I came to know Beverly in 1991 just before Billy and I started dating. He had brought her over to my house one day. I think she was barely in high school and reminded me alot of...me. She was a true rock and roller at heart, which, for a young girl was almost unheard of in the Blanket/Zephyr area. When I rolled into town I thought they were gonna have me beheaded for not only my taste in music, but my unconventional demeanor. I wasn't big city, and I certainly wasn't small town America. That's where Billy came in....Metallica thumping from the speakers as he drove in his flatbed dually down Main Street, Blanket, Texas, USA. I would run to the door to catch a glimpse of the only other person in town who shared my taste in music.
Beverly did as well. Her bedroom, as was mine at her age, was a shrine to Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Guns and Roses. There was little wall showing through the countless Metal Edge and Circus posters.
Anyway, Beverly had her metal roots running deep, yet, at that particular time in music history, the Seattle was screaming with bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana at the forefront of the grunge movement. She had just enough time in 80's and two cousins to induct her into the hairbands movement. Now, she had opened her own musical wings and expanded her collections and taste to include a new genre called alternative.
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