From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2000 #167 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk JMDL Digest Monday, April 3 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 167 Ashara has set up a "Wally Breese Memorial Fund," with all donations going directly into the upkeep of the JoniMitchell.com website. Wally kept the website going with his own funds, and it will now be up to Jim to continue. If you would like to donate to this fund, please make all checks payable to: Jim Johanson and send them to: Ashara Stansfield P.O. Box 215 Topsfield, MA 01983 USA ------- The Official Joni Mitchell Homepage can be found 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 http://www.jmdl.com and contains interviews, articles, the member gallery, archives, and much more. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: [NYC Tickets] [Lori Reason ] Dee Dee Bridgewater and jazz vocals (VLJC) [Joseph Palis ] Alan's Creative Writing Project ["Alan Lorimer" ] Re: sweet vinyl! (NJC) ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] review from Q magazine [Deb Messling ] Re: did I miss something? NJC ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Great Joni Seat at Concord Pavillion!!! For Sale. [Stephen Pelton Dance ] Joni and Andrea [Jerry Notaro ] NEW Greenpoints Survey (500 pts) [mann@chicagonet.net] OOPS GOOFED ON THE URL. HERE'S THE CORRECT ADDY [mann@chicagonet.net] Kazoo'd (NJC) [Michael Paz ] Report on Nancy Wilson Show [SMEBD@aol.com] new to the list but not to joni [pat holden ] JMDL site - history? [Les Irvin ] Apology [SMEBD@aol.com] Krall/Powell NJC [Michael Paz ] Re: new to the list but not to joni [Randy Remote ] Long Tails...(NJC) [Michael Paz ] Re: Thin Ice Web Page NJC [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Report on Nancy Wilson Show [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: new to the list but not to joni NJC [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Report on Nancy Wilson Show (VLJC) [SMEBD@aol.com] Re: Report on Nancy Wilson Show [zapuppy2@webtv.net (Penny)] Smithsonian Institute of Art (NJC) [mann@chicagonet.net] Re: JMDL site [Scott Price ] Re: Report on Nancy Wilson Show [Dflahm@aol.com] Re: A Strange Boy [AngelinoCoyote@aol.com] This Old Gay String (NJC) [AngelinoCoyote@aol.com] NJC: April Fool's Day Around The Planet ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: Kevin Spaceman NJC ["Helen M. Adcock" ] dave letterman ["gene mock" ] Re: dave letterman [IVPAUL42@aol.com] also new to the list [Bounced Message ] Sneak preview [Les Irvin ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2 Apr 00 12:08:35 MET DST From: Lori Reason Subject: Re: [NYC Tickets] Thanks for the update Emily, Would anybody be able to pick up 2 extra tickets? My husband & I are flying into the city 20 May, and want to go to either show. Would be great to meet other NYC jmdler's too! Please eMail me privately: lorireason@netscape.net Thanks! Lori Emily Kirk Gray wrote: hi all -- not sure if this is old news, but... there is an ad in this week's Village Voice which says BSN tickets for May 22 (what about May 23, i ask?) at MSG theater go on sale monday april 3 at 9 AM. hope this helps! - -- emily ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 18:22:40 +0800 (JST) From: Joseph Palis Subject: Dee Dee Bridgewater and jazz vocals (VLJC) I used to think that probably one of the reasons why the compact disc was invented was because of Ella Fitzgerald because of the clarity of her voice and the sheer perfection of her versions of songs, be it Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance" to Bacharach's "Wives and Lovers" to "This Guy's in Love With You". The sheer joy I felt when I discovered her I likened to discovering John Pizzarelli and June Tabor for the first time. Mind-blowing. Dee Dee Bridgewater is one of the jazz vocalists who are carrying the tradition initiated by Ella, Billie, Sarah, Dinah, Betty, Helen Merrill, etc. Along with Diana Krall, Cassandra Wilson, Janis Siegel, Patti Cathcart, Nnenna Freelon, Vanessa Rubin, Claire Martin, Ann Hampton Callaway and Susannah McCorkle, Bridgewater excelled in two ways of singing jazz (one is the scat vocalese perfected by Ella, Anita O'Day and Betty Carter, and the use of voice as an instrument; and the other is the story-telling vocal raised to genius level by Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, Cleo Laine, Lee Wiley, Abbey Lincoln). Bridgwater's two outstanding CDs are: LOVE AND PEACE (A Tribute to Horace Silver) and DEAR ELLA (A Tribute to Ella Fitz). The first album benefitted from ingenious arrangements and a tight musical support from musicians, among them