we competed in the same events over four years’ time-original oratory, impromptu speaking and debate. an aside, I was known as the squirrel queen of debate. I met belinda carlisle when she was still belinda kurczecki, during her time on her high-school speech and debate team, as I was on my high school’s speech and debate team. How and when did you meet the go-go’s? (and billy idol, joan jett and paul weller) I lived there for 20 years, and have been back once or twice a year since I left, but damn, if it isn’t so expensive. for the most part, some sections of the valley and of hollywood still seem untouched by the 21st century. my LA is weirdly the LA of tarantino’s once upon a time in hollywood, which I enjoyed for the nostalgia factor. my LA of the ’50s through early ’80s is noir LA, punk rock LA, and even though it was always the second largest city in the states, it felt like a town because the metropolis is so spread out. despite its horrible traffic, its overdevelopment, loss of characteristic architecture, displacement of normal people to make room for business plazas no one now needs, and homes no one can afford, I still do miss living there. Nashville. I’ve been here for 12 years, but I do visit LA two or three times a year. like the willfully ignorant.Īre you currently living in nashville or LA or both? Theresa: hi! I am doing well, but I am concerned about saving the world from evil. Interview by gail o’hara / photographs by theresa kereakesĬhickfactor: how are you today!? can we save the world from evil? this interview focuses heavily on the go-go’s! see more of her photos here. she was out and about taking photos of the los angeles punk scene back in the day, including photos of joan jett, billy idol and the jam. Theresa kereakes with keith richards anyone who has seen the go-go’s documentary has seen some of theresa’s photographs.
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