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Paul
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From: David Kusumoto <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 8:23 pm
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Somewhat OT: Phil Spector Verdict & Lana Clarkson
No Greg -- I never speak for all, but I myself believe that these are
the kind of personal stories that flesh out the experiences, attitudes
and character traits of fellow MoPo members -- that are often hidden --
or misleading -- behind the bare text of e-mails. I've always found
your background fascinating, especially because until recently I had no
idea that one of our members wrote many of the songs my wife and I
cherished as fans of the Steve Miller Band. Yeah, there are subject
boundaries made of harder metal than others -- we know what they are
and try to proceed cautiously/delicately and sensitively when we post.
But your story as posted below is a personal experience as it relates
to the entertainment industry and hence still has great
fascination/interest to people like me. I was cheered about the
verdict before your post (and frustrated that Spector's trial(s) seemed
to go on and on) -- but I'm even more cheered to know that there was
someone (you) -- on these boards who had a personal stake in the
outcome. Best, -d.
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:42:12 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Somewh
at OT: Phil Spector Verdict & Lana Clarkson
To: [email protected]
I was immensely cheered today to see that Phil Spector was finally
rightfully convicted for the murder of Lana Clarkson. Lana was a
beautiful, vibrant woman, and a former girlfriend of mine during my
"rock star" days. I met her in her home town of Cloverdale, in
Northern
California, where we became good friends. After she moved to
Hollywood
to make her fortune, we dated for awhile.
We drifted apart, I married, and I was at the Courts show at the
Beverly
Garland Holiday Inn several years ago. My wife and I were walking
around
looking at posters to buy when this six-foot tall Amazon came up and
started squeezing the breath out of me. It was Lana, in her full
"Barbarian Queen" outfit. My wife gave me a "What th...?" look. I
very,
very quickly introduced them, and we sat down with Ms.Clarkson to
catch
up. .
While she was very aware of her approaching fortieth birthday, saying
it
was an unhappy milestone for someone whose looks were her career, but
she was upbeat and busy reinventing herself. She was embarrassed
about
being at the Courts show; I told her to stop being ridiculous, and
told
her about playing crappy disco music upon occasion to make a buck.
Lana
was certainly not the suicidal type, and if she did off herself, she
wouldn't have shot herself in the mo
uth. She was too aware of her
beauty
to leave a corpse with a gaping gunshot wound to the mouth. (I saw
the
police photos; Lana would have been appalled.)
We stayed in touch, mostly via e-mail, and she was busy putting
together
a one woman show when the emails abruptly ceased. I found out a few
days
later that she had been shot and killed by Spector. (I knew Spector
had
shot /someone, /but it was several days before I knew it was Lana.)I
have been waiting for this moment ever since. Spector AND O.J in
jail? I
almost have faith in the American justice system again.
I apologize for my venting, but I DID mention movie posters in the
post,
so hopefully Scott will let me off with a slap on the wrist.
Greg Douglass
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