Betty Blowtorch and Her Amazing True Life Adventures

For all those people who complain about Joan Jett's manager, Kenny Laguna - I've got news for you - if you want to see what Joan's fate probably would've been, if she hadn't met Kenny, watch this documentary! There are so many clues in this documentary, so many synchronicity between Joan and the lead singer of Betty Blowtorch, Bianca, that if you are at all in tuned with how messages from the universe work, you will know that this would've been Joan's fate.

Anyone who has problem with her manager, get your head out of your behind and wake up! Kenny saved Joan from this fate. Am I saying that she couldn't have survived musically without Kenny? No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that she wouldn't have survived. She could have, but she wouldn't, because of the environment. Because of the people she was hanging out with. She needed somebody like Kenny in her life, as a grounding force.

The only way Joan Jett would've survived without Kenny Laguna is if she had left the music business altogether and joined the military, like she was going to do before she met him. But God saved her and brought Kenny into her life. Thank you, Kenny Laguna, for taking such good care of Joan - for always making sure she had a driver before she got her license, for always making sure she had a bodyguard, for making sure that her fate could be realized as the queen of rock 'n' roll, and not as another rock casualty.

Also, the level of backstabbing that went on in this band, both in the pre-Betty Blowtorch stage, and in the full-blown stage of Betty Blowtorch, just goes to show how difficult it is to find someone you can really trust when the chips are down. So why in the world would Joan ever want to do anything without Kenny Laguna?! Give me a break!!

And to the two bandmates that put Bianca on the spot, by abandoning her sometime during this, I saw through you right from the beginning!! I do wish you peace, but also, screw you!! What crappy behavior! And you had crappy behavior before that, too, in the band that led to Betty Blowtorch! My sympathies were totally with Thom the whole time, and then it turns out, I was right - because you turned around and acted like jerks again, this time to Bianca!

God bless you, Kenny Laguna, rest in peace Bianca, and I love you, Joan Marie (more than anything)!

I am a huge fan of the Los Angeles music scene so I was aware of Betty Blowtorch, but I never really knew the story behind the band. The filmmakers did a great job of gathering archive materials, interviews and rare live performances from which they compiled a pretty compelling and dramatic rock and roll movie. The film covers the band from start to tragic finish. Some of the early footage covering the band's seemingly accidental label signing (they got signed to EMI early on when they were called Butt Trumpet) is priceless as the main players from that era pulls no punches when it comes to recalling their own versions of who was responsible for the eventual break up of Butt Trumpet. It was cool to see that the girls carried on and formed Betty Blowtorch, with Bianca stepping up to take lead vocals. I often thought of the band as a novelty act with the tattoos and fireworks, but the film captures some pretty intense performances that should make some people take a second listen. There is a good mix of humor and drama, plus some surprise footage with Vanilla Ice that gave me new respect for him. Some moments in the film explored some heavy issues regarding Bianca's past, but seeing her on the screen looking happy and beautiful - knowing she made it through some stuff that most don't survive, was inspiring. However, in the end, we are shown just how fragile we really are.