Horace Silver himself. Outstanding tracks: "Permit Me To Introduce You to Yourself" and "Doodlin'" (memorably recorded live by The Divine Sarah Vaughan). The second album features Dee Dee in various settings (trio, combo, orchestra, duet) singing songs closely associated with Ella. Her slow version of "Mack the Knife" (usually sung in mid tempo to break neck speed) eclipsed recent versions of the song. Her voice has the best qualities of the best jazz vocalists from Sarah to Cleo to Alberta Hunter to Ernestine Anderson. Dee Dee released her latest CD "Live at Yoshi's". Her live tracks were just as good as her studio recordings. I am one of those bigots who think that one is good if one's live performance is as good as their studio outputs. Dee Dee's latest CD is a good place to start. Joseph (wants to hear the ffg singers tackle standards: Sade, Suzanne Vega and Erykah Badu) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 20:37:45 +1000 From: "Alan Lorimer" Subject: Alan's Creative Writing Project I am having a lot of trouble at present with my site at: http://www.users.bigpond.com/AlanLorimer/ I have temporarily set up another website at: http://jonimitchell.homestead.com/files/welcome.htm Alan Lorimer Hawley Beach Tasmania ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 20:39:18 +1000 From: "Alan Lorimer" Subject: Alan's Creative Writing Project I am having a lot of trouble at present with my site at: http://www.users.bigpond.com/AlanLorimer/ I have temporarily set up another website at: http://jonimitchell.homestead.com/files/welcome.htm Alan Lorimer Hawley Beach Tasmania ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 08:35:37 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: sweet vinyl! (NJC) Ah Victor, As Obi-Wan said to Luke in Episode IV, "Congratulations. You've taken your first step into a larger world." I think vinyl has it all over CD when it comes to producing a string sound in real space (not a booth). There are much nicer flavors of digital being used professionally but for now, it all gets reduced to CD's 16 bit / 44.1 kHz sampling rate. Look for better things in your next life... All the best, Jim L'Hommedieu near Cincinnati np: Mozart, a Sunday morning ritual in my household ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 08:51:10 -0400 From: Deb Messling Subject: review from Q magazine Reviewer: Lucy O'Brien Joni Mitchell has always been an innovator, specialising in sparky lyrics and layering her music with shades of jazz, rock and folk. Yet recent albums, including '98's Taming The Tiger, have suggested that maybe the time is right for something a little different. Hence the complete change of direction for this album: a collection of mostly cover versions performed with a 70-piece orchestra and including the likes of saxophonist Wayne Shorter and keyboard player Herbie Hancock. Mitchell moves gracefully through 12 standards that "trace the arc of a modern romantic relationship." Although the theme seems a little contrived, the songs are perfectly executed. Thirties numbers such as Comes Love and Stormy Weather have a languid, husky quality as she combines the grace of big-band phrasing with a post-hippy '60s laconic take on romance. Though there is a shimmering precision to this set, the strings never become schmaltzy, and not surprisingly the two most passionate tracks are her own - - the love song A Case Of You (first recorded in 1972), and a moving reinterpretation of her 1967 anthem Both Sides Now. "I've looked at life from both sides now," she sings with thought-provoking resonance. You can well believe it. Deb Messling messling@enter.net http://www.enter.net/~messling/ ~there are only three kinds of people: those who can count, and those who can't. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 09:13:43 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: did I miss something? NJC A few weeks ago Les said that he's revamping www.jmdl.com. He's also transitioning to different servers. All the best, Jim L'Hommedieu near Cincinnati ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 10:35:50 -0700 From: Stephen Pelton Dance Theater Subject: Great Joni Seat at Concord Pavillion!!! For Sale. JMDLers, I have two, possibly four, tickets to sell for Joni BSN Tour at the Concord Pavillion in California Sat May 13.Great Seats!!