From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2003 #273 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 Tuesday, May 6 2003 Volume 2003 : Number 273 Sign up now for JoniFest 2003! http://www.jonifest.com ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: peridots? [colin ] Re: There is only one Frank (NJC) Was Janis ["Kate Bennett" ] Twisted Vljc [BRIANASYMES@aol.com] Re: peridots? NJC [Deb Messling ] RE: Jonifest 2003- VERY Important!! ["Lori Fye" ] Re: There is only one Frank (NJC) ["Lori Fye" ] Re: Rosie meets "The Boss" pt.1 njc ["Lori Fye" ] Re: NJC Off the fence [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: peridots? NJC [colin ] where? njc [colin ] Re: There is only one Janis (NJC) [Jerry Notaro ] no airbrush or plastic surgery for annie! -- NJC [Murphycopy@aol.com] RE: no airbrush or plastic surgery for annie! -- NJC ["Heather" ] RE: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC [lfye@cresapartn] Re: JMDL Digest V2003 #272 [Kardinel@aol.com] Fwd: RE: [NortheastJonifest] Re: Jonifest 2003- VERY Important!! NJC except fest ["Donna Binkley" ] Re:Digest V2003 #272/depressing -- NJC [Murphycopy@aol.com] Re: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC [colin ] Re: Save $75 on JoniFest! 2 Winners so far...... [AsharaProducLLC@aol.co] Re: a little on the weird side/hell for Joni fans [Murphycopy@aol.com] Re: Save $75 on JoniFest! 2 Winners so far......NJC ["Lucy Hone" ] RE: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC ["Wally Kairuz" ] RE: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC ["Wally Kairuz" ] win a smurf for the night -- NJC [Murphycopy@aol.com] RE: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC [lfye@cresapartn] rory block streaming audio NJC ["ron" ] Re: win a smurf for the night -- NJC [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: win a smurf for the night -- NJC [FMYFL@aol.com] Puttin' on the Dog [Randy Remote ] Re: win a smurf for the night -- NJC [vince ] Re: win a smurf for the night -- NJC ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: Puttin' on the Dog [AzeemAK@aol.com] Re: Puttin' on the Dog [Little Bird ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 08:13:42 +0100 From: colin Subject: Re: peridots? Deb Messling wrote: >I wonder if there's a difference between American and Canadian >pronunciation of this word? I know that British English "anglicizes" some >words that Americans retain the "foreign" pronunciation for. For example, >don't the English pronounce Don Juan as Don Jew-ahn? > no. we say 'wan' with a long a > And don't the English >pronounce the "t" in valet, > certainly not! it is 'val- ay' > whereas Americans would say "val-ay." SO, if >I'm right, and if Canadians follow the British pronunciation schemes, >perhaps Joni has just become more Americanized over the years? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 00:21:06 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: There is only one Frank (NJC) Was Janis funny how most of the automatic one namers start with j > > janis > > jimi > > joni > < jerry > < jesus> and jaco... www.katebennett.com "Lyrically, it's a work of art overall. Brilliant writing, absolutely." Indie-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 00:21:12 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: Jonifest 2003- VERY Important!! robban, i've flown from california to new york twice for this...people who have attended regularly come in from argentina, england, new zealand, vancouver bc...why, florida is just a hop skip & a jump if you want to go which it sounds like you do! this may be your one & only chance...go for it... >>It would be wonderful to attend. Especially after returning to the USA after over 35 years to meet up with folks with the same interests. But New York is simply too far off for myself (in Florida) and for very many people who would perhaps be interested. Robban<< www.katebennett.com "Lyrically, it's a work of art overall. Brilliant writing, absolutely." Indie-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 00:21:12 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Perma-vine Joni-James copies i'm on digest so always get these late...if anyone needs a burnerless person to send a copy to, , let me know! thanks! www.katebennett.com "Lyrically, it's a work of art overall. Brilliant writing, absolutely." Indie-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 04:27:37 EDT From: BRIANASYMES@aol.com Subject: Twisted Vljc Well I am up late watching Conan O'Brien with Hunter Thompson both weird! they started the intro of the interview with Twisted blasting out from his band. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 07:03:50 -0400 From: Deb Messling Subject: Re: peridots? NJC Oh, I stand corrected. Well, Lord Byron pronounced it Jew-ahn! And the upper-class guys on public tv dramas say "val-et." I thought it was real, tee-hee. At 08:13 AM 5/6/2003 +0100, you wrote: >>I wonder if there's a difference between American and Canadian >>pronunciation of this word? I know that British English "anglicizes" >>some words that Americans retain the "foreign" pronunciation for. For >>example, don't the English pronounce Don Juan as Don Jew-ahn? >no. we say 'wan' with a long a > >> And don't the English pronounce the "t" in valet, >certainly not! it is 'val- ay' - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- messling@enter.net - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 05:03:02 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: RE: Jonifest 2003- VERY Important!! > But New York is simply too far off for myself (in Florida) and for > very many people who would perhaps be interested. A couple of things to consider: 1) There are folks who DRIVE from distant points to JoniFest -- perhaps someone has a seat available in their vehicle?* 2) Airfares are at their lowest in years, and there are all kinds of specials to be enjoyed. Robert and everyone ... if not now, when? Lori *I'll be driving from DC and I'll have room for 2 or 3 people in my smallish car, which will have an exterior luggage rack by then. http://lrfye.lunarpages.com/rocknrollin.