From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2003 #580 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 Saturday, November 22 2003 Volume 2003 : Number 580 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Fw: Washington Post article re: gay marriage! - NJC (for AOL users) [Emil] RE: NJC Joseph Palis ["Maggie McNally" ] Joni Cover Alert [Michaelpaz@aol.com] trading? [Zzutak@aol.com] Michael Dearest (njc) ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: Joni Cover Alert [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: trading? [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Rickie Lee Jones - oh my GOD! njc [Catherine McKay ] Re:What kind of thing are we?? NJC [Catherine McKay ] Re: What kind of thing are we?? NJC [Michael Paz ] Music for the People - Rickie Lee Jones at the Moore Theatre ["Mark or Tr] Re: Music for the People - Rickie Lee Jones at the Moore Theatre ["Mark o] WTRF ["mack watson-bush" ] Rickie Lee Jones at the Moore Theatre njc ["Wally Kairuz" ] Re: Counting Crows and Blue - TV ad [Bobsart48@aol.com] Today in History: November 22 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] Today's Library Links: November 22 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:10:47 +0100 From: Emiliano Subject: Fw: Washington Post article re: gay marriage! - NJC (for AOL users) Wally says: exactly the point i've been trying to make all these years! what's wrong with having more people that want to raise families within a legal framework????? i was a guest on a local radio station a few nights ago and talked about new marriages and families. except for a couple of very negative people calling in, people's response was very moderate. what's the big deal, i ask? does anybody REALLY feel threatened by same-sex couples being able to get married? maybe i'm missing something or not thinking straight (no P int.) wally ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 15:50:18 -0500 From: "Maggie McNally" Subject: RE: NJC Joseph Palis -----Original Message----- From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com [mailto:SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 10:49 PM To: joni@smoe.org Subject: NJC Joseph Palis "and about Jonifest (look for him in '04)" Hey, Bob, thanks for the report. Sounds like a terrific micro-mini JMDL gathering! Needless to say, I was psyched when I read that we can expect to see Joseph at Full Moon in 2004. Wonder what we can get him to contribute for the raffle? ;~) Best, Maggie trying mightily to catch up before leaving for the day NP: Anita Gabrielle - Sacred Ground ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 15:54:38 EST From: Michaelpaz@aol.com Subject: Joni Cover Alert Dear Cover King I just read in the paper that Danilo Perez is covering "Fiddle and the Drum" on his latest Verve release "...Till Then". Also Brian Blade is playing with him at Snug Harbor here on Saturday and Sunday. Brian Blade Fellowship is also playing on saturday night at the local Creative Arts school. I am trying to attend if possible. I will try and get a copy of Danilo's record and send you a copy of the song for your collection. Best Paz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 15:57:56 EST From: Zzutak@aol.com Subject: trading? Hello to all Ediths and most Kingpins, I received a Joni disc called "Urge For Going" recently, but need a clean copy, as mine is TAO. Does anybody have a copy they can spin for trade? Also... are there any good resources for what circulates for unreleased Joni? I'm not really sure what sources are used for the "Urge For Going" disc, for instance. I have the requisite several thousand unreleased recordings available for trade, and probably have something to delight or disgust almost any pallette. Thanks! Sean ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:58:36 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Michael Dearest (njc) Just talked to my friend in the Santa Ynez Valley (down the road from here where Neverland is)...she said the small rural town is overrun with media...reporting from the front gates of the ranch whenever a bush moves or the wind blows...geesh... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:03:36 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Joni Cover Alert ***I just read in the paper that Danilo Perez is covering "Fiddle and the Drum" on his latest Verve release "...Till Then".*** Hiya Mikey, I got that one when it came out a couple months ago...the vocal is by Lizz Wright and it's real nice. It's on Volume 49, coming out in February. Thanks for looking out for me, and hope you enjoy the gig if you get the chance to go! 