From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2004 #266 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/joni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Tuesday, June 15 2004 Volume 2004 : Number 266 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: [NortheastJonifest] MG, njc ["Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" ] OFFER: Perpetual Joni Covers Train: Volumes 21-30 of JM Covers [Emilian] MG [Garret ] 2nd hand news ACT Joni show. ["Russell Bowden" ] Re: Sad, sad news ["Marian Russell" ] condolences NJC [Emily Tedrowe ] Re: is it just me????, njc (PC) ["Sherelle Smith" ] Re: Mary Grace RIP [dsk ] RE: Mary Grace, NJC ["Wally Kairuz" ] Monster NJC [Em ] Re: Monster NJC ["Cynthia Vickery" ] RE: Monster NJC ["Azeem" ] Re: Monster NJC [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: is it just me????, njc (PC) [JRMCo1@aol.com] Mary Grace tribute page [] Paste Magazine #10 [Neil Orts ] Re: Monster NJC [Smurfycopy@aol.com] Mary Grace's Memorial Service [AsharaJM@aol.com] Memorial Services for Mary Grace Valentinsson Kunz [Brei Gross Subject: Re: [NortheastJonifest] MG, njc [My comments are interspersed. Jim] Julius said: > Mary Grace is a living angel. [Amen.] >I know that just as surely as I know there is > God. [Yes, brother!] > A loving God who would not create a spirit so beautiful, only to annul > it. I believe that fervently...and I have witnesses. [Tell it!] Can I get another? [Amen!] > Still, I'm heartsick that Mary Grace is gone and I'm rattled to my core. I'm > mindful that the pain is so great because the loss is of one so wonderful. > She was such a blessing to me. She embodied all the precious things, all the > things I love, about this JMDL, and genuinely good people wherever I may find > them. [Preach it!] > The bell has tolled for me with some frequency in the past few years. It > hurts. [Uh-huh. I know that's right.] I know the good departed will be fine in Glory, it's me down here I worry > about, right? [Oh, yeah.] It's like: "Lord, how am I supposed to go on without her on > this flawed planet? God, please, I need my friends." Apparently, He needs her > more. That has to be okay, for now. [Amen.] > MG and I shared a burning love for music, and we felt pretty smart, too, > because we realized the greater gift that comes from sharing music experiences > with the friends you love. [Yes, now.] > I remember going with MG to see Hendrix and Ross, of "Twisted" fame, at > Yoshi's ...on Oakland, California's Jack London Square, a couple years ago. It was > a quiet full-moon-lit night on the San Francisco Bay. We were all excited to > see these legends who'd been spoken about with such reverence on this List. > Talk about your 'joie d' vivre', man, we had it. We jabbered nonstop over > sushi and sake...checking our watches frequently, lest we miss them letting down > the velvet rope that led to the stage and our front row table. > > It was a magical show. At one point they were introducing a song in honor of > Duke Ellington, as MG and I sat rapt. They were fixing to do "Take the A > Train," but just as they started, a train, whistle blowing, begins pulling into > the commuter station at the Square! > > Hendrix and Ross just literally stopped the song. There was silence. > Everyone just sat there for a moment, listening to the train, trying to deal with > their respective goosebumps. Then there was nervous laughter. MG and I just > glared at each other wide-eyed, agape, and incredulous. It was as if Ellington > was giving recognition for the honor from above. [Praise the Lord!] > We talked about that night's > phenomenon often, MG and I. I expect she'll be sending her signals here > soon. Once she gets settled in. > > Then there was that wonderful afternoon-into-evening MG and I spent on the > green at the Marin JCC, taking in the delightful sounds of "Tuck and Patti." As > Patti and Tuck were walking through the crowd to get to the stage, they > stopped for a moment and just looked at MG for reasons I didn't quite > understand...well, until now. At sunset, they did a gorgeous two-song Jimi Hendrix-penned > medley: "Wind Cries Mary/Castles Made of Sand." As they were playing, MG and > I gave each other a look that said screamed, "I'm going mental! Do you > believe how cool this is?!" [Like em-gee, some castles made of sand slip into the sea eventually.] > The beauty of Tuck's guitar playing, the whole experience, really, was almost > overwhelming for me. Here I was, outside on a gorgeous California day, > listening to the best living guitarist in the world's rendition of Jimi Hendrix > songs, while resting in the arms of an angel... Mary Grace. There's a God I tell > you. You can make book on that. [Amen.] > I will always love you MG. I hope to see you in the wink of an eye. > -Julius [All too soon but you'll both be back a wink after that. Want to know what the next life looks like? Take a look around.] Lama, pod #117 Jimi Hendrix said, > And the wind cries Mary ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:06:25 +0100 From: "Ross, Les" Subject: Re: A squeamish COY - now Jolie Holland SCJoni-Bob, wrote NP: Jolie Holland, "Mad Tom of Bedlam" (anyone else listening to this one, she sounds like a cross between Gillian Welch & Leon Redbone!) I got a sampler CD from 'Word' magazine here in the UK on which was a track by Jolie. 