A review by natalieoneill4
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

The main character is a girl, Pamela, that grew up in the 50/60s around LA. In her school hood days she’s Beetle obsessed but her music taste develops to rock and roll when she’s 16/17 and she becomes like the most infamous groupie of the era. She is part of a group that frank zappa creates called GTO (girls together outrageously). I think rock stars like her bc she’s very pretty and sweet and honestly pretty knowledgeable about music (country, rock n roll, etc) and different subcultures. This book was interesting because she was really honest about her sexual experiences in an era where this is really taboo. She ends up w Michael deal barres in the end (but like they divorce after they’re married for 13? Years, like a year after she published the book actually, she adds a little PS section). I think the book should have included more picture references and had a little bit more clarity. Like sometimes I was confused as hell over the sheer volume of men in love with her and who was who like who is. Some pretty creepy things were exposed abt pedophila in this era in this book (although the main character wasn’t subject to that).