The idea for a reissue of PC was formulated by the late-president of Helter Skelter, Sean Body, a couple of years ago and shortly before his death. His plan was for more pictures and a updated closing epilogue, so that's the way it will be (along with a few other changes in the main text).
Arthur was widely recognized by other musicians, by the hip and by the music business world, as the coolest person in Hollywood. He was Superman in the flesh... a superior being who came to Earth with powers far beyond those of mortal man. Not just musically,... everything. Did Jim want to be like him? I would imagine.
In the days preceding and post-Da Capo, being in the same room with Arthur and Bryan on any given day, was like being in the presence of a great comedy team. Each was a creative intellectual and their daily conversation (funny or otherwise) reflected that. Bryan would say, "Arthur will flip when he sees this," and Arthur would enter the room, do a double take and perform a full-body flip. Or during rehearsals, sometimes Arthur would clear his throat, open the sliding glass door, hang a loogy out into the night, and then say, "Oh, sorry Forest." Forest Hamilton was our manager for a while. Stuff like that.
Bryan's "Intra Muros" CD is incredibly beautiful. It can be ordered through his Mom, Lizzy at
lizzymckee@aol.com. She's working on putting together another recent collection of his work as well.
