From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2005 #294 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org 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, July 28 2005 Volume 2005 : Number 294 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: Hejira album ["Ross, Les" ] Re: Shawn Colvin's "fat city", thanks!, njc [BWORKMAN@woh.rr.com] njc, gail just went in ["Patti Parlette" ] Re: Not sure I'm Fonda this idea...(njc) [Smurf ] Re: Shawn Colvin's "fat city", thanks!, njc [Jerry Notaro ] njc, about the donor ["Patti Parlette" ] Re: Hejira album [Nuriel Tobias ] Re: Sending up prayers for Gail and Julius [kate@katebennett.com] Re: Prayers for Gail & Julius ["Donna Binkley" ] njc, no word yet ["Patti Parlette" ] An anxious day - Sending up prayers for Gail and Julius njc ["Mark Scott"] Circle Game at Farragut North [Lori Fye ] Re: Prayers for Gail & Julius [mags h ] Re: Circle Game at Farragut North [Em ] Re: Circle Game at Farragut North [Smurf ] njc, news from Julius! ["Patti Parlette" ] njc, news from Julius! ["Patti Parlette" ] njc, news from Julius! ["Patti Parlette" ] Re: Shawn Colvin's "fat city", thanks!, njc [Bob Muller ] Re: payola "shocker" -- njc [Randy Remote ] RE: njc, news from Julius! ["hell" ] RE: payola "shocker" -- njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] RE: payola "shocker" -- njc [Bob Muller ] re: Hejira album ["mia ortlieb" ] Re: njc, news from Julius! ["Mark Scott" ] re: Hejira album (njc) [Deb Messling ] njc, MORE good news from Julius ["Patti Parlette" ] re: Hejira album (njc) ["mia ortlieb" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:24:03 +0100 From: "Ross, Les" Subject: RE: Hejira album For me it remains the album by which all others are judged. Bob I'm with Bob on that one. A turning point in my musical needs. Everything that came before, Black Sabbath, Yes, Genesis and all that hoo-hah just swept away. When I bought Hejira it was the tail end of winter - at least I think it was, certainly there was snow around which we tended to get late in the season. Imagine the setting in a remote part of the Scottish Highlands. Walking in the forest following the river upstream with the strains of benny goodman coming through the snow and the pinewood trees. Hah, I laugh now to think about it - I was so into the imagery. Loving the idea of spending my whole life in clouds at icy altitudes. Crows, which are as commonplace as any bird could be in my part of the world, suddenly became noticeable and mysterious. Their calls in the woods echoing and aggressive. When they'd take flight from the high branches they'd send a flurry of snow to the ground like a spirit. I thought they were so cool. ....God I was young! LOL. les ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 05:21:54 -0400 From: BWORKMAN@woh.rr.com Subject: Re: Shawn Colvin's "fat city", thanks!, njc And Fat City has the track "The Object of my Affection" which features hand claps by one Joni Mitchell (and my ear has always heard her in the backing tracks). It was produced by her husband at the time, Larry, and was recorded in her home studio. When Joni was admitted to the HoF, Shawn did a vocal followed by Graham Nash accepting for her and then James Taylor. Fauchja - ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim L'Hommedieu Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:33 pm Subject: Shawn Colvin's "fat city", thanks!, njc > Yo, > Many thanks to everyone who recommended "fat city" by Ms. Colvin. > To me, > the first song alone is worth the $3.33 US I paid for the used CD. > [three > for $10; go figure. There's one advantage to being so old that > your tastes > are out of fashion with the Coldplay fans.] > > Somehow I never learned the title of one of my favorite Colvin > songs. It > has a very repetitious melody but I find it hypnotic in a good > way. Here > are some lyrics in case someone else never learned the title, > which is > "Polaroids": > > ========================== > Back in our own / New York > Walking these streets / forlorn > We all in our / uniforms > black and black > > Doing that / slouch and jive > The artist must / survive > "We've got all we need," / we cried > And we don't look back > Subject: njc, gail just went in 6 a.m. EST, 3 a.m. PST Julius just called to say that he just gave Gail over to the anesthesiologists. (There was another delay due to an emergency.) He is in his car on his way home. I said: "Julius! You must be sooo tired" and he said: "I just try to stave it off." He said he