who could forget ? the year was 1970, it was early summer and we were at my family's lake cottage. i was just a young naive thing of 15. i went next door to my older and wiser cousin lois' to listen to some music. ( we didn't have a stereo , my cousin was richer too ! ) i had been a fan of female vocalists ever since petula clark joined the british invasion with " downtown, " lois was a female vocalist fan too . she was always turning me on to music that summer . she said she had something new that she thought i would like, handed me a white album with a simple line and watercolor painting on the front, and the most moving music began to waft from the speakers. it was love at first listening !!! i guess you know by now that the album was LOTC. i couldn't get enough. when we returned home from the lake i promptly went downtown to the record store and much to my delight discovered 2 more LPs by joni. i bought all three. ( as i recall albums were about $ 3.99 at the time, a small fortune for a non-working 15 year old but a bargin by today's standard ! ) needless to say it was joni, joni, joni for several months ! back then she seemed to put out a new album every year. they were always anxiously awaited. you can imagine how crazy i got when it started to be three or four years between new releases. ( i was ready to be fitted for a strait jacket ! ) ahhhh, what fond memories...
jonily yours, warren keith p.s. les, i'm still working on the joni concert/meeting story of 1974. i would be happy for your to post it on the site. later...
