Rapping With Riff

A fun interview with P.J. Soles, the It Girl of the late 70s/early 80s. She was in a bunch of memorable film then, but she'll always be, to me and millions, the lead in one of the greatest works of art ever, Rock 'n' Roll High School.

The Ramones supply the music, but P.J., as punk fan and songwriter Riff Randell, holds it all together. A new, deluxe DVD has been released and I may buy it, though I already own the old edition.

Some tidbits:

Turns out she was a fan of mellow, mid-70s rock, like Jackson Browne and The Eagles. She had no idea who the Ramones were, but became a fan. That's how it worked out for a lot of people back then.

She spent her minuscule salary on the clothes she wears in the film, especially the music jacket seen in the beginning. She actually fought Rod Stewart for it at the store.

For doing her own version of the title song (which, in the movie, she writes), she still gets royalties of almost $200 a year. Looking at the statements, she's discovered the Ramones have lots of fans in Brazil, Germany and Sweden.