From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2005 #147 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, April 2 2005 Volume 2005 : Number 147 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Question (obtuse Joni content) [vince ] RE: Rhythm & Torch NJC ["Sherelle Smith" ] Re: NJC right wingers, right to life/Schiavo, "this scared hard-edged rat ["Sherelle Smith" ] right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC [Em ] Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC [Lori Fye ] Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC [Em ] Re: hunting & fishing ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC [Bob Muller ] New music njc [Garret ] (NJC) I can't get this idea out of my head ... [Lori Fye ] Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC [Em ] Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC [Bob Muller ] Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC [Em ] Re: The Pope & Condoms, njc [Randy Remote ] Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC [Lori Fye ] Terri Shiavo, njc ["Marianne Rizzo" ] Re: The Pope & Condiments, njc [Lori Fye ] Re: The Pope & Condiments, njc ["John T. Folden" ] Re: The Pope & Condiments, njc ["Mark or Travis" ] Re: Pope dead? -- NJC [Jerry Notaro ] Re: Pope dead? -- NJC [Randy Remote ] Re: Pope dead? -- NJC [Bob Muller ] What to buy? NJC [Bob Muller ] Re: (NJC) I can't get this idea out of my head ... ["Donna Binkley" ] The latest on Catherine McKay's condition -- njc [Smurf Subject: Re: Question (obtuse Joni content) http://www.georgeharrison.com/brainwashedIndexDirect.html Matt Mc wrote: >Does anyone know of a site comparable to this one and >Rust (Neil Young) for Beatle/George Harrison fans to >chat and discuss their music? > >In a lot of ways, I see similarities in the way Joni >was able to adapt to different styles of music and >instrumentation--just like GH got into sitar and >Indian music but also developed his own subtle form of >slide guitar while still being able to rock out. Not >that they are the same, but one could make a killer >mix tape with just their tunes that most people don't >really know that well. > >DJRD Forever, > >Matt Mc >Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow in Mississippi > >================================================== > >"And I'll stand before you, and I'll bring a smile to your eyes." > >Neil Young "Motion Pictures" > >================================================== > > > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! Messenger >Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. >http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:00:49 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: RE: Rhythm & Torch NJC Oh Steve!!! I wish I were too! Maybe one day!!!!!! Love, Sherelle Steve wrote: p.s. Sherelle, I have been busting my chops on Love and Paris Rain by Brenda Russell. What a difficult song for someone who is not a Jazz piano player. However, in putting out my desire to learn this amazing song, the universe provided me with some great tutors- and the score! It's coming along, but I wish you were singing it when I played it! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:11:21 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: NJC right wingers, right to life/Schiavo, "this scared hard-edged rat Hi Smurf, This is so perfect! Thanks for posting it! It reminds me once again why I am here on this list! Sherelle Borderline by Joni Mitchell Everybody looks so ill at ease So distrustful so displeased Running down the table I see a borderline Like a barbed wire fence Strung tight strung tense Prickling with pretense A borderline Why are you smirking at your friend? Is this to be the night when All well-wishing ends? All credibility revoked? Thin skin thick jokes! Can we blame it on the smoke, This borderline? Every bristling shaft of pride Church or nation Team or tribe Every notion we subscribe to Is just a borderline Good or bad we think we know As if thinking makes things so! All convictions grow along a borderline Smug in your jaded expertise You scathe the wonder world And you praise barbarity In this illusionary place This scared hard-edged rat race All liberty is laced with Borderlines Every income every age Every fashion-plated rage Every measure every gauge Creates a borderline Every stone thrown through glass Every mean-streets-kick ass Every swan caught on the grass Will draw a borderline You snipe so steady You snub so snide So ripe and ready To diminish and deride! You're so quick to condescend My opinionated friend All you deface all you defend Is just a borderline Just a borderline Another borderline Just a borderline Copyright ) 1994; Crazy Crow Music ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 11:02:24 EST From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: NJC Now I've seen everything!!! All this talk about hunting, animal rights, etc... I heard about this site on the radio. Some people will do anything for $$$$ http://www.savetoby.com Happy Friday everyone! Jimmy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:08:00 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: NJC Now I've seen everything!!! Of course this is another internet hoax - they fished you in, Jimmy! :~) http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/savetoby.asp FMYFL@aol.com wrote: All this talk about hunting, animal rights, etc... I heard about this site on the radio. Some people will do anything for $$$$ http://www.savetoby.com Happy Friday everyone! Jimmy Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:15:42 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC just read this on the Yahoo news.... "DUBLIN (Reuters) - Pope John Paul signaled he is ready to die by choosing not to return to hospital, his former private secretary said on Friday." I guess I don't get it...I thought the Pope had said it was our duty to prolong life by any means. So wouldn't that mean its his DUTY to go to the hospital where they might be able to drag his life out a few more hours? Or am I missing something? Em ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 11:22:50 -0500 From: Lori Fye Subject: Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC > I guess I don't get it...I thought the Pope had said it was our duty to > prolong life by any means. So wouldn't that mean its his DUTY to go to > the hospital where they might be able to drag his life out a few more > hours? > Or am I missing something? Well, suicide is painless, I've heard ... but isn't it also a mortal sin? If the Pope chooses not to prolong his own life by every means possible, isn't that suicide? Hm. Lori ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:29:33 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC - --- Lori Fye wrote: > Well, suicide is painless, I've heard ... but isn't it also a mortal > sin? If the Pope chooses not to prolong his own life by every means > possible, isn't that suicide? yeah, doesn't that make him part and party to the "culture" of death the Church rails about? I mean, I wouldn't deny the Pope (or anyone) the right to die when its time...but dang, why the inconsistency? They say taking Shiavo off the feeding tube is reflective of our culture of death, so why not his choosing to not go to the hospital? Is it just me, or is this inconsistent? Em < Subject: Re: hunting & fishing >Like it or not, a judgment is made either in favor of the "personal choice" of the person who would choose to shoot a free-living animal, or in favor of the animal, who would rather not be on the receiving end of a bullet, leghold trap, snare, hook, club or other such device. Bill< I understand your point but that is not what I meant by my reference to judging others- no time now to get into the philosophy but my statement was just a reflection on how I see my own self changing over time... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:56:48 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC Em, I would say that the difference is that there's no evidence other than the husband's opinion that Terry wanted to not have the feeding tube. The Pope is making his decision clear to witnesses and not leaving it up to speculation. Since there was no clear edict from Terry herself, it threw the issue up to debate (although anyone who respects the "sanctity of marriage" should also yield to the spouse's wishes over the parents' - just a small sample of the hypocrisy the rightwingers have displayed throughout this event). It would also be different if the Pope-meister committed suicide. Choosing a death by natural causes shouldn't be considered or defined as suicide and I would hope that we always honor it as such. Bob NP: Daniel Lanois, "The Messenger" Make Yahoo! your home page ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 18:48:21 +0200 From: "Laurent Olszer" Subject: The Pope & Condoms, njc I haven't followed this thread very closely but I think someone wrote that the Pope condemned the use of condoms, referring to the aids epidemic in Africa. A friend of mine who's well versed in this topic is positive that John Paul II never forbid the use of condoms. Of course he recommends being faithful, but according to my friend there is no text whatsoever where this Pope condemns condoms. Maybe the post was about Paul VI? I think John Paul II will go down in history as being one of the great popes. Laurent ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 17:20:26 +0100 From: Garret Subject: New music njc i have just caught up on nearly a week of digests (well i cheated, i only glanced over the older ones.) i want to buy a cd and usually get good recommendations on JMDL. So, name one album that i really should get ( i *will* buy at least one of these recommedations today) GARRET NP- just the sound of a house alarm somewhere nearby - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 12:15:25 -0500 From: Lori Fye Subject: (NJC) I can't get this idea out of my head ... A soap on a braided string called "Pope On A Rope." Hasn't anyone invented this yet? ; ) Lori, feeling April foolish today ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 12:19:39 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: The Pope & Condoms, njc Laurent is correct. What The Vatican did say was: The president of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, told the programme: "The Aids virus is roughly 450 times smaller than the spermatozoon. The spermatozoon can easily pass through the 'net' that is formed by the condom. "These margins of uncertainty... should represent an obligation on the part of the health ministries and all these campaigns to act in the same way as they do with regard to cigarettes, which they state to be a danger." Jerry > I haven't followed this thread very closely but I think someone wrote that the > Pope condemned the use of condoms, referring to the aids epidemic in Africa. > A friend of mine who's well versed in this topic is positive that John Paul II > never forbid the use of condoms. > Of course he recommends being faithful, but according to my friend there is no > text whatsoever where this Pope condemns condoms. > Maybe the post was about Paul VI? > I think John Paul II will go down in history as being one of the great popes. > > Laurent ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:35:58 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC - --- Bob Muller wrote: > Em, I would say that the difference is that there's no evidence other > than the husband's opinion that Terry wanted to not have the feeding > tube. Hi Bob, then I guess if that is really true, there is a 50/50 chance that removing her tube was tantamount to murder. So hearsay from a spouse is admissable? I've read pretty much about this thing but have never heard it explained why "hearsay" was accepted (and fairly absolutely accepted in the courts)..the "hearsay" being that he says she said she didn't want to be falsely kept alive. I guess this is one of those things that will never be wrapped up nice and neat. ::shrug:: Em ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:46:49 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC True...the good news is that now that the media grandstanding & hubbub is over for the most part, we'll be force-fed some other issue (or non-issue as the case may be) that will take precedence in the public forum over things that really matter. Sad. Bob NP: Wilco, "In A Future Age" Better first dates. More second dates. Yahoo! Personals ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 17:48:30 +0000 From: revrvl@comcast.net (vince) Subject: Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC by whatever standard is required under Florida law (clear and convincing, a preponderance of th evidence, whatever) the Florida courts found that the evidence of Terry Schiavo's wishes met the threshool to say that she had exprssed an intent. That court ruling was never overturned. It was not an admission into evidence of hearsay. Hearsay under each state's statute and case law has tremendously complex defiinitions. Hearsay is not admittable. Under Florida law, what was introduced and ruled upon was not heresay therefore. I cannot speak to what it was under Florida law, but it was not hearsay. An appeal of that was not ever made to my knowledge and certainly not upheld if it was. Vince - -- http://www.southsiders.net - -------------- Original message -------------- > --- Bob Muller wrote: > > > Em, I would say that the difference is that there's no evidence other > > than the husband's opinion that Terry wanted to not have the feeding > > tube. > > Hi Bob, then I guess if that is really true, there is a 50/50 chance > that removing her tube was tantamount to murder. > So hearsay from a spouse is admissable? > I've read pretty much about this thing but have never heard it > explained why "hearsay" was accepted (and fairly absolutely accepted in > the courts)..the "hearsay" being that he says she said she didn't want > to be falsely kept alive. > I guess this is one of those things that will never be wrapped up nice > and neat. > ::shrug:: > Em ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:52:56 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC well, I think the sordid details have been payed wayyyyyy too much attention, but the issue of right to live and right to die isn't going to go away. In fact I think its gonna swell up as our generation gets old. Some of us are gonna wanna bug outta here when we're not in the mood anymore, and they're not gonna let us and its going to become a bigger and hairier deal. Em - --- Bob Muller wrote: > > nice > and neat.