Posted by justin
on 8/2/2004, 1:12 am
205.188.116.23
Dearest Diva, Pepper Mashay,
A year ago I bought one of my first techno cds, and it featured two of the hottest songs I had ever heard. "I Got My Pride" and "Down In The Pool." A year and four hundred and some odd techno songs later, and those are still two of my favorites. I attended the recent Harrisburg Pride in Pennsylvania. As I was walking in, I heard someone behind me mention your name. I stopped, turned around and said "What about Pepper Mashay?" They mentioned you were performing. I nearly fainted. I was so excited. I've never met any of my singing idols before, hell, I've never met ANY of my idols before. I was bouncing around pride, wishing the time would roll around for your performance. Although I did enjoy the drag show (Amythest Diamond, in the cheerleader outfit, is a close friend of mine and probably my drag idol.), I screamed my head off when you came on stage.
I was near tears as well. See, I know you kept saying that your songs were just songs, your words just words, but I had a lot of trouble coming out to my mother (my parents are divorced), and the first time I heard "I Got My Pride" I shed tears. Your song filled me with hope that things would get better, and even more importantly, pride for who I was. I listened to that song multiple times a day (my college room mates got very sick of it) and suggested in the be theme for Shippensburg Univeristy's annual lgbt conference. So actually seeing you in person was a very moving experiance.
And then, to make my second harrisburg pride even better, I got to dance on stage with you. I was the little raver kid in the black mesh/blue tank with the red leather belt. . .the one you compared to Michael Jackson (I was going for early Madonna, but my friends pointed out there isn't much difference). Even thinking about it now, I'm moved beyond words. You've filled my life with hope, and actually seeing you perform filled me with inspiration. You have such an energy about you, a charisma that lets people know they're important, and if everyone bands together, things can be changed.
My boyfriend is sick and tired of hearing me talk about you, but my other club friends were very impressed. One of them even pointed out that I fullfilled a life long goal, the first and only one I've fullfilled so far. Not only did I get to meet my favorite performer, I got to dance on stage with her as well. These last few months have been very difficult for me, I had a mental breakdown and left college, but I'm returning this month. Seeing you perform made me the happiest I've been in months. Thank you so much for coming to such a small city, as far as cities go, to perform for a group of people that most of society rejects. You are truly loved and appreciated. Thank you again,
Justin Harper
P.S. You don't look a day over 30, I think you're lying about your age!
P.P.S. Very, very upset that I decided to leave my digital camera in my car :(
"Don't cower at shadows, only fear that which leaps out of them."
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