I read Pam DesBarres’ “I’m With the Band” when I was in high school and I thought she was the funniest kickassiest lady ever. Later, I came to realizeI read Pam DesBarres’ “I’m With the Band” when I was in high school and I thought she was the funniest kickassiest lady ever. Later, I came to realize that she was a bit of a doormat, despite being funny.
Bobbie Brown is funny, too, in her own way, but I don’t hold her in esteem any higher than I do Pam. For starters, Pam is pretty self aware and has grown as a person. I’m not sure Bobbie ever will. She seems to be proud of her cluelessness; not eager to be anything but the prettiest woman in the room. ...more
This book is fun as hell. It was a co-read with my husband, who is way into sci-fi and likes Stephenson. He hadn’t read this one, and the title is intThis book is fun as hell. It was a co-read with my husband, who is way into sci-fi and likes Stephenson. He hadn’t read this one, and the title is intriguing, so we have it a shot. I loved the world-building and the characters. Can’t wait to see the upcoming adaptation. ...more
Had less to do with the actual bands and music than politics. As informative as it was, it wasn’t quite what I thought it was going to be.
The authorsHad less to do with the actual bands and music than politics. As informative as it was, it wasn’t quite what I thought it was going to be.
The authors make an interesting point—the handwringing and controversy about the content of the music really fed into the desire of the bands to be as outrageous as possible.
Having said that, some of these people are straight up insane. ...more
This wasn’t as fun as the movie, oddly. Mendez is a cool guy; he is an artist who found a way to use his talents to serve the country. I had no idea tThis wasn’t as fun as the movie, oddly. Mendez is a cool guy; he is an artist who found a way to use his talents to serve the country. I had no idea the CIA used disguises of the type Mendez talks about in the book.
Yet, I felt like this book was just a great story told in a lecture or TED talk. There wasn’t a whole lot of tension, and not a whole lot of story. The people in the story aren’t terribly fleshed out as characters.
All in all, I guess I was hoping for something with the feel of a movie. ...more