<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE=4 PTSIZE=14 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Garamond" LANG="0">In a message dated 1/8/2006 11:02:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, slowhand-request@planet-torque.com writes:<BR>
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From: "DeltaNick" <deltanick@comcast.net><BR>
Subject: [Slowhand] Re: EC's Memory<BR>
To: "Slowhand Digest" <slowhand@planet-torque.com><BR>
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>>Could be something as simple as a faulty or sketchy memory. <<<BR>
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>>It happens when you get to his age!! <<<BR>
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Blah, blah, blah! Quit making excuses for the guy!<BR>
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He's been doing this his whole career, so it ain't old age. Clapton's a <BR>
certified chameleon, well known since his Yardbirds days.<BR>
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I am amazed at the intellectual contortions certain fans will go through in <BR>
order to make their favorite stars, Eric Clapton included, appear exactly <BR>
what they're not.<BR>
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EC's simply a great guitarist and a pretty damn good singer. But he isn't a <BR>
god, and he's not the Dalai Lama or a saint. He's a mortal human with an <BR>
agenda, which he hopes results in people buying his product.<BR>
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DN,<BR>
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Neither of the original messages you are quoting from go anywhere near the territory you are implying. No one said anything about EC being a "God or a Saint." I certainly did not. <BR>
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For my part I tried to make an attempt at a rational explanation. Not an apologist or extorting "intellectual contortions." <BR>
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For reference below is my original message to the SD in it's entirety:<BR>
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"Could be something as simple as a faulty or sketchy memory. Some things he is asked about in interviews occurred many, many years ago. And frankly I imagine public/press put a lot more emphasis on the details of some issues than EC does. <BR>
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Granted some events are more important and thus better to easily remember. That said I suspect there might be some kind of mix up concerning WT as I would think he would remember some of the specifics such as where and when that song was written -- but maybe not.<BR>
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Also could be that both stories are partially accurate. Lyrics written at home waiting on Pattie. Finished putting the actual music to the lyrics at Ronnie Lane's pad? Just a thought............... " </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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All the Best,<BR>
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