(My lovely fans...this is in no way aimed anywhere NEAR you :)


I AM good enough. This is for the bookers, promoters, elitist music festivals, music distro groups, venues, and stations in the LGBT community who apparently don't think I look hipster enough/femme enough/butch enough/edgy enough to give me the time of day. Yes...you're frustrating me. You're making me wonder what the hell I haven't done that you need to see before you see the potential in me. And yes, you are wearing me down. You are making me wonder why I keep trying to get your attention/help/performance spot/blurb-that-probably-doesn't-mean-shit-anyway. My lyrics should stand on their own, but you keep turning a deaf ear.

I'm sorry. Should my hair be shaggier? Should my clothing be more muted, more corduroy? Do I need a fucking golf hat and a gibson to get you to realize that I pour my heart into each word I write? Shall I punctuate each fucking self-inflated statement with a humble downward gaze? State each thought as if it is long-awaited prophecy that you should be thanking me for?

Apparently so. But you know what? I'm not that girl. And apparently not kissing your ass DOES hurt my career. So be it, you elitists. Just because you're wearing taupe and organic shoes doesn't mean I don't smell the old money and greed wafting from your holier-than-thou clique. I'm so sorry...I don't have a rich daddy who will contribute money to your cause in exchange for your attention. But you already know that, don't you? Otherwise I wouldn't be playing an Ibanez, huh?

If it crashes down around me because I won't nod politely and bow to you, then so be it. But stand back...if you think I'm uncouth trash now, watch out for the motherfuckin' shit that happens on my fuckin' way out. Bitches. :)

Mothafuckin' Julie.

(PS. Hey, Michigan "Womyn's" Festival. Yeah, you. Declining me 5 years in a row is a slap in the face...so it's not likely you'll ever invite me. But if you ever do...you'd better include my MTF friends in that welcome, too. Trans-phobic hypocrites.)