Mark wrote:
> I just finished reading the Border Crossings interview. I just love
> reading this type of interview with Joni. She puts so many thoughts
> out there
I finally got the chance to read it and wow, it is one of the best ever. So
much dead-on insight and wisdom.
> And 'The Only Joy in Town' set in Spain? The Spanish
> Steps, yes, but I believe those are in Rome, Italy. Nit-picky, ain't
> I?
Well, I have to make an admission here - when I first heard the song and
read the lyrics I thought she was referring to the Spanish Steps in downtown
L.A. where there used to be a black man who stood nearby everyday with
flowers in his hair and who sometimes serenaded the noontime lunch crowd
passing by on saxophone! Other times he would just sing out something from
like Stevie Wonder. He was always joyful and definitely drank in the crowd
like oxygen. Maybe it's Joni's duality at work again. I definitely could
adapt the song to my own experiences ;-)
> It was also interesting to read Joni's take on what her marriage to
> Chuck was about in contrast to what he had to say about it. Sounds
> like a real swell guy, ol' Chuck.
Everything I've ever read from Chuck was pissy towards Joni. How about what
she said about Klein? Ahem. ;-)
Kakki
