The Third addition "UNDERGROUND GUIDE TO LOS ANGELES," is edited by Pleasant Gehman and Iris Berry. Originally published in April 1999, The Underground Guide To Los Angeles surprised and delighted both tourists and locals with its hip, irreverent, and often hilarious take
on LA, from historic Pasadena to the art galleries of Echo Park, from trendy Silver Lake to the beaches, from the wholesale districts of downtown to the glamour of Hollywood.
Divulging saucy secrets from an insider’s point of view, the book offers a refreshingly opinionated low-down on everything from car culture to pet care; taco stands to gourmet treats; Hollywood landmarks and theme parks to the ‘in’ places to rehab; from kiddie activities to getting tattooed, plus historical architecture; bargain movies, movie
star-style spa treatments on an indie-rocker budget, not to mention clubs you go to for the music and places to pick up a hottie (of any sexual orientation and/or gender), and where to bring them for breakfast the next morning! Critically acclaimed, The Underground Guide To Los Angeles spent nine weeks on The Los Angeles Times Best Sellers List, and was featured on CNN, VH-1, MTV, The Travel Channel, and E! Entertainment's Wild On Tinseltown, as well as local television and radio news programs. The Contributors, hand picked by Berry and Gehman, are among LA’s finest writers, artists, rockers, gourmets, lushes, Casanovas, glamour-pusses and scene makers and eccentrics. Aside from Berry and Gehman’s chapters, authors include: Queen Of The Groupies and best-selling author Pamela Des Barres; activist, comedian and author Margaret Cho, her husband-writer and performance artist Al Ridenour; queer Hispanic rapper Deadlee, poet and author S.A.Griffin, novelist Bett Williams, nightlife diva Lina Lecaro, and scene makers/ writers extraordinaire Suzi Beal, Karen Cusolito, E.A. Gehman, Ryan Leach, Libby Molyneaux, Jayson Marston, Andrea Ferrante, Joe Hill and Mary Herczog.THE UNDERGROUND GUIDE TO LOS ANGELES is available in bookstores nationwide
OCTOBER 2006 from Manic D Press, distributed by CONSORTIUM
For more information on The Underground Guide To Los Angeles, review copies,
to place book orders or schedule interviews, contact Jen Joseph at Manic D Press: (415) 648-8288
[email protected].