--Section 103, Row H. Email me privately to buy! Stephen Pelton Stephen Pelton Dance Theater peltdanc@dnai.com www.dnai.com/~peltdanc ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 13:47:45 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Joni and Andrea Went early last night to the Andrea Bocelli concert to beat all the traffic. Before the concert (20,000 people, full orchestra, over 1000 seats at $300 per head) they played the entire Turbulent Indigo cd on that huge sound system. Of course I just had to worm my way to the backstage area to smooze a little. I was told by a staff member that Mr. Bocelli is a HUGE fan of Joni and plays her music all the time. Interesting, n'est pas? Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 12:45:17 -0500 From: mann@chicagonet.net Subject: NEW Greenpoints Survey (500 pts) Get another 500 points. Just answer one question. What would you buy if you had enough points: Digital Camera DVD Player 6 Night Ski Vacation 3 Day Caribbean Cruise Save for more rewards Wallllaaahhhh! You have 500 more points toward gift certificates. How much easier can this be!!??!! http://www.startsampling.com Click on 'Earn Greenpoints' Take Survey Today's Freebie: Loreal FREE box of haircolor: http://www.ivillage.com/sponsors/loreal/ (No Gray for May.......Joni's concert......) Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 12:58:44 -0500 From: mann@chicagonet.net Subject: OOPS GOOFED ON THE URL. HERE'S THE CORRECT ADDY Here's the correct address for the 500 points. http://www.greenpoints.com Members: LOG IN NON-MEMBERS: Register to be a member (then take survey) Click on EARN GREENPOINTS Take Survey. Get another 500 points. Just answer one question. What would you buy if you had enough points: Digital Camera DVD Player 6 Night Ski Vacation 3 Day Caribbean Cruise Save for more rewards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's Freebie: Loreal FREE box of haircolor: http://www.ivillage.com/sponsors/loreal/ Laura P.S. If you want to earn points for free books, CDs, movies, DVDs and Amazon.com gift certificates & more. Go to: http://www.startsampling.com and sign-up. It will take awhile to get enough points for the freebies....but if you're persistant it will eventually pay off. You get to sample freebies too......that's part of the points. If you want to use me as a referrel I'll get 5 points. Not much but I'd appreciate it. (You can email me for my referrel name) But, you don't NEED a referrel to sign-up. You can just sign-up on your own and start earning points and getting freebies. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 12:20:44 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Kazoo'd (NJC) Jimmy wrote: "I guess the kazoo bit won't happen at Jonifest2000 in N.O. with so many extremely talented musicians performing. Rats, cause I was hoping it would happen again since the kazoo is the only instrument I can play :-(" Jimmy- au contraire bon homme! We do a little segment during the actual concert called F-Troop, where various participants can really let their collective hair down and get their kazoos out. Also I was very upset that Harper Lou has dropped out of the line-up for JoniFest to run away with the circus. Boo-Hoo. Tell me it was an April Folls joke PLEASE! Paz NP-Denise Marie(who will be at Joni Fest) The tapes from my B-Day celebration last Friday night ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 14:42:22 EDT From: SMEBD@aol.com Subject: Report on Nancy Wilson Show Kakki and Penny: I'm an honest man, so first things first, I didn't get to talk to Ms. Wilson and she didn't sign a single Joni song (at least not during the late show, which became the very late show since we had to change the clocks). However, if we play Six Degrees of Separation from Joni (kind of like the game with Kevin Bacon, only the music is better :-D ), I might be able to scrape up a couple of Joni related points (then again, maybe not!). Nancy Wilson sang "A Sleepin Bee" which was recorded by B. Streisand, who, as we all know, recorded "I Don't Know Where I Stand"--what do you think Penny, a couple of points at least? (If not for that, then how about the fact that Nancy Wilson has recorded a song by Bonnie Raitt who recorded "That Song About The Midway"). I'm desperate Penny (and I told you Kakki, I'm not above cheating). As for Nancy Wilson, she played the Blue Note with her trio (Llew Matthews on Piano, John B. Williams on Bass, and Roy McCurdy on Drums). The set list follows: I've Got You Under My Skin Save Your Love For Me Some Old Man (I'm not certain this is the title of the song--I was unfamiliar with it) The Masquerade Is Over A Sleepin Bee Because We're Kids If I Could Clear Out Of This World Guess Who I Saw Today? Hello Lovin You The good new: her voice is great. The bad news: she has become very mannered and did some very strange things with the microphone (waving it back and forth and distorting the sound of her voice). My lover, who has been dying to see Nancy Wilson since he was a kid, made