From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2002 #344 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 Sunday, September 1 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 344 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: -------- Today's Library Links: August 31 [ljirvin@adelphia.net] Today in History: August 31 [ljirvin@adelphia.net] RE: we are stardust...njc ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: joni's creative borrowing [Deb Messling ] NJC Re: Patti W - Long, but worth every word (SJC) [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Jonifest 2002: misty-eyed and NJC ["Robert Holliston" ] NJC Re: my first jonifest [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Byran's pics njc [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: Byran's pics njc [Mags N Brei ] Re:Camp wavy (clean white linens)NJC [Pearlz2swine@aol.com] Patty [" Jack Neilson"] Re: Re:Camp wavy (clean white linens)NJC ["kakki" ] Lionel Hampton & Chesty Morgan - RIP - njc [Murphycopy@aol.com] Re: Re:Camp wavy (clean white linens)NJC ["gene mock" ] Re: Hello...nice to meet you! [Michael Paz ] RE: NJC More Fest Stuff ["Chris Marshall" ] Re: my first jonifest [Jenny Goodspeed ] Re: laughing it all away [Jenny Goodspeed ] Re: NJC More Fest Stuff [Michael Paz ] Re: Thank Ya, Thank Ya Very Much [Michael Paz ] Re: joni on pbs - now njc [Murphycopy@aol.com] Jonifest 2002 was wonderful! [RobSher50@aol.com] njc Joni on the White Sox boards [vince ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 03:09:30 -0400 From: ljirvin@adelphia.net Subject: Today's Library Links: August 31 On August 31 the following items were published: 1974: "Super Female Group?" - Washington Star News (News Item) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/740831wsn.cfm 1979: "Joni Mitchell comes back with jazz and the Persuasions" - Salem Sunbeam (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/790831ssb.cfm 2000: "The Awful Truth" - E! Online (News Item) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/000831eo.cfm - -------- Can you type? http://www.jmdl.com/typing/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 03:09:30 -0400 From: ljirvin@adelphia.net Subject: Today in History: August 31 1969: Joni opens for Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. This is the final night of seven straight. More info: http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/690826lat.cfm - ---- For the most complete reference to Joni's appearances, consult the Joni Mitchell Chronology of Appearances: http://www.jonimitchell.com/appearances.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 01:11:26 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: we are stardust...njc hmm...i do see the resemblence brenda..lol...i'd never heard of him before but i like his speech...sorry to hear that he was such a lousy mayor...his sounds quite visionary-like which may explain his inability to run a city as many visionary's aren't too good at doing the more down to earth stuff...don't know what his reputation is like in washington but its refreshing to hear those words out of anyone in government,imo... brenda wrote >I grew up in Cleveland and I remember Kucinich's time as Mayor. The future bag man for the AFL-CIO had one of the worst terms in public office I've ever personally witnessed. The city of Cleveland went into default with banks. Every kid I knew had a "Dennis the Menace" t-shirt with a caricature of the boy mayor made to look like Alfred E. Newman on the front. The resemblance was striking, still is....look at the ears: http://www.house.gov/kucinich/ http://www.dccomics.com/mad/ << ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 06:38:48 -0400 From: Deb Messling Subject: Re: joni's creative borrowing I think Joni is deliberately evoking several old folk songs in that song, from "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" to "The Water is Wide." I think she's using folk music to symbolize the innocence and naivete of her younger self, although personally I don't think folk music is necessary innocent or naive. I enjoyed that movie, BTW. Melodramatic and anachronistic, but the music was great! Loved Iris Dement. At 10:59 PM 8/30/02 -0400, you wrote: >Caught part of a movie Wednesday evening on HBO called Songcatcher that >featured appalachan songs. >Some of the lyrics were very close to these from The Silky Veils of Ardor: > >Come all you fair and tender school girls >Take warning now--when you court young men - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- messling@enter.net - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 8/2/02 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 07:27:17 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: NJC Re: Patti W - Long, but worth every word (SJC) **Many of us like Shawn Colvin, Sara **McLachlan, Jonatha Brooke, Lucinda Williams. Patti REALLY reminded me of Jonatha, her voice & song structure. I intend to pick up her cd's, and she has a third one coming out soon - keep us posted Patti, you're AWESOME. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 06:01:13 -0700 From: "Robert Holliston" Subject: Jonifest 2002: misty-eyed and NJC "Anyone will tell you just how hard it is to make and keep a friend" In a very touching speech, ace bassist and all-round great guy Chris Marshall respectfully disagreed with Joni on this point, and I concur with him. I made a lot of new friends last weekend, and my love for the ones I already had just deepened. How to describe an experience that was so perfectly balanced between Jonifest and JMDLfest? It'll be like talking about music or dancing about architecture, but I'll try. This is going to be a long email: I have strong coffee in my Back To The Garden cup, much love in my Back To The Garden heart, and the will to write ;-) As so many others have done, I want to express my deep appreciation to the Full Moon for being exactly what we all needed, and to Ashara for being enterprising and perceptive enough to find it and secure it. Ashara, darling, there are still more reasons why I love you....but who am I, among so many? After a long flight from extreme Western Canada, I arrived at this idyllic spot knowing only that it was a half hour from Woodstock and that my roomie would be my good and much-loved buddy Chuck Eisenhardt: Chuck and Barbara and I have spent many (yet too few) a fine hour together. (Little did I know that Chuck would turn into a fully-inducted lesbian while I snored contentedly only a building or two away. Go, Gurl!!) Inevitably, there were people I missed: Heather (even though I saw her here in Victoria earlier this summer and was to see her again at Ric's place, a minute in Heather's company is like waters of the moon), Ric (my best friend), Julie Z. (where are you, luv?), Anne Sandstrom (who opened the performance aspect of Jonifest so perfectly and so beautifully but who, alas, was not able to join us this year. Next year, Anne!) Kakki (who was there in spirit, but not in spirits: in her honor very few, if any, martinis were ordered), Wally K (the perfect combination of Birgit Nilsson, Blossom Dearie, and Smokey Robinson, except funnier and brighter) And dear Kenny Grant. It was a big group this year, and I regret not getting to spend time with everyone. For me, the JMDLfest part is even more important than the Jonifest part: it was so wonderful to re-connect with people who are now much-loved friends offlist, to get to know (better) people I met at the 1999 Jonifest, and to meet and become friends with people I knew previously only as posters and email addresses. Highlights? There were NO lowlights!! I didn't get to hear everybody because I still smoke (yuck!) but here are some very fond memories, in no particular order: Kay Ashley - Girlfriend, you covered yourself in glory with your beautiful singing, unique songwriting, and excellent guitar playing! It makes my heart sing to think that we're friends! Walt - We're both piano players who had problems adjusting to the keyboard. Difference is, you sang, and beautifully. Thanks for Jericho, and even more for those wonderful Bacharach songs. You're a prince! Stephanie - You played Bach so expressively and expertly - and your accompaniment to Blue was to die for! Patrick Leader - Our friendship is one of the list's greatest gifts to me. It was SO great to see you singing in Julius's chorus - there's a position open for you in my chorus should you ever decide to leave boring New York for exciting Victoria (yuck yuck). And you're right, damn you: your bald spot IS pretty good for 44!! Donna - WHAT A VOICE!! Every rich flavor I can think of, and what musical phrasing and delivery! Love ya! Susan Guzzi - I'll never forget meeting you at the bar! Sweet Bird was great, but Walkin' After Midnight.....if I don't get to play for you next year, I'll fall to pieces (ps. I can play most of Ethel's hits on the piano. Really.) Marion Russell - We MUST have been brother and sister in a previous life! I got teary-eyed when I had to say good-bye to you in 1999 and so it was again this year. Your musicianship, your guitar playing, your singing, and your songwriting are inspiring. Above all, your humanity always shines through. How proud and happy I am to be your friend! Lori Fye - At long last we meet! After 4+ years of on and off emailing, what a great pleasure to meet the one and only Lori....you are SO cool! Barbara Little - We first met back in 1998 at Tanti Baci - you seemed very shy (Ric and I thought we'd scared you off, being the drunks we were that night). Who'd have thunk? And Where Did You Get That Voice?? FECK!! You should be on Broadway - they sure as heck wouldn't need mikes with you onstage! (And since you can apparently survive on catnaps, eight performances a week should be no problem ;-) Gisele - Simply Sensational. Period. Even without the banter with Paz, this is a performer who owns the stage. Gisele, please let us all know when your CD is available. Michael Paz - Hey, you! Words are sometimes inadequate; this is one of those times. Thank you for Same Situation, and even more for Flat Tires. You're the coolest....just think what we'll do next year when we have a drummer! Which brings me to: Chris Marshall - You f*ucking rock, you youngster, you! Thank you for your patience as I figured out Flat Tires!! Look after your neck, back, and arse, because we need your bass playing next year, and the year after