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She taught us that love is a battlefield. The world is filled with heartbreakers. And most importantly, that girls can do anything boys can do – probably better.
All hail Pat Benatar – the diva, rock and roll icon and culprit behind my new haircut and outlook on life. Sassy.
She’s edgy, smart and proves that you should never do anything you’re good at for free.
Benatar won her first Grammy before I was born. Yet, sitting in a sea of people my parent’s age on Aug. 14 in Silverton’s Oregon Garden for her concert, I was the one that couldn’t help but feel honored.
It was hot – sweaty hot –perfect for an outdoor rock concert and my third time breathing the same air as the woman who declared her “promises in the dark.” She’s a different kind of rock and roll icon.
She seems so normal – a wife (married to her guitarist for two decades), mom to two daughters, business woman and traveling musician.
In our world of cluttered distractions – iPods, Internet, digital TV – there’s something endearing about Pat’s live show. It’s real. Simple. Raw.
No costume changes.
No distracting dancers.
No pyrotechnics.
No swearing.
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