Songfacts®: One of Rickie Lee Jones' most enduring tracks, "The Last Chance Texaco" uses the metaphor of a lonely gas station on the edge of town to describe a woman who just might settle for a guy she knows isn't right, since it might be her last chance. Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an America Troubadour by Rickie Lee Jones. You've been going from house to house your whole life. Another influential character in the story is Nate. You've been going from house to house your whole life. It was pretty good, though--it's about Lucy, a "high-risk" foster care kid who has moved from group home to group home until she ends up at Kindall House, which the kids call "Last Chance Texaco" because if you don't fit in there, you're heading for Rabbit Island, known to all in the system as "Eat-Their-Young" Island. I would recommend this book to teens or adults who want to learn how it feels to be in foster care and what they have to go through. Refresh and try again. Over the course of a three-decade career, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including R&B, Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer from the United States. She knows very well that Kindle Home is her last chance before she's essentially incarcerated on 'Eat-Their-Young Island' (not its real name), where the incorrigible delinquents are sent, but she's pretty much accepted that that's where she'll be very soon. She is an orphan who has been in the system for more than half of her life. I rather enjoyed it. one scene is her in detention picking up trash with the boy she recently had a fight with. Read it since it was on my Kindle from a free download from Amazon. Told from the perspective of Lucy Pitt, a teenager tossed around in foster care and group homes since she was 7, LAST CHANCE TEXACO attempts to convey a setting and group of teens which young adults might not know much about. But that was something compl. Anyway, Lucy believes she is doomed for the island from the get-go, but this group home turns out to be different from the others she has not-loved and lost, and a little kernel of hope is born. There was also a problem with punctuation and formatting. It was just "ok" at best. "After eight years in The System, I was sure what they were thinking. But can she manage to keep her temper and convince the resident psychiatrist that she’s worthy of the home? Much like Lucy I like to fight for what is right and with that I could not imagine the situation she was in when trying to find the person setting the fires. This book started out fantastic! I rather enjoyed it. My librarian asked me to read this book to find out if it should be marked "Eighth graders only". Lucy has been moved to the last stop before the equivalent of jail— she’s at the Kindle Home, a group home that takes care of kids without families. Because that's how I read my Hartinger. I thought this book was SCANDALOUS when I read it back then because they said the F word twice and kissing was involved. I learned a lot through her and remember fondly the time we took all the housemates to the zoo. It was very short and didn't take long at all to read. Last Chance Texaco is a quick read that drew me in from the first page and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the story given this was a free amazon download. Kindle Home didn't look much like a storage shed, but that's what it was—a storage shed for broken teenagers.”, I thoroughly enjoyed this YA tale. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Kindle Home is actually pretty neat with the counselors and other caretakers, but Lucy encounters the group home bully, Joy, and classmates at school who look down on “groupies.” These antagonists place Lucy in quite a few compromising positions. So it surprised me when Ben pointed out that there is one that I haven't read. The twist at the end was so unexpected, but also perfectly explainable. Wayward orphaned teens. When a rash of car fires happens in the area, people are pointing fingers at the group home teens. This is the life of Lucy, a 15 year old girl who has lost both of her parents in a car accident when she was seven. She knows very well that Kindle Home is her last chance before she's essentially incarcerated on 'Eat-Their-Young Island' (not its real name), where the incorrigible delinquents are sent, but she's pretty much accepted that that's where she'll be very soon. Books with exciting plots are the best books because you don't get with it nor lose interest after the first chapters. Last Chance Texaco Chronicles of An American Troubadour (Book) : Jones, Rickie Lee : "A tender and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable, trailblazing, and tenacious women in music, the two-time Grammy Award-winning "premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation" (New Yorker), Rickie Lee Jones. Originally published November 10, 2011. I feel the author captured very well the feelings of a young girl who has gone through so much.The reason I didn't give this story five stars is because although it was very good I found it a little bit childish. She's a pro at the unfair politics, bullies, and adult BS of group home living, as well as a pro at fighting and getting addicted to oxycontin. As the novel opens, she arrives at Kindle Home, known as the Last Chance Texaco, like "those gas stations... [that come] right before a big, barren desert." I could never imagine what it would be like to live in a group home. That's what I get for reading my sister's books LOL (I took The Last Chance Texaco from my sister's bookshelf not knowing what's it about). But then she meets Leon, one of the counselors, and finds that lif. If Kindle shuts down, she’ll be headed to Rabbit Island, aka Eat-Their-Young-Island, which she’s adamantly against. Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2007), A Debut Novelist's 2020 Reading that Mirrors Our Timeline. At first, Kindle seems the same as her other group homes, with the meltdowns and the bullies and the therapist who barely conceals his hatred, as well as the school with kids who wish anyone from a group home would just go back where they came from--and don't hesitate to say so, at every opportunity. There wasn't a whole lot to the story, but despite that, the characters felt rather fleshed out. 9 likes. Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer from the United States. It is impossible to read this without gaining knowledge of the absurd decisions made by some in the area of children's social services. Once again Brent has written a book that tugs at the heartstrings and places social issues at the forefront. So when she winds up at Kindle Home, what the kids in the system consider the last chance before the dire move to Rabbit Island, from which most don’t return, she figures her time is short. The counselors and house parents here give the teens who live here one more chance to shape up before they are sent to a high security facility. I really enjoyed reading the book "Last Chance Texaco". Lucy, the main character, instantly drew me in. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it either. The island is for teens who are beyond help. The mystery is intense as are the feelings of the main character. Being in the foster care system for 8 years now, Lucy has been to just about every foster home there is. At first, Kindle see. Watch the video for The Last Chance Texaco from Rickie Lee Jones's Rickie Lee Jones for … But then she meets Leon, one of the counselors, and finds that life isn’t quite the same at the Kindle House. Lucy doesn’t want Kindle to close its doors because of the reputations of the inhabitants. Last Chance Texaco is the first ever no-holds-barred account of the life of two-time Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones in her own words. The last chance Texaco by Brent Hartinger, 2005, HarperTempest edition, in English - 1st pbk. This island is a high-security juvenile detention center also known as "Eat-Their-Young" Island to the foster children because of the reputation the island has. Another influential character in the story is Nate. Rickie Lee Jones - Last Chance Texaco (w/ lyrics) - YouTube The guy looked at me with a stare that would have frozen antifreeze. The island is for teens who are beyond help. This is a quick and easy read that will leave you wondering. Also, my Kindle copy was full of typos. Internet Explorer is no longer supported on Last.fm. With the length and writing style I would recommend it for a younger audience, but the content is pretty heavy and therefore its a bit hard to say what audience this book is really written for. Rickie Lee Jones’ memoir, “Last Chance Texaco,” is the story not just of an iconoclastic singer-songwriter but an American daughter and the family from which she came. I learned a lot through her and remember fondly the time we took all the housemates to the zoo. I found it difficult to read about how much everyone hated the Groupies. Reread from grade 5. The Last Chance Texaco was like the last stop before the dreaded Island, the worst group home in all the state. Her final chance to make it through a home without getting kicked out is at Kindle Home, also known as "Last Chance Texaco" due to. He and Lucy might be very compatible, but I think it would take a little more time to develop that compatibility. Now she's ended up at Kindle Home, a place for foster kids who aren't wanted anywhere else. Start the wiki, A long stretch of headlightsBends into I-9Tiptoe into truck stopsAnd sleepy diesel eyesVolcanoes rumble in the taxiAnd glow in the darkCamels…. It was a fairly quick read, as most YA novels tend to be, but was packed with a powerful punch. Wayward orphaned teens. Nate is just a bit too good to be true. The counselors and house parents here give the teens who live here one more chance to shape up before they are sent to a high security facility. The Last Chance Texaco is a novel about kids in a group home named Kindle House, nicknamed Last Chance Texaco. As the book goes on, he becomes Lucy's loving and caring boyfriend. But that was something completely different. Every scene of the book was thrilling and would not let me put the book down