tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post8227075081128186900..comments2023-10-21T05:56:15.949-06:00Comments on Utah Savage: Eugene Fodor Used to Play Paganini In My BackyardUtah Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-10269206083679299612011-02-28T13:44:41.950-07:002011-02-28T13:44:41.950-07:00I heard that Gene died last night. Such a sad endi...I heard that Gene died last night. Such a sad ending. I knew him too. That he was charming and so self-destructive at the same time was difficult to watch.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136772436631158995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-91097871147982181652008-11-29T21:35:00.000-07:002008-11-29T21:35:00.000-07:00I loved reading this..even if it was sad. Gracias ...I loved reading this..even if it was sad. Gracias Senorita Savage..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698117410778232102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-15166865171566235292008-11-29T17:04:00.000-07:002008-11-29T17:04:00.000-07:00Eugene didn't have just "promise" he'd been a big ...Eugene didn't have just "promise" he'd been a big time award winning virtuoso from the age of ten. He won all the big prizes and was a true "star." The world was his oyster. He was not only brilliantly talented, he was handsome,if a bit of a cowboy, but to have crashed so spectacularly... And also so ignobly is a tragedy. From where comes that impulse toward self-destruction if not in childhood?Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-5895755097183230972008-11-29T08:38:00.000-07:002008-11-29T08:38:00.000-07:00Veeery eenteresting.Veeery eenteresting.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-89525410976396154452008-11-29T08:30:00.000-07:002008-11-29T08:30:00.000-07:00What a fascinating story and memory - so sad about...What a fascinating story and memory - so sad about the outcome of his career. Let's hope he is able to at least beat his addiction and have a good life...so sad that he wasn't able to fulfill his earlier promise as a violinist though.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-31247321529091805402008-11-28T17:32:00.000-07:002008-11-28T17:32:00.000-07:00Great story. It is amazing all the people that com...Great story. It is amazing all the people that come and go in our lives. Some well and gone and some cherished and missed.SaoirseDaily2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08898482400940054190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-91372145850392241702008-11-28T17:04:00.000-07:002008-11-28T17:04:00.000-07:00Wow! That's really cool!Wow! That's really cool!Liquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515708086582181923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-11344485002176289202008-11-28T16:00:00.000-07:002008-11-28T16:00:00.000-07:00You know, with all the crap you hear today you hav...You know, with all the crap you hear today you have to wonder how any of us had great kids or turned out normal? The crap we hear!jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-2764199190198979862008-11-28T15:12:00.000-07:002008-11-28T15:12:00.000-07:00These were the times when everyone smoked everywhe...These were the times when everyone smoked everywhere, and there was no one warning pregnant women about smoking. And as far as I know her babies were fine. No one ever spoke about a thing called, "fetal alcohol syndrome." Now they can lock you up to protect your fetus if you drink.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-31768469997941133452008-11-28T14:59:00.000-07:002008-11-28T14:59:00.000-07:00Wow I love that stuff along with everything else i...Wow I love that stuff along with everything else it seems. Like everything there is a time for all of it.<BR/> Utah you never stop surprising me. You were very lucky and unlucky in your luckiness. the question I had when reading about the bathroom stall was how did the kids come out? Take care!jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-81890016056863340532008-11-28T14:38:00.000-07:002008-11-28T14:38:00.000-07:00You have lived such an amazing life. I'm glad you...You have lived such an amazing life. I'm glad you're capturing these stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-88355085069313376932008-11-28T11:44:00.000-07:002008-11-28T11:44:00.000-07:00OMG, he is breathtaking! I was transfixed. How s...OMG, he is breathtaking! I was transfixed. How sad to read that the classical establishment were not intrested in developing his talent.<BR/><BR/>What a sweet memory you provided of him playing to the heavens in your backyard. Stuff of dreams. <BR/><BR/>But somehow, after your experience, I kind of doubt his ex-wife's stmnt in your linked article that she was "stunned" about his drug use.D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-40538543856820733322008-11-28T09:43:00.000-07:002008-11-28T09:43:00.000-07:00MrMacrum, I linked to the NY Times bio at the end ...MrMacrum, I linked to the NY Times bio at the end of my piece. I was so sad to someone who seemed so sweet and to have it all, rise so fast, and fall so far. Neither talent, nor looks or the love a lovely woman nor his children could keep him from his plunge to the bottom.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-78688770838241767472008-11-28T04:02:00.000-07:002008-11-28T04:02:00.000-07:00Rock Stars, no matter what their tool, are all pro...Rock Stars, no matter what their tool, are all prone to the same pits we all are. But the pits can be so much deeper when they are fallen into from such heights.<BR/><BR/>I just read a very good bio on him here - http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6D9173CF935A3575BC0A96F948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3<BR/><BR/>It is too bad he came into his fame during the "Studio 54" days. Too bad , as the article points out, his rising star rose too fast.<BR/><BR/>Your post was a wonderful perspective of all this from the view of a former friend and acquaintance.<BR/><BR/>The article was written shortly after his bust. I wonder what he is doing now?MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.com