From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2002 #308 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 Friday, August 2 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 308 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: Jonilist and partners ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: scientists prove it - joni was right!!! ["hell" ] Re: Jonilist and partners [Mags N Brei ] Re: I read the biography of Joni Mitchell by Karen O'Brien [Engwall57@aol] Re: Jonilist and partners [Catherine McKay ] Re: Jonifest Invite [anne@sandstrom.com] Re: Jonilist and partners [anne@sandstrom.com] Re: Jonilist and partners [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Talk to Me ["Erica Trudelle" ] Re: Talk to Me [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Jonifest Invite [Steve Dulson ] Norah Jones & Joni [Catherine McKay ] Re: Jonilist and partners [Catherine McKay ] Re: Jonilist and partners [Catherine McKay ] Re: Jonilist and partners ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: Jonifest Invite [Catherine McKay ] Patty Griffin--NJC [Denny Giovanetti ] Re: Jonilist and partners ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: assorted musings on things joni... ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] NJC Re: Jonilist and partners [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Patty Griffin--NJC [dsk ] njc new music service ["Kate Bennett" ] Multiple Choice Test for Performing Songwriters (NJC) [Lori in MD ] Re: Jonilist and partners [FMYFL@aol.com] Re: Talk to Me ["Peg Eves" ] Re: Jonilist and partners [Catherine McKay ] Now That's What I Call Covers #32 [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Jonilist and partners njc [Mags N Brei ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 00:08:48 -0700 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners >I've been wondering for months now if y'all are *out* JMDLers, and if so, >what >do your friends and significant others think of your *obsession* ? ! Yes....I do get teased, quite a bit! But the upshot is that I get Joni presents on B-days....Christmas... I have a shrine...sort of....well..a multi/media/my favorite things room.....and up against the walls I have vinyl Joni...Joni on easels....just joni stuff. So whenever I let somebody into my world...I get comments like, "you really like her!! " or "who is that woman?" (out the door they go....real fast..) I have a sister who likes Joni BUT whenever she is in my car and I try to slip a Joni CD in....she bulks...her reaction is that she is soooooo depressing. DEPRESSING?????? My best friend of twenty years thinks she is a hell of a songwriter, BUT does not particularly care for her voice or is not really moved by her music. Another friend,well he appreciates Joni.....but he really tries for me.... SO outside of this list...I have no one that I really can share this passion with. (sometimes makes for a lonely world) Interesting question. Btw, thanks for being the conduit a couple of weeks ago. :-) Take care, Bree >Just wondering what your experience is like, beyond the List... > >Michaelo _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 19:49:09 +1200 From: "hell" Subject: Re: scientists prove it - joni was right!!! > The abbreviation "amp" means what, please? Hi David I don't think anyone's answered this, so I thought I'd do it quickly (I hate not knowing these things, as well).... It's something to do with the mail software Ron is using - & should read "ampersand" or the "&" character. For some reason the software is not translating it properly. I hope this answers your question! Hell ____________________________ "To have great poets, there must be great audiences too." - Walt Whitman hell@ihug.co.nz Hell's Personal Photo Page: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hell/main/personal.htm Visit the NBLs (Natural Born Losers) at: http://www.nbls.co.nz ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 02:58:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags N Brei Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners - --- michael o'malley wrote: > > I've been wondering for months now if y'all are *out* JMDLers, and if > so, what > do your friends and significant others think of your *obsession* ? ! > > > Hi Michael! thanks for posting this great question. not only is my partner as much in love with Joni and her music, life, art as i am, he's on the list :-) how lucky is that! You just never know what will happen when you type in the words 'Joni Mitchell' into that search engine. As far as my own obsession, there's no need to explain on my home front. Evidence of Joni everywhere. I know what you mean about friends giving that 'look' when