When I Was A Junior, My School

Every American Wants A Clean Slate, But Nobody Wants To Lose What They've Got.

The Way I Pictured It, All This Grief Would Be Like A Winter Night When You're Standing Outside. You'll Warm Up Once You Get Used To The Cold. Except After You've Been Out There For Awhile, You Feel The Warmth Draining Out Of You And You Realize The Opposite Is Happening; You're Getting Colder And Colder, As The Body Heat You Brought Outside With You Seeps Out Of Your Skin. Instead Of Getting Used To It, You Get Weaker The Longer You Endure It.

Just As Bowie, Zeppelin, Etc., Became Rock Stars By Remaking Themselves In The Image Of The California Girls, The Go-gos Became Rock Stars By Pretending To Be The Buzzcocks And The Sex Pistols. Jane Wiedlin Always Said Her Biggest Influence Was Growing Up In L.a. As A Bowie Girl.

It Was Bewildering And Humbling To Keep Discovering How Many Brave Things People Can Fail To Talk Themselves Out Of Doing.

Love Dies In Many Different Ways, And It's Natural For The Grass To Seem Greener On The Other Side. But It's Not A Competition; There's Plenty Of Pain To Go Around.