that, and the year after that..... Chuck E - I just f*ckin' love this guy, and I'm in awe of his ability to play so well in so many styles! From Joni to James Taylor; from Burt Bacharach to Richard Rodgers; from Johnny B. Goode to Wipeout, Chuck knows the tunes and plays them all like the unassuming master he is. Plus, he was so patient with keyboard newbies like me and Walt. Plus, Chuck and I are both fans of Johnny Hartman, fine red wine, and the song "Everything Happens To Me". Sheesh. Next thing you know, we've both heard of Janis Joplin! Bob Muller - Yesterday I bought not one, not two, but SIX Tom Waits CDs. What a pleasure it was....and you're right: what a songwriter he is! I'll be putting together a list for next year - the piano has been drinking, not us.... Jody - Every time I think of you, I smile - and miss you :-( Let's not allow three years to pass before we meet again! Love ya, girl! Les Ross - Thank you for your intimate, heartfelt Yvette In English. It was so wonderful to get to know you and to chat together. Above all, thank you for trusting me with your beautiful song. Can't happen again soon enough.... Christina and Henning - FECK! Your performances were so amazing: fresh, immediate, and uncannily accurate. Best of luck to you both! Patti Witten - As a Joni fan, of course I own both Hejira and Shadows and Light. I've even heard Joni perform "Hejira" live twice - in 1979 and again in 1998. But I've never cried listening to that song until Patti sang it this year. 'Nuff said. Never miss an opportunity to hear this woman, and refer to John van Tiel on the subject if you don't believe me. John van Tiel - All the chocolates and all the smelly cheese will not compensate for your not singing a Dutch song! Never mind, there is always next year. You sang so beautifully with Claud. If you choose to go solo next year, we'll put together a stellar band to accompany you: you deserve it! Claudia Sans Soucie - Way back in 1998 I felt unhappy about missing Jonifest because I didn't get to hear Claud in person. This is where the line between Jonifest (Claud is a sensational performer: great guitar playing surpassed only by her beautiful singing) and JMDLfest gets blurred (Claud is also a much-loved JMDLer; to meet her is to love her). Big hugs, Claud and John!! Rosalita - Hey, Springsteen fan! Missing you already - and you'd admit to missing me too if you weren't from Jersey (hee hee). You're the top: see you at Judy's Chelsea as soon as possible..... Julius - It was so great to see you again, you sweet-voiced choral maestro! Here's to many more a cappella workshops and many more late nights of music making..... Bryan - The quietest guy in the room turns out to be the funkiest. You are the balls, sir! You just get better and better - Bravo!! Sherelle - Ach, and Brava!! Thank you for your amazing generosity, both as performer and person. I've left out so many people - Sharon (thank you for Dark Eyes), Alison (I worship you and so does Salt Lake City), Stephen, Jenny (such a beautiful voice, and a JT fan to boot), Yael, Mags and Brei, Les (of the miraculous mandolin), Nikki, the indefatigable Victor, the very cute Jimmy and Ed, the infinitely funny Bob Murphy, Pearl and Steve (Night In The City was so much fun, Pearl! Plus we seem to meet all over the place...), the Avedon/Leibowitz of the JMDL (aka Jim Lamadoo), my dear friend Maggie, John and Bette, Hell from Auckland, guitar whiz Sue MacNamara, art lover Lieve, and Mary Pitassi (hey Mary, email me and I'll send you a video). Love to all, and to all a good night (sorry this is so long ;-) Roberto ps. It was SO great to have an extra couple of days out East to visit with my friend Ric and to attend a mini JMDLfest with Ric, Heather, Ashara, Maggie, Chuck and Barbara. Made the flight back home bearable.... _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 17:07:24 +0200 From: Christina Friis-Nielsen Subject: my first jonifest Hello everybody, I'm sitting in some dark internet cafi reading all the post from you gys, and I can't believe how much there is!!! My name is Christina and I'm a 25-year-old Dane. I signed to the list after having joined one of the best experiences of my life - yep, talking about the Jonifest! I didn't thank Ashara nearly enough, so thank you again, for having giving me this opportunity that litterally changed my life!!! I've only really Known Joni Mitchell for about a year and just had little knowledge of her music until these four days, after which I'm purchasing every single cd, she made! By the way, I'm part of a duo in which I sing with the guitarist, Henning Olsen (also on the list). We're called Big Yellow Taxi, and we belong the rare race of people hooked on Joni Mitchell in Denmark. At the Jonifest I was SO amazed by the love that exists in you Joni fans. You're so loving, affectionate and giving. Please come to Denmark to thore us in my cold country...;-) The performances were incredible and I have such good memories from all four days (and the bonus evening/night I spent with some people at New York). I felt very sad about going home and I'm already organising my trip back to the States. I'm probably going to work with a songwriter and producer with whom I got in contact in NYC after the Fest. So I hope, that you'll accept me stopping by one of these days... Michael Paz and Jack Neilson, I also hope that we can get together!! That's it for now. I can't wait to have ADSL (I live in an underdevelopped country!), so I can catch up on the latest every day. Hugs, Christina P.S. Jenny, I do catch myself being more affectionate with people around me - pretty impressioning for an Danish icequeen..!