because i wanted to know what happened next. Losing her parents at an early age took its toll, and an angry girl can wreack much havoc…especially upon herself. The island is for teens who are beyond help. This is the life of Lucy, a 15 year old girl who has lost both of her parents in a car accident when she was seven. Welcome back. Among the residents, Kindle Home is known as the Last Chance Texaco, because it’s the last stop before being shipped off to the high-security juvenile detention center on nearby Rabbit Island--better known as Eat-Their-Young Island to anyone who knows what it‘s really like. Last Chance Texaco Formed in 2015 in Denver, CO, Last Chance Texaco bring their love of 1970's album-oriented rock and give it a modern twist. I really enjoyed reading the book "Last Chance Texaco". Adolescence. I think I got this one free on Amazon. (Photo courtesy of Rickie Lee Jones) Rickie Lee Jones, front right, with her family in 1963. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of. Being in the foster care system for 8 years now, Lucy has been to just about every foster home there is. Over the course of a three-decade career, Jo…, Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer from the United States. I’m taking a leap by basing this week’s essay on Last Chance Texaco, the memoir by Rickie Lee Jones, coming out April 6th from Grove Press. Orphans . After being tossed around from home to home, she now finds herself at a group home. Lucy has been in the foster care system for eight years, since she was seven. Last Chance Texaco is a quick read that drew me in from the first page and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the story given this was a free amazon download. In order to have the best experience, please upgrade to a more modern browser. Especially in one that was specifically for wayward teens. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. I read this book mostly for the title! It is well written and has a good plot. Foster home care. As I've mentioned previously, I love me some Brent Hartinger. The author does a nice job telling Lucy's story and I'm a sucker for happy endings, so I enjoyed that aspect as well. Loved the story, super easy read but very interesting. Named after her Grammy nominated song, 'Texaco' is a book of cinematic prose, desperate chances, impossible odds that lead to great triumphs. Do you know any background info about this track? Lucy has been moved to the last stop before the equivalent of jail— she’s at the Kindle Home, a group home that takes care of kids without families. There wasn't a whole lot to the story, but despite that, the characters felt rather fleshed out. That's how they saw us. We’d love your help. The Last Chance Texaco Chords by Rickie Lee Jones. The book had one twist after another that just made it exciting. I was really excited to read a raw book about "The System." The structure of the plot was genius. I think I enjoyed this mostly because it portrayed much hope for this Groupies lost in the system, and lost without love. There never seemed a reason why and it appeared very hurtful. The characters show how some people are in group homes and also how the people around them perceive them. ( ) GeniusJen | Oct 11, 2009 | Ever since her parents died in a car crash, Lucy has spent her life bouncing from foster home to group home and back again. Lucy’s been shuttled around from group home to group home ever since her parents died, and she’s sure this house won’t survive her as well. Nate is just a bit too good to be true. I liked how Lucy had all these expectations about how the counselors were going to be and most of them turned out to completely wrong. And I say it should. This is probably because it's a young adult book. Be the first to ask a question about The Last Chance Texaco. This is the last stop for troubled kids in The System before they get sent off to juvenile detention at Rabbit Island, a.k.a. She's a pro at the unfair politics, bullies, and adult BS of group home living, as well as a pro at fighting and getting addicted to oxycontin. Go directly to shout page. When a rash of car fires happens in the area, peopl. And when something is beyond repair, you don't bother trying to fix it. New and selected tales of recovery. Damaged goods. Lucy’s been shuttled around from group home to group home ever since her parents died, and she’s sure this house won’t survive her as well. The story is not without its problems though. Mystery. Last Chance Texaco from Rickie Lee Jones is an insightful and entertaining read, though I admit to being a big fan so might be a little biased. Her final chance to make it through a home without getting kicked out is at Kindle Home, also known as "Last Chance Texaco" due to it being the last home before ending up in Rabbit Island. I thoroughly enjoyed this YA tale. In a lot of YA and Juvenile fiction, the adults are all absurd caricatures of real people, but not in this book. Last Chance Texaco is the first ever no-holds-barred account of the life of two-time Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones in her own