they discover how much Joni is a part of your life. Impossible to explain something that runs so deep within. Brei and I visited a photographer friend in Toronto for a session this past spring and I'd like to relay this sweet little Joni story. Diane's partner Chase Sanborn is a wonderful trumpet/flugelhorn player in Toronto and surrounding area. He's a kick ass, humble kind of musician who knows his stuff and has the chops to prove it. (David Lahm, he's good friends with Paul Reid). Anyway, he heard a track from Both Sides Now, and not knowing it was Joni at first said, hey now, there's a woman who can sing jazz! Sure made us gush with pride. thanks again for the Joni piano CD Michael. It arrived on moving day! When I find it in the pile of boxes in the corner I will let you know :~) Mags ===== You open my heart, you do. Yes you do. - JM Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 06:58:22 EDT From: Engwall57@aol.com Subject: Re: I read the biography of Joni Mitchell by Karen O'Brien In a message dated 07/31/2002 12:10:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Pearlz2swine@aol.com writes: << www.seegod.net >> Wow! Such vivid colors! Your work reminds me of Gauguin, my favorite painter. Thanks for sharing this. Ruth ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 08:29:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners - --- michael o'malley wrote: > I've been wondering for months now if y'all are > *out* JMDLers, and if so, what > do your friends and significant others think of your > *obsession* ? ! > Good question! I usually don't mention Joni to other people, because I either get a blank look from them, or they say something like, "Oh yeah, the one who sang Paved Paradise." On the other hand, I had Joni screensavers on my computer at work and you wouldn't believe the number of people who spotted them and said, "Wow! Joni Mitchell! She's great!" (I had to take the screensavers off later, because we were all warned not to download anything and all that PC security stuff.) That's why I'm so glad when I found this list and the jmdl.com and jonimitchell.com sites. You can mention things to people - and they get it right away. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 05:41:40 -0700 (PDT) From: anne@sandstrom.com Subject: Re: Jonifest Invite Not a bad idea - has anyone tried to actually invite Joni to a Fest before? (I know I'm kind of laughing too...) My nurse at Dana-Farber is a big country music fan. She went to something called Fanfare in Nashville earlier this year. A bunch of country music stars actually show up and mingle with the fans. Between that, and having Russ ask me the other day if Joni was invited to JoniFest, I just wondered again if there was ever a chance of her showing up. (I think not. But it is a nice fantasy.) lots of love Anne ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 05:51:05 -0700 (PDT) From: anne@sandstrom.com Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners Good question! (and one that's never been posed here!) I tend to talk about all my friends on the list and not really about Joni. So, I think some people think it's a little funny that I know people from around the world, but they think it less strange when I mention those whom I've met at JoniFests. After seeing my reaction when you all sent all the Joni memorabilia via Ashara to me two years ago, I think my family sees my involvement in the list as a good thing. They also know I have lots of love and support here (which I am really grateful for), so they've gotten used to it. Growing up, I was more fanatical about Joni, and a bit more influenced by her in general. Since I started writing my own songs, I feel a bit more like I'm in the "school of Joni" as a songwriter, but that I don't aspire to be her, or emulate her personally. lots of love Anne ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 09:41:21 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners > I usually don't mention Joni to other > people, because I either get a blank look from them, The reason this list exists is because there are just a scattered few of us who are as passionate about Joni Mitchell's work as we are. All of us pretty much tell the same story; we joined this discussion list and finally, for many of us maybe the first time in our lives, connected with people who appreciate her music with the same fervor. Granted, there are not too many folks who *haven't* heard of her, or as Catherine said, know that she wrote BYT, or even bought one of her records at some point, but they have since forgotten her or merely written her off as another mere pop singer. That being the case, I describe my JMDL membership differently to different