Owsley and Me is a love story set against the background of the Psychedelic Revolution of the 60s. Owsley "Bear" Stanley met her in Berkeley in 1965; when LSD was still legal and he was the worlds largest producer and distributor of LSD. Rhoney found herself working in an LSD laboratory; and the third corner in a love triangle. We all know the stories from the 60smdash;but never from the point of view of a woman finding her way through twisted trails of love; jealousy; and paranoia; all the while personally connecting to the most iconic events and people of her time.Bear supported the Grateful Dead in their early years and gave away as much LSD as he soldmdash;millions of hits. He designed and engineered the infamous Wall of Sound system of the early 70s; just before he began his two years in prison; with Rhoney raising their infant son. He died one year ago; but the era he helped create is now being rediscovered by a new generation interested in the meaning of it all.Today Rhoney Stanley is a practicing holistic orthodontist in Woodstock; New York. This is her first book.Tom Davis was an Emmy Awardndash;winning American writer and comedian. He is best known for being one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live and for his former partnership with Al Franken; as half of the comedy duo "Franken Davis." His memoir Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There was published in 2010 by Grove Press.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. REEL WORLD contains a fantastic balance of technical/monetary AND creative/artistic details!By Dale TurnerI believe Ive read ALL the contemporary books (and "older" ones) on the "film music" subject (well; except for one; abbreviated as OTT); and I must say; REEL WORLD is EASILY one of my faves; for its "real/reel" world details (the authors experiences on a variety of projects; down to interaction with directors; dealing with time constraints; showing pre/post-orchestrated pieces; etc.); great interviews (composers like John Williams; Mark Isham; Hans Zimmer; Carter Burwell; James Newton Howard; Wendy Lisa; Marc Shaiman; and more...score mixers; music editors; agents; etc.); and overall balance of technical/monetary AND creative/artistic details. This list (I could go on; lol) includes other unique things; like "Arnold" and his horrifying "chasing the temp" battle--right down to conducting patterns :-) Oddly; its one of the ONLY books that stresses the importance of actually WATCHING films (which I do; as regularly as possible; as it is--and now I have an actual excuse to give my wife; lol!); and that contains constructive comments about DEMOS. Even the detail of how to approach dealing with cues that play across the transition between two reels (where beginning on odd or even) was super interesting. A must read!(BTW; the book often cites "extra content" at a website; but that content has since been moved to Jeff Rona dot Com slash Reel-World.)2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excelent! Well done!By bungeebrainThis book is very well written.I gave it 5 stars because it gives you a very well rounded look at the film scoring industry. This book is not focused on one narrow facet of film scoring but covers the full range. This seems to do a better job of acquainting a nube to the industry. This does not mean that the book is lacking in specific detail.Topics covered range from working with directors and producers to equipment in your small studio for getting the job done.You can tell that this book is written by someone who has extensive experience in the field. This is VERY different from reading a book that is written by someone who has researched a given field.There are plenty of great real world examples detailing challenges on particular jobs; solutions that were used and how it all came together in the end.There are also several useful interviews with other film professionals in the industry.Job well done! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience!6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Most practical book!By Finn BellI browsed for a number of film scoring books; and chose this one because it looked very practical and helpful -- and I was right!! If youre even thinking about a career in film music - big leagues or no - this book is a MUST. Rona covers every nook and cranny; from the spotting sessions to setting up a studio; and the different jobs (not just composer!) that are offered in film music. Hes been "through the system" so to speak; and knows what hes talking about! Five stars!!!