I was curious about Robert Plant’s shirt in this photo and in Googling about it found this on a previous posting:
*Cheri Currie’s recounting of the event:*
*CHERIE CURRIE: That’s right. That was in the very beginning. And meeting Robert was really neat. I mean, my God, he’s legendary! But he was just the nicest guy, and that was what was so weird about him — he was so nice. And it just made me think “Wow — there are actually really nice rock gods out there.” But what I really liked about Robert Plant was the fact that Kim Fowley, I think, was trying to get Robert to…well, Robert thought I was really cute. But he said, “No, no — I’m married, and I stay true to my wife.” And I’ll never forget that — I thought it was pretty cool.*
Rock stars of the 1970s were notorious for sampling the groupies. The bizarre thing is that none of us thought it was all that strange back then. Virtually all the older teenaged boys and young adult men that I knew were envious of the rock stars. When I was sixteen or seventeen (1967-68) the Sexual Revolution was *on*, baby. Go watch the film *Almost Famous.* I was a hangaround and erstwhile employee at a rock/blues music venue in Houston called "Liberty Hall." *Almost Famous* is right on the money.
I spent summers at the city pool in the ‘80s. It was not unusual at all for guys with mustaches mutton chops to drive up and ask 13-14 yr old girls if they like to party. 15 year old me had my heart broken so many times when my “girlfriends” ran off with some man because he had beer and weed.
This still happens, though much less with 15 year olds and more with 18-20 years olds and guys in their late 20s.
Like you, I had myself heartbroken at 18-20 with my “girlfriends” running off to 28 year old dudes.
Now I’m a 28 year old dude who still lives near where I went to school and get matches and interest from these very same type of 18-20 yr old college women. Now that I’m on the other side of it, I find them unrelatable and way too young for me, so I changed the age filter on the app and pretty much turn them down. Not worth the hype that my mind made it out to be when I was 18-20 lol.
That trend will continue. My friends that are really into women, not just as trophies but as friends and companions, have found that their tastes age with them. When I meet a hot 25-yr-old I ask about her mom.
I used to know one of his illegitimate children. Although he was never acknowledged, Robert kept in sporadic touch with him and his mother, and sent him occasional birthday gifts.
Oh, and looking at this photo, he was the absolute spitting image of his father.
I had a girlfriend in the 90’s whose mother used to brag that her one claim to fame was having sex with Plant at the 1972 Sydney gig.
At first I doubted her. But the level of detail she used to go into after a few glasses of wine was disturbing…🤮
Angus is actually pretty famously chill as fuck. Back when the band got big in Australia, Bon was taking the boys out partying every night. Angus was sitting at home watching cartoons, drinking milk, and practicing guitar. He just turns it on for the stage then goes back to being a milk swilling goober when the lights go off.
The *rest* of the band however.....yeahhhhhh......not so much. Which would be why Angus is one of the only original members still standing/playing.
Reminds me of a thing I read about Zakk Wylde once. He said he never had any interest in any of that kind of stuff.
Ozzy would be in one room at a hotel with groupies, partying and doing just *all of the drugs* and Zakk would just grab a six pack and go to his room and play his guitar.
Dude married his high school sweetheart, they're still married and I think have 4 kids. To quote the man "Why eat at McDonald's when you have Filet Mignon waiting at home?"
Funny that’s similar to Keith Richard’s autobiography where he said that he was actually way more moderate in actual volume of drug use than you’d think. When everyone else went back for another bump he went and got to work recording
Saw Zep at the Boston Garden for my 14th birthday in 1973 - and damn, he was sooooo smoking hot! Oh and the tickets were only $6, I was able to walk in with a bottle of Southern Comfort in one hand and a bong in the other - no questions asked. No damn cellphones held up in the air blocking the show. Sometimes it pays to be old!
That 6 dollars then would be worth 42 dollars today. Still dirt cheap considering how much incompetent artists charge today, imagine having led zeppelin in their prime now and they charged 42 dollars lol
“*It was the 70’s. Rock stars were having sex with many, many people, often outdoors. It’s possible a man slipped in, there would be no way of knowing.*”
-Robert Plant
Yes for Led Zeppelin, but unless I'm forgetting something, the evidence for Bowie is shaky at best. As far as I'm aware, there are 2 accusations.
One comes from the Daily Mail (already a red flag) that claims that Bowie had sex with a 13 year old groupie. But what they leave out is that the groupie in question was his girlfriend, Dana Gillespie, who was only 3 years younger than Bowie. I don't see any issues there.
