Joan Baez and band play impromptu concert for Obama volunteers

[G_j]

from Joan's My Space blog:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=170887661&blogID=446632630

Wednesday, November 05, 2008


An Historic Election

Hello Everyone,

Joan had the good fortune to be in the Alexandria, Virginia, area for the U.S. Presidential Election. On the night previous to the election, she appeared at a Barack Obama rally. On the evening of the election, she hosted a party in her hotel room for her band and crew. After the announcement of Senator Obama's victory, the whole group headed out to the streets clad in their hotel bathrobes (clothed underneath!) and caught cabs to the downtown Washington, DC, area. They ended up in front of the White House, along with thousands of others. On the morning after the election, Joan and her band went over to the Obama headquarters in Alexandria, where they did a mini private concert for the volunteers preparing to close up shop. She treated them to a set that included "Poor Wayfaring Stranger," "Gracias A La Vida," "Long Black Veil," "We Shall Overcome," "Catch the Wind" and "Imagine." Snapshots (courtesy of our merch man, Jim Stewart) can be found in the Election 2008 photo album here on Joan's Myspace page.

Nancy

[Snotcicles]

1. I still get goosebumps when I hear Diamonds and Rust. nt

[bigtree]

2. well

we both know what memories can bring

[kestrel91316]

3. Oh, I so wish I could have been there. She is one of my favorites.