Just read the chapters of interest last night. My initial assessment is total surprise at how culpable ML considers Brian to be in the Sea of Tunes sale and the subsequent testimony/depositions in the late 80s and the 94 lawsuit. . In ML's view, BW was not a passive and incapable presence in either the late 60s or 1980s-90s proceedings. Quite to the contrary, according to ML. He has BW painted as an active conspirator involved in a premeditated fraud against his cousin. I find this version difficult to believe. All the while, I will not play judge and jury since, like most of us, I was not there for any of it. I will, however, be curious to see how this plays out in the coming months and years. Because, if some of the silly stuff in the WIBN book was good enough to collect a settlement from HarperCollins, then the concrete accusations and assessments presented by Mr. Love should at least be fodder for some future litigation. We shall see.
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