Joan Rivers Show on NBC. This episode had Connie Hamzy aka Sweet Connie a well known rock groupie from Little Rock, AR. This episode aired early 1990's??? Hilarious!!! Just for fun and entertainment LOL!!!
Joan asking about dental work and Connie coming back with She got plenty of protein. That was a great comeback. Not many could make Joan Rivers speechless.
@OldStreetDoc What Connie did defined her. She had no integrity, morals, nor dignity; I don't give a rats backside how well read she was. She was used up, then washed up, and hadn't a damn thing to show for it when she passed.
I worked (w/an ex-girlfriend) for Joan Rivers back in 1984. She was hilarious and very kind. We did the gardening at her Malibu beach house and the Beverly Hills home. She spent around $2,000.00 a month on flowers and loved orchids.
Well..I' m not condoning her behaviour & the mind boggles what state her teeth were in blowing 15 blokes in a night..lol.HOWEVER you're calling her a slut & if she was a man then he'd get a slap on the shoulder & called a ' lets man' ..let's face it women behaving like this are no different .
Both these ladies were wonderful in their own way. Joan didn't judge her and let her tell her tale. Connie seemed like a down to earth person who's love was obviously what she did and it's her life, she didn't hurt anyone and she seemed to be really happy with her choice. I saw Joan in concert in Sydney years ago and she was one of the funniest people I've ever seen. We need more women like this - honest, open and unafraid to be who they want to be. RIP Joan and Connie.
I am a 60 yr old woman. I have by NO means been a saint much of my life, yet this interview left me with a heavy heart and in tears. A room full of people cheering over a woman pleasuring a dozen men in a night?? Now dead at 66. I wonder how many of those "friends" she spoke of will offer to pay for a funeral for her. So sad.
I am no prude. But I do think this woman had zero shame and I don't know what that comes from or if it is something maybe wrong. I just found her matter of fact statement of what she was doing unsettling. The fact groupies do what they do is one thing....one so proud of it? That is that weird thing
@@esmeraldgreen5424 it would make sense, but not all bipolars are promiscuous and proud of it. For all that, she seems like she really was a nice person, but naive
@@marklittle8805 Perhaps You're right about not all Bipolar are promiscuous but I wouldn't say she was Naive. She never striked me as such. She was obviously very sexualy active and was very determined to become a famous groupie at all cost. She was not some dumb B****, She graduated from high school and got her self a degree. She owned her own home. She lived her life in her own terms and never with regrets. It would make no sense to not be proud. She met many famous people and got to hang with them not just sex. I admired the fact that she could have chosen to get pregnant by a rich star and be supported by him but she knew that was mercenary and she didn't believe in that. As she once said...."Many Girls would kill to be were i am" and I believe it! Especially back in the 70s. One thing is for sure, nobody should judge her. If she found God in her last days that would be amazing and if not, well that was her destiny. I still hope she is R.i.p⚘
I love her honesty. Her energy is very clean about who she is (was) and I find it refreshing. It might not fit into today's culture, but it fit rock and roll back then.
Honesty is better than dishonesty, to be sure. She's probably more virtuous than most of the guys she blew, but it's a stretch to make a hero out of her. I live in Little Rock and know people who see her around. She ain't the kind of person you want mentoring your kids.
Her honesty was quite refreshing. She lived her life as she wanted. She fufilled her dream. Marriage material or not in the view of others. Who says she wanted a husband? Who says she wanted to please anyone but herself? Rock on Sweet Connie!
Sweet sweet Connie had to have serious self esteem & possibly mental problems. I feel so sad for her. May God forgive her and may she Rest In Peace. 🙏🏻 Sometimes the need for love & attention shows in very sad ways. Dad died and her mother did not love her,an only child. She sought out the love she needed in the wrong way. Just my opinion. Beautiful lady.
Since she has passed many many rock stars have praised her kindness and stated she was their friend. Clearly they are not getting anything from her at this point so -- she did have true friendships.
I'm friends with a former head pyro technician who has worked for KISS, VH, Michael Jackson, The Jacksons, Rick James, and so on. He always spoke of her positively and considered her a friend and he would fight anyone at the drop of a hat who spoke negatively about her in his presence. He never took her up on her many offers for head which she said if you ever change your mind you know how to find me! He looked for her and those that knew her on social media for years before her death and no one knew where she was or how to get in touch with her. I had hoped he would find her and find her in good health and wealth. His tales from the road are exaggerated would be a major understatement but I believe 100% anything that comes out of his mouth about his "Sweet, Sweet Connie"!!!
