It's a song that she wrote after she met Chogyam Trungpa (have I spelt that right?) the Buddhist teacher... not even sure if that's right... but he was the sage, the man of spirit. I can't really imagine him drinking and womanising but hey, I guess Joni meets people in situations where us mere mortals wouldn't get to be that familiar with them...
Peace Much Joni Jamie Zoob ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:15 PM Subject: Re: Take 2/Refuge of the Roads > Erica, > > You mentioned the visual imagery in ROTR...now this song may not be as mysterious, but it IS certainly filled with striking images! > > When I first heard the song I was a mere stone's throw away from the Winn-Dixie on Six Forks Rd. that we shopped at, so that perked up my ears from the start. > > I've also loved the image of seeing the calendar in the service station with the picture of the Earth on it, and using it to put things in perspective. > > Musically, I love the last notes of Jaco's bass where he just takes it down, down, down...crank it up and listen to it sometime. > > I think the only time Joni's sung: > > "He drank & womanized" was on Hejira. Whenever she sang it live, she always sings "A drunk with sage's eyes". And on the '83 tour (the US shows anyway) she usually introduced it with a story about driving through Louisiana and seeing those Michaelangelo clouds. > > Joni always closes out an album with a particularly appropriate song, and I don't see where ROTR is an exception to the rule. > > Bob > > NP: Ani, "Grey"