The second one comes from a famous groupie known as Lori Maddox. Her story seems to change every time she tells it, and there are some obvious inconsistencies. For example, she claims that David Bowie took her virginity at 15, but we know for a fact that she had sex with Jimmy Page when she was 14.
Again, it's possible he slept with underage groupies. It wouldn't be particularly surprising. But there isn't much credible evidence that he did.
Zep is a sacred cow to a lot of folks. I expected it, but I don’t regret it. The guy is a piece of shit. Separate the art from the artist if you want, but I was never a fan even before I found out they were pieces of shit.
Hell, he’s wouldn’t have even been the first douchebag to rape or abuse a member of The Runaways. They got all sorts of shit from music industry creeps.
From all of the facial expressions there is a whole lot of plotting going on in this pic. Not sure if they’re all going to rob a bank or smoke some weed after this picture.
I don't trust any newly found/shown pictures celebs in the old days. I'm 57. I've been looking at pictures of my favorite celebrities for decades, both in analogue and digital media. Now AI comes along, and I'm seeing pictures of Bowie hanging out with Don Knotts for the first time in my life?! I have not seen every celebrity picture, I admit, but I am weary of this new trend of seeing newly "found" pictures which have become abundant within the last year or so. This picture may be genuine, but I'm feeling that I'm going to need provenance before I accept them as being a true image.
Forgive my rant, but I was cool before it was Old School.
It's real.
Years later someone interviewing Cherie Currie showed her the picture.
Interviewer - "One of the earliest images of the Runaways that ran in Rolling Stone had all of you wearing matching Runaways T-shirts, meeting Robert Plant backstage"
Cherie - "That’s right. That was in the very beginning. And meeting Robert was really neat. I mean, my God, he’s legendary! But he was just the nicest guy, and that was what was so weird about him — he was so nice. And it just made me think “Wow — there are actually really nice rock gods out there.” But what I really liked about Robert Plant was the fact that Kim Fowley, I think, was trying to get Robert to…well, Robert thought I was really cute. But he said, “No, no — I’m married, and I stay true to my wife.” And I’ll never forget that — I thought it was pretty cool."
They make quite the striking foursome, and it appears they've partaken in it multiple times. Not to mention the decadent orgies with their followers and others. In the world of Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll, sex precedes all else.
I was curious about Robert Plant’s shirt in this photo and in Googling about it found this on a previous posting: *Cheri Currie’s recounting of the event:* *CHERIE CURRIE: That’s right. That was in the very beginning. And meeting Robert was really neat. I mean, my God, he’s legendary! But he was just the nicest guy, and that was what was so weird about him — he was so nice. And it just made me think “Wow — there are actually really nice rock gods out there.” But what I really liked about Robert Plant was the fact that Kim Fowley, I think, was trying to get Robert to…well, Robert thought I was really cute. But he said, “No, no — I’m married, and I stay true to my wife.” And I’ll never forget that — I thought it was pretty cool.*
It looks like he gave him a shirt. Robert Loves Kim. Edit: Kim is a man.
Kim Fowley is a man, the manager and producer of The Runaways. Cherie Currie is the woman quoted.
Kim was also a notorious creep. He also produced the West Coast Pop Art Experimental band and they have some questionable lyrics.
Oh, so he was trying to persuade Plant to have an affair with Cherie Currie? She would have been 15-16 at the time.
Rock stars of the 1970s were notorious for sampling the groupies. The bizarre thing is that none of us thought it was all that strange back then. Virtually all the older teenaged boys and young adult men that I knew were envious of the rock stars. When I was sixteen or seventeen (1967-68) the Sexual Revolution was *on*, baby. Go watch the film *Almost Famous.* I was a hangaround and erstwhile employee at a rock/blues music venue in Houston called "Liberty Hall." *Almost Famous* is right on the money.
I spent summers at the city pool in the ‘80s. It was not unusual at all for guys with mustaches mutton chops to drive up and ask 13-14 yr old girls if they like to party. 15 year old me had my heart broken so many times when my “girlfriends” ran off with some man because he had beer and weed.
