Re: Take me out to the ballpark

["John Hughes" <pureneasy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jo, re

> > Very good point Sandy.  That makes more sense to me.  I cannot think of
an
> > American that could fill Pete's shoes.

my point about Todd Rundgren is not that he could fill Pete's shoes -
neither could fill each other's  but in his own way he is an equivalent
talent to Pete.

he has the same kind of imagination, vision, way with words, wit, style, and
dammit, sheer fun that Pete has.

> > My theory is that being English is part of what makes him so brilliant
at
> > what he does.

Others on this list - I believe Mark is a member of the club - consider Ray
Davies equally as brilliant at what he does because iof his Englishness.

> > But, I can't believe we don't have someone in this country (USA) that
measures up to him equally.

You do - Todd!

There are bound to be others too, it's just that we haven't considered them.

Cheers,

John