Hello everyone, It's Harper Lou, longlost Joniphile, correspondent and occasional = nemesis!
After a longish break, I decided to catch up on how the Joni world is = doing. Glad to see many of you are still posting. =20 The digest has so much interesting stuff, from pig orgasms to Jesus' = Godhood, that I am overwhelmed. =20 I bought Travelogue and enjoy it. The harps on "Refuge of the Road" are = absolutely killer. How did I miss a gig like that? I like the album overall. A lot, in fact. Much better than Taming the = Tiger. And, since I saw her concert at Madison Square Gardens, it's = meaningful, too. Joni's vocals are slipping -- although her phrasing is as rich as ever = and her voice is lovely still, it's sad to hear the difference over 30 = years. Wondering why Baez and Collins still sound so bell-like -- is it = the smokes? Any confirmed opinions? This professional singer may have = to quit smoking yet again because of the negative inspiration. I've been busy, now self-employed as a full-time musician. The computer = office was killing me. I find myself a lot calmer now, don't know how = or why -- perhaps poverty helps one chill. Unfortunately, as a full-time musician, I was forced to go commercial. = I recorded a new musical medical product -- a harp album for massage = therapy sessions. =20 I also cut my hair -- no more two-foot ponytail. Just an ordinary = looking middle-aged man now. =20 I'll look forward to reading your posts. Hope you all are well. Regards, Harper Lou [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of Louis Lynch.vcf]
