The perils of journalism revisited

[shewhomust]

A joyful piece in the Guardian* about Davy Graham: joyful not only because it's good to hear that the man is still alive, and still making music (and on his own terms, however bizarre), but also because the writer is so careful about his subject's fragility. I found this particularly delicious:

I have met Graham once before, at the Camden flat at the end of 2004, after months of trying to track him down. Still handsome and elegant at 64, he was gracious if rather eccentric ... A trip to a nearby pub ended in disaster, when hearing Roll With It by Oasis on the pub stereo induced a panic attack in Graham. We returned to his flat, and for the rest of the evening he stood in the middle of his bedroom and played the mandolin with his eyes closed, smiling in beatific concentration.

and ask only, which of these men do you think is in control of the situation?


*It occurs to me that if I were taking this tagging business seriously, I could tag all the posts which arise from items in the Guardian - or perhaps it would be easier to tag those which don't?

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[profane-stencil.livejournal.com]

And I thank you, as well. Fascinating is the word.