What I see now, after watching this documentary on CBC, is how woefully ill-equipped a program like A&E's Biography is when it comes to re-telling the story of a life as complex as Joni's. As stated in the Ottawa Citizen article, this documentary went for a very poetic retelling of the events of Joni's life and career and had a natural curve from beginning to end. The formulaic pandering of A&E's Biography, with cheesy celebrity interviews and a trite voice over skimming the lushness of facts, would really not begin to do Joni justice.
The reason I mention it is because it's always bothered me that A&E never did a biography on Joni and yet offered up bios on smaller fry like Connie Francis. But I see now that it was likely Joni who refused to take part in such a hasty rehashing of facts. What this "Woman of Heart and Mind" documentary really proves is that Joni is worth a million words but that only the fewest and most choice words are worthy of use when describing such a legend. -Andrew Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com
