"Linda Ronstadt is the Patron Saint of the fern bar; this is especially true of Rita's, the imaginary fern bar that exists in my head. (Stevie Nicks is our High Priestess; it's a fluid and inclusive religion we practice among the Tiffany lamps, Ivy League pennants, and tarnished French horns.) So naturally, this week's Fern Bar Friday pick goes to La Linda in celebration of her 66th birthday. While it's nigh on impossible to select the ferniest song in her catalogue, for my money 'Love Is A Rose' is a tough choice to top. She offers to hay someone's wagon, for crying out loud! That's such a delightfully, slightly sleezy '70s way of offering sexual favors in exchange for a lift out of town, isn't it?"
In these troubled times, can we all agree that we could use a little more Linda in our lives? Coincidentally, this week’s edition of Fern Bar Fridays is a fuckin’ dooooozy.
