Relayer wrote, about whether Joni experimented with pot and (presumably) other drugs: > she did.that's a fact.see the Joni Mitchell > companion,the long article/interview,where she talks > about her life in the 60's Because I work for David Frum, author of the recent book (this is NOT meant to be a plug*, and I know this should be underlined but quotation marks will have to suffice) "How We Got Here: The 70's--The Decade that Brought You Modern Life--For Better or Worse," and I've read David's opinion so many times, my first reaction is to ask: Joni's life in the 60's? Or her life in the 70's??? Most people fondly (in most cases) think of the 60s as such a wild and transforming decade, when in fact only the last 3 years of it were particularly wild and were just beginning to affect social change. (Here's an interesting tidbit: the #1 song in 1969 was the Archie's "Sugar Sugar.") The majority of real wildness and change took place in the 70s -- and arguably the most profound (what would become "classic" rock) music was recorded during that decade as well. Joni recorded only 2 albums in the 60s, and recorded NINE albums in the 70s. Yet she continues to be remembered by the press as "an icon of the 60s." It would be so nice if folks would get their facts straight. Of course, it seems that no one really wants to remember the 70s, especially since we wore all that incredibly bad clothing ... : ) Short on time (I'm already late in leaving for work), I don't have time to find a URL for the "Companion," if indeed there is one. Does anyone have such? Lori who should be *in* DC by now *Although I work for David, our views on just about everything are so opposite that it's amazing we talk at all! Canadians JMDLers may be familiar with David -- and his sister Linda -- from almost daily opinion pieces in the National Post. David and Linda are the children of the late Barbara Frum. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/
