For Pete's sake. Pete Townshend has always been a refugee from the sexual fringe, a student of cosmic discomfort and a warrior in the war against unspeakable things. [Salon.com]
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"Who's that on the phone? If Mattel gets its way, it'll be Barbie, calling girls everywhere with personalized phone messages to celebrate special occasions. The latest invention from the toy giant is pre-recorded greetings from Barbie, whose phone calls can be ordered from Barbie.com to wish girls a happy birthday or happy holidays. Some personalized greetings even include the girl's name, and the time, date and location of the call can be specified for either the same day or up to one year in advance." [infoSync]
There's an incredible, if hard to find, history of flamboyant British pop managers, containing an article that forecasts this presciently. Johnny Rogan, who also wrote the definitive Byrds biography, fills it with occasionially hilarious tales of Paton, Epstein, Oldham, and several less well-known (at least in the US) svengalis. It's called Starmakers and Svengalis
