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Pretty cheap and I'm not talking about the price

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I'm with the band was pretty interesting to read especially if you're into music from the late sixties/early seventies because Pamela Des Barres talks a lot about iconic characters that she got to know from that time. Although their are some places where you ask yourself what woman with any self respect would let men use her just like that in order to get 'close' to them, there are certain things about her which you end up liking. She is a caring, sympathetic, realistic, down to earth person. When she realizes that things could get out of control (concerning drinking and drug use) she does something about it rather than wasting away like a lot of others that she knew did. I must add that she is a very talented writer. The only things I got pretty tired of were reading her diary, which I understand was an essential part in penning the book and hearing about the GTOs, whom I've never heard of before reading her memoir.

Must Be A Movie	Customer Rating:
If ever a book deserved to be a movie - THIS IS IT. It is sexier than a library full of Joan Collins novels and funnier than a Little Britain script. This story of rock `n` roll excess has got big screen blockbuster written all over it. Both former strippers turned `actors` Julie Johnson and Courtney Love were born to play Pamela Des Barres. A fantastic read.

Bring out the flower child you

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This is a wonderful book revealing more about the 60s and what it took to be a flower child than many biographies that have fallen from the shelf. Lady Pamela has a friendly writing style that effortlessly engages you making you laugh, love and cry at the wild excesses at the birth of rock. The long list of mega famous people she met, kissed and slept with is impressive and could lead you to leap to buy this book. However being a wild one in the decade of decadence is not as exciting as the back cover would have you believe. Many of the wonderous experiences become quite mundane as encounters with Frank Zappa, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger et al are told in the same fashion over and over again. The friendly style becomes more and more irritatingly femine as the stories whine on and the book unfortunately becomes a chore. Simple Review: Incredible tales litter a sweet 1960s diary that ultimately leaves you wanting more.

Frank and Funny Memoir

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I love the music, history, fashion and vibe the 60's have cast over society since. As a seventies child i've had to explore the 60's through the recordings and backward gaze of those who were there. Ive explored mainly through music, film and literature, and Pamela Des Barres name is one i often came across. I finally got round to reading this and was surprised to find it such a forthright book on her life and times. A great snaphsot of growing up to be a woman in LA at such a seething time for young people. Famous characters of the era are shown in a light not often portrayed in other books. A little bit salacious but a lot more about the meaning and power of music to move people.

fun and confessional	Customer Rating:
I'm with the band is a full on confessional from a fun loving, sexy and intelligent women hellbent on squeezing the most from her youth spent in 60's California. I was surprised by her warmth, by her honesty, but mostly by the fact that she never had a one night stand! Read it and revel - but hide it from your teenage daughters.