Vince wrote: > I have been told that in real life Janis was very tiny. She comes across so powerfully when she sang that I can't imagine her as being as short as she evidently was,.
In the photos from the boxset book, she is tiny, tiny, tiny and looks like a little sprite. > I know it has been discussed here before but I recall that was actually the second time she sang Ball and Chain at Monterey >- the first time was not recorded and they had her do it again for the sake of the documentary. The reaction shot of Mama >Cass going "wow" is indelible as Janis' performance. Can anyone verify or correct my recollection that Janis sang twice at > Monterey? Here's the story from Henry Diltz in the book - "I remember their management didn't want their set recorded or filmed for the TV special or the movie, but he was somehow convinced, because they came back on Sunday night and played a second set which was filmed. The Group With No Name came on next - that was the new group put together by my friend [and fellow ex-Modern Folk Quartet member] Cyrus Faryar. I'm probably one of the few who even remembered they performed-everybody was still completely blown away by Janis." Grace Slick: "I remember Cass Elliot in the audience looking at Janis. It was just wonderful. She was going "Whoa! AMAZING!" Kakki NP: Janis and BB - Monterey Pop - Ball and Chain
