Just when you forget how difficult it is to get to La Jolla, you find yourself stopped on I5. Looking ahead, I do not see any cars moving. Painful.
But I did make it to La Jolla and found street parking a few blocks away. La Jolla parking is always a challenge.
Two entrance lines - I was told to go to the left since I bought the ticket at Warwick’s bookstore. So apparently I get a copy of Jewel’s new book as well as a bookmark with the number "6" on it. Turns out the bookmark indicates which group that will get to have Jewel sign the book. Then I scored a third-row center seat with a 9-year-old girl sitting in front of me. Unobstructed view!
Several people were working their way through the seated people, asking their name and writing it on a post-it note. The post-it was to go on the book page to be signed and we were instructed to put the bookmark further back in the book. This was not their first book signing.
Jewel came out on stage and spoke about her life. I was surprised at how well the spoken part of the evening was. She played about 4-5 songs throughout the talk. Jewel wrapped up with a question/answer time, taking about 10 questions. The last question ended with Jewel being asked if she would yodel. And of course, she did.
I waited about 20 minutes for group 6 to walk by Jewel. A handler would take your picture w/ your camera, another would take your book from you and hand it to Jewel, and the last would point you to keep moving on. Little time for a talk but did exchange pleasantries.
