IVIV (1) Shasta

[János Székely]

2009/8/25 Robin Landseadel <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>:
 Shasta in many ways is the
> representation of the Hippie Dream [leastaways for us boys] as of 1967, and
> now it's 1970 and yes, she did change, everything changed,

Did anyone mention the Brian Wilson classic 'Caroline No' ("Where did
your long hair go?").
>
> Shasta is also a creation right out of Raymond Chandler—the young debutant
> aiming to be a star and settling for something less.

Also somewhat like her near-namesake Faye Greeener from another great
SoCal novel, The Day of the Locust.