From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V3 #504 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk JMDL Digest Wednesday, December 9 1998 Volume 03 : Number 504 JoniFest 1999 is coming! Reserve your spot with a $25 fee. Send a blank message to info-jonifest1999@jmdl.com for more info. ------- The Official 1998 Joni Mitchell Internet Community Shirts are available now. Go to http://www.jmdl.com/ for all the details. ------- The Official Joni Mitchell Homepage is maintained by Wally Breese at http://www.jonimitchell.com and contains the latest news, a detailed bio, original interviews and essays, lyrics, and much more. ------- The JMDL website can be found at and contains interviews, articles, the member gallery, archives, and much more. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- NJC - $5.00 off CDs... [Les Irvin ] Re: NJC Dylan defended ["Alan Larson" ] Re: NJC Dylan defended [jan gyn ] Re: NJC Dylan defended [Mark Domyancich ] Re: Fave albums (NJC) ["Ryan Lantrip" ] Men [michaelb@coolgold.com.au (Michael)] Re: Explanation of Standard Beauty & Yoko (NJC) It's late & I'm ramblin, ramb... [TerryM244] Re[2]: Fave albums [Bob.Muller@fluordaniel.com] Re: Fave albums (NJC) [luvart@snet.net] Re: Explanation of Standard Beauty & Yoko (NJC) [luvart@snet.net] Re: RE: Top 10 [Marilune@aol.com] Re: Re: Fave albums (NJC) [Marilune@aol.com] Synchronicity [Leslie Mixon ] Re: Explanation of Standard Beauty & Yoko (NJC) [TerryM2442@aol.com] Joni Photo [Leslie Mixon ] Stevie Nicks [Anne Madden ] Re: My 98 Top Ten(SJC) ["david.wright@oberlin.edu" ] Re: Top Ten ["Eric Taylor" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 15:50:41 -0700 From: Les Irvin Subject: NJC - $5.00 off CDs... Joniphiles - From now until Thursday, December 17th, anyone who clicks through the CDNow link at http://www.jmdl.com will get $5.00 off their purchase at CDNow. Here are the details of the offer: - -You must spend $9.99 or more (applicable taxes, shipping and handling not included) in order to get $5.00 off. - -Limit one per customer. - -This offer is not combinable with any other promotions or discounts. Good way to save some money and support the website at the same time! Les ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 17:11:09 -0800 From: "Alan Larson" Subject: Re: NJC Dylan defended I have to agree with Randy. One of the more classic Dylan quotes I've ever heard: "It takes an ugly voice to be understood." I never could take Joan Baez seriously. alan@ames.net ps. merry christmas everyone ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 15:11:38 -0800 From: jan gyn Subject: Re: NJC Dylan defended I bought that Bob Dylan official 1966 bootleg for an xmas gift but ended up listening to some of it last night. Say what you will about BD's rudimentary singing/playing skills, but to these ears nobody sounds even remotely close. Indeed, there's an extended harmonica solo (!) at the end of 'Mr. Tambourine Man' that's like Phyliss Diller in a windtunnel or something. Wildness! - -jan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 17:56:17 -0600 From: Mark Domyancich Subject: Re: NJC Dylan defended And Neil Young! Though I do like Joan Baez... At 5:11 PM -0800 12/8/98, Alan Larson wrote: > I have to agree with Randy. One of the more classic Dylan quotes I've ever > heard: "It takes an ugly voice to be understood." > > I never could take Joan Baez seriously. ___________________________________ | Mark Domyancich | | Harpua@revealed.net | | http://home.revealed.net/Harpua | | http://www.jmdl.com/guitar/mark | |_________________________________| ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 18:36:10 CST From: "Ryan Lantrip" Subject: Re: Fave albums (NJC) >Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 10:32:28 -0000 >From: "Tyrer, Paul" >Subject: Fave albums (NJC) > >Hi everyone > >Don't you think it's a bit shocking to realize that some of your >fellow Joni-philes have other musical tastes that are... er... not >quite of this world... C'mon, I mean, Stevie Nicks (no don't go off >on that one again!), Cher?? How can anyone like Cher *and* Joni - >it's impossible. Ok, i'm the guy that sent in Cher as one of the top 10 albums, and why is it so damn impossible to have wide musical tastes. And the next time i hear anything bad about Cher, I'll get my big ass Cher 70's hair wig and put the smack down. Love, RL ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:43:27 +1100 (EST) From: michaelb@coolgold.com.au (Michael) Subject: Men >If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he >still wrong? I would say so !! I'm sure they would hear what he said on the grapevine. :) Michael michaelb@coolgold.com.au http://www.coolgold.com.au/~michaelb/index.html Either we are alone in the universe ...........Or we're not............ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 21:01:37 EST From: TerryM2442@aol.com Subject: Re: Explanation of Standard Beauty & Yoko (NJC) It's late & I'm ramblin, ramb... In a message dated 12/8/98 11:58:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, les@jmdl.com writes: << Bernedette, at this stAGE in my life I wish to God: I was a STANDARD beauty I had a STANDARD height I had a STANDARD weight and married to president of STANDARD oil >> Hell no, Laura. We love ya just the way you are! Terry ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 12:47:24 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@fluordaniel.com Subject: Re[2]: Fave albums ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Fave albums Author: catman at fdinet Date: 12/8/98 4:28 PM Bob-my attempt at humour obviously failed! It was my response to some of the musical snobbery displayed. bw colin Colin - no problem, I thought your question was a legitimate one so I tried to address it...Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 21:29:17 -0500 From: luvart@snet.net Subject: Re: Fave albums (NJC) At 06:36 PM 12/8/98 CST, you wrote: > >And the next time i hear anything bad about Cher, I'll get my big ass >Cher 70's hair wig and put the smack down. > You go, Ry! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 23:18:44 -0500 From: luvart@snet.net Subject: Re: Explanation of Standard Beauty & Yoko (NJC) At 09:01 PM 12/8/98 EST, you wrote: >Hell no, Laura. We love ya just the way you are! > Terry, Please tell me we are not going to start singing Billy Joel's "Just the way you are" ;-) Heather (don't change a thing, Laura ..... you either Terry) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 23:23:19 EST From: Marilune@aol.com Subject: Re: RE: Top 10 In a message dated 12/8/98 6:19:51 PM, Bob.Muller@fluordaniel.com wrote: >Quasi, _Featuring "Birds"_ may sneak in there; I just got it and >like it a lot so far. damn tell me where you got that Michael. i really like Quasi and have seen them twice, but never bought any albums. another album i'm jonesing for is The Amps "Pacer", Kim Deal of Pixies/Breeders fame's side project after/during the Breeders. - -mariana NP: Blonde Redhead, -In The Expression of the Inexpressible ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 23:27:36 EST From: Marilune@aol.com Subject: Re: Re: Fave albums (NJC) In a message dated 12/8/98 1:10:45 PM, catman@ethericcats.demon.co.uk wrote: >Really! How can anyone who likes Joni also like Massive Attack and Elvis Costello? oh that's not fair to say at all. i like joni and i'm into hard rock stuff like Nirvana and The Foo Fighters and some other very-non-joni stuff like the Pixies, Blonde Redhead, The Breeders, and other stuff. but i also like stuff that is like joni...elliott of course, tori amos, sarah mclachlan, natalie merchant. it's all relevant. - -mariana ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 20:52:00 -0800 From: Leslie Mixon Subject: Synchronicity So, life has been chaotic lately - lots of changes coming up around the bend. I need to go downtown during my lunch hour and take care of several errands. The holiday madness has descended and parking spots are at a premium. It takes half of my lunch break to get downtown, park and drive back to the office. Errands are done and I get back into the car to drive back to work. I start singing, "People's Parties" and then I say to myself, "Leslie, you've really got to get a handle on this obsession with all things Joni." OK. I'll turn on the radio and see if there's anything else worth listening to. KPIG, 107 oink 5, Freedom, California. Familiar minor piano chords. "It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees..." My timing was perfect, this was a message from God. KPIG does