Joey was arrested on 8 July 1985, after she pulled the hair of a clerk at the US Passport Office in New York City; she came to the office to apply for a passport, and became angry when she wasn’t allowed to skip the line. She was arrested in the same month for not paying a $5,000 hotel bill, while the year 1986 saw her arrested for income-tax evasion.
Joey’s singing career lasted for only a couple of years in the first half of the ‘70s, and her only successful song was her cover of Ferlin Husky’s “Gone”.
Jill Sobule’s 2004 song “Joey” is about her.
She’s mentioned in three episodes of the critically acclaimed crime mystery series “Monk”: “Mr. Monk and the Badge”, “Mr. Monk Joins a Cult” and “Mr. Monk and the Panic Room”.
Joey’s favorite actress is the late Marilyn Monroe, and some of her favorite movies include “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”, “Some Like It Hot” and “The Seven Year Itch”.
