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Goldman's arch, stinging overview echos that bitchy comment. All too often, he relies on shallow dazzle and backup effects. His subject is a compelling case history, an exploited talent with a wasted, truncated life. But that is not enough for Goldman. The biographer insists that each kink in his subject's psyche represents a tremor in the nation's collective unconscious. When Goldman finishes his juicy recounting of Elvis Presley's life, however, the mystery of the King's fascination remains. For that, fans and readers should rejoice. As Elvis always insisted...
...state of affairs when Davies' songs still seem so much like contemporary pub anthems. "We've really worked hard in the U.S.," he explains. "Played everywhere nearly. Built up a following of new fans without discarding the old." The loyalists sometimes reflect their affection in typically eccentric Kink fashion. A group of Cleveland fanatics bought a block of tickets, then, as Davies suggests, deliberately missed the show just to keep the band humble...
...best thing about One for the Road may be that-flaws and all-it is even better to watch than listen to. Hi-fi meets scifi. Kink crazies can snap up a record, then clip the coupon that comes with it and send off for a video tape that shows the lads in full...
...best books are parables written out of anger at some inexplicable kink in the collective psyche: blind trust in science and scientists (Cat's Cradle); faith in war as a rational activity (Slaughterhouse-Five). After a lengthy period of mellowed-out serenity (and two mediocre novels, Breakfast of Champions and Slapstick), Vonnegut is mad again. His target in Jailbird is money, specifically the odd systems that people have invented for distributing and withholding...
...Developing the reflexes is "not a matter of guts, but of brains. Ideally you sit behind the wheel like a computer." Safety is the first priority. The finest racers preach, "First finish. Then finish first."-We walked the track, Couture explaining, always explaining, how to attack each bend, each kink. Then he drove us to the cars: Formula Fords, long-nosed fiber-glass machines that weigh about 950 lbs. and are powered by a standard Pinto engine. Formula Fords are stripped for speed: no windscreen, no headlights, no speedometer (a tachometer is your guide...