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after Chilton), many Big Star associates, and dozens of famous fans--as is the archival footage. Chilton appears only in archival footage and radio interviews; it's not clear if he was still alive when filming began. And there are great details--for example, Ardent had the U.S.'s first Mellotron, without which #1 Record would be unfathomable.Plus there's the story of the Rock Writers Convention, ostensibly a way for critics to unionize and demand respect. It was organized by Ardent PR man John King, a garrulous fellow who bears a disturbing resemblance to Fred Willard's character in a A Mighty Wind. He offers a po-faced but dubious vow that he did it for the writers and not just to promote the band. Motivations aside, it worked--sort of. "They had a bunch of rock critics dancing, which is a miracle," one attendee cracks. The sight of a bunch of aging writers--one of the more jaded groups imaginable--un-self-consciously rocking out and playing air-guitar and -drums along with recordings as they reminisce

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