From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V3 #523 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk JMDL Digest Thursday, December 24 1998 Volume 03 : Number 523 The Song and Album Voting Booths are open again! Cast your votes by clicking the links at http://www.jmdl.com/gallery ------- 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: -------- Welcome P. Henry [Michael Paz ] Honey McBabe (NJC) [Michael Paz ] Congrats *(NJC) [Michael Paz ] Re: Year end awards, my health, & the holidays ["Eric Taylor" ] Blake's Poem ["Eric Taylor" ] Re: you guys... *S* [RMuRocks@aol.com] Happy Holidays! ["=?iso-8859-1?Q?Winfried_H=FChn?=" Subject: Welcome P. Henry Hi Kakki, P. Henry et al, I have been enjoying this thread as of late. I esp. enjoyed your post on the matter Kakki an I too am looking forward to more on the subject. I also want to wish you a blessed, safe, and happy Christmas and thank you for the article on Meg Ryan/IHC and the lovely tape you sent which is on now (NP-Trouble Man-Kenny Rankin). I continue to be very busy implementing a relief/recontructive plan for the people of Northeastern Honduras. Joni continues to heal my wounds and alot of my special friends here who have touched me in ways I find hard to express exactly how I feel, but know that I love you all deeply (Kakki, Chuck, Ashara, Marian, Ric,). I enjoy the banter and have learned to deal with the outer crust of our community here and look to the future with eyes wide open. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. AND a BIG WELCOME to P. HENRY AND ALL OTHER NEWBIES. Love, Michael NP-4 + 20-KENNY KAPANO (I do this one) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 22:04:54 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Honey McBabe (NJC) This is the Jimdle Police! Lay down your arms! Pick up an instrument and Aim above morality! Thankyou... Susan L.A. Honey McBabe-Unlicensed ;~) Dear Ms. McBabe- Pierce me with thy arrow! Michael ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 22:20:49 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Congrats *(NJC) Congrats and many healing returns t Nurse Villasana!! I am very happy for you. Wanna go to Honduras?? Best wishes, Michael ALl My Loving-S Boggus/C. Atkins ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 23:54:13 -0500 From: "Eric Taylor" Subject: Re: Year end awards, my health, & the holidays Wally wrote: Hi everyone, Rolling Stone's year end "Special Double Issue" (12/24/98-1/7/99), featuring a photo of Jewel on the cover, is now on newstands and Joni gets two mentions in this issue. First, in the "1998 Rock & Roll Yearbook" section for the month of May, there's a report on the "Trio" tour of Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Joni. The same photos used when the tour was originally covered are shown again here. Second, in "The Year In Recordings (albums that mattered in 1998)," her new album Taming The Tiger is reviewed alongside of Madonna's album Ray Of Light. The fact that RS is now calling TTT one of the best albums of the year when it never bothered to actually feature it in its album review "Recordings" section, is mind-boggling and typical of the dismissive manner that the most commercial of the media outlets treat Joni's work. RS now calls the album one of the best of the year, but they wouldn't stoop to review it at the time of it's release when a focus like that could've certainly positively affected early sales figures. If I had a drink, I'd throw it. *-) AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH! CHEERS, E.T. NP: Love Puts On A New Face ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 22:42:23 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: This means me too!! (NJC) Pat wrote: "if all I wanted was to gain for myself, I could go write a book and I bet it would sell, but then, that's part of the influence she had on me... that last story I gave you... about how the whole room busted out on the chorus of circle game... THAT'S what it's about... every person in that room felt like Joni was their personal friend, cause that's the way she was... (is) personal!" Pat I know what this feels like and there are not that many feelings I would qualify like them. I spent a glorious weekend in New England singing and getting to know some of the most amazing people I have ever had the privilege to meet. I hope I have the honor of singing ensemble with you, kakki, ashara, jim, chuck, marian, michael, brian, claud, but then I drop to many names.... love and blessings to you at Christmas Michael ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 00:24:07 -0500 From: "Eric Taylor" Subject: Blake's Poem Mark from Chapel Hill (now in Harrisburg, PA) wrote: >Talking about creative partnerships, Joni does not credit William >Blake for a little help with the lyrics of the song TTT, does she??? >"I watched the stars throw down their spears . . . >Tyger, tyger burning bright >In the forests of the night." Nor did she credit Francis Scott Key in DJRD come to think of it! So what? E.T. NP: Tiger Bones P.S. Howdy neighbor! