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The Starving Groupie tells the stories of music super fans, people who truly need their guitar heroes—and a few rock-star recipes—to survive.

Categories

  • Concerts
  • Fan Stories
  • Rock-Star Recipes


Authors

  • Angie Freeland
  • Kari Cox Gempeler
The Starving Groupie Where Music Fans Fuel Their Souls
Love of a Lifetime
Jul 16

Jul 16 Love of a Lifetime

Kari Cox Gempeler
Fan Stories

True love begins with a good power ballad and backstage passes. Just ask Sherry and Keith, diehard FireHouse fans.

Summerfest Blues
Jul 4

Jul 4 Summerfest Blues

Kari Cox Gempeler
Concerts

It’s the Fourth of July. I should be at the Summerfest music festival with Guns ‘n’ Roses. Instead we’re mourning our lost summer of music.

House Party
Apr 26

Apr 26 House Party

Angie Freeland
Rock-Star Recipes

How I brought the cancelled New Kids on the Block cruise to my kitchen. Danny’s mom would be proud.

Where the Down Girls Go
Apr 18

Apr 18 Where the Down Girls Go

Kari Cox Gempeler
Concerts

Our first concert. 10 years ago today. A look back out the quarantine window.

Let Yourself Go
Apr 4

Apr 4 Let Yourself Go

Kari Cox Gempeler
Rock-Star Recipes

“Cool it baby, you ain't got no place to go.” Memories of a rock hall road trip plus a quarantine pantry raid resulted in a sweet dessert Elvis would love.

Come to My Window
Mar 28

Mar 28 Come to My Window

Kari Cox Gempeler
Concerts

8 must-see online performances from social-distancing artists. Music will get us through this.

You Can’t Make Old Friends
Mar 23

Mar 23 You Can’t Make Old Friends

Angie Freeland
Rock-Star Recipes

“It was you and me, since way back when.” On Angie’s birthday weekend, she toasted to The Gambler and a lifelong friendship. Get the inspired recipe.

Family Portrait
Mar 16

Mar 16 Family Portrait

Kari Cox Gempeler
Fan Stories

“I tell you the truth. So does Pink. She shows her flaws, and so do I.”
Barbara Axlen Thede

In My Dreams
Mar 9

Mar 9 In My Dreams

Kari Cox Gempeler
Concerts

There she was. Black leather jacket, flowing scarves and … the gambler hat. She was Don Dokken. And the inspiration for The Starving Groupie.

 

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