I always love to read your articles because I always learn something interesting. I only wish you could somehow tie your stories and interviews back into the stream of consciousness that made you start this ongoing project in the first place, and that is your research on Giorgio Gomelky's influence and productions of the late 70s and early 80s. I knew that it would be difficult after a while, and I believe that I told you so when you started, and I hope that you have not come to a point when you realize that it will be almost impossible to dig deeper into the GG universe of that era. I remain optimistic that you will find more, and that eventually your book will materialize out of it.
I suspect you have things a little backwards on the genesis of the Slits-Cherry connection, which, AFAIK, ultimately was Vivien Goldman, who was a friend of the family. When Neneh left home to come to the UK, it was Vivien who set her up with lodgings with Ari and Nora, after which they became fast friends. Don would show up from time to time to try to persuade Neneh to return to the fold, but, I guess, eventually decided, if you can't beat them, join them. Neneh ended up marrying Bruce Smith.
I always love to read your articles because I always learn something interesting. I only wish you could somehow tie your stories and interviews back into the stream of consciousness that made you start this ongoing project in the first place, and that is your research on Giorgio Gomelky's influence and productions of the late 70s and early 80s. I knew that it would be difficult after a while, and I believe that I told you so when you started, and I hope that you have not come to a point when you realize that it will be almost impossible to dig deeper into the GG universe of that era. I remain optimistic that you will find more, and that eventually your book will materialize out of it.
I suspect you have things a little backwards on the genesis of the Slits-Cherry connection, which, AFAIK, ultimately was Vivien Goldman, who was a friend of the family. When Neneh left home to come to the UK, it was Vivien who set her up with lodgings with Ari and Nora, after which they became fast friends. Don would show up from time to time to try to persuade Neneh to return to the fold, but, I guess, eventually decided, if you can't beat them, join them. Neneh ended up marrying Bruce Smith.