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 05:09:01 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: There is only one Janis (NJC) > Janis Ian gets my vote. Mine too, because "is" is present tense, and because I've seen Ms. Ian in concert twice over the last year or so and she's better than ever. If you get a chance to see her, GO. I promise you that she'll blow you away with her guitar! www.janisian.com However, I will concede that I hear someone say "Janis" I usually think of Ms. Joplin, may she party on in peace. Lori ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 05:13:49 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: There is only one Frank (NJC) And that would be Frankenfurter, from Rocky Horror Picture Show. ; ) Lori ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 05:20:03 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: Rosie meets "The Boss" pt.1 njc Rose, I'm not a big fan of Bruce (not being from NJ, I just never "got it," I guess), but I really enjoyed your post! Where's part 2? Lori ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 08:20:53 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: NJC Off the fence In a message dated 5/6/2003 2:00:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, les@jmdl.com writes: > The first 4 list members (two of which > will be digest members) to get their deposit to Ashara after this message > hits the list will get a $75 credit on the remainder of > their > balance. Ashara will inform the winners of their credit. Well, I immediately signed up after reading this, and hopefully I'm one of the lucky 4! Once again being a procrastinating schizophrenic pays off! :~) Looking forward to seeing all my friends again in a couple of short months, and I would encourage my fellow fence-sitters to joni me. Bob NP: Wilco, "Outta Mind (Outta Sight)" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 05:26:12 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: NJC Off the fence > and I would encourage my fellow fence-sitters to joni me. Intentional or not, that was priceless! Lori, grinning ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 08:28:34 EDT From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: NJC Off the fence me too!!!!!! In the morning there are lovers in the street They look so high You brush against a stranger And you both apologize ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 13:28:58 +0100 From: colin Subject: Re: peridots? NJC Deb Messling wrote: >Oh, I stand corrected. Well, Lord Byron pronounced it Jew-ahn! And the >upper-class guys on public tv dramas say "val-et." I thought it was real, >tee-hee. > > > > maybe the upper class guys are right and I just a common slob......it has always been val -ay to me.... but then the Queen and her ilk call a house a 'hice'. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 13:31:40 +0100 From: colin Subject: where? njc on one ofmy lists the are doign a 'where do you live?' thing.Quite itneresting. Notyour house number and street of course-just there area. I live in Cambridgeshire, England. Right up almost in The Wash, next to Norfolk.(you can blame this area for your Bible Belt as this is where they came from!) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 08:30:37 -0400 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: There is only one Janis (NJC) Have to tell you all something interesting that happened to me a few weeks ago. I was at our big waterfront art show Mainsail with some friends. I saw a guy with a God and the FBI tee shirt on, janis' latest cd title. I stopped him and started chatting up a storm about how big a fan of Janis I was, and how that cd was great, and aren't we lucky that Janis comes here to FL so often, yak, yak, yak. He stopped me and told me I had to me his wife, Janis Ian's best friend and publicist! She told me the reason Janis plays here so often is she stays with them every time. We talked a lot about the 4 J's, Janis, Joni, Judy, and Joan. I'm a big fan of all four. She took my card and promised me great seats to Janis' next concert here and a visit backstage to meet her. I can't wait. Jerry Lori Fye wrote: >>Janis Ian gets my vote. >> >> > >Mine too, because "is" is present tense, and because I've seen Ms. Ian >in concert twice over the last year or so and she's better than ever. >If you get a chance to see her, GO. I promise you that she'll blow you >away with her guitar! www.janisian.com > >However, I will concede that I hear someone say "Janis" I usually think >of Ms. Joplin, may she party on in peace. > >Lori ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 08:37:47 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: NJC Off the fence In a message dated 5/6/2003 7:26:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, lori@lrfye.lunarpages.com writes: > Intentional or not, that was priceless! The funny/weird thing is that I proofread my message first for misspellings and I caught that "joni" for "join", and I swear I changed it to "join" before I sent it, after chuckling at my own Freudian slip! It must have been fate that it went out that way. So...everyone JOIN me at the fest, THEN you can JONI me! And who knows, I may just JONI you back! :~) Bob NP: Beth Orton, "Mount Washington" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 10:20:22 EDT From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC I think maybe the difference in Joni's pronunciation of the word has a bit to do with her evolution from an artsy-fartsy young woman to a fancy-schmancy Bel Air matron. And speaking of pronunciations makes me think of mispronunciations and that reminds me of a classic Lily Tomlin routine from (I think) the 70s. Have you heard it? Lily tells the story of reading aloud in school and coming upon the word "island" and pronouncing it "IS-land," rather than "I-land." If anyone has any idea what this routine was called, I'd love to know. It was from the same comedy album that had a bit called "Dracula's Daughter" on it. Which reminds me of my own classic mispronunciation story. I was reading aloud in class from Greek mythology (which really wasn't so ancient when I was in school) and when I got to the name "Zeus" I pronounced it "Zesus," rhyming with "Jesus." Boy, recess was tough that day . . . Got a story of mispronunciation? Tell us about it after you sign up for Jonifest. --Bob PS: My spell checker flags "Jonifest" and suggests "Joints!" