MusicHead Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Mike Duran- The Telling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Member of the family: my story of Charles Manson, life inside his cult and the darkness that ended the Sixties. By Dianne Lake and Deborah Herman. Another well written and thought provoking book. Dianne's parents joined a hippie cult and basically threw her out at age 14. She ended up living with the Manson family and also Dennis Wilson for about two years. She ended up testifying against Charles Manson in court at age 17. Amazingly, she went on to live a happy, healthy life as a teacher for special needs children. Of course I was going to read this. My sister and I have had a somewhat deep interest in the Manson family since Jr. high, when we read Helter Skelter and got the crap scared out of us! Deep interest like "we used to be impressionable young girls at one point, glad we didn't live in CA then "; NOT deep interest like people that wanted to marry Manson. Those people I don't get at all. Wow. Got the same vibe when I read Helter Skelter. Bugliosi just had a talent for that. Just put this on hold for loan from the library, should have within the week. Thanks for the tip.About halfway through this. Wow. Charlie was fup ducked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Member of the family: my story of Charles Manson, life inside his cult and the darkness that ended the Sixties. By Dianne Lake and Deborah Herman. Another well written and thought provoking book. Dianne's parents joined a hippie cult and basically threw her out at age 14. She ended up living with the Manson family and also Dennis Wilson for about two years. She ended up testifying against Charles Manson in court at age 17. Amazingly, she went on to live a happy, healthy life as a teacher for special needs children. Of course I was going to read this. My sister and I have had a somewhat deep interest in the Manson family since Jr. high, when we read Helter Skelter and got the crap scared out of us! Deep interest like "we used to be impressionable young girls at one point, glad we didn't live in CA then "; NOT deep interest like people that wanted to marry Manson. Those people I don't get at all. Wow. Got the same vibe when I read Helter Skelter. Bugliosi just had a talent for that. Just put this on hold for loan from the library, should have within the week. Thanks for the tip.About halfway through this. Wow. Charlie was fup ducked. Yes! I felt so sorry for the author having those loser parents. They were pretty selfish. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Three quarters through Member of the Family.Next up: The President is Missing, by Bill Clinton & James Patterson, followed by:The 15:17 to Paris, by Anthony Sadler, Alex Skarlatos, & Spencer Stone. Will watch the movie when I come up on the hold list at the library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicHead Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Mustaine by Shredmeister Dave. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 The Wrecking Crew, by Kent Hartman (story of the studio musicians of L.A.) Red Card, by Ken Bensinger. Subtitled, How the US Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal. (The FIFA corruption scandal, which started as an IRS criminal investigation into tax fraud.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicHead Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Dan Brown - Angels & Demons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krystal Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Cinnamon Skin - John D MacDonaldWell-paced "detective" novel (although the protagonists aren't detectives). One of MacDonald's final books. He's an Asshole a Rebel - Some Guy Bio of Phil Spector researched and written in late 80s/early 90s. Cool pics, great quotes, but man, what an asshole. Lucky You - Carl Hiassen Only halfway thru but thoroughly entertained. Floridian crime novel involving a stolen lottery ticket and its rightful owner, wannabe white-supremacists, religious conmen, and 45 baby turtles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth. A black undercover Colorado Springs detective joins the KKK. Tom Clancy Power and Empire, by Marc Cameron. Edited July 4, 2018 by pjbear05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Just finished "Spider From Mars: My Life With Bowie" by Woody Woodmansey, which was quite entertaining. It made me want to check out more of Mick Ronson's guitar work. Half-way thru Vonnegut's "Mother Night" - an odd, almost colourless novel (so far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Definitely a "Chick Lit" or beach read, because it's a romance/revenge thing. It was entertaining, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Hans Fallada - Alone In Berlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Just A Shot Away: Peace, Love, and Tragedy with The Rolling Stones at Altamont, by Saul Austerlitz. