Hi all, I just had a Joni moment with MTV -- Janet Jackson's "Got Till It's Gone" video, where she samples Joni singing that line over and over. The one man raps "Joni Mitchell Never Lies" about three times. It was enthralling. The music was very sexy. But I don't understand what the hell the video was about! It was rather eerie visually, and I didn't understand the close-ups of the beaten man. I noticed that Joni had the distinctive honor of being the only Caucasian, via film clip, to enter on the video. Anyone know more about this? Is there a background that I am missing here? To Kate: Thanks for the insight into the record business. I'm glad I'm independent after reading how musicians end up buying everyone else's drinks -- it SHOULD be the other way around of course. To Artheo, Catman, Jan and all: Having been the brunt of attacks because of certain unpopular views, and having been chastised for my big mouth and outspoken opinions, I have been watching these comments with interest. Honestly, I think that we should ALL BE FREE to say whatever we want any time we want. Generally, I've noticed that if someone crosses the line and becomes too offensive, too denigrating, or too nasty, the others on the list jump in and give the offender a "what-for." I personally love that dynamic about the list. I also love the fact that we're all pretty well educated people, with open minds. And even though opinions and tempers flare, we're all bound by the same muse -- so if we want to be vengeful little goddesses (or gods) sometimes, what the hell? Even with the occasional name calling and flare-ups, we are still more civilized than 99.99% of the general human population!!!!!! Oh, and I don't buy into Venus in retrograde causing all this bickering. It just doesn't work for me -- blaming things borne of human will on planetary spheres. I simply don't believe astrology is all that worthwhile. I guess that makes me a typical Libran, eh? Regards to the stars, the starry eyed, the supernova flare-ups of the list, Harper Lou
