Sunday, March 28, 2010

Valley of the Dolls


Yesterday I spent an hour in one of the second hand bookshops in the coastal town where I am spending the weekend. After pouring over racks of books I ended up walking away with just one, the ultimate 1960s flash trash novel Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann. I remember reading this novel when I was 14 and being fascinated and thrilled with it. I imagine this time around it will be somewhat less sensational.
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7 comments:

  1. Lady MagnonMarch 28, 2010 at 3:27 PM

    Hello Maiden. I'm Mrs Cro. I've just returned to France from Oz. Sadly I wasn't in Melbourne, otherwise I would have visited. Love your blog. Lady Magnon.

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  2. Maiden LuxeMarch 28, 2010 at 8:40 PM

    Hi Mrs Cro! Im so happy to have you following, Ive just joined your blog also. Did you enjoy Australia, the Thai restaurant in Yepoon is one of my favourites...

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  3. Tom StephensonMarch 28, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    My older brother (8 years) took me to see the film when it first came out, thinking it was soft porn, so we walked out half way through. I think I have walked out of again since then.

    Hello Lady Magnon! We haven't met since 40 years ago. You're looking a bit bluer than I remember you, but maybe that is Cro not being able to put down a brush?

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  4. Maiden LuxeMarch 28, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    Tom did you walk out of it because it was soft porn or beacuse it wasnt?

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  5. Tom StephensonMarch 28, 2010 at 9:51 PM

    As far as I can remember, because it wasn't. Some years ago, a friend settled down to watch a hard-porn video, as his wife had gone away for the weekend. As the tape started, there were a load of shabby, unwashed women talking to each other, drinking cups of tea and smoking. So far, so good. They seemed to be in prison - even better. After about 15 minutes, nothing had happened, then some adverts came on. Somebody had recorded over the tape - it was 'Prisoner, Cell Block H'. True story.

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  6. Maiden LuxeMarch 28, 2010 at 9:57 PM

    oh how hilarious and what a huge disappointment to your friend, as far as I remember there was nothing attractive nor pornographic about Cell Block H..

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  7. Tom StephensonMarch 28, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    I think he got more joy out of telling the story than he would have got watching porn Maiden. Usually (so I am told) the 'plots' to those films are even thinner than Cell Block H!

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