Hi Everybody-
Sorry I am SO later posting this story but.... Anyways thursday around
1:30pm I picked my new best friend jbro and her manager (Pat) up at the
airport. It was so easy to talk to her and we hit it off very well from the
beginning. She is so much younger looking in person. I feel like her
pictures on the albums maker her look older or more mature looking. Her eyes
are amazing! She has a real mischievous look to her. We hung out most of the
afternoon and after I got them checked into the hotel I took them to meet a
local PD for a radio station. Most of the time Jonatha (riding shotgun and
Pat in the back on the cell phone constantly) and I were gabbing it up about
guitars and the VG-8 and the whole music biz in general. She has an
incredible understanding of then whole music biz scene and I think that will
benefit her in the future. She is really digging this album and is VERY
excited about the DVD project that is coming out. I played Kate Bennetts CD
while we were riding around as well as Tommy Malone's (formally of subdudes
and Tiny Town) forthcoming CD, as well as the new Dave Matthew's. She is a
music junkie like the rest of us.
I told her about how much she has had a impact on the JMDL and that was
how I discovered her music and what led me to contact her office to get her
Jukebox. She thought that was very sweet and was very flattered. She said
she had talked to friends of mine all over the country and remembered the
situation with Penny and remembered Nikki asking about Louisiana JukeBox and
getting me the Story CD (which I LOVE hi Nikki!). I asker her about her
background in Boston and told her about the forthcoming JoniFest in
Topsfield. She was intrigued about it and asked if Joni would be there. I
told her this is the year we expect her to show up so she should come too.
She starts her tour soon so i don't know if it would be possible, but if
everyone sends emails inviting her, who knows, she came to my little TV show
lol.
I dropped her off at the hotel for a nap and change of guitar strings
and I went on to the show to do my thing. She arrived just after nine and
started tuning up. We went through her set for rehearsal and I was
positively captivated. She sang Linger, Digging, and Red Dress. She is so
incredible solo and I am so proud of the actual sound quality that came
across on the performance. I asked her if she would please play another song
for me after the show was over. She will be back here in June to play a
concert and I told them I would run that clip to promote that event. She
asked which one and I of course asked for my faves Always or Because I Told
You So. She chose the latter. After hearing her sing the entire crew was
pumped up about the show and dug her alot. I invited several friends to come
sit in the audience and check her out, which they did. She made alot of eye
contact with me and I DO believe I am still melted into several blobs on the
floor of the studio.
The LIVE show went off great and she was flawless. Her interview with
Nikki was great and I think she is so real with NO phoniness about her at
all. Everyone loved her and enjoyed the set very much. Of course everyone
was kidding me and throwing jabs at me cause I was so taken with her, but
"What Me Worry??" I can't help it if i am a music slut. Anyways it was all
over to soon and before I knew it I was driving them back to the hotel to
get to sleep (they had a 5am flight). She signed my picture and CD and gave
me a big hug and thanks. We agreed to stay in touch and I am going to send
her some patches for the VG-8. I can't wait till she comes back here with
the band. If you are NOT a fan yet, I strongly urge you to go out and get
some of her work and if you are in the Cleveland, Austin, or Memphis areas,
check her out on Louisiana JukeBox on this weeks show (check out our website
for times etc. www.louisianajukebox.com . It might help to send emails to
her requesting them to put the videos up on HER site. I will post a few
pictures from the show on the jonimitchellfans site right away! Check out
our new set!
That's about it. I hope everyone has a nice weekend and thanks to all
for all the good wishes. I plan to spend the afternoon playing some music
with one of my oldest friends. I am SO blessed and am truly thankful for all
my blessings, especially my jmdl tribe.
Love
jpa
Michael
NP-Man From Mars