@@raaawkstaaar she seemed chill, I can see that. These guys can have any chick around. Obviously you’d want one who is fun to talk with to come back to year after year.
No, I don't agree with you because I have sisters, I have a mother, and I have friends and relatives that are female, and I would not want this for any of them but, I do not lead their lives, they are the only ones that can make a choice, it is not upon me, nor should I desire to have the power, to decide which route in life, they should take, after all, it is "my life", just like it is, "their life."
@@missdeeva2266 Nonsense. She was used and it is sad. I like how Joan asked her why and who do you spend Thanksgiving with? My guess is alone and that is sad.
I like that she got a college degree to be taken seriously and not just a Flake, that she had a Brain and lived her life by her own rules, true to her self & owned her own home too! What she did with her life was no one's business but her own.
Rock stars are idols more so than any other celebraties. It is a special invite to go backstage to party with them. She is a groupie and that's what groupies do. I think she is a very kind, very honest woman. AND the envy of many women and probably some men too! Ha! I love Grand Funk and know that line in the song, so this meeting of sweet, sweet Connie, was enlightening. I appreciate her honesty and truly feel that no one is so saintly as to disrespect her. Besides, a true pure hearted person wouldn't do that anyway. RIP Connie. 💖💥🎆✨✨
That's right yet Joan chose to not destroy her like most viewers thought she'd do. 'Connie' was such an easy target but instead Joan shows us why she is such an icon by not bias, she was always original! RIP
Connie was a very sweet person. My old roommate and I in the 80’s just called her up and asked her questions about getting back stage but decided it wasn’t for us. However Connie and I maintained a close friendship through letters and phone calls and when I was in Memphis with my boyfriend we went to Little Rock to see Connie. Connie also came Carl Florida in 92 to radio show and she stayed with me. She was very nice to me and I miss talking to her. My boyfriend couldn’t believe I knew her but she told him my friend Jeanne is a good girl take care of her I love her like a lil sis. I miss her. Somewhere I have a picture of us together I’ll try to find it and post it. Remember she really is just an ordinary girl who found something that made her happy in her world. She never hurt anyone She was a very nice person guys please don’t judge her she never hurt anyone!
I just saw a current interview with her. I did not even recognize her. She looked like a shriveled up old woman. I was shocked until I realized Im an old woman now, too. It a shame that those "dear old friends" have probably not been there for her in many years.
You're operating on assumptions, you know nothing about her but what you were shown and you believe it's okay to make conclusions based on that? I guarantee she's never lost a wink over what you think about her "Dear old friends" or her. The woman's lived more truth than any 50 people commenting.
Sadly that's the reality of that life. That interview drops a few clues as she admits to having no family and talks mostly about being close with them and being friends with them. I've had a lot of female friends like that and sadly they have all said the same thing. They use sex to get friends but it really isnt about the sex to them. It's about the sense of belonging and family. Sure there some who aren't lacking in personal love or affection in their lives and they really enjoy what they do. As far as her lasting friendships with these people, I really would be curious to see what would happen if she asked Don Henley for a favor.
I 'll never be able to sing 'Walkin' On a Thin Line" the same way at Karaoke ever again. My thing is to emphasis and go dramatic on 'SEE WHAT IT"S DOUGHIN-DAH-MAY!" That's usually when someone throws something.
Joan was a whole lot better than some others I've seen interviewing groupies, but the judgment and the devaluing and the condescension was still there. There's something about Connie that is so sweet and endearing and genuine, and I wish that came through more in the questions - I wish she'd asked more about what she loves about the music and musicians instead of the sort of demeaning "gotcha" questions about who does she spend thanksgiving with... None of what she does means she doesn't have closer friends in town.
And Joan didn't even let her answer the question about Thanksgiving. She was only asking the question to set up her own judgement. I believe Joan mean well, but maybe Connie did have good friends. I hope she did, anyway. It's sad that she had no family.
There were big rock groups that made sure they played Little Rock because of "Sweet Swet Connie doing her act"...yep, that line in Grand Funk's "We're an American Band" is about her!
To each their own. I liked this interview with Joan and Connie very upfront and honest. She had a good life and did it Her Way. She had no family so her company were the Rock Stars.
A friend of mine "worked" her way back stage at a Ronnie Wood concert way back before he was a Rolling Stone. She started with security and made her way back stage. Never hooked up with Ronnie but not for lack of trying. Was very up front about it.
