hello, me again, as promised alittle more about Sandy West the best ever female drummer and
for that matter she could surely out do many of the males out there and I doubt anyone would
argue that fact as she even landed on Ludwig's top 25 spot, something I know for a fact she was
so very proud of as she drove me upto see the list in Hollywood one nite, oh that gorgous smile she could lite up any room with!! It was most deffinatelly lighting up the car, ok as everyone is
aware of she began as a drummer because unlike her sister she hated the violin, so her grandfather bought her a drum set, well she astounded everyone cause she sure could play and
play she did, onething anyone who ever met her I am sure would all agree she sure wasn't a shy
kid, oh no just the opposite thus when she spotted I shall refer to him as sir fowley (or sir ripoff) which ever they are one and the same, she thought nothing of walking right upto him and making it known she was a drummer, he in her words said he saw dollar signs and the rest is
history and will live on forever, I put up some photos, I am waiting for a few personal ones a
person thankfully we sent copies to still has as I had a fire and wouldn't have any left, and then I
will do my best to elaborate alittle more on my story and just how amazing a person she really
was, these are from ofcourse you will notice the Runaways, the others are mostly either just
Sandy, or her and Debbi who she really admired it was Deb who first warned her to get out as
she knew he was ripping them off they never saw a penny of royalties, it sickened me when I
read she had actually gone without meds. I have come in contact with a close friend of hers who
I shall not mention incase someone happens on this I am thinking it is highly unlikely as I am
being real private about it this is for me sort of a way to heal if you will. I will never be able to
thank her enough as I said nothing really but somehow she knew exactlly who I was and when she also told me what I looked like,well I can't tell you how much it meant to me, she said she
saw my photo because Sandy had it in her wallet, I never ever forgot you sweet San, and I never ever will, the many many times we would go bail out "Oliver" her beloved golden retreiver we weren't suppossed to even have, but it was almost as hard to say no to him as it was to her gorgous blue eyes especially when she did that look only she could do. I miss you so
much I came out to LA a few times, sadly all our old haunts were either closed down or gone so
finding you was impossible,my gosh I even drove past our old house, also the studio where you
and your band were always at ofcourse I didn't mind tagging along one bit, I will never forget the first time you took me there, you knew I had no clue never heard of the Runaways it didn't
even register when you took me into the record store in Inglewood and showed me the cover
so you decided to prove it but I was sure you would get into trouble, you just jumped up on the
stage, and started into Wildthing, ok then I knew for sure you belonged behind that set of drums and the rest of the guys joining was a show in itself, even when goofing around your entire face
lit up you were so alive to see you play wow it was something special.
I am going to take a break as I am tiring fast and I wanna talk some about when we first met,oh
my that first day will live in my memory forever in the past since first hearing this news I have
been able to think of little else, God how I would have given anything to have at least known you
were ill, so manythings I just don't understand what in hell were you doing in a hospice,where the hell oh I am going now be back later, love you Sandy and I know you loved me too!!