days. This is the resume of Rock's currently hottest band, no
> problems. So, why lie about cool possible events when the reality is so much
> cooler anyways... Just Witness this band LIVE in Concert... I wish some more
> reality was put into this booklet story. P{erhaps this will allbe redeemed on
> the day we get to write that Goldmine article and story... Or even better.. I
> may still surprise everyone and finish my Book Of Cult one of these days...
> Maltese Falcon??? As in Collectible? with 4 different copies in my hand...
> Hmm... I'll have to think about that one for a while....
> BOLLE_!_?
>
> John

Geez, Bolle, don't hang onto pent-up emotions!  Maybe if the band
and Sony ever get their heads out of their collective asses, they'll
assign John or BOlle [preferably both] the task of writing the
libretto for the 'real' boxed set if it ever comes out.  It makes all
the difference when someone truly knowledgeable writes such a
project, and a big ticket boxed set deserves no less.  Look at the
Jeff Beck or The Band box sets.  The booklet is damn near better than
the music.

The reference to EB singing in Japanese is only the tip of the
iceberg of Levy's ignorance.  At least they included some neat
memorabilia in WOtT.
theo