Hey Jonilistas,
Have to add a me-three on this topic, and say what a great thing it was
to spend an evening in Seattle with list friends. Don't know if it
could have been any better--the setting, watching the sun go down as
ferries criss-crossed Elliot Bay, snow capped Mt. Rainier looming to the
south, and the Olympics across the sound to the west. Or the food-- a
fantastic array of seafood and and a luscious dessert, the memory of
which has the power to send me into a Homer Simpson-like stupor
("Ummmm, raspberry . . . ")
Better than all that, of course, was the company--we probably could have
met at the Burger King down by the railroad tracks and still had the same
warmth and talk, talk, talk, of Joni and otherwise. Mark and Scott have
already commented on this, but driving home afterwards I was struck that
even though our little group represented different places and ages and
careers and occupations and life experiences, it is amazing how that
common love of Joni's music generates such goodwill and connection.
That is a real and rare gift to treasure.
Great to get to know everyone better-- Phyliss and Bob Ward, fresh from
their artistic adventures in BC, full of stories and good humor; Mark,
whom I've long wanted to have a chat with, and who is as interesting and
thoughtful and charming as his posts would lead you to believe; and Scott
Price--warm and funny (and a little mischievous) and as always a
pleasure to chat with.
I must say my husband Tom and Bob Ward share the Good Sport Spouse and
Cameramen award. I think they'd have had a pretty good time with or
without us Joni people--there was a great deal of laughter from their end
of the table. (Of the nicest sort, I'm sure. :-)
Mark or Travis wrote:
> 'I took a ferry to a higway then I drove to a pontoon plane/I took a
> plane to a taxi and a taxi to a train.'
> Believe it or not it took some effort for us to remember all the means
> of transportation and their order in the lyrics of 'Black Crow' last
> night. Must have been the excitement and pleasure we all were feeling
> in each other's company. I think we finally managed to remember
> everything in the proper order.
Props to Mark for being the first to get it right! It got a little
dicey there, with the four of us wracking our memories, but Mark did us
all proud. Allowed us to salvage our collective Joni lyric pride.
Anyway--thanks to everyone for a fantastic evening. I'm up for another
Seattle gathering--glad you'll be on board Jenaya! To other folks from
the Emerald City and environs: Come out, come out, wherever you
are! And if you get a chance to meet some joni friends, wherever
on the planet you find yourself, for goodness sakes do it!
Take care all--
Catherine T.
