THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LITTLE RICHARD: THE QUASAR OF ROCK

Everyone should read this book. Just for kicks. Or at least look at the picture of Little Richards girlfriend, Lee Angel...

It’s short, it has big type, and it’s full of ribald stories, all told in a wonderfully Little Richard-esque manner, like this one about Buddy Holly:


And he’s constantly using words like ‘penis’. It’s all “I liked Angel cause she could draw the men with the big penises. I like to watch her having sex with the men with the big penises while I jacked off and someone ate my tittes...”, and so forth...
It’s written in the early 80’s and I love that his whole stance is something like “Of course, now I understand that homosexuality is a terrible, contagious disease, but back then, WOOOOOOOOO! Let me tell you all about it...”
And when he decides to quit rock’n’roll and become a minister, the Church’s stance is something like “Well, we’re a little conflicted cause, ya know, he’s sort of a perverted homosexual freak, but man, the magnetism! Imagine all the people he could draw to the church. We just gotta have him...”

The hilarity is all in the details, but the basic plot goes:
- Grows up in Georgia. Shits in boxes, wraps them up and gives them to old people on their birthdays. Drives his mother crazy bangin on pots and pans and hollering all day long. Get’s into the gay scene and calls everybody “Miss Thing”.
- Joins a band and helps hock snake oil for a few years. Cuts “Tutti Frutti” and blows the fuck up. Tears up the ballrooms and has lots of ‘sex parties’.
- Sees Sputnik fly by, takes it as a sign from God. Quits rock’n’roll and becomes a minister for a few years. Church gets mad at him for asking a young man to ‘show himself to me’. Gets mad at church and quits.
- Get’s back into rock’n’roll. Endless tours. Blows all and sundry off stage and throws many priceless, bedazzled outfits into the crowd. More sex parties. Everybody smokes angel dust, gets naked and crawls around on the floor like dogs.
- Quit’s rock n roll and gets back into the ministry. Preaches around the country. Renounces former lifestyle. Happily tells all the juicy details...

Here’s a few choice parts...