From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2003 #349 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, July 6 2003 Volume 2003 : Number 349 Sign up now for JoniFest 2003! http://www.jonifest.com ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- hey baby! njc ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: fourth of july [vince ] Choices, njc ["Laurent Olszer" ] Re: Choices, njc [tantra-apso ] Re: hey baby! njc [Michael Paz ] Come to Jonifest!! [AsharaProducLLC@aol.com] RE: The Walrus of Love is gone njc ["Heather" ] CL- new joni cover ["michael o'malley" ] Re: CL- new joni cover [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: fourth of july, "Night Ride Home" ["Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: hey baby! njc its the fourth of july! or it was... we watched the fireworks from our livingroom window...far above the maddening crowd... jeff said once he was on a night flight from ny to la on the fourth of july & all across the middle part of the country he looked down at all the little towns shooting off fireworks... that would be a cool night ride home, like some surrealist invented it, huh? www.katebennett.com "Lyrically, it's a work of art overall. Brilliant writing, absolutely." Indie-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 08:38:06 -0400 From: vince Subject: Re: fourth of july --- vince made the musical statement: > Once in awhile >In a big blue moon >There comes a night like this >Like some surrealist >Invented this 4th of July > > > Catherine McKay lovingly reminded >Hey, Happy 4th, Americanos! and remember that song was >written by a Canadian! > and Vince, who had a wonderful 4th with a most marvelous night that surely was inspired by playing that album says in reply: that the song was written by a Canadian makes it all the better, eh? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 17:27:39 +0100 From: "Laurent Olszer" Subject: Choices, njc Lori wrote: > Sam is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood > and always has something positive to say: When someone would ask him > how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be > twins My dad was such a person. His health was always terrible, as a result of having spent a few summers (and winters too) in Hitler's camps. Yet he would always reply he was fine, no matter in how much pain he was. One day I asked him why he always said that. He explained that if the person inquiring was a friend, then he didn't want to make him sad by telling him he was in pain. If the person was an enemy, he didn't want to make him happy. Now I wish to share a secret that may save your life one day: I always wondered how my dad could survive standing still in the freezing cold of Poland's winters during the daily name call that would often last hours, dressed in pyjamas. He explained that during this time, his mind wasn't there. He would picture himself in some warm place and didn't feel the cold. I heard that some gurus in India can accomplish such feats. My dad figured it out all alone at 14. Laurent ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 16:45:08 +0100 From: tantra-apso Subject: Re: Choices, njc > He explained that during this time, his mind wasn't >there. He would picture himself in some warm place and didn't feel the cold. >I heard that some gurus in India can accomplish such feats. > The mind can do amazing things under such stress. Your father's feat is accomplished by many many children who are abused. It is the way we survive. I believe the 'medical term is 'deprsonilization' or 'disassociation'. In this way, when a child is being raped or batterd or whatever, they 'leave their body' and thus do not feel it. It is an excellent defence at the time. However, it beocmes a liabilty later in life. Once a person has learned to 'switch off' like this, it is very easy to continue to do so. It is also very much harder to 'switch on' again, and thus remain somewhat disassociated. this can be inappropriate and dangerous. It can lead to a faliure to react to danger-or leave one somewhat numb and have no obvious symptoms whereby others may be alerted to the pain/danger one is in. Many survivors of the camps, of present day camps and torture, and abuse etc, were able to employ such a technique. With many, it just comes automatically. Your father's survival is another example of the magnitude of the human spirit. You are justly very proud of him. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 12:05:26 -0700 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: hey baby! njc Sounds lovely on both counts. I think seeing fireworks below you from a plane sounds really neat. We were guests of my friend Francis in a limo ride with Jack downtown to see the fireworks last night. Gene and Brian use to do the fireworks in New Orleans for special events. It was very surreal to watch the show and I felt their presence heavy in that space. Thanks to everyone who has sent their kind thoughts my way. It's just another reason I love this place so much. After the fireworks we went to the Superdome with Freda and the kids and caught LL Cool J's set and my friend and I went to catch 30 minutes of Michael Franks (who was fabulous). We had VIP seating for LL Cool J and I thought the seats were kinda crappy till I realized that Magic Johnson was sitting next to me. The kids of course were beside themselves with glee at seeing him. It was cool that no one was hounding him for autographs and stuff and he could at least have some time to enjoy the music (if you can call it that) The show was really more about watching LL pour water all down the front of himself and being exposes to the abs thing and watching him pass out roses to all the womens. I personally think he is a better actor, but then suddenly I am my father musically speaking. LOL! Have a great holiday weekend everyone! Paz > its the fourth of july! > or it was... > we watched the fireworks from our livingroom window...far above the > maddening crowd... > jeff said once he was on a night flight from ny to la on the fourth of july > & all across the middle part of the country he looked down at all the little > towns shooting off fireworks... > that would be a cool night ride home, like some surrealist invented it, huh? > > www.katebennett.com > "Lyrically, it's a work of art overall. > Brilliant writing, absolutely." > Indie-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 13:06:10 -0400 From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com Subject: Come to Jonifest!! Someone who was receiving scholarship/workstudy for Jonifest is now not able to come. This means that there is scholarship money available for someone who would like to come to Jonifest, but needs a little monetary help getting there. Please e-mail me as soon as possible if this is YOU!! Believe me, you will not regret it!! :-) Hugs, Ashara www.jonifest.