Almost Famous - The Real Lives of Groupies

Almost Famous (well, Untitled - the director’s cut of it) is my fav movie. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to peel back the curtain of 70’s teenager nostalgia on an infamous time in Rock and Roll and talk about the behind the scenes. Penny Lane, well, Kate Hudson’s portrayal, captured everyone at the time and was and still is many people’s wardrobe inspirations but she’s actually based on real people. Everyone in the movie is honestly, though it is a sanitized version of the truth. As you know, here we like to uncover the reality, and we’re doing just that with groupies, talking about some of their lives, the attitudes of rockstars, and how this way of life got corrupted not only by business but by exploitative super stars. Let’s connect: IG: Business enquiries only: @ Timestamps: 00:00 it’s all happening 00:48 intro, triggers and setting the scene 04:40 who were the groupies of the time? 06:20 Penny Lane Trumbull 10:57 Sweet, Sweet Connie (Connie Hamzy) 14:52 Cleo Odzer 16:16 Lori Mattix 20:58 Sable Starr 22:52 Bebe Buell 25:31 Cynthia Plaster Caster 27:03 Pamela Des Barres 32:23 Rose Tinted Glasses 38:59 A woman’s worth 43:49 Pushing the limit 46:22 Final thoughts Sources: Groupies - the 1970’s documentary: Groupies - the 1985 documentary: The Groupies: Penny Lane Trumbull: Connie Hamzy (sweet, sweet Connie): Cleo Odzer: Lori Mattix (or Maddox, or Lightning) Sable Starr: Bebe Buell: Cynthia Plaster Caster: Pamela des Barres: #:~:text=Miss Pamela, born Pamela Ann,February 15 or 16, 1949.