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Every once in awhile you get a book that just takes into a world that your unfortunately or fortunately are never really going to experience. This is such a book.The coauthor and main person in the book, Steve Stevens, was a young punk werent we all at that age actor who did stints on the Annette TV show and various tough kid movies of the 1950s. Late in 1959 he received a note from a fan stating that hed like to meet him some day. The young Stevens, on a date, shows up at that fans location and that fan turns out to be Los Angeles gangster Mickey Cohen. Before you know it Stevens and Cohen become friends. Mr. Stevens is drawn into the life of a gangster, the parties and the violence, and much like him the reader becomes drawn into that life as well. Stevens is first exposed to the good things in the gangsters life and that only succeeds in getting him deeper inside. Its just fascinating, on its own, to see this young man being exposed to the surreal life of a Hollywood star in the 1950s.Some of Hollywoods greatest landmarks places and people are included. Now,add to this the even MORE surreal life of a gangster and its just a none stop read.As an under 24 year old life needs only be exciting and everything is perfect. Whether that means driving fast cars, out partying every night, or whatever, the chances are if the opportunity arrises, at that age, to put life in the 4th gear your probably gonna do it. Some put on the brakes some go for it all. The result though is,basically, your own doing. You can live with it and learn from it or not.Mr. Stevens put the pedal to the metal here and came out, for what I believe,the better.This is Mr. Stevens own personal L.A. confidential. A great visit back to L.A of the1950s with all the gangsters, punchouts, honeys, heyhey and tinsel townlandmarks you could want. A time long gone but, luckily, not forgotten.

 

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