> > > True...the good news is that now that the media grandstanding & > hubbub is over for the most part, we'll be force-fed some other issue > (or non-issue as the case may be) that will take precedence in the > public forum over things that really matter. Sad. > > Bob > > NP: Wilco, "In A Future Age" > Better first dates. More second dates. Yahoo! Personals ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:58:09 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC but its being made to *sound* like hearsay. Its being made to sound like it could very well just have been a whim of Michael Schiavo's to say that Terri wanted this. Thanks for the explaination - I figured that must be it, that certain legal requirements were met, and rather well met, not to have been overturned. Em - --- vince wrote: > by whatever standard is required under Florida law (clear and > convincing, a preponderance of th evidence, whatever) the Florida > courts found that the evidence of Terry Schiavo's wishes met the > threshool to say that she had exprssed an intent. That court ruling > was never overturned. > > It was not an admission into evidence of hearsay. Hearsay under each > state's statute and case law has tremendously complex defiinitions. > Hearsay is not admittable. Under Florida law, what was introduced > and ruled upon was not heresay therefore. I cannot speak to what it > was under Florida law, but it was not hearsay. An appeal of that was > not ever made to my knowledge and certainly not upheld if it was. > > Vince > > -- > http://www.southsiders.net > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > --- Bob Muller wrote: > > > > > Em, I would say that the difference is that there's no evidence > other > > > than the husband's opinion that Terry wanted to not have the > feeding > > > tube. > > > > Hi Bob, then I guess if that is really true, there is a 50/50 > chance > > that removing her tube was tantamount to murder. > > So hearsay from a spouse is admissable? > > I've read pretty much about this thing but have never heard it > > explained why "hearsay" was accepted (and fairly absolutely > accepted in > > the courts)..the "hearsay" being that he says she said she didn't > want > > to be falsely kept alive. > > I guess this is one of those things that will never be wrapped up > nice > > and neat. > > ::shrug:: > > Em ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 10:05:27 -0800 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: The Pope & Condoms, njc In my original post on the subject, I did not mention the Pope, I said the Vatican made these statements. As Jerry said, it was a senior official at the Vatican. These statements were specifically aimed at poorer regions where AIDS is epidemic. If the Pope disagreed with this little bit of verbal genocide, he never uttered a word to counter it. Regarding Africa: "In Kenya - where an estimated 20% of people have HIV - the church condemns condoms for promoting promiscuity and repeats the claim about permeability. The archbishop of Nairobi, Raphael Ndingi Nzeki, said: "Aids... has grown so fast because of the availability of condoms." The original Guardian story is here, and was widely covered elsewhere (excluding major media, naturally): http://www.guardian.co.uk/aids/story/0,7369,1059068,00.html "The Catholic Church is telling people in countries stricken by Aids not to use condoms because they have tiny holes in them through which HIV can pass - potentially exposing thousands of people to risk. The church is making the claims across four continents despite a widespread scientific consensus that condoms are impermeable to HIV." RR > > I haven't followed this thread very closely but I think someone wrote that the > > Pope condemned the use of condoms, referring to the aids epidemic in Africa. > > A friend of mine who's well versed in this topic is positive that John Paul II > > never forbid the use of condoms. > > Of course he recommends being faithful, but according to my friend there is no > > text whatsoever where this Pope condemns condoms. > > Maybe the post was about Paul VI? > > I think John Paul II will go down in history as being one of the great popes. > > > > Laurent ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 13:12:07 -0500 From: Lori Fye Subject: Re: right to die?? the Pope? NJC NJC NJC > In fact I think its gonna swell up as our generation gets old. Some of > us are gonna wanna bug outta here when we're not in the mood anymore, > and they're not gonna let us and its going to become a bigger and > hairier deal. Yep, as the Religious Wrong continues to try to cram its beliefs down our throats. It's enough to make you gag ... to death!! Lori ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 12:23:24 -0500 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: Terri Shiavo, njc Em Said: "As I'm sure you're aware, Terri Shiavo has died. I can't even GO in my own living room because my S.O. is glued to the FOX news, where husband Michael Schiavo is being made to seem "of the Devil". Heard an interview with Ralph Nader - even he, who I more or less consider a "free" thinker, is saying she should have been given over to her parents and they be allowed to tend to her forever. That HER right to live was violated. So I don't know, its hard to maintain my own conviction on this, that her wish not to be kept alive with false means be honored." me now: As I posted once before, I just felt that the wishes of the family should have been honored, because they felt so strongly about it and because Terri did not sign a document indicating otherwise. However, puting myself in her place (form how it seemed) . . . I would have wanted to die at that point. . . I wasn't left with a feeling of trust for Terri's husband. . . and we are so distant from this, how can we really know? There is so much we don't know. I think for the most part, people ON BOTH SIDES WERE TRYING to do WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS the RIGHT THING. And you can't blame anybody for that. "The truth, a living forest. . . dense and shadded." XOXO Marianne _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 13:19:07 -0500 From: Lori Fye Subject: Re: The Pope & Condiments, njc Just trying to ketch up ... L. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 13:39:05 -0500 From: "John T. Folden" Subject: Re: The Pope & Condiments, njc On Apr 1, 2005, at 1:19 PM, Lori Fye wrote: > Just trying to ketch up ... > > L. I don't relish your position... John ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:47:26 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: Pope dead? -- NJC Matt Drudge and Yahoo are both reporting that the pope has died. Not sure though, as this is April Fool's Day and it may be a bad joke. I can't find any other reports of his death from other news outlets. - --Smurf Better first dates. More second dates. Yahoo! Personals ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 10:48:00 -0800 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Re: The Pope & Condiments, njc John T. Folden wrote: > On Apr 1, 2005, at 1:19 PM, Lori Fye wrote: > >> Just trying to ketch up ... >> >> L. > > I don't relish your position... > > John I think she's mustard up some support, though. Mark ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 13:52:53 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Pope dead? -- NJC Conflicting reports everywhere. > Matt Drudge and Yahoo are both reporting that the pope has died. Not sure > though, as this is April Fool's Day and it may be a bad joke. I can't find any > other reports of his death from other news outlets. > > --Smurf > Better first dates. More second dates. Yahoo! Personals ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 10:59:55 -0800 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: Pope dead? -- NJC Apparently, he had heart failure last night, due to shock from a bladder infection and was resucitated. I guess that means he died, but rose again (?) Smurf wrote: > Matt Drudge and Yahoo are both reporting that the pope has died. Not sure though, as this is April Fool's Day and it may be a bad joke. I can't find any other reports of his death from other news outlets. > > --Smurf > Better first dates. More second dates. Yahoo! Personals ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 11:11:51 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Pope dead? -- NJC And how long before Jesse Jackson gets involved? Bob NP: Shalini, "Anthem" Make Yahoo! your home page ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 11:56:17 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: What to buy? NJC Well Garret, Hejira by Joni Mitchell is one fine record...if you already have that one, here's a couple that I've enjoyed of late: Amy Correia - Lakeville Kings Of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning The Arcade Fire - Funeral John Doe - Forever