Rocker janis joplins lesbian lover talks about their. It tells a story as raw and honest as her voice, as gutshaking as her songs, and as vivid as her memory. The genre hit an early rock bottom in going down with janis, the 1973. This little book is a firstperson account by peggy caserta with dan knapp, and peggy caserta just about reeks from every page. Janis joplins former lesbian lover denies being responsible for. I have a feeling, though, that you wont enjoy those books half as much as you will going down with janis by peggy caserta as told to dan knapp. Allegations of casertas culpability first arose soon after her book, going down with janis. They said lay down in the water even though you dont believe all your sins will be forgiven and your soul will be redeemed so i walked into the water and i fell. When i first read going down with janis i thought it was written by some starfker out to tarnish her reputation, but as the jerry springer mantrawe love.
Going down with janis is a different kind of book about a different kind of person. It is simply impossible not to continue to read after the first sentence. Scars of sweet paradise is the first scholarly book on joplin, and with. He is the author of the bestselling as told to biography going down with janis, a scathing look at the underbelly of the early rock world and the life and times of rock star janis joplin. Caserta insists she had no say in the book and that her cowriter.
Theres something happening here what it is aint exactly clear theres a man with a gun over there telling me i got to beware i think its time we stop, children, whats that sound everybody look. Peggy caserta, janis joplins love, comes clean for real. Going down with janis book by peggy caserta thriftbooks. A raw and scathing portrait of janis joplin by her. In 1965, caserta opened mnasidika, a hippie clothing store in haight ashbury.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Janis ian recounts her renegade teen years janis ian wrote societys child, a song about an interracial couple in the 1960s, when she was 15 years old, a. Buy going down with janis reissue by caserta, peggy, knapp, dan isbn. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Caserta, who now lives in louisiana, infamously revealed her romance with joplin in her ghostwritten book going down with janis, published in 1973. He also wrote baccarat, a study of the highroller game and the man who brought it to las vegas after escaping cubas civil war. This book has the best opening line of any book ive ever read. A close friend offers a fresh perspective on janis joplins tragic story. I promise, you will not be able to put this book down until you get to the last sentence. It is such a great grabber, setting the tone for the entire book, which is a true page turner. Yes, you can look to the new york times and npr and oprah to figure out what you should be reading this summer. Janis joplins former girlfriend refutes previous memoir, releases. The walking dead star norman reedus feared daryl would.
Janis joplin is remembered for her brassy swagger, but her true personality was completely hidden from her fans. Originally written by southern music producer and musician, don nix. As the janis joplin lore goes, the singer spent her final hours locked. Buffalo springfield for what its worth 1967 youtube. Three years later, caserta and ghostwriter dan knapp released a memoir titled going down with janis, which tastefully proclaimed itself to be a raw and scathing portrait of janis joplin by her. Buy a cheap copy of going down with janis book by peggy caserta. Fortyfive years after the publication of her book going down with. Going down with janis has, over the decades, become a sort of cult phenomenon. Going down with janis describes hard drinking, hard druging part of her personality, the mask, with just glimpses of something deeper beneath. Peggy caserta, janis joplins love, comes clean for real vulture. Be the first to ask a question about going down with janis.
Janis joplins former girlfriend refutes previous memoir. This little book is a firstperson account by peggy caserta with dan knapp, and peggy. You say people still track you down, but if they know you only from that first book, theyre in for a revelation. I said it looks like everybody in this whole round world. Discovering the vulnerable woman behind janis joplins. The walking dead star norman reedus spent the break between seasons eight and nine worried his daryl dixon would kill rick grimes andrew lincoln after. And from the four buck coffeehouse gigs to fifty grand onenighters and million dollar albums she did just that. From buried alive to love, janis, this is the most complete janis joplin book collection you will find. Going down with janis mass market paperback october 1, 1980. Buy going down with janis new edition by caserta, peggy isbn. Dont worry your good friends the books will take you places.
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