probably won't sleep but he'll try. He sounds very upbeat. Says he connected with all the medical people on a "human level." (Julius? Imagine that! Big smile.....) and that they were all laughing together. He said again how "sharp" they all are. And the organs look good. He expects the surgery to be done around 9 a.m. PST (noon here in CT) and I of course I will write as soon as I hear. He also said that the donor's name is Tyson Burkhart. (Actually, Julius called me again last night to have me look him up in the Sacramento Bee but I could not find it. We had the spelling wrong.) He was in a car accident Saturday and the driver was a 16 year-old girl. She died. Tyson hung on. Julius will send us more later, of course. And please forgive me if I'm getting the details wrong... I feel like I'm sleeping...but Julius woke me....he just seems to have a broader sensibility. And he does. What a man, what a man, what a mighty good man. He'll write in as soon as he can. XO, Patti P., crying again for those kids and their families but oh-so-happy and hopeful for J and G. Death and birth and death and birth. I wish my sons were here so I could hug them to pieces. You guys are lucky I'm not on video cam. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 04:17:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Smurf Subject: Re: Not sure I'm Fonda this idea...(njc) - --- Walt wrote: > And the beat goes on. Yeah, the beat goes on. La-di-da-di-di, la-di-da-di-da. I would love it if Jane emphasized her born-again Christianity in her anti-war efforts this time around. Seems to me some of our most rabid pro-war people call themselves Christian, which is very, very odd since so much of Christ's message has to do with blessed peacemakers turning the other cheek. - --Smurf ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:52:58 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Shawn Colvin's "fat city", thanks!, njc She also sang several numbers on the TNT tribute. Jerry > And Fat City has the track "The Object of my Affection" which > features hand claps by one Joni Mitchell (and my ear has always heard her > in the backing tracks). It was produced by her husband at the time, > Larry, and was recorded in her home studio. When Joni was admitted to > the HoF, Shawn did a vocal followed by Graham Nash accepting for her and > then James Taylor. > > > > Fauchja ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:17:18 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: payola "shocker" -- njc Hi Jim, Thanks for the info. I had mixed feelings about Donald Freed because he did so much for Rock and Roll music at that time. He just went a little too far with the payola. So I guess what is heavy on my mind is that now that this info has been "outed" so to speak, how will this affect one of the biggest radio conglomerates in the country "Clear Channel". Just curious. Sherelle Jim wrote: >Same as usual. The government didn't "fix" it with Donald Freed; it never >went away. I heard (from RR?) that when Pink Floyd released "The Wall", it >was the most requested album on Album Oriented Rock stations. As an >experiment, Columbia Records withheld pay-for-play in Los Angeles. I wish >I >could remember the call letters of the station but I can't. Anyway, the >biggest rock station in LA just didn't play the most requested album of the >month. Lesson to Columbia: no pay, no play. > >They resumed... uh... normal operations, and viola, "Floyd" had a big hit >in >Los Angeles! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:14:27 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, about the donor My neighbor just found this link for us. It's about the donor. Don't read it if you're not prepared to weep. Group hug.....please? Thanks. Love, Patti P. (I don't know why it's so long....I just copied it, and it worked for me. I couldn't get past the opening paragraphs, though, so if someone could clue me in or better yet, send me the rest of the text, I would appreciate it.) http://search.modbee.com/search-bin/search.pl.cgi?product=DWB&collection=NONE&sf_meta_product=DWB&live_template=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modbee.com%2Fsearch_tmpl%2Fresults%2Fdwb%2Findex.html&preview_template=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modbee.com%2Fsearch_tmpl%2Fresults%2Fdwb%2Findex.html&results_per_page=10&sf_dwb_section_path=&sf_dwb_psd_publish_dt=+%3E+112195 