'Old Fashioned Morphine'. From the co-founder of the Be Good Tanyas, Jolie describes it as 'a cross between Good Time Religion and a thousand old blues tunes "suggesting this old world is almost done". Tom Waits describes her music as "like creek-dipping at Birdland".......thanks Tom, that helps......bless. I like it. Les (London) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:09:33 +0200 From: Emiliano Subject: OFFER: Perpetual Joni Covers Train: Volumes 21-30 of JM Covers Hi, folks! First, I want to add myself to the mourning for Mary Grace: I didn't have the chance to meet her, not even in list, but surely she's a soul so full of love that her life has been a gift in this world, and her loss has left us more orphans here. but... With many many thanks to Laura, from Illinois, and certainly to Eric who started this offer, and to Bob who did all this amazingly work of careful love and always want to share it with us, I proudly am able to reoffer this: so write to me offlist with your address and promise to reoffer it here, and I'll gladly send you these original (10+1) discs to you Please allow me a couple of days for copying them to myself; you know, the less work I have, the more I'm outdoors!... Have a Wonderful time! Emiliano ********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: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:59:21 +0100 From: Garret Subject: MG This certainly is sad news. Mary Grace will be missed. I will light a candle this evening at six and think of the few, but always beautiful, moments of communication i have shared with MG over the last few years. I invite others to do similar if that is appropriate for them. GARRET - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 03:40:45 -0700 From: "Russell Bowden" Subject: 2nd hand news ACT Joni show. Gang, So, I move from SF to Hawai'i and what do they do? A Joni Mitchell show!! I called one of my best friends and made her go to the show.....she called me and let me listen to a few minutes of the show....sounded great. My friend was VERY impressed with the show, not knowing a lot of Joni, but loves the jazz sounds of Our Queen that she has heard. The ironic thing is that I'm going to be in SF right after the show closes....Sheesh! Aloha, Russ NPIMH: TI - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:26:34 -0400 From: "Marian Russell" Subject: Re: Sad, sad news Rest in peace, Mary Grace. You were such an inspiration - so funny and so wise. I will miss you. Marian ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 05:32:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Emily Tedrowe Subject: condolences NJC to the list, i express my deep condolences to her friends and loved ones on the loss of MG. please know that i am thinking of you. with love, emily Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:15:27 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: is it just me????, njc (PC) Steve, That period was an unfortunate one where I said things I shouldn't have out of anger. I'm not trying to hide or pretend with anything. When you make a judgement on someone without even knowing them, it's always wrong. I'm just thankful that the one person tried to understand what I was saying and was able to make peace with me and I with him before he died in a car crash two weeks later.Steve, if you are trying to punish me, I think I paid a high enough price with his death. I'm not comfortable with Brittney Spears almost naked either so does that make me an anti hetersexual too? No, it just makes me a prude. I made myself quite clear then that I was not trying to judge anyone but people see what they want to see. Anyone who wants to go back and read what I wrote, please go right ahead. We were supposed to be having an open dialog but it didn't turn out that way. I feel my words were twisted by the anger of others and I am not falling for it this time. I am what I am Steve just as you are what you are. I "get" that everyone has worth. I refuse anymore to categorize anyone's morality or their who they are as people. You seem to be doing that to me. No worries though. That's your right. Now you see why I don't speak out very often. It's not worth it. I'm not running away this time though. I know who I am now and it doesn't hurt anymore. I just have friends now...period. For those of you who wonder...I am my own person. I don't belong to any church because I frankly don't trust them, unfortunately. When my mother died, some religous people took me in and though they meant well, they made my life hell for five years. I was not allowed to think for myself. At the time Steve is speaking of, I was away from them but still very confused about my own beliefs. Since that time, I have been able to find my own belief system and stand up for myself. If you feel the need to judge me still, that is your right. I'm just trying to look at a person's heart, not their lifestyle anymore. Sherelle >From: "Steven Otto" >To: "Sherelle Smith" , >Subject: Re: is it just me????, njc (PC) >Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:20:01 -0400 > >Well Sherrelle, OF COURSE this is how you would feel. > >I have lurked on this list long enough to remember when you said that you >didn't "AGREE" with homosexuality. > >You just don't get it. PERIOD. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sherelle Smith" >To: <> >Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 9:07 AM >Subject: Re: is it just me????, njc (PC) > > > > (Sigh) > > > > I've been reading the pros and cons of this thread and I must say that >for > > me, this is about death. This is about that sadness which comes when a > > person's life force departs his body. I'm sorry, I have a bit of a hard >time > > when someone is actually glad another person is dead. Human nature being > > what it is will always ritualize death in some way; there is no getting > > around that. Whether it is in excess is in the eye of the beholder. > > > > As for what kind of man Ronald Reagan was and whether or not he is > > deserving of this state funeral, there are just as many people who >admired > > him as despised him. I did neither but did respect him as human being >and >as > > a past commander in chief. I will stand by my right to feel that way. To >me, > > it is always sad when a person dies, especially after battling such a > > terrible disease such as Alzeimers. Some would say it was poetic >justice. > > I'm just glad I don't have to be the judge or jury in this matter. It is > > quite a burdensome job. > > > > I usually don't speak out on political subjects but I feel that we all >need > > a little shred of dignity just for passing through that great chasm we >call > > death. Life always has a way of balancing things out. > > > > Sherelle > > (Who is sad over the passing of Ray Charles and so sorry she did not get >a > > chance to see him while he was alive) > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN 9 Dial-up Internet Access fights spam and pop-ups  now 3 months >FREE! > > http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/ > > _________________________________________________________________ Looking to buy a house? Get informed with the Home Buying Guide from MSN House & Home. http://coldwellbanker.msn.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:18:16 EDT From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: Mary Grace, NJC Ashara wrote: Our own Mary Grace was taken from this earth peacefully yesterday afternoon. From her husband, Jeff: < Subject: Subject: Very sad news about Mary Grace Dear Mags and Brei, Thank you so much for letting all of us know. I recived this in digest format only and therefore did not get a chance to read it before other emails sent by me. I am so so very sorry to hear this news. I read the update from Ashara Friday and was saddened because I lost my father to stomach cancer and I knew the distended stomach was not a good sign from experience. It is so hard to lose someone to cancer. My prayers will be going out to her family for help through this difficult time. It's so hard because there are so many mixed emotions. On the one hand, you don't want them to suffer anymore, and on the other hand, you want to keep them with you as long as possible. I did not know MG very well, but if I am not mistaken, I had the opportunity to meet her at the Pittsburgh Jonifest and exchange emails with her many years ago. Losing a wife and mother and sister is so very, very hard. I pray that the family finds strength and courage. Sherelle I'm very sad to report to all of you, our Joni family, that I just got a phone call from Mary Grace Valentinsson Kunz's oldest daughter Signe, letting me know that her mom passed away earlier this evening. Mary Grace was at home with her husband Jeff, her children Signe, Mary Caitlyn, and Les along with her sisters Pat and Nancy, and was peaceful and pain-free at the end. Memorial service plans have not been made yet, with midweek this coming week as most likely. G-d rest her gentle soul. Brian and Mags _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar  get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:22:08 -0500 From: "Donna Binkley" Subject: Re: Very sad news about Mary Grace I am very sad and sorry too - thank you Brian for letting us know. love db >>> Catherine McKay 6/13/2004 7:09:14 AM >>> --- Brei Gross wrote: > I'm very sad to report to all of you, our Joni > family, > that I just got a phone call from Mary Grace > Valentinsson Kunz's oldest daughter Signe, letting > me > know that her mom passed away earlier this evening. > I'm so very sorry. ===== Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We all live so close to that line, and so far from satisfaction ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca This message has been scanned by the E250. This message has been scanned by the E250. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:30:33 -0400 From: "Scott and Jody" Subject: Mary Grace NJC Smurf wrote: <> Before reading the sad news that MG had *left us,* I had been outside in the evening and was amazed at how brightly lit the sky was. I had not seen stars like that since I was in the mountains in New Mexico several years ago. I immediately came in the house to tell Scott to come outside. Now I know why the stars were so beautifully bright on that particular night.....Mary Grace was given the glad shout, *Here she Comes*. love, jody nap in peace darhlink! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:58:46 -0400 From: dsk Subject: Re: Mary Grace RIP Oh, MG, I'm going to miss you. You had a way with words that always made me laugh, as in the start of your message about the "state of the list" (a hot topic about a year ago): "Coming up with ideas on how to settle the list is turning out to be a lot like trying to figure out how to juggle the seating for my wedding: who can sit next to the other, which aunt tends to burp more than most and needs a seat by the window; there's just a lot to consider. ... " On every issue MG commented upon, she would consider it all and share her wise observations, with kindness and joy in every message. I feel grateful to have been the beneficiary of her goodness for so many years, and am deeply saddened that she is no longer in this world. My heart goes out to all who loved her. May your happy memories soon help to ease your pain. With love and sympathy, Debra Shea ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 15:16:57 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: Mary Grace, NJC i am so distressed to think of what mg's children and family must be going through. yet i know that mg is in heaven, whatever and wherever that is. i love her very dearly. i'll always keep in my mind the sight of mg napping in the sun at ashara's. i gave one of mg's daughters the book that i loved the best when i was a child. she was learning spanish at that time and she was so smart that i thought that maybe in a couple of years she could manage the book. she read it in two weeks!!! she sent me a beautiful letter in her delightful grade school spanish. like mother... mg: I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! we'll all meet up there someday and we'll have a lot of fun and you won't need the hearing thingy anymore. in the meantime, you can call on me whenever you want to, darling. you'll be a welcome sight. wally ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:39:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: Monster NJC accidentally dumped a bunch of email prior to reading it. I know you all were discussing "Monster". Just saw it. Lots good there I think. Ugly, but well done. I don't know what it is about Charlize Theron, but she does the Florida accent particularly well. Did it in Devil's Advocate too. I would never doubt that was a real Florida highway hooker. They captured Florida's rotten underbelly pretty well, as well as juxtaposing it with shots of the gorgeous clouds, dramatice sunsets, etc that we get here. I appreciated that. I've not been around the whole world. But have been a few places, and none have the clouds like Florida. I miss it when I'm gone. Once when I'd been gone for a couple of years, my first or 2nd night back, borrowed my mom's car to go see friends - was stopped at a track for a looooooooooong passing freight train and just sat in the sunset watching thunderheads build, soooooo high you can't believe it with colors outta this world. Car, whistling howling train, magical out of this world clouds....and trash by the tracks. Beer cans, shoes, heck maybe even used condoms, whatever. Dreck arm in arm with god's best. Monster. Em ps next we have Mystic River to watch pps see the Monster thing rings pretty true...I've been closer than I care to be again to the real seamy side..and there were times Theron looked EXACTLY like Wournos ppps one thing though, I found the lovemaking scenes pretty much NOT hot. ::shrug:: not sure why - I'm usually a fool for such scenes ===== .............. "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: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 15:37:14 -0500 From: "Cynthia Vickery" Subject: Re: Monster NJC gisele and i rented that one this last weekend, and i agree with em. even with the big fake teeth and gobs and gobs of prosthetic makeup, theron sounded authentically floridian, for my money. the really compelling thing for me, though, was that theron WAS aileen carol wournos for those two hours - i'd just seen theron on a rerun of 'actor's studio' maybe 2 weeks ago, and i had seen