Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be: A Rock & Roll Fairy Tale
by Jen Trynin

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Book Review: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, Ass Kicked by Sleazettes
Summary: 4 Stars

"I think that the part about getting up in front of people and playing my own thing - in great part, it was always uncomfortable. And I think that really came across sometimes in my shows and my presentation of myself, because, you know, when I started doing this a million years ago when I was a kid, I honestly never pictured myself being a performer. I always thought I would be a songwriter, and I would give my music to people. And somewhere along the way, I don't know what happened, but I kind of started playing in front of people, and it went pretty well. You know, I'm really not that great a singer, so I think that was always kind of a problem for people.", so says Jen Trynin, recently in response to an interview.

Jen Trynin, a Boston native, had been playing in the Boston music scene for seven years. She had changed her style to match that of the "up and comers" that she was seeing and hearing at her various gigs. Nothing was working; she was still playing at 2am when everyone was movin' on home. She finally decided that drastic measures needed to take place when another female musician, Tracy Bonham made the break. She started writing to a different beat and used simpler lyrics. Her new electric guitar grunge style, her tight pants, ugly shirts and white leather coat caught on. Her self-produced CD "Cockamamie" had all the major labels vying for her. Lawyers, managers, booking agents, the sleaze and sleaxettes wanted her for their own. Millions of dollars spoken.
"Rolling Stone" had their best photograph her. Interviews in "Billboard" made her one of them. And, then, just as suddenly her record didn't fly, and she was on the dizzying spiral downward.

Jen Trynin, stopped eating, smoked furiously, slept with one of her band mates and drank like a drunken sailor. Her lawyer, manager and agent became scarce as her popularity fell. . She continued to play the rock-star as long as she could, and then Jen realized that her career as a singer wasn't what she wanted. She loved writing and that was her forte, but she gave it up. Crash, burn... Her steady boyfriend was there for her, marriage and a child followed. She still rocks, when se feels like it she says in her bio. She is part of a group and gets to go out at night and play the music she loves.

Jen Trynin, wished upon a star. Her wish was granted and then her star disappeared as quickly as it had been granted. Jen Trynin's book is filled with humour, and the ridiculous and following her down the emerald lined road was. as much fun for me as it apparently was for her. She wrote grand songs, and her writing ability has flavored this book with wit and heart. This is beautifully written and highly recommended.

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