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JMDL Digest          Sunday, June 26 2005          Volume 2005 : Number 257



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TOPICS and authors in this Digest:
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  Re: New Joni news                        [Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>]
  Re: Joni stuff now incredibly njc        [Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>]
  YouSendIt Delivery Notification: 01 Amelia.wma      [<scjoniguy@yahoo.com>]
  Re: Her Majesty gittin' i-jiggy with it -- njc  [Smurf <smurfadelica@yahoo]
  hits ??                          ["SUSAN BARGH" <sue.bargh@btinternet.com>]
  Re: YouSendIt Delivery Notification: 01 Amelia.wma       [Tejas4x4@aol.com]
  Re: YouSendIt Delivery Notification: 01 Amelia.wma  [Bob Muller <scjoniguy]
  Re: hits ??                              [Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>]
  Re: Joni stuff now incredibly njc   ["Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>]
  more on downing street memos njc    ["Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>]
  Re: Joni stuff now incredibly njc        [Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>]
  Re: BitTorrent Covers CDs NJC       ["mia ortlieb" <hvnphun16@hotmail.com>]
  The Duchess of Coolsville - njc     ["Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>]
  Re: The date is set                                    [LCStanley7@aol.com]
  Hush Up and Pass the Gourds (extremely njc)       [littlebreen@comcast.net]

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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 05:55:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: New Joni news

<Somehow, I imagined Joan might
have bought them something fancy-schmancy>

Yeah, I can just hear the conversation now....

Myrtle: Joan, it would be so nice to move out of this creaky old house and into a nice new condo where Bill doesn't have so much upkeep. Can you help us out?

Joni: (taking a long draw from cigarette) Who do you think I am, Ma - Kitty Wells?

Bob

NP: Solomon Burke, "Goodbye Baby"
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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 06:02:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Joni stuff now incredibly njc

<I keep trying to remember that you can't take it with
you and imagining what a freakin' MESS it would be for
my kids to have to go through all my stuff after I
died and figure out what to do with it. >

And it's a good thing to think about and take care of. My wife's Dad died suddenly about 5 years ago, and he collected ALL KINDS of things which my Mother-in-law has yet to dispose of (except for his rifles & shotguns which were stolen by his addict son). I've offered several times to dig in and help her out but she's just not ready to deal with it yet. And on top of that, now her OTHER son is on his deathbed from alcoholism and a shot liver. Luckily he doesn't have near as much crap to deal with, and his brother has also stolen some of it to finance his habits.

Ain't life grand?

Bob

NP: Neil Young, "Don't Let It Bring You Down"


		
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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 06:06:47 -0700
From: <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>
Subject: YouSendIt Delivery Notification: 01 Amelia.wma

Hello,

You've got a file called "01 Amelia.wma" (6110 KB) from scjoniguy@yahoo.com waiting for download. scjoniguy@yahoo.com says:

OK, hopefully I get this right - thought you might enjoy this lovely foreign-language cover of Amelia by Roxana Amed.

Bob

NP: Diana Krall, "Black Crow"

You can click on the following link to retrieve your file. The link will expire in 7 days and will be available for a limited number of downloads.

Regular link (for all web browsers):
http://s45.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0UIVW99UZSI5Z3A28OL004EMT0

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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 06:14:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Smurf <smurfadelica@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Her Majesty gittin' i-jiggy with it -- njc

- --- Julius quoted:

> her playlist 
> probably looks more like one of those Starbucks
> samplers compiled by 
> Norah Jones with boring old farts like Joni Mitchell
> and Verdi.


Grrrr. Those are fighting words... Espeicailly coming
from an unknown like Samantha Selinger-Morris, whoever
she is. 

I think the proud-headed Queen Lizzie might be
listening to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" out of
respect for England's true queen. 

Other guesses:

"Little Queenie" by the Stones 
"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" by SIr Paul
"She Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina" by the Kinks
"I'm Just Walkin' My Dog" by Nellie McKay
"Raised on Robbery" by you-know-who  

- --Smurf




"The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with."

     --Bruce Springsteen


		
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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:21:39 +0100
From: "SUSAN BARGH" <sue.bargh@btinternet.com>
Subject: hits ??

