Janis Joplin left a rock band.
 During the many long-distance telephone conversations that Joplin and Friedman had in September 1970 and on October 1, Joplin never mentioned Caserta, and Friedman assumed Caserta had been out of Joplin's life for a while
On October 1, 1970, Joplin completed her last recording, "Mercedes Benz", which was recorded in a single take

