My great and final–at least for now–opus on Ms. Williams:

Taylor–Really enjoyed what you wrote. Honest, brave, insightful, and personal. All the same qualities that inform Lucinda’s music. I have always thought that WWT was one of the most bravest artistic leaps made by any artist in avery long time. Especially given the context of her career at the time. I don’t know if that’s ever been properly recognized, but that’s another subject. Getting back on topic, the music, and any art for that matter, that we love–that which gets inside us and means something more, becomes a vehicle to discover things about the world and ultimately ourselves and others that we wouldn’t have otherwise. I’ll never forget the hours spent as a kid in my room listening to the old Magnavox console stereo reading liner notes as if I would find the key to the universe in them. And in some ways I guess I did, because to this day I will never forget the first time I heard Born To Run. A week later I went and bought Blood On The Tracks. It was all over-my universe had changed forever.
I once saw Bruce Springsteen doing an interview in which he said that rock n roll reached down into his house and rescued him. Many years later on what I believe was my 2nd date with Lucinda, I got a chance to tell Bruce that he reached down into my southern Minnesota dead end factory town and did that for me.
Without saying anything he leaned over a gave me a big bear hug.
On the drive home Lucinda told me that she thought it just incredible thing that I did that. I think I scored some points.
That was a good night.

So Taylor. I hope this isn’t your final dissertation on Lucinda, but if it is, thanks for sharing so much and thanks for sharing it here. I am definitely going to go back and read more from you blog.
All the best,
Tom