{"product_id":"screaming-in-hollywood-the-last-gold-rush-paperback","title":"Screaming in Hollywood: The Last Gold Rush - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris McLernon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuly. 1985. Arriving in Los Angeles during the thick of the last great rockstar gold rush, Chris McLernon moved west to seek his fortune. His fame. His future. His fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollywood had beckoned him from the Midwest, but McLernon had no idea what LA held behind its back while batting its eyes at him. Everything from constant disappointment, career derailment and Richard Ramirez wandered these streets in tandem. This was a big city with big rewards if you could handle the heat. Nevermind the temptations, chemical and human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScreaming in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique glimpse into those first years as McLernon went from rockstar rookie to signed artist. Flaky musicians? Check. Friends with massive drug hobbies? Gotcha. Whispers of self doubt? Deafening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet something pushed him forward. Dogged, broke and occasionally delusional, McLernon kept moving until the city finally blinked first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcLernon tours the LA of his twenties with affection, amazement, some cringing and a bit of counsel to his younger self. \u003ci\u003eScreaming in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e revives a place and time that was as gritty and glam as you've heard and sends a valentine to the people who made getting through it so unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67840816578712,"sku":"9798996881000","price":31.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/AsOm-G9-n9798996881000.webp?v=1793317837","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/screaming-in-hollywood-the-last-gold-rush-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}