Flashes of Inspiration

I understand your point, but I don't agree tha...

2011-08-17T01:58:03.091-04:00

I understand your point, but I don't agree that Don McLean's career did not yield gold other than his American Pie album, because so many of his songs before and after that album are pure gold and other priceless gems we can think of. That's why we see ourselves as special because we recognize and appreciate Don McLean's rare talent without basing our opinions on the record charts and the media.

Cris, thanks for your comments. I'm not sure ...

2011-08-16T13:51:03.968-04:00

Cris, thanks for your comments. I'm not sure that there is more merit in judging the truth of the dispute based on these two guys' career output than there is in analyzing their respective reminiscences. With so little to go on, all we can do is speculate and ask questions. If McLean is as vile as Breckman says, why has no one else told a similar story about McLean in four plus decades? After all, celebrity media reporters are generally not known for being shy or deferential. I don't believe that McLean's "refusal" to pattern his future albums on American Pie explains anything though. Neither McLean or anyone expected American Pie to be the commercial success that it was. He was just writing what he wanted to. And he continued to do just that afterward, as you said. So, that is the mystery of it, not an explanation! One time his approach yields gold, every other time salt. I wonder if there might be any enlightenment to be found by looking at other artists who contributed one or two great works, and then flared out for the better part of a lifetime: Harper Lee, Orson Welles, William Styron ..

I think you lack some of the unusual perceptivenes...

2011-08-16T12:26:04.201-04:00

I think you lack some of the unusual perceptiveness that I believe most artists normally have, since you seem to believe someone who creates mean-spirited scripts for laughs rather than someone who creates beautiful, heartwarming songs, and from that flimsy, idiotic "feud" you base your "Karma" analysis. If that is all you can come up with, then you must believe that "Karma" is also what happened to Vincent Van Gogh's career while he was alive. Anyway, if you really want to understand what happened to Don McLean's career, then the answer, I believe, is in his remarkable songs, most of which are on YT. Those songs will tell you that he wrote what he wanted to, not what the record companies wanted him to--more American Pie-type songs. They insisted, he refused, hence his career. Still, I enjoyed reading half of your blog, so thank you.

Congratulations Matt , a wonderful photo !

2010-12-02T15:04:26.651-05:00

Congratulations Matt , a wonderful photo !

this is amazing! way to go Matt, congats to you.

2010-12-02T09:33:36.843-05:00

this is amazing! way to go Matt, congats to you.

Congrats on the award. It is a great shot. Store...

2010-09-28T11:05:48.474-04:00

Congrats on the award. It is a great shot. Storey Wilkins is one of the photographers I respect most, so getting advice from her is treat I am sure.
Keep up the great work.

Amazing Pics Dave.

2010-05-03T12:50:01.611-04:00

Amazing Pics Dave.

Great series David!

2009-06-15T12:38:36.173-04:00

Great series David!

I love this version David. If I could give it a ti...

2009-05-12T18:18:00.000-04:00

I love this version David. If I could give it a title it would be "Garden of Eden"

Awesome shots! Love the wet hair, rugged fighter ...

2009-04-28T12:29:00.000-04:00

Awesome shots! Love the wet hair, rugged fighter looks. Well shot.

I love that close-up one of her face + the stairs ...

2009-03-13T23:43:00.000-04:00

I love that close-up one of her face + the stairs one.. they're amazing!

Well it's about time!

2008-06-24T15:00:00.000-04:00

Well it's about time!