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Porn King: The Autobiography of John C. Holmes
John Curtis Holmes ,
Laurie Holmes , and
Fred E. Basten
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Porn King, The Autobiography of John C. Holmes By: John C. Holmes with Laurie Holmes and Fred Basten The REAL AND TRUE JOHN HOLMES STORY! The paperback is out of print but now available on cd rom for windows with extras
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Another slice of Hollywood.......2006-11-11
I read this book fairly recently since having taken a avid interest in the Golden Age of erotic films over the past year. Due to Holmes' propensity to exaggerate and invent stories, it's at times difficult to discern fiction from truth, although that's not necessarily a deterrent here. Many of his classic tall tales are now as legendary as Holmes himself has become over the past few decades. In essence, he need not to have invented a single fabrication since his "real" life story boasted helpings of everything from sex, drugs, intrigue, duplicity to murder. Some were in greater abundance than others.
Adult film historians concur that Holmes undeniably established himself as the "King" of erotic cinema by the time the 70's decade came to a close, as his impressive filmography will reveal. To this day he continues to reign. The book is an entertaining and quick read, but I would have enjoyed a few more revelatory insights into his infamous and countless onscreen pairings with some of the renowned leading ladies of his day. Women like Annette Haven, Seka, Rhonda Jo Petty, Lesllie Bovee, Serena, Marilyn Chambers and Amber Lynn.
The book itself was allegedly compiled from hours of audio-tapes Holmes recorded during his incarceration in connection to the Wonderland murders (he was acquitted) and throughout the few years following until his untimely death in 1988, due to AIDS related causes. Although it's not likely an entirely honest assessment of the events that occured throughout his tumultuous life, one can't dispute the fact it's mostly a humble account. One of the genuine and poignant inclusions in the book is the epilogue at the end, written by Holmes' second wife, Laurie.
porn king.......2006-03-27
first of all to those who think my uncle middle name is cleoon ?
it is not! it is Curtis , get it straight
yes the book is true to life
it is not like the lame ass book Wonderland
where they fabricated my uncle to be a murderer!
im tired of all those who claim to know about him
the answer is unless you were apart of his family or his wife
you dont have the right to make up false things like his
middle name!
where is your respect!
Leah (johns niece!)
Not exactly an honest autobiography..........2002-08-08
This book is fairly interesting, but the reader must keep in mind that since John Holmes wrote about himself, he casts himself in the role of victim instead of perpetrator. He absolves himself of all responsibility in the Laurel Canyon murders, placing himself in the role of unwilling participant and innocent bystander. He only slightly mentions his life in porn movies, and he does not accept responsibility nor does he seem to feel guilt for his humiliating mistreatment of his long-suffering first wife, his teenage mistress whom he pimped, beat, and started on drugs, or the fact that he neglected to mention his AIDS status to his female porn partners. Yet he does speak openly about his drug addiction, his impoverished childhood, his obsession with sex, and his mammoth "organ". All in all, this is an interesting yet not-so-honest book about a very complex man who could never deal with his inner demons and eventually succumed to them.
Not exactly what I expected.......2000-07-11
As a connoisseur of pop culture and the adult film world, I eagerly anticipated the release of the autobiography from the man who made porn a household name (at least in my household). I ordered this book from Amazon shortly after it was released and tore into it immediately after receiving it upon my doorstep. While the book was interesting, I believe it to be far more fiction than fact. This is based upon other accounts I've read about this well-hung legend. As told on the recent John Holmes addition of the E! True Hollywood Story, Holmes was prone to exaggeration and fabrication. There was also very little about his life in the adult film world - only a mere skim over. While I wasn't disappointed with the book, I wasn't satisfied either. But, give it a shot and see what you think.
Larger than Life.......2000-04-09
John C. Holmes has always been an inspiration for those of us who are "different," or "overly well endowed," if you know what I mean. Any boy who was forced to listen to the whisperings in the locker room, "Why is his so much bigger?" can appreciate what Johnny Wadd went through. Anyone who has, as the saying goes, "gone hunting for squirrel with an elephant gun," knows the social embarrassment that having an enormous you-know-what can cause.
That is why we are happy to have one of our own, the most famous of us all, tell his story in his own words. A marvelous book. I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me. Our group, and I mean each and every one of our members, stands and salutes you, Johnny Wadd!
