Hey, All,
Found the comments from Boston Jim very interesting.
Here is my take on it....again! (During the concert, I made copious notes
so I would never forget what I hoped would be a defining moment in my
humdrum little life)
I remember that day as being BLAZING hot and humid...Two friends and I had
driven down from Maine just to see her.
She opened with Coyote...Great start. She was wearing a white out fit with
black over it....Reminiscent of the Hejira cover with the black and white
reversed.
When she got to Song for Sharon...she sang a couple of verses and stopped.
She said, "I can't sing to your back."
A great many folks were wandering around...lots of noise and chatter.
She left the stage.
Quite some time later she returned in what looked like a brown suede
(?)pantsuit number...it must have been 110 degrees in that thing. She did a
few numbers..mainly from WTRF..gotr mixed up on "Underneath the
Streetlight"...it did go on just a little, but love the song anyway, so I
didn't care..
She sat at the piano just once..it was "Chinese Cafe". She played about a
verse and then stopped and apologized for the poor quality of the sound,
saying that they really hadn't had time to make superior to what it
was...sounded great to me...but, then again, I am not a Genius/Goddess. She
left the stage again..and a LOT of people left. The faithful were able to
get down to the stage...and for about 20 minutes we chanted Jo-ni, Jo-ni.
She finally came out, being supported by Klein and one of the band guys.
They were holding her up under her arms... She shook them off, bounced
(mildly) off one of the speakers...strapped on her electric guitar and
proceeded to give the most amazing 30 minutes of just herself playing,
singing and walking around the stage. If I had died right then, I wouldn't
have cared. She ended with "Woodstock". I have the shivers just
remembering that from 17 years ago.
So, that's how I saw it. When she finally had just the real fans there, she
delivered...AND HOW!
Much love,
Russ
The light, creation's mind, was everywhere, and all things owned its power.
Charles Dickens
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