Karen and The Lounge Lizzards live at Banana Bay

The woman in this video, masterfully playing the 12 string, is Karen. She's not your usual Karen. She is a pilot, owns her own airplane, and is a remarkable musician. She was married to a podiatrist and has given birth to two children. Yes, she is a woman. People who attended the show pre-judged her. They assumed that she or he was a transvestite, a homosexual, or just some weirdo. I could even see some people twist their faces when they looked at her, as if they had chanced upon a dead rattlesnake baking in the sun. But Karen is none of the above. Mandy spent much time with her while I was gone for the weekend to visit family. Mandy learned the truth. Karen is different. Her husky voice and manly features result from a condition that occurred at birth, not from a choice to be different. It's not nice to judge people.