Saturday, November 24, 2007

On being a celebrity for a second....

Sam of the Ten Thousand Things has a video of Joni Mitchell singing 'A case of you' on his blog. I love that song. Take time to go over for a listen and to read some of his other good posts.

I shared the following story in my comment to her video and decided it was worth copy/pasting to share here, too...

When I was sailing through the Vineyard in my thirties, we anchored and went ashore for a drink and food at a nearby pub. A small band was playing. One came over, obviously flustered, and asked if I was Joni Mitchell. It was both flattering (I had her same trim build, same height, and similar cheekbones and the long sun-bleached hair) and yet heartbreaking. I saw the hope in his eyes...he was possibly being 'discovered' , since we'd told the barkeep we heard a band was playing when we came in. To say no I wasn't is a moment I don't think I'll ever forget. The moment I was 'Joni' for a second or two, the moment I felt what it must feel like to be a celebrity, the moment I dashed someone's hopes with no intention of doing so.

EDIT: The video on Sam's site has gone down his blog some, so if you don't find it, here it is again. Thanks for this, Sam!

2 comments:

colleen said...

One of my all time favorite songs and albums, Blue wasn't it? I loved seeing the montage of photos with the song. She's one classy and talented woman, like the Kate Hepburn of music.

Middle Ditch said...

Thanks, Pris for letting me listen to that wonderful singer and thank you for your e-mail. LOL