tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870498753215905409.post3682555593210067111..comments2023-04-16T03:52:12.048-07:00Comments on Punk Rock Pravda: The Last Temptation of Jughead: An interview with John Jughead PiersonDavid HDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14582726869321232657noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870498753215905409.post-88999277896121954522012-12-28T03:00:47.024-08:002012-12-28T03:00:47.024-08:00great interview, i really liked it!great interview, i really liked it!andre_monellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483816806251095593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870498753215905409.post-68207632411187073012012-12-24T11:36:40.028-08:002012-12-24T11:36:40.028-08:00I welcome the correction Larry, a portrayal of acc...I welcome the correction Larry, a portrayal of accurate history is not my forte, but I am trying and I must admit I'm pretty good at setting tones.<br />I do have some other questions regarding this, that may help me understand how my aforementioned remark could have been holy incorrect, but I'll do that privately.The Fool Machine Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541950796758171130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870498753215905409.post-90374827405330111552012-12-24T11:29:47.586-08:002012-12-24T11:29:47.586-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Fool Machine Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541950796758171130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870498753215905409.post-3372446587529786302012-12-23T19:53:28.959-08:002012-12-23T19:53:28.959-08:00I didn't feel you said anything out of line or...I didn't feel you said anything out of line or overly simplistic about that conflict, and I think you did your best to present an even-handed explanation of it.<br /><br />However, there is one inaccuracy in the account, one which I'd assume stemmed from a misunderstanding rather than any attempt to misrepresent the facts.<br /><br />Lookout used a 60-40 split with the bands for the entire time I was there. This meant that ALL costs and ALL profits were split on this basis. No additional charges were ever added on top of that. This formula was explained verbally to every band when they joined the label, and was also clearly expressed in writing in the contract that each band signed.<br /><br />Whether Ben Weasel genuinely misunderstood this or was being deliberately disingenuous in an attempt to increase his share of the profits, I have no way of knowing, but it is not true that "all the bands" were lined up against Lookout in this regard. In fact, Screeching Weasel were the only band who made an issue of it.<br /><br />Possibly some confusion stems from the fact that most bands DID fall out with Lookout over unpaid royalties some years later, after I'd left, but that was an entirely different issue (and one in which Lookout was clearly in the wrong).<br /><br />I wish I didn't feel the need to make this correction, because in every other regard this is a fascinating and informative interview that, more than almost any I've seen, truly does justice to the breadth and depth of John Jughead's work as well as his role in punk rock history.<br /><br />Best wishes, <br />Larry LivermoreLarry Livermorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948659387575597910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870498753215905409.post-27977648334817222282012-12-23T17:40:17.313-08:002012-12-23T17:40:17.313-08:00I must say here, I felt a little uncomfortable tal...I must say here, I felt a little uncomfortable talking about the Lookout conflict involving Screeching Weasel and Larry Livermore, but I promised myself to answer all questions put to me. My quotes above horrendously simplify the conflict and simplifies the relationship between Ben and Larry. I don't like that part. There is much more to their friendship/non friendship than I can ever understand. And I've grown to appreciate and like Larry more over the many years I've known him, what I said doesn't seem to speak to that fact, and I felt it had to be said here.<br /><br />John Jughead PiersonThe Fool Machine Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541950796758171130noreply@blogger.com