Drew Friedman relied a little bit on history, and a lot on imagination to paint this scene of R. Crumb presenting the album cover for Cheap Thrills to Janis Joplin.

Sometimes, you know, you're with someone.. and you're convinced... that they've got something to... to tell you. Or, you know... you want to be with them." – Janis

"That's what rock and roll is for, turn that switch on, and man, it can all be." - Janis

Janis invites her mother to dine with her at Luby’s in Port Arthur when she was 14. Hope everyone has a lovely Mother’s day this weekend!

What does Pearl mean to you? Read the opinion in this blog post: http://www.autostraddle.com/idol-worship-janis-joplin-rocks-my-world-and-record-collection-173919/

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ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN opens in Milwaukee TONIGHT! Performances run through June 2. Washington, D.C., it’s your turn next! Get your tickets now! http://www.janisjoplin.com/onenight.php

The spirit of Janis Joplin is sweeping through the Midwest! Only two more days until ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN opens in Milwaukee. After Milwaukee, ONWJJ visits Washington, D.C., then Austin. Do you have your tickets? http://www.janisjoplin.com/onenight.php

"If you can get them once, man, get them standing up when they should be sitting down, sweaty when they should be decorous... I think you sort of switch on their brain, man, so that makes them say: 'Wait a minute, maybe I can do anything.'"

"After they see me, when their mothers are feeding them all that cashmere sweater and girdle...maybe they'll have a second thought - that they can be themselves and win.” - Janis Joplin

Here are the trends that The Huffington Post credits Janis for inspiring: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/19/janis-joplin-birthday-10-pop-culture-trends-she-inspired_n_2506619.html

"Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl." - Janis Joplin

ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is seeking astonishing talents to channel Janis' spirit across the country. If you're the one, send your picture and resume to Janis@lscasting.com.

"All my life I just wanted to be a beatnik. Meet all the heavies, get stoned, get laid, have a good time. That's all I ever wanted. Except I knew I had a good voice and I could always get a couple of beers off of it. All of a sudden someone threw me in this rock 'n' roll band. They threw these musicians at me, man, and the sound was coming from behind. The bass was charging me. And I decided then and there that that was it. I never wanted to do anything else. It was better than it had been with any man, you know. Maybe that's the trouble." — Janis Joplin

"When I sing, Ifeel like when you're first in love. It's more than sex. It's that point two people can get to they cal love, when you really touch someone for the first time, but it's gigantic, multiplied by the whole audience. I feel chills." - Janis Joplin

BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD HELD BY STORMY WEATHER, THE HIT CONCERT EVENT PLAYS FOR TWO MORE WEEKS THROUGH APRIL 21, 2013

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On Janis, during Women's History Month: http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/music/2013-03-28/piece-of-my-heart/

"Love in this world is so hard to findWhen you've got yours and I got mine.That's why it looks like everybody in this whole round worldThey're down on me."

We hope that Janis inspires you to be yourself.