An exhilarating; all-access rock memoir from someone who has seen and done it all; this telling recounts the many experiences of Sam Cutler; the former tour manager of the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. With intimate portraits of other stars of the psychedelic circus that was the music industry in the 1960s and 1970smdash;including Janis Joplin; Jimi Hendrix; the Band; the Allman Brothers; Pink Floyd; and Eric Claptonmdash;this account is an ideal resource for any music fan. A detailed explanation of the infamous Rolling Stones concert in Altamont; where a man in the crowd was killed by the Hells Angels; is also included.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. historyBy EllkaeI would recommend this for people traveling to London and leaving from St Pancras. It is a historical book. it is interesting how the architecture took shape. the background of the station and the hotel as well as the impact of trains.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Sentimental favoriteBy Marsha J. Crofford BitterLove St. Pancras. as it has become a magnificent restoration. Wanted the Kenneth Powell. large picture book. but sadly out of print. so this was the next best.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Packed social. technological. aesthetic historyBy SirinThis slim book. published around the time that St Pancras was re-opening as the new hub for Eurostar trains from London to the continent is perfectly pitched as a treasure trove of history about this station - the greatest of the London termini. You might think this book would only appeal to retired history teachers and train spotters. but it has actually sold by the thousands. Aided in no small part by being published by savvy boutique publisher Profile books who specialise in turbo boosting surprising titles to literary success (most especially Eats. Shoots and Leaves).The author Simon Bradley is clearly an affecionado of the architecture of St Pancras. detailing in technological mastery the famous Scott arch. But he also has time to look at the history of the hotel. with dollops of Victorian social history and the development of the railways as well.He doesnt spare us his prejudices (classical architecture over modernism) and is clearly doubtful at the end over the juxtaposition of the flying carpet roof extension - a piece of modern design that abuts out of the classic arch in complete contrast to the existing station. Still. the changes did allow St Pancras to survive and thrive in the 21st Century (it was threatened with closure in the 1960s - a mad. bad decade for architecture).
