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Pick up a Richard Brautigan book. Any of them. I think he's one of my very favorites, ever, and I can't believe I didn't know he existed until I was in my 20s. I don't even know how to describe his writing, but my absolute favorites of his are (in this order): The Abortion, In Watermelon Sugar, and The Hawkline Monster. But then again, they're all good. I even picked up the last book he wrote before he died. I didn't finish it, I couldn't really get into it, but someday I will, I promise you that.
I read this book last spring and I find that it makes a great conversation piece at parties. At least if the people at the party are talking about the Rolling Stones. So now I’m recommending it to you! Also I like saying the title out loud. It’s one of my favorite sensational band biographies, right up there with The Lives of John Lennon by Albert Goldman. The author of this book, Tony Sanchez, was a member of the Rolling Stones entourage. As a result, there are many incidents in the book where various members of the Rolling Stones smash a really expensive car into a wall and then taking off, leaving Tony Sanchez to sort it out. But mostly I liked the parts about Anita Pallenberg. True or not, it doesn’t matter to me. Anita Pallenberg is also the main reason to see the movie Barbarella. Your boyfriend will also enjoy watching Barbarella with you.
