However, when downward small lines from life line are observed in a weak life line that doesnt reach out to its natural position see the picture below. Going down with janis has, over the decades, become a sort of cult phenomenon. It is such a great grabber, setting the tone for the entire book, which is a true page turner. Is there an really good version of janis ians between the. Going down with janis describes hard drinking, hard druging part of her personality, the mask, with just glimpses of something deeper beneath.
At the same time, peggy casertas memoir, going down with janis 1974, 101 attracted a lot of attention, with its provocative title referring to her performing oral sex with joplin while they were. A double interview with two great songwriters together, janis ian and stan ridgway, about use of gender designation in song, and other issues. Janis lyn joplin january 19, 1943 october 4, 1970 was an american singersongwriter who. The first line of a short story is very important, a good one can hook the reader and make them want to read on. How janis joplin went from smalltown texas kid to musical pioneer. Going down with janis by peggy caserta, dan knapp, october 1980, dell pub co edition, in english. A lady named peggy caserta wrote about her life as the gf of miss joplin. Even though i have many more opening lines in many, many more books a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and a journey of a hundred thousand words begins with a single word, then a single sentence, a single paragraph, a single page, a single chapterand before you know it, you have a book. Caserta,peggy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Joe bonamassa, kenny wayne shepherd, samantha fish, walter.
The genre hit an early rock bottom in going down with janis, the 1973. A new janis joplin biography offers an intimate look into the. Buffalo springfield for what its worth 1967 youtube. Her powerful voice was immediately apparent, and her first gigs saw her making a go of it. Why emilia clarke never recovered from got is out in the. Peggy caserta claimed in her book, going down with janis 1973, that she and joplin had decided mutually.
Ok, so this book probably wasnt really written by caserta, so knapp gets the blame for the terrible, exploitive style of this book. Fortyfive years after the publication of her book going down with. This article originally appeared in issue 18 of crawdaddy on sept. The album was released by columbia records in february 1975 and sold 1. Georgewarren calls joplin the first female rock star, as well as one. He also wrote baccarat, a study of the highroller game and the man who brought it to las vegas after escaping cubas civil war. You just got to look around you and say, so this is it.
Jan 01, 1973 now here was a fascinating book, one that i thought would give me some cheap thrills but that ended up being a real pearl. He is the author of the bestselling as told to biography going down with janis, a scathing look at the underbelly of the early rock world and the life and times of rock star janis joplin. Scars of sweet paradise is the first scholarly book on joplin, and with the. A weak first line and they might pass your story by. The first sentence is a deathless window to the book. Holly georgewarrens new book comes billed as the definitive. Janis joplins former girlfriend refutes previous memoir, releases. Everybody look whats going down theres battle lines being drawn nobodys right if everybodys wrong young people speaking their minds getting so much resistance from behind its time we stop. Aug 26, 2010 theres something happening here what it is aint exactly clear theres a man with a gun over there telling me i got to beware i think its time we stop, children, whats that sound everybody look. Theres never much to say between the moments of our games and repartee theres never much to read between the lines of what we nee. One good thing about this post is finding the exact quote about janis joplin. I have an early circa 1988 copy on columbia which is muffled and unimpressive.
Going down with janis, a marvelously titled tellall from a former lover, peggy caserta. Janis joplin miscellaneous down on me i dont want to hear a wrong chord all night long. On the road with janis joplin by john byrne cooke, paperback. This book has the best opening line of any book ive ever read. I promise, you will not be able to put this book down until you get to the last sentence. Autry, plus more than a dozen other books about music and americana. From buried alive to love, janis, this is the most complete janis joplin book collection you will find. It may well be that some peoples interpretation of down on me is colored by casertas going down with janis. In a 20 interview with joe fassler, horror fiction maestro stephen king reflected on the magnitude of a novels introductory sentence.
As the janis joplin lore goes, the singer spent her final hours locked in a. The first sentence sets the stagehowever long or short the textand hints at the narrative vehicle. Janis ian wrote the 11 songs on her album between the lines and recorded them at 914 studios in blauvelt ny in the summer of 1974. In the summer of 2001, the musical play love, janis won acclaim and played to packed houses off broadway in new york, but only for a brief run. Theres a quote in holly georgewarrens new biography of janis joplin. An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story, he said. Jan 19, 2018 a new england i was 21 years when i wrote this song, im 22 now, but i wont be for long. Peggy caserta, janis joplins love, comes clean for real. Going down with janis october 1980 edition open library. I said it looks like everybody in this whole round world, yeah hey yeah all right, is down on me yeah. Now here was a fascinating book, one that i thought would give me some cheap thrills but that ended up being a real pearl. Yes, you can look to the new york times and npr and oprah to figure out what you should be reading this summer. This little book is a firstperson account by peggy caserta with dan knapp, and peggy caserta just about reeks from every page. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
There isnt going to be any nextmonthitllbebetter, next fucking year, next fucking life. Although it is well written, descriptive, at moments maybe even too descriptive, with humor, honesty and a real affection for janis it leaves a very bitter afetertaste. The following interview was conducted in 1999 though. Jamess introduction shrieks to a crescendo and spins off into the ether, leaving only the drums and peter albins bass, slow and low, thumping like a tired heart in labor, as janis barely whispers the opening lines. It is the starting line of fun, fun, fun, at least until your daddy takes the. Going down with janis book by peggy caserta thriftbooks. Jan 09, 2010 janis ians between the lines is one of my favorite albums, but ive not been happy with the sound of the cds i have.
Full of hilarious antecdotes that take you right back to the 60s. Joplin actually tracked down the original 1953 version by big mama. Somewhere along the line, janis started talking about changing her name to pearl. Peggy caserta, janis joplins love, comes clean for real vulture. Andrews web site quotes him as saying, this will be the first time that janis old band and her new band will be. Theres never much to say between the moments of our games and repartee theres never much to read between the lines of what we need and what well take theres. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. There is also janis, with janis joplin, released by mca home video in june 1987.
She possesses a great ear or eye for quotes, but there are probably more. Dan knapp and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dont worry your good friends the books will take you places. The biography of janis joplin 1973, was excerpted in many newspapers. It is a very brave portrait of an intimate and tumultuos relationship between janis.
Between the lines live from working without a net 4. Between the lines of photographs, ive seen the past it isnt pleasing so strike another match well have another cup of wine and dance until the evenings dead of too much song and time theres never much to talk about or read between the lines of what we dream about when were apart and no ones looking on to say youre mine it was a good. It is simply impossible not to continue to read after the first sentence. You say people still track you down, but if they know you only from that first book, theyre in for a revelation. A book about joplin by her publicist myra friedman, titled buried alive. I know your name through every drop of rain that falls ive known them all through every stillborn hurricane and the skies unchained on the unwashed plain and the. If you love janis, this book will definetly provide you with a good understanding of the historical content surrounding her rise to fame in san francisco in. This first sentence straddles that fine line between creepy and oh my god im putting this book down right now and not reading any more ever.
Yes, production of the new book is behind schedule, but i think its going to be a lot of fun. Down on me is a traditional freedom song from the 1920s or earlier that became popular following its remake by janis joplin and big brother and the holding company. Sittin down by my window, just lookin out at the rain. It seems as though the phrase was used in a post about a political consultant. Buy a cheap copy of going down with janis book by peggy caserta. Going down with janis mass market paperback october 1, 1980. If youre entering short story writing competitions then make sure you have a strong opening to keep the judges reading.
I have a feeling, though, that you wont enjoy those books half as much as you will going down with janis by peggy caserta as told to dan knapp. I also have an australian import on cbs from the 90s which, while better, is no great shakes. The book detailed casertas late60s experiences with joplin in san. Jul 23, 2008 janis ian wrote societys child, a song about an interracial couple in the 1960s, when she was 15 years old, a song that she says everyone hated her for.