Jeannie McKay

No, I wholeheartedly concur.

No, I wholeheartedly concur.

I think it was maybe even the first day I raised my baton and I saw him. It just went, whoa. And my brain instantly flashed on to... And the horror of it all, because by then I was 13 years post the abuse and I all of a sudden had all the power in the room and they were looking at me and I was getting ready to do something powerful and it was more than just music. Teachers have all this power.

I think it was maybe even the first day I raised my baton and I saw him. It just went, whoa. And my brain instantly flashed on to... And the horror of it all, because by then I was 13 years post the abuse and I all of a sudden had all the power in the room and they were looking at me and I was getting ready to do something powerful and it was more than just music. Teachers have all this power.

Our whole job is to get them to do amazing things. That's our superpower. And for some, they're kryptonite. I would be planning my trips thinking, how could he have done this?

Our whole job is to get them to do amazing things. That's our superpower. And for some, they're kryptonite. I would be planning my trips thinking, how could he have done this?

Why is he in my head when this is my band, this is my program? And most of the time it would be my stuff, my initiative, my thinking, my tours. She talks this through with Anne-Marie.

Why is he in my head when this is my band, this is my program? And most of the time it would be my stuff, my initiative, my thinking, my tours. She talks this through with Anne-Marie.

I didn't start healing until I stepped away from teaching band. Right. deep down inside of me, I just couldn't do it anymore. It just, it made me sick. It was, it was making me sick. I kept squashing it.

I didn't start healing until I stepped away from teaching band. Right. deep down inside of me, I just couldn't do it anymore. It just, it made me sick. It was, it was making me sick. I kept squashing it.

I walked behind the group. There were, I don't know, 10 of us that came off that plane. They arrived at Los Angeles International Airport. And walked out to where the bus was waiting at LAX, got on the bus, and there he was. And I froze.

I walked behind the group. There were, I don't know, 10 of us that came off that plane. They arrived at Los Angeles International Airport. And walked out to where the bus was waiting at LAX, got on the bus, and there he was. And I froze.

walker she hadn't seen him in years just stared at him and his hand had come up to shake hands and my hand came halfway up to shake hands and you know things are going through your head like what's he doing here is is he going to try something all that it's just flashing through your head it you know, light speed. And I just put my hand down and someone behind me said, come on, move on.

walker she hadn't seen him in years just stared at him and his hand had come up to shake hands and my hand came halfway up to shake hands and you know things are going through your head like what's he doing here is is he going to try something all that it's just flashing through your head it you know, light speed. And I just put my hand down and someone behind me said, come on, move on.

And I just sort of blinked and shoved right past. I went right to the back row. Thank God it was empty. I couldn't breathe. I just trembled and trembled. I couldn't see. I couldn't see anything. I knew they were talking. The world was sort of black. And

And I just sort of blinked and shoved right past. I went right to the back row. Thank God it was empty. I couldn't breathe. I just trembled and trembled. I couldn't see. I couldn't see anything. I knew they were talking. The world was sort of black. And

Eventually, the tour hostess, she sat down beside me, hello, and I said, I didn't even say hello, I said, there's a guy on this bus, he molested me in high school, like something words to that effect. He shouldn't be here, he shouldn't be around students, you can't have him around kids. She goes, okay, can you point out which one? And I pointed out which one. She said, what do you want me to do?

Eventually, the tour hostess, she sat down beside me, hello, and I said, I didn't even say hello, I said, there's a guy on this bus, he molested me in high school, like something words to that effect. He shouldn't be here, he shouldn't be around students, you can't have him around kids. She goes, okay, can you point out which one? And I pointed out which one. She said, what do you want me to do?

And I said, Just let me out here. I'll be fine. I'll get back to the airport in time. I have my ticket. And they let me out at that place, that theater with all the stars, hands in concrete. They let me out there.

And I said, Just let me out here. I'll be fine. I'll get back to the airport in time. I have my ticket. And they let me out at that place, that theater with all the stars, hands in concrete. They let me out there.