-). By the way, you're perfomances/songs occupy my mind the most of all. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 11:55:23 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: NJC Re: my first jonifest ** I felt very sad about going home and I'm already organising my trip back to the States.** And I thought the averted baseball strike would be the best news I read today! ;~) Christina, words can't say how much it meant to have you & Henning with us. The big world was very compact for 4 short days. ** I'm probably going to work with a songwriter and producer with whom I > > got in contact in NYC after the Fest. So I hope, that you'll accept me > stopping > by one of these days... ** Not only will we "accept" it, we'll be waiting with open arms! Thanks again for sharing your musical gifts with us... PS: For those who want a copy of the wonderful Big Yellow Taxi cd, go to: http://www.bigyellowtaxi.dk/english.htm Bob NP: Orville Johnson, "I Don't Know Where I Stand" (one of the "official Johnsons"?) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 13:17:56 EDT From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Byran's pics njc I scanned 2 of Bryan's photos and put them up on Chris's Hatstand.org site. This is way to time consuming to have to scan all of these. I'm gonna have to see if I can still have a CD made from these prints. Will get the rest on CD after 2pm. Rosaita ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 10:38:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags N Brei Subject: Re: Byran's pics njc - --- RoseMJoy@aol.com wrote: > I scanned 2 of Bryan's photos and put them up on Chris's Hatstand.org > site. > This is way to time consuming to have to scan all of these. I'm gonna > have to > see if I can still have a CD made from these prints. Will get the > rest on CD > after 2pm. > The pictures are great Rose, don't you just love that backdrop? I can certainly understand why you want to put the photos on CD, so much easier to pass along from that place. Scanning takes forever! I have GOT to finish the one and only roll I took, and am so nervous because Ive never used Fuji film before, let alone 800 ASA. Oh well, it's all in the adventure...and with all the gorgeous shots up on Chris and Rose's pages so far, who needs mine LOL! Thought of you last night Rose, when on our walk, we saw ads at the local Ticket Mustard for Bruce in October in Phila. ;~) love, Mags ===== You open my heart, you do. Yes you do. - JM Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 13:43:15 EDT From: Pearlz2swine@aol.com Subject: Re:Camp wavy (clean white linens)NJC In a message dated 8/31/02 12:01:50 AM, les@jmdl.com writes: << From: "kakki" Subject: Re: Camp Wavy Joni Randy, I checked out the website and it gets ten stars for location >> Uhhh OK everyone,I WAS JOKING about Camp Winnarainbow!!!! After looking at the photo site of this years fest it is quite clear that the present venue has everything you will ever need.(In other words there is NO BAR at camp Winnarainbow!) Ashara,(who I have never spoken to) I hope you know I was joking suggesting camp winnarainbow as a future fest site...I would never want to interfere with your wonderful plans! However, I DO know of a lovely horse ranch with accommodations in the Malibu Canyon (just a hop skip and a jump from Zuma Beach) Get ready all you ladies!!!Looking forward to next years fest at the full moon....Pearl ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 10:47:23 -0700 From: " Jack Neilson" Subject: Patty I have to echo John and Claudia's love of Patty Witten's music...I have been listening to her CD's too and also love them..I was glad I got to meet her at Jonifest and hear her live.Hello to her horse too............. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 11:34:13 -0700 From: "kakki" Subject: Re: Re:Camp wavy (clean white linens)NJC Pearl, I knew you were joking (although I'm not so sure about Gene ;-) No can do teepees! But it might be a kick to invite Wavy to Full Moon. ;-D Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 15:04:24 EDT From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Lionel Hampton & Chesty Morgan - RIP - njc Bad news comes knocking: JAZZ GREAT LIONEL HAMPTON, 94, DIES http://apnews.excite.com/article/20020831/D7LO9PI81.html And, for those of us who were talking about Chesty Morgan at Jonifest just last weekend, more sad news: DORIS 'CHESTY MORGAN' WISHMAN DIES http://doriswishman.com/obit.