I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie | Pamela Des Barres

I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie | Pamela Des Barres | Breathless, Beautiful Memoir

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	I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie Pamela Des Barres Chicago Review Press, 2005 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 58 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The stylish, exuberant, and remarkably sweet confession of one of the most famous groupies of the 1960s and 70s is back in print in this new edition that includes an afterword on the author's last 15 years of adventures. As soon as she graduated from high school, Pamela Des Barres headed for the Sunset Strip, where she knocked on rock stars' backstage doors and immersed herself in the drugs, danger, and ecstasy of the freewheeling 1960s. Over the next 10 years she had affairs with Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Waylon Jennings, Chris Hillman, Noel Redding, and Jim Morrison, among others. She traveled with Led Zeppelin; lived in sin with Don Johnson; turned down a date with Elvis Presley; and was close friends with Robert Plant, Gram Parsons, Ray Davies, and Frank Zappa. As a member of the GTO's, a girl group masterminded by Frank Zappa, she was in the thick of the most revolutionary renaissance in the history of modern popular music. Warm, witty, and sexy, this kiss-and-tell?all stands out as the perfect chronicle of one of rock 'n' roll's most thrilling eras.

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Entertaining, fun, and informative!!

I got this book for Christmas from my mother, who knows that I have a great love for classic rock and roll. I couldn't wait to read it, and it did not disappoint in the least. This book wasn't a tell all, but a look into what it was like to be part of the "scene".
There were parts I would have liked to have heard a little more about...she seems to skim over being on the road with a simple, "I spent the next five days on the road with Zeppelin." Kind of would liked to have heard a little more about that. But the stories that she does share are amazing.
She gives us great insight into some of the most amazing artists of our time. This is a must read for anyone with a love of rock and roll and the 60's. I can't wait to read her other books.

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Breathless, Beautiful Memoir

The lush descriptions that Des Barres attributes to the people she knew in actuality are rare outside of fiction, but given the grand personalities with whom she consorted, are warranted. Lovely personifications of music's legends, and an honesty that burns.

Rock n Roll Fun, Pure & Simple!

I last read this almost if not 20 years ago so I would be hard pressed to recall specific details. I need a new copy!

A truly wild and fascinating adventure about something I can never get enough of hearing about: dirty sex with rock legends!? Amazing. She was so lucky to be around and in the scene when the music and culture was so pure and incredible. I always thought I was born too late, missing out on the good years.

Pamela's got a great sense of humaor and she's a true music fanatic. I also think it's a great testimonial to women taking control of their own lives and desires. Why shouldn't she have been seeking out her idols? Look who they were, why not!? Good for her.

Very recommended, total fun.

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