Phil FuemanaIt was good to read Simon Grigg's testimonial to the recently departed Phil Fuemana. I had nagging doubts as to some of the claims being made about his musical career, but didn't have the resources to find out whether they were true or not. Simon, who is more closely involved in the scene up that way, sets things straight. As Simon points out...

Phil was a good man, and his legacy is going to be felt for generations. His legacy is probably best seen in the Dawn Raid setup and the success of Dei Hamo.

But the way the press, especially the NZ Herald & NZPA, kept on bringing up the Proud compilation (which featured two Phil associated tracks and was essentially the brainchild of Alan Jansson and Tim Mahon, although Phil toured the record for Alan) and OMC’s "How Bizarre" (which Phil had nothing to do with, and was the creation of brother Pauly and Alan Jansson) is disgraceful and, as Phil never claimed those records as his own, disrespectful to his memory.

It makes you wonder how much is factually correct in other Herald stories when every one you are privy to, is factually incorrect.

It does indeed.
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