"Janis Joplin was the undisputed queen of rock and roll, her powerful, bluesy vocals, unmatched. Final 24 traces the roots of her addiction and uses archive footage, dramatic reenactments and interviews with her closest companions – including her brother and former band mates - to piece together the last 24 hours of a voice of a generation.
VIDEO HERE (48 minutes)
In the book about her, Buried Alive, Janis talks about what jerks the people in that 'hip' generation were if you had the slightest disagreement with them. I wish I could find the exact quote.
ReplyDeleteLeftists are still the same as they were then.
DeleteSorry, believers, I think - and thought at the time she was like Namibia: there are diamonds but you have to shift plenty of shit to find them.
ReplyDeleteI'll say it. I like Kristoferson's version of Me and Bobby McGee better
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Well he did write it...
DeleteShe was a sweet, sweet woman, and not so drug addled as people suppose. I was introduced to her once in the fall of my freshman year in high school, under the same roof with her for just a couple minutes, yet she remembered my name almost two years later, when I struggled through the crowd at Filmore West to give her a little peace symbol I'd fashioned out of wire for her earlier that day. She was up there performing, and knelt down to take it and said, "Thank you, nines." I was gobsmacked. She was a brilliant and sensitive person, a great spirit. --nines
ReplyDeleteShe was nice enough to buy a headstone for Bessie Smith's unmarked grave.
ReplyDeleteI hated her voice. It was irritating.
ReplyDeleteNot a big fan but she was a major part of the times. I can't think of the sixties or seventies without thinking of her and hendrix. I enjoyed the video but thought several times hanging out with her looks exhausting. I kind of like quiet and mellow. I tend to shy from extroverts. With all that, Pearl was special.
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