I was looking tonight at the "Blondes in the Bleachers" section of the JMDL site. Partly because my lovely niece, Clarissa, ( who is getting Joni CDs for her 23rd b/day) gave me her laptop ( I switched and I'm having fun and adjusting-it's fast) and it seems that hardly anyone ever saw Joni prior to 1998,or at least, no one has posted about it. I only saw Joni live once and that was in 1976 but i am so glad that I did. I did not realize at the time that it would probably be the only time in my life that I would ever see her perform. Anyway, I've been thinking about what to write about that concert. I wish I had it all stored right in my head, but you know it was (I just did the math) 27 years ago, so it's not a whole video, just images or moments that fit into a larger scenario. Anyway, I do remember being really close. This is when great artists/musicians could actually play for people. I remember being awestricken. I remember Joni being very thin and noticeing that, thinking she was too thin. I know she wore black pants. I clearly her remember sitting at the piano. And I remember her introducing and performing "Coyote" as a new song.
Andrea
