On 4 Jan 2002, at 22:31, colin wrote:
> what a load of bullshit! Not from you, but from him! Talk aboiut how to > rationalise appalling behaviour! What he did was wicked and abuse of the worst > sort. How people can think it is okay is beyond me. > > The whole notion of the artist creating his own moral universe was in Bullets which was written well before the Soon-Yi scandal. So it's not like he presented it as his own justification for what happened. I don't think he ever used that theory to rationalize any of his actions. I just find it interesting in light of what happened. I will grant that I don't know what the back story is to that whole scandal, but wasn't the girl 20 when the affair started? Do you think it was abusive toward Soon-Yi or toward Mia or both? I know there were allegations that he abused one of the children that he and Mia had and if that was indeed true (he was cleared of any charges) then you're right, he's a scoundrel. Does anyone know what the story was? BTW - Soon-Yi and Woody have been married for a few years now. I thought SHE was appalling in Wild Man Blues, the documentary about his touring Europe with his ragtime band. As my friend's mom says, "she really thinks who the hell she is." Conceit with very little visible justification. Very unfortunate woman. Brenda n.p.: Elton John - "Dark Diamond"
