Hi folks - Yes, I also have a copy of that Joni booklet. It isn't very well written, but I too have always loved it for the photos. Two of my favorites: An outtake from THOSL photo sessions...Joni smiling, and holding her arms across her chest as she is kneeling in the pool. Very demure and beautiful. The other great one is a shot of her with Graham Nash, staring into each others eyes. The light is catching her face, iluminating one of her eyes, maing it look transparent. Amazing. There's a lot of other, older pictures that I've never seen anywhere else. Great find if you ever run across one!
Russ (in Humboldt) >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >"hello joinitites ! I wanted to let walt know that the song " suzanne " >waswritten by leonard cohen. Speaking of leonard, someone mentioned a photo >in an earlier post of joni and leonard at the newport folk festival in "67. >(the photo was by david gahr.) I have a small paper back book entitled, >"joni mitchell: her life, her loves, her music, " >by leonore fleischer , published in 1976. it is filled with wonderful photos >including the one mentioned in the post. I received it from a friend the >year it was published and have always cherished it for the photos. It is in >a 7" x 10" format and was published by flash books,is anyone familiar with >it ?" > >Warren, I happened to have found this book about ten years ago at an antique >shop on Lake Avenue in Rochester NY, right near lake Ontario. I've never >seen it anywhere else, nor have I heard anyone ever mention it. > >It was a find. > >I love the picture of her on the cover. > >I am compelled now to share a few of Joni's quotes from the book. . . for >those who haven't heard them . . . > >and for those who find inspiration in hearing them again: > >"the most important thing," said Joni Mitchell, "is to write in your own >blood. . ." > >"Freedom to me is the luxury of being able to follow the path of the heart. >I think that's the only way that you maintain the magic in your life, that >you keep your child alive." > >Freedom is necessary for me in order to create, and if I don't create, I >don't feel alive." > >best to you, with love >Marianne
