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DVD / Blu-Ray Review: SUPERMENCH: THE LEGEND OF SHEP GORDON
Is that Leather Tuscadero from “Happy Days” on the right with the sunglasses? Quick Review of Mike Meyer’s Documentary SuperMench: The Legend of Shep Gordon By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Rented Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (dir Mike Meyers) – What a truly unexpectedly amazing life did this guy have! Shep Gordon is a legendary entertainment manager who started in the 70’s as a complete no one, in between jobs, just staying at a hotel, and out of the blue meets Jimmy Hendrix and Janis Joplin, they tell him he should manage Alice Cooper, who at this point is just a burn out with a band, loving the counterculture.…
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Documentary: TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor One of my early on fantasies was to either sass my way through “Hit the Road Jack” as a Raelette, backing up the great Ray Charles. Or grove with the ultimate R&B legend, Luther Vandross, who left us way too soon. Or believe it or not, really wanted to harmonize with Reba McEntire, you’d be amazed at how many of her songs from the 90’s I know by heart. The on the road lifestyle would have suited me well too; there’s nothing tying me to being a homebody, a new city every other night, 4 star hotels, the camaraderie of the other musicians and roadies,…