coverage of the wournos trial (and, thanks to gisele's obsession, had seen it bits and parts of it rerun on 'court tv' recently) - theron's ability to lose her normal confidence and grace and replace it seamlessly with wournos' loud gangly awkwardness is nothing short of amazing! love - c < there were times Theron looked EXACTLY like Wournos. ppps one thing though, I found the lovemaking scenes pretty much NOT hot. ::shrug:: not sure why - I'm usually a fool for such scenes>> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:34:48 +0100 From: "Azeem" Subject: RE: Monster NJC Cynthia wrote << theron's ability to lose her normal confidence and grace and replace it seamlessly with wournos' loud gangly awkwardness is nothing short of amazing! >> I'd agree there; I've seen one of Nick Broomfield's documentaries about Wuornos, and Charlize Theron absolutely nailed not only the physical appearance (which is greatly eased by make-up and prosthetics) but the mercurial character of this tragic woman. Christina Ricci was superb too, as Aileen's naove and needy lover. Broomfield's films show very convincingly that Wuornos should not have been executed, as by any decent measure she was criminally insane on grounds of diminished responsibility. On the subject of the death penalty, there is a chillingly disquieting article in the Observer about a man who's been on death row in Georgia for the best part of two decades and looks increasingly likely to be killed by the state for a series of ghastly murders which he almost certainly didn't commit. Have a look on the link below if you've a mind to (and the stomach for it) http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,1235699,00.html Azeem in London - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.698 / Virus Database: 455 - Release Date: 02/06/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:01:52 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Monster NJC **I found the lovemaking scenes pretty much NOT hot. ::shrug:: not sure why - I'm usually a fool for such scenes Yeah - me too, Em. I thought the scene outside the roller rink was kinda steamy, mostly due to the silhouette technique used and the convetance of that feeling of kissing and touching someone that you've wanted for a while. But as for the rest of it, it was pretty tepid, maybe they should've watched Mulholland Drive or Bound a coupla times first. Bob NP: Joni, "Trouble Child" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:20:07 EDT From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Re: is it just me????, njc (PC) Beautifully spoken, Sherelle. More power to you. Love, Julius > I'm just trying to look at a person's heart, not > their lifestyle anymore. > > Sherelle ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:28:25 -0500 From: Subject: Mary Grace tribute page To all: A few of us have thought it would be especially appropriate for the JMDL to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Mary Grace Valentinsson Kunz by means of a special tribute page on the list website. MG was a subscriber to the JMDL since spring of 1997, by my reckoning, and she remained a subscriber until her death on Saturday, June 12, 2004. The JMDL was an important part of her life. . .and she was an important part of ours. Many JMDLers have precious memories of MG from in-person meetings and telephone calls and e-mail exhanges that range from the philosophical and reflective to the absolutely hilarious. So we are putting out a call for any and all of the following! Send us your remembrances; your past on-list exchanges; personal correspondence that you don't mind sharing (and that you don't think MG would mind your sharing), and anything else you think would serve as a fitting tribute to a remarkable woman who left us far too soon. The page will serve as a place where we can all share our memories of MG, as a community. Please send all materials to mgtribute@lrfye.lunarpages.com. And please feel free to direct any questions to me, at blckcrow@chorus.net. Take good care, Mary. P.S. I am intentionally not making this post "NJC," in case those subscribed to the two "Joni-Only" options wish to contribute. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 16:32:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Orts Subject: Paste Magazine #10 I don't know if anyone has seen this yet or reported it to the list, so my apologies if I'm duplicating effort . . . But the current Paste Magazine (Los Lobos on the cover) has two items of interest to the list. First, the CD sampler has "All I Want" as covered by Karrin Allyson (although they mistakenly attribute the song to Karrin--I've already written a note to the magazine). Also, there in this month's "Listening to old Voices" page, there is a full page appreciation for Joni by Andy Whitman. FYI. - -Neil p.s.