Take Another Little Piece of My Heart: A Groupie Grows Up (52 page)

Lennon, John,
17
,
139

Leonard (Mercy’s husband),
292

Lewis, Juliet,
293

“Like a Rolling Stone” (Dylan),
14

Linda (Beatlefriend),
247
–248

Linden Center,
289
,
290

lithium,
169

Live Aid,
157
,
162

London,
125
–126

Pamela’s visits to,
34
–36,
100
–103

Los Angeles Times
,
174
,
175

Lucy, Miss,
113
,
291

lust, Pamela’s views on,
216
–218

Lynn (friend),
267
,
269
–271,
275

Lynne, Jeff,
197
,
198

lyrics, cost of rights to,
161

McCartney, Paul,
23
,
139
,
141
,
189
,
193

McCree, Cree,
216
–218

McDowell, Malcolm,
144

McGuinn, Roger,
130

machismo:

of DJs,
190

of rock stars,
18

MacLaine, Shirley,
191

McLaren, Malcolm,
127

Madonna,
25
,
165

Madonna Inn,
90

Mael, Ron,
105

Mael, Russell,
105

Manzarek, Ray,
33

Maria (psychic),
185
–186

Martino, Bob,
222
,
232
,
242
–244

Mary Kay makeup parties,
127
–128

Mary Magdalene,
217
–218

Meara, Jane,
161
,
257

Melody Maker
,
26
,
34

Mercy (GTO member),
32
,
266
,
267

Mexico,
40
–42,
115

Miami Vice
,
154
–155,
162
,
168
,
230

Mickey Mouse,
40
,
113

Miller, Margaret Ruth Hayes (mother),
32
,
34
,
114
–125,
149

daughter’s birth and,
73
–74

daughter’s book and,
193
,
199

daughter’s boyfriends and,
26
,
27

daughter’s therapy and,
182
–184

daughter’s wedding and,
63
,
64

grandson and,
94
,
274

husband’s postdeath communications with,
122
,
123
–124

lover of,
183
–184

Mary Kay makeup party of,
127
–128

as mother,
97
,
116
,
117
–118

Silent Treatment of,
69
–70

as wife,
18
,
54
,
56
,
63
,
99
,
115
,
116
,
118
–119

Miller, Oren Coy (father),
32
,
40
–41,
53
–54,
70
,
114
–125,
189

affairs of,
183

background of,
115

child care and,
91

correspondence of,
123
,
124

daughter’s therapy and,
182
–184

daughter’s wedding and,
63
,
64

death of,
119
–124,
274

emotions of,
116

grandson and,
74
–75,
86
,
94
,
119

health problems of,
53
,
63
,
74
–75,
99
,
117
–21

leisure suits of,
54
,
56

Michael’s relationship with,
41

personality change of,
118
–119

Miller, Pamela,
see
Des Barres, Pamela Miller

Mintz, Elliot,
144
,
163

Mirabai,
55

Mitchell, Joni,
259

Monarch, Michael,
48
,
49
,
52

Moon, Keith,
17
,
23
,
25
,
75
,
187
,
189
,
193
,
217
,
231

Morrison, Jim,
14
–15,
23
,
33
,
189
,
190

Morrison, Pam,
15

Morrison, Toni,
293
–294

Muktananda, Swami,
111

Myer, Claire,
173
,
175

Myer, Michele (Auntie Shelly),
40
,
44
,
49
,
94
,
196
,
205
,
206

as baby-sitter,
97
,
99

cancer and death of,
172
–175,
177

Pamela’s wedding and,
63

Nader, Michael,
165

Nelson, Judd,
167

Nelson, Willie,
163
,
191

Nestea commercial,
75
–76

Newman, Paul,
45

New York, N.Y.:

Michael in,
156
–157

Pamela in,
25
–27,
37
–39,
42
–47,
57
,
216
–218,
220
–224,
291

Nice to Mice,
192

Nicholson, Jack,
20
,
164
,
168

Niles, Prescott,
134

Nina (Steve Jones’s girlfriend),
136

No One Here Gets Out Alive
(Sugerman),
189

North, Oliver,
266

Nouri, Michael,
38
,
46
–47

“November 16, 1966” (Des Barres),
166
–167

“Obsession” (Des Barres and Knight),
153
,
156

Olmos, Edward James,
91

O’Neal, Tatum,
144
,
265

“One That Got Away, The” (Hillman),
242

onion dip,
29

open marriage,
187
–188

Oprah
,
20
,
198
–199

Orbison, Roy,
197

Osbourne, Ozzy,
144
,
166
,
283

Osbourne, Sharon,
65
,
69

Ostin, Mo,
230
–231

Page, Jimmy,
23
,
48
–52

bimbo comment of,
229
–230

Pamela’s relationship with,
14
,
43
–44,
48
,
190
,
193
,
229
–230

Palmer, Robert,
157
,
163

Palm Springs,
65
,
180

Paradise Alley
,
67
–68

Paramahansa Yogananda,
26
,
111
,
146

Parsons, Gram,
16
,
20
,
23
,
64
,
175
,
241
,
293

Parsons, Polly,
241
–242

parties,
25
,
30
,
60
,
211
,
215
,
231

birthday,
105
,
141
–143,
163
–164,
196
–198

book,
23
–24

makeup,
127
–128

pajama,
259

wedding,
63
–65,
292

Parton, Dolly,
57

PCP,
14

penis(es):

