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honky cracker: Bebe Buell: Afternoon Food for Discussion (And Rock Stars)
A friend of mine referenced Bebe Buell in an IM discussion we were having this afternoon. I found myself wanting to see the official list of men she's run through, so I checked out her wikipedia page, where I was struck by this - the fourth paragraph in her entry:

"In New York City, Buell met and dated rock star Todd Rundgren for several years. During and after her open relationship with Rundgren, she also became intimate with many other famous musicians, including Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Jimmy Page, and Steven Tyler. She is the mother, with Tyler, of actress Liv Tyler, born July 1977. Buell allowed her daughter to believe that Rundgren was her father until the late 1980s, as Tyler was still deeply addicted to drugs at the time. Buell then moved on to Rod Stewart and Stiv Bators, and in 1978, she began a tempestuous affair with the married but separated Elvis Costello which continued on and off until 1984."

Now, the first thought that hit me was "how do you go from Rod Stewart to Stiv Bators?" Then I went back and looked at the rest of the list, and realized that if anyone could handle that, it's probably Bebe Buell.

The second thought that hit me was "damn, that Rundgren is a sucker". But then again, I guess this was the swinging 70's. And with me being all of 2 years old at the very end of the 1970's, I had not yet delved into the wonderful world of polyamory.

The third thought that hit me was "wait a minute... Elvis Costello??? Really??? Elvis Costello?"

The fourth thought that hit me was "Man, it must have sucked for Liv Tyler growing up and going to a rock concert."


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