--much sympathy to family and friends of Mary Grace. I too have seen loved ones die of cancer and I am sorry all of you had to go through it, too. Peace to one and all. ===== 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: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:19:31 EDT From: Smurfycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: Monster NJC Em writes: << I would never doubt that was a real Florida highway hooker. >> It's observations like that that make me miss Jimmy more and more every day. "When you coming back to the JMDL, Jimmy Stewart, Jimmy Stewart?" - --Vasco de Smurf "Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them." --Louis Armstrong ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:54:56 EDT From: AsharaJM@aol.com Subject: Mary Grace's Memorial Service For those of you that wish to attend, from her friend Janelle: Hello everyone! Mary Grace's memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 16th @ 11:00 am at Woodland Christian Church, which is located at 509 College St., Woodland, CA.. Everyone is also invited to their home afterwards, which is located @ << I am snipping this bit so as to not have their address made public. If you need the address, please e-mail me privately, thanks. (AsharaJM@aol.com) >> There have been several of you asking about bringing food or helping in some way. Jeff & Mary Grace just wanted people to come and enjoy each other's company and not have to worry about bringing food etc. But, I know many of you still want to help and asked if you could send money to help with the food. If that is something you wanted to do, please feel free to send it to the family @ their home address above. We are in the process of trying to make sure we have enough food, which will be served at the house. If any of you plan on going to the house afterwards, please drop me a line, so I can get a head count. I do have a little more information on Mary Grace's passing. Her digestive system had shut down, causing her stomach to fill with fluid. They were able to drain it a few times, but knew this was something they couldn't continue. I also wanted to send a personal note of thanks for all the prayers and support given to Mary Grace and her family these last months. You are a very special group of people. God Bless, Janelle ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:08:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Brei Gross Subject: Memorial Services for Mary Grace Valentinsson Kunz The memorial services for Mary Grace will be held this coming Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 11:00 AM PDT at: Woodland Christian Church 509 College Street (corner of College & Lincoln, 1 block south of College & Main) Woodland CA Signe has said that everyone is more than welcome back to the house after the service and that Mary Grace did not want anyone to feel obligated on her account. Mary Grace is sorely missed by all. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:48:19 EDT From: Dflahm@aol.com Subject: MG Mary Grace welcomed me to this list in '99 and we had one or two off-list exchanges. I didn't know her well. But her posts were always warm and loving. Blessed are the peacemakers. I share our feeling of loss and I send sincere sympathy to Mary Grace's family in this sad time. DAVID LAHM ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:59:18 EDT From: KindTaper@aol.com Subject: Joni live on video/dvd Hi, I joined your group with the hopes of finding others interested in trading live Joni shows on CD, video or DVD. I hope that kind of activity is not frowned upon here. If it is, please let me know and I won't make any future inquiries to this list. Joni's music has had a wonderful impact on my life, and I am glad that others have been equally affected by her brilliance. One of the ways I continue to enjoy her work is to seek out live performances that have never been released. I have acquired a small, yet diverse collection, and hope to find more. I am primarily looking for footage of her on video or DVD. As I am sure some of you have seen, that "Woman of Heart and Mind" DVD has some excellent clips of her playing live in the late 60's and early 70's. I can't imagine that entire concerts do not exist on film of her playing in those days. Please let me know if you would like to trade with me, and I will tell you what I have. I am not offering recordings for sale, so please don't ask. I am only looking to trade. Thank you and I hope to learn more about Joni and her music from your group. Wes p.s. Although it's certainly debatable, Song to a Seagull might be my favorite song by her. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 02:37:21 -0400 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: June 15 On June 15 the following article was published: 1986: "Organizers Pleased By Finale Of Amnesty Concert Tour" - Associated Press (Review - Appearance) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=1141 ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2004 #266 ***************************** ------- 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)