not transmit genuine junk food for juveniles. Happy Hejira. Leslie ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 23:34:25 EST From: TerryM2442@aol.com Subject: Re: Explanation of Standard Beauty & Yoko (NJC) In a message dated 12/8/98 11:25:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, luvart@snet.net writes: << Terry, Please tell me we are not going to start singing Billy Joel's "Just the way you are" ;-) >> Tell ya the truth, after that comment about Billy Joel, that idea DID cross my mind! Terry ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 21:00:27 -0800 From: Leslie Mixon Subject: Joni Photo Steve was checking up on Bill Gates and was led to this website: http://www.corbisimages.com/ Lo and behold, a slide show at the bottom of the page: George Clinton Joni Michael Jackson Beck Again, just a cat running with the dogs. Leslie ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 00:13:22 -0500 From: Anne Madden Subject: Stevie Nicks From: "Tyrer, Paul" Paul wrote:_ <> I don't understand all the knocks on Stevie Nicks. Sure all her albums may not be masterpieces but the same can be said of any artist. I think she is an incredible talent. She is a great singer and wonderful songwriter who has passed the test of time, unlike some of the one hit wonder "flavour of the week" artists out there. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 01:29:13 +0000 From: "david.wright@oberlin.edu" Subject: Re: My 98 Top Ten(SJC) MDESTE1@aol.com writes: > >JohnLennon,Joni,Dylan,Crosby,Hole(80's band/cobain) [snip] >This more or less proves my theory >that there are very few new acts worth listening to equal to the >oldies still playing. It more or less proves nothing except how your personal musical tastes run (which has value enough in itself -- why should it need to prove any more than that?). I could *almost* feel sorry for you, though, for all the good music you are missing through your ageism and apparent willful ignorance. - --David ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Dec 98 06:25:27 GMT From: kg@ibm.net (Kenny Grant) Subject: Chieftains new album w/Joni on ML Aren't The Chieftains supposed to be releasing a new album this month, with Joni doing Magdalene Laundries? I just checked CDNOW, Musicblvd, and Tower, and don't see any mention of an upcoming new release by them. Does anyone know if the release date was pushed back? -Kenny ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 23:35:24 -0700 From: Les Irvin Subject: NJC - Top 6 of 1998 What the heck... here's my top 6 CDs released in 1998: 1) Bob Dylan "Live 1966" - simply the greatest concert ever imho. 2) John Martyn "The Church With One Bell" 3) Mollie O'Brien "Big Red Sun" 4) Lucinda Williams "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road" 5) Bela Fleck "Left of Cool" 6) Bill Frisell "Gone, Just Like A Train" Joni (gasp) didn't make the cut. And this, of course, proves absolutely nothing thank you... Les ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 02:35:55 -0500 From: "Eric Taylor" Subject: Re: Top Ten I can't wait to check out some of the favs posted to the JMDL -- especially Ray of Light. I was turned onto Jeff Buckley by so many great things I read on this list and am very glad I paid attention. A few of the following were released in 1997 but I think they still count. 1. Joni Mitchell Taming The Tiger (my new favorite) 2. Dave Matthews Band Before These Crowded Streets 3. Dave Matthews Band Live At Red Rocks 4. Jeff Buckley Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk 5. Bjork Homogenic 6. Nine Inch Nails The Perfect Drug Versions 7. Pet Shop Boys Somewhere (Forthright Vocal Mix) 8. Pat Metheny Group Imaginary Day 9. Herbie Hancock Gershwin's World 10. The Doors Box Set E.T. NP: Nightmares By The Sea (Buckley) ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V3 #504 ************************** Don't forget about these ongoing projects: FAQ Project: Help compile the JMDL FAQ. Do you have mailing list-related questions? -send them to Trivia Project: Send your Joni trivia questions and/or answers to Today in History Project: Know of a date-specific Joni fact? -send it to ------- Post messages to the list at Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe joni-digest" to ------- Siquomb, isn't she?