This is just to let everyone know that a committee has been
established in Saskatoon, for the purposes of fundraising for a Joni
Mitchell statue in the town.
In a recent article on the local newspaper the StarPhoenix, Joni
Mitchell said, if such a statue were to be commissioned, she'd like
to see a bench, with one side of it a sculpture of her, where people
could come to sit and think. She said she'd come and sit there
herself, then could truly say she was "beside herself".
Although this was probably tongue in cheek, several of us though it
was a lovely idea, so we've set up a committee called The Joni
Mitchell's Beside Herself Fund, and we aim to raise money and
awareness to get this bench made.
I'm British and came over to live in Saskatoon last year to get
married to a local man. The first thing I noticed when I visited
the downtown area was the absence of a Joni Mitchell statue. We have
one of Ghandi, and several of local sportsmen, but none for the
greatest living singer/songwriter.
If anyone on this list is from Saskatoon, please get in touch with me
at [EMAIL PROTECTED], and join the committee.
I'll write again soon with our bank account details and the
committee's email address, if anyone wants to donate or help in any
other way.
Thank you to the person who suggested: "He will come and very soon/He
will find a lady statue/In a park in Saskatoon/Saskatoon..."
We're going to have a poster made up for local distribution, so
maybe we could use this on the poster.
The Joni Mitchell's Beside Herself Fund membership so far is: Sarah
Gibb, Mark Salzl and Tina Merrifield. I'm a freelance writer, Mark
is a forestry researcher in B.C. (originally from Saskatoon) and Tina
is with the communications department at the university of Saskatoon.
Any offers of help or suggestions would be gratefully received.
Sarah
