| Subject: Re: Almost Famous (not just a movie) |
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Date Posted: 16:55:14 02/25/09 Wed
In reply to:
Panda
's message, "Re: Almost Famous (not just a movie)" on 14:14:35 02/12/09 Thu
I actually use that name because I did gain a bit of 'fame' (if that's what someone wants to call it) because of my interaction with bands.
>>I'm watching the movie "Almost Famous"... Boy! Does
>>this ring true for my rock star days! I was inspired
>>to raise this topic not only because of the movie, but
>>because I keep seeing postings on here from someone
>>called "Penny Lane".
>>
>>I don't know about any of you, but I think Cameron
>>Crowe did a great job of recreating what the rock 'n'
>>roll lifestyle was like back then.
>>
>>So going a step beyond the movie, I'd like to
>>know...how many of you almost became famous because of
>>your interactions with rock stars?
>>
>>Personally, I was very close. Not only was I modeling
>>and featuring in local commercials, but I must've been
>>filmed by over a dozen rock star camera crews.
>>
>>I went to several concerts where bands were filming
>>for upcoming live videos. I got on camera so many
>>times...not to mention a few personal video logs where
>>bands were just having fun in private (nothing
>>X-rated). During the peak of rock star HEAVEN, my
>>friends and I were frequently asked for autographs,
>>photos...and at times, our clothes were ripped from
>>our bodies as we emerged from tour buses into the
>>screaming crowds...even though we weren't "famous".
>>
>>Various events emerged that could have catapulted us
>>into stardom...but none of us grasped the brass
>>ring. I don't know about them (haven't spoken in
>>years), but I turned away because fame is GROSS! I
>>wound up having stalkers and people who only liked me
>>because of my associations & popularity. But it's
>>still fun to hide behind my faceless internet curtain
>>and to hear the stories of others whom have wild
>>stories. So, please...DO TELL!
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>All us girls in the eighties did all that video stuff.
>I did, the girls in Denver did, my sister did, Kristen
>did...etc.
>Video cameras were a very useful tool and all the
>bands played with them as a flirting weapon..."Wanna
>be in my video?" was the number one pick-up line in
>the eighties used by musicians! LOL!
>I became what I like to call scandalously infamous
>because of one legendary rocker that I knew for years
>but was sneakily and infrequently romantically
>involved with...dragged all through the tabloids,
>major news outlets,etc. Still all these years later,
>to this day, the topic is going strong among the bands
>fans. Some still blame me and I have been called a
>killer for HIS actions.
>I had to literally have the cops come and clean out my
>property of the skeezy paparazzi just so I could get
>the fuck outta dodge when the news broke. My job was
>invaded and so was my home and my privacy. Horrible
>time!
>Not to mention the slander and liable that have made
>my lawyer a much richer man...but have degraded my
>life and cost me jobs and at least one
>boyfriend...cause Lord knows, can't date a normal man
>after that many musicians and a scandal! Especially
>now that Google was invented! LOL!
>
>The thing is...I was already very, very, very, well
>known and welcomed into the "family" by rock stars.
>And none of our group cared about being known beyond
>our musicians. Was a stripper and did adult mags and
>MTV, VH1 videos (because of that pick-up line!), A&E,
>HBO, British Vogue, French Cosmo...etc. All before the
>scandal, mind you.
>
>In the end it was that one night I spent with an huge
>English rocker that dragged me into rock and roll
>history. Fuck! Didn't plan on that. Just planned on
>another normal night with a musician. But in the end,
>it's the reason I just recently signed a HUGE book
>deal (a book that was started before the scandal and
>personally shelved because I thought it inappropriate
>to do at the time).
>I have chosen to deal with the hell that is going to
>come with it...all over again. Hate it, but when one
>needs to take back their own voice and tell their side
>of the story, it's just the temporary pitfalls one has
>to go through to get to the other side!
>So,yea, made famous by music!
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