Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess

Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess

A close associate of the late rock legend Jim Morrison recounts his association with The Doors and his near-fatal involvement with hard living and heroin, in an insider's view of rock 'n' roll At age 13, the author of No One Gets Out of Here Alive ( LJ 9/15/80) and The Doors: The Illustrated History ( LJ 12/1/83) was given a job opening The Doors's fan mail and was on his way to becoming a successful rock music promoter. This book is the story of the next eight years of Sugerman's life, a time in which alcohol, parties, "the usual gaggle of weirdos andparade of girls, druggies, roadies, musicians, music-industry types, and fans" all contributed to a life-threatening drug problem and admission to a mental hospital. Sugerman maintains the innocence of youth in his dialogue, but his excellent descriptions are seasoned with the insight of a man who has lived for over a decade after having made the decision to live rather than give into drugs and dying. - Donald W. Maxwell, Carmel Clay P.L., Carmel, Ind. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. Used Book in Good Condition