"This was a 1985 college date in New Concord, Ohio. 'Joanie,' as her road
manager called her, wasn't very interested in meeting her opening act.  I remember that during her sound check, Joan and her sound man labored over the trademark 'aah' in her cover of 'Crimson and Clover.'"

"She was real short, her eyes were bloodshot, and she wore converse high-tops.  She had a very powerful sound check.  She was really mad that something in the sound check didn't sound right.  She kept yelling at the soundman, 'Is it me?  Am I outta my mind?'  I also remember the 'aah' for Crimson in Clover--they just kept rehearsing that one 'ahh' over and over forever, trying to get it just right."

"She was pretty rough on her soundman that night. But she was completely professional when she stepped up to the plate at show time.  She and her band played every hit, and you might be surprised at the number of familiar songs in their live set (see below).