#Young bebe buell driver#

She and I hit it off like a house on fire. I wrote poems a lot and instantly became friends with Patti Smith, who had dated Todd. I very quickly became rock royalty: There was Mick and Bianca, Angie and David, Bebe and Todd. He came down and Todd and I made eye contact and there was an immediate connection that you canвЂ™t deny. You had to throw a penny at ToddвЂ™s window because he didnвЂ™t have a doorbell and he lived on the second floor.

#Young bebe buell driver#

The scene in Taxi Driver where Jodie Foster is leaning up against the door? ThatвЂ™s right there. I looked at him and said, вЂњWow, heвЂ™s fantastic.вЂќ So we pulled up to 13th Street between Second and Third, and in those days, that neighborhood was dangerous. I said, вЂњWhoвЂ™s that?вЂќ He happened to have an issue of Rolling Stone in the car and they had just done a story on Todd. HeвЂ™d take us out dancing in New York and one night he was taking me to see Man of La Mancha, and said, вЂњI have to stop by my friendвЂ™s house and drop off some tapes.вЂќ And it was Todd Rundgren. I met this guy on the modeling circuit, who was gay and not interested in any of the models. Your relationship with Todd was legendary.

My first four dates were with Todd Rundgren, David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Mick. I just thought it was part of the uniform. IвЂ™d stand in front of the mirror and copy him, and IвЂ™d put a sock down my pants so I had a nice bulge.

Do you remember when that began?ДЄs early as five IвЂ™d stick my leg out in a rock stance for family pictures. You developed a love for rock & roll well before you became a model. We talked to Buell, who will bring her live show to New YorkвЂ™s JoeвЂ™s Pub on April 29th, about writing her new album, playing Monopoly with Hugh Hefner and the time she carried Steven Tyler home. WhatвЂ™s important is where you go and how you go.вЂќ вЂњI donвЂ™t think people should have an age. вЂњAgeism is one of my crusades,вЂќ says Buell, picking at a salad at her favorite Nashville coffee shop.