Today's entries are both from Wally's bio page: 1993: Joni receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association. The presentation was held at the Willows Golf Resort in Saskatoon and attended by her parents and former teachers. Joni said "Awards don't mean that much to me. That people like the music is the best award." After the presentation Joni gave an hour long interview and performed a new song called 'The Magdalene Laundries" that she said she planned to record with Sinead O'Connor on background vocals. 1994: Today, Joni was in London, England for a solo showcase for the media at a townhouse off Gloucester Road in South Kensington. Before the event, Joni was interviewed and performed "Sunny Sunday" and "Sex Kills" on the BBC series "The Late Show." At around a quarter to 7 in the evening Joni went on stage and performed for more than an hour in front of 200 media and record company people from all over Europe. She said to the audience "I don't know how to address you; you're not all Brits..Spain? Italy? France? Do we have France? And I hear there's someone here from Greece." Her set included "Refuge of the Roads," "Night Ride Home," her newest pair of tunes "Loves' Cries" and "Happiness is the Best Facelift," as well as a few selections from the album she was there to promote, "Sex Kills," "Magdelaine Laundries," Sunny Sunday," and "Yvette in English." She referred to Crosby before she sang "Yvette" and the fact that he was in a California hospital waiting for a liver transplant. (He'd actually had the transplant operation a few hours before her show started). An amazing footnote is that Joni didn't smoke a single cigarette for the duration of her show! Further info: http://www.jonimitchell.com/LondonShowcase94.html -------- Know a date or month specific Joni tidbit? Send it off to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we'll add it to the list. --------
