groupie slang (1969)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 1/17/06, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Ah, yes. Groupies were big news in 1969.  Anyway, the glossary is clearly British,
> as were the earliest groupies to make news here.

No, the groupies were Americans, from New York. But they talk for a
while about the British bands who came through NYC and their sexual
predilections -- hence "randy" and "w(h)ank off".

--Ben Zimmer


> Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU> wrote:
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> There are recordings floating around the blogosphere taken from an
> audio documentary called "The Groupies" by Alan Lorber, released on
> Earth Records in 1969. Various rock-band groupies give extremely
> candid interviews about their experiences:
>
> http://dirtything.blogspot.com/2006/01/groupies.html
> http://recordbrother.typepad.com/imagesilike/2005/05/the_groupies_.html
>
> Included in the liner notes on the back cover of the album is a
> "groupie glossary," with slang terms used by the interviewees. The
> glossary can be seen on this page (third image down):
>
> http://www.ubu.com/outsiders/365/12-1.html
>
>
> --Ben Zimmer

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