Rick Springfield

For the last week I’ve been reading Rick Springfield’s book Late, Late At Night.  Normally I have a book done in a day or two but I’ve been having a hard time getting into this one.

Now usually if I can’t get into a book within the first few chapters I set it aside and almost never attempt to read it again. But being a long time fan of his I’ve been forcing myself through the pages.  Now don’t get my wrong, it’s not a bad book per say but he’s kinda all over the place. Well sorta like me when I write. LOL

Being the absolute huge fan that I was in the 1980’s I had no idea he was from Australia.  Rick goes into great detail and doesn’t leave anything out.  His honesty is actually shocking and refreshing.  Now I know your thinking, well it IS his Memoir so shouldn’t he be honest? The answer to that is yes, but this is no holds bar.  He’s letting it all hang out.  I’ve laughed with Rick, I’ve cried with Rick, I’ve thought what were you thinking when you did that.  I even actually saw a side to him that I just did not like at all. He was after all my teenage hood icon and I hate to think of him being an asshat.

As the book progresses he matures and is becoming the Rick that I fell in love with at such a young age.  I’ve been struggling to remember but I’m fairly sure I was 12 when I saw him in concert for the first time.  I to this day know all his songs by heart. When I read a title of a song in his book the lyrics come back to me instantly. I have to pause in my reading to sing the song.

Rick was my very first obsession. Well, he’s been my only obsession. LOL.  I had posters all over my walls, I had all his records. I would beg and beg my Mum to let me have it until she finally broke down and let me get it. I would listen to it over and over.

I remember one time when I was 14 he was coming to town and my bff Pam and I were plotting on how we would meet him and get him to take us with him. Me, I was running from my biological Dad and Rick was gonna be my savior. I’m not sure what Pam was running from. Maybe nothing.

We had an elaborate plan all worked out on how we would meet him.  But in the end we just went to the concert and enjoyed it and didn’t even think to follow through on our plan.

I’m about 3/4 of the way through the book now and to the point where he is talking about his rise to success in the 80’s. It brings back such good memories.  I’m looking forward to finishing the book.

I’ve been playing his greatest hits about once a week and two of my girls are starting to sing along with it.  Sophie’s favorite song is “I’ve done everything for you”. I think Emma’s is “Jesse’s Girl”. Me I love it all!  I would so love to see this man in concert just one more time. To get a t-shirt and bask in the memories of my youth.  He was here recently and he’s coming back to Iowa in the not to distant future.  Maybe, just maybe I might be able accomplish that dream.

What book are YOU reading at the moment?