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 10:28:24 -0400 From: "Heather" Subject: RE: peridots and silliness -- NJC Oh yes! Wonderful book. She also co-authored a book with Dr. Jerry Atrics called Gum Disease and Old Age. Heather (sorry ... i have to jump in on these sometimes :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@jmdl.com [mailto:owner-joni@jmdl.com]On Behalf Of Murphycopy@aol.com Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 12:22 PM To: FMYFL@aol.com; AsharaJM@aol.com; Murphycopy@aol.com; joni@smoe.org Subject: now: peridots and silliness -- NJC Jimmy writes: << and all this time I thought Joni was talking about a gum disease :~) >> LOL, Scooter! Reminds me of that book, "Gum Disease" by Ginger Vitas! XO, --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 10:26:47 EDT From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: no airbrush or plastic surgery for annie! -- NJC Here's an article from thisislondon.com: Annie's brave face 6 May 2003 In the showbiz world of airbrushed photos and flawless features, it is a brave celebrity who faces the camera lens in the cold light of day. But rock star Annie Lennox has shown the true face of what she calls 'a mature woman facing up to failed expectations of life'. Pale and with pale make-up, the 48-year-old mother-of-two graces the cover of latest solo album, Bare. 'I have never been known to toe the safety line in terms of how I represent myself,' The Aberdeen-born singer said. 'I am not a young artist in her early 20s. I need to be authentic, to take risks, to break the mould when necessary. Bare contains songs that are deeply personal and emotional.' Critics are linking the album's songs to her marriage split with film-maker Uri Fruchtmann three years ago. Lennox has amassed worldwide sales of 12million with two other solo albums. Bare is released on June 9 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 10:34:42 -0400 From: "Heather" Subject: RE: no airbrush or plastic surgery for annie! -- NJC I thought she looked pretty good when I saw her last month. A little on the thin side though. Annie has always struck out on her own. Heather - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@jmdl.com [mailto:owner-joni@jmdl.com]On Behalf Of Murphycopy@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:27 AM To: joni@smoe.org Subject: no airbrush or plastic surgery for annie! -- NJC Here's an article from thisislondon.com: Annie's brave face 6 May 2003 In the showbiz world of airbrushed photos and flawless features, it is a brave celebrity who faces the camera lens in the cold light of day. But rock star Annie Lennox has shown the true face of what she calls 'a mature woman facing up to failed expectations of life'. Pale and with pale make-up, the 48-year-old mother-of-two graces the cover of latest solo album, Bare. 'I have never been known to toe the safety line in terms of how I represent myself,' The Aberdeen-born singer said. 'I am not a young artist in her early 20s. I need to be authentic, to take risks, to break the mould when necessary. Bare contains songs that are deeply personal and emotional.' Critics are linking the album's songs to her marriage split with film-maker Uri Fruchtmann three years ago. Lennox has amassed worldwide sales of 12million with two other solo albums. Bare is released on June 9 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 10:28:30 -0400 From: lfye@cresapartners.com Subject: Air Transportation to JoniFest I offer my qualified apology for the spam ... 1. southwest.com CLICK 'N SAVE INTERNET SPECIALS ================================================================= Albany, NY ------- about 2 hours' drive/ride from the Full Moon in Oliverea $94 one-way, to/from Indianapolis, IN $65 one-way, to/from Raleigh-Durham, NC $94 one-way, to/from Seattle/Tacoma, WA *Purchase through May 8, 2003, midnight Pacific Time. *Travel May 27 through September 8, 2003, except July 3 and 6, 2003. 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Tell us about it after you sign up for Jonifest. since i've signed up for joni fest i will chime in with: yes, grade 11 english class.... "epitome". which i pronounced "epi tome" with a long o. very embarrassing to have the entire class laugh at me, including the teacher. graduated in english & women's studies, made it to the dean's list mags :P You open my heart, you do. Yes you do. - JM The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 10:57:32 -0400 From: "Maggie McNally" Subject: RE: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC OK, I'm signed up, and I've got one for you (now, why is it that we are baring all here??) My father was a preacher-man (Unitarian-Universalist) and I was the head of our youth group (LRY - Liberal Religious Youth) one year when he went away for a weekend seminar...it was the tradition that the LRY conducted the service, and as the head I was expected to preach the sermon. Dad wrote the sermon for me, and it included a reference to The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner - which I pronounced "marine er" throughout. It being church, people were quite kind about it, but I have to admit to wincing every time I hear that word all these many (33) years later. Maggie Boston/Cambridge -----Original Message----- From: magsnbrei [mailto:magsnbrei@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:51 AM To: Murphycopy@aol.com; colin@tantra.fsbusiness.co.uk; messling@enter.net Cc: joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC SmurphEthel wrote: Got a story of mispronunciation? Tell us about it after you sign up for Jonifest. since i've signed up for joni fest i will chime in with: yes, grade 11 english class.... "epitome". which i pronounced "epi tome" with a long o. very embarrassing to have the entire class laugh at me, including the teacher. graduated in english & women's studies, made it to the dean's list mags :P You open my heart, you do. Yes you do. - JM The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 10:59:09 -0700 From: "Victor Johnson" Subject: RE: Car Pools? (njc?) I'm planning on spending Wednesday in NYC and driving up to jonifest on Thursday. I plan on returning and flying out of NYC on Monday. Anyone who might be interested in hooking up for the drive, please contact me. best, Victor Victor Johnson waytoblu@mindspring.com Look for the new album "Parsonage Lane" this spring! Produced by Chris Rosser at Hollow Reed Studios, Asheville ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 11:05:00 -0400 From: lfye@cresapartners.com Subject: RE: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC > Got a story of mispronunciation? Tell us about it after you sign up for Jonifest. I've been signed up since