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I forgot to tell you guys, I went to see this musical (actually, it's more like a concert) at the Village Theater a couple weeks ago. If you have a chance and are as big of a fan of Janis Joplin as I am, go see it! It's just an amazing simple show. The set consists of just a band (Big Brother & the Holding Company...later the Kozmic Blues Band), a singing Janis, a second Janis who does all of the dialogue (which comes straight from letters to her family and interviews that she has given the press), and an unseen narrator. The 2 Janises interact with each other at different times throughout the show. The songs are of course great, and you gain a lot of insight into the correlation between Janis's life and her songs... of course, I cried, but it was mainly because of how powerful the songs became, they came right from her heart and from her feelings of inadequacy/isolation/not fitting in with society. She was a great bluesman. Another great talent wasted.

<center>TURTLE BLUES

Ah, I'm a mean, mean woman
And I don't mean no one man, no good, no.
I'm a mean, mean woman,
I don't mean no one man, no good.
I just treats 'em like I wants to
I never treats 'em, honey like I should.

Oh, Lord, I once had a daddy,
He said he'd give me everything in sight.
Once had a daddy,
Said he'd give me everything in sight.
Yes, he did
So I said, "Honey, I want the sunshine,
You take the stars out of the night.
Come on and give 'em to me, babe, 'cause I want 'em right now."

I ain't the kind of woman
Who'd make your life a bed of ease, ha ha ha ha!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I'm not the kind of woman, no,
To make your life a bed of ease.
Yeah, but if you, if you just wanna go out drinkin', honey,
Won't you invite me along please.

Oh, I'll be so good to ya babe, yeah!
Whoa, go on!
I guess I'm just like a turtle
That's hidin' underneath its horny shell.
Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle
Hidin' underneath its horny shell.
But you know I'm very well protected -
I know this goddamn life too well.

Oh! Now call me mean, you can call me evil, yeah, yeah,
I've been called much of some things around,
Honey, don't ya know I have!
Whoa, call me mean or call me evil
I've been called much of some things, all things around,
Yeah, but I'm gonna take good care of Janis, yeah,
Honey, ain't no one gonna dog me down.
Alright, yeah.</center>

I read the book Love, Janis a while ago. At the moment I'm not to fond of rock and roll junkies who get themselves dead young, but I still love her songs.

the play is based on the book...
I definitely hear you on that one Brownstone :disappointed: but that's what happens when you live the life you write about...

thanks for the info spit, i have wanted to see it since i first heard about it. glad to hear that it was worth it

Janis was talented...she opened many doors for female singers.