the comment "She was waving the microphone as if it was a bottle of smelling salts trying to bring life back to a song that she had already killed". I'd like to say he was being a little tough, but I have to agree. But in all fairness to Ms. Wilson, I have to tell you that the audience LOVED her. Perhaps my lover and I really love the young Nancy Wilson when she recorded with Cannonball Adderley--we listened to an early recording this morning and it was wonderful. I wouldn't say that the evening was a waste by any means, but it was disappointing, especially since there were moments when she approached the material dropping all the mannerisms and it was really nice. Also the trio was very good. Listening to the trio, I did get the thought that I would love to hear Joni do some Jazz standards with a Trio. Stephen ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 14:53:38 -0500 From: pat holden Subject: new to the list but not to joni Just wanted to write a few words to say hello. I'm new to the list but certainly not to our beloved Joni. My writerly heart was smitten by her sound just after the release of Court & Spark, an album which continues to hold a special place in my heart. (ack, has it been THAT long??). I truly enjoy the rivers of thought before me and I look forward to more. Absolutely loved the clever april foolery a la Clark!!! Still gigglin' over it...okay okay for one brief moment you had me. :-) I agree about the tenderness of Case of You on BSN...made me cry too. Does anyone else think Joni sounds a bit sad in this CD? Just wondered. thanks to everyone for words of wisdom and more. mags. - -- - --------------------------------------------------------------------- _~O / /\_, ___/\ /_ - ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 12:45:42 -0600 From: Les Irvin Subject: JMDL site - history? At 4/2/2000 04:24 AM , P. Henry wrote: >... but can someone tell me what happened to JMDL.com? ... I haven't been >able to access the site for days! Pat et al - Sadly, the JMDL website has been permanently shut down by Rolling Stone's lawyers due to multiple copyright infringements. It's been a long, hard battle... but I've lost. Just kidding. I'm a day late for an April Fool's joke anyway. Actually, the JMDL site - after about a year of lying dormant - has been completely revised, reworked, repainted, and repaired. We've pounded the dents out of the hood and taken it through the wash. I had planned this past week to quickly and quietly move the domain to it's new server. Obviously, it hasn't gone quite as planned. Not only is the new site not up yet, but the old one is down as well. Hopefully, things will be set right very soon. And Pat, it's nice to know that somebody noticed! :-) I am very excited about the site's new look. In particular, the guitar portion of the site has grown from it's present world-class status to simply the best guitar site in cyberspace. Sue, Marian, Mark, and Howard have spent hundreds of hours updating and revising everything. It's an amazing place! Anyway, I'll make an announcement just as soon as it's available on-line. Thanks, Les NP: Emmylou Harris - "May This Be Love" from Wrecking Ball ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 15:14:14 EDT From: SMEBD@aol.com Subject: Apology My apologies to those people on the Only Joni List--I forgot to put VLJC on my post regarding Nancy Wilson--So Sorry! Stephen ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 13:14:33 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Krall/Powell NJC Leslie wrote: "Monday night an old friend treated me to a Diana Krall concert here in Santa Cruz, CA. Like the Dylan concert here two weeks ago, the crowd was attentive and adoring. Diana was relaxed and was backed up by a crackerjack trio on upright bass (Ben Wolfe), guitar (Dan Faehnle) and drums (Shannon Powell from New Orleans - know him Paz?)." I know Shannon well. He was suppose to be on the TV show with a band we had this week, but I guess we will excuse him since he landed a cool gig like that. Michael ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 12:47:11 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: new to the list but not to joni pat holden wrote: > > Just wanted to write a few words to say hello. I'm new > to the list but certainly not to our beloved Joni. My > writerly heart was smitten by her sound just after the > release of Court & Spark, an album which continues to > hold a special place in my heart. (ack, has it been > THAT long??). > > I truly enjoy the rivers of thought before me and I > look forward to more. Absolutely loved the clever > april foolery a la Clark!!! Still gigglin' over > it...okay okay for one brief moment you had me. :-) > > I agree about the tenderness of Case of You on > BSN...made me cry too. Does anyone else think Joni > sounds a bit sad in this CD? Just wondered. > > thanks to everyone for words of wisdom and more. > > mags. Welcome to the list! I've listened to BSN twice (in a month, I know I'm probably grounded...), and the second time, the overall gestalt I got from it was meloncholy... RR ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 13:49:34 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Long Tails...