From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V3 #318 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk JMDL Digest Tuesday, August 25 1998 Volume 03 : Number 318 The Official 1998 Joni Mitchell Internet Community Shirts are available now. Go to for all the details. ------- The New England Labor Day Weekend JoniFest is coming soon! Send a blank message to for all the details. ------- Trivia buffs! We are compiling an in-depth trivia database on all things Joni. Send your bit of trivia - or your questions you would like answered - to ------- And don't forget about JoniFest 1999! Reserve your spot with a $25 fee. Only 100 rooms have been reserved. Send a blank message to for more info. ------- The Joni Mitchell Homepage is maintained by Wally Breese at and contains the latest news, a detailed bio, Joni's paintings, original essays, lyrics and much more. ------- The JMDL website can be found at and contains Joni-related interviews, articles, member gallery, info on the archives, and much more. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: (NJC) it's me cathy i've come home [Michael Yarbrough ] Food thread ["John Villasana" ] Re: Today in Joni History - August 25 [DSKittrell ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 01:56:25 -0400 From: Michael Yarbrough Subject: RE: (NJC) it's me cathy i've come home Mariana wrote: <<>> And it is her best. It's so nice to hear her turn her talents on a world that exists outside her pretensions. I highly recommend it, even if you've not liked Tori before. But, thanks to a package just arrived from Music Blvd., I've discovered that the actual album of the year thus far is: NP: Liz Phair, _whitechocolatespaceegg_ I am finally blown away by a 1998 record! As much as I love _Ray of Light_, I was getting a little dispirited that the best record of the year was merely a better-than-average turn by Maddie. Thank you Liz! The melodies, the harmonies, the production, the sprawl, yum yum yum. And I've only scratched the surface of the lyrics. BUY THIS ALBUM. Incidentally, her first record, a classic, is available from Music Blvd. for a mere $8.33 right now. Use one of those virtual coupons that appeared here and get it for free. - --Michael, satisfied NP: lizlizlizlizlizlizlizlizlizliz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 01:06:41 -0500 From: "John Villasana" Subject: Open Tunings Thread Mark said: "I've thought about this too. Can you alternately tune a violin? A bass? Any other stringed instrument?" Alternative tunings are helpful when trying to voice chords that are difficult or impossible to execute in a traditional tuning. Since bass is generally a one note at a time instrument, it would not be helpful or practical to use alternate tunings. But since Joni is a rhythm guitarist who speaks in chords, alternate tunings greatly expand her range possible chord voicings. John One of two alternate San Antoniams (The other being Alan, who I have not met yet) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 01:08:37 -0500 From: "John Villasana" Subject: Food thread God must eat his boogies, man! John ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 02:15:53 -0400 From: DSKittrell Subject: Re: Today in Joni History - August 25 Deb Messling wrote: > > Me too, Kenny. Remember when she sang "Amelia?" The whole damn > stadium was dead silent except for the occasional awestock gasp. > > > And I was *there* and totally mesmerized. > > > > 1979: Joni performs at Forest Hills in New York > > > I was there too, and was stunned by Amelia. People didn't clap right away when she finished, and I remember sitting there, not breathing, not moving, amazed. She backed out of the spotlight, playing the final notes. In my memory it was the last song she sang that night, but it's in the middle of the setlist -- did it just end the first half? Another strong memory is my boyfriend urging me to go down toward the front to see Joni closeup. He was there really to see Jaco and Pat Metheny, but he must have seen my crazed look. We weren't too far away so it would have been possible, and I remember really wanting to go down front, but feeling afraid to get that close. It was a wonderful night, beautiful weather, happy people all over the place, fantastic music. YES, VISIT AGAIN, JONI. WE'RE WAITING. SEE YOU SOON (strong visualization here). Shea ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 23:36:19 -0700 From: "Kakki" Subject: Re: Garden page Kate wrote: > Wowie-zowie! > What an awesome page, guys! It is really fantastic, as have been all of your accounts of the day. (I still can't get over Joni coming out and choosing to snap the pic of the jimdlers - hey - let's get that one of her snapping on the page, too!). We've really had an amazing Joni year so far and it is wonderful to hear accounts coming in from all over the place right here in our little group. Hoping the Floridian members are doing O.K. with that big hurricano offshore. And welcome home to Mariana! Kakki ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V3 #318 ************************** Post messages to the list at Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe joni-digest" to ------- Siquomb, isn't she?