MAKIN' THE SCENE - A Living History

Growing Up White, Jewish, Somewhat Talented, and Part of the Early Days of L.A. Rock and Roll

By: Hugo N. Gerstl

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

MAKIN' THE SCENE - A Living History

‘He’s been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
a poet, a pawn and a king.
He’s been up and down and over and out,
but he knows one thing:
Each time he finds himself … flat on his face,
He picks himself up and gets back in the race. …’
(from That’s Life © 1963 by Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon,
sung by Frank Sinatra, 1966)

International best-selling novelist Hugo N. Gerstl (Scribe, The Motherland Saga Quartet, Against All Odds) has been a non-fiction writer, Air Force officer, teacher, radio personality, substitute (unordained) Rabbi while stationed in Turkey for two years, pilot, actor, president of a small publishing house, editor, trial lawyer, musician, bandleader, and composer-arranger, who boasts co-publishing three hit records (Express Yourself, Love Land, Do Your Thing).

Now, he returns to his roots in the 1960s. In Makin’ the Scene, he self-describes himself as “White, Jewish, somewhat talented, and a participant in the early days of L.A. rock and roll.” Although he never quite made it to the big time, he rubbed elbows and worked with a legion of those who did – Charles Wright, his partner of many years, the Blossoms (the most recognized unknown “girl group” in the industry), the wonderful Glen Campbell, the inimitable – and ultimately tragic – Phil Spector, and a host of others.

Gerstl’s Makin’ the Scene reveals the amazing stories of a time in history like no other, the last gasp of a time before the computer, before the internet, when great music was created naturally, and when a group of unforgettable human beings made it happen. It’s all here, and you’ll love every page. Let the fun begin!

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Novels: Scribe (International Best Seller) • The Motherland Saga in four volumes: The Footsteps of Forever, Legacy, Emergence, and Coming of Age • The Deathmaster • ChildFinders • Oldies But Goodies Show • Amazing Grace (International Best Seller) • Billy Jenkins • Against All Odds (International Best Seller) • Assassin (International Best Seller) • Arcade • The Wrecking Crew (International Best Seller) • Skorzeny – Dancing With the Devil • Stalemate • Kaleidoscope. Coming Soon: The Good Brother – The trial of Albert Goring • Set Rome Afire – The story of the First Pope John XXIII.