Brandon’s Reviews > Long Time Gone: the autobiography of David Crosby > Status Update

Joe Walsh on “Cros”: “ he’s the voice you can’t hear because when he sings harmony, he sings perfect. You can hear Stephen below the Cros. You can hear Graham. You can hear Stephen and Graham. But you can’t hear the Cros. He’s got that middle part and it wouldn’t be CSN without him” (487).

Because Croz can pick a lock, he advances in the prison hierarchy (457).

As far as plotting, Croz comes to a “turning point”
during “Diagnostics” at Huntsville Prison where he realized there was “more of me awake than had been in a long time”; it’s interesting how the lyrics to “Long Time” are true in more than one way (446).

In prison, Croz saw the need of some prisoners for “psychiatric confinement.”

“Lying” is a basic term for “complex” or “half-truth.”

“out of population,” “in population” & “the hole” defined.

“daily drug drain,” not unlike “lacy lilting lyrics….”

Involuntary detentions require medical certification for 72 hours; a judicial hearing for 14 days (392).

It’s interesting that Craig Doerge & Judy Henske’s song “You Might As Well Have A Good Time” was going to be the title track for Croz’ second album.

Did Cameron Crowe consider Croz a “friend,” and if so, did his decision not to submit a story about a solo concert at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco violate journalistic ethics? What would Lester Bangs say? What would Hunter Thompson say?