It has been a long time since I posted. I mean to post on a regular basis, I make a resolution to post but ...... Anyway at last I have decided that I needed to post something and what better to get back to posting with than Janis Joplin.
I loved Janis Joplin when I was a teenager. One day I was listening to the John Peel show and he played Ball and Chain. WOW!!! That rasping, visceral, emotion soaked voice just tore into me. The hairs on the back of my neck seemed to stand straight up and she spoke to me like nothing I had ever heard before. It was incredible, it was fabulous, it was electrifying, it was Janis. From that day on she had a special place in my heart. Nobody could play my emotions like Janis.
Having 'discovered' Janis I became an evangelist. I needed to spread the word for people to educate people to this wonderful music. Unfortunately most people at that time did not share my enthusiasm, especially my father who threatened to throw my records, record player and me out of the window if I played it again.
The video below is one of the most poignant and heart-rending songs that recorded. It has a softness and emotion that always touches me deeply. Hope you like it, It is called Little Girl Blue.
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About Me
- John McMahon
- I am Scottish but now live in England. Until recently I was senior lecturer and research supervisor on the largest master's course on alcohol and drugs in the UK. Recently took early retirement to work on a couple of projects of my own choosing. I am a psychologist have a PhD, have been a therapist, written and evaluated treatment programs. Been a university lecturer in alcohol and drugs, wrote and taught the research course. Been involved in research in many topics, mainly in the alcohol and drug field. Have presented at many conferences, national and international and have organised 3 international conferences. Have published, about 50 publications in journals and books.