I saw Lana Clarkson the day before she was murdered (yes, I get to say that term legally now). She was walking around the Los Angeles comic convention I was attending, convivial, pleasant, chatting with everyone, sweet as anything, unaware that some sick bášŧárd was going to kill her that night and try to weasel out of it because, hey, in Los Angeles, celebrities are never convicted.
Not this time.
I hope Phil Spector rots in prison.
PAD
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Obviously he just wasn’t famous enough for this one.
Yeah, nice to see justice got done this time. Spector’s mug shot, prominently linked on Drudge, looks like a man who is terrified of what faces him. Good!
He’s pushing 70. He’s had the last 5 years out of jail.
The jury still wasn’t unanimous.
What’s to say he won’t just appeal appeal appeal until he’s dead or the money runs out?
Peter, what (if any) was Lana’s connection to comics? Or was she just a fan?
Lana appeared in a number of Roger Corman films, plenty of TV shows and was a popular guest at cons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lana_Clarkson
Phil Spector is an unqualified musical genius turned recluse turned killer. He’s probably ever so slightly out of his mind, starting as far back as his car accident, but alas, with all the help available to people (especially people of means) there was no reason his issues had to end in death. I am in no way trying to mitigate his actions. Accidental or no, result of emotional issue or no, she’s dead and he’s responsible and it’s a shame all round.
Well, don’t mince words, PAD — how do you really feel?
More seriously, I was surprised by the verdict yesterday, but not saddened. Based on the evidence I’d seen, it certainly seemed like Spector was guilty.
How far the mighty can fall.
TWL
Years before this happened (1995, I think), I got the Phil Spector Wall of Sound Christmas CD, which ends with Spector wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.
Even without listening to that last track, I can’t play that CD anymore.
I remember you posting about that when it happened.
Can’t believe it’s taken this long.
Spector had a long, long, LONG history of threatening people, especially women, with guns; he was known for using them to prevent women from leaving his presence. (He is charmingly known for telling the cop who came to investigate Clarkson’s murder that she was a “piece of šhìŧ.”) It was, sadly, only a matter of time before he pulled the trigger on someone, and I am gratified that he received the verdict he deserved.
Between him and the belated justice experienced by OJ Simpson (and I wonder how HE’S doing now), maybe the “ban” on convicting celebrities is over. I hope so.
And as a bonus, Mark Evanier won’t go on his killing spree.
For what he did to his previous wife, Ronnie Spector, alone… he should have been put away.
Darin