I wanted to share another comment from a recording artist who is voluntarily sending me her CD as a contribution to our covers project. I had Mae Robertson's version of "Circle Game" on our 'looking for' list, and she saw it and contacted me! (Thanks again to Les for such a great vehicle of information & communication) Anyway, she's sending me the CD, and she also gave me these comments that I wanted to share with you, my best Joni friends...I can definitely relate as my own 14-year old is pushing me to give him driving lessons! Here's Mae's note: "Bob: I am a big Joni fan myself, so it must be interesting to hear all the covers of her tunes. I will pop the CD in the mail to you today. This CD I am sending is a collection of what I call lullabies for parents and children. It is a group of songs that embody all the hopes and dreams we have for our children. At the time we were choosing songs to record, my son was turning 16 and my daughter was turning 10. As I'm sure you know, those are two of the ages in Circle Game (16 springs and 16 summers gone now and skated over 10 clear frozen streams) so that is why the song was on my mind. As we sat on the front porch one day rehearsing, my son came out the front door jangling my car keys in his hand and waved to us as he hopped in my car and drove away. Of course, I happened to be singing that exact verse (cart wheels turn to car wheels through the town) and I just burst into tears and the rehearsal had to stop until the mommy had recovered! Ah, the power of music to help us to remember an exact moment in time and how we felt. Hope you enjoy it! Best, Mae
