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[Dale Fredericks]

Don, have read it and met Dave Ling in London. You should read it for no other reason than you have to have it if you are a fan of David Byron.
Todd Fisher is the gent that introduces them on the Live '73 album. He was a roadie for Heep.

Dale

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> On Jan 31, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Guys,
> 
> Just visited the Amazon book store,  Canada. There is a David Byron Born to
> preform selling for 300.06 CDN plus 6.49 shipping? (used)
> Whats up with that deal?
> Anyway, just looking at the book. Uriah Heep " Uncensored"  On the record.
> Has any one read it?
> 
> Interesting to read some of the reviews on the book. Here is one from Todd
> Fischer. Anyone heard of him?
> His name sounds familiar.
> Thanks,
> Don
> 
> 
> Vanity got the best of me, so I bought it. While flattered by how much ink
> I got, the distortions and outright fabrication of events attributed to me
> make me question how much else Mr. Ling constructed. An example: "Todd
> Fisher: “I sometimes had the job of rounding up females. It was never too
> difficult. A few calls to the local university would produce a deluge of
> young women ready to party with a group of young men equally up for the
> occasion.”
> 
> Absolutely fabricated! Hell, I had enough trouble finding a lady for
> myself, let alone a whole band. Ling must have been on the crack pipe when
> he wrote THIS. There NEVER was a "procurer" for the band. We were each on
> his own. Ling aparently extracted many anectdotes that I wrote over 14
> years ago for forums and chat groups on the web. You can search the web for
> "Uriah Heep Todd Fisher" and read the original stories, then compare to
> what Ling offers up here.
> 
> Mr. Ling's credibility took a major dive from my perspective. Still,
> despite the "creative license" he takes, the overall story is good, albeit
> fiction in many senses. Worth the three bucks, but not more. -Thomas "Todd"
> Fischer
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