Hollywood Diaries

by Morgana Welch

Hollywood Diaries, the true, intimate, and sometimes disturbing diaries of Morgana Welch. The diaries begin in 1971 and mark the beginning of a young girl’s search for reality and sense of self in a section of society that was anything but normal, Hollywood and Beverly Hills. The diaries reflect a way of life that would afford Morgana the pleasure and pain of living in the world of rock and roll and is a candid peek into the life of a 1970s groupie. The diaries are published to document the 1970s, and the social culture of Hollywood.

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Music, Biography

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 16, 2007

Reviews

[patty · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author doesn't hold back, naming her many many mega rockstar hook-ups, briefly described as they are. The self-introspection stuff was a bit overkill. All in all a fun fast read.

[null · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit sordid but more honest than the false fairy tales spun in other groupie memoirs.

[Rosebud · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful story. I Love Morgana's style of language. Loads of info on bands and the whole scene in Hollywood at the time, most of all this book really inspired me and helped change my outlook on my own life and brought me back in touch with similar feelings I had when I was growing up..fascinating book ! This book made me smile and cry. Hope hope hope she writes another! I've found her on facebook and she is still as cool today.....recommended!

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

White I knew most of the musicians she was talking about, I found this book a bit disturbing that most of it happened while she was under 18. I would be horrified if that was my daughter. She seemed to have no self respect of morals. It's OK to be open minded sexually but she was so young. When she got to the part about being married and how she accepted the brutal violence she put up with from her husband, especially with a baby in the house, was just too much. Thankfully I didn't have to pay for this read. She was a sad lost soul thinking she was living the good life. Groupie is nothing to aspire to.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good!

I have read a few groupie books detailing their lives. This one was good…at times it felt as though some important information/dynamic was left out in the flow, but that can quite often be the case when reading a diary. It’s definitely worth the read if you grew up during the 70’s and very early 80’s.

[Mark Byers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well worth the time

Well-written and fascinating, like a sometimes more upbeat version of 'Go Ask Alice.' Not salacious, and what kept me reading was to find out if/how Morgana escaped Hollywood

[Laurie Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Flashbacks

It is a miracle this woman didn't get some kind of a sexual disease.I feel sad for her with her lack of self esteem.It was a good flashback to the 60's.

[sebrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book after I read Mrs. Pam’s I’m with the Band .. maybe that was a mistake because I was forever comparing the two. They were different people and had different experiences, it is not fair that I compared the two stories .. but at the end of the day that is what happened. I did not enjoy this book as much as the other I mentioned, this story seemed forced at times and a bit needy. Morgana was incredibly young when she experienced all of these things and that is the way the story is told from the eyes of a teenager.