Search And Destroy: Lou Reed

indulging in lame Jaggerisms - under pressure from Steve Sesnick, according to Sterl

viktor bockris is a hack but here's john cale in 1996:

Victor Bockris' biography of Reed, "Transformer", says that his parents tried to "cure" him of some of his personality traits by having him undergo electroshock therapy. Do you think that's true?

I know it's true. Some of that book, I don't know how he got it. No one in the band participated-- that was one of the terms of going out on tour. I think Lou has a certain problem with the truth. 90% of that book is true.

if lou shot up half the amount of speed that bockris attributes to him during 1974-75 it's a miracle he's still alive

you can listen to some episodes of lou's radio show w/ hal wilner on the bbc - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngqgq
kind of fun.

http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com

This looks interesting, Lou DJ's on WPIX in 1979, with guest John Cale (who performs in studio, I think?)

I heard that when it was first broadcast. I believe I was about 14 at the time. Somebody on an another thread was complaining that there was some malware called "WPIX" and I was wondering how it ever got that name.

"Quentin Crisp, Naked Public Servant" ... unless Lou's right and that's what it was called in the US

that sendspace link insatalled something called 'easylifeapp' on my pc which i still haven't manged to remove, even after running malwarebytes.

Guess the right link is the one that says "Click here to start download from sendspace." Mouseover and you will see WPIX.zip. Don't click on the eight other things that say "Download."

i see.

I also clicked on another one first. It waited a few seconds and then said "Your download is ready. Please click to get it" at which point I backtracked and looked a little harder for the right link.

"I want to talk to that fucking Reed man why did his download fuck up my computer"

Ha, I actually discussed that on a fourth thread: PIX! PIX! PIX! PIX!! PIX!!!!!

sorry about the malware dudes. i normally don't use sendspace but mediafire wasn't allowing this one.

hmm

hope he's okay

yeahhh, saw that. wondering if he just got bumped in favor of daft punk or something.

http://www.alfredo-roma.it/galleria/data/images/lou_reed.jpg

i'll forgive anything of a man who co-wrote Drella. can't believe there's still no DVD of the live film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isl-5L0Jf5M

Lou Reed recovering after liver transplant

Lou Reed, the US songwriter, poet and vocalist with the Velvet Underground, had a liver transplant last month, according to his wife, the musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson.

"It's as serious as it gets. He was dying. You don't get it for fun," said Anderson, who added that her husband was now on the road to recovery following the life-saving surgery.

Reed, 71, cancelled a number of concerts in April and had surgery in Cleveland rather than in his native New York due to what Anderson described as the "dysfunctional" hospitals in his home town. She said in an interview with the Times: "I don't think he'll ever totally recover from this, but he'll certainly be back to doing things in a few months. He's already working and doing t'ai chi. I'm very happy. It's a new life for him."

Wow

How long do new livers last for?

Should see him through.

Lou says:
"I am a triumph of modern medicine, physics and chemistry. I am bigger and stronger than stronger than ever. My Chen Taiji and health regimen has served me well all of these years, thanks to Master Ren Guang-yi. I look forward to being on stage performing, and writing more songs to connect with your hearts and spirits and the universe well into the future."
lol! never stop, lou!

Lol love you Lou

I WILL OUTLIVE ALL OF YOU DIPSHITS

the operation was performed in Cleveland to facilitate the transfer of Lou's liver to a display tank at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

lou must've packed a lot of drinking into the 60s-70s - he's been sober for 30+ years, I think!

search: lou's drum machine & noise guitar cover of "solisbury hill" by peter gabriel!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2PL4rmz-X4

I was on a radio station at the weekend and got the DJ to play "The Power of Positive Drinking" as a tribute to Lou.

at the GQ men of the year awards
https://sphotos-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1280855_10151891415170953_1644506334_n.jpg

"hey, it's Walk On The Wild Side! Whatcha been up to?"

Miss Judy's Heroin Farm

is Lou holding a water pistol?

that's the GQ lifetime achievement award, alfred, come on! but yeah, it is a water pistol.

that is a lifesize silicone replica of Lars Ulrich's brain

"tai chi? i think keef gave me an ounce of that once"

legendary farts

actually had a little trouble ID-ing the dude on the left here
https://sphotos-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1234144_10151891521340953_674454303_n.jpg

really?

i'd recognize mickey dolenz anywhere

Lou rapidly approaching "men who look like old lesbians" territory

i'd recognize mickey dolenz anywhere
ha, that's what i thought at first! and then i was like ... jonathan demme? i dunno, maybe i haven't seen enough recent pics of jimmy page...

yeah jimmy should actually be glad if music fans don't immediately associate him with that haircut yet

Ha, at Twelve-String Monkee. Would have misidentified him too, except just saw that photo with QOTSA, and even then...

My first thought at seeing that Lou Reed photo with Ronnie was, "Damn, Elvis Costello looks like hell!" Then I realized it was Lou and thought he looked good considering his rough year.

EC hides a makeup kit in his porkpie.

https://sphotos-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1234581_10151891396755953_1767081249_n.jpg

Dianne Wiest as Laurie Anderson

It was nice of Sally Jesse Raphael to say Hi to EC and Diane.

sally jesse, terry gross, dianne wiest

George Clooney, Sally Jesse, Terry Gross, Dianne Wiest