put another dime in the jukebox baby

Sep 1, 2025

Labor Day is a sure sign that summer is winding down. My favorite brother and I didn’t take the day off from exchanging funny memes and images though, and I can prove it.

Gene, Joan and Nicholas…

My text exchange with Scott started with him sending me a photo of himself that he created using ChatGPT’s AI image creator. He uploaded a photo of himself and told good ole’ ChatGPT to make him “look like a rockstar.” I thought as a rockstar, my brother looked like Gene Simmons. Not to be outdone, I did the same with an image of myself, and one of Perry and sent them to Scott.

His response upon receiving Perry’s photo was that he looked like Nicholas Cage. Upon receiving my photo he wrote: “I always wondered what happened to Joan Jett!

make me a rockstar

Joan Jett?

I had no clue who Joan Jett was, so I went to youtube. One click and I instantly knew — how could I forget Joan Jett?? And ever since then, I’ve been singing…

I love rock ‘n roll
So come and take your time and dance with me
Ow!

Every band needs a keyboard player and a lead guitar front man, right?

We’ve got that covered! Now all we need is a band name and some talent. 🙂


Now you know: Joan Jett’s career started with the all-female rock band, The Runaways. After being rejected by major labels, she co-founded her own label, Blackheart Records, to release her music. In 1981, I Love Rock ‘n Roll spent 7 weeks at the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. She’s been dubbed the Queen of Rock.