3/21/2023 0 Comments Dont sleep with your drummerBased on the information in the author bio, this book might be based at least in part on actual experiences too bad it isn't a memoir. I guess the editor didn't want to date the book, but were too lazy to edit out the references. President Clinton and the dawn of the millennium)that make the fact that year dates are not included anywhere in this book (until almost the end) even though the book is organized as a faux journal with the month and day dates in tabs down the side of the page. Also, the book seems to be written in that no-man's-land time of so many adolescent books, yet there are a couple of specific incidents in the book (e.g. They remained nothing more than vague outlines to me throughout the book. Although this book has some engaging characters, they are far from developed. Words to live by, and I'm far from my adolescence. Her big advice: Nobody can take away your thing without your permission. What I do like about it is that the protagonist is an empowered woman who takes control of her life and owns up to her mistakes (hence the title). Chapter 6: I, the undersigned, do hereby solemnly.ĭon't Sleep with Your Drummer is an engaging read, but, to be honest, I thought the story was told much better in The Commitments.Part diary, part crash course in rock stardo. Suddenly, she's learning the real lessons of Rock and Roll High School, including the danger of trusting a record company executive who ties a ponytail in his goatee, and the ten telltale signs your bass player is living in your practice space. But while reveling in free tequila shots, autograph hunters, and other perks of minor stardom, Jenny realizes with a shock that 60-Foot Queenie is poised to become even bigger than she imagined. Meet musicians.Ĥ) Cash in pension and buy kickass guitar amp.ĥ) Team up with sex-crazed guitar genius/best friend Lucy Stover Hanover II.Īfter auditioning every musician in the greater Los Angeles area-including the deluded, deranged, and underaged-Jenny finds the perfect lineup, and 60-Foot Queenie is born. Items on her new to-do list include:ġ) Quit going-somewhere copywriting job and get going-to-band-practice job.Ģ) Break up with Hootie and the Blowfish-lovin' boyfriend.ģ) Hang out in skanky bars. Part diary, part crash course in rock stardom, Don't Sleep with Your Drummer is a hilarious, no-holds-barred guide through the pleasures and pitfalls of the music industry-from the beginning to the bitter end, and back again.At twenty-eight, Jenny Troanni has decided to become the rock goddess she was always meant to be. Items on her new to-do list include: 1) Quit going-somewhere copywriting job and get going-to-band-practice job. But while reveling in free tequila shots, autograph hunters, and other perks of minor stardom, Jenny realizes with a shock that 60-Foot Queenie is poised to become even bigger than she imagined. Don't Sleep With Your Drummer Jen Sincero 3.4 12 Ratings 15.99 Publisher Description At twenty-eight, Jenny Troanni has decided to become the rock goddess she was always meant to be. At twenty-eight, Jenny Troanni has decided to become the rock goddess she was always meant to be.
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