{"id":4471,"date":"2022-01-10T22:17:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T22:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8000\/?page_id=4253"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:33:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T04:33:18","slug":"jim-carroll-at-lions-lair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/research\/performance-reviews\/jim-carroll-at-lions-lair\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Carroll at Lion’s Lair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Denver, CO, 20 August 2002<\/span>
\nReview by Matthew L. Howell<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

I just wanted to add a brief comment from someone who knew\/knows
\nlittle of Mr. Carroll. My friend and I bought tickets and attended
\nthis performance on a whim. The most we really knew of him was
\nthe interviews he’d done for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart<\/i>
\nbio on Lou Reed.<\/p>\n

We had to see this guy talk for more than those brief scenes.
\nWe were certainly glad we did. Front row, right by the
\nstage. I’d never seen anything like it. His reading
\nwas beyond captivating; it was
\nenslaving. I couldn’t be bothered to even get up and
\nwalk 10 feet away to buy another drink. I didn’t even
\nknow the material, but it didn’t really matter.<\/p>\n

I remember bits and pieces of the readings themselves
\nand remember the way he delivered them. However, the
\nreal key moment for me that night was when he finished
\nhis set. Everyone began clapping and shouting, “Encore,
\nencore.” Heading for the back door, with his water
\nbottle, books and notebooks in hand, he growled, “That
\nwas<\/em> the fucking encore,” and he left.
\nNo coming back and gleefully succumbing to the crowd’s
\nrequest.<\/p>\n

He
\nwas done. He was ready to leave and he left. Take that!<\/p>\n

I
\nloved it!<\/p>\n

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Denver, CO, 20 August 2002 Review by Matthew L. Howell I just wanted to add a brief comment from someone who knew\/knows little of Mr. Carroll. My friend and I bought tickets and attended this performance on a whim. 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