Tom Hoskins is dead . .

[Jinx...@aol.com]

This came to me in e-mail this morning:

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Tom Hoskins, AKA "Fang", AKA "Dr. Frog" died on Sunday, January 27 in
Florida. "Fang" was the man who found Mississippi John Hurt living in
Avalon, Mississippi in the early 1960s. Cause of death was "alcohol related"
but I do not have any details other than that. He was 60 years old.

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Shall I speak well of the dead?

I think not.

Tom Hoskins was scum. He was a thief and a liar. He signed John Hurt to a
50-50 contract with Hoskins taking 50% of John's earnings right off the top
and John having to pay all travel, hotels, food, road and vehicle expenses
and many other items out of his share.

In the years of his comeback (1963-1966), John Hurt was immensely
commercially successful compared to Son House, Skip James, Booker White, John
Estes and any other rediscovered blues man. Yet he returned to the South in
1966 with little money to show for his successes.

At least one thing is certain: John Hurt will have his eternity in Heaven;
Hoskins will go to Hell and pay for his onerous deeds.

Damning the dead with no regrets . .

Dick Waterman
Oxford, MS

[C.V. Gouveia]

Sounds like the ol' "Col. Tom Parker syndrome" to me...

Don't worry Dick...please keep callin' 'em like ya see 'em!!!
TRUE honesty is indeed rare is this two-faced business...

Cheers!
-C

Charlie Gouveia
Gouveia Artist Management
Austin, Texas

[bluesfantom]

> Shall I speak well of the dead?

Dick, remember what Moms Mabley said about such things: "I was taught to
always say something good about the dead. Good. He's dead."

tom