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Subject: Re: Alan Byrne - A Charlatan

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Phil

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Date Posted: 04:15:29 01/24/04 Sat
In reply to: Anon 's message, "Re: Alan Byrne - A Charlatan" on 20:54:01 01/23/04 Fri

>In reply to the many posts seen above:
>
>I have been visiting this site for the last number or
>weeks and have been immensly entertained by quite a
>few threads contained within. The threads concerning a
>Mr. Alan Bynre have especially caught my eye and have
>prompted me to repsond for the first time. Firstly, I
>would not consider my self a 'die-hard' Lizzy or Phil
>fan, having only really begun to listen to there music
>in the last two years (Being honest, before that my
>knowledge on lizzy was limited to tracks such as 'Boys
>are back in town' and 'Old town'). However, I have
>slowly begun to appreciate and enjoy his/their music
>and its influence on pop/rock culture, over the past
>years and am disappointed at a number of things I have
>seen in respect to this thread. I think a lot of
>people have lost what the true meaning behind Mr.
>Byrne's work is. Having resarched it over the Internet
>over the past number of months, the book (which I
>believe is being titled 'Soldiers of Fortune') seems
>to be unique in its kind. By this I mean I have heard
>that Mr. Byrne seems to have been able to get hold of
>quite a few of the 'old-timers' of the Lizzy era, some
>of whom may even be breaking their silence for the
>very first time. (I do not have any hard concrete
>evidence to support this however) I agree with 'Davey
>m' stating that here is not the place or time to
>discuss 'bad trades' whatever the reason. I first
>stummbled across this site while looking for some
>Lizzy fans with a hope to maybe accquiring some of
>Phil's solo material, and songs from the Grand Slam
>days. I presumed (maybe somewhat stupidly) that this
>message board would have topics and discussions on the
>different types/era's of Phil's music and the
>different tastes of Lizzy fans. but was somewhat
>saddened to see a lot of moaning and complaing, and
>people trying to settle personal vendaeta's online. In
>response to Sandy's post, I have checked with a number
>of my local book shops and have been informed that the
>book is in the final stages and should be on the
>shelves within the next 6 weeks.
>
>That's really all I have to say at the moment. I hope
>no-one takes any personal offence to this post as it
>certainly wasn't meant to be that way. I cannot
>comment on anyone else's dealings with Alan but here's
>hoping that he is able to whether the storm. I look
>forward, as I hope does everybody else on the site, to
>the eventaul release of the biography.

It's eighteen years since Phil died, Twenty One since Lizzy broke up. All the nicey nicey discussions about the music have long gone.
All that is left is the wasteland of the politics that their demise has left.
Wish I could be upbeat about the music, all the wonderful re-releases and archive recordings they'd left behind but I can't because they are few and far between.
Alan's book is only the latest scrap we are left to fight over.
If you want to trade recordings just ask, everyone has them.

Hoping this isn't seen as taking offence

And if that was you Alan it was the biggest load of pish I've ever read ;-)

Phil

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Alan Byrne - A Charlatan	Tim Burgess	00:07:49 01/25/04 Sun
Re: Alan Byrne - A Charlatan -- Wayne Ellis, 01:44:25 01/25/04 Sun Re: Alan Byrne - A Charlatan -- Davey m, 01:59:56 01/25/04 Sun Re: Alan Byrne - A Charlatan -- Johnny Fox, 03:14:49 01/25/04 Sun
Re: Alan Byrne - A Charlatan	Dr.Dome	13:34:16 01/26/04 Mon