I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie 
asked by markymark on November 24, 2006 12:37 AM
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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I read this book with relish when it was first released in the '80s when I was a teenager. Pamela taught me a lot about music, musicians, sex, and the importance of being able to laugh at one's self. I gave this version one less star simply due to the shoddy reproductions of the photos. I'd love to see an updated, quality edition of this book. Forget Bebe Buell's Rebel Heart and read this one instead.
reviewed by success06 on November 28, 2006 3:49 AM
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I bought this book thinking I'd get some candid behind-the-scenes insight into what it would be like to hang out with the rock stars of the 60's and 70's. No luck. Just Pamela obsessing about finding the next band member to lay and wondering why she wasn't a star. I'd recommend Zep's "Hammer Of The Gods" or Aerosmith's "Walk This Way".
reviewed by samoan on November 28, 2006 9:11 PM
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This book was fun, even if I got the feeling Miss Pamela down played some of her antics. Good book.
reviewed by markymark on November 29, 2006 3:03 AM