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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Letters to the Editor: Older readers are eager to make their voices heard amid Trump's presidency
To the editor: As a senior performance artist and self-appointed 'sidewalk therapist' for the politically exhausted since 2016, I wholeheartedly agree with the premise of this article ('Why older Americans are Trump's biggest nightmare,' May 8). Inspired by Lucy from 'Peanuts,' I set up a booth all over Los Angeles, offering a space for people to vent. What stands out most is the age of those who stop to talk — most are over 50. I've met incredible people, many of whom are angry, frustrated and just need to be heard. What frustrates me at times is how younger people often walk by and pretend I'm invisible. Still, the experience has been deeply rewarding. In these tense and polarized times, I've learned that having a sense of humor is essential to surviving the madness. My booth may be simple, but the conversations I've had there reveal just how desperate people are to connect — and how powerful listening can be. Denise McCanles, West Hollywood .. To the editor: Thank you for the insightful piece about older Americans protesting the Trump presidency. As I am one of those older folks, Joni Mitchell's plaintive refrain from her 1970 song "Big Yellow Taxi" came to mind: "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you got 'til it's gone?" Paul Horgan, Huntington Beach This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Letters to the Editor: Older readers are eager to make their voices heard amid Trump's presidency
To the editor: As a senior performance artist and self-appointed 'sidewalk therapist' for the politically exhausted since 2016, I wholeheartedly agree with the premise of this article ('Why older Americans are Trump's biggest nightmare,' May 8). Inspired by Lucy from 'Peanuts,' I set up a booth all over Los Angeles, offering a space for people to vent. What stands out most is the age of those who stop to talk — most are over 50. I've met incredible people, many of whom are angry, frustrated and just need to be heard. What frustrates me at times is how younger people often walk by and pretend I'm invisible. Still, the experience has been deeply rewarding. In these tense and polarized times, I've learned that having a sense of humor is essential to surviving the madness. My booth may be simple, but the conversations I've had there reveal just how desperate people are to connect — and how powerful listening can be. Denise McCanles, West Hollywood .. To the editor: Thank you for the insightful piece about older Americans protesting the Trump presidency. As I am one of those older folks, Joni Mitchell's plaintive refrain from her 1970 song 'Big Yellow Taxi' came to mind: 'Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you got 'til it's gone?' Paul Horgan, Huntington Beach
The Independent
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Joni Mitchell streams surge after Amanda Seyfried's viral ‘California' cover on Jimmy Fallon
Amanda Seyfried 's viral cover of 'California' by Joni Mitchell has sparked a huge surge in streams for the revered singer-songwriter. Seyfried appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this month, where she revealed that she taught herself how to play the dulcimer during the pandemic. To demonstrate, she delivered a note-perfect rendition of the 1971 song from Mitchell's album Blue, much of which was composed on the dulcimer. 'What are you talking about?' a stunned Fallon exclaimed, while the audience gave Seyfried a rapturous round of applause. The performance quickly went viral and even led to speculation that Seyfried was throwing her name into the ring to play Mitchell in Cameron Crowe 's forthcoming biopic. The actor insisted that it was not an audition as she said she was 'very much aged out' of playing a young Mitchell. Still, her rendition clearly hit all the right notes, as Billboard r eports, via entertainment data platform Luminate, that streams of 'California' surged by 794 per cent – from 100,000 streams to just over one million – after the late-night clip aired. The surge was aided in part by the clip doing the rounds on TikTok, which has previously aided artists including Fleetwood Mac and Kate Bush in finding new generations of fans. Almost Famous director Crowe announced that he was working with Mitchell on a film based on her life and career back in 2023. It has not yet been revealed who will portray the legendary artist as a young woman. Meryl Streep is reported set to play the 'Big Yellow Taxi' singer in her later years. 'I'm super-excited. We're going to start it by the end of this year and hopefully have it done for Christmas next year,' Crowe told Ultimate Classic Rock in December 2024. 'It's Joni's life, not through anybody else's prism. It's through her prism. It's the characters who impacted her life that you know and a lot that you don't know. And the music is so cinematic,' he added. The yet-to-be titled biopic is currently being lined up for a 2025 Christmas release date. Seyfried's performance arrived after Mitchell made a rare public appearance in January to help raise funds towards rebuilding efforts in California, following the devastating wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. The singer, 81, sang 'Both Sides, Now' from her 1969 album Clouds at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on 30 January.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Counting Crows, The Beach Boys added to 2025 Fraze lineup
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Two bands have been added to the summer lineup at Fraze Pavilion. Counting Crows is scheduled to perform June 11 at 7:30 p.m., and the Beach Boys will arrive Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. The performances will occur at the venue at 695 Lincoln Park Blvd. in Kettering. 'Accidentally In Love' 'Big Yellow Taxi' 'Mr. Jones' 'Kokomo' 'Surfin' U.S.A.' 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' Tickets for Counting Crows currently range from $69 to $139. If you're looking to snag some tickets to see The Beach Boys, the cost varies from $40 to $75. The Beach Boys tickets go on-sale at 10 a.m. on March 22. Click here for ticket purchasing information. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Amanda Seyfried addresses Joni Mitchell biopic speculations after ‘California' cover goes viral
Amanda Seyfried has shut down rumors that her viral cover of Joni Mitchell 's 'California' was an intended audition to play the folk singer in a future biopic. During an appearance last week on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Seyfried showed off both her vocal talents and dulcimer playing abilities with a pitch-perfect rendition of Mitchell's 1971 classic. A clip of her performance has since gone viral on TikTok, leading several fans to speculate that the Mamma Mia! star was throwing her name into the running to play the 81-year-old icon in Cameron Crowe 's forthcoming biopic. 'Tell me you're auditioning for a Joni Mitchell biopic without telling me you're auditioning…,' read one comment. Seyfried is now setting the record straight, insisting that 'it was not an audition.' 'In fact, I didn't even consider that, which is funny,' the Mean Girls actor, 39, admitted on a new episode of the Just for Variety podcast. 'What I know about that project is that I'm very, very much aged out of young Joni.' Almost Famous director Crowe first announced in 2023 that he was working with Mitchell on a film based on her life and career. It's not yet been revealed who will portray a young Mitchell. However, Meryl Streep is reportedly set to star as the 'Big Yellow Taxi' singer in her later years. 'I'm super-excited. We're going to start in by the end of this year and hopefully have it done for Christmas next year,' Crowe told Ultimate Classic Rock in December 2024. 'It's Joni's life, not through anybody else's prism. It's through her prism. It's the characters who impacted her life that you know and a lot that you don't know. And the music is so cinematic,' he teased. The untitled biopic is eying a 2025 Christmas release date. Seyfried is currently on a promotional tour for her new crime miniseries Long Bright River, an adaptation of Liz Moore's best-selling 2020 novel of the same name. The eight-episode show, now streaming on Peacock, follows Seyfried's Mickey Fitzpatrick, a Philadelphia police officer who patrols a neighborhood hit hard by the opioid crisis. When a string of murders takes place in her district, Mickey realizes she might have a personal connection to the case.
