From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2004 #250 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, June 3 2004 Volume 2004 : Number 250 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: stardust..hmmm NJC [JRMCo1@aol.com] Tribute to Joni [Susan Glumac ] Re: Sondre Lerche NJC [Garret ] Calling Helga Loltgen [Garret ] Re: Tribute to Joni [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Offer Closed: Perpetual Joni Covers Train: Volumes 21-30 of JM Covers [es] Re: Tribute to Joni [AsharaJM@aol.com] re: meeting Patti Griffin -njc ["Kate Bennett" ] Joni's concerts ["Brian Hernandez" ] Re: Sondre Lerche NJC [David Marine ] Re: Sondre Lerche NJC [Garret ] logo, jonifest njc ["Marianne Rizzo" ] LOGO WINNER x-files!!!!! [Claud9 ] Re: Sondre Lerche NJC [Chris Marshall ] chelsea morning book ["Marianne Rizzo" ] Re: Chelsea morning book [Jerry Notaro ] had 2 share njc [Em ] Re: chelsea morning book [Catherine McKay ] Chelsea morning book, now children's album ["Marianne Rizzo" ] Covers #53 Contest [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Chelsea morning book, now children's album [notaro@stpt.usf.edu] Re: njc--all about me . . . [notaro@stpt.usf.edu] Re: njc--all about me . . . [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] unsuccessful with joni in eBay ["Joseph S.E. Palis" ] Re: Chelsea morning book, now children's album [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: chelsea morning book [Randy Remote ] Re: njc--all about me . . . [Neil Orts ] Re: chelsea morning book [Randy Remote ] Re: That pink dress concert [PassScribe@aol.com] Re: chelsea morning book [hell@ihug.co.nz] Re: chelsea morning book [Catherine McKay ] Re: njc--all about me . . . [vince ] stardust..hmmm NJC ["Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: chelsea morning book [Catherine McKay ] Re: stardust..hmmm NJC [Em ] Re: stardust..hmmm NJC [Catherine McKay ] Re: stardust..hmmm NJC [Em ] Today's Library Links: June 3 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 03:01:31 EDT From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Re: stardust..hmmm NJC Sorry for my indignation but I had never heard of star dust refered to as "a mass of distant stars". I think it caught me off gaurd. Ken No regrets, toreador. It's always nice when you chime in. - -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:28:29 -0700 From: Susan Glumac Subject: Tribute to Joni Hi everyone Last night I was celebrating my birthday with an old friend just returned from Paris. We are both passionate Joni fans. As a special treat I played my old copy of "Tribute to Joni" and HORRORS! my VCR ate the tape. Does anyone know where I can obtain another copy? Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Sue ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:17:37 +0100 From: Garret Subject: Re: Sondre Lerche NJC Wasn't Gemma Hayes about 14 in 1992? never realised she was such a productive teenager;-) GARRET np- Rufus Wainwright, Dinner At Eight Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:46:11 +0100 From: Chris Marshall Subject: Re: Sondre Lerche NJC sublime. I got to see him (supporting Gemma Hayes) way back in October 1992 - I think. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:23:06 +0100 From: Garret Subject: Calling Helga Loltgen Hi, i left off the n j c tag deliberately (apologies). Helga, are you still on the list? If so, drop me a line. I'd like to know how you are. If not, could someone pass along an email address? Helga and i were in constant communication until last year when i got too busy for friends with exams and stuff, and, in the rush somewhere, helga's address got misplaced. Thanks GARRET (loving Sweden, but leaving tomorrow) - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 07:38:34 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Tribute to Joni Hi Sue, You're referring to the 2000 TNT special I assume? I've got a first gen master that I taped directly off the tube - it still has all the commercials in it. Happy to make a copy for you if you like, email me offlist for details if you're interested. And thanks for reminding me about that special - I'll have to dust mine off and give it a spin too! Bob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 06:56:38 -0500 From: est86mlm@ameritech.net Subject: Offer Closed: Perpetual Joni Covers Train: Volumes 21-30 of JM Covers These will be going to Emiliano in Spain. Laura ********Eric's original post: In order to enable latecomers to the list or new traders have a chance of listening to Bob Muller's incredible compilation of covers of Joni's songs - some 1500 in all - this begins the launch of the Perpetual Joni Covers Trains. For those not familiar with trading trains, here is how they work. When the disks come to you, you make copies of as much of the contents as you want, and then you post back to this list offering to pass the disks along to the next person. You do not keep the originals -- you keep the copies you made for yourself. On most trains, the convention is that you make the copies and send the masters along within two days. For these trains, you