From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V6 #69 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Friday, April 7 2006 Volume 06 : Number 069 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] Fwd: [Deathwatch] Eugene Landy, celebrity therapist, 71 [Dave] Re: [loud-fans] Lolita on iToons [dc ] [loud-fans] Scott has never read Lolita? [robert toren Subject: [loud-fans] Fwd: [Deathwatch] Eugene Landy, celebrity therapist, 71 Begin forwarded message: > From: Deathwatch Central > Date: March 30, 2006 7:33:46 AM GMT-05:00 > To: deathwatch@slick.org > Subject: [Deathwatch] Eugene Landy, celebrity therapist, 71 > Reply-To: Deathwatch Central > > Eugene Landy, Brian Wilson therapist, dead > Wednesday, March 29, 2006; Posted: 11:30 a.m. EST (16:30 GMT) > > http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/29/obit.landy.ap/index.html > > LOS ANGELES, Californai (AP) -- Eugene Landy, the psychologist who > gained notoriety for his controversial treatment of and control over > Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson, died March 22 of respiratory > complications from lung cancer in Honolulu, said his longtime > colleague, William Flaxman. He was 71. > > Landy pioneered what he called "24-hour therapy," in which he worked > with patients for long, uninterrupted periods. His show business > clientele included rock musician Alice Cooper and actors Richard > Harris > and Rod Steiger. > > He was best known, however, for his treatment of Wilson, the troubled > founding member of the iconic California surf band. > > Wilson's wife hired Landy in 1975 at a time when the musician had > withdrawn socially to an alarming degree. Landy took control of > Wilson's life, constantly monitoring him to keep him away from drugs > and junk food. > > Under Landy's care, Wilson's physical and mental health improved > enough > that he performed at the Beach Boys' 15th anniversary concert on New > Year's Eve 1976. Despite his success, Landy was fired around that time > by the band's manager, largely over a fee dispute. > > Six years later, after Wilson had regressed to drugs and obesity, > Landy > was rehired. The psychologist said he was paid $35,000 a month for > conducting 24-hour therapy from 1983 to 1986. > > The California Board of Medical Quality Assurance later accused Landy > of "grossly negligent conduct," alleging that his business dealings > with Wilson had caused the singer "severe emotional damage, > psychological dependence and financial exploitation." > > Landy denied the charges and Wilson defended him, attributing his new > solo career to Landy's therapy. "Dr. Landy saved my life," Wilson said > in a statement at the time. > > In 1989, Landy admitted to a single charge of unlawfully prescribing > drugs and surrendered his license to practice psychology in California > for at least two years. > > Many thanks to TheLenGuy for posting this obituary > > _______________________________________________ > Deathwatch mailing list > Deathwatch@slick.org > http://slick.org/mailman/listinfo/deathwatch Dave Walker dwalker@freeke.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 07:18:17 -0700 From: dc Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Lolita on iToons On Apr 5, 2006, at 6:47 PM, Michael Mitton wrote: > And it was somebody else on this list who encouraged me to read > Nabokov (though he recommended Glory first, not Lolita), which started > an obsession that culminated in me failing a general exam because I > attended a course on Nabokov rather than the one on which I'd be > tested. I stand by my decision. > you're welcome! and now if you've finished "Ada," you're more obsessed than i. that's the one work by Nabokov i can't seem to get through. dc ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:32:35 -0700 (PDT) From: robert toren Subject: [loud-fans] Scott has never read Lolita? >>Somebody on this list once told me that Scott has never read Lolita. Which would surprise even if he hadn't named an album LN. Can that still be true? my recollection is that it was Donnette reading Lolita, and discussed the ideas within with Scott - - but I have been known to be wrong... - --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2"/min or less. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:10:24 -0700 From: "rslloyd" Subject: RE: [loud-fans] Scott has never read Lolita? Maybe even if he hadn't read the novel, he would have been familiar with the Stanley Kubrick movie, being such a big Kubrick fan? > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-loud-fans@smoe.org [mailto:owner-loud-fans@smoe.org] On Behalf > Of robert toren > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 4:33 PM > To: loud-fans@smoe.org > Subject: [loud-fans] Scott has never read Lolita? > > >>Somebody on this list once told me that Scott has never read Lolita. > Which would surprise even if he hadn't named an album LN. Can that > still be true? > > my recollection is that it was Donnette reading Lolita, and discussed > the ideas within with Scott - - but I have been known to be wrong... > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2"/min or less. ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V6 #69 ******************************