people, depending on how they would appreciate it. To some, I simply say it's a music discussion list. To others, I go full bore and say that we discuss the work of one of the most brillaint composers of the 20th century, Joni Mitchell. The guy who makes my video copies for me (well, for y'all actually) loves to see me come in his shop and hand over the videos. He says "There's my girl" or "Yay, I get to listen to Joni in the VCR all day today!". Like the list itself, this kind of response is very affirming. Now explaining an obsession with collecting Joni covers is even tougher still! :~) Bob NP: Bruce, "Badlands", Boston, MA 8/22/99 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 10:32:12 -0400 From: "Erica Trudelle" Subject: Talk to Me Diving further into DJRD territories...... First off I have to say one of the best feelings of the album has to be when Jaco's base spills into the intro of Cotton Avenue...It always makes me smile, a spotting-an-old-friend-thru-a-large-crowd type of smile. Then I was wondering if anyone else might also see how possible a song like "Talk 2 Me" might rub you in an Ani Defranco kind of way. I was wondering if she was influenced by this album at all. I don't know much Ani, but what I have heard I definitely liked. How can she not be moved by joni?? I love how the tracks literally flow together, VERY dream-like, as Bob warned me when I was asking for people's humlble opinions of this album. Dreams are such a huge part of my waking and sleeping life...DJRD has definitely brought me one step closer to fine. Thanks for listening to the ramble... Erica NP: Van Morrison, Astral Weeks _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 11:04:04 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Talk to Me > First off I have to say one of the best feelings of the album has to be when > Jaco's base spills into the intro of Cotton Avenue... So true, Erica, and I think it completes the thread that ends Hejira. Listen to the end of "Refuge Of The Roads" with the volume cranked way up, and dig the bass bombs that Jaco ends with. Like the curtain drawing on Act I. Then the curtain rises again on DJRD with that dreamy soundscape that is Joni's vocal and guitar, and then Jaco comes in, and it's almost like Joni is saying, "I'm back, and I brought my friends!" ;~) I was blown away the first time I heard Cotton Ave. and continued to be so to this day. > Then I was wondering if anyone else might also see how possible a song like > "Talk 2 Me" might rub you in an Ani Defranco kind of way. I was wondering if > she was influenced by this album at all. I don't know much Ani, but what I > have heard I definitely liked. How can she not be moved by > joni?? She has in no subtle way said that Joni was a major influence. Indeed, when you hear her work you know that the statement is superfluous; Joni's stamp is all over Ani's work. I'd imagine that DJRD was one of the more influential records for Ani, but I've not heard anything to that effect. Keep digging it, Bob NP: Bruce, "Light of Day" 8/22/99 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 08:09:11 -0700 From: Steve Dulson Subject: Jonifest Invite Michaelo wrote: >Dear Joni... >There'll be great food, wine and drink, guitars, a swiming pool, and fabulous >people from all over. What more could a person want? Throw in a pool table and you might have a deal! :) - -- ######################################################## Steve Dulson Costa Mesa CA steve@psitech.com "The Tinker's Own" http://www.tinkersown.com "The Living Tradition Concert Series" http://www.thelivingtradition.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:22:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Norah Jones & Joni I'm listening now to a song by Norah Jones called "I've got to see you again" and was struck by how much the piano intro sounded like the opening bars of Joni's "Down to you." (The rest of the song doesn't sound like it, but those chords at the beginning do sound kind of familiar.) ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:25:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners - --- anne@sandstrom.com wrote: > Growing up, I was more fanatical about Joni, and a > bit > more influenced by her in general. Since I started > writing my own songs, I feel a bit more like I'm in > the > "school of Joni" as a songwriter, but that I don't > aspire to be her, or emulate her personally. I think the hard part would be trying *not* to be influenced by her. On the rare occasion where I've composed a song and I think the music is really good, I realize later the music was already written by someone else (strangely enough, though, not Joni as a rule). I can write lyrics but as far as composing/writing original music is concerned, anything I've ever written tends to sound too much like something else. It's frustrating. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:32:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners - --- SCJoniGuy@aol.com wrote: > The reason this list exists is because there are > just a scattered few of us who are as passionate > about Joni Mitchell's work as we are. All of us > pretty much tell the same story; we joined this > discussion list and finally, for many of us maybe > the first time in our lives, connected with people > who appreciate her music with the same fervor. > That's for sure - it was like finding an island after being afloat alone on the ocean for way too long. Not just any coral reef or barren desert isle with one lone palm tree - it was a beautiful island with anything you ever wanted, and people who welcomed you with open arms spoke the same language - the language of Joni (yeah, OK, maybe I'm going too far there, but I think you know what I mean). > That being the case, I describe my JMDL membership > differently to different people, depending on how > they would appreciate it. To some, I simply say it's > a music discussion list. To others, I go full bore > and say that we discuss the work of one of the most > brillaint composers of the 20th century, Joni > Mitchell. Now that you mention it, that's pretty much what I say - - sometimes it's just a discussion list, or a music discussion list, and sometimes it's THE Joni Mitchell discussion list, depending on who I'm talking to and whether or not I can intuit whether they'd get it or not (or whether I think I can trust them enough to let them in on my little secret!) > The guy who makes my video copies for me (well, for > y'all actually) loves to see me come in his shop and > hand over the videos. He says "There's my girl" or > "Yay, I get to listen to Joni in the VCR all day > today!". Like the list itself, this kind of response > is very affirming. He sounds delightful - I'd be giving him my business too! ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 08:32:41 -0700 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners >Anyway, he heard a track from >Both Sides Now, and not knowing it was Joni at first said, hey now, >there's a woman who can sing jazz! Sure made us gush with pride. Isn't this funny, so cute: You gushed with pride! I do the same thing! But I do not have the same pride for other artists like I do Joni. Why is this phenomenon with Joni only? Anyway, I know that little gush. >thanks again for the Joni piano CD Michael. It arrived on moving day! >When I find it in the pile of boxes in the corner I will let you know >:~) God's speed to you....good luck!! Bree >Mags > > >===== >You open my heart, you do. >Yes you do. > - JM >Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes >http://autos.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:33:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Jonifest Invite - --- Steve Dulson wrote: > Michaelo wrote: > > >Dear Joni... > >There'll be great food, wine and drink, guitars, a > swiming pool, and fabulous > >people from all over. What more could a person > want? > > Throw in a pool table and you might have a deal! :) Or a pinball machine! ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 08:38:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Denny Giovanetti Subject: Patty Griffin--NJC Don't know if this has been posted, but the September Acoustic Guitar magazine has a fine interview with Patty Griffin. Providing a brief overview of her career, it covers the making of _1000 kisses_--and includes words and music to "Makin' pies." And she's direct and gracious--a wonderful interview. (The cover blurb reads, "Patty Griffin's unforgetable voice.") There's also a mention of her contribution to the _Evangeline Made_ compilation (and an article on Ann Savoy and how that compilation came about). And an article on songwriters and influences, with very slight Mitchell content: Patty Larkin (another great Boston-based singer/songwriter): When someone asks me where my inspiration comes from, I tell them it comes from what I hear and love, from other artists. In the past I have admired certain songwriters so much (Joni Mitchell and Rickie Lee Jones, to name two) that I had to ban them from my stereo." The issue should hit the newstands in a few days. Denny NP: Linda Thompson, "Nine stone rig" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 09:01:34 -0700 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners >or as Catherine said, know that she wrote BYT, or even bought one of her >records at some point, but they have since forgotten her or merely written >her off as another mere pop singer. Catherine is right about BYT...But darn it, I find myself when someone doesn't know who Joni is singing a couple bars from BYT. I hate when I do this! ("Help me" sometimes..) I know it is wishful thinking...the few bars I would sing I would rather it be from DJRD or dare I say, Hejira. >Now explaining an obsession with collecting Joni covers is even tougher >still! :~) OR ME trying to explain your obsession to my family or friends! I really had to do some splaining when I played the Retards BYT the other day. (I said the guy, meaning you, does NOT care if it is a masterpiece or not as long if is a Joni composition) :-O Bree >Bob > >NP: Bruce, "Badlands", Boston, MA 8/22/99 _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 09:02:16 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: assorted musings on things joni... Yeah, on the birth certificate it's "Joan" and I suppose maybe it was one of those nickname things like "Lama" in place of L'Hommedieu. So Joan became "Joanie", but "Joni" in text. In a typically Joni-esque twist, the nickname is what people *un* familiar call her and her school buddies (and Mendel employees) call her "Joan". The nickname is her public personna while the baptismal name is her familiar name. You gotta love it as they say around her. :) Lamadoo - --- WARREN901@aol.com wrote: > breath... oh, before i leave, it > strikes me that james taylor has always referred to > our goddess as joan, i > also believe graham nash does too. i have a friend > who lived in hollywood > until recently and i remember her relating once that > a friend of her's,i > think his name was rocky, was working with joni on a > video from NRH. he was a > regular bowling buddy of joni's and he too called > her joan, looks as if the > evidence is mounting... Yahoo! 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But with the coming avalanche of headlines and hours of television coverage, are we going to be subjected to the endless images of the towers collapsing again, like a horror film that just keeps on replaying all day long? Will the media be covering the news or just manipulating our emotions for ratings share? - ---- More here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30277-2002Aug1.html - ---- As for me, I'll be turning the TV off that day. Won't you join me? Lori ~ Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 12:57:38 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: NJC Re: Jonilist and partners > I really had to do some splaining when I played the Retards BYT the other day. LOL! Bree, so far I've had 2 comments about that disc, and BOTH were about that Retards song! LOL! Go figga! I'm due to send my write-up to the list for Covers 32, and will do so tonight unless I drop dead from just having run 5 miles in this 95 degree heat! :~P Bob NP: Thunder Road, 8/22/99 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 13:37:57 -0400 From: dsk Subject: Re: Patty Griffin--NJC Denny Giovanetti wrote: > > There's also a mention of her contribution to the _Evangeline Made_ compilation (and an article on Ann Savoy and how that compilation came about). Her one contribution to "Evangeline Made" stops me in my tracks every time. It's the best track on that cd I think (and it's a very fine and enjoyable cd all around, Cajun music, full of energy and emotion). Hearing her voice there led me to buy "1000 Kisses", which is a wonderful cd, especially the first song "Rain". Can't get that out of my head sometimes. 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Health - Feel better, live better ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 18:24:43 -0400 From: Deb Messling Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners My husband doesn't understand Joni but he understands me, so I don't get any grief about my obsession. I've been a Joni fanatic for 34 years, so my blood relatives just accept it as part of who I am -- my sisters are/were (one's gone) moderate Joni fans themselves, and I have one niece who can play some of Joni's piano tunes and is deeply into DJRD right now. I never knew I burdened my work colleagues with Joni, but apparently I do. At a recent work event in which I was getting presents, everybody gave me cat stuff. I laughed about everyone recognizing my cat-obsession, and someone said "We just couldn't find a life-size poster of Joni Mitchell!" At 08:29 AM 8/1/02 -0400, you wrote: >--- michael o'malley wrote: > > I've been wondering for months now if y'all are > > *out* JMDLers, and if so, what > > do your friends and significant others think of your > > *obsession* ? ! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- messling@enter.net - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/02 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 19:18:46 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners I happen to be a fortunate man with a great partner. Ed and I both discovered Joni in college way after C&S came out. For some reason the college radio station was playing her pop hits "Help Me" and "Free Man In Paris" a couple of years after it's release. We didn't even know about MOA, Hissing, or Hejira. So after listening to C&S for a year or so, we bought DJRD. We didn't like it at first, but it gradually grew on *me*. So after graduating, we bought all her first 5 albums which we both loved. My Dad who was a big jazz fan bought "Mingus". We both listened to it, and thought shit, Joni's just not as good as she used to be. So, my partner stopped there. He knows all the lyrics to STAS, Clouds, LOTC, Blue, FTR, and C&S. I bought her 80's albums, but he was already into different music by then. I kept buying all her CD's as they came out plus finally my favs "Hejira" and "Hissing", but he still liked the old Joni better. Luckily we had mutual friends who were as enthusiastic about Joni as me. That's when I did some research on the computer and found JoniMitchell.com, which lead me to the JMDL in Feb.'98. I just lurked for almost a year, but finally met up with some fellow jmdlers at her Atlanta TTT concert in Nov.'98. I would read Ed emails from a lot of the listers, and he found many of them insightful, funny or moving. He went to my first Jonifest in New Orleans (which I was really hesitant about meeting "internet people"), but we both found everyone so warm, loving, intelligent, and funny. Ed has missed the last two Jonifests, but he's going with me to the NorthEast Joni fest in three weeks. He's the one that really made me appreciate the song "Hejira". I'm not that great with lyrics or what they mean, but on one special night, we sat down with "Hejira" and went line by line and he explained what they meant. He and I were both blown away. How Joni could write something so incredible? Sorry to go on so long, but now Ed really loves Joni. Not as much as I do, but I'm very fortunate. He doesn't think it's strange that I read all this email and correspond with so many great people. It keeps me out of trouble ;~) Oh and as far as friends, when I tell them I'm going to a Jonifest, they actually think that Joni *is* going to be there. I've told them otherwise, but they always forget. They just think that Joni is some old hippy singer that they vaguely remember, and she hasn't anything better to do than show up to sing for some of her fans. LOL. That's fine with me, cause the talent on the JMDL is awesome!!! Jimmy, who also hates the Retards cover of BYT :~) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:22:52 -0400 From: "Peg Eves" Subject: Re: Talk to Me I was blown away the first time I heard Cotton Ave. and continued to be so to this day. >> YES!! That song . . . . that song ..... moves in mysterious ways. Like so much of what emanates from Her. Peg ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:34:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners - --- FMYFL@aol.com wrote: > Oh and as far as friends, when I tell them I'm going > to a Jonifest, they > actually think that Joni *is* going to be there. > I've told them otherwise, > but they always forget. LOL - that's what my ex thought when I went to my first Jonifest last year. I don't know how many times I told him: "NO!!! She wasn't there" until I finally said, "Yeah, she was there. We sang a duet together." With some people, it doesn't matter what you tell 'em, they never listen. So I threw him out. HA! that'll learn 'im! ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:43:00 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Now That's What I Call Covers #32 So as you can probably tell, Covers 32 has already spread itself around the globe, and since it's a new month (geez, AUGUST already?!?) it's time for our monthly case of Joni Covers FEVER! Let me begin by thanking the people who helped me gather up this music: My sister, who fully understands my obsession (Thanks, Chris!) That lovable furry wombat John Low, one of my favorite JMDL'ers Joe Slomp in Italy, who helped get me really clean copies of the Shadows & Light stuff - Joe, is YOUR new CD out yet? Now, here's what on it: 1. European Jazz Trio - Both Sides Now: NO CHEESE here! A wonderful recording, with a swell standup acoustic bass solo. 2. Marie Fredriksson - For Free: For those of you who remember Roxette, Marie was the vocalist. Here she teams up with an incredible guitarist who tears off some rapid-fire acoustic solos. 