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 15:05:13 -0700 From: "gene mock" Subject: Re: Re:Camp wavy (clean white linens)NJC what a downer! no teepee, no wavy gravy, no kakki, no randy remote, no jonifest. what could have been. later gene - ----- Original Message ----- From: "kakki" To: ; Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 11:34 AM Subject: Re: Re:Camp wavy (clean white linens)NJC > Pearl, > > I knew you were joking (although I'm not so sure about Gene ;-) No can do > teepees! But it might be a kick to invite Wavy to Full Moon. ;-D > > Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 18:16:10 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Hello...nice to meet you! Welcome home to the list. Hope you enjoy your time here. Where are you exactly? Tell us more about yourself. Best Michael on 8/29/02 2:23 PM, Amelio Alamo at amelio747@hotmail.com wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm new to the list. Nice to see that so many people like Joni as much as I > do. That lady is like my idol. > > Sounds like everyone had a good time at Jonifest. Is there ever one in > England? > > I've updated my profile on JMDL if anyone is interested. Sorry no photo > though. > > Peace be with you, > > Stephen Toogood > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 15:26:33 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: Camp wavy (clean white linens)NJC totally. this is worse than brown acid....! gene mock wrote: > what a downer! no teepee, no wavy gravy, no kakki, no randy remote, no > jonifest. what could have been. later gene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kakki" > To: ; > Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 11:34 AM > Subject: Re: Re:Camp wavy (clean white linens)NJC > > > Pearl, > > > > I knew you were joking (although I'm not so sure about Gene ;-) No can do > > teepees! But it might be a kick to invite Wavy to Full Moon. ;-D > > > > Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 18:39:18 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Lionel Hampton & Chesty Morgan - RIP - njc This was so sad for me. I love Lionel Hampton and have some of his stuff. I have always loved the vibes. Jason Marsalis has been working on vibes lately and I hear he is really good at it. Peace Michael on 8/31/02 2:04 PM, Murphycopy@aol.com at Murphycopy@aol.com wrote: > Bad news comes knocking: > > JAZZ GREAT LIONEL HAMPTON, 94, DIES > http://apnews.excite.com/article/20020831/D7LO9PI81.html > > And, for those of us who were talking about Chesty Morgan at Jonifest just > last weekend, more sad news: > > DORIS 'CHESTY MORGAN' WISHMAN DIES > http://doriswishman.com/obit.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:43:22 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Lionel Hampton & Chesty Morgan - RIP - njc **This was so sad for me. I love Lionel Hampton and have some of his stuff.** A melancholy "me too"...when it comes to the vibes, there's Hampton & then there's everyone else. But hey, he had a grand run and left behind quite a legacy. Here's to you, Lionel! Bob NP: Dianne Reeves, "Both Sides Now" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 21:27:59 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: NJC More Fest Stuff Just wanted to mention a couple of other Fest-related things: I don't think anyone's mentioned the Howling Wolf recordings that Paz brought...OMG!!! Took me right back to that memorable night. Kakki, I thought of our open-mouthed expressions with every track! LOL! I tried to smuggle the recording out of the Full Moon, but Paz put a Honduras/Cajun sleeper hold on me and I was toast. But he promises a September release, possibly on Rykodisc. Thanks for bringing that Michael, I'm salivating for the real deal...those Brian Stoltz solos in Hejira!!! Also, I wanted to publicly express my appreciation to Catherine & Sharon for transporting me from Albany to the Full Moon. We had a great road trip once we got pointed in the right direction and realized that Sharon DIDN'T lose her wallet! ;~) And as much as I hated to go, it was nice to ride in style in Ed & Jimmy's rented Land Yacht, and seated between Hell & Kerry to boot. I know Ed wanted a lowrider Jimmy, but he did look mighty righteous behind the wheel of that bulgemobile! As for my performance Saturday night...talk about pressure!! Look at the lineup that came on BEFORE me: Patti Witten Sue Mac Sherelle Smith Claudia SanSoucie Henning & Christina Marian Russell Bryan Thomas Nikki Johnson (& those luscious Nikkettes!) Michael Paz Me (Gulp!) Well, you've heard about all these cats already from everyone, but the recordings will bear it out...this was some ELECTRIFYING stuff. Like I said in N'awlins, the things I have to follow...anyway, thanks to the stellar musicians supporting me (Marian & Chris on the Joni stuff & the heavyweight champion on the world Roberto on my Waits song "Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis") I made it through. BTW, which 6 Waits CD's Roberto? Also major props to John on sound who stayed late so I could go on, and his gal Lisa who cheered me on during rehearsal which helped a lot! Walt Breen - It was so great to finally meet you, all 8' of you! Your set was courageous and inspiring - I enjoyed it immensely. Kay Ashley turned in a blockbuster of a set...WOW, the place just froze over as she took over. The most in-your-face version of Black Crow I'ver had the pleasure to hear. Donna, your take on Tracy Chapman's "Baby Can I hold You Tonight" brought the tears running down. So much