Jimmy Fallon's "The Evolution of Mom Dancing" skit—complete with an amazing assist by FLOTUS Michelle Obama—is hilarious and inspired. She is so game to do this, showing off that she has a sense of humor, but also that she can dance. Now that her husband has no worries about being elected again, maybe he can go back on Ellen's show and reveal that he's a good dancer, too. He was a little reserved that first time. Clip to follow, and it's right up there with one of my favorite presidential or First Lady clips ever...
Janis Ian: Glad she didn't marry young and then retire...
Whenever I'm about to speak with a woman for this blog, I always have a minor panic attack wondering if I should assert that even though it's called "Boy Culture" I love women, too.
I definitely felt that way in light of this next interview subject, a woman of many accomplishments!
In honor of Janis Ian's nomination for a Grammy in the Best Spoken Word Album category—alongside fellow out lesbians Rachel Maddow and Ellen DeGeneres, not to mention Bill Clinton and Michelle Obama—I was lucky enough to get to interview the music legend whose 1975 single "At Seventeen" is still the ultimate coming-of-age song.
Boy Culture: Congratulations on your ninth Grammy nomination, this time for the audio version of your memoir Society's Child. Is it especially meaningful to be recognized for reading your book and to be in such esteemed company in the category?
Janis Ian: It's meaningful to be recognized for anything, all the more because I've been in the music industry since I was 12 or 13! The company for this nomination is astonishing, though. I keep thinking there's a joke in there somewhere—an ex-president, the First Lady and three lesbians walk into a bar...
Above, a healthy sampling of shirtless hotties from inside People (November 26, 2012). Below, Star (November 26, 2012) claims David Arquette is "Not Normal" for posing nearly naked on a movie set. But if that's abnormal, I'll take it. He looks hot!
