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Here's The Mugshot I Promised

Thursday March 4, 2010 Posted 1 year, 11 months ago by Lynn Grant

It was on this day in 1970 that Janis Joplin was fined 200-dollars for hurling obsenities at the cops during a show in Tampa Florida.  It was later determined to be free speech and the case was dismissed.

janice in jailI found her mugshot at The Smoking Gun.  I thought you might be interested to see it, although it's interesting that what looks like a calendar in the background says it's the 17th...of what month I cannot tell.  Still, all my sources say that today is the anniversary.