The things you find in musty old boxes! I was looking through unpacked boxes last night (yes, I know we've been in this house 3 years now) and I came across an envelope of Joni clippings, one of which is very relevant to recent discussions. >From the Welland Evening Tribune (my home town paper), dated Thursday, September 3, 1970: Canadian Wins Ovation At Isle Of Wight Festival by Lewis Levendel LONDON (AP) The leading British pop newspaper has termed the Isle of Wight festival "Joni's triumph" in praise of Saskatoon-born Joni Mitchell's performance during the five-day extravaganza. Melody Maker, in its front-page story this week, says the folk-singer "overcame her considerable nervousness and stunned the crowd with a set full of peerlessly beautiful songs, leading to an ovation after several encores." Me again: I'm not sure how you recognize an ovation in the setting of a half a million already-standing people but it seems that this article reinforces Ian's reminiscences about the festival. Funny how the focus narrowed over the years to just how bad the Isle of Wight was for Joni. Ranger Rick