Hasn't Happened Yet Bob NP: John Doe, "Repeat Performance" Make Yahoo! your home page ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 14:10:49 -0600 From: "Donna Binkley" Subject: Re: (NJC) I can't get this idea out of my head ... Wouldn't that be funny? Also how about some popecorn, or perhaps a popesicle as a snack? We could have a popefest. db >>> Lori Fye 4/1/2005 11:15:25 AM >>> A soap on a braided string called "Pope On A Rope." Hasn't anyone invented this yet? ; ) Lori, feeling April foolish today ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 20:22:11 +0000 From: LittleBreen@comcast.net Subject: (njc) Content warning: Bad taste, and arcane scientific reference Hi gang, I think most of us are old enough remember during the first year of Saturday Night Live when Checy Chase used to open the news with "Generalisimo Francisco Franco is still dead." Looks like we're going to go through much of the same thing with il papa. ARCANE SCINETIFIC REFERENCE: Also reminds me of the quantum thought experiment with the cat in the box with the cyanide (obviously before the era of political correctness, or animal rights), in which the cat is simultaneously alive and dead (until one opens the box and checks). EXTREME BAD TASTE WARNING: My guess is that JPII and Terry S. are up in heaven with all those icky mormons (South Park joke) swapping feeding tube recipes. Johnny Cochrane, of course, went to hell. Sometimes my jokes are too arcane, or too dark, for my own good. Happy April fools day, Walt - -- Let the walls go tumbling down Falling on the ground And all the dogs go running free The wild and gentle dogs Kenneled in me ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 15:50:26 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni Covers, Volume 63 - DNR- Happy April Fools day everyone! And yes, as we rip another page off the ol' Ridgid Tool calendar, we also unveil another CD's worth of Joni covers...Joni's trying her best to catch up to me with her own compilations but I'm way ahead - and no sign of a vegetative state with this project...these puppies keep coming along as fast as I can round them up, so you can hang the "DNR" sign up, but in this case it means DO NOT REMOVE (from your CD player). And as is usually the case I had a lil' help, so a BIG BIG gracias a mis amigos Jerry Notaro & Paul Maggio. And here's what we came up with this time: 1. Richie Havens - Woodstock: Hey, I don't have to say much about Richie, y'all know him and he was the opener for Woodstock so this was an appropriate choice. A great track. 2. The Harvard-Radcliffe Callbacks - The Circle Game: More college acapella, they just love our Joni and most of them do a nice job, including this bunch. 3. Susan Egan - Both Sides Now: A 2004 release from a fine Broadway/Cabaret singer, very spirited & energetic. 4. k.d. lang - A Case Of You: 5. k.d. lang - Jericho: Not a lot more to say about these two as they've been bantered on at length in this forum. Jericho is my favorite of the two, but both are wonderful. Thanks to Mark in Seattle I can appreciate her "go with it, stay with it" lyric twist but I still find it superfluous and distracting. In any event, I will gladly take as many Joni covers as Ms. Lang cares to dish. 6. Bob Applegate - Big Yellow Taxi: A nice guitar-mandolin version with a simple vocal, has a Jonifest feel to it. 7. Randy Cannon - Both Sides Now: Wow, this track is superb, and I'm sure that I can't do it justice with mere verbage. Solo Piano in a Fred Hersch-like vein. The arrangement and chord structure are totally unique, these are all weird augmented minor chords or something, anyway it gives the song such a haunted and sinister sort of feel in places, and it's mostly in 3/4 time so it's like a devlish carousel-like waltz. Wow is all I can say, it's tracks like this one that keep my Covers-heart a-pounding. 8. Ted Kent & Canadian Spaghetti - I Don't Care: Yuck. I hate to follow such a wonderful track with a loser like this one, another half-assed Elvis impersonator, with a band that falls in & out of rhythm. This spaghetti is limp. 9. Janice McHenry - The Circle Game: Way back in 1973, the youth choir at St. Jerome's Parish thought it would be great to have their annual youth musical production recorded and issued on LP. And I'm glad they did...14-year-old Janice is certainly no pro and you can hear a little nervousness in her voice, but to hear a youthful voice on this particular track is kinda cool, but then again I'm just a sentimental April fool. 10. Restless Wind - Cactus Tree: 11. Restless Wind - Both Sides Now: 12. Restless Wind - Conversation: 13. Restless Wind - Morning Morgantown: Restless Wind is a guitar trio based in San Antonio, these are all very Joni-like arrangements and playing, which is to say that they're very nice. It would be nice to hear some 90's stuff too, but these oldies are closer to a lot of boomers' hearts I suppose. 