Hi Murph, Thanks for your kind words. I really can't agree with you and Joni more, Bonnie is comfortable with herself and a genuine sweetheart.
--- Murphy wrote: > When I was 19 -- and even more obnoxious, if you can believe it -- I saw her > at an incredible, short-lived club in Harvard Square called the Performance > Center with a whole table full of my high school and college buddies. Now exactly what part do I not believe? That you were more obnoxious or that you can remember that far back? Murph wrote: > I approached Bonnie as she was leaving, extended my hand and said something like, >"Hi, Bonnie, I just wanted to tell you that I've always loved you." (Really, whatever I said was about that lame.) Luckily, she didn't remember me from my cavalier-in-the-back-row days, and she was very sweet, very genuine. Actually Bob she did refer to this incident while she and I talked. JK! I think I put the words together, that I had prepared, in some semblance of order, as I mumbled them out. After all she did throw her arms around me and asked me to come live with her! Murph wrote: > I love the fact that she always gives credit to her musical roots -- the > blues performers who have been such an enormous influence on her work > throughout her career. And it's always a treat when she includes these living > legends in her shows. I have heard that she also works to provide financial > aid and other help to some of the blues people who were, let's face it, > screwed by the music business. This appears to be true, from all I have heard. Besides her efforts to the no-nukes campaignt, she has some sort of a pension and/or insurance like plan set up for the old Blues artists. I agree, where are the other performers with their monetary support. Even here in Chicago, everytime one of these legends get sick, there are huge fund raisers to cover medical costs. As big as Koko Taylor is, even nationally now, she is just now beginning to reap the financial rewards - and she's in her 70's. And where are the Stones with all their lip service & faux reverance. Murph wrote: > Bonnie has also shown impeccable taste in choosing songs to record over the > years. In all this talk about Methany, someone mentioned a song called "You." > I wonder if that's the same beautiful song Bonnie recorded (written by Bob > Thiele, Jr., Tonio K and John Shanks) on her "Longing in Their Hearts" album. > I wouldn't be surprised if she actually did listen to your friend's CD, > Susan. Wouldn't it be great if she chose to record something! She, Dawn is certainly a hard working blues lady, I wish something like this for her with all my heart. Although I sang back-up with her, I don't think I realized how good she is - until the past few days hen I've really been listening to her CD. As I said not what I would describe as the best blues voice, but she knows what she can do and does well with it. Something I need to learn! Bob wrote: > I know I've been rambling, so I'll close with this: Do you remember the old > Cloris Leachman series, "Phyllis?" There was an elderly lady who played, I > think, Cloris' mother or grandmother on the show and every time someone > talked about Charles Bronson, she would put down her needlepoint and > wistfully (and somewhat lustfully) sigh, "Charles Bronson . . ." Lust aside, > that's pretty much how I feel whenever anyone mentions Bonnie! > > --Bob, putting down his needlepoint and sighing . . . I absolutely remember that series and Cloris's mother-in-law or whatever, she was a hoot! Take care of where you set that needlepoint down Murph! Peace, Susan Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
