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    • December 10, 2013 7:55 AM CST
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      My only question is, why do we not have a "Thunders & Sons" reality show?

       

      http://nypost.com/2013/12/09/new-york-dolls-estate-fight/

       

      Ugh.

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    • December 10, 2013 5:27 PM CST
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      if you've ever seen the Thunders' docunentary ,  "Born To Lose" ,by Lech Kowalski , but , apparently  never finished ( Though shown , here , in Chicago , and in Detroit and NYC in three different versions , in or around 1997.) , much of it reads liek a reality show , but one that does'nt make an oxymoron of the term , like all these "Reality'' shows on TV do , today. Kowalski tried to cover his friend , Thunders' life and career without pulling any punches.

       

      Similarly , I would LOVE to see him cover the upcoming fiasco over his estate , which was always worth more than even he had been told , when he was still alive. Sylvain Sylvain told me, the minute Johnny dropped dead , he was called in , as were the other surviving ex - New York Dolls , to recieve his FIRST - EVER royalty check  from Mercury Records. And , as I recall , it was for a whomping $3000 !  OK , The Dolls had no hit records (Tho' the article states that "Personality Crisis " was a hit - HUH ?!) . but between reissues (Admittedly sporadic until the '90s.) and publishing for cover versions of their songs , and just the sales from the first go 'round , Thunders , and all The former Dolls , should have had the makings of a decent - sized estate.

      OK , WE KNOW WHERE MOST OF HIS MONEY WOULD HAVE GONE , BUT , SYLVAIN TOLD ME THAT UNTIL JOHNNY DIED , THEY WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO MONEY. WTF?!       

       

      I'd forgotten that his Sister had passed on , and did'nt know Vito was out of the joint (He's interviewed in the movie , from Prison .). HE HAD ANOTHER SON , NOT Dino , as I recall , because he's literally told , on camera , that Johnny Thunders was his Father, in the movie. I think Dino always knew . I remember reading that he had 3 Sons and a Daughter. yes , this should get very interesting. But , it's not surprising that , with someone minding the store ,  Johnny's estate should now be worth a lot more than when he checked out.

       

      The article also blunders , majorly , by saying The Dolls broke up in 1974. They did'nt officially break up until 1975 , and David and Sylvain kept it going under the original name , or several variations , until 1976 , maybe even very early '77 (?), until David went solo , and Syl played in his band for a while.

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