02 July 2006

Long Live Sleater-Kinney

The best band in the world is breaking up.

So goodbye, Sleater-Kinney. Thank you for everything, from "I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone" to "Modern Girl". Thank you for being an inspiration to women everywhere. No, fuck that-- to people everywhere.

You will be missed.

I'm thankful that I was able to see them perform their amazing music live in intimate venues several times before they called it quits.

I'm also thankful that I'll get to say goodbye and thank you one more time in Grant Park at Lollapalooza.

At the same time, I'm sad that I won't be able to take my kids to a Sleater-Kinney show, like I saw another dad do earlier this year. Young people, especially young women, need role models like the women of Sleater-Kinney.

I'm determined to introduce my kids to Sleater-Kinney music at some point and hope they are as inspired as I was by these 3 talented and passionate artists.



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