Ani DiFranco - Emancipated Minor (03.11.2008) Tampa

Ani rocks out to a funky new song called Emancipated that she said is still a zygote. (Thanks SaltwaterPublishing!). It's about herself as a young woman. Tampa Theatre, Tampa, March 2008.

This song is on Ani's upcoming album Red Letter Year to be released September 2008 from http://www.righteousbabe.com

emancipated minor
well-directed
and brilliantly casted
riding the greyhound
down to the city
with her fake I.D.
and a hell of a little handbasket

little game of seesaw
then he came to claim her
and then the sordid line
formed behind him
reproductive system
newly activated
she participated
in nature's plan
she participated

and I can't say I envy her
I don't think I miss it
wrought iron cobwebbing
over thin window panes
the city seducing her
on tiptoe to kiss it
don't think twice
roll the dice
roll the dice

so she took the dance classes
she learned the little dance
and she tried the high heels
but she couldn't bring herself to prance
and all the while a faint ticking
in the silence between the songs
just south of her gut
two tiny time bombs

and love comes in many forms
and for each she would yearn
just hungry as a student
hungry to learn
every species of person
every flavor of intent
with the body pulsing
at the center detent

now all the good graffiti
got painted over in time
she watched the last faceless chain
replace the last five and dime

she wondered if
the only noble thing
is to just get a big garden
and plant it in the spring
and kiss the city goodbye
in a big graceful gesture
and focus on the moon's groove
and groove with the moon
just focus on the moon's groove
and groove with the moon

and I can't say I envy her
I don't think I miss it
wrought iron cobwebbing
over thin window panes
the city seducing her
on tiptoe to kiss it
don't think twice
just roll the dice
roll the dice

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[lilydog97]

I saw her 5 days after this in New Orleans, and we were NOT allowed to have cameras (by Ani's choice) - does anyone have any idea why she would allow them at some shows but not at others???? Just curious.

[MaxSenn]

Most performers including Ani don't allow cameras because of the nuisance of flash photography. Cameras weren't allowed at Tampa Theatre, but Ani depends on the venue to enforce that rule, and they were fairly lax. I guess the theatre mgt was too busy selling popcorn (yes popcorn!!) to enforce the no-cameras rule. If you want to tape Ani, catch her at an open-air venue like a festival.

[lilydog97]

oh I enjoyed the no camera rule - no flashes, and no one holding a camera up in the way the whole time - i've seen ani several times (this being the first where cameras weren't allowed)and she was more talkative with the crowd - best time yet!

[MaxSenn]

Agreed. But in addition to the "no cameras" rule, Ani should institute a "no *ssholes" rule at her concerts. In a perfect world, the rule would be vigorously enforced against the drunk morons who stand up at inapproporiate times to shout out "I love u Ani". Hint, if it's a seated venue and you're the only ones standing up, then you're a drunk moron who needs to sit your dumbarse back down. For the record, I was very discreet with my recording so as to not disturb fellow concertgoers.

[tarabingstation]

I give you props, definitely, for being polite.. And I've been around the block, I used to trade old school bootlegs WAYYYYY back in the day, (like, '92-'93) (on tape, lol) and the most obnoxious thing would be the people yelling "I LOVE YOU" to ruin a great show. But, great job. As a longtime Ani fan, I salute you. :D

[MaxSenn]

Thanks. I'm proud of my stealth vids. And I normally don't have a problem with folks standing up and offering love nuggets during a concert, except when they screw up my bootlegs ... i mean "archival recordings".

[lilydog97]

Definitely! I cringe anytime I hear "I love you Ani" or when people try to ask her about Petah - just shut up and let her sing HER songs - before every show, someone should come out on the stage and tell the crowd not to sing along! Course, in the words of Ani, "how would that look?" haha

[galadriel6969]

like a fine wine; like a fine wine she is...

[BunniePetrarch052]

Download the audio from this vid at speedyconversion doht cohm.

[redrarsin]

good stuff annie love ya xxx

[cheremushki]

how?

I'm not looking for an argument, I don't know much of the singer and was curious on your comparison to the painter. Is it based on the habits of solitude?

[scrawling]

A friend of mine hides her camera in her hat.

[facadesbanned]

I think she's coming to an Agnes Martin mentality... I'm already coming to it myself, and I'm only 21.

[flemingjk]

Yes, Ani requests that no cameras (flashes) or video are permitted. However, with cell phones etc that are impossible to police... videos like these are often easy to find!