I could type for hours, but it’s time to talk a little business. They provide all kinds of assistance to people in need in the music industry. He suggested It is a no-brainer for me to agree on them. I told Janis’ estate manager, Jeff Jampol, that I want to donate a percentage of my portion (siblings) of the sale to an organization we agreed on. 2021), the world is in a global pandemic and many, many folks in the music industry are completely out of work. And this is only one small part of my journey!Īs of this writing (Jan. I am beyond amazed that “little ‘ole me” has a history as rich and fascinating as I do. Janis is known around the world as “The Queen of Rock & Roll, Pearl, a musical legend, an icon…”, but she was first an artist and poet. Now, over 50 years since its creation, I would like to sell it. And got divorced and moved some more! That painting has been a part of my life since I was a little girl. I moved and moved and got married to a corporate guy and moved some more. I didn’t take the painting then but came back a few months later and took it on the first leg of it’s long journey. I graduated from high school in 1974 and moved to Austin, TX. Hence, the nickname “The Purple Painting.” The painting is is in various shades of purple. Holly George-Warren, author of “Janis: Her Life and Music”, told me Janis’ favorite color was purple. This happened 54 years ago and since Janis and my Mother died in 1970, some things are just not known. Since Janis was taking an art class at Lamar Tech, I figure that is where she painted it. On one of Karleen and Janis’ visits, Janis was talking about needing some money, so my Mother told her she would buy one of her paintings. I was a “hippie-in-training!” Who knew?!! I don’t remember Janis specifically, but I LOVED sitting around with these guys. They were a fun-loving group of creative and free-thinking intellectuals that came over and talked for hours. Arthur was a big sports town and Janis, like my Mother and their “tribe”, weren’t into sports, but music, dance and art. Karleen’s brother, Herman, told me last year that my Mother was a “safe haven, beacon of light & wonderful friend” to a group of younger folks that were labeled as “black sheep, bohemians or beatniks.” Pt. One of Janis’ best friends, Karleen Bennett, told me she, Janis and other friends used to come over for visits. During that time, Janis and my Mother became friends and carpooled to Lamar Tech in Beaumont, about 15-20 miles from Pt. Then she left for San Francisco and fame. She left, but came back in 1965 and stayed until 1966. Janis graduated from the same high school as all of us in 1960.
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