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"are there any good resources for what circulates for unreleased Joni? I'm not really sure what sources are used for the "Urge For Going" disc, for instance." Hi Sean - are you the same Sean that used to be "ZZScotty"? Anyway, to answer your question I have never seen a good resource for info on Joni's bootlegs. Ironically, the only one I've seen to take a stab at it is the one that takes the biggest beating here - Brian Hinton's "Both Sides Now" bio. He mentions some of the most popular LP bootlegs but does not mention "UFG". From what I've seen of the tracklist, it appears that the first 4 tracks are taken from the classic Joni-JT concert, the balance of the tracks are from other sources, I don't know for sure where from BUT I can tell you that they are not from 1973 as the notes state. Sorry I can't be of any more help, maybe someone has better info, and perhaps one day there will be a nice web resource for this information. Bob NP: Haley Bonar, "Out Of The Lake" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:22:55 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Rickie Lee Jones - oh my GOD! njc --- Les Irvin wrote: > At 11/21/2003 04:57 AM, Catherine McKay wrote: > >See? See? It's not just me! I saw her last week > here > >in Toronto and she was amazing. Doesn't she live > >somehwere in Washington? > > Me three. I saw her in Denver a few days ago and I > thought it was > amazing. Her band is top notch and, at one point, > I actually > understood a few of the lyrics. Truly a > great show! > Les (Colorado) You mean her diction has improved somewhat? Yeah, I noticed too - I wonder what happened there? Elocution lessons? ===== Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We all live so close to that line, and so far from satisfaction ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:24:36 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Oh, Covers Boy . . . now njc --- Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: > "I dunno, might be weirder!" > > Might be, but upon giving it a second thought, I > would give Joni's 1965 > tune "Favorite Colour" to Michael, it seems written > for him with the lines: > > "What Color Is A Man" (since he's been several > different ones himself) It's the word "man" I'm having problems with. It's not only unclear what colour the poor creature is, but what sex? for that matter, what planet? oh poor MJ - somehow I still feel really sorry for him. There's something terribly wrong with him. ===== Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We all live so close to that line, and so far from satisfaction ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:30:13 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re:What kind of thing are we?? NJC --- Kate Bennett wrote: > Ah, the old genre question! It is so hard to define > a genre!...i love it > when people come up with their own unique genre that > describes them > well...(so far I have not come up with mine!)...mary > gauthier describes > her music as 'country noir'...i love > that...sometimes a reviewer will > describe you as a genre...then you can use that quote... Judee Sill called her own music "country cult baroque", which is very appropriate to her. ===== Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We all live so close to that line, and so far from satisfaction ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:35:46 -0500 From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: Wildflowers Fest NJC This is in White Mills, Pennsylvania. Has anyone ever been to this "Wildflowers" festival before, and is it an annual thing The Wildflowers Festival in Judy's latest CD title refers to an ongoing multi-artist tour (actually more like a sporadic series of one-night-stands) that Judy has been producing for the past few years. Some participating artists have been Janis Ian, Beth Neilsen Chapman, Arlo Guthrie, Eric Andersen, Roger McGwinn and others. I've been to two of these -- very enjoyable. I don't know about the PA festival, it may be Judy-related or not, there are probably some other events with the same name. Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:41:46 -0500 From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: Michael J NJC In his mugshot, Michael Jackson looks *exactly* like Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford in "Mommie Dearest"! David Rahall God, it's just sad. Guilty or innocent, this guy is a troubled soul. And yes, my post about Joni buying Neverland was a joke (I don't think anyone bought that one). Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:46:31 -0500 From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: love actually Subject: love actually > > I know this isn't news, but I just got back from seeing Love Actually and the Joni moments were so grand, I had to write to tell everyone to go see it for those moments alone! > > I was so taken by the BJM (Big Joni Moments) that I went a second time. I thought it a considerably better film after the second viewing (though still flawed). Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:02:46 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: RE: Washington Post article re: gay marriage! - NJC --- Wally Kairuz wrote: > exactly the point i've been trying to make all these > years! what's wrong > with having more people that want to raise families > within a legal > framework????? > i was a guest on a local radio station a few nights > ago and talked about new > marriages and families. except for a couple of very > negative people calling > in, people's response was very moderate. > what's the big deal, i ask? does anybody REALLY feel > threatened by same-sex > couples being able to get married? maybe i'm missing > something or not > thinking straight (no P int.) > wally Wally, I really don't understand why some people get so up in arms about this. You're right - it doesn't threaten anyone. It's just a gut-level emotional reaction based on what people think is *supposed* to be right (because that's the way they've always known it to be, and, by god, please don't change my world, because I just can't handle it!) My view is that marriage is nothing