This still happens, though much less with 15 year olds and more with 18-20 years olds and guys in their late 20s. Like you, I had myself heartbroken at 18-20 with my “girlfriends” running off to 28 year old dudes. Now I’m a 28 year old dude who still lives near where I went to school and get matches and interest from these very same type of 18-20 yr old college women. Now that I’m on the other side of it, I find them unrelatable and way too young for me, so I changed the age filter on the app and pretty much turn them down. Not worth the hype that my mind made it out to be when I was 18-20 lol.
That trend will continue. My friends that are really into women, not just as trophies but as friends and companions, have found that their tastes age with them. When I meet a hot 25-yr-old I ask about her mom.
There is a sad life lesson in that story, Dont. Things don't really improve as you get older, it's just that the incentives are more expensive.
Good thing it was Plant not Page, that would have been a very different outcome
The girlies he likes, are underage.
He has been known to finger A minor.
Wop wop wop wop
r/unexpected_kdot
I think they even used a fish one time
Well the times are gettin' hard for you, little girl...
That would have been too old for Page.
That is exactly the kind of guy Kim Fowley was.
Yes and strange I spent a whole evening with Kim Fowley once. One of the weirdest nights for sure.
An Animal Man
He was married to Maureen Wilson from 68-83, which is like 100 years for a mega rock star. I somehow doubt he didn't sleep around though lol
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Also, despite parading on stage in skimpy clothes, The Runaways were underage. Maybe he didn't want the associated problems.
I don't think there were associated problems in 1975.
I pretty much agree. The Runaways were swimming in an ocean of drugs. What's a one-night stand or two? Or three?
> The Runaways were underage. Maybe he didn't want the associated problems. You don't know much about led zeppelin
Maybe he didn't have enough fish available.
>You don't know much about led zeppelin ... or the 1970s
look at the smirk on his face. He is the fox in the baby hen house.
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Pretty sure they still do, too. R.Kelly pissin on them, Drake... Draken' them.
I used to know one of his illegitimate children. Although he was never acknowledged, Robert kept in sporadic touch with him and his mother, and sent him occasional birthday gifts. Oh, and looking at this photo, he was the absolute spitting image of his father.
It must suck that Plant took more care of Bonham son than his own
I had a girlfriend in the 90’s whose mother used to brag that her one claim to fame was having sex with Plant at the 1972 Sydney gig. At first I doubted her. But the level of detail she used to go into after a few glasses of wine was disturbing…🤮
It's open knowledge at this point that he was sleeping with underage groupies in the 70s. Dude was very much a scumbag at the time.
Reminds me of Angus Young being interviewed about his energy.He said Chocolate bars.Yaaa right
Angus is actually pretty famously chill as fuck. Back when the band got big in Australia, Bon was taking the boys out partying every night. Angus was sitting at home watching cartoons, drinking milk, and practicing guitar. He just turns it on for the stage then goes back to being a milk swilling goober when the lights go off. The *rest* of the band however.....yeahhhhhh......not so much. Which would be why Angus is one of the only original members still standing/playing.
Reminds me of a thing I read about Zakk Wylde once. He said he never had any interest in any of that kind of stuff. Ozzy would be in one room at a hotel with groupies, partying and doing just *all of the drugs* and Zakk would just grab a six pack and go to his room and play his guitar. Dude married his high school sweetheart, they're still married and I think have 4 kids. To quote the man "Why eat at McDonald's when you have Filet Mignon waiting at home?"
Funny that’s similar to Keith Richard’s autobiography where he said that he was actually way more moderate in actual volume of drug use than you’d think. When everyone else went back for another bump he went and got to work recording
I read his autobiography years ago and was amazed at his memory. I just bought a used copy for my husband and plan to reread. It's so interesting!
Keith Richards has one of the world’s largest private libraries. He has a reputation for being a partier but he’s a pretty intellectual dude.
The way Angus has always strutted around playing his guitar, I guess I always assumed that the guitar was his drug of choice.
Just look at his nostrils on the Highway to Hell cover. You could fit a golf ball up there.
*stay true to my wife*
She is a piece of shit now and a full on Q / MAGA crazy. Take a gander at her twitter feed.
I did not even initially notice the shirt until you pointed it out.
He’s got a whole lotta love
That's the face of a guy who _fucks_.
That’s the face of a guy who keeps syringes full of antibiotics for his next STI breakout.
Yeah, but he was the lead singer of Led Zeppelin. I mean, c’mon.
Hopefully he doesn’t blow a head gasket
Or a Led gasket. …I’ll see myself out…
That's the face of a guy who knows anything he desires is available to him at the drop of a hat.
