1974: Today's issue of Time Magazine features a long article on Joni. An excerpt: "The new rock heroes of the '70s have turned out to be glittery imitations of talent. Most sixties' superstars survive in repackaged groups with discounted reputations. But Joni's writing and singing continue to renew themselves. Her roots in rebellion have flourished as stubborn, invincible candor. "The most important thing is to write in your own blood," she says. "I bare intimate feelings because people should know how other people feel." Joni's confidences, delivered in poetic portraits, produce in her huge and varied audience a spirit of communion that separates the poet from the diarist." Read the article at http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/741216time.cfm Also, in the same issue, a side article details "An evening spent at Joni's house", saying, "The kitchen is dominated by a huge freestanding chopping block and a massive old icebox. "I thought I'd make that into a storage cabinet. Do you like Yorkshire pudding?" she asks expectantly as she mixes the batter." http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/741216timex.cfm 1977: Today's New York Times publishes a review of Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. An excerpt: "Perhaps extensive critical acclaim and chart-topping sales will result from all of this, but what makes it interesting and honorable is that that doesn't really matter. Miss Mitchell has so much force of artistic personality that she brings her musical collaborators into her own style of what might be called folk-jazz. Read the full review at http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/771216nyt.cfm 1985: Today's issue of People Magazine features a long article on Joni. An excerpt: "A committed painter for decades, Mitchell used to draw simple colored portraits, but her work evolved into bold abstract acrylic paintings. She refuses to sell her works and rarely exhibits them because she says most of the profits would just go to agents and taxes. In this dog-eat-dog world, she gives her paintings away to friends." Read the full article at: http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/851216p.cfm -------- Know a date or month specific Joni tidbit? Send it off to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we'll add it to the list. --------
