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Summary: It Was All Just Rock And Roll
Review: This book is simply wonderfull. It brings those years of rock and roll and radio's infancy to life. The writer also has a great sense of humor because he seemed to see the fun side of things. Here is a total insider that tells rock and roll and radio stories as only one who has been there can!
The book also is the first I've read to tell the story of the real Jimi Hendrix! I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: O'Day Sparkles in Debut!
Review: This book sizzles and has a little something for everybody! With stories of the history of Rock and Roll and the growth of the Northwest Music Sound as well as the evolution of Seattle and it's ever growing importance in the world, this book makes is a must read for baby boomers. A tough book to put down. Pat, it's time to get together with Cameron Crowe and do the movie!
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Summary: O'Day makes hay in his memiors
Review: This is a book about "Mr Crusin' 1966"
(An LP record that was released in a yearly series
to honor a dee-jay nationally - Mr O'Day won that year)Chapter after chapter this book's chewing gum for the eyes..
..even when you get to what may seem BORING parts, it picks you 'right' back up again like a shot of good Geritol as a 68
year-old. There are stories galore and lots of very entertaining rock & roll history notes. However there are alot of missing links. There's not even one MENTION of Pat's national exposure fame via the Crusin' 66 record nor how THAT came to be - neither are there mentions of his later years in radio during the Northwest's hard economic times They also disregard including any kind of audio CD relating to this man's talent as a radio announcer, plus there's no glossary or index.Wait for the paperback - odds are you'll really feel good about this man - THEN.
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Summary: Rollicking good time
Review: Written like so many 30-second promos and album sleeve bios stitched together into one long, rollicking good read -- especially for those of us who grew up in the Northwest and benefitted from Pat's boundless energy in entertaining the pubescent masses. This is a wonderful collection of reminiscences by The Man who was there and made it happen. It could be improved only by the addition of an index. Thanks, Pat -- if you've got another one in you, we're ready!
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Summary: Hard cover with a hard read
Review: Yikes! I thought I'd get some great reading according to some of the other reviews I read about this book. Pat O'Day obviously
has a lot of friends. The book, while serving up some memories fond memories of my teenage years in Seattle was a tough with a desperate need for a professional editor. While I too found some some of the stories funny and entertaining for the most part it simply about a man and his out of control ego. Very poor for the buck.
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