You know what you better do, baby
Today…
is the birthday of Janis Joplin (1943-1970). I shared this one with you a while back, aaaand I’m sharing it again because that opening monologue is an all-time favorite.
A while back, was about a year ago I think it was, I had this apartment in San Francisco. I lived on the third floor in this little tiny apartment building, had a little two rooms and a dog, right? I lived up on the third floor…
And I used to… walk around town and I had, you know, a couple of pairs of Levis and a couple T-shirts, and I thought I had my shit pretty good together, man. You know? I was out on the streets… talkin’ that talk and doing all that shit, and every time I found a nice piece of talent… he went right straight downstairs to the chick on the second floor. There was another chick on the second floor, right?
And I couldn't understand, I couldn't understand, I kept saying, Janis, what are you doing wrong? Well… so I decided to get up one morning, hehhehhehheh, and check out the chick’s action, right? Figure out what she had going that I didn't have going. I got up at 9:30 in the morning, which I want you to know is… an effort on my part. And I got up at 9:30 in the morning, I hid in the stairwell right next to the chick's-- across from her apartment, right? And I watched her, I watched to see what she had, man, that I didn't have. And I'll tell you what she had, man-- that chick hit the streets at noon. I mean I didn't-- I didn’t get up ‘til three! That chick was already on the streets hustling, man.
So I figured out what you gotta do, man. Every time you're looking for a little piece of… action… and you ain't getting it, man, you know what you better do, baby. You better try harder, man.
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Arizona
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Idaho
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New Hampshire
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Texas
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West Virginia
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LGBTQ
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Ohio
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More from ABC, The Advocate, CBS, CNN, The Hill, HuffPost, People Magazine, Statehouse News Bureau, WSJ
Pennsylvania
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Texas
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Virginia
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Pregnancy & Parenting
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New York
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Reproductive Health & Justice
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New Jersey
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Work & Money
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Hawaii
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New York
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Pennsylvania
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