Oh, what I wouldn't give to have been in the NYC Living Room for this! So glad our Gotham contingent came out in force.
I recall sitting next to Kate at Coyote Rick's Casa Allegre in L.A. just last month, listening to her and Jeff performing "Irene" and other songs. It was one of those uniquely JMDL moments I have come to live for. Kate is a singularly gifted singer/songwriter/musician and a natural beauty. Jeff channels the true spirit of the blues with his transfixing harmonica styling. To confess, I'm a softy when it comes to these rarified heartfelt husband/wife acoustic acts. I found myself biting back tears sitting there, like I was at a wedding or something. Maybe it was the all-alcohol Coyote Rick margaritas talking. ;-) Kakki, Steve and Michele Dulson, Ken, Donna, Paz, Clark and Alison to my left and all around. Grand piano and guitars...harmonicas and dulcimer. Sweet music, fine talented company, in the most relaxing of environments. Wish you all had been there. Rick has perhaps the most unique original piece of Joni art in existence displayed in an area overlooking this living room, to top it all off. The unique splendor of these gatherings, whether east or west, are integral to what this list has come to be about for me. What a blessing. It's all happening. Come to find out that in addition to being a top-flight bluesman, Jeff's an accomplished graphic designer. I tucked away a few of the handbills he designed for their NYC gigs for keep-sakes. Really quality work with fetching color photos of the two of them and a guitar beautifully superimposed. So, what's the next stop on the world tour, Kate and Jeff, and what do we have to do to get youse up to the Bay Area? -Julius np: Macy Gray on Leno from Park City, Utah. Sounds great, but inexplicably she has a big floppy hat completely covering her face. ----- Original Message ----- From: "dsk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 9:07 PM Subject: Kate and Jeff in NYC [NJC] > Congratulations to Kate and Jeff for a really fine show tonight!!! They > both sounded great!!! "Irene" was my favorite, with Jeff's "Daddy" song > a close second; that was so sweet, and the lyrics were intriguingly > twisty and clever, and Kate singing that long "Ireeene" almost started > the waterworks. It was such a melancholy sound and songs/stories about > leaving always touch me. It really was an enjoyable show in every way, > even with my tear ducts about to go into action, and fun, too, spending > some time with jonilisters again and drinking draft lager made in > Brooklyn, good stuff (who knew?). > > Thanks Kate! Thanks Jeff! I'm so glad you came by to sing to us New Yorkers. > > Debra Shea
