To: kiriath_jearim
>Drummer Sandy West, from the '70s all-female rock band The Runaways, has died of lung cancer aged 47
Not really as cool
as dying by choking on
vomit (whomever's . . .).
To: kiriath_jearim
Cherry Bomb is, and always will be, a great tune.
47 is too dang young. RIP, Sandy. You always brought the beat.
3 posted on
10/24/2006 2:54:03 PM PDT by
RepoGirl
("Tom, I'm getting dead from you, but I'm not getting Un-dead..." -- Frasier Crane)
To: kiriath_jearim
RIP, Sandy. You left us way too soon.
5 posted on
10/24/2006 2:55:10 PM PDT by
reagan_fanatic
(The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God." (Psalm 53:1))
To: kiriath_jearim
When I was 16, I had a poster of The Runaways on my wall. We were the same age.
Waaaaaaaay too young.
RIP.
6 posted on
10/24/2006 2:56:36 PM PDT by
Skooz
(Chastity prays for me, piety sings...Modesty hides my thighs in her wings...)
To: kiriath_jearim
Bummer, I was a fan and saw them several times at the Whisky A-GoGo in Hollywood. The girls could really rock.
7 posted on
10/24/2006 2:57:04 PM PDT by
usurper
(Spelling or grammatical errors in this post can be attributed to the LA City School System)
To: qam1; MotleyGirl70
Ping! Sadly, I always remembered Joan Jett, Lita Ford and that chick from the Bangles being in the Runaways, but not her.
8 posted on
10/24/2006 3:04:02 PM PDT by
lesser_satan
(EKTHELTHIOR!!!)
To: kiriath_jearim
Unforgettable cover art to a young teen boy (who cared about the music?)
12 posted on
10/24/2006 3:56:21 PM PDT by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
To: kiriath_jearim
Wow. 47 is way too young. She was only two years older than me.
Girl Punk is not my favorite genre, but at least the Runaways played their own instruments and did their own original stuff. I hold the Runaways in much higher esteem than a lot of so-called female acts or artists that get airplay today like that Spears skank or, “I’m really just a model and a lousy actress to boot” like Beyonce or either of the Simpson sisters and don’t even get me started on why Paris (I’m a talentless skinny rich girl who likes to puts out) Hilton gets a record deal. I’ve more musical talent than any of them. I guess overdubbing and studio-mixing and money works wonders.
I’ll take raw and real over that manufactured stuff any day.
Rock on girl, Rock on.
14 posted on
10/24/2006 5:16:35 PM PDT by
Caramelgal
(Too annoyed right now for a tagline. Check back later.)
To: kiriath_jearim
RIP, fellow female drummer.
15 posted on
10/25/2006 2:27:36 PM PDT by
ncdrumr
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