The Runaways in 1976 – Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, Lita Ford, Sandy West, Jackie Fox,

1976, what a time to be alive eh? I was listening to Guess Who, BTO, Grand Funk and the Beach Boys. My musical tastes were soooooo bad…. oh well. A couple of years ago I “discovered” Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. That’s when I found out about her earlier group the Runaways. I saw a real cool picture of them from 1976 and looked up more. Look at those 5 women, people were skinnier back then. Hotter I would say. And those high-waisted bell bottoms, wow.

As one writer put it, “I doubt if the guys lining up around the block to see Cherie Currie in her undies were influenced by the nuances of the feminine mystique.” What’s interesting about that was Currie had an identical twin sister named Marie. Lightening struck twice so to speak. Hooey. Unbeknownst to the public back then I’m sure was the specifics on the same-sex attractions within the band. It never would have occurred to me back then. They were packing heat.