Lama wrote:
> Okay. First off, I agree with you, as always, dear. I don't find it
> offensive. That said, some people just don't like "gossip". If a friend
> told you about personal detail, that's cool and part of why friends are
> important to each other- we share a layer of intimacy that strangers
don't.
> But if you then discuss that personal detail with 5 others, to some
people,
> it's gossip and unseemly. (Or in this case, 700 others...)
But my context was when Joni gives an interview that is broadcast to or read
by thousands of people or reveals stuff at a concert of 100s or 1000s of
people. I can't recall anything personal about Joni discussed here that she
or her family or intimates did not already talk about to the media. So if
we discuss something we learned from a public source from them, is that
gossip? Look at how much she reveals in her art, also. There have been
drawings and paintings (some rather initimate) of Jackson, James Taylor,
Nash, Klein and Donald out there on public display and published in the
STARART and Mendel books for a long time. Are we supposed to look at those
paintings and say "oh but we can't talk about it being a painting of Donald
french kissing her because that would be gossiping and discussing her
personal business"? Doesn't that seem silly?
By the way, if I was ever in a situation to where Joni revealed something
personal to me, I'd never share it with the list!
> Anyway, I'm so glad you're back.
Thank you ;-)
Kakki
