Monica and I had a blast meeting Joan Jett last night. I was super surprised to find out how petite she is! I mean, with all of her amazing contributions to rock n roll, I have visualized her as this tall, larger-than-life person towering over the world of rock ... she's still very larger than life but physically, she's teeny tiny. In an adorable sort of way. And the best part ... she's a normal person ... just like her song Everyday People says ... "I am everyday people."
She and her band put on an incredible show. They performed many new tracks from their upcoming album but also rocked the house with all of their classic hits.
I LOVE this shot of Joan ... check out her killer arms ... and her drummer rockin out. Love it.
The final encore song they did was in fact Everyday People. So apropros for where my mind and heart have been as of late ... all about the concept of honoring self-determination ... to truly live and pursue happiness while letting others live and pursue happiness ...
The concept isn't rocket science, but it's easier said than done. Cause acceptance and tolerance and love means not only accepting each other regardless of the color of our skin, but other things that sometimes seem like small things but end up becoming big things when our judgements about such matters are allowed to fester ... like how we dress, who we love, what shows we watch, who we follow on IG, the music we listen to, who we're friends with, where we worship, if we worship, what we read, what we drive, where we live, what we eat, and so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby ...
One thing's for sure. No matter what, differences will always be present amongst people. Accepting that I think is the key to knowing that you, me, her, him ... we are ALL everyday people.
So do what makes you happy and pursue YOUR happiness ... if you want to. :)
Everyday People
by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Sometimes I'm right then I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my songs
A butcher, a banker, a drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in
I am everyday people
Then it's the blue ones who can't accept
The green ones for living with
The black ones tryin' to be a skinny one
Different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby
Ooh sha sha
We gotta live together ...
Sounds like a great concert - I love Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. I'm guessing Joan Jett might want to see credit where credit is due: "Everyday People" is a 1968 song by Sly and the Family Stone. As with most of Sly & the Family Stone's songs, Sly Stone was credited as the sole songwriter.
Posted by: Maria | July 27, 2013 at 03:31 PM