Also by Sharon E. Cathcart:
- Through the Opera Glass
- The Rock Star in the Mirror (or, How David Bowie Ruined My Life)
- Some Brief Advice for Indie Authors
- Around the World in 80 Pages
- 2010 Hindsight: A Year of Personal Growth, In Spite of Myself
- Sui Generis
- Les Pensees Dangereuses: Dangerous thoughts about life, love, pets, friends and depression
- In The Eye of The Beholder
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You Had to Be There: Three Years of Mayhem and Bad Decisions in the Portland Music Scene
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Published: Nov. 08, 2010
Words: 24,897 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452383934
Description
During her teenage years, author Sharon E. Cathcart dreamed of working in the music business. She lived that dream for seven years, beginning at age 18. Unfortunately, she learned that sometimes dreams turn quickly to nightmares.Tags
memoir, san francisco, music, autobiography, adolescence, oregon, punk rock, domestic abuse, portlandAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Linda Vipperman
on Nov. 28, 2011 :
(no rating)
I liked this book overall. I would like it to have been longer and more indept since I was traveling in the same circle as she was but from a slightly different perspective. It whet my appetite for more.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Gabriella West
on June 18, 2011 :
I liked this book. It was a quick read and the author came across as complex--a bright girl making foolish decisions as she navigates the Portland music scene in the 1980s while holding down a steady job.
I think I would have liked to see a little bit more depth in the descriptions of her relationships. For example, there was one abusive relationship that is sort of played for laughs... although it involves an unplanned pregnancy and a broken engagement. Cathcart for sure doesn't make the alternative music scene sound exciting and sexy. But anyone who was involved with this scene, or similar ones, will surely feel nostalgic.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)