Sable Starr RIP

Sable Starr died in her sleep from cancer last Friday, she was 51.
http://www.allstarpics.net/pic-gallery/sable-starr-pics.htm

Terrible news......RIP

nitebob

very sorry to hear about this, i didnt know she was ill, 51 is far too young

"
I Slept With Sable When She Was Thirteen
Her Parents Were Too Rich To Do Anything
She Rocked Her Way Around L.A.
'Til A New York Guy Took Her Away

Now She Was Blonde & She Was Dark
They Called Him Thunder 'Cause He Had The Spark
The Dream He Dreamed Was Straight & Pure
But The Confusion of Life Was Gonna Get Him For Sure

They Shared Their Clothes And Their Cowboy Boots
Left Them All Over The Floor While They Dyed Their Roots
They Lived The Dream And They Went Non-Stop
They Did Okay 'Til The Band Broke Up
"

oh my....

http://laist.com/2009/04/21/rip_sable_starr.php


Sable Starr has Left the Scene 1958-2009


According to her friends Phillipe Marcade, Bebe Buell, and Legs McNeil, Sable Starr passed away in her sleep last Friday of cancer. She was 51 years old. Her death has not yet been confirmed by official sources, but those closest to her have been posting tributes to her since yesterday on the internet. Most people learned the sad news in a posting on Legs McNeil's Facebook, which was in response to an email sent to him from Phillippe Marcade. McNeil has given LAist permission to reprint the email, which said, "Hi Legs, Sweet Sable died of cancer, in her sleep, last friday night. I (sic) taledk to her boyfriend Bill this morning....We'll miss her dearly. Phil"

Sable Starr was born Sable Shields in Palos Verdes in 1958 (some sources say 1957). She has been known as a scenester and a socialite, but she is most often referred to as a supergroupie. Hanging out at Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco, she got to know musicians such as T-Rex and Mott The Hoople. It is rumored that she dated Keith Richards, Richard Hell, and Iggy Pop. Probably her most well-known romance was with Johnny Thunders of The New York Dolls. She moved out to New York with Thunders in the 70s, but soon returned to Los Angeles. Their ill-fated love story is told in the Iggy Pop song, "Look Away".

Bebe Buell posted this tribute on Facebook;

She has several brain tumors- small ones. It was too late to do anything once she found out. She was not alone- she had her BF and her daughter. Her attitude was good and she went peacefully. Just went to sleep on Friday night- April 17th- and never woke up.
I will always remember this 15 year old girl running up to me at The Hyatt House in 1973 screaming "you are Godhead!!" I said "what's that?". Her reply was "Supreme Itness".
I'll never forget her. That whole time inspired the first song on my new album "When We Were Godhead"....I wish she was here to hear it.

According to her fan site, Sable Starr has been most recently living in Nevada with her two children. Starr has been quoted as saying, " It was so hard to talk about things. My life has been so normal for the last 20 years....its was fun. Although, when I left the scene, I left it for good."

Her and Lori were cute in their day. And tiny. Weren't we all. But I wasn't THAT wild at 14.

Here's Lori Lightning today:

http://www.freewebs.com/jimmypagetrivia/lmn3dl.jpg

Lotsa pix:

http://familyzepp.piczo.com/?g=30474179&cr=3

Shit!