must agree to turn them around within one week. Sometimes the offer goes unclaimed. Bob and I expect that to happen from time to time. So, by participating, you agree to just hang on to the disks and then make another offer a month or so later (or to respond if somebody posts a grovel looking for them). In theory, if everybody takes good care of the disks, wrapping them well, not letting them get scratched, etc. and passes them along, these covers will run on the tracks for years. Bob copied 50+ disks for me to launch this and I have copied them so there is a LOT of time sunk into offering these up. Nobody is going to monitor the progress of these trains so if you participate and then lose the disks or fail to re-offer them, you will have kept others from enjoying them. When you post an offer, please include these "rules". One final note, I know a few folks like to compress these into MP3s. If you want to, go ahead but please do not send MP3s to the next person - MP3s permanently delete some of the "data" and sound quality degrades so please pass the masters along. So, anybody who would like to receive volumes 21-30, please send me: 1. Your mailing address and 2. Your promise to re-offer, etc. If you want to know what is on the disks, please see this link: http://www.jmdl.com/covers/byvolume.cfm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:24:06 EDT From: AsharaJM@aol.com Subject: Re: Tribute to Joni In a message dated 6/2/2004 3:14:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, sueglu@cox.net writes: As a special treat I played my old copy of "Tribute to Joni" and HORRORS! my VCR ate the tape. Does anyone know where I can obtain another copy? I am very happy to make a copy of this as well as other Joni videos that have been collected through the JMDL for anyone that is interested. Please e-mail me off list for a current list of what is available. Hugs, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 07:38:40 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: re: meeting Patti Griffin -njc Oh yes! I play making pies all the time- I LOVE LOVE LOVE that song! I played it at a memorial day party as it seemed so appropriate though I don't know that anyone really got it... it is an amazing song, how she tells the story by subtleties inference... Patty is a masterful songwriter unmatched by any others these days IMO... the song is all the more poignant because of the times we live in... Kate www.katebennett.com >Thank you both for your reviews of Patti Griffin. Just last weekend, I went out on a wild music shopping spree and picked up both 1000 Kisses and Impossible Dream - long overdue! I have been sobbing ever since. I keep playing "Making Pies" over and over again, then playing it on my guitar over and over again, or singing it in the shower over and over again. And each time I do, I cry horribly! Is it me, or hormones or something, or is this song the most heart-breaking song ever written? The portrait of the childless widow who lost the love of her life to WWII soon after they married is just so incredibly sad....but then Patti tops it off with all the birds that had to come to America just to escape the bombs exploding all over the globe, and those birds took their yellow ribbons that were tied to the fire-escape! Wah! I'm almost out of tissue!< Mia ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:08:39 -0700 From: "Brian Hernandez" Subject: Joni's concerts I'd love to get a copy of Joni's Pink Dress concert...and any other concerts that are available. Would any of you who have those jewels recorded be willing to share them with me? Needless to say, I'll pay for the tapes & postage. Thanks...Brian [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:29:37 -0700 From: David Marine Subject: Re: Sondre Lerche NJC Garret, Not sure about Gemma Hayes, but I think Sondre Lerche was 10 in 1992. Chris is clearly way ahead of the curve when it comes to discovering new talent. Now, I did meet Rufus back around '92.............but that's another story! David On Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at 12:17 AM, Garret wrote: > Wasn't Gemma Hayes about 14 in 1992? never realised she was such a > productive > teenager;-) > GARRET > > np- Rufus Wainwright, Dinner At Eight ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 18:09:08 +0100 From: Garret Subject: Re: Sondre Lerche NJC Quoting David Marine : > > Garret, > > Not sure about Gemma Hayes, but I think Sondre Lerche was 10 in 1992. > Chris is clearly way ahead of the curve when it comes to discovering > new talent. Now, I did meet Rufus back around '92.............but > that's another story! > > David Sounds like an interesting story David, he seems like a bit of a character:-) but, eh, we won't ask (wink nudge etc) GARRET np- Sam Shaber, Bare - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:53:30 -0400 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: logo, jonifest njc Hi Claudia, Will you be able to tell us which lister drew what logo? I think it would be nice to know who the contributors are. Marianne _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee. Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 15:05:20 -0400 From: Claud9 Subject: LOGO WINNER x-files!!!!! I know you are all wondering who actually did the winning logo design. Well,............................ IT9s our lovely JENNY GOODSPEED!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for the delayed announcement, but I actually never knew who did it and needed to find out for certain. But nothing like a little suspense, eh ;-) Congratulations again, Jenny!!!!!!!! Hugs, mugs and T-shirts, Claud ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 20:22:05 +0100 From: Chris Marshall Subject: Re: Sondre Lerche NJC On 2 Jun 2004, at 18:29, David Marine wrote: > Not sure about Gemma Hayes, but I think Sondre Lerche was 10 in 1992. > Chris is clearly way ahead of the curve when it comes to discovering > new talent. Now, I did meet Rufus back around '92.............but > that's another story! Not ahead of the curve, but I really meant 2002. What new millenium??? - --Chris Marshall chrisATstryngs.com (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, 02 Jun 2004 16:46:20 -0400 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: chelsea morning book Hi. What do you know about the book Chelsea Morning by Joni Mitchell, illustrated by Brian Froud? at Amazon.com it says, "this item has not yet been released." Ages 4-8 hardcover I don't know about this book but I just found this now. XO Marianne _________________________________________________________________ Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://youroffers.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 16:57:56 -0400 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Chelsea morning book Marianne, and All, This is what I found: Title: Chelsea Morning Author: Joni Mitchell Contributor: Brian Froud (Illustrator) Publication Date: October 2004 Publisher: ibooks, Incorporated Imprint: Milk & Cookies ISBN: 0-689-03593-4 EAN: 9780689035937 Item Status: Active Record (Available for Order) Binding Format: Trade Cloth Edition: illustrated Pages: 32 Price: $17.95 Retail (Simon & Schuster, Incorporated) Available Through: Book Express;Booksource, The;Brodart Company Audience: Juvenile Bowker Subjects: CHILDREN'S FICTION General Subjects (BISAC): JUVENILE FICTION / General Children's Subjects: MOON_FICTION Synopsis/Annotation: Dreamy creatures frolic as a young girl awakens to a smiling sun, passes the day with various pixies, and eventually says goodnight to a moon enchantress. > Hi. > > What do you know about the book Chelsea Morning by Joni Mitchell, > illustrated by Brian Froud? > > at Amazon.com it says, "this item has not yet been released." > > Ages 4-8 > > hardcover > > I don't know about this book but I just found this now. > > XO > Marianne > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://youroffers.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 15:02:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: had 2 share njc just called my Mom on her cell in her car..and I can't hear her, cuz something is kinda blaring in the background..and then I realize she's blasting Joni in the background and I'm hearing "she knows the ANSWER, SHE KNOWS THE ANSWER!!!!!!" and its on "Pirate of Penance". Took me a minite to "get it". I gave her my spare copy of STAS a week ago when I accidentally ordered 2. I mean she had it blasting! lol, I enjoyed that.. hope you don't mind me sharing... Joni is everywhere! Em ===== .............. "I'm a wheel I'm a wheel, I can roll I can feel, and you can't stop me turning. I'm the sun I'm the sun I can move I can run, but you'll never stop me burning." ...rainbow ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 18:07:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: chelsea morning book --- Marianne Rizzo wrote: > Hi. > > What do you know about the book Chelsea Morning by > Joni Mitchell, > illustrated by Brian Froud? > > at Amazon.com it says, "this item has not yet been > released." > > Ages 4-8 > > hardcover > > I don't know about this book but I just found this > now. > > XO > Marianne > I know nothing about the book, but Brian Froud is an amazing illustrator - I wouldn't hesitate to buy this one. He does these amazing paintings of fairies and sprites and all that sort of thing - see here: http://www.worldoffroud.com/www/main.cfm ===== 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: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 19:51:23 -0400 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: Chelsea morning book, now children's album A children's book! I am telling you, I have been thinking of this quite a lot: *Joni creating a children's album*. . .. this is my dream for her right now (not that I have a right to dream for her) Do you know in my town we have 11 hours a day of children's public Telievision? It's good stuff too. I can see it now. . . Joan, I hope this message finds it way to you. . . You don't have to perform live, unless you want to. You can have pre recorded children's videos. You can produce them yourself if you want. You can share your music with a most important audience. Some of it can be your own