Let's Spend the Night Together: Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies

Pamela Des Barres

Chicago Review Press, 2007 - Groupies - 384 pages

This intimateaccount of24 legendary groupies reveals what went on behind the closed doors of rock stars from Elvis to Marilyn Manson. Consisting of Pamela Des Barres's revealing interviews with and profiles of other supergroupies, this book offers firsthand glimpses into the backstage world of rock stars and the women who loved them. The groupiessuch as Miss Japan Beautiful, who taught Elvis how to dance; Cassandra Peterson (Mistress of the Dark), who tangled with Tom Jones in Sin City; Cynthia Plaster Caster, who redefined the art of Jimi Hendrix; andMiss B., who revealed Kurt Cobain s penchant for lip glosstell talesthat go well beyond an account of a one-night stand to become a part of music history."

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LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER: Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies

User Review  - Kirkus

Having told her own story in I'm With the Band (1987), Des Barres now turns the spotlight on more than a dozen of her fellow groupies. Some are well known (scenestress-turned-actress Patti D ...

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User Review  - Sukisue7 - LibraryThing

A series of interviews with groupies from past and present day. A fun read, although Pamela's memoir 'I'm with the band' is a far better tale!

Contents

• Tura Satana Miss Japan Beautiful and the King 1: 1
• Cherry Vanilla The Happiest Broken Heart 16: 16
• Gail Zappa Love at First Sight 34: 34
• My Lady DArbanville 51: 51
• The Elusive Miss James 61: 61
• Cynthia Plaster Caster Kicks 79: 79
• Dee Dee Keel Hey Little Girl You Wanna Come on the Bus? 101: 101
• Miss Mercys Blues Shock Treatment 121: 121
• Michele Overman Love in Her Eyes and Flowers in Her Hair 140: 140
• Cassandra Peterson The Virgin Groupie 157: 157
• Lori Lightning Absolute Beginners 174: 174
• Sweet Connie Theres Only One Way to Rock 188: 188
• Gayle OConnor Crazy Crazy Nights 205: 205
• Margaret Moser and the Texas Blondes Slow Dazzle 217: 217
• Pleasant Gehman Flesh for Fantasy 230: 230
• Bebe Buell A Chat Regarding the Infamous G Word 248: 248
• Patti and Lisa Dangerous but Worth the Risk 256: 256
• Miss B Come as You Are 273: 273
• Pleather The Male Groupie 283: 283
• Lexa Vonn and the Plastics User Friendly 297: 297
• Sarah Madison Miss You in a Heartbeat 318: 318
• Tina King In So Deep 330: 330
• Amanda Milius Let Me Stand Next to Your Flower 345: 345
• Static Beth Size Queen of the Stars 364: 364
• Cameron Crowe Almost Famous 371: 371
• Index 378: 378

About the author

Pamela Des Barres is the author of I'm with the Band and Take Another Little Piece of My Heart. A spokesperson for her generation, she is an authority on classic rock and the freewheelin' rock 'n' roll lifestyle. She has written for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, and many other magazines.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Let's Spend the Night Together: Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies
• Author: Pamela Des Barres
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press, 2007
• ISBN: 1556526687, 9781556526688
• Length: 384 pages