more than an emotional issue that was turned into a legal one. When you come right down to it, why does marriage exist at all? It started out as an economic thing, as a way of keeping couples together and as a way of uniting kingdoms. People seem to feel the need to be blessed by a god or a church and oh yeah, there's that piece of paper from the city hall. But how does anyone really know if their union is blessed by any kind of god and a piece of paper is just a piece of paper, but by golly, it's an institution and you don't mess with those. I got home today and found a flyer from the Canadian Alliance party asking people to fill out this stupid form and send it to them so they can pass it on to the Prime Minister because they claim the Liberal party "broke their promise to defend marriage." Here's a line from it and if this doesn't make your blood boil, then nothing will: "The Canadian Alliance, led by Stephen Harper, is the only Federal party that supports the traditional definition of marriage: the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others." Well, I'd like to tell Mr Stephen Harper and his Canadian Alliance to go feck themselves, but I'll get myself composed first and write a nice polite letter telling them to do so but in such a way that they won't realize they've been insulted, but I will most definitely let them know my feelings on the subject and any other thing that stupid party stands for (guess who's not a big fan of the Canadian Alliance, the bunch of losers and bigots). Oh yeah, they put their website on the flyer, and it's www.canadianalliance.ca I haven't looked at it yet because I'm not sure if my stomach can handle it. ===== Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We all live so close to that line, and so far from satisfaction ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:08:43 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: lesson in survival - other mis-heard lyrics by Joni et al. --- HOOPSJOHN1@aol.com wrote, quoting Bill: > I was listening to For the Roses last > night, and I wondered if anyone else > was hearing the line as I was, > "Oh baby, I can't seem to make it with you > socially, > There's this reefer on me..." > > (I know the line is reef around me, but > I can't help but chuckle at this...) > > Bill >> > i'm laughing my guts up with ya bill, i never have > quite heard it that way. > gotta love someone who can find a laugh in church...lol I was talking to a couple of co-workers today (like I don't every day?) One was complaining about how hot it was at one end of the office. He commented that it wasn't too bad down at the other end. The other guy said, "Well, just wait until the sun moves around to this side of the building. And the sun pours in like butterscotch." And I said, "And sticks to all your senses?" The first guy had absolutely no idea what we were talking about and when we both said, "Joni Mitchell," he said, "Oh you guys and your.... mutter mutter" and walked away. Then the guy that knows the Joni lyrics said he always thought the line in Chelsea Morning that goes "We'll talk in present tenses" was "We'll talk in prison Tennessee". He went on to share some more weird mis-heard lyrics. He always thought that in the disco song "Freak out" (Le Freak, c'est chic)", they were saying, "Pretty cow" instead of "Freak out." And in the song "Arizona, (cut off your Indian braids)", he heard, instead of Arizona, "Pretty Golda." For my part, whenever I hear the new Dido song, "White flag", when she sings, "I won't put my arms up and surrender", (Or is it, "I will put my arms up"?) I'm convinced she's singing, "I won't poke my eyes out and surrender." ===== Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We all live so close to that line, and so far from satisfaction ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:59:26 EST From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: WAS: Covers Boy NOW: Covets Boys --NJC About Michael Jackson, Catherine asks: << for that matter, what planet? >> Michael lives right here on Earth, Catherine, in a place known as Neverland. --Troy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 21:57:54 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: WAS: Covers Boy NOW: Covets Boys --NJC --- Murphycopy@aol.com wrote: > About Michael Jackson, Catherine asks: > > << for that matter, what planet? >> > > Michael lives right here on Earth, Catherine, in a > place known as Neverland. > > --Troy > I don't know why I always do this, but who cares? and I know I'm going to regret this, but what is with the "Troy" thing anyway? Helen of? Donohue? ===== Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We all live so close to that line, and so far from satisfaction ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:02:37 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: PWWAM moment Was just viewing PWWAM video for the nth time (wife away in New Orleans at the ABCL Bridge Nationals - you know about that Pz ?, so I'm the bachelor this weekend - two golfs and a Knicks game coming right up). Anyway, I end up standing up and applauding at the end of Hejira - how great are the musicians on that track !!!! Isham, Brian Blade, Klein, Leitsz, Joni. Not a bad song, either. Bobsart ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:23:09 -0500 From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Re: Rickie Lee Jones - oh my GOD! njc Thanks for the