I wonder how many people noticed the number of different "Joni's" interviewed in the WOHAM special? I noticed at least four: 1. CBC radio interview with Malka Marom and Joni in 1974. Much use is made of this interview as voice-over in the biography. Joni's voice is very young and light.This interview also formed the basis for the Maclean's magazine feature of the same year. 2. CBC radio interview, again with Malka Marom, in 1979. In this interview Joni talks mostly about her work with Mingus. Interesting how her voice still sounds pretty young. I remember listening to this interview when it was first broadcast and hearing Joni bragging about how her guitar playing was getting real aggressive. She said she could outplay any guy! 3. Recent interview, with Joni very made-up and her hair kinda fluffy. This must have been from the first version of the bio. 4. Most recent interview, with Joni sitting at table, her hair very straight and with much better make-up. Interesting that Paul Starr got a make-up mention in the closing credits.
In the CBC version of this bio, the closing credits indicate that Malka's two radio interviews with Joni are in the Thomas Fischer archives at University of Toronto. Other little tidbit: Did you notice in the Joni/Kilauren home videos Joni is playing with her grandkids in a backyard and an elderly woman comes out of a door and then quickly goes back in when she sees the camera? I suspect that must be Joni's mother. Which leads to another question: why were her parents not given airtime? Aren't they kind of important? The CBC version, by the way, did not have the Come in From the Cold video segment. Jim
