From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2003 #401 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 Thursday, August 14 2003 Volume 2003 : Number 401 Sign up now for JoniFest 2003! http://www.jonifest.com ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- My first Jonifest ["Martin Giles" ] NJC Re: My first Jonifest [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] NJC Free Stuff!! [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: NJC Free Stuff!! [FMYFL@aol.com] Re: NJC Free Stuff!! [Catherine McKay ] Volunteer Needed (NJC) [AsharaProducLLC@aol.com] Re: NJC Free Stuff!! [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Back home safely [steph@cix.co.uk (Anita Gabrielle Tedder)] Re: NJC Free Stuff!! [Jenny Goodspeed ] Joni/Jonifest stuff for sale [AsharaProducLLC@aol.com] Re: NJC Free Stuff!! ["Victor Johnson" ] Re: NJC Free Stuff!! [Catherine McKay ] Re: JoniFest '03: The Deluge Begins, njc [Jenny Goodspeed ] Re: best bit of Joni singing? ["joe farrell" ] fundraising (njc) [anne@sandstrom.com] MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, SHAWN COLVIN, PATTY GRIFFIN AND DAR WILLIAMS njc ["Kate Bennett" ] FTAO Andrea NJC ["Stephen Toogood" ] Re: what joni place would you be and with whom? ["Donna Binkley" ] Empty spotlight ["Stephen Toogood" ] Re: Something to read while I'm at JoniFest response to Kenny's comments [PassScribe@aol.co] Re: Something to read while I'm at JoniFest NJC [PassScribe@aol.com] FTAO Andrea again NJC ["Stephen Toogood" ] All Good Gifts, njc (fest report) [Jenny Goodspeed Subject: My first Jonifest I've just got home and I'm pretty spaced out with jetlag, but have to send in a quick message before I pass out.. I have just had the most wonderful time with all you Jonifesters. And I want to thank you all for that. I'm sorry I didn't get to talk more to everyone - several people I didn't talk to at all :( Can we make the next Jonifest at least a couple of days longer please? A few highlights for me; Meeting John Van Teil, who introduced me to Jack Nielson on Friday afternoon, who played me his beautiful song, 'Shine On Our Love', then delivered a gorgeous set in the evening. John's conversation and cheese! The utterly fantastic Sugarpants thing. btw Ashara, that sure looked painful when you ripped the duc tape off your mouth :! Gisele's song circle songs on Thursday night, and her set on Friday. Gisele, you have SO much sassyness to your act, it's easy to overlook the fact that you sing and play terrifyingly well. If I build a porch, will you come and play on it? Les Ross's set. Your performance made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.. again.. Bob Muller's set. I thought Frank Sinatra was dead, but it seems he's alive and well, with a more gravelly voice. I loved getting up and playing with the band for you all. As many will know, we've barely started playing in front of audiences, and personally, I'd only been on stage once before. It was great to get such a wonderful reception, thank you for all the compliments. I'd like to thank Susan, Paz and Anita so much for asking me to accompany them on their sets - another new experience for me, and another big thrill. It has been great to actually meet so many listers at last. Until now, most of you have just been posts on the list, but know you're real people (doesn't that make you feel good? ;). Damn, and such wonderful people too. While I'm on the subject of thanks - Thank you thank you thank you thank you Ashara. OK. Tired now. Must sleep. When I wake up, I'm looking forward to reading lots of posts about the Fest, to find out everything I missed while I was doing what I was doing. Can't wait to get the CDs/videos............. Martin. In sunny London. NP Jack N's Album. PS Thanks again Chuck E, who gave us a lift to the bus when we realised that we should have arranged something earlier and were about to be stranded. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 07:58:52 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: NJC Re: My first Jonifest In a message dated 8/13/2003 6:54:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mlg@ukonline.co.uk writes: > It has been great to actually meet so many listers at last. Until now, most > of you have just been posts on the list, but know you're real people > (doesn't that make you feel good? ;). Damn, and such > wonderful people too. I think the Jonifests are where the whole JMDL experience morphs from a 2-dimensional experience to a 3-dimensional one. And once you enter the 3rd dimension, there's no looking back! ;~) Thanks Martin for the good words regarding my set. High praise from a composer & performer of your caliber. It was great meeting you and hearing you. My Stryngs CD will be in heavy rotation for a long time to come. Bob NP: "Light Of The World" from Godspell 2000 (Thanks Jerry!!!) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 08:13:28 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: NJC Free Stuff!! Although I got home Monday, I wasn't unable to unpack all my stuff until last night, and it seemed like Christmas! Actually better than Christmas, because I don't have to take anything back. A public thanks to: - -Ashara (of course) for the Joni Hommage/Toronto video. And for EVERYTHING! I finally figured out how she does it...there are actually THREE Ashara's...the dark haired one that usually comes to the fests, the red-headed one that came this year, and (cue Jetsons music)... daughter Judy! :~) - -Jerry Notaro for the Godspell CD, and of course for being one of my best list buds. - -Lucy Webster, who donated her cd's for the raffle...I won "in my opinion". - -Anita Gabrielle Tedder, for her gracious donation of her "Wounded & Healing" cd in the welcome packets. - -Simon & JM.com for donating the "Both Sides Now - Another View" cd and the Joni "Top Gear/Johnny Cash" cd, and to Lama for his assistance. - -Ron Greer (my roommate) for the 2-cd comp of South African music. Ron was a