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If Vini Lopez is the unluckiest drummer in American history, Jon Landau is surely the most fortunate of rock critics.
NEWYORKER: We Are Alive
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Fans of 1970s post-punk band The Durutti Column have rallied round to help frontman Vini Reilly after three strokes left him unable to pay bills.
BBC: Fans rally round Durutti Column star Vini Reilly
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And Vini was hugely grateful that his fans had chosen to react in this way - he was incredibly humbled by the positive help that was being offered.
BBC: Entertainment & Arts
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Yes, there has been a lot of conspicuous consumption in the past decade, but what has been more striking is the quest for the genuine--the handcrafted object, the locally sourced menu, the Vini del Paradiso experience.
FORBES: Editor's Note
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On a spring afternoon, I stood out in front of the best-known club in Asbury Park, the Stone Pony, and waited for an aging drummer named Vini (Mad Dog) Lopez, the unluckiest man in the E Street saga.
NEWYORKER: We Are Alive