Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan
Hillary Carlip, "Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan"
2006 | ISBN: 0060878835 | 288 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 2,6 MB
2006 | ISBN: 0060878835 | 288 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 2,6 MB
A hilariously offbeat memoir about an adventurous young woman's escapades as she defies conventions and transforms an ordinary Los Angeles life into a star-studded, extraordinary miracle of self-discovery.
Queen of the Oddballs forms a chronology of Hillary Carlip's habitual straying from roads more traveled – from a wisecracking third-grader suspended from school for smoking (while imitating Holly Golightly) to a headline-making teen activist, juggler and fire eater, friend (NOT "fan") of Carly Simon and Carole King, grand prize-winning Gong Show contestant, cult rock star, and seeker of spiritual and romantic truths that definitely defy expectations.
Illustrated with ephemera – from diary entries and photographs to a handwritten letter from Carly Simon – Queen of the Oddballs presents a virtual time capsule of pop culture's last four decades and celebrates a creative life lived to the hilt.