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[Don Malecic]

Hi Dale,
Thanks for the info, yeah I will get it for sure.
Don

On Saturday, January 31, 2015, Dale Fredericks <dalhel at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 31, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> 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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