I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie

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Summary: Please reprint this book!
Review: I borrowed this book from a friend and enjoyed it very much. I would like to purchase my own copy, but unfortunately it is out of print. Copies on ebay are very expensive, and are quite in demand. I would like to know why the publisher doesn't reprint this book? I think it would do very well. Come on, Jove books, how about it?

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Summary: Awesome. Very Interesting.
Review: I read this book when it first came out and I let a friend borrow it. I need it back. This book is a page-turner, hard to put down biography of a very determined young woman. Very good pictures also! Pamela even had her own group called Gto's managed by Frank Zappa(whom she used to babysit for.

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Summary: All about a groupie!!! Wild, wacky, fun!!!
Review: I still have my dog-eared copy from ages ago. It's sorta like a bible. Every once in a while I'll pull it out and skim through it. This is all about the life of a groupie chasing rock stars from her late teens to mid-twenties!!! From the late 1960's to mid '70's, the ultimate Rock'n'Roll peak!!! If you want to hear all about Pamela ending up in club closets with all the members of Iron Butterfly (not all at once), then read this book! She takes you there, Sunset Strip in the late '60s. This book is also about Pamela invading Jim Morrison's home to do a stoned-out backbend in his face (to the annoyance of his long-time girlfriend, also named Pamela!), losing her virginity to a member of Steppenwolf, hanging out with Frank Zappa and Cynthia Plaster Caster (famous groupie who "plastered" rock stars like Jimi Hendrix), and playing "hard to get" with Jimmy Page (it took the Led Zep guitarist two days to get her). She also lived with Don Johnson for a year. Keith Moon wore her panties. What a fun life! Pamela has a self-deprecating wit and a great way with words. I hope they re-print this book before my old copy disintegrates!

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Summary: All about a groupie!!! Wild, wacky, fun!!!
Review: I still have my dog-eared copy from ages ago. It's sorta like a bible. Every once in a while I'll pull it out and skim through it. This is all about the life of a groupie chasing rock stars from her late teens to mid-twenties!!! From the late 1960's to mid '70's, the ultimate Rock'n'Roll peak!!! If you want to hear all about Pamela ending up in club closets with all the members of Iron Butterfly (not all at once), then read this book! She takes you there, Sunset Strip in the late '60s. This book is also about Pamela invading Jim Morrison's home to do a stoned-out backbend in his face (to the annoyance of his long-time girlfriend, also named Pamela!), losing her virginity to a member of Steppenwolf, hanging out with Frank Zappa and Cynthia Plaster Caster (famous groupie who "plastered" rock stars like Jimi Hendrix), and playing "hard to get" with Jimmy Page (it took the Led Zep guitarist two days to get her). She also lived with Don Johnson for a year. Keith Moon wore her panties. What a fun life! Pamela has a self-deprecating wit and a great way with words. I hope they re-print this book before my old copy disintegrates!

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Summary: She will make you laugh...
Review: If you're a judgemental type of person...you probably won't approve of this book. This is simply a girl who loves sleeping with famous people, preferably rock musicians, preferably FAMOUS rock musicians. When she hears someone is in town performing a concert, she ALWAYS manages to make her way backstage and NEVER has to purchase a ticket. She gets her heart broken but usually makes lasting friendships with these guys. It's an easy read and if you were a child of the 70's, you'll love reading about some of these rock stars. Fun book!

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Summary: Readable
Review: Keith Richards said that before the Stones made it, the girls in nightclubs would treat him like garbage. Then the next year (since the Stones made it so fast) he was playing in those same clubs, and those same women who treated him like garbage were now laying themselves at his feet. He said it messed with his head to find out how truly shallow women can be. So if you can get past the basic premise of this book, that women can be disgustingly shallow and love a famous man whom they would detest if he weren't famous, then it's readable and entertaining. The author made it with Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger, and I'm a Stones and a Doors fan, so was interested in those two stories. And I'm a Beatles fan, and she talks to George Harrison, so that was fun. I have to say, the author shows you don't have to be beautiful to nail the biggest stars. Pamela Des Barres is okay looking, but I ain't no rock star, and I've rejected girls that had her level of looks. So she must have charm to have attracted these stars. (Of course you don't have to be beautiful to get a rock star, if you look at Yoko Ono and Linda McCartney.) Anyway, Mick Jagger (according to the book JAGGER UNAUTHORIZED) says about women over and over, "All women are groupies. All women are groupies." The Stones have been knocked for writing songs that are disdainful of women. Maybe they have reason to be. But if you're into classic rock, this is a book for you.

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Summary: I adore this book!
Review: OK, I admit it. I secretly dream of being a groupie. But, alas, long gone are the days when you could sleep with anyone you please, easily talk your way backstage at any concert, fly to London and just hang out for 6 months - meeting peace loving people like yourself, smoking pot, burning incense, dancing with flowers in your hair, and sleeping in parks under the stars. That's one of the things I love about this book. She got to do all of that in the last real time period that you safely could.
Not only are the tales of the musicians amazing (I mean, how many of us would love to hang with the likes of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Rod Stewart, Jim Morrison, et al.?), but the freedom of this book really transports you. I'm a major music fan, and Pamela has now written my bible! If only I had a time machine...

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Summary: Groovy, gossipy fun!
Review: Pamela Des Barre is an airhead, but she really was at the center of the rock world at one of the most exciting times for the industry. She knew everyone and saw everything, and if you have to listen to her gush a little about herself to get to the good stuff, it's bearable because she has some serious dirt to dish! Remember, this was before we knew about AIDS, and the Pill was still fairly new, so women were excited by the idea of sexual freedom and some of them took that freedom to extremes. Recommended for anyone who likes to peek behind the scenes of rock and roll!

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Summary: Groovy, gossipy fun!
Review: Pamela Des Barre is an airhead, but she really was at the center of the rock world at one of the most exciting times for the industry. She knew everyone and saw everything, and if you have to listen to her gush a little about herself to get to the good stuff, it's bearable because she has some serious dirt to dish! Remember, this was before we knew about AIDS, and the Pill was still fairly new, so women were excited by the idea of sexual freedom and some of them took that freedom to extremes. Recommended for anyone who likes to peek behind the scenes of rock and roll!

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Summary: AN XCELLENT ROCK MEMOIR
Review: Pamela was there...this is a great book, a cool read and no BS...highly recommended for all classic rock fans. The book is fascinating and is one of the best accounts I've found that describe the Doors and Led Zeppelin from a close up point of view. If you enjoyed "Almost Famous" - you'll appreciate Pamela's book.

I was pretty mad when my friend lost my copy, but I'm gonna get another one!