i'm pretty much a big deal

i work for a movie distribution company. every time i say (or type) that, i heard the gym class heroes in my head - "i'm pretty much a big deal". of course, i'm not, but saying that i'm the director of operations for a movie distrubition company makes people think i am. LOL. anyway, back to my story. i work for a movie distribution company. the owner used to be in the music business in the 70's and he IS pretty much a big deal, both for his fame back then and now for the success of this company. i'm used to that. he was behind the scenes (management, etc) and not a rock star, so i respect his past successes, but i'm not star struck by him.

a few years ago, i found out that one of our sales reps was in an all girl rock band in the 70's and i thought it was pretty cool. she mentioned that the name of the band was fanny, but i'd never heard of them. they were inducted into the hall of fame in her home state a few years ago and she and some of the original band members performed live, which i thought was way cool too. i saw a presentation she put together (slide show set to music) for the performance, but i didn't really think about it any more after that. fast forward to this christmas - for our company holiday party, i did a video slide show presentation with pics of each employee, complete with music, etc. when i took home one of the demos to check it at home, wifey saw pics of the sales rep in question playing drums and asked what the story was, so i told her, "she was in some rock band back in the 70's" and left it at that. wifey, being the nosey woman that she is, kept asking questions. what songs, when, how long was she in the band, why did they break up, etc. so, the other night, i decided to do a little research on this band and answer wifey's questions. well, my friends, i was blown away at what i read. she and her band were most definitely a big deal. here is what david bowie had to say about thema:

"One of the most important female bands in American rock has been buried without a trace. And that is Fanny. They were one of the finest fucking rock bands of their time, in about 1973. They were extraordinary: They wrote everything, they played like motherfuckers, they were just colossal and wonderful, and nobody's ever mentioned them. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny. And I will feel that my work is done."

david freaking bowie! not some unknown person... david freaking bowie! well, needless to say i was impressed, so i continued my google searching. i went to youtube and found a video of them performing on the sonny and cher show. i read tons of stuff about them on various websites, how they were the first all girl rock band ever, how they opened the door for female rockers, etc. i read interviews with them, saw pics. i went to the website (www.fannyrocks.com). i learned all about this whole other side to this person who i've known for over 6 years.

today, my boss brought the box set in for me to listen to. now, after seeing them perform, listening to their music and knowing the way cool person behind it, i'm star struck! seriously! i know a freaking rock star! and not just someone who is a rock star in their own minds, but a real life freaking rock star! someone who has a definite place in rock and roll history.

how fucking cool is that?