about 2 minutes after Ashara first asked for deposits, so here's mine: Sometime in elementary school between grades 3 and 5, I don't remember which, although I do clearly remember putting my hand up to display my pronunciation of "Chesapeake," which I loudly declared as "Chees-a-peek." This still mortifies me. Lori, a big fan of Lily and her "is-land" story ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 12:35:22 EDT From: Kardinel@aol.com Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2003 #272 Re: Joni as depressing It is a known fact that people who have experienced depression or manic depression are more creative. This is generalizing but for more information read William Stryon's Darkness Visible or Kay Redfield Jameson's Touched With Fire. A lot of individuals don't create at their real down periods but the fact that they have experienced these highs or lows is somehow connected. Especially poets. I , myself, don't see Joni as depressing, she has enriched my life so much. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 12:25:03 -0500 From: "Donna Binkley" Subject: Fwd: RE: [NortheastJonifest] Re: Jonifest 2003- VERY Important!! NJC except fest [demime could not interpret encoding - treating as plain text] Return-path: Received: from mailbox.binkleybarfield.com ([192.168.1.47]) by gwmail.bbigw.com; Tue, 06 May 2003 11:32:11 -0500 Received: from n33.grp.scd.yahoo.com(66.218.66.101) by mailbox.binkleybarfield.com via csmap id 15477; Tue, 06 May 2003 11:30:08 -0600 (MDT) X-eGroups-Return: sentto-4413072-3183-1052238629-djb=binkleybarfield.com @returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.192] by n33.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 06 May 2003 16:30:29 -0000 X-Sender: Eisenhardt@bostonkids.org X-Apparently-To: NortheastJonifest@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_6_6); 6 May 2003 16:30:27 -0000 Received: (qmail 20858 invoked from network); 6 May 2003 15:35:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m10.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 6 May 2003 15:35:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO exchange.bostonkids.org) (192.94.245.203) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 6 May 2003 15:34:59 -0000 Received: by EXCHANGE with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Tue, 6 May 2003 11:35:27 -0400 Message-ID: To: "'NortheastJonifest@yahoogroups.com'" X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) From: "Eisenhardt, Chuck" X-Yahoo-Profile: chuckeis MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list NortheastJonifest@yahoogroups.com; contact NortheastJonifest-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list NortheastJonifest@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 13:48:01 -0400 Subject: RE: [NortheastJonifest] Re: Jonifest 2003- VERY Important!! NJC e xcept fest Reply-To: NortheastJonifest@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NAIMIME-Disclaimer: 1 X-NAIMIME-Modified: 1 Well, this is just a large Bummer. It's certainly due in part to the economy and a hundred personal stories about how that impacts individuals...it's a complex set of interactions. Funny, I just heard consumer confidence was on an upswing! At my museum we have helped sponsor a Chinese festival/ Dragonboat race on the Charles River for 20 years running, and I just found out this morning that this year's festival is *cancelled* due to lack of support (meaning lack of money from individuals and civic organizations) which is trickledown from national and state level budget cutting for the arts and communities. This is in part the little snowball that started as a $600 per couple tax rebate two years ago, landing in our backyards as the avalanche of a cherished annual celebration cancelled. It's a legacy also of failed foreign policy, war debt, war on the Constitution and the dismantling of inclusive government, and the Republican deficit fiasco, imho. I hope the NE Jonifest can remain solvent and that will take the broadening of interest out into JMDL, a lot of PR on the part of those of us who know how magical it is to attend, and perhaps even the charity of non-attendees to support it, as they can, through a lean year. And perhaps we could encourage travel (a patriotic notion, huh?) by renaming it the 'World' Jonifest! This year I need the Jonifest more than ever. (I cannot post to JMDL from work as I am not registered, but someone might post this for me?) np: 'One Meat Ball (and no spaghetti)' Josh White Thanks, ChuckE - -----Original Message----- From: John A. Moore [mailto:jmoore@esva.net] Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 12:42 PM To: NortheastJonifest@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [NortheastJonifest] Re: Jonifest 2003- VERY Important!! My guess Bob, is that with the economy in such a slump, both paying for a fabulous time and leaving work to have it are anathema to many. This is just one more example of why I'd like to be a rich man... I'd throw this party just to have it! Cheers, John Oh, it ain't over 'till the fat lady sings (has she even signed up yet?) murphycopy@aol.com wrote: >Ashara wrote: > ><< I sadly have to say that unless I receive 25 deposit checks by ******MAY >17th***** this is the LAST YEAR for Jonifest >> > >This is AWFUL. Especially since I have never heard of ANYONE having a bad >time at Jonifest. What's going on? > > --Bob > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >NortheastJonifest-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NortheastJonifest-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ - ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs Online - Over 14,500 titles. No Late Fees & Free Shipping. Try Netflix for FREE! http://us.click.yahoo.com/YoVfrB/XP.FAA/uetFAA/9rHolB/TM - ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NortheastJonifest-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ This message has been scanned by the E250. