Rock Widows Reaping Off The Dead
K.C.Tyler
opportunists,hustlers and assorted parasites who have exploited the
talents and deserved fame of individuals like the Beatles.
In this case, we have gone from non-entities in the early days
like "Murray the K" to the latest weeping widow,Ms.Olivia H., who like
the Ono and Orbison grubbers, is well on her way to milking her own
cash cow, George Inc.
Now we've reached the point that their scraping up the profits off
kids' video games!
If you think Bob Malik and his Beatle Years would knock any of
this,forget it--he's one of the pack.
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"K.C.Tyler" <GoBro...@berlin.com> wrote in message
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AllaBest
> Traditionally,there has always been a long line of no-talent
> opportunists,hustlers and assorted parasites who have exploited the
> talents and deserved fame of individuals like the Beatles.
> In this case, we have gone from non-entities in the early days
> like "Murray the K" to the latest weeping widow,Ms.Olivia H., who like
> the Ono and Orbison grubbers, is well on her way to milking her own
> cash cow, George Inc.
> Now we've reached the point that their scraping up the profits off
> kids' video games!
Well... who do you suggest get their (George, Roy) material out. The
record companies who would probably only have the bottom line as an
interest or these "weeping widows" who do it also for love of their
men and their music?
Peter Altschuler
Oh, really? Murray the K was a non-entity? The guy who discovered
Bobby Darin (and co-wrote "Splish Splash"), gave Dionne Warwick her
first big hit, advised The Rolling Stones to cover an under-rated R&B
tune that became the group's first American #1 hit, pulled The Lovin'
Spoonful and The Rascals out of local clubs and put them into
recording deals, and brought The Who and Cream to the U.S.? That
Murray the K? Or the one whom Brian Epstein sought out because, when
the Beatles arrived in '64, Murray was the top-rated DJ in the most
influential music market in the country? That Murray the K? Or how
about the one who produced a TV special with the first on-location,
choreographed, rock performances -- arguably the first music videos --
fifteen years before MTV? That Murray the K?
The Walrus was Danny
> the Ono and Orbison grubbers, is well on her way to milking her own
> cash cow, George Inc.
Well I saw the Orbison Prog the other night on the telly and sure
enough Olly Hazzer was in there giving her bit...but I hardly consider
it to be a Weeping widow grappling for cash. If she really wanted to
score some dosh from hubbys legacy she'd have put out the TV prog made
on his death (which we've yet to see).
Weeping widders? Noone beats the obvious one.
Danny
Jeff
> Traditionally,there has always been a long line of no-talent
> opportunists,hustlers and assorted parasites who have exploited the
> talents and deserved fame of individuals like the Beatles.
> In this case, we have gone from non-entities in the early days
> like "Murray the K" to the latest weeping widow,Ms.Olivia H., who like
> the Ono and Orbison grubbers, is well on her way to milking her own
> cash cow, George Inc.
For that to happen, she would have to have all of George's albums
remixed/remastered...to sound as good as John's solo material.
K.C.Tyler
> On Jul 3, 10:14 pm, "K.C.Tyler" <GoBroTen...@berlin.com> wrote:
>
> > Traditionally,there has always been a long line of no-talent
> > opportunists,hustlers and assorted parasites who have exploited the
> > talents and deserved fame of individuals like the Beatles.
> > In this case, we have gone from non-entities in the early days
> > like "Murray the K" to the latest weeping widow,Ms.Olivia H., who like
> > the Ono and Orbison grubbers, is well on her way to milking her own
> > cash cow, George Inc.
> > Now we've reached the point that their scraping up the profits off
> > kids' video games!
>
> Well... who do you suggest get their (George, Roy) material out. The
> record companies who would probably only have the bottom line as an
> interest or these "weeping widows" who do it also for love of their
> men and their music?
No one but the avaricious would get this material out.Otherwise,it's
not worth releasing a bunch of rehash or second-rate refuse to begin
with.