Hello all,
I've listened to Joni's music since the early days
when I was a schoolkid in England back in the late
60's. I guess Judy Collins cover of Both Sides Now
would have been my earliest introduction to Joni's
work, and 1 of my earliest records was 'Blue', which
was quickly followed by 'Ladies of the Canyon'. I
bought subsequent records pretty much as soon as they
were available until 'Hissing of Summer Lawns', which
I found disappointing after the amazing 'Court and
Spark'.
Years passed. What with working in the Middle East
for 4 years and living in abject poverty for several
more years following a financially disastrous divorce,
I lost touch with Joni's music. I still played the
records that I had but never had the money or the
inclination to get any of her newer stuff.
Time has a wonderful way of healing things, and I
now find myself happily remarried and living in
Delaware, USA. Living in the States has given me the
opportunity of surfing the Web easily and cheaply, and
I soon joined Internet discussion lists for various
interests, one of which was the Roy Harper list. A
friend on that list pointed me towards the Richard
Thompson list, and someone on that list pointed me to
the Joni list just before Christmas (Hi Debra).
And that, as they say, is that. My first and only Joni
CD is 'Blue' which I bought a couple of months ago.
Coincidentally, soon after getting it, I was pleased
to catch the recent Joni tribute program (alas my
video recorder let me down). I'm hoping to get a few
more Joni CD's as funds allow in 2001.
I'm very happy to finally catch up with news of one my
earliest heroes.
Cheers, Ian
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