Defending the Undefendable
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 7:16 AM
To: ‘Rodney Hide’
Dear Rodney:
Best regards,
Subject: Re: Goodbye Cruel World (short and funny)
Dear Dr Block
I was lucky enough to get included in your reply-all which has emboldened me to reply to you simply to say that your book Defending the Undefendable had a huge impact on me.
It shocked me. And enriched me.
It was a wonderful experience and it has never left me even after all these years.
Thank you
Dear Bob:
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2020 7:40 PM
To: John O’Sullivan ; Melissa O’Sullivan; Jill Evans; Dr. Alan J. Moran ; Eduardo Helguera ; Elisalex von Wuthenau
Defending, Part 2
Subject: Re: Goodbye Cruel World (short and funny)
Oh it was No 1. Until just now, I was unaware of II.
In looking up II, I read of the many distinguished scholars who like me were shocked and enriched by your book.
I am in good company.
Rodney
40 Years Ago: Elvis Costello Gives Listeners His ‘Trust’
Goodbye Cruel World,
Trust, released on Jan. 23 of that year, falls somewhere in the middle
A varied, occasionally intricate Attractions record released amidst his critical high-water marks, it has both its detractors and staunch supporters. Indeed, at various points in the years since its release, Costello himself has straddled both sides of the critical fence.
Part of this might have to do with the circumstances of its recording, and the condition of the man and his band before, during and after rolling tape. According to Costello,
Trust was “easily the most drug-influenced record of my career.”
Twenty years is a long time. One hundred songs is a lot of music.
If you remember every song from the 2000 Hottest 100, then you re doing pretty damn well. For most of us, there are a few holes in the old memory bank.
Some of the most memorable tracks from the biggest artists of our generation
Thankfully, these are easily patched up. All you need is to hear a song for the first time in years, and you ll remember everything about it. Even all those emotions you associated with it when it d come on the radio, at a party, on a mixtape or on