Hello ,
Good day/evening to you all, I have been a silent witness to your
conversations for many months.
Thank you for letting me share your witty and informative observations
Can any one tell me why on page 3 of the `hits` songbook the lyrics to Urge
For Going are wrong?
`Boy winds came around.......`
`Apply the fire with kindling......`
`..I`ll fold my wandering in...`
Then I turn the page for the last verse of The Circle Game -but its not there
!  its just the previous page repeated.......but not exactly....now its
changed back to
`Bully winds came round...`
Then on the next page theres only half the lyrics for Raised on
Robbery.......no California , no Carey

Should I get my money back? Is this a unique print run? Are there copies in
existence which are correct?


Kind regards
Sue

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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 09:41:17 EDT
From: Tejas4x4@aol.com
Subject: Re: YouSendIt Delivery Notification: 01 Amelia.wma

In a message dated 6/25/2005 6:14:00 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
scjoniguy@yahoo.com writes:

http://s45.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0UIVW99UZSI5Z3A28OL004EMT0


thanks bob,
What a great morning treat! Don't know if it's the song Amelia OR the  
foreign portrayal...BUT it just gave me absolute chills...  tejas

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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 07:01:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: YouSendIt Delivery Notification: 01 Amelia.wma

It works! Yay! Thanks for the feedback, Tejas. I agree with about the recording, it's why I chose it as the track to jumpstart Volume 66. And thanks to Les for turning me on the yousendit.com, it solves an age-old problem of how to send these files to a group of folks.
 
Obviously the tip of the iceberg - stay tuned for more.
 
Bob
 
NP: Dead Kennedys, "Chemical Warfare"

Tejas4x4@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 6/25/2005 6:14:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
scjoniguy@yahoo.com writes:

http://s45.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0UIVW99UZSI5Z3A28OL004EMT0


thanks bob,
What a great morning treat! Don't know if it's the song Amelia OR the 
foreign portrayal...BUT it just gave me absolute chills... tejas
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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 07:09:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: hits ??

Howdy Sue, and a belated welcome to you! Thanks for stepping out of the shadows. I can't really tackle your question except to say that the lyrics you quoted from Hits are WRONG, of course. I know that even the published book of Joni's lyrics/poetry was riddled with mistakes but I don't recall hearing anything about the Hits songbook. I don't think you've got any kind of rarity as these things were produced en masse I suppose. I guess whoever proofed it (or not) was unaware of the passion that we Joni fans have for her work and that no mistakes can just slip thru a crack.

Anyway, thanks again for your post and keep em' coming.

Bob

NP: Irma Schultz/A Bird That Whistles, "A Bird That Whistles"


		
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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:19:58 -0700
From: "Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>
Subject: Re: Joni stuff now incredibly njc

Bib>Not a problem...she's very cool and she's very supportive to see me
doing something that gives me such joy.<

And I might add, brings so many others joy (artists & audience)... plus you
are kind of like the alan lomax of joni covers... it's a historical kind of
mission you are on bob... I wonder if there are any other folks out there
doing this kind of thing for other artists...

>George Carlin has a bit about the great American trap...we buy a house and
then but the stuff to fill it up, then when we have more stuff than the
house can hold we have to buy a bigger house which only encourages us to buy
more stuff and so forth.<

OMG that is so us right now! We sold our house & bought a less expensive yet
bigger house & now must find more stuff to fill it up!

Kate, off to the furniture store soon to have a look around ;~}

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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:47:56 -0700
From: "Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>
Subject: more on downing street memos njc

- --------------------
The Real News in the Downing Street Memos
- --------------------
 
By Michael Smith
Michael Smith writes on defense issues for the Sunday Times of London.
 
June 23 2005
 
It is now nine months since I obtained the first of the "Downing Street
memos," thrust into my hand by someone who asked me to meet him in a quiet
watering hole in London for what I imagined would just be a friendly drink. 
 
The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-smith23jun23,0,750477
7.story 
 
Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com <http://www.latimes.com/> 

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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 09:41:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Joni stuff now incredibly njc

<plus you
are kind of like the alan lomax of joni covers... it's a 
historical kind of
mission you are on bob... >

A very high compliment indeed, Kate - thanks a million, and happy shopping! :~)

<I wonder if there are any other 
folks out there
doing this kind of thing for other artists...>

I know of one (who I believe lurks on the JMDL) that collects Laura Nyro covers. We've shared information and recordings as well. I've also encountered a very nice fellow in Belgium who collects "All Along the Watchtower" covers. A couple of websites track covers (Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits) but I don't know that they also aim to snag the recordings as well.