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 13:28:22 -0700 From: "Victor Johnson" Subject: International James Taylor meeting day(njc) I was visiting James Taylor.com and found out the May 20th is International James Taylor meeting day. They have even gone as far as to suggest 4 different places to meet, here in Atlanta and several other cities. So far, only 23 people have signed up, from all across the world-noone in Georgia. It seems like a good idea but it doesn't look like its exactly taking off. It says on the website that every third Tuesday is a JT meeting day. I'm not holding my breath. Makes the JMDL seem so advanced and sophisticated. Victor Victor Johnson waytoblu@mindspring.com Look for the new album "Parsonage Lane" this spring! Produced by Chris Rosser at Hollow Reed Studios, Asheville ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 13:36:02 -0700 From: "Victor Johnson" Subject: a little on the weird side 9/17/2002 On Creative Damnation by Art I don't spend a lot of time speculating on the various comings and goings of the Devil. I mean, the way I see it he can do his thing and hopefully I can do mine and ideally we won't have to meet too often. You know, maybe just the occasional fiddle contest and nothing more. Nonetheless, I really do hope that the Devil has a sense of humor/irony and that he at least puts some creativity in his work. I mean, if I went to Hell and it was really all just really hot and people like whipped you or something I'd be really disappointed. Disappointed obviously because I'd been condemned to eternal damnation but also disappointed because if you're gonna be tormented forever you'd at least like to see some effort put into the operation. If the situation arose, I would want my Hell experience to be one tailored to me. You know, I'd like to see a Hell that's filled with Mountain Dew bottles that can't possibly be opened. Or it could be filled with pretty girls who would come talk to me and then I'd be me and naturally they would become very confused as to how I could suck so bad at talking and then they'll go hook up with some jerk and then come back and complain to me about it. You know, the kind of Hell where you'd tip your hat to the Devil and say "Zing! You got me!" If damnation is handled creatively I have one small request. I came up with a Hell for Joni Mitchell fans that I think is worthy of the Devil. This is of course not to say that all Joni Mitchell fans should go to Hell. I know very few big Joni Mitchell fans but I'm sure that many of them are quite nice. However, there's gotta be at least one evil Joni Mitchell fan who has merited eternal punishment and when he/she dies this is what I want them to see: A big empty parking lot. Then they'll panic and go "Oh no, it really happened! They paved paradise and put up a parking lot! They actually did it! The prophet Joni Mitchell foretold it correctly! How could we allow this to happen?! You fools!" And then if there were any Joni Mitchell fans that were also really into Planet of the Apes you could also have the top of the Statue of Liberty sticking out just to really mess with their heads. And yes, for all you stodgy Hell traditionalists, the parking lot could be really, really hot. http://www.tjmonkeys.com/thought.php?theid=527 Victor Johnson waytoblu@mindspring.com Look for the new album "Parsonage Lane" this spring! Produced by Chris Rosser at Hollow Reed Studios, Asheville ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 13:38:49 EDT From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Re:Digest V2003 #272/depressing -- NJC Kardinel@aol.com writes: << I , myself, don't see Joni as depressing, she has enriched my life so much. >> I agree. Celine Dion, Whitney Houston & Britney Speers depress me a lot more than Joni. But then I don't think Joni would ever let herself appear in car ads or have a theater built just for her to perform in in a Las Vegas casino. :-( Damn, gotta go take a pill. --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 18:43:44 +0100 From: colin Subject: Re: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC well Mags,i too pronounced Epitome wrongly and I was a n adult! i also used to say 'gazebo' as 'gaze -bo' until i found out it was' gaz- ee -bo'. Although I get annoyed at people who don't bother to try and say Lhasa apso. It is an easy two wrods. they get called lapsos, lassoos, aspros, and Larger Arseholes(tho i think that was meant to be funny!). Like Shih Tzu-people always say Shit Zoo when it is Shid Zoo. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 18:44:48 +0100 From: colin Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2003 #272 Kardinel@aol.com wrote: >Re: Joni as depressing > >It is a known fact that people who have experienced depression or manic >depression are more creative. > not only that, we are wonderfully perfect little souls too! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 13:47:24 EDT From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com Subject: Re: Save $75 on JoniFest! 2 Winners so far...... Les very generously wrote: <> So, far 2 people have taken advantage of this very kind offer. Deposits have been received today from Mr. Covers King himself, Bob Muller, and The Lady from England, Ms. Lucy Hone. I have 2 more $75.00 credits to give away! Anyone? Hugs, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 14:00:56 EDT From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: a little on the weird side/hell for Joni fans Victor writes: << If damnation is handled creatively I have one small request. I came up with a Hell for Joni Mitchell fans that I think is worthy of the Devil. This is of course not to say that all Joni Mitchell fans should go to Hell. I know very few big Joni Mitchell fans but I'm sure that many of them are quite nice. However, there's gotta be at least one evil Joni Mitchell fan who has merited eternal punishment and when he/she dies this is what I want them to see: A big empty parking lot. >> Or an endless parking lot with nothing but record company executives! Or to end up in the non-smoking section of hell! Worst of all . . . an eternity without Jonifests! --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 19:18:03 +0100 From: "Lucy Hone" Subject: Re: Save $75 on JoniFest! 2 Winners so far......NJC EEEEEEEEEEEEEEK and Yabber DAbber Dooooo and everything that is yippppppeeeee. I never win anything.... actually I am a liar. I won a chicken in the office raffle when I worked for the Inland Revenue when I was 17 and forgot about it on the friday and it went rotten as it stayed in the desk drawer, and it was a public holiday on the MOnday..... Thank you very very very very much. I am getting far too excited than is good for me and will try not to start counting sleeps..... well not yet anyway..... Lucy ----- Original Message ----- From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com To: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com ; NortheastJonifest@yahoogroups.com ; joni@smoe.org ; SCJoniGuy@aol.com ; lulu.hone@virgin.net Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:47 PM Subject: Re: Save $75 on JoniFest! 