[Jandek] Re: jandek Digest, Vol 54, Issue 159

[Danen D. Jobe]

Two reasons it wasn't in the documentary:

1. The makers respect Corwood's wish for privacy, and this would violate that, even as speculation. They had a good deal from Corwood and part of that was respecting that his private life be left alone. Note that nobody's ever come forward and said, "hey, I was on a Jandek album, let me tell you about it." It's about respect.

2. Look at the yahoo posting in particular: rule of thumb on urban legends is never trust anyone who says "this comes from a close friend, not a friend of a friend thing." In fact, that posting looks suspiciously (to me) as if somebody read the EARLIER posting and then rewrote it into a "hey, look at me" post. "It's well informed." So's the Weekly World News. I wouldn't trust that "now you know" by any means.

The other (the list posting) carries more of a feel of truth. I remember that email and that we hashed out at the time, and as I remember the person involved never said it meant Jandek "grew up" there, or that it meant anything really; it was just speculation. 

Mostly, if Corwood says he hasn't been to Providence, I'd say that it isn't a game he's playing trying to get people to say "aha! that's where he's from" but rather him saying "don't go there." In no way would I credit those postings as saying he's 'from' there. Mostly, btw, because neither one is from the PERSON in Providence proported to be "Nancy," or even the friend of Nancy. The most suspicious thing is that both are from second (and even third) hand sources. 

Sorry if I sound like I'm flaming - I'm not. I just don't think this is enough info to say "now you know."

Danen
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This is amazing info. How come it wasn't put into the documentary?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Frank Hardy <soccerdude219 at yahoo.com>
> To: Jandek <jandek at mylist.net>
> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:15:25 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [Jandek] jandek's hometown....
> It's been confirmed by two different people, one on this list, and another
> on Yahoo, that Jandek grew up in Providence and recorded his early material
> there, at least the stuff up until Nancy dissapears:
>
> *in random conversation with a girl i know from **providence, i discovered
> that her mom, who was also **one of my high school english teachers, used
> to **'date' jandek back in her younger years. they **apparently traveled
> the country together in a **hearse, and she sang on one of his
> records..'nancy' **or something like that. weird huh.*
>
> * -ren*
> **
> and
> **
> *A friend from Providence, Rhode Island¹s mother is good friends with the
> **woman known as "Nancy" on some of the early recordings. **She lives in
> Providence and sterling visits her on and off. Supposedly he **grew up
> there. **And this isn¹t one of those a friend of a friend of a friend told
> me..... **Its well informed.
> **
> **Now you know.*
> **
> Now, Jandek flatly denies having ever been to Providence, but of course we
> can't trust him. I bet he just doesn't want people searching out his family.
> In fact all you'd have to do is go down to Providence town hall and search
> the birth records for a Sterling Richard Smith born on October 26th, 1945...
>
>
>
>
> *Alimarea Vasquez <beachdame125 at hotmail.com>* wrote:
>
> I am very interested at why you feel that he grew up in Providence, Rhode
> Island
>
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