my husband never listened or knew much about joni until he met me...i sure didn't know half of what i know now before i joined the jmdl...
jeff had always been a dylan, prine, waitts, kind of guy...but then there was that fateful evening when i asked him to watch joni's tnt special & he was really moved by the songs...especially cindy lauper's version of carey... then we went to a small gathering of jmdler's in los angeles...hung out a bit & played some music which hooked him in pretty good!...when i told him about jonifest 2001 he thought about it & said he thought it would be a fun thing to do for a vacation...he had such a good time, there was no question about whether we were going this year! when i produced our local songwriters tribute to joni mitchell & he wanted to learn a song but ran out of time...however, this year he has learned one of her songs! a lot of my friends are musicians & songwriters...i can't think of anyone who doesn't think joni is one of the bestest there is...i've met only a few (non musician) folks who say they never got into her & i never talk to them again (kidding) ... most people i know are huge fans...(maybe not as knowledgeable as most of you but they do love her songs) i found out just how many fans she has in this town when i produced my first songwriters tribute to joni mitchell last year...the place was packed!!!!!! & i heard the show got quite the buzz around town for a long time... when i tell people about the jonifest i say we are going to a small festival where musicians who have been heavily influenced by joni come from all over the world to play with each other... i put it on my gig page as a private event... ******************************************** Kate Bennett: www.katebennett.com Sponsored by Polysonics/Atlantis Sound Labs Over the Moon- "bringing the melancholy world of twilight to life almost like magic" All Music Guide ********************************************
