It�s amazing that Iggy�s simply living, isn�t it? That he has an LP in Billboard�s Top 50 or 100, is touring and getting heavy MTV play boggles the minds of historians everywhere, I�m sure. As happy as I am for Iggy�s comeback, I can�t help feeling that the whole Blah Blah Blah package irritates Ig something awful. In his heart he must know that almost any deep-voiced white man could�ve made this new Blah music. The Igness has been emasculated by Dave Bowie and modern recording technology. But Iggy in the flesh still ignites those fires of yore.

As nutty as it sounds, the most remarkable thing about Iggy�s return to the Murder Capital in something like eight years was the presence of millionaire writer of detective fiction, Elmore �Dutch� Leonard. Sitting up in the balcony with calm dignity, he cut a most incongruous figure. I found myself watching him as often as I eyeballed Mr. Pop.