In any case, it turns out that the current award-winning/smash Broadway hit musical Stereophonic is, shall we say, liberally plaigarized from Caillat's autobiography of a few years ago. And that there may be some lawsuits in the future as a result.
But my favorite bit is this:
Caillat said that he had watched the play in a daze. “I feel like kind of a numbnuts,” he said. “But, yeah, now I feel ripped off!” He did note a few discrepancies between his book and the play: “Lindsey [Buckingham]’s a dick, but he’s not that big of a dick.”Heh.
Which, of course, leads us to the weekend's discussion. To wit:
...and the biggest all-time dick in what we refer to as the rock-and-roll field -- of any gender -- indisputably was/is...???
Oh -- and in case you were wondering about my nominee, it should come as no surprise to long-time readers that it's the guy singing lead on the verses here.
I mean, not for nothing is he inevitably referred to in these precincts as "the colossal dickitude that IS Mike Love."
Okay -- who would YOUR choices be?
And have a great weekend, everybody!!!
POSTSCRIPT: I just have to say, as much as I respect the above-mentioned Ken Caillat, I cannot in good conscience excuse him for having spawned -- quite literally -- this crap.
Really. I hate to attribute the sins of the daughter to the father, but wow -- that song is completely inexcusably disgustingly awful. 😎
15 comments:
Phil Spector - I'd to say he killed for his art but he simply just killed.
Captain Al
John Phillips has to be right up there - guy wrote some of the prettiest pop-rock ever produced and then we have to find out years later he was fucking his daughter and who knows what all else?
Neal T ; Lou Reed
I understand the Lou nomination, but I should say in his defense that he went out of his way to be kind to me when we met and he said nice things about me to other people over the years.
Clapton's politics over the decades should earn him a nomination.
Morrissey
I understand Van Morrison was a dick even before he became an anti-vaccination conspiracy nut.
are you kidding with your disparaging remarks about colbie caillat and her very pleasant song? are you just allergic to California girls? or are you secretly hoping to be nominated in this weekend's category?
Perhaps...Eric Carmen. I don't know if he really was - though I believe his late-in-life political leanings give a few large hints in that direction. I will say that in the spring of 1976, Eric opened for Sweet on a tour. In Portland OR, Sweet was hosting after-concert party. I arrived at the door the same moment as Eric. They let me in, but not Eric. Maybe the band knew something?
And Van was a scary driver...in 1975, a friend of mine lived on the same 2-lane road in Marin County. They said it was always frightening when he drove past!
Gene Simmons
Ted Nugent
Ritchie Blackmore
Kanye West
Kid Rock
Heh.😎
all of the rapper types that drape themselves with gold and diamonds including their teeth greatly offend my old guy sensibilities and qualify here imo
rs
The Gallagher brothers of oasis
Ringo=Richard=Dick.
Come on people, do the math!
Jai Guru Dave
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