Sorry. I'm not with you on this one. After she goes, should we edit all references to smoking from her lyrics? Art is art. It is not a recommendation of behavior or lifestyle. Since so many of Joni's images of herself refer to her smoking, to outright reject that image is too PC for me. Thank God for the American Library Association, or our libraries would look like a Golden Book outlet.
Jerry np: Joni - Empty Try Another Lori Fye wrote: > > But does that mean that a statue of Jerry Garcia should have him > > shooting up heroin? > > Good point, Victor. > > > I have no problem imagining Joni without a cigarette and wouldn't > > even ever think about the fact that she smokes except that it is > > brought up here so often. > > I can imagine Joni without a cig, but I have to think back to the LOTC > years to do that, even though I know she smoked back then. When I saw > her at "A Day In The Garden" in Bethel, though, she smoked on stage > almost non-stop. And that's the image that sticks in my mind. > > > Actually, I can't think of anyone I know that I envision with a > > cigarette every time I think about them. > > Oh, I can think of people. Several friends and relatives. In fact, > for some reason people who barely know me often ask me if I want a > cigarette, or if I've just stopped smoking. (Yes, when I was 18.) > Apparently there's something about me that suggests to them that I > should be puffing away ... > > Lori > (now 44) > > ~
