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"An excellent book by a genius," said Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., of this now classic exploration of the 1960s from the founder of new journalism. "This is a book that will be a sharp pleasure to reread years from now, when it will bring back, like a falcon in the sky of memory, a whole world that is currently jetting and jazzing its way somewhere or other."—Newsweek
"This is a book that will be a sheer pleasure to reread years from now, when it will bring back a whole world that is currently jetting its way to somewhere" --Newsweek.
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Christy Kennedy
reviewed The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby on September 25, 2014
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby
This was a fun and interesting read, from a 2014 perspective. (Although if I ever read the word "artherosclerotic" again I think I'll scream.) These essays/articles all came from the early 1960's and they showcase a world I hadn't a clue about.
For instance, the nanny mafia in New York? I wondered, is there still a nanny mafia? (I googled it, yes, apparently there is.) And who is Baby Jane Holzer? Had to do some research and asking around about her. I loved visiting Las Vegas in the early 1960's. It was great to be on the Strip that long ago. So much has changed, some things haven't. And Confidential magazine? Never heard of it. Boy, it sounded interesting, though! What with the publisher shooting his wife and then himself in the cab. . . .
New York society circa 1963. Wow.
I read this book primarily for the story on the southern California car culture. Hard to imagine anyone thinking a hot rods and customs car show would be all about punk kids and rock and roll. Ah, times have changed. So much that was on the fringe is now just mainstream. I go to car shows all the time and it seems like it's all old guys going!
I'd like to see an update on some of this - what's it like NOW? I want to be there RIGHT NOW. I like feeling the excitement of being right there in the moment, but then I realize I don't have a clue what Tom Wolfe is talking about. Words he uses to describe people and fashions and life - references no longer understandable in 2014 (if you haven't lived it in the 1960's). It would be fun to see essays like this on the 80's or the 90's.
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