Screaming in Hollywood: The Last Gold Rush($17.99Value)

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July. 1985. Arriving in Los Angeles during the thick of the last great rockstar gold rush, Chris McLernon moved west to seek his fortune. His fame. His future. His fate. Hollywood had beckoned him from the Midwest, but McLernon had no idea what LA held behind its back while batting its eyes at him. Everything from constant disappointment, career derailment and Richard Ramirez wandered these streets in tandem. This was a big city with big rewards if you could handle the heat. Nevermind the temptations, chemical and human. Screaming in Hollywood is a unique glimpse into those first years as McLernon went from rockstar rookie to signed artist. Flaky musicians? Check. Friends with massive drug hobbies? Gotcha. Whispers of self doubt? Deafening. Yet something pushed him forward. Dogged, broke and occasionally delusional, McLernon kept moving until the city finally blinked first. McLernon tours the LA of his twenties with affection, amazement, some cringing and a bit of counsel to his younger self. Screaming in Hollywood revives a place and time that was as gritty and glam as you've heard and sends a valentine to the people who made getting through it so unforgettable.