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Since 1936, the complete Arban's Famous Method For Trombone has set a standard of excellence for slide, valve and baritone trombone method books. The etudes, lessons and commentaries within the over 200 pages of this impressive tome teach the trombone student intonation, agility, and musicianship. No music library for the aspiring trombonist is complete without this edition of one of the most popular method books for trombone ever written.
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Arban's review.......2007-08-24
It is an excellent book from start to finish. I would recommend it to any trombone player from beginner to professional. All the approaches were very understandable and well explained. It will help take your talent to new heights that you never expected. It is an extraordinary book to help you with every aspect of your playing.
It's a reprint of a book from the year 1936 .......2007-08-09
Sorry - but it's 70 years old, (Back to the Future?) pages and pages of old manuscript (sheet music) and not much explanitory text.
"The Art of Trombone Playing" by Edward Kleinhammer is much better.
Arban's Method is a Requisite.......2007-02-14
Jean Baptiste Arban has created an astounding trombone and baritone (bass clef) reference for students of any music level. Whether it is used to supplement private lessons, teach remedial music to a latecoming student, or advance an aspiring young musician, it is direct and thorough. Arban covers everything from the correct way to hold the instrument in the first few pages, to the final section of the book containing etudes on the professional level. The books is divided such that the student skips around to reach various aspects of practicing; there is no ploughing through a gigantic volume page by page.
The Foundation.......2007-01-06
Arban's book is the foundation for any student of the trombone. Although some of the book is dated, it should be practiced and devoured on a daily basis. It is a basic building block of trombone mastery.
Sounds great........2006-09-19
I'm a trumpet player in high school and very serious about playing. I have currently a copy of the Arban's book for trumpet and have noticed unmeasurable improvement in my technique, sight reading and overall playing. Though, this is not the trumpet book which I use daily, I am certain that this book will be or, will be close in perfection as my trumpet Arban's was for me. If you play trombone/euphonium and are serious or, just want to improve, I suggest you buy this book.
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Just Wonderful.......2007-07-13
My dad teaches Sunday School and was looking for this book to incorporate into his lesson plans. I found it here at Amazon and fell in love with this book. Absolutely wonderful to read and very profound. Exceptional!
Historical Preservation - Community Backbone.......2007-06-10
The title says it all: "Trombones" represents the preservation of the history of the community backbone of prayer, persistence, and strength. The poetry gives some insight to the suffering of the elders, and speaks to the continuing fight for the full parity of the AfricanAmerican community in a country that was literally built upon the bleeding, sweaty backs of my ancestors.
Amazon is to be commended for participating in this historical preservation of a works that I would recommend as mandatory reading for generations to come - regardless of religion, gender, or color.
God's Trombones: Poems That Galvanize the Soul.......2007-04-25
My soul is galvanized everytime I hear or read James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones. I have directed student perfomances of this deeply moving African American text. "The Crucifixion," for example, tells the story of how Jesus Christ, my Lord, my Savior,my Friend, suffered death on an old cross so that I might have an opportunity to be more sensitive to the hurting. The "Prodigal Son" urges me to experience and, thus understand, that I must live with a redemptive consiousness. And, of course, I am compelled to understand, through the poem "Go Down Death" this reality: God does call His children home. Those who have suffered "long in the vineyard" are deserving of rest. For sure, God's Trombones is a poetic tribute to an experience that is Christian and African American. I thank James Welson Johnson for creating this poetic masterpiece. Let's continue to read it; let's perform it. Let's live within the context of the spirituality of the voice. Amen!
Unfamiliar Harmony.......2007-03-15
While James Weldon Johnson's theology is not always orthodox ("God thought and thought" - who could put a new thought in God's mind? unless it was God and, then, God would not be God - this insight compliments of E.V. Hill in his sermon "When Was God At His Best?"), JWJ's poetry and, especially, his Preface displays the harmonious beauty of a long tradition of African American preaching not generally known or appreciated outside of African American circles. If one really wants to become familiar with and, indeed, edified by the godly reaching of E.V. Hill (now deceased), Fred Luter, Tony Evans, Robert Smith and a host of unknowns who preach with substance and, sometimes, in the "whoop"ing style, then, Weldon's book is a must read. May Christianity never lose what God has brought forth in a substantial style which stirs heart, mind and soul.
