My gosh. Giant happy thanks to our own JJ at JM.com, Ashara, Jimmy, and Mags for their eloquent posts and JM.com entries about the Hommage. You guys did a great job in giving the list the details and your personal experiences. I am still waiting for the rest of you! Okay, Brian, Stephen, Steve (and you gorgeous lurker you, Julius) -- fess up!
In terms of my experience, I have a few smallish items to report. No one mentioned Joni saying she was working on her book! Did I imagine this or did I hear this right? Maybe that's why Karen's book in unauthorized? (Note: My copy was awaiting me on my return). Maybe someone who has a permanent recollection (I am certain someone out there has one of these?) of the Hommage can do some research. I swear I heard her say she was working on her book. Please someone assure me I am not going crazy (El Coyote feeling somewhat insecure after his earlier inaccurate Teena Marie post -- especially in this group of experts). I also just have to mention my new girlfriend, Janine Sherman. She sat right next to me -- right behind Joni (I was behind Klein). This poor girl (yeah, right!) was so moved by our whole experience it warmed me to the depths of my soul. Yeah, Janine, so you sang a little, but you can hold my hand anyday, anywhere. You looked so pretty inside and all dressed up, making my Joni experience even more exciting. You gotta tell people that you have Joni's sticker! Now, about Ms. Mitchell. As I have told my non-Joni friends and family, Friday night was like being in her living room. The way she fiddled with the BoomBox, looked to Klein for help (and I was right in eye shot of that), and sang from her soul. This was totally unrehearsed Joni magic. Someone (maybe my sistah, Jimmy) said it must have been like being at PWWAM, I would have to argue it may have been even better. This was Joni unplugged - Joni creating. Kakki has often mentioned the Cafe Les Deux here in Hollywood. I hear Joni liked to try out new material on the cafe's intimate audience. Never saw it happen and I live two miles away. Well, folks, to me, that's what we saw and heard, and I traveled thousands of miles to see it. Regrets? You gotta be kidding. For a guy that came on late to following her career this closely, I can say it was the experience of a lifetime for a Joni fan. And she sang my song. No regrets, Coyote Rick Casa Alegre Hollywood, California
