sitting at home yessaday
waiting for some news about a tv music submission
some music i was working on for a new show
would i get the gig?
the phone rings
its my soundtrack broker
he says
i havent got any news yet but i hope they dont read
todays sydney morning herald
i say
whys that?
he says oh boy
you better buy one have a look
then an email from sue c
the churchs nifty right hand woman
it says something like
oh something bad in paper but remember stephen loves you
i trot down to shops feeling anxious
has fucking stephen cummings
written more bad stuff about the badde olde days?
you betcha! an autobiography
but that aint the baddest thing
hes done a big interview with the smh
and
about a third of it focusses on me
and “cummo”s recollections of my drug use…
replete with tales of me nodding off at the mixing board
my syringes
my connections etc
ok ok
did that have to get printed today?
will i possibly lose my lucrative gig cozza this malarkey?
aint that bad timing
aint that unfair
why did that fucking blabbermouth have to implicate me
hes already used me (thinly veiled)
in a fictional book
we had all that heroin and dope delivery story then
i mean ok
it woulda been ok if it had remained in his autobiography
probably only a very few people would have ever noticed it
but the friggin smh
with a big half page article
that millions ‘ll read…..?
WHY LORD WHY?
and then you start thinking
what is fair n not fair in biography game
people do those tell all books
butlers who’ve rooted the royal family
chauffeurs who’ ve snorted coke with keef
cummo spills the beans on the music biz
how are all those people gonna feel?
can you just co-opt someones life for yer book
( or blog for that matter)
where do ya draw the line?
he insults old michael gudinski (aust music biz tycoon)
then says
aw he can handle it hes got a sensa humour
(hope so for your sake cummo
but…whats that black car parked outside yer place?)
at least i come over as “straight-up” and a “nice guy”
well thanks stephe
but dont nice guys finish last?
and i think thats why i like roberts book
he didnt try n exploit me
he didnt try to glamourize or sordidize the drug bit
there it is
the years when i worked with stephen i am not proud of
it was 15 years ago
gee that seems like a long time
anyway
yes
i met him in my dressing gown
drinking custard and reading the bhagavad gita
i was living in surry hills
and i was using bigtime
yes i had people delivering dope day n night
including an old man
a youngish boy
a big fat lady who never got outta her car
and a tatooed shifty jailbird type
i guess cummo saw it all go down
cummo himself hooked on cigs n coffee
his autobiographers mind sucking in all the details
ooh cummo
dont forget olde sk tho
born on the same day as you my brother sept 13
thats why that song is called that
that song you sang real well too
anyway
dont forget i gotta autobiographers mind too
and you never know
when i do my own book
how you gonna appear
all the things i remember about you
(and mae moore come to think of it)
i dunno
i guess i thought that private stuff
would err…remain private
but i guess everybody is fair game for everyone elses biography
so next time before you
do anything at all
with somebody else (there)
make sure they sign an anti-autobiography clause
eg
i, joe schmoe, will not mention killer smoking this joint in my book
“joe schmoe remembers”…
yes they were dark days indeed
oh why did they have to come up now
WHEN I”M BEHAVING MYSELF
i see all good people turn their heads each day
so satisfied i’m on my way…
so
i can hardly wait to buy the book now
hey cummo
cant you send us a copy
or have i gotta wait till it hits the cut out bins….?
meanwhile in some rare good news
rolling stone in aust have given us a ***** review
yep the best you can get
and a glowing glowing one to boot
for one full minute afterwards i was satisfied…..
and then……
today marty n i rehearsing for sk vs mwp at the vanguard next tues
we gotta great drummer
johnny howler from leonardos bride n others
we got an eclectic set
voice in another room : they dont know what theyre playing yet…
so well
rock n roll
will fill you in if i get tv gig
if i dont
maybe i can chip in with gudinski
n get cummos kneecaps done
beware of falling singers
all knees must pass
ouch!
oh sorry…..