Janet Fitzgerald

And I went and I took the class and I dropped my head and I closed my eyes. And at some point in the class, I cried. I cried because I felt the first little glimpse of empowerment. And I was like, oh, I'm not dead. I'm in there. Okay. I think I can save myself. I can come back out. I can get hold of this thing.

And I went and I took the class and I dropped my head and I closed my eyes. And at some point in the class, I cried. I cried because I felt the first little glimpse of empowerment. And I was like, oh, I'm not dead. I'm in there. Okay. I think I can save myself. I can come back out. I can get hold of this thing.

There's no real respect for what's going on. It's just like, it's free. They're coming in and out. There's no real code. But Debbie laid down the law early and she did not let people fuck around in her class. There were no shenanigans whatsoever. There was no crosstalk. There was no coming in late, leaving early. You did the routine and you respected the people that you were next to.

There's no real respect for what's going on. It's just like, it's free. They're coming in and out. There's no real code. But Debbie laid down the law early and she did not let people fuck around in her class. There were no shenanigans whatsoever. There was no crosstalk. There was no coming in late, leaving early. You did the routine and you respected the people that you were next to.

People were just like, oh, come in with like 20 cassette tapes and been like, oh, which one of these do I want to listen to today? And I started to go like. Why would I want to repeat a ride? Well, everyone did. Even Debbie did. Even Andrea did. And I was like, no, I'm not doing that. I'm going to make a fresh playlist every time I teach. And they're like, well, that's ridiculous.

People were just like, oh, come in with like 20 cassette tapes and been like, oh, which one of these do I want to listen to today? And I started to go like. Why would I want to repeat a ride? Well, everyone did. Even Debbie did. Even Andrea did. And I was like, no, I'm not doing that. I'm going to make a fresh playlist every time I teach. And they're like, well, that's ridiculous.

Like, how are you going to do that? And I said, I'm going to do it. Watch.

Like, how are you going to do that? And I said, I'm going to do it. Watch.

This meant physically going to a record store and buying it. Every Friday night, it took $100. And I went to Virgin Megastore on Sunset. And that $100 was from my waiting tables. And I didn't have a pot to piss in. And I would sit at hundreds of listening stations all along the wall. And I would listen to music all night long. And I would walk away with 10 CDs because they were 10 bucks a pop.

This meant physically going to a record store and buying it. Every Friday night, it took $100. And I went to Virgin Megastore on Sunset. And that $100 was from my waiting tables. And I didn't have a pot to piss in. And I would sit at hundreds of listening stations all along the wall. And I would listen to music all night long. And I would walk away with 10 CDs because they were 10 bucks a pop.

Everyone else was just like playing old, tired, sped up, like Paula Abdul. OK, that's what that's what we're doing here. We could listen to real music on the bike. And all of the gay boys at the time, even on the bike. I'm like, why would you put a backbeat to Rocket Man? Let's just listen to Rocket Man. So that was a whole nother culture of like the gay boys teaching in West Hollywood.

Everyone else was just like playing old, tired, sped up, like Paula Abdul. OK, that's what that's what we're doing here. We could listen to real music on the bike. And all of the gay boys at the time, even on the bike. I'm like, why would you put a backbeat to Rocket Man? Let's just listen to Rocket Man. So that was a whole nother culture of like the gay boys teaching in West Hollywood.

It was just like that music, like pots and pans. I'm going to play some Counting Crows and some U2 and some Mary J. Blige. And we'll just see how everyone feels about that. So. It was no longer a fitness class. It was like, I'm going to curate this experience for you. You're going to have emotion. There's going to be screaming. There's going to be yelling.

It was just like that music, like pots and pans. I'm going to play some Counting Crows and some U2 and some Mary J. Blige. And we'll just see how everyone feels about that. So. It was no longer a fitness class. It was like, I'm going to curate this experience for you. You're going to have emotion. There's going to be screaming. There's going to be yelling.

There's going to be transformation on a deeper level than just a six pack.

There's going to be transformation on a deeper level than just a six pack.

I'm bringing a bunch of people. I don't want my regulars pushed out of this. I need you on a bike that morning. Do you understand me? Phones were flying off the hook. Everyone signed up. It sold out for the first time. Only Andrea and Debbie ever did it.

I'm bringing a bunch of people. I don't want my regulars pushed out of this. I need you on a bike that morning. Do you understand me? Phones were flying off the hook. Everyone signed up. It sold out for the first time. Only Andrea and Debbie ever did it.

I woke up that morning to teach, and I'm going to make sure that I knock this so far out of the park, there's no way that anyone will ever miss another Sunday. They showed up. We turned people away. And I carefully curated the whole thing. We rattled the walls of that place. And there was never a Sunday that didn't sell out like that again.

I woke up that morning to teach, and I'm going to make sure that I knock this so far out of the park, there's no way that anyone will ever miss another Sunday. They showed up. We turned people away. And I carefully curated the whole thing. We rattled the walls of that place. And there was never a Sunday that didn't sell out like that again.