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Post by smokingfools on Dec 28, 2009 12:08:55 GMT -5
J and K offered Jackie $1 for her life story.
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Post by dagtoking1 on Dec 28, 2009 12:46:50 GMT -5
Really now. I'd be willing to offer .25 cents for your life story.
I totally agree with Hawkeye that the truth will come out in the end. I haven't read Jackie's answer to Joan's lawsuit but we are not talking about a stupid vindictive woman here. I am sure she has her reasons and they will come out eventually.
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Post by crave on Dec 28, 2009 20:25:19 GMT -5
If not for Joan's success, Cherie's story isn't that interesting.
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Post by sunnydey on Dec 28, 2009 21:38:41 GMT -5
Considering the way things were back then, it's possible none of them would have made it big if it wasn't for all of them coming together. There's strength in numbers, as they say.
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Post by crave on Dec 29, 2009 7:57:41 GMT -5
I agree, but Cherie never really made it big in the entertainment industry, so the selling point here is the fact that Joan made it big so there is a story there. Looks like the film may focus more on Joan, and I'm sure Cherie's book will also be more Joan heavy than last time. Oh, and more about Rick Springfield.
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Post by injett on Dec 29, 2009 9:53:03 GMT -5
Really the selling point of this movie is Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart. The majority of this audience will be under 30. A lot of them will not know Joan Jett as a solo artist anymore than they know of Cherie Currie or The Runaways as a whole. I can't tell you how many people even slightly over 30 that I have ran into that don't know who Joan Jett is, and if they do know of I Love Rock n Roll, they actually say "I thought a guy sang that".....ha...and they are NOT referring to the Arrows. The cool thing is after they see the movie they will all know.
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Post by crave on Dec 29, 2009 10:04:15 GMT -5
Yeah, ok, but my point is this only got made in the first place because of Joan Jett. The story of Joan Jett. The success of Joan Jett and where she got her start.
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Post by dagtoking1 on Dec 29, 2009 11:59:57 GMT -5
I think that is true in many respects inasmuch as a lot of people became fans of the Runaways after the fact; after becoming a fan of Joan's first. Although Cherie didn't have a successful solo career, I think she contributed to what success the band had at the time because she was so hot live and was brilliant as a front woman for the band.
BTW, my daughter who has worked in the music industry says this movie is going to be huge. We'll see.
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Post by rknron on Dec 29, 2009 21:02:06 GMT -5
sunnydey, I respectfully disagree. The musical talent they had would have found an outlet sooner or later. eg. Mikki Steele.... didn't make it with The Runaways....did with The Bangles.
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Post by sunnydey on Dec 29, 2009 22:02:35 GMT -5
Probably later since it was a male dominated industry "back then" and some pretty special girls had to break through, before the rest could. I always credit the Runaways with that achievement. The Bangles, etc. followed in their footsteps, imo.
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Post by jettford on Dec 30, 2009 1:07:42 GMT -5
I agree with Jeff, the story was sold because of Joan's success. It was most likely picked up by a distributor thanks to K. Stewart. I always feel like Suzi Quatro gets swept under the carpet when there's a conversation about "firsts". I was listening to her last week on vinyl and staring at the cover, and she really rocked it.
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Post by dagtoking1 on Dec 30, 2009 8:04:56 GMT -5
Oh yeah, you gotta love Suzi and agreed she deserves more credit.
Well, I’ve seen you before on the discotheque floor you were driving me out of my mind Oh, but I could of swore that I saw something more in your eyes...
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Post by crave on Dec 30, 2009 8:52:49 GMT -5
Suzi definitely was a forerunner, and she brings it up every chance she gets. I read her book a few years ago and she seems a bit bitter. She rocked though.
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Post by injett on Dec 30, 2009 9:54:48 GMT -5
Joan does usually clarify that the Runaways was the first "hard rockin" all girl band to be signed to a major label and does usually note that there was Fanny, but she viewed them more as pop. As far as Suzi I think she does deserve her props, but I think the Runaways took a lot more s*** as an all girl band then Suzi ever did as a solo act, so in the end they were more significant. But yeah, Joan probably wouldn't have started the band without Suzi.
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Post by fallspeed on Dec 30, 2009 11:11:09 GMT -5
In America, all-girl bands, weren't and still aren't taken very seriously (they're kind of a novelty act), ESPECIALLY if they play hard rock. That's a man's domain! What do they think they're doing? Suzi, like the Runaways, was much more popular outside the US. There are too many fragile male egos in this country that are threatened by tough girls with guitars. Fanny was more of a mainstream rock act, but they had limited success too. Check out the videos of Ace of Cups I posted in Off Topic; a talented all-girl San Francisco rock band that couldn't even get signed to a label.
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