intelligence, Les, Catherine, et al. I just scored tickets to her San Francisco show on Monday night at the Palace of Fine Arts. I've always loved me some Rickie Lee. Any other Bay Area jmdlers going? - -Julius > --- Les Irvin wrote: > At > 11/21/2003 04:57 AM, Catherine McKay wrote: > > >See? See? It's not just me! I saw her last week > > here > > >in Toronto and she was amazing. Doesn't she live > > >somehwere in Washington? > > > > Me three. I saw her in Denver a few days ago and I > > thought it was > > amazing. Her band is top notch and, at one point, > > I actually > > understood a few of the lyrics. Truly a > > great show! > > Les (Colorado) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:13:55 -0600 From: "Steve Polifka" Subject: Re: Dentist NJC Hey everyone, Thanks for the notes and good thoughts. Things went very well. I was in the chair for less than 45 minutes! I had a great husband/wife team (he was very handsome-yikes!) work on me-er, the tooth. (It could have been much worse, but apparently, the tooth loosened up the last few weeks since I cracked it, and they got it out without aany problems.) So now we go for a bridge or an implant. And a liquid diet for 3 days! Steve - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lori Fye" To: Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 1:03 PM Subject: Re: DQ names NJC > Wally says, of drag queen names: > > > mine would be bette charass. > > This reminds me of one that Mary and I made up one day: > Char Cole Briquet > > : D > > Lori > > ~ > http://lrfye.lunarpages.com > ~ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:28:35 -0800 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: What kind of thing are we?? NJC Rock and roll always works for me! Paz > Yeah Bob, it's that snappy phrase that's evading us. "Adult Contemporary" is > probably close, but not very snappy :) Catherine's suggestion 'Jarofopo' has > a snap! But we'll then have to explain that too... hurrumph :( > > To be serious, I'm not sure how much jazz we have (considering I don't know > the first thing about jazz harmony). But I do see that there is folk, rock > and pop in there. > > So I suppose folk/rock/pop. Still sounds boring though. > > OK, Jarofopo it is then!! > > Martin. In London. > > HEY Azeem?? You've got the album now. How would you describe us? > > > >> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:25:50 EST >> From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com >> Subject: Re: What kind of thing are we?? NJC >> >> "What is our style of music?" >> >> Um...good? :~) >> >> But that doesn't really help, does it? I mean, it's much better if it fits > in >> a nice pre-defined niche. That seems to be the problem with most of the >> artists I like, they don't niche very well. >> >> Jazz? Rock? Pop? Folk? >> Yes! >> >> That being said, I would say you're "Adult Contemporary". >> >> Bob >> >> NP: Joni & The Persuasions, "Shadows & Light" >> >> ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:45:51 -0800 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Spanish names NJC And then of course there is my good friend and former King of Carnaval Latino in New Orleans, singer songwriter Joe Happyanus Have a great weekend everyone! Paz > My sweet Bobi writes: > >> Now, if we could just get Alison, MG, Relayer, and Jimmy to post! >> >> > > Well, I picked a good time to rejoin the list. Sorry, but it's been awfully > busy on the Paris Hilton Discussion List. Since Julius has taken a breather > from his new love (Congratulations Julius), I guess I can post something, and > I > just love these Spanish names LOL. > > So, with the help of my Cuban honey, here's my contribution: > > tomas crucero > lanza brazo fuerte > david campo de cobre > sarah hombre brillante > cargar pescadora > > Happy guessing! > > Jimmy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 21:01:13 -0800 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Music for the People - Rickie Lee Jones at the Moore Theatre When I first saw on her website that Rickie Lee Jones was going to tour and that she was going to play the Moore Theatre in Seattle, I started to salivate. When I saw her in an outdoor setting at the Woodland Park Zoo a couple of summers ago, it completely changed my opinion of Rickie who I used to be less than enthusiastic about. She was wonderful at that concert. But the venue left something to be desired. Kids running around and people talking out loud all during the performance. At some point I emailed the website and told them that I loved Rickie Lee but didn't like the distractions and that she should play the Moore the next time she was in Seattle. I had a nice note back from whoever administers the website saying they would take my suggestion into consideration. Now my ego isn't quite big enough to believe that my suggestion was the deciding factor on the venue for Seattle on this tour. But there was rejoicing in my music-lover's heart when I read that Rickie would be performing at the Moore. It is an old theatre, built in 1907 and currently has a seating capacity of 1,419. I saw Cowboy Junkies there a few years ago and was sitting almost at the back of the main floor. I could see everything and the sound was amazingly good. (Here's the theatre's website which has a virtual tour if anyone's interested: http://www.themoore.com/ ) So I was pumped! Rickie Lee Jones at the Moore! What could be more perfect? I don't know how