Just a small note- I was looking through my music today and came upon my Ani Difranco tunes. I haven't listened to her in a long time but she was my favorite musician for years. I was reminded how I started listening to her in high school and my friend Emily and I went to see her a small club in Raleigh. (hands down the best live music experience I've ever had). I didn't know anyone else who listened to her and I thought I was soooo cool seeing her. But- this was before the internet and information about bands/musicians I liked was only really found in magazines and on late night MTV.
SO- I thought that her name was pronounced ANNIE Difranco-- not Ahhhh ni. While we were standing in line, freezing, waiting to be let in the club, all the other women in line (this was before Ani's Spin magazine cover so her audiences were still all women at that time) were talking about Ani. But- I thought they were saying Yanni....as in the Greek New Age musician. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why a bunch of women who were waiting in the cold to see this totally original, punk/folk fabulous female force perform were also die-hard fans of Yanni. Made no sense to me....thankfully I was schooled quickly before I made an utter fool of myself.
Sometimes I'm so cool, I can't even keep up with my own coolness.......
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