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Gerard
Sep-27-2010, 11:45 GMT
New Zealand
 | I had re-ordered this book from Amazon,but following the numerous posts of errors (and my quick look online) I too have cancelled my order.
Very dissapointing. |
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marfa
Oct-01-2010, 16:21 GMT
USA - United Staates America
 | Even in bad books, there is usually
something to learn. My book is ancient.
And besides it won´t cost much. I
know it sounds awful and one wonders
why people do this. I would like to know more about Edie and it´s all Carrie? Edie sounds very nice, my vet
knows her, but it gets embarrassing to
always ask about Edie or Paul. |
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neongoddess
Oct-02-2010, 03:59 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| Marfa: I wonder if your vet talks to Edie about YOU?? Lol! ("So there´s this chick that keeps asking about you and your husband...") |
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Forum guest
Oct-02-2010, 07:26 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| You can read more of the book here http://books.google.com/books?id=jQGOxvDsF-kC&
printsec=frontcover&dq=paul+simon&hl=en&am
p;ei=JtCmTMfMEMH_lgekpbAX&sa=X&oi=book_res
ult&ct=book-preview-link&resnum=4&ved=
0CD8QuwUwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false |
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Forum guest
Oct-02-2010, 07:46 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| You can also write a review here |
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neongoddess
Oct-04-2010, 07:15 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| "Sound of Silence" is a "doom and gloom" song with a "god is dead" statement? News to me... |
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Ans
Oct-04-2010, 17:48 GMT
Netherlands
 | Look at this Youtobe video where Mr. Eliot talks about his book about Paul.
He is very positive about Paul.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op0hcUW0rdM
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Ian
Oct-04-2010, 18:15 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| Thanks Ans,yes he seemed very positive about Paul there,yet he still misquoted the name of one of Paul´s greatest songs,calling it ´The Only Living Boy In New York City´. I´m glad he appreciates Paul´s ability as a guitarist though. |
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Ans
Oct-04-2010, 19:17 GMT
Netherlands
| You are right Ian, as the writer of the biography he should have done his homework. It´s not that difficult to get the facts right. Even more because he seems to admire Paul.
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Mimi
Oct-06-2010, 07:08 GMT
Austria
 | He does not sound that positive about Paul in the Biographie. There are so many places where he "knows" what somebody thought and he analyses way too much to call that a biographie. Every chapter that I read so far has a lot of comment about Dylan. I don´t think he played THAT big role in Paul´s life.
And with all those totally wrong facts that I know about, I wonder if the other things are right. And you get the impression that there are a lot of songs, that he never really listend to (like he states that "You are to one is a song about Lulu - has he ever listened to the lyrics?) |
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Forum guest
Oct-06-2010, 09:24 GMT
Austria
| You are to one, or ´the´ one? |
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Ian
Oct-06-2010, 10:01 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| He it´s You´re The One,then this guy has no right writing a book about Paul Simon. Hi Bodo,you´re listed as a Forum Guest on your own site:-) |
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Mimi
Oct-06-2010, 11:05 GMT
Austria
| I mean "You are the one" of course. You can´t edit your post afterwards. |
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Forum guest
Oct-06-2010, 13:49 GMT
Austria
| Ok, I just thought he may have misspelled the name too in the book ;-) |
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marfa
Oct-06-2010, 18:43 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| I will be very careful, but it´s odd that of the biographies I know of, no
one has said anything good about any
of them. I would not want all these
errors out there even if they were
small ones. Paul should write his own,
but I think he is too young for that. |
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