From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2001 #541 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/joni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Saturday, November 10 2001 Volume 2001 : Number 541 The Official Joni Mitchell Homepage, created by Wally Breese, can be found at http://www.jonimitchell.com. It contains the latest news, a detailed bio, Original Interviews, essays, lyrics and much 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: favorite season/allergies NJC ["Wally Kairuz" ] Re: readers of the world, unite! NJC [TimandMaryPowers@aol.com] RE: readers of the world, unite! NJC ["Wally Kairuz" ] babs & judy njc ["Kate Bennett" ] FW: paz & victor njc ["Kate Bennett" ] joni tribute in sb ["Kate Bennett" ] Joni Tribute (long) ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: That three book thingie... [johnirving ] RE: readers of the world, unite! NJC ["Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: favorite season/allergies NJC you're telling me, mary. i am just beginning to recover from my spring allergies. gradually i can see i had eyes underneath my puffy eyelids. i must be the only person that stops breathing for two months every year. but autumn's pretty bad too. our summer is just like yours in dc. now you know why i hate it. wallyK, np: pet shop boys: being boring ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 00:34:36 EST From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: readers of the world, JOE KEENAN! NJC In a message dated 11/10/01 12:13:21 AM, wallykai@fibertel.com.ar writes: << i read contemporaries only if it's something like joe keenan, you know, american comedy style novels. >> Ah, Joe Keenan! I accidentally discovered him when I bought a book of his because he has the same name as the guy who cuts my hair! Unfortunately, Wally, I think it may be a long time before we see the likes of "Putting on the Ritz" and "Blue Heaven" again because I read somewhere that Keenan has been writing for a sitcom (Frasier?) for a few years now. --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 02:37:56 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: readers of the world, JOE KEENAN! NJC that's true, it's frasier. no wonder it's so funny and smart. like you, my beautiful and adored murphy! wally, who will never call you smurph because that's ashara's prerogative - -----Mensaje original----- De: Murphycopy@aol.com [mailto:Murphycopy@aol.com] Enviado el: Sabado, 10 de Noviembre de 2001 02:35 a.m. Para: wallykai@fibertel.com.ar; Murphycopy@aol.com; TimandMaryPowers@aol.com; joni@smoe.org Asunto: readers of the world, JOE KEENAN! NJC Unfortunately, Wally, I think it may be a long time before we see the likes of "Putting on the Ritz" and "Blue Heaven" again because I read somewhere that Keenan has been writing for a sitcom (Frasier?) for a few years now. --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 21:39:37 -0800 (PST) From: Nuriel Tobias Subject: Karen Peris "Of all the new singer-songwriters, Karen Peris is the most interesting to me." Joni Mitchell I found these words on several netpages. It lead me to Karen's band "Innocence Mission". The only time i've ever heard Karen was on Night Ride Home and nothing would make me happier than to listen to Joni's "most interesting" singer's songs. I never heard anything by Innocence Mission and they seem to have more than a few. If anyone can please tell me which one of their albums (or songs) is the most worthy and should be listened to, i would be very happy to check it out. Have a warm and pleasent weekend, Nuri _____________________________________________________________ Free email, web pages, news, entertainment, weather and MORE! Check out -------------------------------> http://wowmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 01:08:27 EST From: TimandMaryPowers@aol.com Subject: Re: readers of the world, unite! NJC In a message dated 11/9/01 9:13:21 PM, wallykai@fibertel.com.ar writes: >please somebody take care of paul auster next. hi Wally, you must not have read the article, because Paul Auster comes in for quite a bit of criticism. The prose in several of his books gets trashed. No, the critic is not an Auster fan. People hurry by so quickly Don't they hear the melodies In the chiming and the clicking And the laughing harmonies - - Joni Mitchell ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 03:25:17 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: readers of the world, unite! NJC that's true, i was going to read it now. now i'm more motivated than ever. - -----Mensaje original----- De: owner-joni@jmdl.com [mailto:owner-joni@jmdl.com]En nombre de TimandMaryPowers@aol.com Enviado el: Sabado, 10 de Noviembre de 2001 03:08 a.m. Para: joni@smoe.org Asunto: Re: readers of the world, unite! NJC In a message dated 11/9/01 9:13:21 PM, wallykai@fibertel.com.ar writes: >please somebody take care of paul auster next. hi Wally, you must not have read the article, because Paul Auster comes in for quite a bit of criticism. The prose in several of his books gets trashed. No, the critic is not an Auster fan. People hurry by so quickly Don't they hear the melodies In the chiming and the clicking And the laughing harmonies - - Joni Mitchell ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:37:47 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: another shameless WFUV plug that radio broadcast was tooo early for me here on pst...is it archived anywhere susan? congratulations, it sounds like it was fantastic.. can someone remind me of how to sign up for the guitar discussion list? thanks. >>>If you were listening to WFUV, they just said that they were doing the interview at about 8:45 am EST. THANKS. My streaming link is working great, I hope everyone elses is too. take care, sue<<< ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics www.polysonics.com Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ******************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:39:42 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: babs & judy njc they both have an extraordinary performing abilities & i have mesmorized by both of them.. like few can do ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics www.polysonics.com Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ******************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:39:58 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: FW: paz & victor njc paz, so good to hear from you...yay! victor, so sorry to hear of you & holley but you sound good...will be sending out good thoughts your way in hopes you find a good job & a musical town to move to... i think i just learned the same thing last night that you recently wrote about after your tribute band experience....much more lucrative than being a singer songwriter except for the very lucky few...except that i am giving all the money we made last night to the red cross...oh well...its what i wanted to do... ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics www.polysonics.com Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ******************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:40:28 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: joni tribute in sb we had an absolutely incredibly fabulous show tonight...i am waaaay too braindead to relay much at this point except that it exceeded all my expectations & it will definately be an annual event...so mark yer calendars! more later...happy birthday joni! ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics www.polysonics.com Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ******************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:41:05 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Joni Tribute (long) We had the most amazing night. Although, a few hours earlier at sound check I was telling myself ...what the feck was I thinking?!?! To be both producer & performer...haven't I learned this lesson already...what, am I insane? Sound check was a true nightmare for me as my usually great sounding jumbo Taylor guitar decided to make awful sounds (probably something wrong in my pickups)...so after replacing the battery for the second time (anyone with Baggs pickups out there knows that just changing the battery is a nightmare all by itself), I realized I couldn't use my guitar. ARGHH! Fortunately, one of the musicians offered me his but changing guitars at the last minute is NOT fun, especially when you are playing in 3 different tunings & need to play waaay up on the neck on a guitar that doesn't have a cutaway like I am used too. Plus I was having a difficult time getting this guitar to stay in tune (old strings?)...double arghh! There were some other technical sound glitches but to my ears everyone else sounded pretty good. I admit I did have a momentary thought of just forgetting my set & I really really understood why Joni stopped touring before someone gave her the VG8. (Okay, I can hear Paz saying, Kate! Get a VG8...I have been telling you! But I am too invested in the sound of the acoustic guitar to switch over now.) By the time sound check was over (thank goodness we started an hour earlier than planned just in case...haha), a whole lot of people started arriving (people in SB never arrive on time but tonight they did). I had hoped for a decent turn out as we got some press coverage (from the arts editor who was a Joni fan) & I had plastered the town with posters & flyers for weeks. To my enormous suprise the club owner came over & told me that the entire place was sold out! This rarely happens there except on weekends with a dance band. I hadn't even thought of reserving a table for myself but somehow they found an extra table for me & some of the musicians so we could get something to eat. (It was at this very point, starving, exhausted & waaay stressed out over my guitar & was pretty sure that I would be making a complete fool of myself in front of the entire town, plus in the audience was my friend & guitar player extraordinaire Seymour Duncan who had never heard me perform..would I remember all the words & chords & tunings to 3 songs I had only just recently learned & never played in public)- & OH MY GAWD the place was packed!!!!!!!!!! When 3 different people looked at me & suggested I have a half glass of wine (never do I do this before performing) I figured it was the right thing to do so I did. Plus my friend arrived just in time who is a massage therapist did a little work on my shoulders. Ahhhh...better...much better. When then my husband Jeff arrived (he decided not to try & learn a song for this show which as it turned out was very wise...I needed his support energy) he reminded me that a bad sound check meant the show would be a success because the bugs were worked out. I believed him & decided it would be an incredible evening. He was right & it was. The entire room plus a tented patio & another outside patio was jammed with tables, the back bar was jammed with standing room only & people ended up sitting on the floor in front of the stage. Over 200 people not counting musicians. Capacity crowd plus. Who are all these people?...many friends but there were a whole lot of folks I didn't know...Joni fans! She has soooo many! The energy was incredible. The audience sang along & even danced! They were enthralled & ecstatic. So many people came up to me after the show to tell me what huge fans of Joni they were, how incredible the show was, etc. Everyone of the musicians performed magnificently. I arranged the songs chronologically & as the performers got on & off the stage I talked or read a bit about Joni's history (thanks to jonimitchell.com!!!!) then the musicians would play a song from that album or time period. I started by saying today is Joni Mitchell's Birthday. The whole crowd cheered. OMG. What a supportive start! I told them about her recent Toronto hommage & that it was honoring artists as world leaders (as opposed to politicians). More cheers! Here is one very cool unplanned coincidence- I read the quote about Joni's English teacher telling her she could paint with words & that he was onstage with her at her recent hommage (there were audible audience wows at this comment...so sweet!). Then it dawned on me that the person I was about to introduce to start the show was my friend Donna who is a teacher. What an amazing transition! Here is the set list: Donna- Urge for Going, Chelsea Morning Tammy & Mark- Both Sides Now Joyce- accapella The Fiddle & the Drum Antara & Delilah- Conversation Craig & Kasey- This Flight Tonight, A Case of You Heather- The Same Situation, Free Man In Paris Jennifer- Blue, Rainy Night House, For Free Michael, Peter & Tom- Coyote Kate, Michael & Jack- Amelia, Night Ride Home Antara & Delilah- Cherokee Louise Michael, Peter, Tom, & Kate- Carey Finale- The Circle Game (Donna, Delilah, Heather, Peter on verses & everyone on chorus) Yes, we taped it. Haven't listened yet. Jeff has & says it turned out mostly good...only a few glitches...will get copies to the musicians & see if they are willing to let ya'll hear it & someone on the jmdl can tree it hopefully.... I am still on such a high from this...thanks for listening! ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics www.polysonics.com Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ******************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 00:25:39 -0600 From: johnirving Subject: Re: That three book thingie... Paul, I was wondering the same thing... although, wasn't there mention during the Toronto tribute that Joni was in the process of writing her autobiography? -My curiosity is also 'up' over a listing at Amazon.com.uk. One item for sale is an audiotape memoir for Joni Mitchell from Random House that is listed as published Dec. 31, 2000. I almost hit the one click shopping button, but didn't. -I assumed if it hasn't been mentioned anywhere on the JMDL, it hasn't been published. - --maybe this one got under our radar... anyone care to give it a shot??? http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index%3Dbooks-uk%26field-author%3DMitchell%2C%20Joni/202-9401264-0304645 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 04:21:00 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: readers of the world, unite! NJC i've finished reading the article. i adore this myers person. now i know that i'm right and almost everybody else is wrong. so what else is new? wallyK, really careful from now when i wax poetic ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2001 #541 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------- Siquomb, isn't she?