Thought
I’d give the conflict a respite and include these photos of us.
1.
Our first album cover, blown up, at Tower Records in LA;
1.
The three of us in front of said album cover, posing as we were on the
cover;
2.
Tom and Bruce with Mick Fleetwood -- posing (yes, he is very tall).
Whenever
we were in a situation where other celebrities could be photographed with us,
of course we were game. . . that was fun. We met a lot of cool people, sure --
and worked with a bunch of ‘em as well.
It
was really cool that we were so enthusiastic about it and everybody looked
good. But, after the first year of being “Squares,” I wanted to eschew the
shades and wear the signature Beatnik chick eye makeup: heavy eyeliner &
mascara. I thought that was a really cool look and I wanted to be seen that
way. Yes, I have big brown eyes and I’m told they’re pretty -- so what’s the
problem, guys?
“You’ll
stand out if you don’t wear the shades -- and Ray Bans and berets are part of
the deal.”
“Yeah,
but so’s the beatnik chick Egyptian eyes -- that’s a very cool Beat look, too,
and I can do it ‘cause I’m a girl.”
At
this point I started to realize that it wasn’t in THEIR best interest to make
me any kind of sex symbol -- or “be” the girl. Not that I was comfortable being
a sexy chick but I didn’t mind looking hot in a classy way. Mesmerizing eyes
were cool -- but not if two guys in your band fight you tooth and nail. . .
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