Welcome back friends! It’s time for the latest edition of the 311 fan spotlight! This week we meet the other half of last week’s spotlight, Traci Pearson!
For Traci, it was also courtesy of Eddie Bratke that she became hooked on 311. She used to make fun of him for seeing the band multiple times until she went. Then it clicked with her why he did it. “And I’ve never looked back! The lyrics of the songs is what drew me in. And how much fun the band had on stage.”
Somewhere around the 40 count is where Traci is at for seeing them live. First show was in Salt Lake City in 2013. “I’ve been addicted ever since.” Favorite event so far is 311 Day 2014 in New Orleans. “I met the most amazing bunch of people!! People that are now my family. We are truly a family. We are there for one another for the good times and the bad.”
There are a few songs that mean a lot to her. The first is “Unity” because it represents the family she was with this year in San Diego. Then there’s “Two Drops in the Ocean” because it’s she and Preston’s song. Finally there is “Island Sun,” since it reminds her of the cruise. Lyrics she chose that stand out to her are “Stay positive and love your life,” because she tries to live by it every day. She also loves, “I’ve got a clique but it’s more like a family,” and “Here I was happy.” She said that’s how she feels at every show.
Traci was born and raised in Utah and she’s never lived anywhere else. Currently she is a General Manager at a McDonald’s restaurant and she’s been there for almost 17 years. “I’ve actually been at the same store, in the same job position, for almost 17 years.” Traci is the youngest of 7 children. She said she has a very strange but true fact, and that is that she and her husband Preston are actually 10th cousins! “Our great-great-great Grandfather was a polygamist. And I come from the 1st wife, Preston comes from the 2nd wife!!!”
Something you may not know about Traci is that she has dyslexia but only with numbers. “It made life very hard growing up.” Traci entered Kindergarten when she was only 4 and they figured out that she could read at a 3rd grade level. “As I got older, I learned how to speed read.”
Traci loves music and loves to turn it on and just dance around her kitchen. “The one song that always gets me going is All the Single Ladies.” Aside from 311 she can also be found dancing around to a lot of Reggae, and she loves Dirty Heads. She also digs RDGLDGRN plus she listens to Snoop Dog. “Man he has a sexy voice.” She can also be found jamming out to Aerosmith.
To 311, Traci would like to say, “Thank YOU!! For the great lyrics that impact my life every single day and for the wonderful family you have connected me to!”
To all the fans out there:
“My heart is always full of the love and closeness we all share with each other!”
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And now you know the story of Traci Pearson’s love for 311! Thanks to Traci for sharing and to all of you who support this blog. You all make me smile each week! Now go be awesome. See you next time!
Much Love – The Runt