longing and feeling behind that vocal. Thanks too for the extra '83 coda in "For Free" - glad I could help you work that out. Thanks too for the outstretched arms that hugged me every time I walked by! Susan, there's no doubt you're a Windy City gal...you oughta be on Halstead Street right now! I thought you were astounding, can't believe you chickened out last year! Julius, it was important for me to hang with you this year...you don't know how much it meant to hear your words. Thanks for the porch-sing. Next year let's take on some Sam Cooke, how 'bout it? Michael O'Malley, it was great to meet you and especially to see your smiling singing face as part of the acapella group. Alison you NASTY baby! I loved your set, even if you didn't believe me...the first Ryan Adams stuff we've had on stage I believe. But look OUT next time so I can get snagged in the tractor beam of those pale blues! I could go on & on...You guys totally rule. Ashara & Les, thanks for the vision & the hard work that has gone into something that is literally changing people's lives. The planet is better because you inhabit it. When do we start sign-ups for 2003? ;~) Bob NP: Ian Shaw, "This Flight Tonight" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:49:17 -0500 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: world map njc Why are so many not yet on the world map? Kakki, Bree, etc. Hell, you are so darn cute down there in New Zealand. Wanted to give you a big hug. Mack ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 02:54:06 +0100 From: "Chris Marshall" Subject: RE: NJC More Fest Stuff Bob Muller:- > Walt Breen - It was so great to finally meet you, all 8' of > you! Your set was courageous and inspiring - I enjoyed it > immensely. Guess how many times I had to read this before I realised you said 8' and not 8". (Tonight, I ar bin mostly drinkin' alcohol...) - --Chris ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:44:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Jenny Goodspeed Subject: Re: my first jonifest Christina Friis-Nielsen wrote: P.S. Jenny, I do catch myself being more affectionate with people around me - pretty impressioning for an Danish icequeen..!-). By the way, you're perfomances/songs occupy my mind the most of all. Wow, hearing that from you Christina is the highest of compliments. I was so moved by your beautiful and versatile voice - the Joni songs were amazing of course, but I especially loved the blues verse you sang at the Saturday song circle! Jenny Hello everybody, I'm sitting in some dark internet cafi reading all the post from you gys, and I can't believe how much there is!!! My name is Christina and I'm a 25-year-old Dane. I signed to the list after having joined one of the best experiences of my life - yep, talking about the Jonifest! I didn't thank Ashara nearly enough, so thank you again, for having giving me this opportunity that litterally changed my life!!! I've only really Known Joni Mitchell for about a year and just had little knowledge of her music until these four days, after which I'm purchasing every single cd, she made! By the way, I'm part of a duo in which I sing with the guitarist, Henning Olsen (also on the list). We're called Big Yellow Taxi, and we belong the rare race of people hooked on Joni Mitchell in Denmark. At the Jonifest I was SO amazed by the love that exists in you Joni fans. You're so loving, affectionate and giving. Please come to Denmark to thore us in my cold country...;-) The performances were incredible and I have such good memories from all four days (and the bonus evening/night I spent with some people at New York). I felt very sad about going home and I'm already organising my trip back to the States. I'm probably going to work with a songwriter and producer with whom I got in contact in NYC after the Fest. So I hope, that you'll accept me stopping by one of these days... Michael Paz and Jack Neilson, I also hope that we can get together!! That's it for now. I can't wait to have ADSL (I live in an underdevelopped country!), so I can catch up on the latest every day. Hugs, Christina Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:50:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Jenny Goodspeed Subject: Re: laughing it all away Jack - I just wanted to tell you again how much I loved your voice and music. I listened to you and Les (with his perfect mando playing) rehearse "Amy was a friend of mine" on the porch of the performance space and thought - wow - what's this song? It must be some kind of classic that I somehow missed out on ever hearing before. When I found out you WROTE it, well I was floored, I can't wait until your CD is read - let us know as soon as it is! Jenny Jack Neilson wrote:first time posting in a while..I had to give some words of jonifest this year that I was lucky enough to experience..As Paz's official lost child out of another lifetime, I was able to have a weekend of wonder and smiles and goosebumps....Just read the Reuters article on the list and haven't stopped laughing out loud yet.... Thank you ashara who I finally got to meet... My retention is SO not happening,that I can't begin to name all the people who caused goosebumnps the entire weekend. I am thinking of one episode now..Stephanie on a white piano, and Christina singing Blue on a little porch room.Wander in the house thinking its a CD playin somehwere.I sat down to hear them with goosebumps abound..Only at Jonifest do these little moments happen regularly... I am haunted by Jenny's voice so beautifully-- I'm still laughing about The ethal mermans of Kay and Smurf who I finally got to meet.....allison,Kay, and julius for the road trip laughs.......marion's tunings to sing by..maura as cutest with sister..... washing hands with anti-bacterial soap with water not supposed to be touched without boiling.