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JMDL Digest        Monday, February 17 2014        Volume 2014 : Number 241



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  RE: (Oh Please) Taylor Swift to Play Joni Mitchell in upcoming biopic  [Ba]

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Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:34:01 -0500
From: Barbara Sullivan <chasada@msn.com>
Subject: RE: (Oh Please) Taylor Swift to Play Joni Mitchell in upcoming biopic

The more I think of Taylor Swift playing Joni, the more I think she could do
aprofessional job of it. She will have to wear flat shoes though. I can not
think of anyone else that could come close. Unless maybe someone shows up on
American Idol.My 2 cents. Well maybe a nickel...Snowwww go away!!Babs

> Subject: Re: (Oh Please) Taylor Swift to Play Joni Mitchell in upcoming
biopic
> From: michael@thepazgroup.com
> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:12:25 -0600
> CC: joni@smoe.org; chandras@ix.netcom.com
> To: simon@icu.com
>
> now hold off a minute there Buster!! Don't be trashing my home girl from
> Detroit, Diana!! Even tho she is a hard to get along with Diva Bitch
(personal
> experience). I thought she did a good job on the Billie movie
> and certainly brought Billie's music to the attention to oodles of people
out
> there who had no clue who Billie Holiday is only because they are fans of
> Supremes or Diana solo. IN all fairness to Ms. Swift the same thing would
> happen and then more people would know the difference and we might attract
> some new blood to the trough.
> Of Course then there was Carrie doing Julie Andrew's roll in The Sound Of
> Music. I also thought while Carrie is NO Julie Andrews, she did a good job
and
> hats off to anyone who
> can sing all that music in 3 hours LIVE without a net.
>
> just saying...
>
>
> Paz
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 17, 2014, at 2:03 PM, simon@icu.com wrote:
>
> On Feb 17, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Chandra wrote:
>
> >
>
http://www.forfolkssake.com/news/26726/news-taylor-swift-to-play-joni-mitchel
> l-in-upcoming-biopic
>
>
> I don't believe this for -1- Minute.
>
> Taylor Swift as Joni Mitchell is an INSULT!  I'm quite sure Joni herself
sees
> it that way.
>
> This is a bigger joke that Diana Ross as Billie Holiday.
>
>
> There are only two reasons for this casting (if true).
>
>     1.  Taylor Swift is 'currently' popular.  (So were Debbie Gibson &
> Tiffany)
>
>     2.  Taylor Swift is a singer.
>
> The fact that Taylor Swift is a singer IS The problem.
>
> Logically you'd want an experienced actress who would Lip-Sync to Joni's
> recordings.
>
> Anything else is a travesty!
>
>
>
> andmoreagain,
> - - - - - - - - -
> simonM

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