My Life and The Paradise Garage : Keep On Dancin'

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Summary: amazing
Review: This is truly an amazing book. And Mel Cheren has lived an amazing life, from being a record promoter in the 60s who was living a closeted life, to being at the epicenter of gay life in the 70s, to fighting the AIDS crisis in the 80s. I bought this book just hoping to get more info on the Garage but I got so much more. I got a history lesson in gay life over the past 30 years. Truly educational and fascinating. But yes I must agree with the past poster--a little too much backpatting and a little too much taking credit for other people's successes. Other than that, a fine book and one definitely worth owning if you have any interest in disco, gay life or the Paradise Garage.

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Summary: Best book on disco ever written
Review: What a book! I couldn't put it down until I read every word. This is the best book ever written on the history of disco. Not only is Mel's personal life interesting but the way he inter-twined it with all his disco information is truly genius. I recommend this book to every dance music dj, disco historian, and anyone who ever wanted to know anything about how life was back in the good old days of disco. Get it. Read it. You won't be sorry.