(I'm still trying to digest the irony)Guess I'll stop here for now..Good night everybody--thanks for being there and lighting up a long weekend for me to always know.... Jack Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:20:34 -0700 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: NJC More Fest Stuff What else is there? Another tequila anyone?? Love Paz P.S Great fecking post Bob and thank you so much. From you I know I have a winner. I love this fecking list! on 8/31/02 6:54 PM, Chris Marshall at chris@secure-si.co.uk wrote: > Bob Muller:- >> Walt Breen - It was so great to finally meet you, all 8' of >> you! Your set was courageous and inspiring - I enjoyed it >> immensely. > > Guess how many times I had to read this before I realised > you said 8' and not 8". > > (Tonight, I ar bin mostly drinkin' alcohol...) > > --Chris ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:22:14 -0700 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Thank Ya, Thank Ya Very Much You know me. I will play the opening of envelope or the blooming of a flower as long as there is grass, let's play ball! Love Paz P.S. Right Alison?? on 8/31/02 7:13 PM, Donna J. Binkley ;, jbb@binkleybarfield.com at djb@binkleybarfield.com wrote: > To Victor Johnson and Michael Paz, > > A hearfelt thank ya, thank ya very much from me to you both, respectively, > for helping me play this year! > > Love, The Tush ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 01:24:23 EDT From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: joni on pbs I just got home about an hour ago from working the phones for my local PBS affiliate's (WGBH/Boston) membership pledge drive. While we were in the conference room waiting to be taken in to the studio, the huge-screen TV there was tuned to the live pledge drive programming, and as they were begging for contributions, who do you think appeared on screen? You guessed it, Joni! The sound was off, so I didn't catch what they said. And since it is Labor Day weekend, no one there knew anything about upcoming programming, but the Joni plug was for her long-awaited American Masters show. I tried to find out when they were planning to air it by going to www.wgbh.org, but as of tonight, their American Masters schedule only goes through the end of October with the following artists scheduled: Merce Cunningham, Gene Kelly, Willie Nelson, and Lon Chaney. So anyway, it looks like the American Masters program with Joni is a go. But it may be November or later before we see it. At least it's something to look forward to after these shiny hot nights are over and the warriors of winter are shouting triumphantly! Best wishes for a great Labor Day weekend to everybody in the US. Especially Mags, our newest import! --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:35:25 -0700 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: joni on pbs Far fecking out! I can't wait. Thanks for the heads up there Smurph! Another cocktail then maybe one more song Love Paz on 8/31/02 10:24 PM, Murphycopy@aol.com at Murphycopy@aol.com wrote: > I just got home about an hour ago from working the phones for my local PBS > affiliate's (WGBH/Boston) membership pledge drive. While we were in the > conference room waiting to be taken in to the studio, the huge-screen TV > there was tuned to the live pledge drive programming, and as they were > begging for contributions, who do you think appeared on screen? You guessed > it, Joni! The sound was off, so I didn't catch what they said. And since it > is Labor Day weekend, no one there knew anything about upcoming programming, > but the Joni plug was for her long-awaited American Masters show. > > I tried to find out when they were planning to air it by going to > www.wgbh.org, but as of tonight, their American Masters schedule only goes > through the end of October with the following artists scheduled: Merce > Cunningham, Gene Kelly, Willie Nelson, and Lon Chaney. > > So anyway, it looks like the American Masters program with Joni is a go. But > it may be November or later before we see it. At least it's something to look > forward to after these shiny hot nights are over and the warriors of winter > are shouting triumphantly! > > Best wishes for a great Labor Day weekend to everybody in the US. Especially > Mags, our newest import! > > --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 01:39:11 EDT From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: joni on pbs - now njc Paz writes: << Another cocktail then maybe one more song >> Then I'll go to bed. I promise . . . --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 