2 Winners so far...... Les very generously wrote: <> So, far 2 people have taken advantage of this very kind offer. Deposits have been received today from Mr. Covers King himself, Bob Muller, and The Lady from England, Ms. Lucy Hone. I have 2 more $75.00 credits to give away! Anyone? Hugs, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 14:53:44 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: International James Taylor meeting day(njc) Victor writes: > It seems like a good idea but it doesn't look like its exactly taking off. > It says on the website that every third Tuesday is a JT meeting day. > > I'm not holding my breath. Makes the JMDL seem so advanced and > sophisticated. > Didn't JT just get a bridge named after him in North Carolina? To my knowledge, Joni doesn't have a street or bridge named after her. And what ever happened to the beside herself statue in the park??? Are you still around Sarah?? Oh, but to your point Victor, yes the JMDL is *much* more advanced and sophisticated! Jimmy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 20:06:15 +0100 From: "Martin Giles" Subject: Re: Jonifest 2003- VERY Important!! Hi Ashara I'm trying to get the questionaire filled in, but as I said in an email to Les yesterday, the site seems to be losing my information! My login details keep disappearing, forcing me to re-register, and the questionaire seems to be loosing all my info except name rank and serial number at the top. Strings and I are definitely coming (and Chris Marshall of course), all requesite stuff will be with you as soon as I can get through this surprisingly difficult hoop. Is anyone else experiencing the same problems as me? Martin in London. > Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 11:26:38 EDT > From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com > Subject: Jonifest 2003- VERY Important!! > > Dear JMDL Community, > > I need to talk to you about something very serious and important. > > To this date, I still have not received even ONE new deposit for Jonifest. > This means I am no closer to the 25 people I need to make the BARE MINIMUM to > break even this year. Jonifest is only 3 MONTHS AWAY, and 25 people is a lot. > > For those of you that have been on the fence and are thinking........next > year......next year is the year I will get to Fest......I sadly have to say > that unless I receive 25 deposit checks by ******MAY 17th***** this is the > LAST YEAR for Jonifest. With that in mind, I'd like to make it the very best > Fest ever, so this is the time to decide to join us! > > For more info, go to: www.jonifest.com > > And remember, you can pay by credit card if it's easier for you. > > For those of you that have already signed up, a reminder that all money is > due by June 15th. By that time you should have these things to me: > > 1) Your Jonifest amounts paid in full, including Thursday night if you are > joining us. Please remember to write the checks to: Ashara Productions, LLC > 2) Your hard copy release form to me. > 3) Your donation check in any amount, payable to Jim Johanson. > 4) Any scholarship pledges paid. > 5) Your online form filled out completely. > > You can also send any donations for the raffle/giveaway to my address. Even > if you are not attending, scholarship donations can be sent to my address as > well, with grateful thanks! > > In addition, if we do not meet the minimum requirements, we will have to > tighten the belt, do our own sound, and cut corners elsewhere to try to help > cover the costs. > > I hate to sound negative, but at this point, I need for the COMMUNITY to come > forward to save this Fest. It is YOUR Fest, please remember that. > > Hugs, > Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 17:07:41 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC as a foreign speaker of english i have millions of stories like that. during my first jonifest at ashara's i kept talking about colin, only i pronounced his name *colon*. for a while no one corrected me but they giggled and giggled!!!!! nowadays, i am so scared of mispronouncing his name again that i do pronunciation drills everyday. the pronunciation of english language names and brands is quite impossible for me to guess. how do you manage to know if someone is an allen or an alan, how to pronounce kylie minogue, meshell ndegeocello (sp?), and that you should say yah-EL when you want to call yael? how do children learn how to spell in england and the us? how do they know that night is night and not nite, for example? SIGN UP FOR JONIFEST NOW!!!!!! wally - -----Mensaje original----- De: owner-joni@jmdl.com [mailto:owner-joni@jmdl.com]En nombre de Murphycopy@aol.com Enviado el: Martes, 06 de Mayo de 2003 11:20 a.m. Para: colin@tantra.fsbusiness.co.uk; messling@enter.net CC: joni@smoe.org Asunto: Re: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC Got a story of mispronunciation? Tell us about it after you sign up for Jonifest. --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 17:15:54 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC well, how is THAT pronounced????? LAH-zuh AP-so? - -----Mensaje original----- De: owner-joni@jmdl.com [mailto:owner-joni@jmdl.com]En nombre de colin Enviado el: Martes, 06 de Mayo de 2003 02:44 p.m. Para: lfye@cresapartners.com CC: joni@smoe.org Asunto: Re: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC Although I get annoyed at people who don't bother to try and say Lhasa apso. It is an easy two wrods. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 16:43:07 EDT From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: win a smurf for the night -- NJC Here's something different -- the next four people (2 from the regular list, 2 from digest) who sign up for Jonifest, will win a night of passion with Smurf! Just think of it! Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday can be your nuit d'amour with the big blue guy!