A
pal, a peer, a playmate, an inspiration. Known as Lou’siana
Lou when she first came to LA and played on the punk circuit,
she was probably out of place then. She’s out of place right
this very minute -- how often is there a simple place for anyone
this great, this natural, this instinctive, this deep, this pure,
this true? And yet, Victoria is more often in place, more in time
and beyond, than all the rest of us can ever hope to be. Michelle,
who doesn’t cover many songs, covered her song “Holy
Spirit” on an album dedicated to her, and she sings it still
sometimes, whenever the Spirit moves her. The same Spirit that
moves whenever Sister Vic sings.