welcome addition, a big man with a big heart! - -David Mingus, for the BEAUTIFULLY framed picture of Joni in Atlanta '98 - -Rachel, for the special gift you picked up for me in Woodstock. I'm already getting a positive energy from it and will cherish it always. With all this new stuff, I can keep the Jonifest spirit going for some time! Bob NP: "By My Side" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 08:58:38 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: NJC Free Stuff!! You forgot someone Bob. YOU!!!!! Thanks so much for the "Sweet Sixteen" vol. 2. It has the best covers, and I got to listen to it each morning (thanks Bree & Marianne) Jimmy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:00:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: NJC Free Stuff!! --- SCJoniGuy@aol.com wrote: > Although I got home Monday, I wasn't unable to > unpack all my > stuff until last night, and it seemed like > Christmas! Actually > better than Christmas, because I don't have to take > anything back. > All the free stuff and the music CDs certainly do make getting back to so-called normal a little easier to take. Or maybe not so much easier, as slightly less hard. Waaah! ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:12:57 EDT From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com Subject: Volunteer Needed (NJC) Would anyone (or 2 people) be willing to do the scrapbook for Jonifest 2002 and Jonifest 2003? It's a bit time consuming, but you have a year to get it out. Please e-mail me privately if you are willing to do the scrapbook and bring it to next year's fest. Thanks! Hugs, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:32:03 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: NJC Free Stuff!! In a message dated 8/13/2003 8:58:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, FMYFL writes: > It has the best covers, and I got to listen to it each > morning (thanks Bree & > Marianne) You're welcome, Jimmy...I enjoyed putting "Sweet 16 Take 2" together, and I realize that most folks appreciate a collection of the creme de la creme. These are all just my opinion, but I also depended a lot on your feedback. Bree is a covers junkie like you & me, and bless her for that! I'll offer the "Take 2" to everyone, but let me get through "Godspell" first...we close on the 24th, and then I'll get some shards of life back! :~P Meeting Bree & Marianne was one of the drivers getting me to the fest this year. I had already sampled Bree's wonderful chocolate buckeyes, and had had many conversations with Marainne. But meeting them, and getting countless hugs from both was a treasure. One of my favorite moments was when I was sitting next to Marianne, and she just leaned over, wrapped her arms around me, and planted a sloppy smooch on my cheek. She didn't say a word, she didn't have to. An awesome fest moment. It is almost difficult to be surrounded with so much love & affection, then have to drive off and come back to the world where 'you can feel it out in traffic, everyone hates everyone'...and Marianne's rocks had to be seen to be believed. This should be a fundraiser as everybody loved them and would want one I'm sure. Bob NP: Joni, "My Old Man" (Johnny Cash show 1970) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:54 +0100 (BST) From: steph@cix.co.uk (Anita Gabrielle Tedder) Subject: Back home safely Hello everyone So many people asked me to let them know if we got back with the blonde guitar in one piece that I thought I'd let you know that - yeah we did. I am sitting here listening to Gisele (God, I miss you, bitch). I can't find enough words to say what I want - Steph has asked me to say that it's been one of the best times in her life. Me too. It seems so inept! I miss you all. Thank Goodness for Joni and you all out there. Love and blessings Anita ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 06:42:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Jenny Goodspeed Subject: Re: NJC Free Stuff!! SCJoniGuy@aol.com wrote: It is almost difficult to be surrounded with so much love & affection, then have to drive off and come back to the world where 'you can feel it out in traffic, everyone hates everyone' so true Bob - I had to laugh yesterday when I came into the office because it was all I could do to keep myself from running up and hugging everybody good morning. Dear lord, that would have disrupted our office culture for sure. Jenny still feeling speechless...but hoping to post more soon SCJoniGuy@aol.com wrote:In a message dated 8/13/2003 8:58:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, FMYFL writes: > It has the best covers, and I got to listen to it each > morning (thanks Bree & > Marianne) You're welcome, Jimmy...I enjoyed putting "Sweet 16 Take 2" together, and I realize that most folks appreciate a collection of the creme de la creme. These are all just my opinion, but I also depended a lot on your feedback. Bree is a covers junkie like you & me, and bless her for that! I'll offer the "Take 2" to everyone, but let me get through "Godspell" first...we close on the 24th, and then I'll get some shards of life back! :~P Meeting Bree & Marianne was one of the drivers getting me to the fest this year. I had already sampled Bree's wonderful chocolate buckeyes, and had had many conversations with Marainne. But meeting them, and getting countless hugs from both was a treasure. One of my favorite moments was when I was sitting next to Marianne, and she just leaned over, wrapped her arms around me, and planted a sloppy smooch on my cheek. She didn't say a word, she didn't have to. An awesome fest moment. It is almost difficult to be surrounded with so much love & affection, then have to drive off and come back to the world where 'you can feel it out in traffic, everyone hates everyone'...and Marianne's rocks had to be seen to be believed. This should be a fundraiser as everybody loved them and would want one I'm sure. Bob NP: Joni, "My Old