Bela Koe-Krompecher "Love, Death & Photosynthesis" Book (2021)

Details: Bela Koe-Krompecher "Love, Death & Photosynthesis" Paperback Book (2021, Don Giovanni). 0.6" H x 9.9" L x 7.9" W, 256 pages. Description: "During the heyday of the late '80s indie underground, high school sweethearts Bela Koe-Krompecher and Jenny Mae Leffel moved together from small-town Ohio to the big city of Columbus to pursue education and a dream of something more. When they arrived, the two met Jerry Wick, a prickly malcontent and lead singer of the punk rock band Gaunt, and the trio quickly forged a contentious friendship that would be challenged for the next 20 years by addiction, mental illness, homelessness, divergent whims, and tragic paths. They bonded over their obsessive love of music, especially the scrappy, welcoming world of independent labels and bands, where heroes could be a neighbor, a bartender, or even a know-it-all behind the counter of a record store."  Grade: M (new stock) Author: "In the early 1990s while working at Used Kids Records, Bela Koe-Kr