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Summary: 'OH PLEASE SPARE US, JADED LADY'!!
Review: 'TACKY', IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT, AS A BCR FAN, I SAY TO MS SULLIVAN
'GET OVER IT', IS IT ANY WONDER THEY WANT TO SUE HER?
SHE OBVIOUSLY DID NOT GET ENOUGH OR EXPECTED TO GO DOWN THE AISLE MORE LIKE IT!! I FOUND THIS BOOK TOTALLY BORING, TACKY AND A PAYBACK TO THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY...OUCH!!! SO SAD TOO BAD.
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Summary: S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y ...night !
Review: After I read this book, I was glad that I wasn't the only person to publically admit my former fascination with the Rollers . It's really nice to know that I WASN'T the biggest Roller fan ever although back then I thought that I was ! Fun book to relive your teen years .
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Summary: A watered-down American Psycho for Teenyboppers
Review: As a non-gay, young male teenage fan of the Rollers back in the 70s, I was quite intrigued to read this book - especially in light of recent press about Courtney Love purchasing the rights to this for film (and reports of Ewan McGregor playing BCR singer Les McKeown, despite McKeown's protestations that it should be Keanu Reeves). What I found was a mildly entertaining story of obsession - but obsession with what? Clearly it really wasn't the Bay City Rollers. What emerges is a rather negative and downer read, based mostly on teen rivalry, boredom and fanaticism, with the Rollers themselves (and their music) as a non-essential peripheral excuse for the whole shang-a-lang. Actually, this so-called "fan" makes continued slams on the band themselves, mostly their music. She offers very little in the way of information about the group, other than what everyone already knows from numerous press releases and stories already on the net. Aye, a wee number of personal observations, of course, but these are peppered with less-than-accurate negative critiques of their music, looks, style, decisions, etc. This book is more the tale of a loser with nothing better to do than compete with other losers for "stalking rights" for a band she cares almost nothing about musically...which begs the question "what is the point"? This book, actually, could have ANY teenie band substituted for the Rollers (i.e Westlife, Boyzone, Osmonds, etc.) It reads a tad like American Psycho, but instead of murder, it very blandly tells of endless waits in hotel corridors, and the occasional angry spat if one of the band members was seen walking with another girl. Jeesh. One wonders how on earth a film could be squeezed out of these boring pages...I had hoped for a true memory of those days (I didn't necessarily need an apologetic and nostalgic look at Rollermania, but this is a completely dull opposite), but what we get is a rather pathetic portrait of life as an American school leaver obsessed with a band she didn't actually care for, and, from these pages, a band with an image, music, musicianship, style, etc. she actually disliked. What's the point? Rollermaniacs, or those interested in the whole subject: avoid - this really offers nothing; not even a glimmer of the fun and excitement we all felt back when we had acne and funny tartan clothes.
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Summary: Hack Job
Review: Caroline Sullivan failed to do research beyond her old diaries to write this book, it would seem. Errors abound. I can't speak in terms of her personal experiences, but I can tell you that Dazed and Confused was not "an 80's movie" but was released in 1993. Also, Paper Lace did not do "Billy, Don't Be a Hero." Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods did that one. If we can't trust her with this kind of stuff, what about her Roller experiences?She never once refers to herself or her associates as groupies even though it is obvious that that is what she was. Even she says on several instances that she and her friends would never dream of wearing Roller gear or waving tartan banners. But on the cover of the paperback, girls wearing Roller gear are shown. What is that all about? She also didn't seem to like their music much, either. She seems to be what the Rollers themselves used to refer to as "a poser." It's no wonder they kept dissing her. The book as a whole does bring back memories of a simpler time in our generation's collective life, but it paints a very gloomy picture of the Rollers lives, creating a general depressive mood. If you were looking for a book to help you remember the good times you had as a fan of the Bay City Rollers, unless you, too, were a groupie, I think you will find this book depressing and insulting. I did.
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Summary: Boy band Lover or ex boy band lover???? READ THIS!
