Episode #14 - "Cherie: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway" - Show Notes

iTunes Podcast Subscribe Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-vultures-podcast/id641892049

Alternate Title: "Crisco Wolverine Cherie Runaway Chainsaw Android Drunk Swimming"

• Tonight's Beverage: Water. (Sorry, boring, but we were on Skype tonight.)
• The Crisco Can of Detroit.
• Discussion of The Wolverine and the demands for nerd purity. (Dirk's review.)
• An epic, 85-minute-long interview - excerpts transcribed here and here - with Cherie Currie covering:
• Her last gigs in the Detroit area.
• The fate of her long-awaited album and her upcoming tour.
• Music from Live In Japan: "Queens of Noise" and "Cherry Bomb."
• The Runaways history; how fast they were signed; how they had to sue for royalties; and her feelings about Kim Fowley.
• Could the band have survived under other circumstances?
•  More music: "You Drive Me Wild" and "American Nights."
• Artists influenced by The Runaways.
• The problem of bullying nowadays.
• Her favorite Runaways tune. (Not what you'd think or what you've heard.)
• The fluke of her name and its impact on fame.
• The obligatory discussion of what's holding up a Runaways reunion and the shocking reason why Lita Ford didn't participate in the movie.
• The differences between what was portrayed in the movie and reality.
• The reasons for her autobiography, Neon Angel, and its radical updating and re-release.
• Her thoughts on the documentary Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways and her last day with the band.
•  Why the Seventies were a better, more moral time. (Wait, what?!)
• Her recent movie and TV work and whether this means a return to acting.
• The reality of her trademark corset.
• Her upcoming show with Glenn Danzig at the Gibson (Universal) Amphitheater and its significance to her.
• Her interesting thoughts on singing contest shows like American Idol and The Voice.
• Plus an abbreviated version of the Deep Thoughts Music Quiz Game
• The back story of how the interview was conducted.
• Nerd Stuff: A quick mention of Android 4.3, the new Nexus 7 (Ars Technica review), and Google's Chromecast.
• Drunk guy swims the Detroit River.

 Cherie Currie - 1976 - 16-years-old:

Cherie Currie - 2013 - 53-years-old:

Not shabby at all!

UPDATE: Photos from the show!