Andrea wrote: <<it seems that hardly anyone ever saw Joni prior to 1998, or at least, no one has posted about it. >>
Actually, many of us did see her and have posted about it, but us "old timers" here at the JMDL usually don't have a problem repeating the stories. (Us OLD- old timers end up repeating ourselves on a daily basis anyway, so what the heck!) :-) My first live Joni was in Ithaca, New York when I was in college. She was playing at Cornell's Barton Hall in 1974. It was general admission, and I think I got there around 2 in the afternoon to get in line and stake out a good seat. By about an hour before concert time, I was squished against the Barton Hall doors by a throng of people. I started to feel faint from the pushing of the crowd, and someone knocked on the door to have someone let in me in before I fainted. They let me in, gave me a glass of water, and I got to hear Joni's sound check. (Note to self: remember the fainting trick for future benefit) The concert was incredible, and I was *really* close! You can read articles about this concert here: <A HREF="http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=137";>http://www.jmdl.com/artic les/view.cfm?id=137</A> <A HREF="http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=130";>http://www.jmdl.com/artic les/view.cfm?id=130</A> Two years later, I saw her again in Syracuse, New York. (I was still going to school in Ithaca.) It was right before Don Juan's Reckless Daughter came out, and I distinctly remember the goosebumps I felt when hearing for the first time: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Talk To Me, and Jericho." My guess is that at that point Jaco might have been touring with her, but I had no idea about who the other musicians were at that point in time. I was really focused on Joni. Hope that satisfies, Andrea. Next topic? :-) Hugs, Ashara
