I'm With the Band

It’s always about being at the right place at the right time isn’t it? For Pamela Ann Miller, who lived a freewheelin’, rock and rollin’ life to be envied, it was Los Angeles in the 1960’s. Walking down the streets of Sunset Boulevard and hanging out in Laurel Canyon and the Riot House, she became known as Miss Pamela, a member of The GTO's and super groupie extraordinaire. Not only did she set out to meet all the rock stars she idolized, from The Beatles to Jim Morrison to Led Zeppelin (to name but a few), but she became a friend to many of them and so much more. I highly recommend her book I’m With the Band, which paints a perfectly honest picture of a girl in love with rock and roll and the people who made this wonderful music. What separates Miss Pamela from the other groupies is that there is actually a brain behind that pretty face, a big heart with a rock and roll soul. She comes across as a sweet, funny, honest, friendly girl who wears her heart on her sleeve.

With Frank Zappa and The GTO's.

With The Flying Burrito Brothers, lucky Miss Pamela is in between Gram and Chris.

With Jimmy Page.

On the lap of Alice Cooper.

With Keith Moon, and a Pete Townshend thrown in for good measure.

With Michael Des Barres.

And with The Beatles. She actually got to meet each one individually. Bumped into George a few times out and about LA, met Ringo on the set of Zappa's movie 200 Motels, Keith introduced her to John during "the lost weekend," and met Paul during an after concert party.

Remember when the boys were all electric?

Some screen caps from the film Nowhere Boy. Like I said before, I think they captured the 50's teddy boy style very well. Aaron Johnson looks gorgeous, but not as gorgeous as John. Anyroad, why can't boys dress like this again? And if some still do, where can I find them?

Rare Photographs: John and Cynthia Lennon, Trinidad and Tobago Trip, 1965

Some pictures of John and Cyn from their trip to T&T (Ringo and Mo also went along). I think Ringo took these photos of them.

Sixties Ad's: Lolita

Eyelash Wishes

Los Beatles in Spain

Part of The Beatles world tour in 1965 included a few concerts in Spain. Here's a report/newsreel footage of their stay. Yes it is in Spanish, but it's still worth a watch for the footage alone. I love John's Spaniard in the Works hat, Paul's winks at the camera, George gulping down his wine, and poor Ringo getting spalshed by wine.

And because it's sort of my "thing," here are some pictures that go along with the video.

Some more pictures with a Spanish vibe to them.

Get a dose of them in jackboots and kilt...

A picture of Wings wearing kilts in Scotland, 1973. I'm loving Macca's knee-high socks. Ah the seventies...