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Billy Thorpe (1946–2007)

Auteur de Most people I know (think that I'm crazy)

9 oeuvres 114 utilisateurs 4 critiques

Œuvres de Billy Thorpe

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Nom canonique
Thorpe, Billy
Date de naissance
1946-03-29
Date de décès
2007-02-28
Sexe
male
Nationalité
England, UK (birth)
Australia
Pays (pour la carte)
Australia
Lieu de naissance
Manchester, England, UK
Lieu du décès
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Professions
musician

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Billy Thorpe had an interesting youth, to say the least. While he is perhaps an unreliable narrator at times Thorpe supplies some bon mots about life and the music scene in early 60s King's Cross, Sydney.

He talks of being in a menage a trois with two beautiful young women, which of course may or may not be the unvarnished truth. Thorpe is not the best of writers (although he presumably had some help writing) but does convey the excitement of the time and the place when anything seemed possible.… (plus d'informations)
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MiaCulpa | 1 autre critique | Jun 18, 2018 |
You will not learn much of musical interest here - unless you like stories of farting, drunken brawls and dope smoking.

First saw Billy Thorpe Play at a school dance at Sydney Boys high school with Lobby Loyd. Gee saying that really dates me, ;(

Just found the soft cover version.
 
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velvetink | 1 autre critique | Mar 31, 2013 |
Fantastic bio of Thorpe's coming of age and career progression living in the Cross. Well worth the read.
 
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bunnies09 | 1 autre critique | Mar 5, 2009 |
Engrossing follow up to Sex and Thugs and Rock n Roll. How life can go very wrong in the US.
 
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bunnies09 | 1 autre critique | Mar 5, 2009 |

Statistiques

Œuvres
9
Membres
114
Popularité
#171,985
Évaluation
2.8
Critiques
4
ISBN
5

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