{"product_id":"makin-the-scene-a-hugo-n-gerstl-9781950134618","title":"MAKIN' THE SCENE - A Living History: Growing Up White, Jewish, Somewhat Talented, and Part of the Early Days of L.A. Rock and Roll","description":"\u003cb\u003eMAKIN' THE SCENE\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eA Living History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e'He's been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, \u003cbr\u003ea poet, a pawn and a king.\u003cbr\u003eHe's been up and down and over and out, \u003cbr\u003ebut he knows one thing: \u003cbr\u003eEach time he finds himself ... flat on his face, \u003cbr\u003eHe picks himself up and gets back in the race. ...'\u003cbr\u003e(from \u003ci\u003eThat's Life\u003c\/i\u003e (c) 1963 by Dean Kay \u0026amp; Kelly Gordon, \u003cbr\u003esung by Frank Sinatra, 1966)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational best-selling novelist Hugo N. Gerstl (\u003ci\u003eScribe, The Motherland Saga Quartet, Against All Odds\u003c\/i\u003e) has been a non-fiction writer, Air Force officer, teacher, radio personality, substitute (unordained) Rabbi while stationed in Turkey for two years, pilot, actor, president of a small publishing house, editor, trial lawyer, musician, bandleader, and composer-arranger, who boasts co-publishing three hit records (\u003ci\u003eExpress Yourself, Love Land, Do Your Thing).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, he returns to his roots in the 1960s. In \u003ci\u003eMakin' the Scene\u003c\/i\u003e, he self-describes himself as \"White, Jewish, somewhat talented, and a participant in the early days of L.A. rock and roll.\" Although he never quite made it to the big time, he rubbed elbows and worked with a legion of those who did - Charles Wright, his partner of many years, the Blossoms (the most recognized unknown \"girl group\" in the industry), the wonderful Glen Campbell, the inimitable - and ultimately tragic - Phil Spector, and a host of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerstl's \u003ci\u003eMakin' the Scene\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the amazing stories of a time in history like no other, the last gasp of a time before the computer, before the internet, when great music was created \u003ci\u003enaturally\u003c\/i\u003e, and when a group of unforgettable human beings made it happen. It's all here, and you'll love every page. Let the fun begin! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e_____________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovels\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eScribe\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cb\u003eInternational Best Seller\u003c\/b\u003e) - \u003ci\u003eThe Motherland Saga\u003c\/i\u003e in four volumes: \u003ci\u003eThe Footsteps of Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLegacy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmergence\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eComing of Age \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Deathmaster\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eChildFinders\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eOldies But Goodies Show\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eAmazing Grace\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cb\u003eInternational Best Seller\u003c\/b\u003e) - \u003ci\u003eBilly Jenkins\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eAgainst All Odds\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cb\u003eInternational Best Seller\u003c\/b\u003e) - Assassin (\u003cb\u003eInternational Best Seller\u003c\/b\u003e) - \u003ci\u003eArcade\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Wrecking Crew\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cb\u003eInternational Best Seller\u003c\/b\u003e) - \u003ci\u003eSkorzeny - Dancing With the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eStalemate\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eKaleidoscope\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eComing Soon\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Good Brother\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe trial of Albert Goring\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSet Rome Afire - The story of the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Pope John XXIII.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugo N. Gerstl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195013461X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950134618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Panga Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Hugo N. Gerstl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801334427903,"sku":"9781950134618","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/makin-the-scene-a-hugo-n-gerstl-9781950134618","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}