California Dreamin': The True Story of the Mamas and the Papas The Music, the Madness, the Magic that was
by Michelle Phillips
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Author: Michelle PhillipsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1986-05
ISBN: 0446513083
Number of pages: 178
Publisher: Warner Books
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There's alot of reading between the lines here.Michelle didn't write about John inviting both Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate ,along with the hob-nobing crashing Mansons.One night a segment of Mansons went prowling and crawling into the Phillips' home basement.Searching for the quartet's gold records,that along with musical fame, had so eluded Charles Manson.John heard something going on in the basement,and grabbed his shotgun.With John's known hot temper,it's amazing no blood was shed.John also had an address book,(mostly of old drug dealers for suppling),with some names scratched out.Those were the power-players who had screwed him over on various dopes deals.Next to the bogus and/or defunct addresses was the listed words,"PIG".Denny claimed that he and John were invited guests for an evening with Polanski's wife,Sharon Tate.Denny and John narrowly missed being sliced up for a satanic feast that night.The Manson's claimed the ritualistic slayings were apart of Charley Manson's Helter Skelter.Yet,the Mansons may simply have been the doped-up and brain-washed assassins of revenge for Frytek Frykowski's increasing involvement in international drug dealings,that went against the wishes of a fixed cartel of old Hollywood dope-dealers.In the Bible,in the 'passover' section it is written that the meaning of 'passover' refers to a destroying angel passing over the blood-sprinkled doors of the children of Israel.Many blood sprinkled and smeared words were left at the victim's houses.The word 'PIG' was smeared on the Polanski/Tate front door.And in ancient Mayan culture,the over-head doorway was smeared with the name of the murdered victim.Dr.George Hodel had a keen interest in Mayan culture and his L.A.mansion was built like a Mayan temple.-Michelle is also a friend of the daughter of an eccentric doctor,Dr.George Hodel.Hodel is still a prime suspect in the 'Black Dahlia'case and possible Zodiac mentor.Nowhere does she mention this.She does reveal much about her numerous affairs.She forgot to mention the time she tried to entice Rock Hudson,in 1977.She believed in his screen image,and did not know of his real preferences.I think she would have had better luck with the center-square flip,Paul Lynde. This is still an readable and interesting autobiography.Fate is on her side.
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