Hector from The Hector Fund has a love/hate relationship with The Lefsetz Letter…so he manages this internal conflict by offering this, The Hector Letter. As Bob himself might say, “Because it’s RELEVANT”.
Today’s industry is a sham. Artists make music that nobody claims they want to hear, and the folks that people do listen to suck. Driving down Blue Hill Ave, I pop a tape into my deck and prepare to be amazed. My pal Kato over at Fenway sent it to me. He knows what’s up. He manages MGMT - one of the biggest acts in the world right now
“I was born in a barrel of butcher knives/Shot in the ass with two Colt .45s”
Dirty Rudy Ray Moore, aka Dolemite is where it’s at. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Philosophical. Experiential. He hears YOU. He understands YOU.
Last week I was running with a crowd out in LA. It was a clear night, the kind you hear about in Harlequin novels. Big time folks, but friends all the same. On one side, Gary Glitter was talking up a young Vietnamese boy. Perez was sharing his Valtrex prescription with Lindsey, and in the pool at The Standard (the one in Hollywood, not the Entourage set posing as a hotel Downtown) the brothers Jonai were playing chicken with JC Chasez and the old guard.
Then the mood shifted. I popped on the Dolemite tape. Even Trent had to stop talking about whatever it is he talks about.
“I’ve been slapped by a bear and bit by an eel/I chew up railroad iron, and shit out steel.”
Revelatory. Inspiring. Paradigm shifting. This is MUSIC. This is the feeling. This is LIFE.
Music is all the same. Whether it’s in my Trans Am driving down Blue Hill Ave, or rollin’ down the Strip in my ’74 Pinto. This is what the life is all about. And Dirty Rudy Ray, Dolemite - well, he keeps it real.
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