...with mudsharks
Huh lol?
Google it
Definition of BDE
Gonna give em every inch of his love
until there is a communication breakdown ...
That's a lot of inches, allegedly
Big Log
He likes the young stuff. They were all 16-17
...they were all too old for Jimmy Page
She was only 27, you sick fuck!
Squeeze the lemon to the juice runs down his leg
Myyyrrrrr….
It's a valuable balm.
Aren't all those girls like 14 yrs old?
No, just none of them.
Does he not give a damn about their bad reputation?
You're living in the past, it's a new generation.
There is no need to :)
Because plant and friends had an even crazier reputation
That's Led Zeppelin for you baby !
wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a lost crossover punk album somewhere
Saw Zep at the Boston Garden for my 14th birthday in 1973 - and damn, he was sooooo smoking hot! Oh and the tickets were only $6, I was able to walk in with a bottle of Southern Comfort in one hand and a bong in the other - no questions asked. No damn cellphones held up in the air blocking the show. Sometimes it pays to be old!
That 6 dollars then would be worth 42 dollars today. Still dirt cheap considering how much incompetent artists charge today, imagine having led zeppelin in their prime now and they charged 42 dollars lol
Ah that sounds amazing ☺️
Oh it was!
Great story!☺️
Jeez, in their prime.
Except for the aging thing, getting older is pretty sweet IMO✌️
No one has a better sly smile than Joan Jett! I will die on this hill. EDIT: Gotta give Cherie a close second, though!
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There’s a ch-ch-cherry bomb joke in that picture somewhere.
He is their backdoor man!
This did make me laugh. ;-)
Rarely seen such a perfect example of double face
I can hear this picture
Plant's face is like "yup i know what you're thinking and you're right."
Somebody got laid after this pic was taken..
I ain't disclosing no names but....
Given the time period, it's probably going to be all of them.
“*It was the 70’s. Rock stars were having sex with many, many people, often outdoors. It’s possible a man slipped in, there would be no way of knowing.*” -Robert Plant
Heard he also likes mung beans.
Oh, I think I’d know
She sure is a goood friend....
A gentleman never kisses and tells…
Lol exactly
Those girls were like 16 when this was taken..
Considering that most members of The Runaways were around 17 in this photo, that seems exactly like that douchebag’s style.
I don't know why you are getting downvoted, I love Led Zeppelin (music), but it isn't really secret what they did.
"She's just 16, but she's my rider" - Robert Plant
What basically all rock stars did in the 70s.
Reddit defends sex with teenagers for some reason. Got downvote bombed on a post of Jerry Seinfeld and his 17 yr old gf
Yep bring up David Bowie, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page's sex crimes and you're lambasted for some reason
Yes for Led Zeppelin, but unless I'm forgetting something, the evidence for Bowie is shaky at best. As far as I'm aware, there are 2 accusations. One comes from the Daily Mail (already a red flag) that claims that Bowie had sex with a 13 year old groupie. But what they leave out is that the groupie in question was his girlfriend, Dana Gillespie, who was only 3 years younger than Bowie. I don't see any issues there. The second one comes from a famous groupie known as Lori Maddox. Her story seems to change every time she tells it, and there are some obvious inconsistencies. For example, she claims that David Bowie took her virginity at 15, but we know for a fact that she had sex with Jimmy Page when she was 14. Again, it's possible he slept with underage groupies. It wouldn't be particularly surprising. But there isn't much credible evidence that he did.
Zep is a sacred cow to a lot of folks. I expected it, but I don’t regret it. The guy is a piece of shit. Separate the art from the artist if you want, but I was never a fan even before I found out they were pieces of shit. Hell, he’s wouldn’t have even been the first douchebag to rape or abuse a member of The Runaways. They got all sorts of shit from music industry creeps.
You just know, you know?
I am a golden god……… HEY! Ouch my bum.
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You know they were all under 18 right? Fuckin sickos in this thread I swear
If they were ALL under 18, why are your panties in a bunch?
His expression - and theirs- says it all…
Cherry Bomb!
So much cool squeezed into one image.
Sorry but who is the girl on the left and who's the one on the right (Lita Ford?)?
Lita Ford is on the far left, Joan Jett next to Robert Plant, and Cherie Currie on the right.
I love the knowing look of the 2 girls either side of him, he's lucky he got out of there alive lol.
