Day 33 --Jennifer Battan

Just got home from seeing Jennifer Batten in concert.  She was Michael Jackson's guitarist for three World Tours and also toured w/ Jeff Beck.  She even played w/ Les Paul in his last public performance before he died.  This was an amazing, one-woman show featuring her original music in-synch w/ film montages.  She's an incredible guitarist w/ a stinging sarcasm that was a delight.  After her first set she did a Q/A time.  Some woman asked her if she'd ever been married, and she said, "Yea, but I got over that real quick." I was the loudest one applauding.  What I appreciated most about this artist is that she has moved forward w/ her music and her talent.  She's not relying solely on her fame w/ previous artists.  They may have given her her start, but she's still running w/ it 30 years later.  And she's evolving, incorporating the latest technologies in her films, music, and guitar.  She creates stained glass artwork and has three kilns in her garage.  She goes to Tokyo every April to teach music, and right now she's performing in Vegas w/ Cirque du Soleil--Zumanity.  Can you tell she really impressed me?  Enough that I got her autograph and asked her if she had a roadie.  She said she didn't on these solo tours so I asked her if she wanted one.  She asked if I was volunteering.....how cool would that be.....I wonder if she has a health plan???