Dirty Rocker Boys, Bobbie Brown
Bobbie Brown
Dirty Rocker Boys
Simon and Schuster
Bobbie Brown has
written a tell all auto biography and it is a damn good read. Sure, it is
filled with sex and drugs and rock and roll decadence but beneath the grime and
the smeared mascara is a woman who has seen it all and lived to tell about it.
Ultimately the book reveals the story of a small town girl lost in the make
believe world of LA. But to her credit Bobbie Brown emerges from the wreckage
of her life, a mom, a friend, a good natured person who despite numerous
setbacks and self immolation, has risen above the dirty streets to shine.
Dirty Rocker boys
is a classic tale of what not to do and a roadmap of who's who in rock and roll
to date and stay away from. From Tommy Lee to Leonardo Decaprio and Kevin
Costner to Jani Lane, Bobbie has been there and done that. After this was the
height of the decadent 80's. The drugs, the meth, the addiction, the abusive
lifestyle, it's all here. Her book is a
testament to her street smarts and her perseverance. I found it too hard to put
down. Some parts, like the black magic spell against Matthew Gunner, seem
almost comical and unreal. Other parts, like the day she learned Jani Lane was
dead, haunt you in their honesty. The pages are filled with raw emotion.
This book is well written and a finely tuned
record of those crazy 80's nights and a Hollywood daze some of which even
Bobbie can't recall. Pick this one up. Read it and learn how excess and those
hollywood nights can quickly dissolve into a depressive, meth colored haze. We are drawn to her story of excess and
failure, heartbreak, divorce, and even the death of her ex husband Jani Lane.
But it is her strength that you will leave the book with. Strength to pick
herself up and keep moving forward. You get a certain smile when you read the
pages. You begin to see her develop from wide eyed drugged out model to an
older, wiser, stronger woman.
"She's my cherry pie" indeed....
Bryan Martin
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