music scene and countercultures from 1967-1971: rock shows, backstage meetings, mind-altering substances, fashions, and beaches, streets and bars.Īt its heart, though, Love Him Madly isn’t really about Morrison, or the L.A. What was it like to be Jim’s lover? Judy knows.Īside from the relationship drama, we get an insider’s look into the L.A. Here are the intimate details that only one who was close to him, who was there, can share. Love Him Madly offers plenty of insight into Jim Morrison. Over the years, he gives just enough hope to fuel her continued obsession. Judy’s obsession with Jim is shown in her actions: staking out his place from the parking lot, driving up and down city streets in search of him, and her continued acceptance of his often shabby treatment of her. Thus begins a long, off-and-on relationship with Jim Morrison.īut this is no fairy tale: though Judy and Jim had a mutual fascination with each other, their intermittent attempts at being together often hit a little off target for one or the other. One night after a show they wind up talking, and she accepts an invitation back to his motel room. Judy, a high-school senior, and soon-to-be art student, develops a fascination on a charismatic rock star. The story begins just like many young girls’ rock star fantasies do. Love Him Madly: An Intimate Memoir of Jim Morrison, by Judy Huddleston / Chicago Review Press / J/ 978-1613747506 / 240 pages
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