Anyone seen Marianne?...
I did!
She was accompanied by Doug Pettibone and performed all the known numbers: Broken English, As Tears Go By, Sister Morphine, Why'd Ya Do It?, Ballad of Lucy Jordan... She told some anecdotes during the show and had great interaction w/ the audience. It was at the Henry Miller Library bookstore in Big Sur, Ca. There was a wine tasting prior to. Afterward (and she got many standing applauses) I asked if she'd sign my book. I had a photo taken with her (the fan who took it told me he'd attended Altamont.)
(I'm usually not crazy about how I look in photos so am editing me out
After the gig we went over to this bakery close by. I met some interesting folks... And yes, there were people there from different continents just for this show!
She had lot's of young-ish male fans in attendance and one of them gave her some books as a gift
(I think by William Blake.) She seemed a bit bemused. At this time the sound system/DJ played the song "Happy" and I laughed and remarked 'I can't believe they're playing this song' and she said What song is it? And I replied Keith's song "Happy" and then I asked her how is Anita doing.
She said that she seems to be doing well...She repeated this several times almost tentatively though. So I got the impression there may be some issue. I dunno perhaps hip replacement related -and not narcotics.
Pettibone was great with her and a cool guy. He did say at an earlier show Blondie Chaplin was in attendance (with broken arm).