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Thread #62376   Message #1009202
Posted By: Chief Chaos
27-Aug-03 - 05:11 PM
Thread Name: Warren Zevon special on VH1
Subject: RE: Warren Zevon special on VH1
I watched the show last night. Having never seen a picture of Warren Zevon before I didn't know who it was. We have lost so many good artists to cancers its a wonder that the music execs allow them to smoke. I guess it's a matter of the bucks that can be made from the tabaco giants vs. length span of fame. All I know is that I stopped at first because of the music. Then I learned that this artist I was watching was dying, it became all the more poignant then and made a little more sense. When I finally learned it was Warren Zevon the only thing I could think was why haven't we heard more of his music? From what I heard last night the man was a genius. God must have needed a good poet. Can you imagine the jam sessions going on up there?

If you haven't seen it you should.