I remember this night at public Hall like it was yesterday (Public Hall is still there, by the way)...Joni was incredible and made me a life-long fan with her performance...a neighbor of mine who was a lighting tech, got me great tickets that I could have never gotten (or could ever afford) on on my own...I've seen 70-90 concerts since then...this one still ranks as one of the 5 best...

My boyfriend and I had broken up but had bought the tickets in advance and went together. He thought we'd get back together listening to Joni's music, which we had loved and shared. Alas, even "Blue" (my nickname for him) didn't do the trick. I still loved Joni, but loved someone else by then. Too bad. The love I chose then wasn't as great as the one I gave up.

OMG! I took a freind of mine (was a nun teacher of mine in HighSchool! lol) to see Joni at Public Hall and I am 99% SURE it was her Hissing of Summer Lawns tour? Tom Scott did horns and opened for her...We had center stage seats BUT..waaay back in first balconey! lolol..all I could afford back then! That was probably one of my BEST concerts ever too! Joni just bleewwww our minds...I can remember when we left the concert we both mentioned how "high" we were...I was a ballet dancer and never 'did that' and neither did my freind! lolol...so it was purely a Joni HIGH we had! The great part is that here it is allll these many years later..and I have lived with my freind in her house for the past 18 yrs. now! lolol...Joni is a TRUE goddess in the best most artistic sense of the word! I only wish she'd create MORE of her art..be it music..or paintings!!!
LONG LIVE Joni Mitchell!