Another first record story

This isn’t my story, but I think it’s pretty cool. My wife told me the first record she ever bought was by Joan Jett. She and a friend took a long bus ride to the music store to get it. She was thrilled to hear a woman play rock and roll.
As it would happen, two years ago Joan Jett was playing a show at the Oneida Bingo and Casino in Green Bay with Pat Benatar. I gave my wife tickets for the show.
At the time, I was an entertainment reporter, and I interviewed Jett’s longtime collaborator Kenny Laguna for an article. When the interview was done, he said that we should stop by and say ‘hi’ before the show.
An hour before Joan Jett and The Blackhearts took the stage my wife and I were sitting in Joan Jett’s trailer. We were talking with Kenny about his life on the road with Joan, and some of the music he was into at the time. Joan was in back getting her voice ready. She had a cold.
Joan came out and introduced herself, squabbled with Kenny for a little bit, and then went back to work. Kenny got a call about 15 minutes before the show. He was talking on his cell, Joan was screaming in back, and my wife leaned toward me and whispered ‘this is so cool.’
We watched the show from backstage — which I have to admit was really amazing — and we left after two Pat Benatar songs.
But this is what makes the story interesting. A couple months later, my wife was at a point where she was wondering what to do with her career.
She stopped at a coffee shop and the person behind the counter was wearing a T-shirt that said “What would Joan Jett Do?”
Having witnessed it firsthand she knew exactly what Joan Jett would do. She would get things done her way, tell Kenny to get off her back, and rock out harder than hard. Two weeks later, my wife quit her job and started her own business.
And it all started with a bus ride to the music store. Do you see how important your first record is?