Cynthia Plaster-Caster and,
198

of Johnson,
168
,
193
,
199
,
231

as “Mick,”
242
,
244

Penn, Sean,
164
–165

People
,
190

Peterson, Cassandra,
292

Petty, Tom,
197
,
198

Phillips, Michelle,
16

Pickett, Bobby,
48
,
64

Pink,
23
–24

Plant, Carmen,
200

Plant, Robert,
14
,
29
,
43
,
49
,
159
,
200
,
229
,
284

Plaster-Caster, Cynthia,
198
-199

Playboy
,
218
-219,
263

poetry,
166
-167

Pop, Iggy,
33
,
57
,
260

Power Station,
157
-159,
162
-163

Premier
,
293

Presley, Elvis,
14
,
26
,
59
-60,
189

Prince,
162
,
186
,
192
,
205
,
231

psychics,
24
,
185
-186

see also
Ariana

Pulitzer, Roxanne,
195

Quatro, Suzi,
106

Raphaël, Sally Jessy,
229

rats,
45
,
113
-114

Rattlesnake Shake,
269
,
271
,
283

Raven (Miss Sandra’s daughter),
291
-292

Real Don Steele Show, The
,
66

“Recognition” (Des Barres),
51

Redding, Noel,
264

Renee (traveling partner),
76
,
85

Richards, Ken,
43

Rippy, Rodney Allen,
32

Rivers, Joan,
229

Rockford Files, The
,
100

rock scene, Pamela’s loss of faith in,
33
-34

Rock Star
(Collins),
198
,
220

Rodkin, Loree,
164

Rolling Stone
,
193
-194,
220

Rolling Stones,
16

Rona (friend),
264

Ronnie, Uncle,
121
,
122

Roosevelt School,
150
,
155
,
204

Roth, David Lee,
172
,
174

Ruben (O.C. Miller’s friend),
40
-41,
63

Rundgren, Todd,
44
,
57
,
292

Ryder, Winona,
266

Sagal, Katey,
91
,
266

St. Nicholas, Randee,
218
,
260

Sales, Hunt,
260
,
266

Sales, Tony,
126
,
260
,
266

Sambora, Richie,
192

Sandra, Miss,
291
-292

Scarface
,
144

Schneider, Mitch,
191
,
219
,
220

Science of Mind,
111
-112,
120
,
133
,
174

screen tests,
67
,
105

Search for Tomorrow:

Pamela fired from,
46

Pamela’s role in,
32
,
37
-39

Self-Realization Lake Shrine,
146
,
170

Sex Pistols,
69
,
126
-127

Sexton, Charlie,
172

Shaffer, Paul,
292

Sheedy, Ally,
166
,
192

Sheri (friend),
164
,
168
,
211
,
215

Silverhead,
25
,
27
-28,
39

Silvers, Frederick,
227
-228,
248
,
255

Simmons, Gene,
23
,
99
,
134
-135,
144
,
172
,
266

on
Oprah
,
198
-199

Sincere, Cynderella,
32
,
292

“Sleeping Alone” (Des Barres),
57

Slick, Grace,
269

Smith, Larry (Legs),
102
-103

Smith, Neil,
44

Sofronski, Bernie,
46

“Somebody Up There Likes Me” (Des Barres),
181

Somers, Suzanne,
199

Sonia (agent),
68
-69,
75

Sorvino, Paul,
221

Sparky (GTO member),
32
,
87
,
92
,
93
,
120
,
144
,
292

Spelling, Aaron,
201

Springsteen, Bruce,
153
,
161
,
189

Stack, Robert,
186

Stallone, Sylvester,
66
–68

Stanley, Paul,
144
,
172
,
198
,
266

Stanton, Harry Dean,
20

Staples, Mavis,
231

Star
,
34

Starman
,
294

Starr, Ringo,
17
,
139

Starwood,
49

Steele, Don,
66

Steenburgen, Mary,
144

Stewart, Rod,
43
,
57
,
99

Stone, Oliver,
266

Streisand, Barbara,
211
,
212
,
215
,
230
,
251

Sugerman, Danny,
161
,
189
,
266

Sullivan, Danny,
230

Sunny (parakeet),
139

Sunset Nellie Blue (dog),
136
,
145
,
148
,
151
,
186

Michael’s walking of,
177
,
178