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Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream by David McGowan
0.25
The best thing I can say about this is that it served as a pointer to some projects I was unaware of.
Everything else is just outrageous. Main source seems to be wikipedia and the author is proud of that. It is written laughably badly with many, MANY 'is that a coincidence or what' and 'but I'm sure that that's nothing' and similar terms mixed in. It also has no goal. It's just a bunch of info with some imaginary conclusions that lead absolutely nowhere, what's the point of this book? Because it felt like I was reading author's therapy notes justifying him leaving the hippie music behind.
One of the main points seemed to be that many people who gained popularity in the Laurel canyon had parents who were in the military, so that, according to the author, means that the whole hippie movement was some kind of a government orchestrated thing? But no, that was less than 30 years after the end of WWII, it's only logical, people go to war, gain new ranks and so on, don't piss me off. Even if that is true, do you think that the government would approve CSN's horrible 'hot dog' album? I doubt it.
In short: terrible, if you want to save yourself the rage that you'll experience, avoid this at all costs.
Everything else is just outrageous. Main source seems to be wikipedia and the author is proud of that. It is written laughably badly with many, MANY 'is that a coincidence or what' and 'but I'm sure that that's nothing' and similar terms mixed in. It also has no goal. It's just a bunch of info with some imaginary conclusions that lead absolutely nowhere, what's the point of this book? Because it felt like I was reading author's therapy notes justifying him leaving the hippie music behind.
One of the main points seemed to be that many people who gained popularity in the Laurel canyon had parents who were in the military, so that, according to the author, means that the whole hippie movement was some kind of a government orchestrated thing? But no, that was less than 30 years after the end of WWII, it's only logical, people go to war, gain new ranks and so on, don't piss me off. Even if that is true, do you think that the government would approve CSN's horrible 'hot dog' album? I doubt it.
In short: terrible, if you want to save yourself the rage that you'll experience, avoid this at all costs.
Just One More Thing: Stories from My Life by Peter Falk
5.0
It may not be very detailed or very long, but it has character, it's beyond charming and you can hear Peter Falk's voice as you read. I found it delightful.
The Complete Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale
4.0
The first one is the only book ever that had me wishing I had a bowl of popcorn by my side. And then I popped them, first ever case of snacking on the corn as I read.
The other two were alright, but didn't quite live up to the greatness of the first one.
The other two were alright, but didn't quite live up to the greatness of the first one.
The Perfume Burned His Eyes by Michael Imperioli
4.0
An interesting debut. Perhaps a bit stark when it comes to the writing style, it isn't particularly defined. But what makes up for it is the vivid storytelling.
Dancing on the Edge: A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling Through Hollywood by Sarah Tomlinson, Russ Tamblyn
5.0
Thoroughly charming and written with a lot of love, I enjoyed every single page!
Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars by Scotty Bowers
3.0
Gets boring after a bit, not gonna lie. It's not well written, it felt as if I was reading someone's pocket diary, but instead of 'i had breakfast' and 'i washed the dishes' it was 'George Cukor gave me a blowjob', so yeah.