A Priceless Cultural Artifact.......2007-02-28
When I was a youngster, we all knew of these poems. "The Creation" was, in fact, a standard part of the 10th-grade English curriculum and was one of the most often selected pieces for what was then called "dramatic recitation." (This was in Oklahoma, Alabama and South Carolina in the late 1950's and early 1960's.)
Now I cannot find anyone much under the age of 50 who has ever heard of them. This is but one of a great many tragic cultural losses of our time.
The poems evoke those trombone-like voices of Black preachers ringing with their simple themes, imaginative colorations, and powerful deliveries contrasting the pain of mortal life with the glory and joy of the eternal one. With their plaints and affirmations, their truths and contradictions, they embody a crucial aspect of the American heritage.
Moving? "Powerful" hardly expresses it. When I first acquired the book, I read to my wife the poem, "Go Down Death -- A Funeral Sermon." We were in the car on the way home from the bookstore. We had to stop at the mall for her to make a purchase, and she had to wait in the car while she dried her eyes before going in.
These poems cannot be allowed to be forgotten. They just cannot.
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Marco Bordogni (1788-1856), a celebrated tenor of the 19th Century, wrote these vocalizes during his later career as a voice teacher. Transcribed and adapted by Joannes Rochut in three books, these became the cornerstone of the trombone repertoire. Book one offers the trombone student the first sixty etudes in the series and promotes musicianship, flexibility and technique. A must for all trombone students!
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Great standard!.......2005-11-01
Few lesson books carry this much use! I've been using this to help students for quite some time. A great buy.
Excellent Service.......2005-10-29
We received the book in excellent condition in an expected timeframe. Thanks for the wonderful service. Janis Pressley
Very useful and not boring!.......2005-08-10
This book teaches great technique, particular tonguing, but my favorite part of the book is the studies sound great when played correctly and it is not monotonous like other books.
TIMELESS VALUE.......2005-08-04
I have purchased this series [3] three times over the past 40 years because there just isn't any better way to sharpen your legato tonguing technique and improve your artistry. Did I mention that these etudes just plain sound great when played well. Some things are classics and this book of melodious etudes is surely one of them. By the way, I did not misplace them, I repurchased them [twice] after literally wearing them out.
This book is awesome.......2002-04-30
This book helps trombonists work on their tone, their legato tounging, sight reading, and playing in general. There is always a new etude to play and when you are done there is another on the next page!
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This is the first comprehensive study of the trombone in English. It covers the instrument, its repertoire, the way it has been played, and the social, cultural, and aesthetic contexts within which it has developed. The book explores the origins of the instrument, its invention in the fifteenth century, and its story up to modern times, also revealing hidden aspects of the trombone in different eras and countries.
The book looks not only at the trombone within classical music but also at its place in jazz, popular music, popular religion, and light music. Trevor Herbert examines each century of the trombone’s development and details the fundamental impact of jazz on the modern trombone. By the late twentieth century, he shows, jazz techniques had filtered into the performance idioms of almost all styles of music and transformed ideas about virtuosity and lyricism in trombone playing.
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This is the first illustrated history of the horns that have defined jazz and enhanced rock, pop, and R&B with an astonishingly expressive range of distinctive, classy sounds. With a bright mix of sparkling color photography and engaging narrative, the book explores the evolving music, brilliant musicians, and leading makers of these inspiring instruments from the 1920s to 1990s. 200 color photos, including three fold-out spreads. 120 pages, 7-1/2 inch. x 9-3/4 inch.
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An excellent resource.......2000-09-16
I was part of the original conceptual team for this book and was very pleased to see the final outcome. This book is extremely well-written with lots of great photographs and charts. The focus is primarily on the saxophone, and die hard collectors/enthusiasts will appreciate the factual integrity of the book. I found the pictures particularly interesting, since most (if not all) of the horns pictured were distributed in the UK. Thus, you see some great export variants of the classic Selmer Balanced Action and Conn 10M. I highly recommend this great work to anyone who loves the saxophone.
