tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post1852437648526392602..comments2024-02-23T21:38:39.890+01:00Comments on The Eyeball Kid: Hoskyns suedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-73866881719240669282009-07-15T22:56:43.348+02:002009-07-15T22:56:43.348+02:00The book is OK, the laugh out loud moments are all...The book is OK, the laugh out loud moments are all quotes from Tom and/or his antics (like having his car broken into while he was purchasing a stuffed anaconda)but it is a poor substitute for a serious musical biography. Perhaps the "unauthorized" nature does not allow for publishing sheet music, but hard to discuss a musicians work without this basic tool. Also not a single photo of mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268599889743645267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-30530780999708609382009-07-12T09:20:57.198+02:002009-07-12T09:20:57.198+02:00For chrissake... all this only for money... first ...For chrissake... all this only for money... first Michael Jackson, now Tom !Wiolshithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114896366096759351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-68864908916970201232009-07-10T15:33:21.567+02:002009-07-10T15:33:21.567+02:00FYI - Beck and Tom have teamed up for some interes...FYI - Beck and Tom have teamed up for some interesting discussions on Beck's site "Irrelevant Topics". http://beck.com/irrelevant_topicsegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715584748612118513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-77658781628116994972009-07-04T11:27:45.919+02:002009-07-04T11:27:45.919+02:00Herbie's not one to be trifled with. Frank Zap...Herbie's not one to be trifled with. Frank Zappa, Cynthia Plaster Caster, no one escapes unscathed.Lou Minghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489369778201883462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-957429403336283512009-07-03T08:39:31.508+02:002009-07-03T08:39:31.508+02:00i read the book, just finished it yesterday. its a...i read the book, just finished it yesterday. its a great read, alot of interesting studio info, musicians on each record etc. stuff like that. I too wonder what Waits will have to say about this. At the end of the book Hoskyns prints out letters he recieved from alot of friends of Toms and they all state why they wouldnt contribute interviews for the book. So it does seem Hoskyns just took alot sean sinatrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504532310222863135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-70081229422883326502009-07-02T04:26:42.323+02:002009-07-02T04:26:42.323+02:00I am from Australia, and I wasn't going to get...I am from Australia, and I wasn't going to get the book, because I already have a couple. But after seeing a book review on one of cable channels by Lenny Bartulin (who admitted he was a Tom Waits fan), I got on the internet and oreder the hardback from the book depository (great site to buy books - no postage world wide). He gave the book a great wrap, saying that even if you weren't a ausclawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098990141678326333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-25449883489900274462009-07-01T23:47:43.028+02:002009-07-01T23:47:43.028+02:00Has anyopne on here actually READ the Hoskyns book...Has anyopne on here actually READ the Hoskyns book yet? <br />I've got it but am totally <br />unmotivated to read it - how can you write 500-ish pages about someone without actually talking to them direct?<br />is it worth the bother? <br />And if Tom is not happy with folk knowing about him, should we, as fans, read it against his wishes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-72193514274837186052009-07-01T14:19:18.141+02:002009-07-01T14:19:18.141+02:00I misread that sentence as well.
I read "Co...I misread that sentence as well. <br /><br />I read "Cohen claims he nicked a lot money from Tom Waits". <br /><br />Entirely my fault ...tommihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667925931073778422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-18353864590305941092009-06-30T20:36:05.061+02:002009-06-30T20:36:05.061+02:00Sorry, I re-read it - makes perfect sense. It was ...Sorry, I re-read it - makes perfect sense. It was the legal use of the term 'states' that threw me, and excessive tiredness. :-)<br /><br />This case could get messy. I wonder what Tom'll have to say about it.Dr Podhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221284098017470313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-86045866706943378632009-06-30T19:34:55.062+02:002009-06-30T19:34:55.062+02:00Oh!Oh!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113664731668898334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681676.post-64609892145609220612009-06-30T16:38:43.842+02:002009-06-30T16:38:43.842+02:00"Cohen states claims he 'nicked a lot of ..."Cohen states claims he 'nicked a lot of money' from Tom Waits and similar allegations that are made in Hoskyns' biography"<br /><br />?@£?+??%???<br /><br />You might want to re-type that.Dr Podhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221284098017470313noreply@blogger.com