Thursday, June 26, 2014

Courtney the rocker

Courtney Bixler spent her twenties in a VW van, roaming the US from gig to gig. She's a killer drummer, though her bandmates always complained about her over-zealous fills. She has never played the same song the same way, refusing to let anyone stop her from rocking the way she wants. It was all part of the lifestyle -- they picked up and move to another town whenever they wanted. How can someone live like that and put shackles on her performances?

The band broke up years ago, as the others started having kids and ailments and all that grown-up bullshit. Courtney, though, refuses to give up the life, bar-fights and all. She was always the first to throw a punch anyway. She might have even been able to cut a few records or land a deal if she would just sign her name, but the very word "contract" makes her itchy.

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