If Vini Lopez is the unluckiest drummer in American history, Jon Landau is surely the most fortunate of rock critics.

NEWYORKER: We Are Alive

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

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

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

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