She died in 2021 at age 66. You can find her photos online. She looked extremely not cute when she died; she looked older than her years. She must have lived a truly tough life.
It's a shame Joan didn't ask her any spiritual questions. "do you believe in God"...."do you believe in SIN"......"do you think there are consequences for your decisions in this life?"......"Do you ever feel bad for the wives and girlfriends whose relationships you may have helped destroy"....."or children whose families were torn apart because of their fathers committing adultery with you"? Would like to have seen how she answers some of those type questions.
SWEET, SWEET, CONNIE; i met this wonderful lady @ a concert in MEMPHIS, TN. in the mid 80s~!!...i couldn't believe, the stories she was tellin, and the way she presented her self & the stories, kept everybody rollin in the isles, laughin till they bout pissed their britches??....the style & grace of this lady was second to none?...YOU HAD TO BE IMPRESSED~!!! *****
6:50 “Life long friendships” Man years ago when I was a young man I spent several months in hospital having a large chunk of my insides removed. I was extremely unwell for much of that time and my best friend visited every day without fail. For some of those visits I was barely aware of his presence. That is what I call a friend. Friendship is non transactional.
You got to respect Connie for being unapologetic and proud of who she was and what she wanted to do. She really should be an honorary inductee in the Rock - N- Roll Hall of Fame.
Anyone who could have upstaged Joan and shut her up at the same time is all good in my book! Good for Her! No shame in knowing what you wanna do and then doing it! Screw what other people think.
@@shereehammack1304 thank you for the reply.alot of ppl disagree with me saying connie is part of rock history.i think their jealous that she lived life her way with no apologies&good for her
Sounds like Connie spent her dying days with minimal, if any, interactions with her rock scene "friends". She did not die truly happy. Sin and corruption destroy people emotionally.
The Penthouse issue came out in 1992. I've met Connie several times and was at a Super Bowl party in the lat 80's with her that was next door to her apartment. During half time several of us went with her and she showed us her collection of concert memorabilia and actual pictures of her in action. She was always really nice. She might be judged for her life, but how many people actually live their lives without hurting others and without concern about what others think?
Do you really think she hurt no one? Some of these men she had encounters with were married and had children. Also, she doesn't seem to have had any deep connections in her life. What a sad and lonely way to live. More than anything else, she hurt herself.
@@zenobiaw831 So she's to blame for having sex with married men but the Mens are not to be blamed when in fact they are the ones that need to respect their wives and family? Are you that stupid? Do you know she could have gotten pregnant and be supported by a rich muscian and she never did cause that would've been mercenary and she disaproved of that? She has more morals than many other women including you.
@@sds4life17 Wow, you assumed quite a lot in that paragraph. No where did I mention that she is souly to blame and that the men are innocent. There wasn't even a vague implication of it. May I remind you, we were discussing Connie. No one else. Focus please. Also, no where did I mention that she was a prostitute. These are all your own assumptions and conclusions, so perhaps you'd like to think extra hard about that. I merely pointed out that she doesn't seem to have had any deep connections with other beings, though she claims to have made a lot of "friends". Are they truly friends though? In the true deep sense of the word? Or are they simple acquaintances with sex tossed in the mix? If the latter is true, it is extremely sad.
@@zenobiaw831 The men could have said no. Connie had friends, both male and female. Was/is she happy? Who knows? The life she chose maybe would have made you sad and lonely had you chosen it, but when someone else chooses it, it's only becomes a judgement of them on your part. Maybe some people only have aquaintances with sex in the mix and they are truly happy. What makes some people happy has zero to do with what makes you happy.
Connie was my kind of gal! Did what she wanted and screw what people thought - wish I woulda been in a band - I would have had a meet up with sweet Connie!
Out on the road for forty days Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze Sweet, sweet Connie, was doin' her act She had the whole show and that's a natural fact... Grand Funk Railroad Lyrics to "We're an American Band"
I wish I had met Connie when I was 16 😂😂😂 she seems like a real trooper. It’s sort of horrifying but this interview is hysterical. Joan was a comic genius. It’s just so funny
Gimme a break. What if it was your daughter or mom.or sister? There's a difference between doing what you want and being stupid. Especially with your health. Even though this was mainly before Aids, its still trifling
She seems so proud of her achievment as if she won a medal. I guess she could go in the Guiness Book of World Records & be forever remembered for all the wrong reasons