01:46:29 EDT From: RobSher50@aol.com Subject: Jonifest 2002 was wonderful! Dear Jonilistas, Sorry I am late getting my post of thanks and gratitude to Ashara for putting Jonifest together and to the JMDL, who are the most loving, kind people I have ever met in my life. When I arrived at 5 am Saturday morning, the first person I met was Michael Paz. Something really weird started happening from that moment on. As soon as I recognized the name, I went into hug-mode. It was like finding a long lost brother. This continued up until I left Sunday afternoon. I would see the person's name, have a flashback of a post or two, and then proceed to break into a hug. It was soooo wonderful meeting people I have known for years as well as those who were new to the list. I cannot begin to express the joy and rush of feelings I have thinking about that weekend. The resort was excellent and the location is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. It was perfect. Kudos to you Ashara for putting together such a wonderful event. I attended the very first Jonifest in Pittsburgh, and while that will always be a special memory in my heart, it is so wonderful to see how much it has grown and matured. It was unbelievable. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed each and every performance I was blessed to witness Saturday night. My deepest of regrets is that I was not able to see Friday or Sunday night's performances. I feel I have missed out on so much. Every single performer did an absolutely fantastic job. For those of you who were not there, it was like sitting front row center of a Joni concert. It was the same joy and elation. I was moved to tears as well as to laughter and joy throughout the night. It's hard to put into words how I feel about it, I was so moved. Please know that if you got on that stage Saturday night, you had my undivided attention and respect. You touched my soul beyond words. I also am eternally grateful for the great musicians who backed me up on my set, Paz, Chris and Chuck E. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I want to deeply apologize for not being able to spend more time during the day with everyone. Rob and I had just suffered a deep emotional devastation the day we left for Oliviera. It was very hard to get up on stage Saturday night to perform, but I knew I had to do it for my beautiful friends. Things took their toll on me physically, so I had to take some time to rest. Extreme stress plays havoc with diabetes or any chronic illness. But I HAD to hang out for the circle! What a blast! What a blast! I grabbed a conga and got lost in it! It was a dream come true! For anyone not sure about attending a Jonifest, let your fears rest. It was an incredible weekend of love and music. Going to a Jonifest is like coming home. We are family in the truest sense of the word. Thanks to everyone for being so kind to my husband, Rob and for making us feel so special. There is so much talent in this group that I am dumbfounded and astonished as well as in reverence and awe of it! Wow! Wow! Wow! I really have to find the words to express how I feel, but for now, I just want to let everyone I met there that my life is forever enriched by this experience! Love, kisses, hugs and more hugs, Sherelle ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 02:31:45 -0400 From: vince Subject: njc Joni on the White Sox boards In preparation for the strike, which didn't happen!!!, Sox fans were posting concerts that they have attended, and a rich variety it was, and guess what Canadian singer who isn't Neil Young had as many mentions as anyone else (except for Arrowsmith, no explaining that, but other than them, guess who had as many mentions as anyone else...). Even I was amazed at all the Sox fans who have seen Joni through the years; she is always written of well there but the number of Sox message board posters who have seen her is a % only exceeded by the JMDL in the internet community! And this is for Suze and anyone else from the state of Michigan - I was in Ann Arbor today (yesterday, by now) for the Washington game and wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was sitting in row 2 on the 30, right behind the Michigan bench, if you could see video clips of the game, *before* the field goal attempt, I was standing with my arms in the arm, calling the field goal good - God told me :-) it would be!!! I don't know if I will ever sleep again after seeing that game and what a finish! Then I went to suburban Detroit, did a wedding in one of the Pointe suburbs off of Lake St. Claire, and then went to Detroit and saw the Sox wallop the Tigers - a very good day for me - at the baseball game ran into a bunch of Washington fans who had been at the football game and they all praised the Michigan fans for being the classiest they had ever seen, no trash talk, just good sports and treated them well - all I missed was Gage, , a Joni concert with Eminem opening, and my wayward ex telling me he finally grew up to make it a perfect day, but I will settle for what I had! Vince ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2002 #344 ***************************** ------- 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)