No Greg -- I never speak for all, but I myself believe that these are the kind
of personal stories that flesh out the experiences, attitudes and character
traits of fellow MoPo members -- that are often hidden -- or misleading --
behind the bare text of e-mails. I've always found your background
fascinating, especially because until recently I had no idea that one of our
members wrote many of the songs my wife and I cherished as fans of the Steve
Miller Band. Yeah, there are subject boundaries made of harder metal than
others -- we know what they are and try to proceed cautiously/delicately and
sensitively when we post. But your story as posted below is a personal
experience as it relates to the entertainment industry and hence still has
great fascination/interest to people like me. I was cheered about the verdict
before your post (and frustrated that Spector's trial(s) seemed to go on and
on) -- but I'm even more cheered to know that there was someone (you) -- on
these boards who had a personal stake in the outcome. Best, -d.
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:42:12 -0700
> From: jbirddougl...@cox.net
> Subject: Somewhat OT: Phil Spector Verdict & Lana Clarkson
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>
> I was immensely cheered today to see that Phil Spector was finally
> rightfully convicted for the murder of Lana Clarkson. Lana was a
> beautiful, vibrant woman, and a former girlfriend of mine during my
> "rock star" days. I met her in her home town of Cloverdale, in Northern
> California, where we became good friends. After she moved to Hollywood
> to make her fortune, we dated for awhile.
> We drifted apart, I married, and I was at the Courts show at the Beverly
> Garland Holiday Inn several years ago. My wife and I were walking around
> looking at posters to buy when this six-foot tall Amazon came up and
> started squeezing the breath out of me. It was Lana, in her full
> "Barbarian Queen" outfit. My wife gave me a "What th...?" look. I very,
> very quickly introduced them, and we sat down with Ms.Clarkson to catch
> up. .
> While she was very aware of her approaching fortieth birthday, saying it
> was an unhappy milestone for someone whose looks were her career, but
> she was upbeat and busy reinventing herself. She was embarrassed about
> being at the Courts show; I told her to stop being ridiculous, and told
> her about playing crappy disco music upon occasion to make a buck. Lana
> was certainly not the suicidal type, and if she did off herself, she
> wouldn't have shot herself in the mouth. She was too aware of her beauty
> to leave a corpse with a gaping gunshot wound to the mouth. (I saw the
> police photos; Lana would have been appalled.)
> We stayed in touch, mostly via e-mail, and she was busy putting together
> a one woman show when the emails abruptly ceased. I found out a few days
> later that she had been shot and killed by Spector. (I knew Spector had
> shot /someone, /but it was several days before I knew it was Lana.)I
> have been waiting for this moment ever since. Spector AND O.J in jail? I
> almost have faith in the American justice system again.
> I apologize for my venting, but I DID mention movie posters in the post,
> so hopefully Scott will let me off with a slap on the wrist.
> Greg Douglass
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