Normally I'm a "take each day as it comes" kind of person, but I have to admit to wanting to fast forward two months to Halloween weekend. That is the weekend that Chiller Theatre will take place in Parsippany, New Jersey. Chiller Theatre features all sorts of sci-fi and horror movie and TV show events, shows and guests, and normally I steer clear and let my husband and son attend on their own. But today I found out that Pamela Des Barres will be making an appearance. I am so there.
For those not familiar with Miss Pamela, she has been called the Queen of the Groupies. She wrote two memoirs about her exploits with some heavy duty rock gods, including Keith Moon, Mick Jagger and Jimmy Page. These books never leave my shelves, but not because of their kiss-and-tell aspects. After reading the first page of the first book, I felt like I'd found a kindred spirit. I could see myself in her.
In the opening chapter of her book, she described a feeling of something grabbing hold of her when she heard Elvis's music for the first time that I could totally relate to. She confessed to being a blithering Beatlemaniac, which I know as well as I know my own name I would have been, too. But more than anything, she wrote about her overwhelming love of music, and her words felt like I had written them myself. She took that love to another level by getting physically close to the source of the music, the musicians themselves. She didn't and still doesn't care that people used the term "groupie" in a derogatory way; she wears the label proudly. She knows who she is and what she is doing, and doesn't care what others think.
Along with several books about music, Pamela has written about music and entertainment for several magazines. Her writing style is one I aspire to - conversational and intimate. I always come away from reading one of her pieces with an urge to write better.
She is one of my personal heroes. I seriously can't wait for October!
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