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Date Posted: 15:57:59 01/27/06 Fri
Author: 23
Subject: Re: Million Little Pieces
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lump
's message, "Million Little Pieces" on 15:15:58 01/27/06 Fri
Oh, he'll be published again. He sold millions of books. Lies don't matter in the face of $$$$
I read that smokingun article, but I haven't read the book. I think he's a lying sack of shit. I don't know how relevant it is that he's helped people or not. That's all fine and dandy, but he went on interview after interview saying this book was true. He made up entire scenarios, entire characters, I think it puts integrity in question in general. And who wants to pattern their life/recovery after a guy with no integrity.
He deserves whatever shit hits his fan/face. And he didn't have to agree to having his book published as non-fiction. You can always say "no." Or he could have simply not said it was true in all of those interviews.
His pants are TOTALLY on fire.
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Re: Million Little Pieces -- lump, 16:18:56 01/27/06 Fri [1]
I wouldn't say his pants are on fire.
But being someone who also did different drugs back ... way back (for Lotus's FBI family) ...way a long time ago...
Does that guy strike you as someone who has done anything but drink Busch?
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Re: Million Little Pieces -- 23, 16:24:10 01/27/06 Fri [1]
>Does that guy strike you as someone who has done
>anything but drink Busch?
Pabst, actually. And no, he doesn't.
But I know some drug users who don't fit the stereotype, either.
I don't doubt that he used, he just really exaggerated the consequences of his usage. He was actually one of the people targeted in a campus drug task force back when he was in college (he was a small-time coke dealer). That part was true. But the FBI wasn't at all involved. He said he was accosted by an FBI agent over that whole thing. The Smoking Gun talked with the cop who headed the task force, and he said he'd never worked with the FBI in his entire life, but that yes, James Frey was one of the more minor target in their investigation.
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Re: Million Little Pieces -- lump, 16:28:43 01/27/06 Fri [1]
He was probably just selling coke for the ladies....that's usually it with the small timers, isn't it?
Druggy! j/k I guess I do know people too that don't fit a stereotype, but I think you can still kinda tell. But then I'm all squeaky clean so I don't know much. O;)
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Re: Million Little Pieces -- tg, 17:24:39 01/27/06 Fri [1]
Does anyone watch the show WEEDS about a suburban housewife who sells pot? I've watched it a couple of times, it's a good show.
I think James Frey is probably kicking himself about the truth of the book. The way he's acting though, is complete denial that he did anything wrong. He's a pathological liar.
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Re: Million Little Pieces -- tg, 18:10:05 01/27/06 Fri [1]
I'm sure having the book on a show like Oprah didn't help his sham. It kinda blew up in his face.
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