A memoir of Grace “Slick” Joplin
Index: Prologue: Moving out of the City Chapter 1: Three Friends http://i.imgur.com/l3Lt2I1.jpg Chapter 2: The Girl from Janis’s Cottage http://i.imgur.com/IZPxOnE.jpg ...
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Chapter 6.5 Wild is the Wind
No Lullaby
This is (most of) the lyrics for those that don’t want to sit through this rather long track:
Keep your eyes open - And "open" up your ears - Rehearse your loudest cry.
There's folk out there - Who would do you harm - So I'll sing you no lullaby.
There's a lock on the window; - There's a chain on the door: - A big dog in the hall.
But there's dragons and beasties - Out there in the night - To snatch you if you fall.
It's as well we tell no lie - To chase the face that cries - And little birds can't fly
So keep an open eye - It's as well we tell no lie - So I'll sing you no lullaby.
During the winter season and the first half of spring Daddy sold four paintings. They could not match the extreme good prices he got from his fall season sales, but they sold pretty good anyway.
http://i.imgur.com/qhm9r63.jpg
David came over to talk with me one morning.
“Grace, we all noticed that Robert have cut down on the drinking to a point where I think he is quite safe.”
“Yes” I said. "He is fine I’m sure, but where are you going with this”
David paused as if he was thinking of how to say what was on his mind. “Well, the thing is I got a lot on my mind at the moment. Things are not great with me and Val, we have grown apart. I have also got grandchildren now, that I need to look out for and then of course there is my business.”
“I understand and I very sorry for you and Val, can’t say I haven’t noticed something was wrong, but sorry to hear you say it is that bad.”
“what I’m trying to say is that I have to drop the band, simply haven’t got the time, never really did but was in it for Robert.”
I replied: “That is fine David, it is not like we are world famous, and if we keep going, we can use mother on the keyboard”
David relieved I took it so lightly: "Sure, she is learning fast."
http://i.imgur.com/Kl4KOeE.jpg
After spending uncountable hours in bed, not that it is a bad use of our time :D : We finally hit the nail (if you will excuse my metaphor), I got pregnant. We both hope for a girl, but either way we are very happy.
Gregg wrote a song inspired by my pregnancy “No Lullaby”, maybe the lyrics not what you would expect from a happy father. He expressed his fears and anxiety. I could so much follow his thinking, it is a dangerous world out there and the last you want, is anything bad happening to you children.
The reformed band rehearsed the new track and it came out as our hardest rock song to date. We just managed to play it first time in public, while I was still able to perform. This was the first song with Robert as lead vocalist, giving me more freedom to play the electric guitar.
http://i.imgur.com/ER8zO5R.jpg
Mother was aiming to write another crime novel. She started to hang out in the darker parts of the town nightlife to get inspiration for the book, looking for interesting characters and situations.
http://i.imgur.com/jOWCWIf.jpg
My water broke on night when I was out dumping trash in the waste bin. All alone in the house.
http://i.imgur.com/sSkZMgY.jpg
I called Mommy and Gregg on the cell phone, the came fast to take me to the hospital and was with me during labour.
http://i.imgur.com/S58QmjN.jpg
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I hate being this small, can’t even see what is up there on that table
http://i.imgur.com/GSf3RJT.jpg
No Lullaby
This is (most of) the lyrics for those that don’t want to sit through this rather long track:
Keep your eyes open - And "open" up your ears - Rehearse your loudest cry.
There's folk out there - Who would do you harm - So I'll sing you no lullaby.
There's a lock on the window; - There's a chain on the door: - A big dog in the hall.
But there's dragons and beasties - Out there in the night - To snatch you if you fall.
It's as well we tell no lie - To chase the face that cries - And little birds can't fly
So keep an open eye - It's as well we tell no lie - So I'll sing you no lullaby.
Spoiler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVmA6XdrnNA
During the winter season and the first half of spring Daddy sold four paintings. They could not match the extreme good prices he got from his fall season sales, but they sold pretty good anyway.
http://i.imgur.com/qhm9r63.jpg
David came over to talk with me one morning.
“Grace, we all noticed that Robert have cut down on the drinking to a point where I think he is quite safe.”
“Yes” I said. "He is fine I’m sure, but where are you going with this”
David paused as if he was thinking of how to say what was on his mind. “Well, the thing is I got a lot on my mind at the moment. Things are not great with me and Val, we have grown apart. I have also got grandchildren now, that I need to look out for and then of course there is my business.”
“I understand and I very sorry for you and Val, can’t say I haven’t noticed something was wrong, but sorry to hear you say it is that bad.”
“what I’m trying to say is that I have to drop the band, simply haven’t got the time, never really did but was in it for Robert.”
I replied: “That is fine David, it is not like we are world famous, and if we keep going, we can use mother on the keyboard”
David relieved I took it so lightly: "Sure, she is learning fast."
http://i.imgur.com/Kl4KOeE.jpg
After spending uncountable hours in bed, not that it is a bad use of our time :D : We finally hit the nail (if you will excuse my metaphor), I got pregnant. We both hope for a girl, but either way we are very happy.
Gregg wrote a song inspired by my pregnancy “No Lullaby”, maybe the lyrics not what you would expect from a happy father. He expressed his fears and anxiety. I could so much follow his thinking, it is a dangerous world out there and the last you want, is anything bad happening to you children.
The reformed band rehearsed the new track and it came out as our hardest rock song to date. We just managed to play it first time in public, while I was still able to perform. This was the first song with Robert as lead vocalist, giving me more freedom to play the electric guitar.
http://i.imgur.com/ER8zO5R.jpg
Mother was aiming to write another crime novel. She started to hang out in the darker parts of the town nightlife to get inspiration for the book, looking for interesting characters and situations.
http://i.imgur.com/jOWCWIf.jpg
My water broke on night when I was out dumping trash in the waste bin. All alone in the house.
http://i.imgur.com/sSkZMgY.jpg
I called Mommy and Gregg on the cell phone, the came fast to take me to the hospital and was with me during labour.
http://i.imgur.com/S58QmjN.jpg
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I hate being this small, can’t even see what is up there on that table
http://i.imgur.com/GSf3RJT.jpg
