That Would Be Me: Rock & Roll Survivor To Hollywood Actor Review

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(More customer reviews)I was hoping Mickey was going to write his autobiography, after I watched his 1966 World Tour: The Home Movies DVD. In the DVD, Mickey told some great stories about his time as a drummer for Bob Dylan and Johnny Rivers.

Well, Mickey has written a fascinating book about all his travels being a drummer for Trini Lopez, Johnny Rivers, Bob Dylan and Kenny Rogers & the First Edition. He has great stories about some of the famous and infamous people he has met in his life. In the book, he recounts his meeting of everyone from Frank Sinatra and the Beatles to Sam Ginacana & Jack Ruby.
He talks extensively about the 1966 USO tour to Vietnam with Johnny Rivers & Ann-Margaret as well as the famous Dylan World Tour of 1966, when Dylan went Electric! Mickey offers great details on the people he met and places he saw 40 years ago; he must be one of the few musicians of the 1960's, who can remember the 60's!
Mickey is very honest in the book, telling readers about his dalliances on the road during his first marriage and his lack of attention to the business side of Show Business. Luckily, he has resolved both issues in his life.
After being in Rock n' Roll bands for 20+ years, Mickey became an actor in the 1970's, but the book is a little thin on that portion on his life compared to his years working in the music industry.
I think this is a great book and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys stories about show business.
Don't forget to checkout the aforementioned 1966 World Tour: The Home Movies DVD as well.


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Today is a day I've been dreading for a long time. Sitting here watching the Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Oilers playoff game out of the corner of my eye, I realize that I cannot procrastinate the starting of this book any longer. My goal has been to write this book for at least the last fifteen years, but I wanted someone else to do the dirty work. That is just not going to happen. I'm stuck with this mess and it's up to me and me alone. I lived in the rock-and-roll world for more than twenty years as the drummer for some of the most famous people in the business. I've also had the pleasure of sitting in, backing up, and knowing some of the all-time greats. However, I've seen these people from a little different angle than anyone else . . . from center stage, looking at you, the audience. I used to joke and say, "I've seen the back of some of the most famous heads in the world. That's a fact. My musical career started as the drummer with a young singer from Dallas, Texas by the name of Trini Lopez. We were together for almost eight years. That collaboration took me to Los Angeles, California. My recordings with Trini include eight albums, starting with Trini Lopez "LIVE" at PJ'S. It was in L.A. that I hooked up with an Italian kid from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His name was John Ramistella, better known as Johnny Rivers. During my time with Johnny, I had the incredible opportunity of spending time in Viet Nam in 1966 with Ann-Margret. We are still friends today. Eat your heart out! After the stint with Johnny came perhaps the ultimate musical challenge. I became the drummer with the legendary kid from Hibbing, Minnesota, the spokesman for the world of folk music, Bob Dylan and the group that started out as The Hawks and later became known as The Band. At a recent speaking engagement for a Bob Dylan convention in Manchester, England, I was introduced as the drummer on the greatest rock-and-roll tour in history

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