Angels Dance and Angels Die: The Tragic Romance of Pamela and Jim Morrison: Amazon.de: Patricia Butler: Englische Bücher

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Sixties rock kingpin Jim Morrison personified the period's allegiance to sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll. Butler reexamines his life, emphasizing his "cosmic mate" and common-law wife, Pamela Courson. More or less ignored by previous Morrison biographers, Pam and Jim's relationship was relatively private and long term for a rock couple then and maybe for any couple anymore. A few years after Morrison's 1971 death, Courson died of an apparent heroin overdose. In the finest rock tradition, the circumstances of her death were questionable and were not much investigated: "At that time, in that place, if it looked to us like someone had died of a drug overdose, frankly we thought they deserved it and didn't waste our time on it," said one police officer who asked to remain anonymous. Perhaps this well-referenced, moving book will spark yet another renewal of interest in Morrison. After all, as a 1980s Rolling Stone headline put it, "He's hot, he's sexy, he's dead." More of his strange story only makes him more so. Mike Tribby -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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How one views this gossamer-thin account of the doomed Doors frontman and his equally troubled common-law wife rests largely on one's (forgive the expression) ``perception of the Doors.'' This book will be tonic to those eager for more dish on the man they regard as the Rimbaud-esque cynosure of the angst-filled '60s generation. Those baffled by Morrison's fame--particularly the respect he received as a poet--will find this book supports, quite unintentionally, their contentions as well. It's not that Butler didn't do her homework; among the people she interviewed and sources she consulted are the Elektra Records A&R tyro Jac Holzman and the surviving members of the Doors, school and police records, and even medical journals. The problem rests chiefly with Butler's subject. This story has in large part been told many times before, from many angles, and often to better effect. Readers, whether Doors fans or not, will have a tough time piecing events together chronologically, as this narrative only sketchily covers the background events that shaped and defined Jim and Pam's world. Additionally, Butler seems to cast a sentimental and too often uncritical eye on the ``tragic lovers' '' relationship, neglecting to acknowledge that the two were essentially beautiful booze- and drug-addled twentysomethings with money to burn, and that their fatal flaw was not so much being at odds with the material world as it was never having been forced to confront it without help from agents, roadies, groupies, or sycophants. The Doors' keyboardist and co- founder (with Jim), Ray Manzarek, claims that Pamela and Jim will ``go down in history as great lovers,'' and that their tale recalls Romeo and Juliet, Heloise and Abelard. Perhaps one could argue that a more fitting, albeit less flattering, comparison might be Sid (Vicious) and Nancy (Spungeon). -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Fitfully good 18. Februar 2000

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Even though I'm from Orange County (where Pamela was from) I don't really have an interest in her, so read closely only the new biographical stuff on Jim Morrison, that was very interesting. I'd read elsewhere about Jim's gay experimentation, but this book spells it out more, and reveals that someone who had a gay dalliance with him blackmailed him. Max Fink, Jim's lawyer, was who he confided in regarding this stuff, and it was touching that Jim wrote to Max that he was "the father I never had" (since Jim's dad was always away on a navy ship). Any Doors or Jim Morrison fan will find the new revelations in this book of interest, as I did.

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Super! 9. Februar 2012

Von Fitore.M

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Dieses Buch ist ein Muss für jeden Jim Morrison Fan. Ich kann einfach nicht aufhören, mich immer wieder hineinzulesen. Nachdem ich es gelesen habe, war mein Besuch am Pere Lachaise noch schöner. U gonna LOVE it!

Beautifully told, 11. Dezember 1999

Well i just loved the book because i always had a curiosity- as a Jim Morrison fan- in Jim and Pam's romance.And it gave me lots of informations i would never have the opportunity to know.The photographs are marvellous ( i had never seen true photos of Pam, at least colored ones)and this book really helped to know a little more about her, although i think it leaves too much things unrevealed-like their true friend's comments about their social life.AND also i think it's not like the self-intitulated LIZARD QUEEN has written about, i think she(Patricia)just envied Pam for her whole life.She's just a person full of fantasies, because, as we all know, the only woman Jim dedicated his books of beautiful poetry was PAMELA COURSON...VIVA PAMELA!

beautiful story

I really really enjoyed this book, being a Doors fan, i loved to read about Jim's other "sensitive" side, the one we really did not see on stage. Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 17. November 1999 von Ava

pretty good

this is a good book and if you would like to know about jim Morrison then read it the thing i enjoyed most was how it showed that morrison was an interesting person aside from his... Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 19. Oktober 1999 ver�ffentlicht

Finally a book only about Jim and Pam.

I think it was a release, to finally be allowed just to read and learn about the lifes of Jim and Pam, without having to read a lot of mainly John and Rays lives. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 17. Oktober 1999 ver�ffentlicht

Biography carried to a higher level

A good biography is one that captures the reader's attention and doesn't let go until the entire life story has been told. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 30. September 1999 ver�ffentlicht

Candid, Agenda free portrayal of Jim and Pam

I really enjoyed this book. Like many of the other reviewers, I too have read all of the Doors books and many times, been disappointed. Ms. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 13. August 1999 ver�ffentlicht

Great book!

I thought this book was a great insight of the relationship between Jim and Pamela Morrison. Anyone who likes Jim Morrison or a good romantic story should read it.

Am 19. Mai 1999 ver�ffentlicht

Excellent and insightful

Despite the number of books about Jim Morrison and his world, this one stands out for a number of reasons, primarily due to the innovative approach of the author. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 19. April 1999 ver�ffentlicht

A great glimpse into the other side of Jim

For those who wish to see a glimpse of what transcended between Jim and Pam, I recommend reading this book. It's wonderfully written, and a joy to read.

A Love Letter

This book made me cry. What Jim and Pam shared was so passionate and so real, it really made me wonder what they could have become if circumstances didn't keep trying to tear... Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 9. April 1999 ver�ffentlicht

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