I'm In Love With Joan Jett.....

.......and I don't care who knows it!!

Okay, I'll confess.  I've had a crush on Joan Jett (yes, of "Joan Jett and the Blackhearts" fame) since I first saw her in 1981 on my TV screen, clad head to toe in black leather (her, not me) confessing that she loved rock and roll, and desiring me to put another dime in the jukebox, baby.  Yummy.

I guess I would have been about 10 or 11 back then (but I was mature beyond my years in those days) so when I heard her growl "I knew he must have been about seventeen...oh yeah, she was talking to me.  Now, I'm 36, and while I haven't gotten any better looking with age (only wider, really) she has grown even more amazingly gorgeous.  Hey, don't take my word for it, look over yonder.  And if I could look that good at 47 years old, it'd be great.  Hell, I'd love to look like that at 47.  Again, Yummy.

My wife and I have a little "list" of celebrities that we would allow each other to, um, let's just say "have a pajama party with" if ever invited.  For example, Joan Jett is on mine (Angelina Jolie used to be, but she seems to have run out of crazy) and suffice it to say that if Garth Brooks ever showed up at our front door and asked about The Luverly Michelle she would probably break the sound barrier packing her toothbrush.

I've always admired artists who flung their fingers (the middle one, the good one, not the pinky) into the face of the music industry.  I know, tons of artists have over the years, but most of them seem to do it for the same reason that a 2 year old throws a temper-tantrum - to be difficult and to get attention.  It seems that over the years Ms. Jett has done her thing her way and screw you if you don't like it.  Not an in-your-face SCREW YOU!! type of thing but more of a dignified "excuse me, but screw you because I want to do it this way, and it's my life and my career."

Now, I could be waaay off here, and please Ms. Jett, feel free to email me at [e-mail] if I am wrong, and to, say, spank me for my errors, but she really seems to be the kind of independent rocker the world needs more of.  Even if we ground up all the Pseudo-Punk of groups like Sum 41, Charlotte's Web, err, sorry, Good Charlotte and all the rest of the wanna be's it still wouldn't equal the amount of real, honest to goodness punk in Joan Jett's left motorcycle boot.

And to all you young girls who look up to girls like Avril Lavigne as an example of a "Rocker Chick".  Forget her, and start acting more like a certain hot sexy 47 year old who loves Rock and Roll, and has a Bad Reputation.

Thanks for the great tunes, and keep em coming.  Check out her music.

Peace, Love and Punk,
Stevie Z

PS - Oh, Ms. Jett - that offer to spank me still stands.

PPS - And yes, all you Destroyers of Dreams out there, I know I don't stand a chance, for many, many reasons.