Man" (Johnny Cash show 1970) "Now I used to think that I was cool running around on fossil fuel, until I saw what I was doing was driving down the road to ruin..." JT Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:20:47 EDT From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com Subject: Joni/Jonifest stuff for sale I still have some Jonifest posters available for sale. You can check them out at the main jmdl page at: www.jmdl.com They are roughly 12x18 and really great looking. All profits are going to next year's scholarship fund so we can get as many people to Jonifest as possible. Yours for a minimum of $8.00 payable to Ashara Productions, LLC and sent to: Ashara Productions, LLC 40 Parsonage Lane Topsfield, MA 01983 or by Paypal. (That amount includes the cardboard mailer and shipping.) If you are interested, please order soon as there are very limited numbers left over from fest. Also...........I still have the posters that Jack Merkel made up. More info can be found at: http://www.jmdl.com/prints.cfm or, you can access the link at the bottom of the main JMDL page, as above. Since I would like these to get out there to fans, they will be available for $5.00 off each print, and FREE SHIPPING!! Check it out! Hugs, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:29:59 -0700 From: "Victor Johnson" Subject: Re: NJC Free Stuff!! Speaking of free stuff...a huge thankyou to my beetch Paz, and roommate Lamadoo for the spectacular live YES...its definately been the highlight of my morning along with bills and cleaning up, laundry, etc... Still feeling like I've been hit by a truck...and I have to go out of town again after work on Thursday for a wedding. But at least I'll have all sorts of cool music to listen to! Victor NP: YES "Close to the Edge" live Victor Johnson New cd "Parsonage Lane" available now Produced by Chris Rosser at Hollow Reed Studios, Asheville http://www.waytobluemusic.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:54:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: NJC Free Stuff!! --- Jenny Goodspeed wrote: > SCJoniGuy@aol.com wrote: > It is almost difficult to be surrounded with so much > love & affection, then have to drive off > and come back to the world where 'you can feel it > out in traffic, everyone hates everyone' > > so true Bob - I had to laugh yesterday when I came > into the office because it was all I could do to > keep myself from running up and hugging everybody > good morning. Dear lord, that would have disrupted > our office culture for sure. This is too funny. People in my office do hug sometimes, but I'm the manager and if I went up and hugged some of my staff, they'd be getting in touch with the union and grieving against me for harassment, no doubt. I'm off work until next Monday, by which time, my usual reserve will no doubt have kicked back in, and I wouldn't be caught dead making physical contact with anyone. Actually, there's one guy at work I'd love to hug... just because I know he hates that stuff and I totally get that (LOL!) NP from "Bob's Sweet Sixteen, take 2" - Blue Tapestry: In France, they kiss on Main Street (how appropriate) Thanks, Muller - you know how to pick 'em! ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 08:34:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Jenny Goodspeed Subject: Re: JoniFest '03: The Deluge Begins, njc Just to clarify...*Ashara's* version of Come in from the Cold will be enjoyed for decades to come. But thanks Jim! Jenny jlamadoo@fuse.net wrote:I'm pretty sure that JoniFest posts are njc. Anyway, I want to give a big shout out to my sisters and brothers (and the gurrlz and bears) who wrote incredibly nice greetings to the Fest participants. Mags Holden-Gross read them on Sunday and I really like them. I hope we're all forgiven for having a fine time. If so, you'll soon have pictures and many pages of posts as your compensation. In time you'll hear for yourselves many of the wonderful performances. Chuck assured me that all of Jennie Goodspeed's labor with the various choirs was captured in full glory! Jennie's version of "Come In From The Cold" will be enjoyed for decades to come for example. More soon, Lama "Now I used to think that I was cool running around on fossil fuel, until I saw what I was doing was driving down the road to ruin..." JT Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:55:00 -0500 From: "Donna Binkley" Subject: [NortheastJonifest] Re: top ten FOOD highlights of fest (njc) Catherine wrote: In fact, I went shopping today and bought green beans and walnuts in the hope of recreating something like that delightful dish for tonight's dinner. Donna: That's funny Catherine, last night i did the same with the apples & blue cheese salad and it came out really good! In the vain of the green beans & walnuts ( sauteed some walnuts in the NY syrup i bought and threw those into the salad as well) And my list of faves echoes many others:\ John's cheese Brie's chocolates Green beans & walnuts apple & cheese salad those yummy rye crackers db >>> anima_rising@yahoo.ca 8/12/2003 3:39:53 PM >>> --- Suze Cameron wrote: > Crispy fresh green beans steamed and served with a > mellow sauce and walnuts. .... > > What was everyone else's favorites??? > That thing you mentioned in para 1 of what I copied above - the green beans with walnuts and whatever-the-hell-kind-of-sauce it was in. Never before have I enjoyed vegetables so much. That whole Sunday night meal was my favourite, but I haven't eaten so well in ages at any meal and I never used to like fish until I ate the Full Moon fish dishes. I wanna go baaack! ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca - ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor - ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/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. This message has been scanned by the E250. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 19:13:41 +0100 From: Chris Marshall Subject: Re: what joni place would you be and with whom? Just landed in the UK on the red-eye from New York. So while, technically, it was yesterday, it feels like just today that I was with the band taking a horse-drawn carriage tour of central park. As such... I'd be one of those 29 skaters on Wallman Rink, with 28 of my favourite people circling in singles and in pairs around me. I have a deep deep hankering to return to NYC in the winter time and see Wallman Rink as an ice rink (not a summer fair) and really dig into that imagery. - --Chris Marshall NP: Hello My Old Friend - Jack Nielsen chrisAThatstand.org (AIM: Chr15Marshall) "If you're ever lost, I'll beat the world to finding you" Stryngs, "Bobblehats and Beer" Band website, with downloads, at http://www.stryngs.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:30:04 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: what joni place would you be and with whom? I'd be getting back to that garden in Woodstock, with the half a million (or 70) strong! :~) Bob NP: Vusi Mahlasela and Louis Mhlongo - Ubuhle Bomhlaba (Thanks Ron!) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:33:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: what joni place would you be and with whom? --- Chris Marshall wrote: > > As such... I'd be one of those 29 skaters on Wallman > Rink, > with 28 of my favourite people circling in singles > and > in pairs around me. > I'd be one sunny while in a big Full Moon with my favourite people, and you all know who you are - if you don't, then you ought to! <> ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 19:46:13 +0100 From: tantra-apso Subject: festers njc I am glad you all had such a good time. Whilst i still don't think it would be my cup of tea, i do envy you all getting to meet inthe flesh. There are many of you I'd love to meet. - -- bw colin http://www.btinternet.com/~tantraapso/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:40:45 +0100 From: "joe farrell" Subject: Re: best bit of Joni singing? Hi Bob, Great news i am really looking to seeing this. Hope you had a great time at Jonifest, sounds like a wonderful occassion. Thanks for the update. Regards, Joe. NP: Thea Gilmore, "Juliet: Keep That in Mind". - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "joe farrell" ; Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:04 PM Subject: Re: best bit of Joni singing? > In a message dated 8/12/2003 4:45:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, joe.farrell@ukonline.co.uk writes: > > > Hey what is this "Let's Sing Out" Joni video? Is it > > available to view? > > Stay tuned Joe...the short answer is yes, it's available now on VHS, John van Tiel will be handling PAL stuff. > > More details on the way... > > Bob > > NP: Stryngs, "Press Your Hands" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:33:07 -0700 (PDT) From: anne@sandstrom.com Subject: fundraising (njc) WARNING: This is a bit of cancer-related fundraising on my part, so feel free to delete now if you're not interested. On Septermber 14, I'll be doing a walk for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, whose goal is to "improve the overall survival rate and quality of life for ovarian cancer survivors." I've supported lots of walks etc. through the years, but this is the first time I'm doing the walking. Ovarian cancer affects one of every 55 women. Some of you may recall that Laura Nyro succumbed to the disease, as did Linda McCartney. And, of course, I've been dealing with the disease for the past 3 and a half years. So if you'd like to send a few dollars my way, I'd really appreciate it. Please make checks out to NOCC and send them to me at: Anne Sandstrom 39 Brown Street Waltham MA 02453 (USA) Thanks so much, and my apologies for the interruption. lots of love Anne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:46:37 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, SHAWN COLVIN, PATTY GRIFFIN AND DAR WILLIAMS njc BlankMARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, SHAWN COLVIN, PATTY GRIFFIN AND DAR WILLIAMS TO LAUNCH NATIONAL FALL TOUR FOUR SINGER-SONGWRITERS: ON STAGE TOGETHER Songwriter US Tour Dates September 12 University Park, PA Penn State University September 13 Ledyard, CT Foxwoods Resort September 14 New York, NY Rumsey Playfield September 29 Pittsburgh, PA Benedum Center October 1 Albany, NY Palace Theater October 2 Springfield, MA Symphony Hall October 3 Boston, MA Wang Center October 4 Glenside, PA Keswick Theater* October 13 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater October 14 St Paul, MN O'Shaughnessy Theater October 15 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater October 17 Cleveland, OH Palace Theater October 18 Cincinnati, OH Tall Stacks Festival October 19 Columbus, OH Palace Theater October 26 Washington, DC Lincoln Theater October 27 Baltimore, MD Meyeroff Theater October 29 Richmond, VA Landmark Theater October 30 N. Charleston, SC Oyster Shell November 1 West Palm Beach, FL Kravis Center November 2 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Perf. Arts Center November 12 Las Vegas, NV Cox Pavilion November 13 San Luis Obispo, CA Christopher Colvin Ctr. November 14 Santa Rosa, CA Luther Burbank Center November 15 SF, CA The Warfield November 16 Seattle, WA McCaw Hall November 17 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium *Dar will not be performing. Catie Curtis will join Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin and Patty Griffin. kate www.katebennett.com [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of Blank Bkgrd.gif] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:18:13 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: VOTING MACHINES njc deeply disturbing...if our voting process is this troubled can we still call ourselves a democracy? http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16474 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:18:36 +0100 From: "Stephen Toogood" Subject: FTAO Andrea NJC Other listers please just ignore this. Andrea, I can't seem to send to your email address again! AOL acting funny I guess, I'll try later. Steve ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:22:07 -0500 From: "Donna Binkley" Subject: Re: what joni place would you be and with whom? And even with jet lag looming he starts a new thread. Thanks Chris - good one! I'd go down to the Mermaid Cafe with all of you so I could buy you a bottle of wine and we'd laugh and toast to nothing and smash our empty glasses down... love db >>> Chris Marshall 08/13/03 1:13 PM >>> Just landed in the UK on the red-eye from New York. So while, technically, it was yesterday, it feels like just today that I was with the band taking a horse-drawn carriage tour of central park. As such... I'd be one of those 29 skaters on Wallman Rink, with 28 of my favourite people circling in singles and in pairs around me. I have a deep deep hankering to return to NYC in the winter time and see Wallman Rink as an ice rink (not a summer fair) and really dig into that imagery. - --Chris Marshall NP: Hello My Old Friend - Jack Nielsen chrisAThatstand.org (AIM: Chr15Marshall) "If you're ever lost, I'll beat the world to finding you" Stryngs, "Bobblehats and Beer" Band website, with downloads, at http://www.stryngs.com/ This message has been scanned by the E250. This message has been scanned by the E250. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:29:31 -0500 From: "Donna Binkley" Subject: Re: fundraising (njc) Dear Anne, I am happy to contribute, could we get some info. on the walk itself? I might like to hop up there and support you in person if i could make it happen. I hopped to New Orleans earlier this year to see Lori run in a marathon supporting AIDS as you know... let me hop oh please! love donna >>> 08/13/03 3:33 PM >>> WARNING: This is a bit of cancer-related fundraising on my part, so feel free to delete now if you're not interested. On Septermber 14, I'll be doing a walk for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, whose goal is to "improve the overall survival rate and quality of life for ovarian cancer survivors." I've supported lots of walks etc. through the years, but this is the first time I'm doing the walking. Ovarian cancer affects one of every 55 women. Some of you may recall that Laura Nyro succumbed to the disease, as did Linda McCartney. And, of course, I've been dealing with the disease for the past 3 and a half years. So if you'd like to send a few dollars my way, I'd really appreciate it. Please make checks out to NOCC and send them to me at: Anne Sandstrom 39 Brown Street Waltham MA 02453 (USA) Thanks so much, and my apologies for the interruption. lots of love Anne This message has been scanned by the E250. This message has been scanned by the E250. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 23:54:59 +0100 From: "Stephen Toogood" Subject: Empty spotlight Oh wow! I'm sure Joni had that lake (FTR) in mind when she wrote the line but I imagine this is what she meant. "And the Moon swept down black water like an empty spotlight" I am looking way out at the ocean right now from my window, and that is what I can see! It's so beautiful. Now if only my camera wasn't so crap! Steve ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 18:56:03 EDT From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: Something to read while I'm at JoniFest response to Kenny's comments In a message dated 8/8/03 9:28:31 AM, Aerchak writes: << Kenny, Everything you said was about me and I do not appreciate it and you can be guarenteed NOW that I would rather put hot coals in my eyes than come down there for a day. I have many wonderful friends on this list. I have been here for a year, you know nothing about me. I suffered a major depressive episode in April (complete with suicide attempt) from which I am still recovering so please keep your judgements to yourself. I am not sad. The fact that I choose not to go to Jonifest is not sad. I just do not want to hang out with a bunch of people I do not know for four days. Plus I do not drink so it is not the best environment to be in. Furthermore, it is my mentally ill mother's 80th birthday so I thought I would go see her. See how much you know? PS I am not an introvert. I have many close and wonderful friends. But at the age of 49, I realize I do not have to do things that I do not want to do. Also, I was in Virginia visiting my best friend (since age 7) and I got sick and now I have bronchitis, so excuse me if i do not feel like going and hacking all over people. Andrea Andrea: First of all, I'm very sorry that my comments offended or hurt you; that was totally unintentional. And you're also correct in the fact that I know very little about you other than the little I read in those last few posts before I left for the fest. I now see that you've suffered through some personal problems but, obviously, I would have no knowledge of anything not mentioned in those posts. It's just that I was so excited about going to the fest that it was hard for me to believe that other Joni fans would not also look forward to such an event and try to get there. Certainly, if you don't want to spend a weekend with strangers or be in an envionment where people are drinking heavily, then you should not go. Secondly, if you actually thought there was an "inner circle" of fans that was exclusionary, then I DO feel THAT is disturbing (and this should not be taken personally) especially now that I've been to the fest and found that to be completely false. Yes, there are plenty of folks who've been to these gatherings in the past and who know each other very well but it doesn't mean they shun anyone or make you feel like an outsider. Please accept my apologies for anything I wrote that offended you. I wish you the best of luck in dealing with your personal problems and a speedy recovery from your bout of Bronchitis (which I also contracted in the spring and dealt with for a week.) Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 18:59:28 EDT From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: Something to read while I'm at JoniFest NJC In a message dated 8/8/03 9:57:18 AM, messling@enter.net writes: << Kenny, I know you meant well with this post, but it's really not fair to deem it "sad" or "disturbing" that someone chooses not to come to JoniFest. I don't live all that far myself, but I have precious few vacation days to spend, and I'm not going to spend them with relative strangers. Who says everybody needs to become MORE socially active? Please try to remember that people are different, have different tastes, wants and needs, and that not everyone likes big hacking parties. Deb: I DID say I thought it was "sad" that someone would live so close to the site of the JoniFest and not attend; I never imagined there were people on the list that WOULDN'T want to be there. I suppose my enthusiasm and excitement over the fest was not as widespread as I thought. If you wanted to go but COULDN'T, due to personal problems or other conditions, then I guess THAT would be sad, wouldn't it? I never said it was "disturbing" that someone chose not to go to the fest; I said it was disturbing that anyone would think there was an "inner circle" and I stand by that comment now that I've been there. Even the folks that have been involved in the fests from the beginningbthat know each other really wellbwere all receptive to newcomers and not exclusionary in any way. You're right, I DID mean well with the post but I'm truly sorry if my comments offended anyone. Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 00:06:09 +0100 From: "Stephen Toogood" Subject: FTAO Andrea again NJC Sorry other listers just skip by. Andrea, No luck! It happened before and then worked again. Maybe it's my email having an episode of some kind. Talk to you soon. Steve ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:55:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Jenny Goodspeed Subject: All Good Gifts, njc (fest report) I'm off soon on a two week road trip to the Badlands and the Black Hills of South Dakota and then on to Colorado, so its time to post some fest impressions now before they begin to fade I pulled right up to the performance space on Friday afternoon to make the rehearsal for Asharas set, nearly jumping out of my skin b/c I spent most of the last 20 miles behind two verrrrry slow trucks. The anticipation of arriving at the Full Moon nearly killed me before I got there. Leapt out of my car and heard Paz say Ms. Goodspeed through a nearby window. Ran up inside the porch and into Yaels arms, jumping up and down and squealing like a 13 year old. I took note of Claud and Les Ross sitting to my left singing together something gorgeous (no surprise there) and ran in the performance space where Paz, Ashara, and Chris all stood up on stage. I let out a big sigh, put my bag down and thought, Im home. And from that moment until the morning I left, I received what I now see as a series of fabulous gifts, and Im not talking about the giveaways (though those were damn fine!). So here is a very incomplete list of wonderful gifts from Jonifest 2003, in no particular order: A big ol heartfelt standing ovation from the best group of people in the world Watching Anita try and explain to Kay that she was holding Jonis guitar. Kay: You mean its a Joni Mitchell Model guitar? Anita: No it is actually Jonis old guitar Singing harmony with Claud Listening to Victor and Chuck sing Neil Young in the pool room (I finally stayed up late enough to make it to the pool room). All the comedy Walt, Sugarpants, Bob Murphy, BetteI guess we can count Queen Lucy and Alison b/c they are just naturally so damn funny Having the Blue and S&L ensembles bring notes I wrote on a page to life Hearing Rachel sing on S&L. She volunteered to sing Jonis part and I thought to myself, hmm, its kind of low and complicated for someone so young. She opened her mouth and let out this incredible soulful voice and proceeded to sight read the damn piece nearly perfect the whole way through. Kays laugh  particularly after a certain point in the evening ; ) Donnas smile, Jodys smile, Anitas smile, Nikkis smile Cheese and chocolate Having the sweetest roommate Cindy Scaglione Seeing all the instrumentalists support anyone and everyone who asked for help on their set without hesitationPaz, Chris, Les, Martin, Roberto, Victor, Anita, Chuck you are all amazing Some notables Longest recovery time after someone's set: tie: Bob Muellers Ethiopia and Victors Bring Him Home Best nipple ring: again a tie: well have to have a runoff Ed and Susan Best idea: two wordsbar tab Dictionary definition: Under awesome beauty: Kay singing Pink Moon Thank you all for your open hearts and laughter and hugs. Thank you Ashara and everyone else who helped make it come true. Thank you Les for the guitar lesson. Thank you Yael for the song. Thank you Patrick for the dance. "Now I used to think that I was cool running around on fossil fuel, until I saw what I was doing was driving down the road to ruin..." JT Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:39:04 -0400 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: [NortheastJonifest] Re: top ten FOOD highlights of fest (njc) >John's cheese >Brie's chocolates You mean Brie's cheese and John's chocolate?! :-) Just arrived home/////I'm a little down.....I'm just flooded with emotions..I can't sleep..sit....I'm a mess. I love you all very much!! Much more later! Bree >Green beans & walnuts >apple & cheese salad >those yummy rye crackers > >db > > >>> anima_rising@yahoo.ca 8/12/2003 3:39:53 PM >>> > --- Suze Cameron wrote: > > > Crispy fresh green beans steamed and served with a > > mellow sauce and walnuts. >.... > > > > What was everyone else's favorites??? > > >That thing you mentioned in para 1 of what I copied >above - the green beans with walnuts and >whatever-the-hell-kind-of-sauce it was in. Never >before have I enjoyed vegetables so much. That whole >Sunday night meal was my favourite, but I haven't >eaten so well in ages at any meal and I never used to >like fish until I ate the Full Moon fish dishes. I >wanna go baaack! > > >===== >Catherine >Toronto > > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > >------------------------ Yahoo! 