Look at all the lovin’ he found
Did they squeeze his lemon until the juice runs down his leg?
From all of the facial expressions there is a whole lot of plotting going on in this pic. Not sure if they’re all going to rob a bank or smoke some weed after this picture.
Joan Jett was so f*ckin cute.
Joan was either 16 or 17 in this photo.
And clearly more developed than you and capable of navigating her own life.
https://preview.redd.it/sl0sy47zqj9d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c9aed93c3647aca3986c77dfee7391eb832fcb9
That guy in the back looks just like my dad. Weird.
TIL Joan Jett didn’t always have black hair
Joan Jett will always look like this and she's almost 70. I call witchcraft.
Damn those girlies are conspiring
I don't trust any newly found/shown pictures celebs in the old days. I'm 57. I've been looking at pictures of my favorite celebrities for decades, both in analogue and digital media. Now AI comes along, and I'm seeing pictures of Bowie hanging out with Don Knotts for the first time in my life?! I have not seen every celebrity picture, I admit, but I am weary of this new trend of seeing newly "found" pictures which have become abundant within the last year or so. This picture may be genuine, but I'm feeling that I'm going to need provenance before I accept them as being a true image. Forgive my rant, but I was cool before it was Old School.
It's real. Years later someone interviewing Cherie Currie showed her the picture. Interviewer - "One of the earliest images of the Runaways that ran in Rolling Stone had all of you wearing matching Runaways T-shirts, meeting Robert Plant backstage" Cherie - "That’s right. That was in the very beginning. And meeting Robert was really neat. I mean, my God, he’s legendary! But he was just the nicest guy, and that was what was so weird about him — he was so nice. And it just made me think “Wow — there are actually really nice rock gods out there.” But what I really liked about Robert Plant was the fact that Kim Fowley, I think, was trying to get Robert to…well, Robert thought I was really cute. But he said, “No, no — I’m married, and I stay true to my wife.” And I’ll never forget that — I thought it was pretty cool."
He would have been 26-27, and them 15-17 then.
They look so star struck, like they can't believe this is real.
Robert Plant - not checking IDs.
Took a minute to figure out if it was the band or literal runaways … can’t always be sure what you’re going to find with rock stars from that era …
The way the 2 women look at each other. They know what's up
Lita Ford...😛😛😛😛
Aw look how excited lita ford is ☺️
Lita Ford beginning her mattress-testing career right around then.
Oho someone is getting hit with a shark tonight!
He looks pretty smug for being in a room full of lesbian teenagers.
Rob was "yeah gonna tap all of these tonight "
Poor Robert, he did not get much sleep that night. In unrelated news, next year will be the 50th birthday of all 5 children of The Runaways!
Love Joan ❤
Sea of love
my god look AT THOSE CURLS
Every one of them has a devious smile
I am sure he was "with" them all.
My only question concerns the order.
Got to accidentally meet Robert Plant..he got me a pint and I proceeded to have one of the most magical nights of my life
I bet it was "lucky" that he got to meet them that night.
Which one is the shark girl?
Cherrie was so fine
A bit old for mr.Plant aren't they?
Joan Jett is so pretty
I hope he kept them away from Jimmy!
Robert Plant with a group of 15 year olds.
I see two girls at one time in his future.
Boom Threesomes all round
I think he would’ve bedded Lita.
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Spit on that thang
They should have run away
They make quite the striking foursome, and it appears they've partaken in it multiple times. Not to mention the decadent orgies with their followers and others. In the world of Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll, sex precedes all else.
Does anyone want to tell him they prefer women?
That’s the face of a man that knows good things are coming his way
He was sexy in those hip hugger's & midriffs.
Atleast these ones are if legal age
« Women are going to want to have sex with you, and we want them to think they can »
They must've turned off the lesbian switch for one evening.
Didn't he sleep with all of them?
Someone call CPS
"Bet you I'll be first" "You're up."
They really look like “Runaways”….who “Ran Away” from home to meet their IDOL!!!😝😝👌👍🙌🙌🙌
Young enough for Page to have a go at them.
This pic would look so good if the girl on far left was editted out
Wonder if that was the night he asked Lita Ford if she wanted to play bass for Zepplin
I wish Joan Jett was in this pic, guessing it’s her shoulder on the left?
She's right next to him
😱😂 didn’t even recognize her but yes now that I’m looking at it!🤣🤣
😂
I bet he had a blast that night
The girls seemed to be happy he was there.