Review: I am not a Bay City rollers fan. I'm not even old enough to know about the hysteria they caused and to be really honest I have never really cared. So why am I feeling that this is one of the best books I've read in a while and probably the first that I've ever related to? It tells the account of a young fan's obsession with the 70's answer to today's westlife and the impact they made on her life as she was growing up. The goings-on of her and her fellow BCR fan's (the tacky tartan tarts) whenever 'the rollers' were in her country will either amaze you or be painstakingly similar to your own boy band experiences. 'Bye bye baby' is a fab book for anyone who has been part of the 'boy band' phase. The great aspect of this book is that you will be able to relate to it and enjoy whether you're an ex tacky tartan tart aged 40+ or a 16-year-old drooling over your n-sync posters. Ardent Bay city Rollers fans may feel a little uncomfortable in how the Bay City Rollers music was discussed in the book, but don't take it too seriously. This is an honest book and with boy bands more often than not the looks and personality's of a band are always put before their music. This is a light-hearted tale that will entertain you right till the last page.
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Summary: A great read for all the"Rollermanics" out there!
Review: I bought this book and totally loved it! It is so refreshing to read something that comes from the fan perspective. Caroline tells her story very well. Being a "Rollermaniac" myself, I dreamed of running after the Rollers, but unfortunately I never even got to see them live in their short lived careers. Caroline and friends live out every Roller fan's fantasy and that WAS to get physically close to the Rollers! The only thing that the book was missing was some pictures of the Tacky Tartan Tarts(!) and pictures of some of their adventures. I did love the Roller's music however and Derek (sigh:), two things that Caroline does not seem to embrace. Pretty sure that Mr. Roller is Woody, but after what she says in the book about Derek, I thought it would have been hysterical if that would have been her Roller!(He certainly could have been mine!) At any rate, its a good read for any person who considers themselves to be a FANatic!
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Summary: A great read for all the"Rollermanics" out there!
Review: I bought this book and totally loved it! It is so refreshing to read something that comes from the fan perspective. Caroline tells her story very well. Being a "Rollermaniac" myself, I dreamed of running after the Rollers, but unfortunately I never even got to see them live in their short lived careers. Caroline and friends live out every Roller fan's fantasy and that WAS to get physically close to the Rollers! The only thing that the book was missing was some pictures of the Tacky Tartan Tarts(!) and pictures of some of their adventures. I did love the Roller's music however and Derek (sigh:), two things that Caroline does not seem to embrace. Pretty sure that Mr. Roller is Woody, but after what she says in the book about Derek, I thought it would have been hysterical if that would have been her Roller!(He certainly could have been mine!) At any rate, its a good read for any person who considers themselves to be a FANatic!
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Summary: A must read
Review: I enjoyed this book. It is a must read for anyone who idolized the BCR. It's fun and it tells a story that many young girls would have loved" to experience. If given the chance then I would have tired to pursue them as Caroline did. However, the BCR were highly unpopular in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. I never saw them in concert. They couldn't partially fill an auditorium in Dallas/Ft. Worth area. I was a BCR when I 13 and 14 years old. By the time I was 15 I was embarrassed to admit it. Eventhough I had fun reading this book, I still can't be public about my secret.
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Summary: VERY TRAGIC READING
Review: I found this Book on a Table outside a Bookstore for $1.99, being a fan of the BCR's, I could not resist picking it up, I knew that it could not be a 'Good Read' for $1.99. I was right, So In Brief, Terrible, Unsophisticated, not at all well written, the Author displays a very 'Unrealistic', story that is very much out of touch with reality itself. I feel Pity for her, it is obvious she was tossed aside, after chasing 'Someone' in the Group, to discover he was not interested in her at all! Not worth the paper it is written on, and Please tell us BCR Fans ...Why is this book still for sale? It's a Major Flop!! I do not know how this book could be compared to the new releases in relation to the BCR's, One in particular touched me deeply in which I purchased this year and is worth every dollar, and is very 'Well Written', I feel Ms Sullivan needs counselling of some sort, most disturbiing..Not worth a penny!
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Summary: I was a Roller fan, too...
Review: I knew I HAD to get this book as soon as I found out what the subject matter was. The Bay City Rollers were my first favorite group, and I will always have a soft spot in my heart (some would say my head!) for them. If only I had been old enough to travel around the country after them (I was 11 years old when I became a fan). Ms. Sullivan takes you into the world of single-minded obsession that flares at its brightest during the teen years. I know how it is to want something (and someone!) so badly, even though you ask yourself WHY you felt this way years later... But I must say (for those who don't know the Rollers)...the BCR's music is not QUITE as bad as Ms. Sullivan describes it. I recently bought "The Definitive Collection" ... and it's tons ahead of the slop that passes for pop on today's radio...
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