> "We Almost Lost Detroit" was ostensibly about the 1966 accident > at the Fermi experimental nuclear reactor in Monroe County. > Of course, you could also interpret it to mean something about > other events of the time. > > Gil Scott-Heron's father, Giles, was from Jamaica originally and was > a renowed football (er, soccer) player in Canada, the US and the UK. > He played for the Detroit Corinthians in the early 1950s.
He was the first black player to play for Glasgow Celtic- I used to work beside a contemporary of his who played for the "other side" (Glasgow Rangers) who described him as "a perfect gentleman and a cracking player" > > Sadly, Gil himself was sentenced to a serious jail term after not > sticking with a rehab agreement last November. Not surprisingly, this > all started with a bust "on sus" as they say in the UK. Whatever > else you can say about jail, it's not a place to get well, but that > is where the judge felt he had to go, and maybe that was the least bad > of several very serious alternatives. > > All I can say is it's a blessing to this tired old world to have someone > of his talent still going, and let's hope we see him soon, better and > happier and more ready to raise his voice again. You can tell from > his interviews that he's still alert and as free a thinker as ever. Damn straight! Jason Brunton Iridite > > http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,357680,00.html > http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0129/gray.php > http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/story/0,3604,593501,00.html > http://www.canongate.net/payback/pbp.taf?_n=4 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