Bob

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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:13:29 -0500
From: "mia ortlieb" <hvnphun16@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: BitTorrent Covers CDs NJC

Jerry quoted: <<In a case where the infringer sustains the burden of 
proving,and the court finds, that such infringer was not aware and had no 
reason to believe that his or her acts constituted an infringement of 
copyright, the court in its discretion may reduce the award of statutory 
damages to a sum of not less than $200.>>

Oh, crap!   Now I can't plead ignorance of the law.  Darn education!

Les, can we remove this post from the site?   JK ;)

BTW, did you know "Happy Birthday" is copyrighted?   I think Chi-Chi's was 
sued for allowing Happy Birthday to be sung in its restaurant.

Mia

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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:34:10 -0700
From: "Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>
Subject: The Duchess of Coolsville - njc

Thanks Mark, I finally had a chance to savor these thoughts from RLJ... I
just love her perspective on things... so real & surreal all at once... she
is one of a kind she is... 

"as the song and I know each other
And then rediscover constantly what we are capable of."  

"We know the song meets us there,
Greets us, and we are its guest."  

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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 18:52:08 EDT
From: LCStanley7@aol.com
Subject: Re: The date is set

Sherelle wrote:

This all  started from singing Dreamland, Edith 
and the Kingpin and Hissing of  Summer Lawns into a pocket tape recorder in 
my bathroom for "A Tape of You".  


Hi Sherelle,
 
    Congrats on setting the date!!  I hope someday  I can hear you sing these 
songs.
 
Love,
Laura

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Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 06:46:48 +0000
From: littlebreen@comcast.net
Subject: Hush Up and Pass the Gourds (extremely njc)

SCJoniBob said to Paz (referring to the latter's request to be flown etc. to the Eurofest this August as an accompanist):

<<OK, I'll pay your way but you'll have to submit to my never-ending battery of 
sexual favors & fetishes - and I'm not just talking about you & Smurf that time 
down south between the trailers. Pack the gourd.>>

Lordy, that's the biggest laugh I've had in... well, since this past Thursday, when my best buddy Stephan got us comped tickets to "Hush Up Sweet Charlotte" starring the inimitable Matthew Martin in the Bette Davis role, and Varla Jean Merman (aka Jeffrey Roberson) (they were unable, it seems, to get Ethel Smurfman) in the Olivia Dehavilland role.

I'm obviously assuming here that y'all would be familiar with the original, "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte".  Taking already extremely campy movies and tapping them just lightly enough upward to push them over the top is a popular art form in these parts (well, not just here, of course...).  Picture a Carol Burnett version of the movie -- full length! -- with Harvey Korman and Lyle Waggoner in the lead roles.

Two slightly odd things -- the McGuffin of the movie and play is eminant domain -- the seizure of private property by the state for public use -- and coincidentally on Thursday, the US Supreme Court ruled marginally in favor of extending just that very thing so that the state (in this case the City of New London) can do so not to build a bridge or an airport, but to develop property to increase its value.  I find this rather troubling, and was surprised to learn that it was the liberal/centrist wing of the Court that voted this way.  I won't go on about this as I hate to induce comas, but perhaps one or more of the legal eagles on the list can explain this to me more clearly...  Anyway, it was an odd coincidence that two hours after learning of the decision, I'm watching a twisted version of a movie in which eminant domain plays a part.

Stephan is close friends with the owners/artistic directors of the Lorraine Hansbury Theater, and when an extremely long line formed for the exactly one (!!!) rest room on the ground floor that houses the theatre (the rest is a hotel) -- I'd wager all 200 in the audience were wheezing, and needing to pee, from laughter -- I shot a look at Stephan and he said "follow me" and led me through a DO NOT ENTER door and we snuck upstairs.

But outside the second-floor bathroom, there was a snappily-dressed but straight-looking man pacing and looking nervous.  We asked if the bathroom was free, and he said, "Oh, gosh, no, her water just broke and we're waiting for the ambulance."  Good heavens!  Stephan and I just looked at each other, I pointed up and he nodded, but just before we departed for the stairs, the man cracked up and said "Wait wait wait..." and simultanously two guys came out of the restroom, one of them -- a dead ringer for Weird Al Yancovitz -- immediately said to us "Aw Jesus, did he...?  Go on in."  The other guy pantomimed ringing the neck of the jokester.

Well!  Theater even during the intermission!

Anyway, it is Gay Pride Week here in SF (and other cities too, although they exact weekend tend to be staggered locally around the country and the world), I need all the laughs I can get lately, and you two boys make me proud.

Hush up and pass the gourds,

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

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