Guy Forsyth Reviews are Up - Backstory

There was some delay on getting those up, primarily due to finding a page number for a quote reference for AC (for a book I had loaned out some time ago and had never gotten back.) I can't believe it took almost a week to find a page number - but I couldn't leave the quote out. And so it went... We, I could have left it out, but it wouldn't have been the same. Anyway, I'm stubborn that way. Even the local (UT and city) libraries were no help - but Amazon was - thank you searchable online books!

The Associated Content Article

The LA-Story Article


So here's a little background that you won't find in the articles.

1.) I took the swearing out of the articles. Dennis (correctly) stated that swearing does not add to the SEO ranking of the articles. However, the exact quote of people in the audience really was, "Oh my God, why isn't this guy f***ing famous, he is f***ing brilliant!" I was just trying to be accurate. (Insert smirk here.)

2.) I did in the course of watching the show, decide to switch beats. A couple of people have asked me to elaborate on that and it is actually more than just deciding to watch more live music (which I think everyone should do.) Supporting local artists (visual artists as well as musicians) is something I feel strongly about and journalists are in a unique position to be able to advocate for artists. I grew up with artists and it was that upbringing that put me on this path.

Stevie putting me on the Beautiful Losers screening (SXSW 2008) started the ball rolling. Sitting in Cactus Cafe for the Guy Forsyth show just sealed the deal.

3.) If you want to see a bit of that show, some of it was recorded and can be viewed here:



4.) Meeting Guy Forsyth leaves an impression. He is one of the few people I have ever met that is all there. It's not just that when he shakes your hand he actually looks you in the eye and pays attention (though in my dad's eyes that's enough to judge a man for the rest of his days, the pressure!) - he really is in the moment. He's that way on stage, too. It makes a difference.

5.) Forsyth makes me think of Three Dog Night's song (Road to) Shambala. I dont' know why. Weird.

6.) The CD Release Party is Friday (May 16th) @ Antone's - get out and see the show!!

And visit Guy Forsyth's Myspace Page for more info. And his newly launched homepage at www.guyforsyth.com