writing. Some can be adapted/ recreated from some of your previous song writng. . . You can share your gift with the world. .. with the little people. .. introducing: Joni Mitchell's Children's Album. . .. you can do some children's standards too. RE: the objectives. . . let us start with the objectives. . . Q. Why do a children's album? A. To spread peace, harmony, ecology, respect for all, animals. no boundaries; and love of learning to the one's who have their minds wide open . . . C H I L D R E N ! (in the special joni style) "London Bridge is falling down. . . save the people in our town. . ." My dream is this. . . I believe this can make you happy too Joni. And have inspiration from the children in your life. . . . What do you sing with your grandchildren? . . the inspiration starts here. . . oh JONI, YOU hAVe been thiinking about this? I will dream a little dream. Question for good Joni friends: What ideas do you have for a joni Children's album? What children's standards would be good for her to cover? Are there any songs she can adapt to make them for a child audience? What classic stuff can she sing? I am very excited a the possibilty of an album and perhaps guest appearances on children's shows. (I saw James Taylor on Sesame Street. I thought it was terrific.) Okay, the mention of this Chelsea morning book is a good sign. I feel this tide rising. . . I am hoping I am intuiting and helping to spread/share the vision to her. . . call me: zealous in upstate NY stardust golden Marianne - ----Original Message Follows---- From: Jerry Notaro To: Marianne Rizzo , Joni List Subject: Re: Chelsea morning book Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 16:57:56 -0400 Marianne, and All, This is what I found: Title: Chelsea Morning Author: Joni Mitchell Contributor: Brian Froud (Illustrator) Publication Date: October 2004 Publisher: ibooks, Incorporated Imprint: Milk & Cookies ISBN: 0-689-03593-4 EAN: 9780689035937 Item Status: Active Record (Available for Order) Binding Format: Trade Cloth Edition: illustrated Pages: 32 Price: $17.95 Retail (Simon & Schuster, Incorporated) Available Through: Book Express;Booksource, The;Brodart Company Audience: Juvenile Bowker Subjects: CHILDREN'S FICTION General Subjects (BISAC): JUVENILE FICTION / General Children's Subjects: MOON_FICTION Synopsis/Annotation: Dreamy creatures frolic as a young girl awakens to a smiling sun, passes the day with various pixies, and eventually says goodnight to a moon enchantress. > Hi. > > What do you know about the book Chelsea Morning by Joni Mitchell, > illustrated by Brian Froud? > > at Amazon.com it says, "this item has not yet been released." > > Ages 4-8 > > hardcover > > I don't know about this book but I just found this now. > > XO > Marianne _________________________________________________________________ Getting married? Find great tips, tools and the latest trends at MSN Life Events. http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=married ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 16:52:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Orts Subject: njc--all about me . . . gotta promote . . . http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/141372082X/qid=1086216189/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-0261662-9988707?v=glance&s=books - -Neil ===== Neil Ellis Orts 713-838-1787 Houston, TX keep up with my creative endeavors--join my newsletter list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/neonews ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 20:15:06 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Covers #53 Contest Well, the world is all abuzz with talk of Covers #53, and I can't say that I blame them - it's quite a smash! And I'm sure that Mr. Bush is glad to see something else in the headlines - hey I'll bet if he was a Joni-covers fan those slumping approval ratings would go up up up! I wanted to fling some of these around the world, so I thought I'd do a little fun trivia-quiz thingy. Now here's the deal...there's no rush to be the first to get back to me, so take a deep breath, and take all the time you need - no stress. Everyone who responds will go into the hat (their names, that is, not the people themselves) and I'll draw FIVE, count 'em FIVE lucky winners!* *this assumes of course that at least 5 people will respond. You don't even have to get all of these right; indeed I'll be surprised if somebody gets ALL of them. OK, here's what you have to do - I'll name a city (or some name of a township or locality or something like that, don't get all technical on me), and you tell me the name of the Joni song it's mentioned in. Again, I repeat - you don't have to get them all, but you DO have to come up with at least one, which should be no prob for anyone. But have some fun with it, challenge yourself, and see how many you can come up with off the top of your head. (If you want to cheat & use Les' lyric search thing you can, but where's the fun in that?) So here we go: Amsterdam Baljennie Brooklyn Buffalo Des Moines Detroit Havana Hollywood Las Vegas London Los Angeles Maidstone Manhattan Memphis Miami New