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Just A Shot Away: Peace, Love, and Tragedy with The Rolling Stones at Altamont, by Saul Austerlitz. This should be a really interesting read, based on what little I know from the "Gimme Shelter" doc. Sounded like the entire festival was pretty much 'bad vibes' and violence.Good book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 "Living Like a Runaway" - Lita Ford and helper YYZumbi's heartthrob tells her tale of rock, excess, loss, and redemption (sorta). Names are named, and there is a sort of '(genital) warts and all' air to the book, which is unfortunately undercut by a willful vagueness on many details and 'too much info' on others (the toilet/tampon anecdote, getting crabs, detailed and pointless road stories). After reading it, I have no interest in checking out any of her solo work. Well, maybe that shitty s&m themed album she did with her expunged ex husband. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/260/BLOWJOBINTHEPARKINGLOT.jpgKeepin' it classy! Next up: I'd heard good things about "Vermilion Sands" and "Empire of the Sun" but the bookstore didn't have them so picked this up instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Just A Shot Away: Peace, Love, and Tragedy with The Rolling Stones at Altamont, by Saul Austerlitz. This should be a really interesting read, based on what little I know from the "Gimme Shelter" doc. Sounded like the entire festival was pretty much 'bad vibes' and violence.Good book?Very good so far. Basically a documentary/crime scene narrative, from the concert's planning and multiole venue changes to its aftermath, with special emphasis on Meredith Hunter (the black man killed by the Hell's Angels who were hired as security, and by some accounts, in a scuffle during which Hunter is alleged to have brandished a pistol.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Just A Shot Away: Peace, Love, and Tragedy with The Rolling Stones at Altamont, by Saul Austerlitz. This should be a really interesting read, based on what little I know from the "Gimme Shelter" doc. Sounded like the entire festival was pretty much 'bad vibes' and violence.Good book?Very good so far. Basically a documentary/crime scene narrative, from the concert's planning and multiole venue changes to its aftermath, with special emphasis on Meredith Hunter (the black man killed by the Hell's Angels who were hired as security, and by some accounts, in a scuffle during which Hunter is alleged to have brandished a pistol.) Thanks for the info/recommendation. Will check this out at some point! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_World_Man Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Just A Shot Away: Peace, Love, and Tragedy with The Rolling Stones at Altamont, by Saul Austerlitz. I read a book(which I actually still have somewhere)called Blown Away: The Rolling Stones and the death of the sixties. I might not have the title exactly but it was something like that. Anyway, it was about the late sixties Stones in general and the death of Brian Jones in particular. It does go into detail about Altamont but the main focus seems to be the death of Brian Jones and the circumstances surrounding his death. I thought it was a very good read. I'll have to check this book out also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonycake Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Cat’s Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Wooly by Ben Mezerich. Scientists try to cline and de-extinct the wooly mammoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Just A Shot Away: Peace, Love, and Tragedy with The Rolling Stones at Altamont, by Saul Austerlitz. I read a book(which I actually still have somewhere)called Blown Away: The Rolling Stones and the death of the sixties. I might not have the title exactly but it was something like that. Anyway, it was about the late sixties Stones in general and the death of Brian Jones in particular. It does go into detail about Altamont but the main focus seems to be the death of Brian Jones and the circumstances surrounding his death. I thought it was a very good read. I'll have to check this book out also.My library system has this listed, and I've put it on hold. I should have it within a week. Thanks NWM! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinceuher Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson. A story about Earth's first Generational Ship on a voyage to a distant star to colonize a planet. I'm about 1/4 way through it. Very good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_World_Man Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Just A Shot Away: Peace, Love, and Tragedy with The Rolling Stones at Altamont, by Saul Austerlitz. I read a book(which I actually still have somewhere)called Blown Away: The Rolling Stones and the death of the sixties. I might not have the title exactly but it was something like that. Anyway, it was about the late sixties Stones in general and the death of Brian Jones in particular. It does go into detail about Altamont but the main focus seems to be the death of Brian Jones and the circumstances surrounding his death. I thought it was a very good read. I'll have to check this book out also.My library system has this listed, and I've put it on hold. I should have it within a week. Thanks NWM! The one by A. E. Hotchner? I think that's the author's name. Anyway, cool. Let me know what you think when you are done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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