14. Chief Noda - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat: A pretty flat-picked acoustic guitar version a la Michael Hedges. 15. Aoife Ni Fhearraigh - Both Sides Now: Celtic pop singer with a solid voice and pianos, harps and synths in the backgrounds. 16. Tom Baxter - A Case Of You: Another lovely cover of ACOY, Tom's voice is a wispy, gentle whisper of a voice which suits this song and easily transitions to a falsetto. Towards the end of the song he gets a little too over-dramatic & starts scrambling his pronouns a bit and ends up with "you can drink a case of her" so you don't really know who's drinking a case of who. 17. Marti Pellow - River: Marti Pellow (the Scottish vocalist who was in Wet Wet Wet) sang this one on the air and we got that recording eons ago. He also turned in this fine studio version, again really dramatic but I like his take on it - even with the corny "she lights up my life" ending. 18. Lukas Sunny Solace - Woodstock: Another ripoff of the Matthews Southern Comfort cover, except for they sing "Gasgur's Farm" so it must have been a whole different Woodstock! 19. Steve Lonsdale - Both Sides Now: And what better to top off a feast like this one but a nice slice of cheese...Steve sounds a lot like Tom Jones, and we'll just leave it at that. And there you go...19 more slabs of Joni cover joy - if you're interested in a copy let me know, and stay tuned for a giveaway - haven't done one in a while so I'm ready to fling a frisbee freebie. And whatever you do, don't pull that feeding tube yet - the Covers Project is alive and well! Bob NP: Jill Scott, "Untitled Track" Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 18:27:39 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: The latest on Catherine McKay's condition -- njc The girl is O - L - D. OLD! That's an acronym for OVER - LA - DAMN frickin' hill, honey! Now once again, dear Catherine, it's your birthday. So happy birthday. And hallelujah! 'Cause you know you come from billion year old carbon -- and then some! But we JMDLers don't care a whit that you're actually going to be turning mumbledemumble, Catherine. Heck, most of us are just too darn old to start learning how to be ageists. We just want you to be happy and to have all the necessary paperwork ready. The fact is, in a very real kind of cyber way, many of us love you as we might an exceedingly kind, yet frighteningly bitter, much older sister who happens to write very well and extremely often. A sister who somehow seldom fails to enchant and amuse us all with her wickedness, charm, and wit. And God knows we could use more people like that! You know, whenever I hurry past a mirror and happen to notice that some formally youthful part of my being is suddenly sagging or turning gray, I think, well at least I'm six weeks younger that ol' Catherine in Toronto. And for that, I'll always be grateful. It's Friday night and it's April Fools, so Catherine's probably out telling people lies for a good yuck. But when she gets in after a night of April foolin', I hope she gets the kind of birthday wishes she'll never forget. (Yeah, right! Never forget! Ha! Never forget what?) Anyway, in conclusion ... Happy birthday, Catherine! XO and MWAH, - --Smurf S.W.A.K. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 22:50:51 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: The latest on Catherine McKay's condition -- njc - --- Smurf wrote: > > It's Friday night and it's April Fools, so > Catherine's > probably out telling people lies for a good yuck. > Ey, the joke's on you, foolish one - my birthday isn't until TOMORROW, so stop trying to make me older than I am!!!! Jeez! (But I appreciate the sentiment nonetheless. Sob.} Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 19:59:27 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: Re: The latest on Catherine McKay's condition -- njc - --- Catherine wrote: > Ey, the joke's on you, foolish one - my birthday > isn't > until TOMORROW, so stop trying to make me older than > I > am!!!! Jeez! Damn! I totally knew your birthday was tomorrow but I FORGOT to mention it in the post, which I wrote tonight because I have a very busy Saturday morning planned. Curses! Anyway, I hope you got that tiny little package from Tiffany's today, and the birthday card with the check I sent to cover your childrens' education. Enjoy! XO, - --Smurf, waiting to have his Depend changed ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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