York City Nome (not a typo) Raleigh Savannah Tokyo Don't send your answer back to the list, just send it to me offlist. Thanks in advance to all of the fun-lovin' Jonilistas out there! I'll draw names on Saturday morning and announce the winners - good luck. And speaking of winners, congrats to you Jenny for a rockin' logo! Bob NP: Todd Rundgren, "Love Thing" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:16:00 -0400 (EDT) From: notaro@stpt.usf.edu Subject: Re: Chelsea morning book, now children's album Quoting Marianne Rizzo : > A children's book! Judy Collins did a wonderful children's book of her son My Father a few years back. I highly recommend it: My Father : Words & Music by Judy Collins, Pictures by Jane Byer (Library Binding) by Judy Collins (Author) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:17:35 -0400 (EDT) From: notaro@stpt.usf.edu Subject: Re: njc--all about me . . . Quoting Neil Orts : > gotta promote . . . Details, Neil. We want details! Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 20:17:56 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: njc--all about me . . . Wow, that's pretty cool Neil - and I see it's not even the only book you have on Amazon! Is it better if I buy one from you directly or through Amazon? I'd love to get an autographed copy. Bob NP: Todd R, "No World Order" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:22:03 -0400 From: "Joseph S.E. Palis" Subject: unsuccessful with joni in eBay Hi y'all, I just want to vent my frustration for never winning a Joni album on eBay! I always bid on albums I don't have yet (T'log, STAS, LOTC) but someone ALWAYS snipes my bid at the last minute. As a poor graduate student my resources limit me to certain amounts, but to NEVER win a Joni album since October? I am probably an all-time loser in the Hall of Shame...hahaha. Having said that, I heard a local Chapel Hill band this afternoon playing free on Franklin. And the lead singer sang "Blue Yellow Taxi" which borrows heavily from Adam Duritz (sp?) of Counting crows. Nice rendition. Had I known about it, I should have taped it for Bob the CoverMeister. Joseph in Chapel Hill (who will drive tomorrow and spend the night in Atlanta to submit the visa requirements for Germany...the extent non-Americans in America do to survive grad school) Joseph S.E. Palis Department of Geography University of North Carolina Saunders Hall, CB 3220 Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3220 palis@email.unc.edu joepalis@yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 20:25:30 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Chelsea morning book, now children's album **What ideas do you have for a joni Children's album? She can have Geffen re-re-re-release all of the songs she does about smoking and f*cking! And have her on the arm of the Marlboro Man on the cover. No, probably not a good idea now that I think of it. Bob NP: Joni, "Itsy Bitsy Spider" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 18:28:46 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: chelsea morning book This is not Joni's first children's book-her now-out-of-print picture book "Both Sides Now" came out in 1992. A puzzling choice for a kids book, as the School Library Journal said: "Mitchell's lyrics are sophisticated and bemusing, a shrug at life's bewildering disappointments right to the last bittersweet line, ``I really don't know life at all.'' It's hardly appropriate for the picture book audience." Have a nice, meaningless life, kids! The Amazon link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0590456687/qid=1086225487/sr=1-24/ref=sr_1_24/104-7388079-3630369?v=glance&s=books Also, Madonna came out with a children's book recently. (And an adult one a few years back, if memory serves.) Your turn, Courtney Love! RR Catherine McKay wrote: > --- Marianne Rizzo wrote: > > Hi. > > > > What do you know about the book Chelsea Morning by > > Joni Mitchell, > > illustrated by Brian Froud? > I know nothing about the book, but Brian Froud is an > amazing illustrator - I wouldn't hesitate to buy this > one. He does these amazing paintings of fairies and > sprites and all that sort of thing - see here: > http://www.worldoffroud.com/www/main.cfm > > ===== > Catherine > Toronto ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 18:29:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Orts Subject: Re: njc--all about me . . . - --- SCJoniGuy@aol.com wrote: > Wow, that's pretty cool Neil - and I see it's not > even the only book you have > on Amazon! Yes, well, the liturgical drama book is of specialized interest, I would think . . . they were a series I wrote for my church years and years ago and eventually got them published. Hidden Gifts, on the other hand, is a work of fiction. In my Hollywood pitch, I call say, "It's Unbreakable in the Field of Dreams." :) It is about a farmer who has a farming accident that should kill him, but he heals overnight and eventually learns that he has other gifts as well. It's basically a long meditation on wonder and talent and ruminations on how to use our gifts once we discover them. It has plenty