I'm on the Joni-only list, and get it in digest form, so this hello to Lindsay will probably be late posted and repetitive, but I'll say it anyway: howdy. Come in and set a spell.
When people make a post to a list for the first time (not experienced on any list), it does make a huge difference when they are welcomed. It often gives them the courage to become active participants. I've been on this list a long time, but hardly know who's who, so all this talk about cliques goes right over my head. I read for content, not for community. I'd offer to tape the Joni bio on Life and Times, but CBC comes in unclear out here (rural Saskatchewan). I'll be able to watch it, but it will appear somewhat fuzzy and mostly black and white. Life and Times as a biography type of show is pretty bland -- it focuses on the more "acceptable" aspects of its subjects' lives. There will be no coverage of Joni's court case with her maid, for instance. Mostly these shows are prettified on the side of being glorifying, kindof the top-40 baby food of biographies. And way too many commercials. Not that I don't enjoy the show. Any info is better than no info. But I would be surprised if there's any great depth. The show tends to touch on the more commonly known things about people. That said, I'll be parked in front of the tv those nights, with bells on. The show will flatter our Joan to death, and that's okay by me. It will finally educate the Canadian public about her genius, I hope, and that's a good thing. Kate du Nord http://xoetc.antville.org
