Aline Kominsky Crumb
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I brought her into that early group also. We met, and I really liked her, and I liked her work, and then she started going out with Bill Griffith, so she was also iced out, and they called us camp followers, as a matter of fact, in an article in the Berkeley Barb.
I brought her into that early group also. We met, and I really liked her, and I liked her work, and then she started going out with Bill Griffith, so she was also iced out, and they called us camp followers, as a matter of fact, in an article in the Berkeley Barb.
So Diane and I then broke off from the group and started Twisted Sisters, and we saw ourselves as feminists, but we were more like bad girl feminists that wanted to have sex with men and dress in sexy clothes and play it for all we could get out of it and still be totally in control of ourselves. We thought of ourselves more as sexy Amazons, which also went along with the way Robert saw women.
So Diane and I then broke off from the group and started Twisted Sisters, and we saw ourselves as feminists, but we were more like bad girl feminists that wanted to have sex with men and dress in sexy clothes and play it for all we could get out of it and still be totally in control of ourselves. We thought of ourselves more as sexy Amazons, which also went along with the way Robert saw women.
So Diane and I then broke off from the group and started Twisted Sisters, and we saw ourselves as feminists, but we were more like bad girl feminists that wanted to have sex with men and dress in sexy clothes and play it for all we could get out of it and still be totally in control of ourselves. We thought of ourselves more as sexy Amazons, which also went along with the way Robert saw women.
So when he'd do things like vulture demonesses, I said, yeah, I could go with that. I kind of feel like that. Or devil girl, yeah, I'm devil girl. There's a part of me that really likes that. I'm really strong. I like to show my strength. I was always like that. I never felt victimized. I never felt afraid of anything.
So when he'd do things like vulture demonesses, I said, yeah, I could go with that. I kind of feel like that. Or devil girl, yeah, I'm devil girl. There's a part of me that really likes that. I'm really strong. I like to show my strength. I was always like that. I never felt victimized. I never felt afraid of anything.
So when he'd do things like vulture demonesses, I said, yeah, I could go with that. I kind of feel like that. Or devil girl, yeah, I'm devil girl. There's a part of me that really likes that. I'm really strong. I like to show my strength. I was always like that. I never felt victimized. I never felt afraid of anything.
Absolutely. So there was something that really appealed to me in his depiction of women. He was kind of the wimpy guy that was like, you know, idolized and was tortured by and fearful of women. All of those things wrapped up into one, you know, and I could relate to it.
Absolutely. So there was something that really appealed to me in his depiction of women. He was kind of the wimpy guy that was like, you know, idolized and was tortured by and fearful of women. All of those things wrapped up into one, you know, and I could relate to it.
Absolutely. So there was something that really appealed to me in his depiction of women. He was kind of the wimpy guy that was like, you know, idolized and was tortured by and fearful of women. All of those things wrapped up into one, you know, and I could relate to it.
Well, you know, since he was a reject all through high school when he was younger, he was missing his front teeth and he was kind of funny looking and no woman would ever look at him. And then all of a sudden when he got famous, like all these women wanted to have sex with him, he was like completely overwhelmed and he just wanted it all. And he couldn't handle any of it.
Well, you know, since he was a reject all through high school when he was younger, he was missing his front teeth and he was kind of funny looking and no woman would ever look at him. And then all of a sudden when he got famous, like all these women wanted to have sex with him, he was like completely overwhelmed and he just wanted it all. And he couldn't handle any of it.
Well, you know, since he was a reject all through high school when he was younger, he was missing his front teeth and he was kind of funny looking and no woman would ever look at him. And then all of a sudden when he got famous, like all these women wanted to have sex with him, he was like completely overwhelmed and he just wanted it all. And he couldn't handle any of it.
And he said yes to everybody. So there would be like tons of people around who didn't know what they were supposed to be doing and were just sort of like hanging around him. And it was... created a terrible kind of chaos. And some of those people were actually mentally unbalanced. And it was the 60s, and everybody was taking drugs, too, so it was just a complete chaotic scene.
And he said yes to everybody. So there would be like tons of people around who didn't know what they were supposed to be doing and were just sort of like hanging around him. And it was... created a terrible kind of chaos. And some of those people were actually mentally unbalanced. And it was the 60s, and everybody was taking drugs, too, so it was just a complete chaotic scene.
And he said yes to everybody. So there would be like tons of people around who didn't know what they were supposed to be doing and were just sort of like hanging around him. And it was... created a terrible kind of chaos. And some of those people were actually mentally unbalanced. And it was the 60s, and everybody was taking drugs, too, so it was just a complete chaotic scene.
And plus, there was a certain amount of money coming in, and then rock stars were hanging around him.
And plus, there was a certain amount of money coming in, and then rock stars were hanging around him.
And plus, there was a certain amount of money coming in, and then rock stars were hanging around him.