Kids.

[darklinensuit]

I can tell you that people who knew me 15 years ago probably still think of me whenever they hear about Stevie or FM. Anybody who knows me as more than an acquaintance knows about how I am with this music. Naturally, this carried over into my work.

When I used to teach elementary school, I would do lessons on grammar, main idea, symbolism, poetry, etc. using Stevie/Mac songs, and the kids would come in with questions like "My parents want to know, do you have this album?" and "My parents want to know, do you also like The Eagles?", etc. Many times the parents and I would bond over the musical interests. AND I played my part in indoctrinating this new generation, as I'd hear from the kids that they had gone home to download particular Stevie songs I'd talked about or played in class. (Sorry, Stevie, I'd prefer you got the royalties, too.) When we took the DARE program, I used the lives of Janis (famous Texan) & Stevie to teach about the effects of drugs, and let me tell you, the kids were intrigued. We did shared writing on biographical themes with Stevie as the model that stayed posted on the board.
BTW, their favorite album was TWH, so there is hope for the future.

You know what they say, when you write or talk about what you love, it's infectious...

- Jake