We've Got Tonight: The Life and Times of Notorious Groupie Alycen Rowse Paperback – April 17, 2018

I was surprised by the low reviews but wanted to read it anyway. I didn’t expect a professional writer telling a story. I expected truth from the author's perspective and that's exactly what it was. A beautiful journey of rocks greatest times.

I read this book, AND visited the author's blog. I casually commented (not reviewed) on the book in a comments section on a blog several weeks ago. Imagine my shock to be emailed by the blog's owner yesterday to advise me that this author had posted a very long blast in response. So this review is a response to Alycen, as well as a review, and perhaps a caution to other readers.As far as the book goes, I would have to say I did enjoy Alycen's story, but was extremely distracted, as another reviewer commented, by the very poor editing. When I commented elsewhere that I "hate-read" the book, I meant that I was frustrated by the editing, not that I hate her personally. The editing was my primary problem with the book.Alycen lived through some interesting times in music history, and met a lot of great people. Alycen, saying I really liked Pamela Des Barres' books takes nothing away from you. I did feel you spoke harshly about her, and didn't like that.I used Alycen's full name in a comment elsewhere so that other people would be able to google her and read her story for themselves. Not so I could be verbally accosted and lectured to on a very small blog.Alycen, you accused me of being a hypocrite and being unable to recognize your being "sarcastic and cheeky", but I invite you to also not judge me by my few comments and assume I am full of hate for you. "I am, just a girl", too. I am truly sorry if you were hurt by anything I said, but if you're putting your whole life out there, you're probably going to have to get a thicker skin.

This book had me from the start. I've always been a fan of the music and to hear the backstage hooligans was great. Alysen was a true legend.

She could have told her story in far less pages. It was so repetitive, and excessively shallow. All of it. I felt bad for her, a bizarre obsession with the rock and roil backstage partying life that lead her to define herself by just that. There is no mention of the obvious STDs exposure to her alleged countless encounters. You lose count and wonder if a human truly did all that screwing around. She has no real substance and is catty and demeaning of other women doing exactly what she did, screw everything that had a heartbeat. Yet she tries to separate herself from the rest. She think she was a game changer, the queen of the groupies, some trail blazer with “higher standards“ than the rest and even dares to compares her so called fame with the rock gods we all know from the 80s. Sad, I had to google her. Some of the stories are too far fetched as if we are supposed to believe she was forever in the right place at the right time and every single rocker couldn’t resist her. There’s nothing empowering about her story although she seems to believe it is. I finished the book because I spent 10 bucks on it otherwise it would’ve been a DNF. Don’t get me started on the typos. Ughhh.

Excellent Book, The Lovely Lady with Eyes so Blue Alycen Rowse takes us on an Epic Rock ‘n’ Roll Journey. From her Upbringing to her life and Relationships with Rock Stars. I highly recommend this book to Everyone.

We’ve Got Tonight reads like a rough draft in need of professional editing. At well over 400 pages, it could have been a third of the length without losing any substance. The author casts herself as irresistible to every rock star she encounters and proudly claims the title of groupie (while repeatedly distancing herself from hookers, despite trading sex for access. No shame in sex work so it’s unclear why this is a theme.) The tone is egotistical, the storytelling is redundant, and the lack of introspection makes it hard to care about the story. With tighter editing and some self-awareness, this could have been a gritty, compelling look into a wild era. Instead, it’s the same story told again and again—with less impact each time.

Okay, so I read this whole thing today. Yes there were typos, etc, HOWEVER..... We got to hear her stories. And they were super interesting and entertaining. I think most women would (and I am not saying this is valid that they feel this way) feel some sort of shame doing the things she did, but she completely owned it, and I have to respect that. Now it seems like some people gave this book a bad review because her arrogance, or however they saw her confidence, turned them off. Others were too put off by typos. But for me, any time someone who has lived a crazy life opens up and talks about it, 1) I do not usually expect perfect editing and writing. People who have spent their lives in school and studying or who have the money to pay people to fix up their stories will have very polished stories. This chick did not spend her time in school, she spent her time living a crazy life, so however she wants to tell her story is good by me. I would rather read an interesting story over a perfectly worded yet boring story by a pretentious literary snob, any day of the week. I don't necessarily agree with all of this author's life choices, but that doesn't really matter. She told her story from her point of view and how it felt from her perspective and I give her five stars for that.