(NJC) Clark wrote: "...A year later, I joined a rehabilitation group and returned to school. I met a handsome gay man who asked me if I had ever walked on the wild side, and who eventually gave me an extensive tour of it. I got a job in a record store and remembered when an album was shipped to us with a striking black and white cover. It was HEJIRA and I realized it was Joan on the cover in a big fur coat. I went through the Joni Mitchell rack and looked through all of her other albums, cursing my stupidity. I put Hejira on immediately, chased out the customers and closed the doors. Five tracks in, I realized that Joni had written a song about our time together. And if you’ve gotten this far, APRIL FOOLS!" CLARK YOU BASTARD! Michael ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 17:22:40 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Thin Ice Web Page NJC In a message dated 4/1/00 10:41:07 PM US Central Standard Time, CaTGirl627@aol.com writes: << It will make me purrrrr if some of you would check out the site and give me some feedback. I have never done any of this befor so feedback can be a nessecity for a great site..... >> Well, I visited your site, Catgirl...forgot to sign the guestbook so I'll have to go back and do that. It looks OK, you might try and get some more color to it, it looks a little too black & white to me. But anyway, glad to hear the whole thing is working out for you - I'll keep an eye on that gig listing to see when you begin your Southern Tour! ;~) Bob NP: Dylan, "The Wicked Messenger" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 17:24:33 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Report on Nancy Wilson Show In a message dated 4/2/00 12:45:15 PM US Central Standard Time, SMEBD@aol.com writes: << If I Could >> Stephen, is this the same tune that Joni duets with Seal on? If so, you sorta have your cover thing cinched, maybe? Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 17:27:48 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: new to the list but not to joni NJC << Just wanted to write a few words to say hello. I'm new to the list but certainly not to our beloved Joni. My writerly heart was smitten by her sound just after the release of Court & Spark, an album which continues to hold a special place in my heart. (ack, has it been THAT long??). >> Hi Mags, & welcome! It doesn't seem that long ago that those records came out, but I guess it has been. Glad you found us - look forward to hearing more from you! Bob NP(Now Playing): Steppenwolf, "Born To Be Wild" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 17:32:08 EDT From: SMEBD@aol.com Subject: Re: Report on Nancy Wilson Show (VLJC) In a message dated 04/02/2000 5:27:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, SCJoniGuy@aol.com writes: << << If I Could >> Stephen, is this the same tune that Joni duets with Seal on? If so, you sorta have your cover thing cinched, maybe? >> Bob: I'd love to say that this is the same tune, but alas, it isn't. Stephen--waiting to hear the score from Penny NP--A Case Of You (Alternate Blue) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 15:14:01 -0700 (PDT) From: zapuppy2@webtv.net (Penny) Subject: Re: Report on Nancy Wilson Show Stephen reported: <> WOW! Stephen this info must be worth points bigtime! I mean what an incredible gesture on Ms Wilson's part, that she would take the time and effort to learn how to sign her songs for those in her audience who may be hard of hearing enough that they can hear her wonderful voice but not make out the words. I know I fall into that category often myself. Oh, wait a minute. Ahhh never mind, "sign" with the "g" and "n" reversed in order becomes "sing". A typo. Man, seems another case of points given all for naught. ;-) Then Bob the music slut and my smart ass mentor wrote: <>    <> Stephen's reply: <> <> Well Stephen, just in my brief research the other day, I came up with with the same 6 degree scenarios you did. As much as I would like to award points for all "close, but no cigars" cases that have been found so far, to award the points, it would make me a judge, a role I