Michelle Clunie Instagram – Tina Turner. My second concert. I was 16. I drove. It was me, Chris and John. I had taken John to his first ballet class. Chris was already a teacher at the studio, very young teacher. I had a massive crush on Chris.
What struck me at the concert was Tina Turner’s energy and her legs. I was blown away by her. Blown. Away. We were only about 8 rows back, center. Her energy was constant and relentless from beginning to end. ‘A force of nature’ doesn’t even do her justice.
When I dropped Chris off afterwards, John jumped out of the car and went with him. I put two and two together. I was sad but I was also happy for my friend John. It was the 80’s, we didn’t cry. We dusted off our hearts, moved on and cranked up the tunes. We had icons who were warriors. We had icons who showed us how to survive, how to thrive. What’s love got to do with it. What’s love but a second hand emotion. The sound track of our youth. A woman who owned her trauma and pain and used it to make the world better. She has no idea she created a generation of alchemists. We learned from her how to take our pain and turn it into something usable.
We had icons who rocked their hearts out through their pain.
We had a queen to teach us and show us the way.
We had Tina Turner.
Thank you for your energy and your example of a thriving woman in the face of adversity.
Flights of angels to the queen of all queens. ❤️ #tinaturner | Posted on 25/May/2023 06:14:23
