On June 15 in Joni Mitchell History: 1979: Joni performs at the "Playboy Jazz Festival" at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California. 1986: Joni sings three songs at the Amnesty International Concert at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. Joni said in an interview "Oh, I picked the perfect material - "The Three Great Stimulants," which addressed the cause. Well, nobody's there for the cause. That's heartbreaking. And in the back room, the managers are squabbling over position. They're kicking U2 out of their rightful spot to put the Police on top with their reunion, and it's ugly. And I did a song called "Number One." And there's a line in it like "Win and lose/Win and lose/To the loser go the heartsick blues/To the victor goes the spoiling/Honey, did you win or lose?" And in the middle of it - if you see the videotape - my face kind of lights up I'm thinking, "Holy shit, if they stone me now it will be great. It will be so fitting." More info: http://www.jonimitchell.com/Amnesty86.html http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970626li.cfm ------------------------ Search (and contribute to) the "Today" database: http://www.jmdl.com/today
