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This is beautifully written.

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Oct 14Liked by Gina Arnold

very acute assessment of PJ's performance. I saw her last week up here in Seattle. the show was so powerful, her band deserves a lot of credit. I feel she is the only performer that has matured and evolved since emerging in the 90's.

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did you used to work at KFJC?

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Yes Gina, I was Music Director there in the 80's. I remember you and your friend (Elizabeth?) very well. you were two of the better souls up there.

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I thought I recognized your name! Isabelle and I are still good friends. At the time we were known on air as Divine Discontent and Jane From Occupied Europe.

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oh yes, Isabelle Sikes. I remember her fondly; we tried a morning show duo for a while. I don't believe it lasted very long. I was very preoccupied then, not very responsible I will admit. I recall having big discussions with you, we would solve all the problems thru rock n roll. Congratulations on your work, you are someone who made it on her own terms.

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Oct 14Liked by Gina Arnold

Second week in a row that I'm reading your great writing about a show in the Bay Area on the day I'm seeing the show in LA.

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ooh have fun!!

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Thanks for bringing PJ Harvey's music to my attention. To have never heard even one of her songs until now feels like a major oversight. I dug in the past month and listened to a number of her songs. I also watched a few videos and read some summaries of her career. What a fine songwriter and charismatic performer!

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awesome post gina, very intrigued by the book-length poem element of this - must read!

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