My sister was the first one to turn me on to Joni. She took me to my first Joni concert in 1979, and came with me again in 1983. She grew apart from Joni's work and has never reembraced it, no matter how hard I have tried. One of our Christmas traditions is for everyone to bring a different source of music to the gathering. This year I brought the Divas, a cheap number I picked up at Borders. My sister brought Linda Ronstadt's Christmas collection. When the kitchen cleared she walked over and switched the CD to track 5. The clear, crisp piano wafed across the room. Sounding a bit like Christmas bells, the introduction to River almost made me cry. What a cool gift to give. Happy New Year all! Sue Cameron np: hum of snowmobiles