of religious overtones, but I hope it's not religious fiction. :) It is fiction about religious people, though. It's really too ambiguous to market to the religious fiction market anyway . . . I think it's a good read, but then what should I say??? It's really a novella and something that you could read on a lazy afternoon. My "test drivers" all gave me good response in that they kept reading to find out what happened next, so that feels good. As I type this, I realize I should have quoted Joni Mitchell to sell to this group . . . rats, another missed opportunity! Well, I hope some of you consider buying it anyway . . . > Is it better if I buy one from you directly or > through Amazon? I'd love to > get an autographed copy. Your best deal is to get it directly from the publisher. They're selling it for a about 3 dollars cheaper. Go to: http://publishamerica.com/shopping/index.htm and search for my name. It'll come up. And you can see the cover there, too. As for a signed copy . . . well, we could work something out. I haven't ordered any stock for myself and my cash flow is such that I'm not sure if I will. Of course, if there's bookstore in your area that does book signings with new authors, maybe I can come to you . . . hell, work that out, give a couch to sleep on, and I'll make sure you get a signed copy for free! lol - -Neil laughing but not really joking ===== Neil Ellis Orts 713-838-1787 Houston, TX keep up with my creative endeavors--join my newsletter list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/neonews ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 18:31:27 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: chelsea morning book Uncovered this out of print Joni bio-click if you want to see the most ridiculous portrait of Joni ever: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1899882855.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg (book description): http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1899882855/qid=1086225447/sr=1-12/ref=sr_1_12/104-7388079-3630369?v=glance&s=books ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 21:36:19 EDT From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: That pink dress concert Hi, all I've heard so much about the "pink dress" concert and I don't think I have it (unless I'm more clueless than even I thought). Where would I find that concert (in case I have a tape and don't know it; is it called something else or on a tape with something else?) and who could make me a copy if I don't? Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 14:06:36 +1200 From: hell@ihug.co.nz Subject: Re: chelsea morning book Randy wrote: > Uncovered this out of print Joni bio-click if you want to > see the most ridiculous portrait of Joni ever: > http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1899882855.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg > > (book description): > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1899882855/qid=1086225447/sr=1-12/ref=sr_1_12/104-7388079-3630369?v=glance&s=books They must have heard of the Ganga Line at Jonifest 2001 .... Hell ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 22:11:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: chelsea morning book --- Randy Remote wrote: > Uncovered this out of print Joni bio-click if you > want to see the > most ridiculous portrait of Joni ever: > http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1899882855.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg > It looks like they spliced Joni together with Bob Marley. Yah, mon! ===== 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: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 22:26:48 -0400 From: vince Subject: Re: njc--all about me . . . oh? liturgical drama book? and why has this not been the subject of shameless self promotion a while ago? Some of us use that sort of thing... !!!! :-) Please tell us more! (the Rev) Vince Neil Orts wrote: > >Yes, well, the liturgical drama book is of specialized >interest, I would think . . . they were a series I >wrote for my church years and years ago and eventually >got them published. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 22:27:22 -0400 From: "Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: stardust..hmmm NJC I think Joni's quoting the late Dr. Carl Sagan. He appeared very often on "The Tonight Show" when Johnny Carson, himself an amateur astronomer, hosted. Joni's song Woodstock was copywritten in 1969. It's likely that she picked this language from Sagan. In the book "Cosmos" published in 1980, designed to accompany the PBS special of the same name, he put it this way... On p233, Carl Sagan said, >...Hydrogen fuses into helium, helium into carbon, carbon into >oxygen and thereafter, in massive stars... >The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in >our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the >interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff. In the Cosmos video series, the text is even more poetic and the emphasis is mine: >Our sun is probably a third generation star. Except for >hydrogen and helium, every atom in the sun and the earth >was synthesized in *OTHER* stars. >The silicon in our rocks, >the oxygen in the air, >the carbon in our DNA, >the gold in our banks, >the uranium in our arsenals >were all made >thousands of light-years away >and BILLIONS of years ago. >Our planet, >our society, >and we ourselves are built of star stuff. Lama Jim L'Hommedieu Covington, KY, US np: CSNY's studio version From: Em >so, what exactly *is* "stardust?? I mean, is it like "pixiedust" in a way? or? just wondering..> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 22:37:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: chelsea morning book --- Randy Remote wrote: > This is not Joni's first children's book-her > now-out-of-print picture > book "Both Sides Now" came out in 1992. A puzzling > choice for > a kids book, as the School Library Journal said: > "Mitchell's lyrics > are sophisticated and bemusing, a shrug at life's > bewildering > disappointments right to the last bittersweet line, > ``I really don't > know life at all.'' It's hardly appropriate for the > picture book > audience." Have a nice, meaningless life, kids! The > Amazon link is: > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0590456687/qid=1086225487/sr=1-24/ref=sr_1_24/104-7388079-3630369?v=glance&s=books So now, through my head, goes this vision. Joni enters the kindergarten class, swathed in black, like the outfit she's wearing in the Hejira pictures. She has the beret. Very Hejira but thirty years later. She's smoking Gauloises. She has acquired zees French accent. She stands with one hand on her hip, the other holds la Gauloise in front of her, sort of pointing it as she gestures, shrugs, and begins to speak, "Now leeesten to me, mes petits, ecoutez-moi bien. Layfe eeez a beetch... and zen you daye..." Then she begins to sing, very Piaf-like, "Ay've loooked at layfe from bosse saydes now Frrrrom op and down and steeeel zomehow Eet's layfe's eeeluzions Ay rrrecall Ay reeaalllly.... don't... know.... layfe.... et all." Shrugs. Flicks the ash. Walks away. ===== 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: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:40:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: Re: stardust..hmmm NJC Hi Lama thanks for passing that on. Makes sense. hard to believe "Cosmos" is from that long ago already. That reminds me, ever see that PBS (I think) series called "Connections"? with James Burke? somewhat more "of the earth", but oh so fascinating.. also (as Cosmos), dedicated to not making us mere mortals feel inadequate. Makes everything all "related". Em :) - --- "Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" wrote: > I think Joni's quoting the late Dr. Carl Sagan. He appeared very > often > on "The Tonight Show" when Johnny Carson, himself an amateur > astronomer, > hosted....snip ===== .............. "I'm a wheel I'm a wheel, I can roll I can feel, and you can't stop me turning. I'm the sun I'm the sun I can move I can run, but you'll never stop me burning." ...rainbow ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 22:49:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: stardust..hmmm NJC --- Em wrote: > Makes everything all "related". Like stations in some relay. ===== 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: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 20:00:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: Re: stardust..hmmm NJC "relay-ted?" and what goes around comes around? Also Catherine, re: Joni and her "non-childishness"...that was so funny Catherine..I died..young Joni the dark chanteuse... lol, but you know..since I've been watching video of her very recently, I feel like she is warm and fuzzy, I swear! Like the other stuff is just for "dress up"..and that her "default setting" is flannel pj's. The dress-up lady is kinda fascinating, but the other, human peach fuzzy sort of joyful person is very attractive indeed. Like I dunno, she seems human enough that someone like me or you or any of us could cheer her up. Dumb..sorry..lol, just continuing the musings. Don't mean to speak of JM as if she were super human either, on some Mt Olympus - it obviously isn't so, and I like that. (although, hmm) Hey Joni!!!! you out there??? huh?? :D < wrote: > --- Em wrote: > > Makes everything all "related". > > Like stations in some relay. ===== .............. "I'm a wheel I'm a wheel, I can roll I can feel, and you can't stop me turning. I'm the sun I'm the sun I can move I can run, but you'll never stop me burning." ...rainbow ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 02:09:01 -0400 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: June 3 On June 3 the following articles were published: 1972: "Joni Mitchell Interview" - Sounds Magazine (Interview, with photographs) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=344 1977: "The Good Life" - New York Times (News Item) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=840 ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2004 #250 ***************************** ------- 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)