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Looking Back At Some Press, It’s A Miracle That Tom Jones Is Still Thriving
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
On June 21, 1970 the Los Angeles Times published an article that, as one looks at it in the context of today, is kind of sad.
The writer portrays many of those around Tom as petty, jealous and mean. Even if he doesn’t use those adjectives, that’s what comes across. And, if he’s right, it’s a real pity.
In the end, one kind of feels sorry for this 30 year-old guy from Nowhere (photo at left) who has to deal with all of these people all the time. And, too, even though the article is, in the end, a positive one about Tom, he had to deal with these so-called reporters who drag their subjects through the mud and, at the last minute, pick them up and dust them off.
Anyway, the photo shows Tom as he really looked in 1970. This article shows how appeared to at least one other person.
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November 18th, 2009 at 2:28 am
Thanks Ellen I ‘ve never seen that article before mmmmm what can I say ,well the thing I picked up first ….the remark about Tom being a miner .We all know it was his Dad who was the miner . saying that it was different and good to see
November 18th, 2009 at 6:53 am
I had to laugh when I ready the comment about Tom barely being able to read, because it reminded me of something he recently said, that he started writing songs because he finally learned how to spell. Miracle no way, his humble beginnings have kept him focused, and I feel that, it was very clear to him from the start, that his God given talent would be his life, no matter what anyone said, or wrote about him, he was determined to be a success, and what a success he is. The “Teddy boy” certainly became the “Teddy Man”!
November 18th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Thanks Ellen, I agree it’s great to see these old articles and revisit them retrospectivley. About Tom being able to read; it is certainly true that he wasn’t the most educated person in the world partially due to the couple of years he spent bed ridden at a fairly crucial time in his education, however I went to see him recording his TV show in Elstree in 1969 and he was definately able to read the autocues, which contained not only the song lyrics but all the ‘talk inbetween’. In fact if you watch those old shows you can tell he’s reading what he’s saying!!!!