| "Rock Star Mommy (or My Life as a Rocker Mom" | | | | me watching the boys grow-be it on the playground, |
| by Judy Davids is, quick simply a blast for anyone | | | | the soccer pitch, in church, at school assemblies or in |
| mom who has had a dream. I loved it. Davids tells | | | | the front row at a Mydols Show". |
| the story of how she, after age 40, took her | | | | The Mydols started at a Memorial Day, 2002 |
| childhood dream of being Shirley Partridge and made | | | | neighborhood gathering. In the beginning, the 4 |
| it into a reality. | | | | moms: Judy Davids (guitar), Paige Gilbert (bass), Pat |
| How did she go from devoted soccer mom to rock | | | | McGough (drums) and Kara Rasmussen (vocals) had |
| star-especially when she had never played a guitar-in | | | | a dream. The dream had to be juggled with family |
| under 18 months? Through genius level marketing | | | | obligations, day jobs, teaching themselves to play |
| skills and, quite frankly, the love of her family and | | | | instruments and marketing themselves. |
| raw chutzpah, that's how. | | | | By giving out free tee shirts and talking as loud as |
| Putting her PTA newsletter skills, her bakes sale and | | | | they played it wasn't long before they found |
| tee shirt making talents in hand and asking for help | | | | themselves not only on stages with more than their |
| from various young local rock stars near her Detroit | | | | family members cheering them on, but in the national |
| home, Judy Davids convinced her other mommy | | | | spotlight as well with profiles in both People magazine |
| friends that "how cool would this be?" if they could | | | | and The Wall Street Journal. |
| pull it off? One of her friends loved to go to local | | | | Davids story is an uplifting fun read. Now I never |
| rock concerts with Judy in tow. The others were | | | | wanted to be Shirley Partridge, BUT I did want to be |
| willing to buy their instruments. | | | | the next Barbara Walters-after reading Rock Star |
| With that and the decision of a great name-The | | | | Mommy, I've picked up some VERY good advice on |
| Mydols-a new garage band was formed. | | | | how I might still make this dream come true. |
| Davids credits her band's spectacular journey to "my | | | | If you have a dream-this book will give you the |
| wonderful husband, John Davids, for giving me two | | | | nerve to get out there and live it as well. |
| incredible sons. My greatest joy is having John beside | | | | |