I was pleasantly surprised to come across a Joni mention when I picked up a book by Carl Hiaasen for summer reading. The book is "Lucky You." The protagonist is explaining why she wants to use her lottery winnings to purchase a 40 acre parcel of virgin land. She says that developers want to buy the land to build "a shopping center and a parking lot, just like in the Joni Mitchell song." Most likely a reference to BYT.
I was further pleased this weekend when I was in a wine store and heard, faintly, Joni's voice coming over the loudspeaker. She was singing a song I am unfamiliar with - it sounded like a musical cousin to "The Only Joy in Town." I figure it must be from TI, since I have not bought that or heard the entire CD at this point. I probably will buy it now, because this song sounded beautiful. Ruth