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Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:44:49 -0400 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: top ten FOOD highlights of fest (njc) >In a message dated 8/12/2003 4:33:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, >suze_1@lycos.com writes: > > > What was everyone else's favorites??? > >Jonathan, who served the food :~) > > >Jimmy, who liked most of the food EXCEPT the chocolate chip pancakes. You should have tried them with the maple syrup. Of course Bette and I had to do this secretly .because GUZ said she would puke if anyone puts syrup on them. 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So? ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 00:17:32 EDT From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Long report on JoniFest I have just returned from the long JoniFest weekend, made even longer by stopping on the way home at the house my son & his girlfriend just rented and moved into in Gardner, NYb just southwest of New Paltz. I spent a few days there, fixing a couple of electrical receptacles and the light over the bathroom mirror which wasnbt working. My wife met me there Monday, and on Tuesday, our daughter, son-in-law & the grandkids came up from CT and we all spent the day at nearby Lake Winiwaska State Park. Still on an emotional and musical bhighb from the weekend, I arrived home this afternoon (Wednesday) and checked my e-mail. There, I found the messages from Andrea and Deb, and discovered I offended Andrea through my overzealous but naive belief that all JMDLbers MUST want to attend JoniFest. (I know that when I talk about going out for a great steak dinner, some vegetarians and vegans would not be interestedb but I never imagined that a Joni fan would not want to attend a JoniFest... live and learn!) I was brought down another peg when I brought my film in to be developed and found that I overestimated the power of my flash on my good-but-not-good-enough Pentax point & shoot, so many of my shots at the performance center came out too dark. With all the years of photographic experience under my belt, I still screwed up... bWhat was I THINKING?b (Hummmm... where have I heard THAT before?) It will probably take me DAYS to finish reading all the messages on the LMDL postings so Ibm sending this report off now, knowing full well that Ibll probably repeat something someone else has reported but I want to get this out while itbs fresh in my head. I may add something to this by the time I send in what I can salvage of the photos and it gets posted to the Fest Archives, but these are my first impressions: In the b90bs, I attended four bfan gatheringsb for Todd Rundgren... two in CT , one in Jersey and one in Philly. I met some fine people and had a great time; at one event, we even talked to Todd and members of his band (Utopia) over a speaker phone where we were allowed to ask them questions, etc. At another event, I met Toddbs mom who brought along family photo albums so we saw him opening Christmas presents when he was about 5 years old, etc. But NOTHING Ibve ever attended even came CLOSE to this yearbs JoniFest... for a Joni fanbor a music lover in generalb THIS was a truly incredible experience! I realize there are some very talented people, with jobs or businesses totally unrelated to the world of music, who can simply break out in a song, or pick up a guitar and accompany themselves, or sit down at a piano and just start playing a songbwith or without music in front of them. I met a LOT of people like that at JoniFest. If youbve never been to Full Moon resort, the main house has an enclosed porch on the front and another on the side (the blibraryb) each with an old piano available for guests to play. At any given time, on either or both pianos, someone would be playing a Joni song (or a non-Joni song) and another person or two would be standing there singing. Outside, youbd find someone else strumming a guitar with someone else singing another song; there was this air of informality and spontaneity all around. A TV/VCR was set up at one part of the front porch and a tape with rare Canadian TV footage of Joni would be playing. On the front deck would be another group talking about music or whatever else came up. Each evening, after dinner, everyone gathered in the performance center where certain people were scheduled to perform for an allotted amount of time. Of course, there are some bprosb who have experience bplaying outb at clubs or who have produced CDbs and such. But I was amazed at the ability of many others who have relatively little experience but who do a credible job at playing or singing. Everyone who performed was wildly appreciated by the crowd. Aside from the music, I ventured into Woodstock on Saturday to check out the record and CD stores that were there; sadly, theybve all closed and disappeared. A new music store is due to open in about a week so I had to settle on attending a small flea market in town and a yard sale on the way back to the fest. I found nothing of interest in either but DID manage a good piece of pizza and some homemade raspberry ice cream. I learned of a nearby waterfall from some of the other JMDLbers and set out with Bob Sartorius to find it. We hiked down a muddy trail and were rewarded with a beautiful sight as two streams came together, flowed over a picturesque falls and then through a spillway between some rocks. Wading in the icy water of the larger stream, where it was wide and flowing more slowly, was Kay Ashley. I was so impressed that I went back again with