by Pamela Des Barres
A groupie's tale of sex and love with the biggest men in rock
music.
Reviewed by: Michelle Miller Detwiler
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"I'm With the Band" chronicles Pamela Des Barres' sexual exploits and
excursions with men as varied as Jimi Hendrix's guitarist, Noel Redding, Mick
Jagger, Jim Morrison, Jimmy Page, Waylon Jennings, the man she ended up
marrying, Michael Des Barres - and even Woody Allen! "Miss Pamela" led the
life so many of us only dream about. Not only did she travel with some of the
biggest bands of the 1960s and '70s', she also slept with some of the big
ones - rock stars, that is.
This book is the perfect summer read. Des Barres holds no shame or guilt for
any of her escapades. Filled with excerpts from her memoirs, letters from her
lovers, pictures of the beautiful (sometimes) blonde with the men she exposes
and details about the other girls in her groupie brigade (who joined together
under the direction of Frank Zappa as the band, GTO - Girls Together
Outrageously). Amazingly, many of the guys she coupled with she still
remained friends with.
Many people see groupies as trampy women who just want a piece of the man and
the band, and the ability to say "I did him," but Pamela wasn't like that;
she truly loved the music, and in the years of the sexual revolution, she
couldn't seem to help herself. In so many ways, she had tons of sex in the
classiest of ways.
"I'm With the Band" is short and sweet at less than 300 pages, and is nearly
impossible to put down. As one chapter ends, the reader starts wondering who
she's going to 'have' next, and for that reason could easily be read in one
sitting. This book is highly recommended for aspiring groupies, obsessed fans
(for the tips, of course) and the celebrity-curious. You just won't get this
kind of stuff on "Entertainment Tonight."
Click here to buy this book, or read more about it at Amazon.com: I'm With the Band
Copyright © by Michelle Miller Detwiler, 2002
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