false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173466187m/292929.jpg 292929 1 <P>At twenty-eight, Jenny Troanni has decided to become the rock goddess she was always meant to be. Items on her new to-do list include:<P>1) Quit going-somewhere copywriting job and get going-to-band-practice job.<P>2) Break up with Hootie and the Blowfish-lovin' boyfriend.<P>3) Hang out in skanky bars. Meet musicians.<P>4) Cash in pension and buy kickass guitar amp.<P>5) Team up with sex-crazed guitar genius/best friend Lucy Stover Hanover II.<P>After auditioning every musician in the greater Los Angeles area---including the deluded, deranged, and underaged---Jenny finds the perfect lineup, and 60-Foot Queenie is born. But while reveling in free tequila shots, autograph hunters, and other perks of minor stardom, Jenny realizes with a shock that 60-Foot Queenie is poised to become even bigger than she imagined. Suddenly, she's learning the real lessons of Rock and Roll High School, including the danger of trusting a record company executive who ties a ponytail in his goatee, and the ten telltale signs your bass player is living in your practice space.<P>Part diary, part crash course in rock stardom, <I>Don't Sleep with Your Drummer</I> is a hilarious, no-holds-barred guide through the pleasures and pitfalls of the music industry---from the beginning to the bitter end, and back again.<P> 284220 30 7 2002 Don't Sleep With Your Drummer total:101|5:15|4:34|3:40|2:9|1:3| 101 352 139 19 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 10:39:06 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 10:39:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 06:23:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 17:41:18 -0700 2009
At times, reading this book made me feel similar to how I felt reading 'Eat, Pray, Love' because you either (a) ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon May 18 10:41:45 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 10:42:54 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun May 31 23:09:12 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 23:09:57 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 07 10:01:25 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 05 12:57:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jul 31 09:03:03 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 13:32:59 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 09:03:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 26 18:32:40 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 18:45:51 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Aug 22 10:17:35 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 10:18:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 18:34:55 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 21:26:19 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu May 10 21:49:41 -0700 2007 Fri May 11 00:54:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 21 09:59:42 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 27 08:21:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 true false Tue May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 19:54:04 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 22:32:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 13 18:39:55 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 11 18:38:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 27 16:16:51 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 16:26:23 -0700 2008
There are some pretty great one-liners in this book, and it's actually really inspiring and insightful.

Great book for in between more serious reads.]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 13 18:29:21 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 18:30:45 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Oct 07 09:45:21 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 09:45:46 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Dec 30 18:57:39 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 18:58:04 -0800 2007 1 0 true false Thu Jul 31 10:18:01 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 10:18:26 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun May 04 15:02:49 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 15:02:55 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 20:10:23 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 20:10:23 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=292929