Hey thank you, UtW! There's a talk on there by John Boylan too.
What was John Hartmann's role in the Eagles career? He is thanked in the Desperado liner notes. Was he their manager at some point pre-Irving? I thought they went straight from Geffen to Azoff, with maybe some Elliot Roberts in between?
In this HuffPo article, Gerry says, "There is a course at Loyola that a dear friend of mine, John Hartmann who is a professor there, and I speak at every semester. I try and come up with something that doesn't sound cliche. First of all, I tell people to be themselves because what they bring to the table is unique. They are their own self, and never fear about writing your heart or writing your feelings." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-r..._b_840460.html
[Holy crap, Dewey & Gerry were only 20 when America had their first big hit.]
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Just for fun: someone has uploaded the 1977 tourbook. Get a load of Gerry in the pink overalls! http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/tourbk77.htm
I remember the John Boylan talk as being really boring - like when a teacher just reads from the text book.
John Hartmann worked for Geffen-Roberts and was one of the day-to-day managers who worked with the Eagles from the start. He left about the time that Azoff joined. The story is that Glenn and Don asked him to leave Geffen-Roberts and be their manager and he agreed. They told Geffen who fired Hartmann and threatened to bury the Eagles if they went with him. They stayed. Hartmann did manage to take Poco and Geffen leant on promoters to not book Poco. Then not very much later, Azoff walked away with the Eagles and Geffen didn't put up too much fight. America also left Geffen-Roberts for John Hartmann.
Some of the other talks are quite interesting, including the tour accountant. You get to learn many of the ways in which bands were cheated.
[QUOTE=NightMistBlue;316827]This is not the first time anyone has said this about Geffen, but OMG! whatta b*st#rd.
OMG!! ITA, NMB!!
It's all in your smile that brings
All of the special things about you
I started Dan Peek's autobiography today and am already halfway through. He was so funny and smart. There's a moderate amount of Eagles-related content, as the two bands shared management for a time. Glenn was Dan's favorite, and is described as down to earth and earthy. Peek's amusing discomfort at the Geffen home's naked pool parties is a hoot (not that I blame him a bit).
It's also interesting to read about the complex relationship between the America guys. At one point, Dan and Dewey felt they had to bring the too-confident Gerry down a few pegs. The psychological torture went on for some time, until a desperate Gerry pleaded for acceptance. "If he was a girl, he probably would have developed an eating disorder."