particularly dislike. I can't see how this little battle in the "NW search for a JM cover" isn't still a draw between you and Kakki. Maybe it's going to be a case of reporting *when* Nancy Wilson does her first Joni cover? I do award you both equal points however, for the tracks of NW I've listened to for the first time, in the last few days, solely because of this thread. ;-) Penny NP Sacramento Kings verses Philly 76ers :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Grace dies when it becomes us verses them......Philip Yancey ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 18:15:27 -0500 From: mann@chicagonet.net Subject: Smithsonian Institute of Art (NJC) Checked the calendar and I don't see Joni appearing here.............but I did find three note cards from the museum's collection they're giving away. http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/membership/gift.html I did sent a short note encouraging them to show some of Joni's artwork! Doesn't hurt to ask, ya know! (nice site!) Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 16:44:56 -0700 From: Scott Price Subject: Re: JMDL site At 12:45 PM 4/2/00 -0600, Les Irvin wrote: >Actually, the JMDL site - after about a year of lying dormant - has been >completely revised, reworked, repainted, and repaired. I kind of stumbled into the "new" JMDL website as Les was getting it set up and would like to say "GREAT JOB" to Les. The new site has a fresh look and is very easy to navigate. There are new search features (always much appreciated, Les) and the layout of the pages is first-rate with a fine combination of a clean look, wonderful graphics, and tons of information. Looking forward to the re-opening, Scott ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 22:19:03 EDT From: Dflahm@aol.com Subject: Re: Report on Nancy Wilson Show "Lovin' You," her closer...is that the song Minnie Ripperton had the hit on about 25 years ago? DAVID LAHM ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 22:38:54 EDT From: AngelinoCoyote@aol.com Subject: Re: A Strange Boy Hi Clark: You are a very strange, yet wonderful boy! What a story! I must have smoked ten cigs to just get through it, and yes, I made it all the way. I was like "how cool!" I saved it forever on a floppy - where I keep all my favorite things! Best April Fool joke ever played on me. Man, it was soooo sexy it made me wish I were straight. Naw, make that a lesbian. You're the greatest! Thanks, ever so, (and my laptop too) for brightening this otherwise dull biz trip to DC. No regrets, Coyote (jet lagged) Casa Alegre Hollywood, California I'll be dancin' on a pony keg. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 23:14:40 EDT From: AngelinoCoyote@aol.com Subject: This Old Gay String (NJC) Hi Everybody! Okay, okay - bored and pie eyed here in DC. Herbie's on my traveling CD/Laptop Rube Goldberg connected stereo. Read through the 268 backed up emails from my prolific JM pals and still reelin' from Clark's joke. It's 11PM here, only 8PM in CA - sleep seems to be a ways away for me. I chuckled at an email Howard wrote and can't resist: Howard Wrote: don't go to the gym often enough, I don't shave or trim any of my body hair, let alone get electrolysis (and, in fact, I don't know any of my many gay friends who do), and I don't drink and, hold on to your hat, I don't even know what GHB is. And I don't want to have a baby, let alone a baby with Madonna-- Coyote Responds: My lover goes to the gym everyday, so I let him do mine for me. It's a rich reward for wearing his ring. I don't shave or electrocute my body hair. It seems to be falling out on its own, but blessedly, not from my head. Okay, I do a little brow plucking now and again to avoid unibrow. I do a little trimming in unmentionable (but visible) areas to avoids stares and pointing on the LA subway. Hooch. I don't drink anything but scotch, wine, and beer. Maybe a little gin, occasionally vodka (any brand), and champagne on New Year's Eve. Oh yes, and a little moonshine when visiting Mom's family in Oklahoma. It helps get me through. I don't know what GHB is either. But I do subscribe to Out and Genre. Does that count? I don't have a baby, but I do have an Airedale terrier. My question is "do I have to stop being gay now?" Or did I accumulate enough points to stay in? If I do have to leave, there will probably be one very happy old lady living a retirement life in Arizona. :) But I get to tell her. Take care all and have a good week! No regrets, (I don't think) Coyote Casa Alegre Hollywood, California I'll be dancin' on a pony keg. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 00:37:39 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: NJC: April Fool's Day Around The Planet Do we need to explain April Fool's Day to the Kiwis and Australians and Brits? Is it an North American thing, eh? All the best, Jim L'Hommedieu near Cincinnati ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 21:48:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Julie Webb Subject: JC: HIGH FIDELITY Hi Everybody, Sorry if this has already been mentioned---(I'm on digest and hopelessly running behind the times,) but I was delighted to discover that "Joni Mitchell" is amusingly mentioned in the wonderful, fantabulous "High Fidelity" movie from the novel by Nick Hornby. I love John Cussack! All of you audio-vinyl heads out there, you've just got to go there...Lamadoo, you'll love this one.... (This movie is as fresh as they come.) (Hornby must have a thing for Joni. If any of you remember, "Joni Mitchell" is also mentioned in Nick Hornby's book, "About A Boy.") -JulezeeWebb ps. By the way, Looks like we Webblings will be moving to Fairfax County Virginia, (the D.C. suburbs) in June. After living in the city for 20 years, ("sure am sick of that sofa,") Im looking forward to switching to an "American Beauty" neighborhood just so the kids could rollerblade (a strange boy is weaving a course of grace and havoc...) and ride their bikes in a "subdivision" (or a ranch house on a hill,) that includes a hissingOfsummerLawns pool. (("Yellow checkers for the Kitchen , Climbing Ivy for the bath"....yadda yadda yadda.) Just hopin' that I'll find a few liberal democrats and latin drummers to "patrol that fence of his." - ---Julie, who's been known to yell, "get down off of there..." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 16:59:27 +1200 From: "Helen M. Adcock" Subject: Re: Kevin Spaceman NJC Howard wrote: >And then I thought, ohmygod, maybe this means that Russell Crowe is gay, >too and his hand holding was his way of deflecting, too. (I don't >really believe that he is gay, but it was nice to think about for a >bit.) > >I guess it's why they are called actors. Speaking of Russell Crowe, acting and gay men, there's an Australian movie called "The Sum Of Us" that you would probably like. Russell Crowe plays a gay man living with his father (played by Jack Thompson). Well-acted, well-scripted, well-directed - worth a look if you get a chance. Helen _______________________________ "I don't believe in livin' in the middle with available extremes" - Carole King hell@ihug.co.nz ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 22:32:02 -0700 From: "gene mock" Subject: dave letterman for sure!!!! joni is leterman's guest on monday night!!! now that is worth staying up late for. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 01:38:15 EDT From: IVPAUL42@aol.com Subject: Re: dave letterman In a message dated 4/3/00 1:29:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, gmock@psyber.com writes: << for sure!!!! joni is leterman's guest on monday night!!! now that is worth staying up late for. >> Won't Letterman start later than usual, at least on the East Coast, because of the NCAA championship game? Paul I ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 23:54:10 -0600 From: Bounced Message Subject: also new to the list From: aleda@att.net Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 14:56:44 -0500 I found this list when just doing random looking-around on the net and am looking forward to reading it. Only other music list I've subscribed to was the Sondheim one. I discovered Joni as a freshman in college when a friend had "For the Roses.' Great album still. I must say that my interest in the albums after 'Hejira' diminished (my enthusiasm for everything pre- 'Hejira' has never dimmed) but this all changed after I bought Hits and Misses. Love the new one, have been playing it almost exclusively since I bought it, promptly at nine the day it was released. Guess if I had to choose just one JM album for the proverbial desert island it might be 'The Hissing of Summer Lawns.' I'd ask the other list members their answer to this question but I fear newbie-ness--that it is a question that appears from every new subscriber. - --AJ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 00:16:42 -0600 From: Les Irvin Subject: Sneak preview Joniphiles - Here's the location of the new JMDL site for anyone interested in a preview: http://216.247.66.89/ Sometime this week it should show up at www.jmdl.com. Les NP: Ginger Baker Trio "I Lu Kron" ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2000 #167 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list at Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe joni-digest" to ------- Siquomb, isn't she?