In a message dated 10/31/02 5:21:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 1985: Joni appeared on the U.S. "Good Morning America" TV program Is this the show I saw where a guy from the audience asks Joni to marry him, and Harry Smith chimes in (on time) "Hey, wait a minute pal, get in line !" ? Or was that a different show ? Also, on a plane to San Diego last week, I confess that I bought the Women in Rock RS issue (my second time ever, but I had 5 hours to kill and need to improve my knowledge of who's out there). Well, in the matter of written superlatives (not previously mentioned here in the discussions), I noticed that - once again - Joni was the only person among the 29 featured who had anything really amazing written about her. Each sketch began with an intro by the author, followed by an interview. Joni's intro included the following: "Still too oroginal, too jazzy, to spawn any real imitators, though many have tried" "Let's face the facts: Joni MItchell is one of the greatest songwriters ever - no gender required" "Joni Mitchell always has been, and always will be, utterly irreplaceable". No other RS comment about any of the other artists featured even came close to those. And this from a magazine that could have been re-dubbed "Running Feud" magazine, as far as Joni is concerned. (As previously noted, Blue was ranked as the #2 "woman's" album of all time, and the release of STAS was labelled as one of the defining moments in the 65 year time line of events). It really is amazing how many 'over the top' compliments she has received in print. Plenty of critical acclaim, really - just not mass adulation. Bob S.
