song 131 : 30 States In 30 Days (Tacoma Ballet)

I guess our heroine got in a band! It’s natural to want to spread the good news of how you can really choose to live your life the way you want to and doing that is the most important thing an American can do, especially an American female.

But all I was thinking about when I sang this song was the loss of the wonderful all ages scene that once existed all across America, which included clubs like Impala, PCH Club and Jabberjaw in Los Angeles, Small Intestine in Baltimore, 47 Nautical Miles in Portland, and many others.

I was remembering rolling up in a van in Couer D’Alene Idaho and the timid group of punk kids who explained nobody really played shows there not even local bands, only Top 40 bands in restaurant bars.

I can’t understand how the music business can abandon all those kids who love music and aren’t old enough to buy it online or to go to most shows. Anyone who loves rock and roll music knows what it means to kids to have their own bands and places to see real bands, not musical product.
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