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 00:24:26 EST From: RMuRocks@aol.com Subject: Re: you guys... *S* In a message dated 12/23/98 6:40:10 PM Central Standard Time, catman@ethericcats.demon.co.uk writes: << I think youir assesment of Pat is a little hard, Bob. Pat has been treated appalingly and from what i have read, has mangaed to behave and respond quite well. >> If an apology on my part is in order and will assuage the wounds and get P.Henry (no relation to O.Henry, I suppose) to post his exploits, I offer it immediately and with all sincerity - frankly, I don't think he's been treated so shabbily, my first couple of posts people poked fun a bit - I just assumed I didn't express myself clearly and tried again. I would encourage P to do the same- we're a pretty easygoing lot, after all... Bob M. in SC ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 08:53:48 +0100 From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Winfried_H=FChn?=" Subject: Happy Holidays! Dear Listers, before I leave for my parents' house in Hamburg, I'd like to wish all you wonderful folks peaceful and joyous holidays. Welcome again to all the newbies on the list -- please speak up and let us know about yourself. As Mariana once put it, "it's all relevant". Here's an excerpt from a "Filserbrief" that I found in today's newspaper. A "Filserbrief" is a special German kind of satire, in which we make fun of our own, sometimes limited knowledge of the English language and the difficulties that arise out of the existence of so-called "false friends" (i.e. translating directly). Hope you get the idea and are able to enjoy it -- at least for somebody who speaks both languages, it is bloody hilarious! Winfried - --------------------------- "All years again" Dear Peter, to this time of the year play all people crazy. They have a screw loose. Where you also stand and where you also go: You are overall over-showered from Christmas -- on the streets and on markets, in the shops and in the churches, in the houses and in all television-channels. The heavenly army-troops sing it, loud from far and near: "Sweeter the bells never cling", "Tomorrow comes the Christmas-Man", Daughter Zion, joy yourself". But the tophit is "Still Night". Harry Belafonte sings it and Bing Crosby, Karel Gott and Julio Iglesias, Heino, Cindy und Bert, not to forget Bill Clinton who it on the sexophone plays. And I? I am dreaming of a White Christmas... ... On the third Advent-Sunday, was the hell loose in the city. Tenthousands of beseekers tortured themselves through the footgangster-zone. Hereby, oh you creditors. A whole folk in consumption-ecstasy, from all the ghosts left. And all in a horrible stress. Who can there still quiet blood beware? It gives no escape, no chance for a backtrain. Under this burden break I together. And every year the same procedure as last year: There went an order out from the Emperor Mammon, that on earths profit to make is, cost it what it will. As if it so in the Bible stands. All years again. Will it under such circumstances not better be, this whole circus up to give? I have there an idea: We should Christmas from now on in the internet bego. The internet is namely the new universal-religion. Without stress sit you therehome, surf through the Christmas-Forest, visit Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, how they the high-holy feast bego, and finish all your shopping in a virtual Harrods or Disney World Christmas Market. The real environment will us from whole heart thankbar be -- no stop and go on the autobahn, no benzin-consumption, no stinky air. Is this not fantastic?... ... Dear Peter, I wish you what -- sleep in heavenly rest. Your true Gisela ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V3 #523 ************************** There is now a JMDL tape trading list. Interested traders can get more details at http://www.jmdl.com/trading ------- 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. 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