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 13:44:06 -0400 From: "Heather" Subject: RE: The Walrus of Love is gone njc I think that "Love's Theme" is the music used by the PGA. hey Bob, how did you "slam wore out" your HOSL CD? I thought CD's were pretty durable. What in heavens name were you doing with that CD ;-) Heather - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@jmdl.com [mailto:owner-joni@jmdl.com]On Behalf Of SCJoniGuy@aol.com Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 10:28 PM To: AzeemAK@aol.com; joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: The Walrus of Love is gone njc In a message dated 7/4/2003 5:33:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, AzeemAK@aol.com writes: > Rest in peace, Big Man > Amen & Amen...Barry will always rock in my book. One of my favoritest songs ever is the "Love's Theme" by his Love Unlimited Orchestra. It was among the first songs I heard when I got my driver's license and drove by myself for the first time. It always sounds like freedom to me. Bob NP: Spoon, "Small Stakes" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 17:48:02 -0400 From: "michael o'malley" Subject: CL- new joni cover Just back from a sultry summer afternoon outdoor show at Quebec's anuual summer music fest, which featured a standout performance by a young Canadian jazz singer, Coral Eagan. (She was accompanied by a guitarist, whose name escapes me.) About halfway through her 60-minute set, she said `` The next song I'm about to sing is a sad song, written by Joni Mitchell. It's about a girl, a childhood friend, hiding from the police under a bridge in Saskatoon.`` She launched into a very sweet and langorous interpretation, adding a long melancholy scat section after the lines about the foster dad. It was well received by the crowd. Of course I yelled out ``Yay Joni``, to which she replied, ``Obviously there are some Joni Mitchell fans out there; I for one, am one.`` She ended her set with an unusual jazzy rendition of Lennon's Imagine. After the show, we met and I thanked her. She described how difficult it is for singers to interpret Joni's songs without copying her style. She said, you can't escape the music, and there are so many words. A familiar refrain, no doubt. You'll have to watch out for this young lady; I think this is an artist who's going to go places. I wish Mr Muller could have been there. Who knows, the song might turn up on a future recording... Michael in Quebec ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 18:20:53 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: CL- new joni cover In a message dated 7/5/2003 5:58:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, michaelo@webnet.qc.ca writes: > I wish Mr Muller could have been there. Who knows, the song might turn up > on a future recording... > Hope so! Thanks for the report, Michael. Since you were there, *I* was there, at least in spirit. I'd love for her to record it, obviously...there's only one studio cover of "Cherokee Louise" so far, a real beauty by a Spanish jazz singer named Itxaso. I also heard a live version at Wall to Wall by a Canadian singer named Lorinda Lisitza. I found her acapella rendition very moving; indeed this is truly a song that deserves a bigger audience - such a tragic story of childhood innocence lost... Bob NP: Mazzy Star, "Fade Into You" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 00:57:37 -0400 From: "Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: fourth of july, "Night Ride Home" Yup! Thanks, Catherine. That song is just one of many fine gifts from our neighbors to the North. It's a rich exchange, it seems to me. A warm arrangement. Lama Catherine said, >>Hey, Happy 4th, Americanos! and remember that song was written by a Canadian!>>> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2003 02:00:25 -0400 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today in History: July 6 1968: Joni performed tonight at the Bitter End in New York City. Also on the bill were Bunky & Jake and David Steinberg. 1974: Today's Canadian Music Chart listed "Court & Sparks" (sic) as the #2 album. More info: http://www.jonimitchell.com/CanadianChart74.html - ---- For a comprehensive reference to Joni's appearances, consult Joni Mitchell ~ A Chronology of Appearances: http://www.jonimitchell.com/appearances.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2003 02:00:25 -0400 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: July 6 On July 6 the following articles were published: 1968: "Joni Mitchell" - Rolling Stone (Review - Album) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=286 1983: "Joni Mitchell shows shes still free spirit" - Detroit News (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=977 1983: "Joni Mitchell: Ray of Sunlight" - Detroit Free Press (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=978 1998: "Concert springs from roots of Woodstock" - USA Today (Concert Preview) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=395 ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2003 #349 ***************************** ------- 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? 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