anne wrote >OK, so 'fess up. Who else is/was a Joni wannabe? (Did I mention the turquoise and silver jewelry I wore?)<
raising my hand! like this is a suprise to anyone who knows me (lol)...long straight hair, though never blonde (well almost maybe in summer)...putting an i on the end of my name...i made my own dresses- one of course (!) was long green velvet, had those frye boots, etc...the photo in my yearbook shows what a flower child i was (although the quote i chose was tim buckley's) & my (first marriage) wedding photos with flowers in my hair (actually decades later...same thing for my second marriage- some things don't change)...as soon as i could, i moved to california & got back to the garden by going to live in my own laurel canyon, sitting around with friends, playing guitar, composing music in the garden, by the creek, in the meadow...but honestly i don't even think that i was at all that concious of wanting to be joni...her influence on the culture of that time was so pervasive...she was queen of everything... i laughed out loud in amazement when shawn colvin looked up to joni from the stage at the tnt tribute, saying how she & mary chapin carpenter both wanted to be joni in those days & bought some frye boots just like the cover of for the roses...quickly adding, but we're not you...shawn nailed that one for so many of us! (for me, discovering shawn was like discovering joni- the impact was immense...but i digress) ******************************************** 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 ******************************************** "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead
