[...] The purpose of the blog is for people affected by Bikini Kill to come together and share stories, photos, and any feelings or anecdotes associated with the band’s music, politics, [...]
This is my birthday present to myself: sitting at my friend Heather’s desk in Portland, ME and being able to have a moment to reflect on how truly amazing life has been these past 34 years. I was at a Halloween show in Williamsburg, Brooklyn way back in the day – abandoned warehouse – and met Kathleen onstage @ CBGB’s when I was still a teen. I thanked her then in a small and shy voice as I sat there and poured my heart out to her. So achingly close to greatness… the songs helped me through so many hard times and inspired countless others to tell their stories and know true sisterhood. My daughter is now almost nine years old and while my green eyes are welling up with tears right now, knowing where I’ve been and the existence of BK and all the good birthed in Olympia has had a ripple effect of the best kind. Unlike the end of Bladerunner with Rutger Hauer’s line about tears in rain, we put our blood, sweat and tears into everything and the result has been cataclysmic change. These photographs are precious treasures, records more powerful than any other, perhaps. May all of our friends, sisters, mothers, daughters and lovers know that our souls were put on the line and we will never quit. xoxo
May 2, 2013 at 5:39 am
Very inspirational!! An impressive array of ideas. Thank you for sharing…. I thoroughly enjoyed it
February 23, 2011 at 4:40 pm
[...] The purpose of the blog is for people affected by Bikini Kill to come together and share stories, photos, and any feelings or anecdotes associated with the band’s music, politics, [...]
November 20, 2010 at 6:39 pm
BK were really special. Though I never saw them live, those pics give me a clue to what I missed. We need more bands like them today!
October 22, 2010 at 11:26 pm
This is my birthday present to myself: sitting at my friend Heather’s desk in Portland, ME and being able to have a moment to reflect on how truly amazing life has been these past 34 years. I was at a Halloween show in Williamsburg, Brooklyn way back in the day – abandoned warehouse – and met Kathleen onstage @ CBGB’s when I was still a teen. I thanked her then in a small and shy voice as I sat there and poured my heart out to her. So achingly close to greatness… the songs helped me through so many hard times and inspired countless others to tell their stories and know true sisterhood. My daughter is now almost nine years old and while my green eyes are welling up with tears right now, knowing where I’ve been and the existence of BK and all the good birthed in Olympia has had a ripple effect of the best kind. Unlike the end of Bladerunner with Rutger Hauer’s line about tears in rain, we put our blood, sweat and tears into everything and the result has been cataclysmic change. These photographs are precious treasures, records more powerful than any other, perhaps. May all of our friends, sisters, mothers, daughters and lovers know that our souls were put on the line and we will never quit. xoxo
September 17, 2010 at 10:44 am
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Thanks!!! This blog has just made my day
September 12, 2010 at 12:57 pm
I love these photos! I really want a sparkly yellow shirt now…
August 15, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Amazing Pics! Fantastic and cra-zay awesome!
July 21, 2010 at 7:15 pm
love it
those ladies changed my life!
July 15, 2010 at 11:53 pm
Thanks so much for post those amazing pictures !!! There’s a lot of pics that no fans ever saw!!! Thank you.