* Doing any little dirty thing you can imagine! Since Ashara puts her soul -- and pocketbook -- into Jonifest every year, I figured the least I can offer is my body. So what are you waiting for! --Bob *Offer not valid in Kentucky ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 16:45:04 -0400 From: lfye@cresapartners.com Subject: RE: peridots & pronunciations, Lily Tomlin & Zeus -- NJC > i kept talking about colin, only i pronounced his name *colon*. That would have been correct, however, if you were talking about Colin Powell. > how do children learn how to spell in england and the us? how do they know > that night is night and not nite, for example? English is a ridiculous language, really. For instance, the words "weight" and "height" do not rhyme, although they're often used in the same sentence! Who was in charge of making up English anyway??? Lori ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 23:04:30 +0200 From: "ron" Subject: rory block streaming audio NJC hi as part of my ongoing efforts to spread the word about one of the finest musicians around today :-) plenty of streaming audio available at: http://www.rounder.com/SearchResults.asp?SearchType_cbo=MusicalGroup&searchte xt=Rory+Block reviews: http://www.roryblock.com/Pages/Reviews.htm ron no - brian finch - south carolina ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 17:43:44 EDT From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: win a smurf for the night -- NJC ROTFLMAO!!!!!! STOP!!!! I ALMOST CHOKED ON MY COKE AT WORK...THANK YOU VERY MUCH SMURFIE...IT CAME OUT MY NOSE.... PS: I will go to Jonifest, under one condition...that I can invite The E-Street Band back with me friday night to the fest along with Mad Dog Vini Lopez......we can do a little E-Street shuffle...or how's about...Does The Bus Stop In Oliveria? rosie In the morning there are lovers in the street They look so high You brush against a stranger And you both apologize ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 18:06:57 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: win a smurf for the night -- NJC Bubba Smurf writes: > Since Ashara puts her soul -- and pocketbook -- into Jonifest every year, I > figured the least I can offer is my body. > All right!!!! We can have a bonfire this year! (you know I'm kidding Bob, your body is to die for) :~) Jimmy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 15:11:01 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Puttin' on the Dog Well, every eight years I force myself to slip "Dog Eat Dog" into my CD player to see if it's gotten any better. Maybe, like an overly pungeant wine, with age, it has mellowed. Or maybe she was way ahead of the curve, and now that we have all caught up with her, the overlooked brilliance is there, shining with,,uh,,,brilliance. Not. The same two songs I liked are still the only two I like. (Good Friends and Shiny Toys). Apologies to you DEDheads out there, but this thing is about as appealing as a wadded up ball of cellophane. As I listened my way through, thinking mostly about what CD I would put on next, if such time ever came, I tried to analyze why it doesn't work for me. Here goes. 1. Weak material. Of course you cannot make a happy song about Ethiopia, and I respect Joni's attempt to inject some social commentary, but....DRUDGE!.....I am having trouble even remembering the other titles...and have little motivation to. "Empty, Try Another"...now there's a tune! I mused that maybe she was trying to tell herself something (possibly subconsciously) by repeating those words....like this is an empty habit, try another path... If only she had listened, she might still have a singing voice today. 2. Horrible drums. That 80's big reverb automated snare SWACK! stinks up the tracks big time. Funny that Vinnie Caliuta (sp?) is listed in the credits. Bet he wishes he wasn't. 3. Cheesiest of synthesizers. Many people have done some awfully cool things with synths, even way back in the monophonic patchcord dark days of Moog. Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Yes, Pink Floyd. Or in the 80's bands like The Cars. On DED despite listing a Fairlight (the most expensive synth by far) the synth sounds are like something from the 'music department' of Walmart. Like when everything sounded like a Yamaha DX7. Cheese!...which leads me to... 4. Producers. What exactly was Thomas Dolby's track record at that point? A big MTV hit "She Blinded Me With Science".... a semi-annoying novelty song at best. The other producer was hubby Larry Klien. Fine bass player, nice guy I'm sure. Neither of these guys should have been allowed to practice their novice producer chops on one of the greatest songwriters of all time. The whole thing leaves the aftertaste of a blatant attempt to crack MTV by copping the sound of the current hits, now best forgotten. It sounds dated, even more so than alot of the other awful 80's music of the time. Even Cyndi Lauper and Madonna's 80's stuff holds up better. One good thing. I don't have to hear it for another eight years. RR ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 18:26:34 -0400 From: vince Subject: Re: win a smurf for the night -- NJC RoseMJoy@aol.com wrote: >ROTFLMAO!!!!!! STOP!!!! I ALMOST CHOKED ON MY COKE AT WORK... > you are better than me - I can't snort at work - oh - never mind ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 18:35:46 -0400 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: win a smurf for the night -- NJC I have been trying frantically to get a hold of Marianne..she has my deposit. (Get thee to Paypal Marianne!) I live about twenty five minutes from KY ..so that should be fine. Mar is digest..I'm list....so does the blue guy do twofer's? Bree >Here's something different -- the next four people (2 from the regular >list, >2 from digest) who sign up for Jonifest, will win a night of passion with >Smurf! Just think of it! Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday can be your >nuit d'amour with the big blue guy!