long the tickets had been on sale when I logged on to buy some. I asked for the best available seats and was amazed when I was given the opportunity to purchase tickets on the floor, center section in row B. I was expecting to be somewhere halfway to the back of the house. I found the Moore's website and found a seat map. It appeared that there were seats in the area that would have been the orchestra pit followed by a row AA, a row BB and then rows A & B. So I figured we would be 7 or 8 rows back. Still damn decent and I was happy. So imagine our shock when my friends Melanie and Val and I found that our seats had one row of folding chairs in front of them and then nothing but a small space between those and the front of the stage. And the stage was full! Instruments and sound equipment everywhere! Guitars, keyboards, a baritone saxophone, a large instrument lying on it's side that looked like a skinny upright bass or cello, drum kit, bongos, xylophone. As we sat down and realized that we would probably be able to see every move and nuance of the performers, we became very excited. My friend Jacquelyn who is my best buddy from work spotted me before the show started and I got to chat with her and her friend Tui for a minute and share some of our mutual excitement at seeing Rickie Lee. It was promising to be a fine evening. And then 8 o'clock rolled around. The recorded music continued to play out of the PA system. 8:10. More recorded music. 8:20. Still no performers on stage. 8:25. Still waiting. The audience was getting restless, clapping and shouting for Rickie Lee at the end of each song from the PA. I started to get a bit anxious. What if she was incapacitated or got held up somewhere? What if she cancels??! Waiting much longer would have stretched my nerves a bit further than they wanted to be stretched at that point. Finally, shortly after 8:30, the musicians took their places and out came Rickie Lee, smiling and looking completely relaxed. They opened with 'Lap Dog' from the new cd and it was apparent from the start that this concert was going to be extraordinary. There were around 7 or 8 musicians on stage (not counting Rickie Lee) and they were all amazingly versatile. Sal Bernardi was there playing harmonica and the xylophone and other percussion as needed. There was a guy who doubled on trumpet and violin and sang most of the main backing vocals as well. There was a flute player who also played saxophone, a keyboard player, a guy who mostly played the skinny upright bass (plucking and with a bow) a drummer and David Kalish standing at the front of the stage on the right, looking gorgeously hunky and playing a very mean electric guitar. (Nice of Rickie to supply some very talented eye candy for this show ;-) ). This ensemble was tight in their sublime executions of the arrangements for all of the songs they performed from 'Evening of My Best Day' and they did every song from the cd except three of them, I think. (They didn't do 'Sailor Song' which I would have loved to hear live, but I ain't complainin'! Also no performances of 'Mink Coat at the Bus Stop' or 'A Face in the Crowd'.) Beautiful, affecting rendition of 'A Tree on Allenford' and a rousing 'Tell Somebody' with Rickie urging the crowd not to be ashamed of being on the political left. They also ripped into vibrant backup for 'Young Blood', 'Weasel and the White Boys Cool' and were flawless in their support of Rickie's performances of vintage material. They also achieved the right amount of grittiness and funk for the two songs they did from 'Ghostyhead' - 'Little Yellow Town' and 'Firewalker'. Combined with Rickie's electrifying vocals, these two songs hit me right in the gut just as they are supposed to do. There was just enough of vintage Rickie Lee Jones to leave me weak and begging for more. Rickie was playing guitar through the first 6 or 7 songs, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric and I wondered if she was going to be playing piano at all. I still remember her performances at the piano from the Zoo concert and was hoping and praying that she would. Finally, my hopes and prayers were answered as she stepped up on to the platform at the back of stage right and sat down at the keyboard. She started with a fantastic rendition of 'So Long Lonely Avenue'. She also performed 'The Horses' at some point during her stint at the ivories, making very expressive gestures when she wasn't playing, suggesting holding a baby in her arms. It was an incredibly sweet performance. But my heart stopped and the goosebumps were bigger than Kakki's mosquito bites at Topsfield Jonifest when she launched into the opening chords of 'We Belong Together'. Oh people, we could see every expression on her face and every movement of her legs and feet as she nailed this song right into my heart and brain with that amazing voice! It was orgasmic! And then she went into 'Living It Up' and I thought she must be trying to kill me with ecstasy! (and I wasn't even counting down!) Sublime to say, the least! At around this point she announced that her family was in the house and dedicated a heartbreakingly lovely rendition of 'On Saturday Afternoons in 1963' to them. Her last song at the keyboard was 'The Evening of My Best Day' which she dedicated to her mom. She was so overcome with emotion at the end of this song that she said 'Excuse me, I have to rest for a minute after that one. I'll be back with you in just