I am obsessive fangirl. People who know me likely associate me with my childhood obsession, Dweezil Zappa and most recently The Big Lebowski and Jack White.

Jack White didn’t catch my attention until his Raconteurs/Dead Weather years. I’m a fan of the White Stripes but when he started expanding his work to include other bands, Loretta Lynn, Jay-Z, etc., I was blown away by his talent. The film ‘It Might Get Loud’ interviews legendary guitarist Jimmy Page (I’m a HUGE Led Zeppelin fan), The Edge and Jack White. Experiencing the raw talent of these men and to be put into the same category as Jimmy Page is one of the highest compliments. Jack White can and has held his own in the music industry. Rock, blues and even country musicians line up to work with him because they appreciate his diversity and talent.

Last weekend, I saw Jack live at the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. My world’s were colliding, my all time favorite artist in my hometown. I was giddy like a Beatles fangirl, I knew I would cry when I saw him but also worried I would faint at the sight of him. Luckily it was only tears. Standing in the general admission section I was able to impress the guy in front of me of my Jack White knowledge that he let me stand in front of him (bringing me one person from the front barricade) to give this fangirl a better view. My obsessiveness paid off from knowing a few things about Jack that most people would probably care less about. When the show began, I took off my sunglasses because I wanted to get a pure unfiltered view of him. It took three days to get my voice back from all the screaming I did. Screaming like a 7th grader.

Jack’s belief of getting back to the roots of recording and not using Autotune certainly paid off because that was one of the best live performances I’ve ever experienced. Also, you can’t go wrong with an outdoor venue.

This was a bucketlist item for me. When the show was over I told the universe, “ok, I can die now.”