Last Wednesday (July 11th) the L.A. Times had this little article in its entertainment section. It's lightweight but kind of funny. There is also a really great photo of Joni (of course with cig) with it that I will try to scan and link. I wonder if the writer is on the list?? ;-) Kakki JONI'S GRRL? Los Angeles Times 7/11/01 Writer Cathryn Mischon recently met Joni Mitchell, who, she says, has always been like a mother to her. Mischon, who recently published a humorous, mock self-help book, told us she had a "long, gorgeous lunch," with Joni Mitchell after writing about the singer. They were brought together by a friend of a friend. Mischon writes in "The Grrl Genius Guide to Life: A 12 Step Program on How to Become a Grrl Genius According to Me!" (Cliff Street Books), that she believes she's the daughter Mitchell gave up for adoption years ago: "I understand from People magazine that a girl has come forward who claims to be Joni's daughter , but let's look at the cold facts. This 'daughter' does not sing at all, whereas I, like Joni, am a three-octave soprano. This 'daughter' looks nothing like Joni, whereas I cannot set foot in a room where there are musicians without someone going on and on about how much I look like Joni." Mischon, a former TV writer, actress and stand-up comic now says it was all a joke, and that Mitchell didn't seem to mind. As Mischon writes in her book, "All I want is to play Joni in the miniseries of her Grrl genius life that so desperately needs to be made."
