tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544924080300827163.post6402834203482444976..comments2024-03-12T01:19:19.445-07:00Comments on Beloved Stranger: The HeavyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14238443632454897835noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544924080300827163.post-78919549888609228212011-04-21T08:37:45.739-07:002011-04-21T08:37:45.739-07:00Hi Cindy
I saw Mr Dylan in Adelaide, Australia, a ...Hi Cindy<br />I saw Mr Dylan in Adelaide, Australia, a couple of nights ago. Although his voice sounded like a broken chainsaw I remembered the initial guide to Dylan that Paul had provided for me. I remember buying the first and second of his Dylan books. Such articulate and insightful writing, it felt like a conversation with a good friend. I recall his article on Dylan circa ’79/80 as being just brilliant. <br />I wanted to make a $20 donation but my money doesn’t come through till tomorrow. I’ll do it then – Good Friday. <br />Kind regards <br />Andrew<br /><br />andrew.cook@adelaide.edu.auAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544924080300827163.post-74926354408396122672011-04-18T23:34:00.538-07:002011-04-18T23:34:00.538-07:00Dear Cindy,
Yesterday night I was looking for a ...Dear Cindy, <br /><br />Yesterday night I was looking for a book to re-read and I picked up "Love To Burn" which I hadn't opened for a couple of years....and It gave me such pleasure that after reading a few chapters and before going to sleep I told myself I have to go on the internet tomorrow and see I there is anything there about Paul Williams ....and sadly I found myself on the official website where I was shocked to learn about Paul's failing health - I hadn't been aware of that , I am French and living in a remote island in the south pacific called New-Caledonia and the news hadn't reached me. <br /><br />I have been a fan of Neil Young ever since I was 16 or something ( 52 now...), and sometimes in the late 90's I stumbled upon "Love To Burn" in one of the less likely places where you would expect to find such specialised litterature - a book store in the international terminal of Sydney airport !...I hadn't heard about the book so I decided to give it a try and see what it was like ... and honestly, it is by far the best-written and more insightful book I have read about Neil Young, and believe me I have read a few.... I was so enthusiastic that at the time I managed to find an e-mail contact for Paul and exchanged a few messages with him - which he seemed to appreciate since, as he was telling me, he had had quite a lot of reader's feedback on his Dylan books, but not so much on this Neil Young one - and he made a point of writing a few lines in french, a language he was saying that he had loved learning at school, but sadly had few occasions to practice. <br /><br />Anyway Cindy, this is just to send you a small sign of love and whish you a lot of strength in the coming years, and to let you know that Paul's work has meant a lot to me - and that I cherish the memories of having been in written contact with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com