Hey y'all -
I just got my flyer from McHabe's guitar store here in Los Angeles where they
also have concerts. Apparently Joni has bought some guitars at McHabe's, and
judging from the pictures of her around the place, she has performed there as
well. The flyer announces that Tom Rush will be giving a concert there in
October, and that he is "famous for singing the Circle Game" and "for
discovering Joni Mitchell! " I'm wondering what the historians here think of
that claim. I do hope to go and see Tom when he's here.
As for Etheridge and Julie Cypher, I just want to mention how hard it for
celebrities of any kind to stay together. There is tremendous volatility in
the lives of actors/musicians etc. and many relationships end over the long
and frequent separations and the pressures of remaining successful year after
year. It's always rough on a marriage when one star continues to shine and
the other is fading -- such is the case with Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid. I
believe California still has the highest divorce rate in the nation, and much
of that has to do with the stress and instability of show business. I don't
know many stars, but I have a lot of friends whose own
marriages/relationships suffer because they are apart for months at a time or
they find themselves unemployed for long periods. I know a few screen
writers who had some initial success then never sold anything again and ended
up losing everything, including their lover/spouse.
And as for Anne and Ellen, did anybody think that was going to last?
- bliss to everyone,
Clark
NP: Scritti Politti, Improvisation
