Back To The 60’s We Go

Neighbor Beth asked me a few weeks ago if I wanted to go to a Joni Mitchell concert. I said, “Yes!” a little too over enthusiastically.

Then she texted me and said, “It’ will be xxx.xx dollars.”

I thought about it for a second, and said, “That’s fine.”

She returned, “No wait, it’s actually xxx.xx,” which turned out to be $20 more than she originally said but then she texted back, “Wait, it’s not Joni Mitchell, it’s Judy Collins, will that make a difference?”

Well it’s a little different.

Truthfully Judy Collins didn’t ring a bell with me and I had to google her. But when I found out that she sang one of my favorite song of all time – of all time – I said I would go. That song by the way is Both Sides Now.

Then I got the day wrong but that’s another story all together. That one will come with a recipe attached.

So we had a beautiful dinner at Neighbor Beth’s and then drove up to Annapolis to see Judy Collins (not Joni Mitchell) at a cute little club. I was really excited. Remember, Both Sides Now is her song.

Judy Collins is a legend from back in the 60’s, when I was a mere, glint in my real father’s eyes. Anyway . . .

I grew up with her songs, my mother used to play them all the time, along with Dean Martin’s. I know all of his songs too. I played them over and over and over again. I was a very geeky child.

So we settled in with a bottle of wine, beautiful mood lighting, and great expectations.

The opening act was a wonderful singer/song writer by the name of Amy Speace. By the way, I admire singer/song writers the most. You have to have double the gifts of writing and singing. It’s not fair to the rest of us.

She blew us away. The husband and I purchased a CD in order to support the artist. It’s really wonderful, you should give a listen.

Judy Collins is 70 years old or more so I expected someone who is – well – 70 years or more to come out and sing. But she looked great and more importantly, her voice really is strong.

Now I will keep it real. I really admire her talent and all I wanted to do was enjoy a wonderful night of entertainment with my good friends and some good music. I don’t want to hear political opinions. I can go to a rally any ole Sunday in DC to do that. Heck, I can turn on the tele any ole day to see it. But Judy Collins is a child of the 60’s and a queen of the 60’s thinking. And it was evident. I admit I was a little disappointed at that.

If you too are child of the 60’s and don’t mind hearing it spoken at a concert, then her show is for you. But here’s the kicker – do you know who wrote the song Both Sides Now?

Joni Mitchell.

I don’t make these things up.