On 05 November 2000 06:15, dsk [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> Mark in Seattle wrote:
>
> > Hi Marian! Good to see you posting again!
>
> Yes, it is, Marian. I hope it means all's well with you and family and
> work and everything else now.
Thank you, Debra. Yes, things are a lot better at the moment. Hope it will
stay this way for awhile.
> A couple of years ago a coworker and I were talking about concerts....
> ...and she asked me why
> Joni was my favorite and I said, "she makes me think"
I loved your story, Debra - made me chuckle!
> known to snuffle at commercials). Hearing Joni's other songs is a mostly
> cerebral experience, as Marian describes it. They sound good, yes, but
> while listening I think about how I feel, about the images she's painting
> with the lyrics, about how one sound of an instrument or a word plays
> against another, about the complexity of what she's created. Sometimes a
> sound, usually the way her voice catches, will emotionally grab me, but
> mostly her work makes me think about feelings, rather than actually
> having those feelings...
> Joni in her music just shows up, full of high expectations, suffering
> deeply from losses, expressing great joy sometimes, and offering no
> explanations at all, only descriptions of her experience, and that is
> enough. The companionship is healing, so maybe then there's no need to
> cry any more.
>
> But the need for healing is never ending, even in the best of times, so I
> keep listening, with my eyes dry but heart very much involved I now
> realize. What a surprise.
>
What a great post, Debra. Thanks for thinking about this and sharing your
thoughts.
Marian
Vienna
