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| JANIS, IVAAN, ERIC ANDERSEN, WINNIPEG, JULY 1970 (C)ESTATE OF IVAAN KOTULSKY |
 (C)ESTATE OF IVAAN KOTULSKY |
In June 1970, Ivaan was asked to travel across Canada as the official photographer aboard the Festival Express - a train carrying musicians across the country, stopping to perform in various cities en route. One of the biggest attractions on board was Janis Joplin. That's her with her guitar on the left, and you can see Jerry Garcia (The Grateful Dead) and folk musician Eric Andersen in the background. On the right, Ivaan is carrying Janis in the fountain in downtown Winnipeg, with Eric Andersen beside them. Janis was no lightweight, and Ivaan later said he nearly had a heart attack, trying not to drop her.
Four months later, Janis Joplin was dead. Like Jimi Hendrix, she was 27.
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