a minute'. You could see the emotion on her face and how much she was affected by it as she finished this song. She didn't rest long but came around behind the keyboards and slung another guitar over her shoulder and the show went on. Another highlight came when Rickie, with acoustic guitar at the ready, announced that she was going to play two sad songs, then qualified that by saying 'well one not so sad song' and then performed 'Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night'. Beautifully sung and Tom Waits would have been proud that he wrote it and proud to have ever been associated with this woman. Then she introduced the next song by saying it was partly inspired by a Dylan Thomas poem and partly by a dream she had had about John Lennon shortly after his death. He and Yoko and Shawn were riding bicycles somewhere at an English seaside town in this dream and he stopped and recited part of the lyrics to 'Away From the Sky' to her which she said woke her up and she promptly managed to get them written down. This was one of the most exquisitely rendered vocals of the evening and one of Melanie's favorite songs. Gently and carefully sung with those haunting, ethereal vocalizations at the end perfectly rendered. I can't remember which song it was near the end of two hours of performing that brought the crowd to its feet, (it wasn't the first time that the crowd was on its feet) but Rickie told us we might as well stay standing up because they had one more song. It was 'Flying Cowboys' and when she got to the final verse 'Long coats on the prairie, lying in the dust...' we were all flying high on the wings of Rickie's soaring voice. And when she wailed out 'When I was young, I was a wild, wild one!' who could doubt her? The crowd roared and clapped but there were no encores. Apparently there was going to be a private party afterward. Some of the musicians came back out on stage and were talking to people who had come up to the front of the house that they obviously knew. We hung around for a few minutes, hoping Rickie might come out but finally the event staff told us that if we didn't have the requisite sticker badge for the private party, we had to clear out. So we did. The only time I can remember being that close to a performer of Rickie's stature at a concert was when I went to an instore concert at Tower Records and saw Margot Timmins and Cowboy Junkies. Because of the nature of that performance - in a non-performance space, feeling a bit impromptu - I can't say that it gave me quite the same thrill. I love Margot, I love the Junkies and they were great. But seeing Rickie Lee Jones from second row center was an experience that I will never forget. Her voice is as strong as ever. It seems that she can effortlessly wail out notes that chill to the marrow. And she looks like a common, ordinary street busker that you would see at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, guitar case on the pavement, playing on the sidewalk for passing change (excuse me for lifting the phrase, Joni). She is a small woman. She wore very baggy pants that had kind of a dark green print or raised pattern on a white background, a shirt with a blue knit, net-like shawl over it and shoes with those squatty, pointy heals. Her hair was tied loosely back and she wore something like a baseball cap. At one point the knit shawl got tangled up with her hair and guitar strap one too many times and she shucked it off saying 'I like it but it's in the way!' Very unpretentious, very unglamorous. She smiled often while she performed and we could see her nodding or pointing to the other players, directing the dynamics and flow of the music. You could tell she loves to make music. As I said before, the voice and all of the vocal performances were brilliant. At the end of 'Bitchenostrophy' she did a nimble and exquisite bit of scat vocal that was amazing to watch from up close. You can see her life written on her face. It is a face that reflects every emotion from great joy to deep despair and everything in between. I think she is a true visionary, judging by her work and that face, and she strives to tell her truth in the most effective and moving ways that she is capable of. And what she is capable of is considerable. I may be naive, but I think the fact that some ordinary guy like me could buy 2nd row tickets for this concert is an indication that Rickie Lee Jones is not caught up in the whole trappings of celebrity and playing the star maker game. Especially when you consider that she had family in the audience. No reserving of the front rows for industry types or friends. The seats were available on a first come, first served basis and I was lucky enough to nab some really, really good ones. There was one young woman who took her seat in front of us about a third of the way into the concert that Melanie especially could have done without as this woman sat right in front of her. She was obviously wired on something and was throwing her hands up and waving them, standing up and sitting down and sometimes talking back to some of Rickie's lyrics. She was also taking flash photos and one of the event staff had to speak to her twice about that. She was sort of a living illustration for some of the lyrics to 'Little Yellow Town' that talk about 'the acid eating away her brain' and I felt a little twinge of ironic amusement when Rickie was performing that song and this girl was writhing