> next we're faced with a ravaged old hippy queen. Her tone/manner > was that of a hardened wary woman who you'd imagine not to suffer fools > gladly, and fair enough.
I agree, she did not look wonderful. but then neither do most of the women I know past their mid fifties! Why should we expect Joni to be any different to any other late 50's woman? Are we comparing her to plastic fantastic Cher or the ridiculous Joan Collins? Joni looked like a real person! Surely that is in keeping with her work, being real? (Carly, who is very photogenic, looks pretty rough now too!)
