[kj] Getting in touch w/ jaz and his likelihood of responding

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

Yeah, that is the kind of cool thing that DIY-minded folks will do, in 
my book, and in theory. People that are used to rock stars insulating 
themselves from the public, being inacessible, etc., and just take that 
as the "norm" are less likely to understand why I think it's  hilarious 
a Penny Rimbaud letter would go on eBay for $70 USD -- for its "superb 
musical content," no less (as if it were a Hallmark card that played 
music, maybe "Big A Little A," when opened).

That is a different ethos, etc., tha the types of folks who would say, 
if you were interested in an interview, "Well, why don't you talk to my 
people, and they'll see f I can do it." "Their people" (publicists) look 
into the journalist, their paper, and see if it's worth a damn (has high 
circulation, etc.) The old punk thing was the opposite of that.

But you know this.

-Oliver



Alex Smith wrote:

> True story: Ian MacKaye called my home. I'd called Dischord records to see if I could interview the man for a cover story for the crappy music mag I was writing for at the time. About two weeks later, Ian called my home (this is, like, 1989). I wasn't home, so he ended up talking to my Mom. She said he was a very polite young man.

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