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Edward Kleinhammer, author of THE ART OF TROMBONE PLAYING, joined the Civic Orchestra, the training orchestra for the Chicago Symphony, in 1940. After two years he was accepted by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where he remained for his entire career until he retired in 1985. He has played under every Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor, covering from Frederick Stock to Sir Georg Solti. In 1986 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the International Trombone Association. While Kleinhammer states that his book 'is written for the student who has no teacher available or for the teacher seeking more fundamental knowledge of the field of trombone
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38-yr old book a "bellwether" for Symphonic Fundamentals.......2001-04-17
It is not by accident that Mr. Edwin Kleinhammer's name appears on many, many symphony musicians' bios. There are plenty of outstanding players, but "teaching" world class artists is another thing. CSO artists Mr. Kleinhammer and the late Mr. Arnold Jacobs and the late Mr. Frank Crisafulli have trained innumerable (global) lower brass artists for well over thirty years each. I have had the pleasure of receiving a group lesson from Mr. Kleinhammer with two others and individual instruction from the late gentleman's gentleman Mr. Frank Crisafulli. What about the book? Mr. Kleinhammer states in his book that he strongly encourages lessons, but at the "worst" the book can self-teach the reader...this is NOT an exaggeration. His highly detailed diagrammed/photo-filled pages on embouchure alone can not be replicated in any other text, they are worth the price of the book by themselves. The (paperback) text includes HIGHLY practical sections on breathing, tone, range, slide technique/legatto (when to use "loo" vs. "doo", etc), intonation control, daily exercises and the cruicial tongue-ing and concurrent air flow (emphasize the "air" get the flappy thing out of the way) mistakes of even advanced amateur players. If you "see" the pros calmy whip through a passage of a rapid Rimsky-Korsakov, for example, without jerking the slide or doing face contortions, etc. you're seeing all of Mr. Kleinhammer's book suggestions put into motion..this level of 1st flight pro does "make it" look easy. Go see a Joe Alessi, an outstanding jazz trombonist as well as the NY Phily first chair, and you'll see what I mean.
The book contains also contains a concise section on trombone prep. literature including Clarke, Arban, Blazhevich, Carl Fischer, Rochut (Melodious Etudes Book III--a masterpiece of symph. prep.in my opinion), and all the significant classic solos and ensemble pieces.
Again, Mr. Kleinhammer correctly mentions throughout the book that the student needs models to listen to, pattern after..simply put he's talking about "recordings" (not necessarily concert halls as you will not be able to sufficiently pick out the passage)Get the Ralph Sauer (Audition excerpt)or Christian Lindberg CDs and listen, and listen some more.. The student who gets on this early in the game combined with this book and a decent brass teacher will be far ahead of the game.
Another suggestion is to tune into the current Boston Symphony bass trombonist's website, Doug Yeo, he provides some fabulous suggestions and advice. (Mr. George Krem, Mr. Yeo's first college played with me in Wheaton, IL. He has served as the Chicago Civic Orchestra, Winnepeg & Victoria Canada and now Cedar Rapids, IA principal. He also has a CD out, taught at the U of Iowa for 12 years after being taught himself by Mr. Keith Brown a legendary Phily Orch. trombonist. Mr. Krem is a very fine teacher and artist). This book, with some good CDs to model after and a decent brass teacher (doesn't have to be "lower" brass teacher frankly) will provide some distinct advantages in accelerating your progress. ...
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Jazz Bones: The World of Jazz Trombone
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The Jazz Solo Series for Trombone by Mark Vega is a great instructional tool for musicians and music students to learn or improve their improvisational abilities in the jazz - swing idiom. There are 66 examples in the book, starting at a somewhat easy level and gradually increasing in difficulty throughout the book. This book is divided into four sections: Section one, tracks 1 through 36 cover all twelve keys using 11-V-1 and 11-V-111-V1-11-V-1 chord progressions. Section two, tracks 37 through 60 cover all twelve keys using 1-V1-11-V-111-b111-11-V-1 chord progressions. Section three, tracks 61 through 66 are complete worked out solos over the chord changes to the popular Jazz standards "Stella By Starlight", "Take the A Train" and "There Will Never Be Another You." There are two solos for each of these three examples, an easy version followed by a more difficult one. The first version being a prime example of how to approach medium swing Jazz and the second version covering the more complex and demanding style of Bebop Jazz with its faster tempos and more difficult melodic and harmonic note choices. Section four, tracks 67, 68 and 69 are repeated choruses of the chord progressions to the above mentioned songs for extended practice. Please refer to the end of the book for a selected discography of Mark's favorite Jazz albums featuring great soloists.
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Trombone: Its History and Music, 1697-1811 (Musicology Series)
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