Bob Muller and Bob Murphy. When Anita and Stephanie, from England, heard about the falls, they said theybd love to see it so on Monday morning, before we departed, I took them down to see the falls as well. There were lots of interesting mushrooms along the trail and the water was flowing dramatically from all the rain webd had. I think webre going to form the JMDLHC&NAS (Joni Mitchell Discussion List Hiking Club & Nature Appreciation Society.) Oh, did I mention the rain? I hardly noticed... I was having such a fa ntastic time. Sunday afternoon, Steve and Jeff invited folks over to their place for a bcocktail partyb before dinner. They asked us to bring some CDbs if we wanted; I introduced Jeff, Bree and Lieve to the latest Joe Jackson Band album and the most recent from Rufus Wainwright. It was great sitting and talking about all kinds of music with them. I met a great many people at this yearbs JoniFest (my first, by the way) and talked to many in depth; you know who you are... I really enjoyed the time we spent together. I would have loved to talk more with others but therebs only so much time in the course of the fest... maybe next year. For those of you interested in the t-shirts I was wearing or the writersb journal I produce, please e-mail me. And, as I mentioned to some folks, any JMDL member planning a trip to the NYC area is welcome to call me when you come up; Ibd be glad to show you around and bring you to some of my favorite restaurants and/or used record & cd stores. To those who played or sang informally around the house and grounds or in a formal presentation at the performance center: I thank you... Ibm in awe of you... I envy you! A special bthanksb to Walt who played bDown To Youb for me, on that old white piano on the front porch with the sticking keys, while I and a few others sang along and I turned the pages on the book for him. All who attended also owe special thanks to Michael Paz, a remarkable musician and singer, whobs expertise on the studio equipment in the performance center boggled my mind. To everyone who attended: I donbt care if youbre young or old, gay or straight, male or female... Hell, I wouldnbt care if youbre purple with yellow polka dots and have two heads... you folks are among the greatest people Ibve ever met! Thanks for helping to make the fest even better than Ibd anticipated. Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 01:04:43 -0400 From: "patrick leader" Subject: RE: NJC Re: [NortheastJonifest] Re: Good Friends (Fest content) >While I'm talking atcha Guzzi, congratulations on a KNOCKOUT set >of music - so well paced, and presented with such confidence - >and I could listen to Gisele play that "Chuck E's In Love" hook >til the cows come home. > patrick here, back in ny finally after an amazing fest and a lovely couple of days in boston, with list friends. some of us dabbled in the really frivolous and stupid exercise of picking best sets of the weekend. there are no bests, god damn it! still, i'll never forget your set susan, which included... - -'love me or leave me' in a style betw billie h. and nina s., with roberto playing gorgeous jazzy keyboards. - -'cold blue steel' as if your life depended on it - -'chuck e.' one of my best memories of the fest will certainly be thursday night, late, still in a complete blackout, sitting in one of the tiny bedrooms at the lez cottage with claude, susan, and guitar-(and in every other way)goddess giselle doing chuck e. and then youngblood. this may be one of my best memories in all of the fests i've ever attended. kids looking for something to get into take a look, two for the movie show, three in the back row, hold on tight... patrick np - stryngs ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 01:44:03 -0400 From: "Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: RE: JoniFest '03: The Deluge Begins, njc Ashara's wonderful version included back vocals by the incomparable Jenny and the exquisite Claud9, doubling up on the twin-Joni refrain at first , then sptitting apart, doing the vocal / counter-vocal thing. Yeah, baby! I nudged Catherine, then turned around to check out a dozen JMDLers with jaws dropped. Very proud of everyone last weekend. Lama From: Jenny Goodspeed [mailto:jrgoodspeed@yahoo.com] Just to clarify...*Ashara's* version of Come in from the Cold will be enjoyed for decades to come. But thanks Jim! Jenny ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 02:01:13 -0400 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today in History: August 14 1968: Joni performed at the Shaefer Music Festival at Wollman Rink in Central Park in New York City. She and Arlo Guthrie did two shows, at 8 and 10:30 PM. 1974: Joni performs at the Universal Amphitheater in Universal City, California. The recordings from these five dates ended up as the material for the Miles Of Aisles album, released 3 months later. 1979: Joni performed at the Blossom Music Center south of Cleveland, Ohio. More info: http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=842 http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=843 http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=852 http://www.cris.com/~jadato/blossom.htm 2000: Joni attended the DNC Finance Committee's Presidential Dinner hosted by Paramount Studio brass on the lot's Studio 20. Hosting the event for Paramount (attended by President Clinton) were Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone, Viacom Entertainment chief Jonathan Dolgen and studio boss Sherry Lansing. Guests included Jack Valenti, Faith Ford, Noah Wyle and Alfre Woodard. More info: http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=538 - ---- For a comprehensive reference to Joni's appearances, consult Joni Mitchell ~ A Chronology of Appearances: http://www.jonimitchell.com/appearances.html ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2003 #401 ***************************** ------- 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)