(9-25-12 part 1) JOAN OF ROCK...A Rockin' B-Day (9/22) to our Queen
of Noise JOAN JETT. Never
mentioned when people write about The RUNAWAYS is how the band helped open up
L.A. venues to local bands. Before The Runaways places like The Whisky had
become dance clubs. To get gigs in this town you had to have songs on the radio
( almost impossible for new bands back then) and the successful groups played
the Santa Monica Civic and large venues like The Forum.
Bands like The Runaways and The
Blasters made it possible to go out almost every day of the week and hear and
see great music up close ( and cheap!). The Hollywood music scene of the late
'70's was our Cavern Club, our Grande, our CBGB's. Thanks Joan for being a big
part of it.
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