away in front of Mel. I felt like the 60s had never really ended after all. There was also a couple who walked right up to the edge of the stage and started slow dancing during 'So Long Lonely Avenue'. They were off to stage right but nevertheless were blocking the view for people in the first few rows of that side of the house. So the staff person had to ask them to return to their seats which they seemed very reluctant to do. I guess I can't blame them. Other than that, however, this was a completely satisfying and sublime concert going experience. Rickie of course mentioned her involvement with 'Furniture for the People' and the various causes they support. Her newly awakened political conscience was voiced more than once throughout the show. There had to have been a lot of cash laid out for this tour considering the number of musicians and all the instruments and equipment that were used. But the tickets did not cost an arm and a leg and the concert did not take place in a basketball arena. I think she was truly offering music for the people. And speaking for this lucky person who got to experience this event, I am extremely grateful to her and also for the chance to share it with some very dear friends who made the show all that much more of a peak experience for me. Mark E ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 21:28:18 -0800 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Re: Music for the People - Rickie Lee Jones at the Moore Theatre Oh shit. I'm in trouble with the 'JC only' people. Sorry folks! Mark ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 00:48:04 -0600 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: WTRF The last cut on this album is entitled 'two grey rooms, unreleased demo.' I especially like this one. The wailing, that emotion seeping out. Reminds me of some of RLJ work, especially on the volcano album. mack ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 03:57:23 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: Rickie Lee Jones at the Moore Theatre njc oh mark! i'm sobbing like an idiot. thank you so much for your vivid and beautiful account. i feel as if i'd been there... love, wally (aka wallushka) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 01:00:04 -0600 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: rlj,njc Mark, thanks for the review. Almost feel as if I was there myself. Wonderfully descriptive. mack ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 02:44:57 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: Counting Crows and Blue - TV ad I just saw (for the second time in a near-stupor) a late night TV ad on CNN featuring a spot by Adam Duritz and the Counting Crows. After the spot, the ad says words to the effect of "join Adam Duritz and Blue in the fight to keep music education in schools" There is a blue, square symbol in the ad which (to me) seemed a powerful sort of surrogate for the Blue album cover (no Joni picture or anything, as far as I could tell at a glance). Give Duritz's well documented love of that record, and the not insignificant "brand name" value of Blue, I wonder if Joni has any involvement in this (at least in allowing Blue to be used as the organization's name and/or symbol, without copyright infringement). Also, does copyright law overlap trademarks in a case like this ? Anyone know the answers here ? Bobsart ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 02:49:38 -0500 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today in History: November 22 1969: Joni performed at the Cal State Fullerton Gymnasium in Fullerton, California. Opening acts were C. K. Strong and guitarist John Fahey. More info: http://www.jmdl.com/today/691122.cfm 1975: Joni, as part of the Rolling Thunder Revue with Dylan and others, performed today in the Shapiro Gymnasium at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. 1976: The album "Hejira" was released. - ---- For a comprehensive reference to Joni's appearances, consult Joni Mitchell ~ A Chronology of Appearances: http://www.jonimitchell.com/appearances.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 02:49:38 -0500 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: November 22 On November 22 the following articles were published: 1991: "Music Makers: It's Been a Long Time Coming" - Associated Press (Mention) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=1090 2002: "A long and tiring journey" - Straits Times (Review - Album) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=996 2002: "Joni Mitchell, la dernihre siance" - Liberation (Review - Album) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=997 2002: "Joni Mitchell: Travelogue" - The Guardian (Review - Album) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=995 2002: "Music Notes" - Birmingham News (Review - Album) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=1007 2002: "Torch songs and damp squibs" - The Times (Review - Album) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=1014 2002: "Travelogue" - The Scotsman (Review - Album) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=1002 2002: "Travelogue" - Entertainment Weekly (Review - Album) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=972 ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2003 #580 ***************************** ------- 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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