Comments on: Ah! Leah!

By: Mark Avsec

Mark Avsec — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 02:05:25 +0000

OK, I've had the right amount of wine tonight, so I'll reply. A few weeks (months?) ago, you did a nice little piece on a song I wrote and produced . . . "Ah! Leah!" recorded by Donnie Iris. Donnie and I are still best friends and I'm recording a new album with him now. I'm also a lawyer now, as the result of that song (bullshit copyright infringement suit . . . fucking plaintiff's lawyer . . . but as the result I went to law school.)

Now I also play with James Gang/Joe Walsh . . . did a couple of shows in Cleveland this past summer.

Also, I teach "Law Of the Music Industry" at Case Western University Law School. You will notice a minor bump in your subscriptions in January because reading Lefsetz Letter will be required.

I know you're a lawyer, or at least were trained like a lawyer. I know that you're like Socrates. I know that I'm always surprised who is reading your column.

Keep it up.

Seek truth.

Best,
Mark Avsec

By: Garrett Shelton

Garrett Shelton — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:28:12 +0000

you forgot one thing – donnie’s daughters! good god!

By: Mike Belkin

Mike Belkin — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:17:17 +0000

I certainly had no idea what a great fan you are of Donnie Iris and the
Cruisers. Thank you for your support.Donnie still sings as good as always. Still
screams his ass off!

I have been managing Donnie for the past 30 years. He is still playing out,
primarily in the Pennsylvania and Ohio area. He owns a mortgage company which
is quite successful.

Please send me your address and I will send you the new documentary.

Thanks again for being a fan.

By: Fred Goldring

Fred Goldring — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:16:54 +0000

This is why we need to create a system to monetize P2P – to make everything available to everyone all the time legally without restriction. So fans can find obscure stuff and artists can create new fans from the shared community. More importantly, Village Books is my favorite local bookstore – so much so that I had to go out of town the day before Harry Potter went on sale and I’m waiting until I get back to buy it from Katie and give her the business. Got to keep local stores like that around. People will pay more for better customized service. Maybe I’ll see you in the Palisades sometime!

By: Jason Gibson

Jason Gibson — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:16:34 +0000

So i just took your lead, as i am sure many did, and listened to "Ah! Leah".
I fired up my Rhapsody and found the 20th Century Masters version... ... at
first i had to jog my brain (only within the first couple of seconds) back into
time to get in that musically frame of reference ...but as the song went on i
found that i was putting to much thought into it and soon realized the "the
wall of sound" you described and found the song on a level of not time but
music. Whilst listening to it i had the thought in my mind ....this is a live
song...and was thankful that you put the link up to appease the voice in my
head.....and not have to listen to the studio version through the "live filter" of my
brain..

The 3:09 mark on the studio version where the synth and the repeat guitar
lick come in.... has something more to it...than what it is.... also with that
vibrato...he had working he may have been able to try out for one of Zappa's
band singing ...."Sharleena"...