* Doing any little dirty thing you can >imagine! > >Since Ashara puts her soul -- and pocketbook -- into Jonifest every year, I >figured the least I can offer is my body. > >So what are you waiting for! > > --Bob > >*Offer not valid in Kentucky _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 17:40:43 -0500 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: Re: Puttin' on the Dog Randy wrote: Apologies to you DEDheads out there, Well, I am most surely that and cannot understand how someone can't get this album. That is the great thing about personal choice isn't it as I find ELP, the Cars (amazing that they made the hall of fame in my opinion), and Pink Floyd amongst the bottom feeders of music. As for Moog, don't have a clue as to who they are and that is a good thing. Well, that is a little severe for ELP though don't care for that bland and boring sound. As for Pink Floyd, my older brother forced me to listen to their piggie album on a 6 hour road trip once. Now, I could have used some drugs at that point. And the great thing for me is that I never have to hear any of them again except for the time it takes me to change the radio station. Hey, whatever floats your boat. mack ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 18:48:39 EDT From: AzeemAK@aol.com Subject: Re: Puttin' on the Dog In a message dated 06/05/2003 23:17:23 GMT Daylight Time, guitarzan@direcpc.com writes: << Well, every eight years I force myself to slip "Dog Eat Dog" into my CD player to see if it's gotten any better. Maybe, like an overly pungeant wine, with age, it has mellowed. Or maybe she was way ahead of the curve, and now that we have all caught up with her, the overlooked brilliance is there, shining with,,uh,,,brilliance. Not. >> It's probably about that long since I last listened to it, and I can't say I miss it much. I would also say there are only two really good songs (and not even "great", for what such categorisations are worth) on the album. Good Friends is one, if only because it sounds like a high class *pop* song - so maybe that's a backhanded compliment! I don't much like Shiny Toys, but I think Ethiopia is really beautiful and very poignant - lovely chord sequence. Sorry to blunt, but as far as I'm concerned the production on DED is VILE! Thomas Dolby has done some great work, particularly with Prefab Sprout: Steve McQueen (which I believe was called Two Wheels Good in the USA) and Jordan: The Comeback are seriously good - but then again they had some decent songs to work with... Azeem in London NP: Eddi Reader sings the songs of Robbie Burns - her new one, jolly good knees-up ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 15:56:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Little Bird Subject: Re: Puttin' on the Dog Yeah, about that album... It really sticks out like the sorest of sore thumbs in her vuluptuous body of work. My difficulty in understanding it lies with its musical motivation: why the hell would she make this record sound so over-the-top 80s? Why the heavy drum machines? Why the tectonic synthesizers? Why, why, why? I know that some people have suggested to me that maybe it's because she is attempting to fight fire with fire, using blatantly 80s sounds to attack the decade that spawned them, but I'm not convinced by that. I do like Good Friends and I can stomach the title track but the rest to me just seems like hastily-created "junkfood for juveniles." That's why I always see it in the $1.99 bin at Walmart with a giant "Great Value!" sticker on it. Frankly, it's not great value at all and should have a "Take Me...PLEASE!" sticker on it. Since I was only six years old at the time of its release I really can't say what I would have prefered in favour of Dog Eat Dog from Joni. Maybe an EP with five or six tracks, more scaled-back in terms of the production, a more concise piece? I don't know. All I do know is that DED is dead. I wish she had left the 80s to the gals who understood it and got along with it: Annie Lennox, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper. (Some memorable moments on the charts from these ladies.) And I happen to know a lot of people who love the album, so please accept a big hug with all my ranting. DED is just not my cup of tea. Or lemonade, for that matter. - -Andrew - --- Randy Remote wrote: > Well, every eight years I force myself to slip "Dog > Eat Dog" into > my CD player to see if it's gotten any better. > Maybe, like an overly > pungeant wine, with age, it has mellowed. Or maybe > she was way > ahead of the curve, and now that we have all caught > up with her, the > overlooked brilliance is there, shining > with,,uh,,,brilliance. > Not. > The same two songs I liked are still the only two I > like. (Good > Friends and Shiny Toys). Apologies to you DEDheads > out there, > but this thing is about as appealing as a wadded up > ball of cellophane. > As I listened my way through, thinking mostly about > what CD I > would put on next, if such time ever came, I tried > to analyze why > it doesn't work for me. Here goes. > 1. Weak material. Of course you cannot make a happy > song about > Ethiopia, and I respect Joni's attempt to inject > some social > commentary, but....DRUDGE!.....I am having trouble > even > remembering the other titles...and have little > motivation to. > "Empty, Try Another"...now there's a tune! I mused > that maybe she > was trying to tell herself something (possibly > subconsciously) by > repeating those words....like this is an empty > habit, try another > path... > If only she had listened, she might still have a > singing voice today. > 2. Horrible drums. That 80's big reverb automated > snare SWACK! > stinks up the tracks big time. Funny that Vinnie > Caliuta (sp?) is > listed in the credits. Bet he wishes he wasn't. > 3. Cheesiest of synthesizers. Many people have done > some > awfully cool things with synths, even way back in > the monophonic > patchcord dark days of Moog. Emerson, Lake and > Palmer, Yes, > Pink Floyd. Or in the 80's bands like The Cars. On > DED despite > listing a Fairlight (the most expensive synth by > far) the synth sounds > are like something from the 'music department' of > Walmart. Like > when everything sounded like a Yamaha DX7. > Cheese!...which > leads me to... > 4. Producers. What exactly was Thomas Dolby's track > record at > that point? A big MTV hit "She Blinded Me With > Science".... > a semi-annoying novelty song at best. The other > producer was > hubby Larry Klien. Fine bass player, nice guy I'm > sure. Neither > of these guys should have been allowed to practice > their novice > producer chops on one of the greatest songwriters of > all time. > The whole thing leaves the aftertaste of a > blatant attempt to crack > MTV by copping the sound of the current hits, now > best forgotten. > It sounds dated, even more so than alot of the other > awful 80's music > of the time. Even Cyndi Lauper and Madonna's 80's > stuff holds > up better. > One good thing. I don't have to hear it for another > eight years. > RR __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. 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