The Underground Guide To Los Angeles, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Pleasant Gehman (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Underground Guide to Los Angeles | Publication Date: September 1, 2002

Explore life beyond Sunset Blvd and Universal Studios. From Hollywood landmarks to biking and walking tours to hip hangouts, The Underground Guide to Los Angeles has something new in store. For visitors and residents who yearn to find the real -- and affordable -- L.A., The Underground Guide to Los Angeles is the book to own. With updated chapters like Iris Berry's "Black Dahlia Drank Here -- Old Hollywood Landmarks," Libby Molyneaux's biking and walking tour of Laurel Canyon and the Hollywood Hills, and Jayson Marston's "Fetish L.A.," the variety of topics is endless. Whether you're looking for punk L.A.; the best thrift stores; gay and lesbian hangouts; activities for kids; or cheap places to stay, eat, and shop, they're all listed here. Among the 23 contributing writers are drag queen Vaginal Davis, Rob Zabrecky (lead singer of Possum Dixon), and filmmaker Lauren Hoffman (Bar Girls). Practical information like driving shortcuts and emergency phone numbers make this the only guide you'll need for your next trip.

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About the Author

Editor Pleasant Gehman has been writing about L.A. for more than 20 years. She has appeared on E!'s Wild On Tinseltown, MTV, VH-1, and CNN. The author of several books including Senorita Sin, Princess of Hollywood, and Escape From Houdini Mountain, her work has been widely anthologized.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Manic D Press, Inc.; 2nd edition (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916397815
• ISBN-13: 978-0916397814
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,419,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless, April 30, 2003

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Diego Banducci (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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Whether one loves or hates Los Angeles, most people agree that it's an interesting place. The remarkable achievement of this book is that it makes L.A. sound boring.

The book consists of chapters written by different authors, all of whom consider themselves to be knowledgeable insiders but who are generally clueless.

There are a lot of good insider guides available for L.A. This is not one of them.

UPDATE: Check out the comments to this review, one of which was written by Suzy Beal, who turns out to be one of the authors of this book. Then note that all of the positive reviews are written by undisclosed readers, which suggests ballot stuffing.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lots of errors and omissions, January 19, 2006

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Anthony Thompson (Big Lake, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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A few unpleasant facts for Pleasant (the editor): Gathering together a bunch of your buddies and asking them to write a chapter for your book does not constitute good journalism and does not result in a good book. Omissions: I was looking for info. on the early punk clubs (The Masque, etc.) in this "underground " guide. Nothing. I also saw a listing for Jerry's Famous Deli in the book, but the writer failed to mention that Andy Kaufman had worked there as a waiter at the height of his Taxi fame. Errors: Too many to spell out, but one that made me slap my forehead was a writer's contention that Hawaii Five-O had been filmed at CBS Studio City with "ocean footage edited-in". In fact, that was probably the first television show to be shot entirely on-location, with interior scenes shot in their own studio in Hawaii.