3. Phantoms of Future - German heavy metal, they probably think Nazareth is getting the royalty money! 4. Calamity Jane - Woodstock: Basically the same arrangement we heard last month from Something Extra, but this lead singer doesn't quite have the vocal strength. Still, hard to argue with these gorgeous harmonies! 5. Marc-Marie - Both Sides Now: John van Tiel, help me here...is this Dutch? German? Pig Latin? It's a live cabaret version, and the lead singer reminds me of Dennis DeYoung of Styx. 6. Tar Heel Voices - Big Yellow Taxi: Great energetic acapella from UNC! I really like this one... 7. Christine Sullivan - Be Cool: We first heard from Christine Sullivan, the Aussie pop/jazz singer, several volumes ago with her jaw-dropping take on "I Think I Understand". She doesn't disappoint here either; her voice is excellent and the musicians are first rate. In a word, wow... 8. Gianluca Mosole - Woodstock: Another awesome Euro entry in this month's collection. You could probably guess that Gianluca is of Italian origin, and his jazz-funk electric guitar take on Woodstock is extremely satisfying. 9. Jacqui & Bridie - Both Sides Now: A simple but engaging duet with some interesting and slightly different harmonies. 10. Mary Hopkin - Night In The City: Like Kakki said, this song really suits Hopkin's 60ish folk vocal. Her 15 minutes of fame, you'll recall, was with "Those Were The Days My Friend". This is a pretty nice sounding rare concert recording. 11. Albert & Gage - River: Lovely piano and vocal...the vocal reminds me someone but I can't put my finger on it. Anyway, very pretty harmonies here too. 12. Allyson Paige - You Turn Me On I'm A Radio: "I'm a country station" all right, this one has country stamped all over it, features more nice harmonies, a solid lead vocal, and pedal steel to die for. A real winner! 13. Keith Lyn - Both Sides Now: Keith is Jamaican, but this doesn't have that reggae feel to it - fairly lackluster, actually...maybe Keith should have spent more time in the Ganja Line! 14. Libby Titus - Michael From Mountains: Libby was a minor star in her day, then went on to become Mrs. Donald Fagen. When it says Libby Libby Libby on the label, you'll like it in your CD player! 15. Min - Big Yellow Taxi: Min's name is really Melinda Miles, she's another Aussie on our world tour, and she turns in a nice acoustic w/congas performance of BYT. 16. Shadows & Light - Big Yellow Taxi 17. Shadows & Light - Chinese Cafe 18. Shadows & Light - Twisted 19. Shadows & Light - Woodstock: Shadows & Light are an Italian Joni cover band, and these are some sensational performances, I especially like the haunting intro and treatment of Chinese Cafe. Their Woodstock is actually a cover of Tuck & Patti's cover, which means I automatically love it! 20. Harper's Bizarre - Both Sides Now: Like I alluded to earlier, this one is on a re-released anthology CD, and is a nice slice of the poppy sound they did so well. 21. The Retards - Big Yellow Taxi: The one they're all talking about! :~D The Retards are from the UK, a punk band consisting of 3 14-15 year-old kids, who crunch and slam their way through BYT...they are to music what Edith Massey is to acting. The drums are probably the worst recorded instrument I've ever heard. This poor bloke has no sense of rhythm! The singer can't sing...you get the point. Anyway, it's so bad it's hilarious. 22. Something Extra - A Case of You: I couldn't leave the Volume on such a rocky and sour note, so we hear once again from the angelic voices of Something Extra, singing one of Joni's prettiest melodies. There, that's better... And so we come to a close of another ASTOUNDING collection of Joni tribute - 22 tracks, 74 1/2 minutes of hits! Don't be left out! If you want a copy, just let me know, I'm happy to copy for blanks & postage or costs for same. Bob NP: The Retards, "Big Yellow Taxi" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:41:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags N Brei Subject: Re: Jonilist and partners njc - --- Catherine McKay wrote: > LOL - that's what my ex thought when I went to my > first Jonifest last year. I don't know how many times > I told him: "NO!!! She wasn't there" until I finally > said, "Yeah, she was there. We sang a duet together." > With some people, it doesn't matter what you tell 'em, > they never listen. So I threw him out. HA! that'll > learn 'im! LOL thats the best case of justifiable cause Ive ever heard ;~P > Mags, off to dreamland with honeyboi ;-)) heehee. npime: case of you ===== You open my heart, you do. Yes you do. - JM Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2002 #308 ***************************** ------- 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? (http://www.siquomb.com/siquomb.cfm)