Janis Joplin

The lady's voice kept pulling me in

When Janis Joplin came to Toronto in the late sixties my older brother and I snuck to roof of the Royal Conservatory to look into Varsity stadium where she was performing. From a distance the lady's voice kept pulling me in with her animal magnetism, iconocalstic pitches and incredible octave range. I remember her singing "You say that you love me baby" and "Summertime" by Gershwin. No less and I cannot forget her long curly tresses parted down the middle and elegant clothes which I had clear visibility of. The audience enthralled by Janis Joplin's renditions was in a parallel universe and so was I. I have been there since whenever I hear her and I am elated as she lifts me up out of any doldrums. "Levitation man" as Janis would say laughingly. Wish she was still around today. I miss her and I luv her always.

Anita, Canada - 02 December 2005