In a message dated 12/14/2002 3:00:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > "for free". ick > > Wow. For Free (off of MOA!) is one of favorites. Have you listened to > this version lately. I think its stunning. > I first heard Joni in 1984 in Ed's college dorm room. I had heard of her before but thought she was a country singer. I thought she was OK, but then again I was more fascinated with the large population of Dead Heads on campus. Over the following 2 semesters, Ed played Joni's music and made attempts to enrich me musically. Stifled in my parents home in 1985 for summer break, I bought C&S and LOTC in an attempt to reconnect with my college friends far away. I can pinpoint the exact moment that summer when I realized Joni's significance and brilliance. I was standing at the window waiting for a friend to pick me up, listening to For Free and reading the lyrics on my gatefold. I could not believe what I was hearing! This singer acknowledging everything she has; jewels, velvet curtain calls, limos, yet she really feels the sound coming from a street musician. I never heard a singer so revealed. Although I had been listening to Joni for a year, this was the first time I ever HEARD her. My friend arrived and we went straight to the record store where I picked up a copy of Blue. The journey had begun. Ed, wherever you are, thank you. Kurt
