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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published in hardcover in 2009.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>CHRIS O'DELL WASN'T FAMOUS. SHE WASN'T EVEN ALMOST FAMOUS. BUT SHE WAS THERE. <p/> <p/>* She was in the studio when the Beatles recorded <i>The White Album</i>, <i>Abbey Road</i>, and <i>Let It Be</i>, and she sang in the <i>"Hey Jude"</i> chorus. <p/> <p/>* She lived with George Harrison and Pattie Boyd and unwittingly got involved in Pattie's famous love story with Eric Clapton. <p/> <p/>* She's the subject of Leon Russell's <i>"Pisces Apple Lady."</i> <p/> <p/>* She worked for the Rolling Stones on their infamous 1972 tour and did a drug run for Keith Richards. <p/> <p/>* She's "the woman down the hall" in Joni Mitchell's song <i>"Coyote,"</i> the "mystery woman" pictured on the Stones album <i>Exile on Main Street</i>, and the <i>"Miss O'Dell"</i> of George Harrison's song. <p/> <p/>The remarkable, intimate story of an ordinary woman who lived the dream of millions--to be part of rock royalty's inner circle--Miss O'Dell is a backstage pass to some of the most momentous events in rock history.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>One of the most rollicking and enjoyable classic rock memoirs of recent years...don't mistakenly file this book under Groupie Lit. --<i>Houston Press</i><br><br>"If there were such a thing as a female Forrest Gump of rock 'n' roll, Chris O'Dell would be it." --<i>High Times</i><br><br>"Nick Carraway to classic rock's Gatsbys...brisk and excellent." --<i>The New York Times</i> <i>Book Review</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>From 1968 to 1984, <b>Chris O'Dell</b> worked in the music world as an assistant and tour manager for the most influential musicians of that era. She has appeared on television, radio, and print media relating to her stories of her years with The Beatles and The Stones. She appears in a number of books written about the various groups she worked for including <i>I, Me Mine</i> by George Harrison; <i>Rolling Thunder Logbook</i> by Sam Shepard; <i>Wonderful Tonight</i> by Patti Boyd, and <i>Clapton</i> by Eric Clapton. Currently, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor. She has a twenty-two year old son and lives in Tucson, Arizona. <p/><b>Katherine Ketcham</b> is the coauthor of 13 books, including the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>Broken: My Story</i> <i>of Addiction and Redemption</i> by William Moyers and the bestselling classics <i>Under the Influence</i> with James Milam and <i>The Spirituality of Imperfection</i> with Ernest Kurtz. More than 1.4 million copies of her books are in print, and her books have been translated into 13 languages. She has three adult children and lives in Walla Walla, Washington with her husband.

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