words. Also, the mounting suspense and mystery had me on the edge of my seat. Last Chance Texaco is the first ever no-holds-barred account of the life of two-time Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones in her own words. In hardcover. I enjoyed this book. I could never imagine what it would be like to live in a group home. It is a short novel, but packed full of emotion and events that kept me on the edge of my seat. The author does a nice job telling Lucy's story and I'm a sucker for happy endings, so I enjoyed that aspect as well. Lyrics to 'The last chance texaco' by Rickie Lee Jones. I loved the main character's cynical, sarcastic attitude, it was real! Over the course of a three-decade career, Jones has recorded in various musical styles inc…, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. After being tossed around from home to home, she now finds herself at a group home. Lucy has spent her whole life in the System. Not this one, though. This book was written for teens but has a few lessons for all of us...Don't just a book by it's cover, Do Unto Others, and Be kind to everyone because you never know what they are going through. One weekend night on primetime television, a … From the start, I was hooked, and every detail left me excited to find out more. Grove Atlantic, 384 pages, $28. That said, I think anyone interested in music and/or autobiography will enjoy this book. Much like Lucy I like to fight for what is right and with that I could not imagine the situation she was in when trying to find the person setting the fires. Start by marking “The Last Chance Texaco” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Lucy is a troubled orphan now living in a group home called Kindle, which is nicknamed The Last Chance Texaco since it’s the last stop before Rabbit Island. I feel the author captured very well the feelings of a young girl who has gone through so much.The reason I didn't give this story five stars is because although it was very good I found it a little bit childish. He enters the book as a bull. YA. Rickie Lee Jones’ memoir, “Last Chance Texaco,” is … If you can't throw it out, then you store it somewhere out of the way, in a basement or storage shed where no one ever goes. Kindle Home is actually pretty neat with the counselors and other caretakers, but Lucy encounters the group home bully, Joy, and classmates at school who look down on “groupies.” These antagonists place Lucy in quite a few compromising positions. Only a little one, though, because a few people--including her own therapist, and the rich kids at school who don't want the "groupies" going there--have it in for her, and she has to fight against her own bad reputation on top of that. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Loved the story, super easy read but very interesting. A long stretch of headlights Bends into I-9 Tiptoe into truck stops And sleepy diesel eyes Volcanoes rumble in the taxi Rickie Lee Jones - The Last Chance Texaco Lyrics | MetroLyrics The Last Chance Texaco. And while the concept is good, the story can get a little far-fetched at times and the narration caught up in too much explanation. “Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour” is an impassioned and cinematic trip through Jones’s eventful life, as the child and grandchild of orphans, as a … She sets out to find who’s setting these fires. But not everything is the same, and gradually Lucy finds she kind of wants to stay at Kindle--just when things start happening that will make it impossible for any of them to stay. It is a short novel, but packed full of emotion and events that kept me on the edge of my seat. Selected and Further Tales of Recovery The Defect of Perfectionism. Have you met Ms. Jones? It was very short and didn't take long at all to read. The most noticeable was "land" replacing "kind" through much of the story. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. She finds she actually wants to stay, even though another member of the home has tried to make her life miserable, both at the home and at school. This showcase performance, plus a demo containing "The Last Chance Texaco", "Easy Money", "Young Blood" and "After Hours" led to a record deal with Warner Bros.. For her major label debut, Jones scrapped "The Real Thing Is Back in Town," but used the titular line in one of the album's tracks - "Coolsville." The Last Chance Texaco. “The Last Chance Texaco” is the name of one of the standout songs on the 1979 debut album from Rickie Lee Jones. Lucy is a troubled orphan now living in a group home called Kindle, which is nicknamed The Last Chance Texaco since it’s the last stop before Rabbit Island. That's for the really incorrigible kids who can't fit in anywhere else, and believe me, you DON'T want to go there! You don't have a place to call your own, and you don't have any family to call yours anymore. Egads! Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Especially in one that was specifically for wayward teens. In a lot of YA and Juvenile fiction, the adults are all absurd caricatures of real people, b. I think I got this one free on Amazon. NHS Summer Reading: Ok plot. Usually that sentence means it sucked. Fiction. I would have liked to have a little more depth to the actual story, but overall, this was pretty satisfying. Lucy is a troubled orphan now living in a group home called Kindle, which is nicknamed The Last Chance Texaco since it's the last stop before Rabbit Island. She is an orphan who has been in the system for more than half of her life. Also, my Kindle copy. THE LAST CHANCE TEXACO is suitable even for middle school-aged students. Usually that sentence means it sucked. Amaj7 xx2120 Bmaj7 xx4342 C x32010 C+ x32002 (Cmaj7add11?) (Photo by Astor Morgan) Rickie Lee Jones entering fourth grade. I read this book mostly for the title! NPR's Scott Simon speaks to musician Rickie Lee Jones about her new memoir, Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour. Last Chance Texaco Chronicles of An American Troubadour (Book) : Jones, Rickie Lee : "A tender and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable, trailblazing, and tenacious women in music, the two-time Grammy Award-winning "premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation" (New Yorker), Rickie Lee Jones. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Reviewed by Mark Frye, author and reviewer for TeensReadToo.com, Lucy has been in the foster care system for eight years, since she was seven. For a moment there, Jones was about as hot as it gets for a pop newcomer — a record-label bidding war, a “Saturday Night Live” showcase, a Rolling Stone cover, a Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Bob Dylan’s imprimatur. With the length and writ. The character selection for this book made it come to life. So I proceeded directly to the Devil's Den and ordered a copy. The story is not without its problems though. For example. Such an interesting view you don’t normally hear about! Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. To see what your friends thought of this book. The writing wasn't very good and the story seemed to just drag on about nothing important. It was pretty good, though--it's about Lucy, a "high-risk" foster care kid who has moved from group home to group home until she ends up at Kindall House, which the kids call "Last Chance Texaco" because if you don't fit in there, you're heading for Rabbit Island, known to all in the system as "Eat-Their-Young" Island. Trust themes. He enters the book as a bully to Lucy, calling her a "groupie" since she lives in a group home. ed. In a memoir that travels around LA, Orange County and beyond, the singer-songwriter reveals the life behind the music. Fifteen years old and parentless, Lucy Pitt has spent the last eight years being shifted from one foster home to another. Anyway, Lucy believes sh. Have you met Ms. Jones? When I was a teen, my mum worked in group homes for the mentally and physically handicapped. Lucy, the main character, instantly drew me in. When I was a teen, my mum worked in group homes for the mentally and physically handicapped. I could not put down the book. He and Lucy might be very compatible, but I think it would take a little more time to develop that compatibility. Recommended. Hartinger developed an interesting cast of characters in both the teens and adults. I was reorganizing my book shelf yesterday (i took this book upon my own bookshelf) and came across this book again and I decided to read a few pages but I ended up reading the whole book. This is probably because it's a young adult book. Love Hartinger's work, but this started off as quite a good bit of social realism and halfway through turned into an OTT Nancy Drew adventure with an overly sappy ending that seemed at contrast with the rest of the book. In 2021, Jones's memoir Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour was released by Grove Press.. Simon and Schuster bought the audio book rights. I will sometimes, maybe even often, not do something because the idea that I will do it less than perfectly paralyzes me. C' x30010 Cadd9 x3203x Cmaj7 x32000 D xx0232 Dsus2 xx0230 Em 022000 Em7 022030 F# 244322 G#m 466444 ----- [Intro] F# Bmaj7 F# Bmaj7 I liked how Lucy had all these expectations about how the counselors were going to be and most of them turned out to completely wrong. Not this one, though. You don't have a place to call your own, and you don't have any family to call yours anymore. “The Last Chance Texaco is a fast-paced, dramatic story, populated with authentic characters…His dialogue is pitch-perfect and his narrative is utterly believable.” – … There is, of course, all of the stories we would expect. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. That's for the really incorrigible kids who can't fit in anywhere else, and believe me, you DON'T want to go there! Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Last Chance Texaco is the life story of Rickie Lee Jones, told in her own words, by her own hand. With a guitar-driven melodic sound Last Chance Texaco captures the romanticism of rock and roll in every song and performance. 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