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mentoring as such tends to function when the mentor works well inside institutions and with, y'know, other people. Either was decidedly not true in Chuck's case.
surprised to hear this actually, though this does explain his disappearing from the masthead of musician (and, therefore, from my life), which i always assumed was a case of being fired though i never knew for sure. but i'm surprised because i was a nobody and he was immediately friendly and encouraging to me, and i liked being edited by him.
as to why he never achieved the fame of his peers, yeah, that's a good argument, vm. really like that post.
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 20 August 2014 23:01 (nine years ago) link
Initially I was kind of horrified but then I realized it was actually a pretty hip, well-written magazine and Chuck, as I will now refer to him, was a big part of that. Always in the back of my mind wondered what had happened to him and why he wasn't in the pantheon of rock critics and if maybe he had fooled the youthful James Redd. Glad to see his was also appreciated by some others like you guys.
― I Am the COSMOGRAIL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 20 August 2014 23:24 (nine years ago) link
Damn, I always enjoyed his writing where it was to be found (RS, Musician, liner notes) and remember looking forward to his book about the Butthole Surfers (which was said to be forthcoming years ago and never materialized)
RIP
― Sir Lord Baltimora (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 21 August 2014 15:03 (nine years ago) link
Thought of Paul Nelson as well, being another almost forgotten rock critic, although Nelson's end was a lot sadder, I think.
Wonder if Chuck went to AA meetings with Roger Ebert?
this quote from the counterpunch obit is a nice exclamation point on veronica moser's memories above:
“Wait, let me get this straight: a newspaper that has no editor? It sounds like a dream come true! Sign me up!”
and i assume the anecdote about him trying to strangle jann wenner at an office party makes him a hero to ... pretty much all humans.
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 29 August 2014 17:50 (nine years ago) link