2090+%3B+%3C+1122556890&aggregate_key=meta_rollup&aggregate_records=true&sort=dwb_psd_publish_dt+desc&sf_meta_object_type=TextualContent&sf_meta_site=ModBee&sf_meta_domain=www.modbee.com&sf_dwb_target=Tyson+Burkhart Patti Parlette wrote: ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:54:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Nuriel Tobias Subject: Re: Hejira album Bob Muller wrote: In my case though, when I bought my copy of Hejira, I had already heard all of it thanks to my friend Lisa who had loaned me her copy and said I NEEDED to hear it. OMG what if she hadn't done that? Would I have ever heard it? It's not like it was getting tons of airplay or anything. I shudder to think, but luckily my musical life took another course. Bob Hi Bob and all my happy shiny joni friends, I'm using this chance to thank all those friends and angels we all have met in our lives, the ones who have played us new music and opened our ears to Joni. Thank God almighty for them and her. I'm more of a tragical case. I had to find out about Joni all bt myself. Oooo, scary. In fact, if it hadn't been for my guy who's feet took off when i first played him Joni songs, i'd still be listening to her on my own. Luckily, i never feel alone when listening to Joni. She's there with me and she lays me down to rest. Love you all, Nuriel - --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:20:02 -0700 (PDT) From: kate@katebennett.com Subject: Re: Sending up prayers for Gail and Julius please include me in this circle... i'm behind in digests so by now the procedure is done & i hope all is well & gail is recovering ... so sorrowful to think about the young man & his family but what a wonderful gift of life they gave ... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:15:23 -0500 From: "Donna Binkley" Subject: Re: Prayers for Gail & Julius Dear Patti, Thank you so much for keeping us informed of the situation, please continue to let us know of the news. Dear Julius, Please know that my prayers are with Gail and with you during this critical time. May God watch over Gail and the surgery be completely successful to grant her the long life she is intended to spend with you and all of her loved ones. Take care my sweet, gentle friend and please keep us posted. Love Donna >>> "Patti Parlette" 7/27/2005 7:53:02 PM >>> Dearest Joniamigos: Julius just called (7:27 p.m. EST)! Finally! I've been "living on nerves and feelings" all day, waiting for the call! No surgery yet, but everything is fine. "All systems go." The surgery will start at 10 p.m. (PST, I assume....I forgot to ask). Evidently the donor's family needed more time to say good-bye to their 18 year-old son, who died by "trauma" (we are assuming a car accident). God bless them. As a mother, I can just imagine that this boy just graduated from high school....I weep for them. So sad. And he is from Modesto, not Modesta. A team just went there to pick up the organs. I had a hard time hearing him on my cellphone, as my other phone kept ringing and we were having a bad thunder storm, so I hope I got the details right. Julius said he spent the day reading to Gail (a Georgia O'Keefe journal/architectural digest?) and, I think he said, watching TV. Her sister was there, too. Julius and Gail are both fine and in good spirits. He went home for a little nap and printed out a bunch of emails to bring back to Gail tonight, and he wants you to know how grateful he is for all the loving messages. He said the surgery should take 4-6 hours, and promised to call me as soon as he could. He raved about the doctors, one of whom is from the Netherlands, like our John van Tiel (please forgive me if I spelled that wrong!) and he takes that as a VERY good sign. His name is Dr. Baart. Another doctor he raved about is a female named Dr. Feng. He is also very impressed with all the medical students, and the whole transplant team. I said: "Brilliant people, eh?" and he said: "Yes, they make me feel not smart at all." I told him he is the "Coach of the Year" (you know how he loves the basketball analogies), and he smiled through the phone lines and cautioned that "the tournament is not over" and he can't "hoist the trophy up yet." Sweet Julius. I also told him that I wrote to you all last night, and that I forgot the "njc" tag, but that it was for the best, because Anita in the UK got to find out, and that she wrote to me today, VERY concerned, and sends her love. I told him about messages from Sherelle and Hell and Catherine and Mags, too, and you KNOW..... And of course he knows -- and feels -- all of our love. Oh, yeah, one more thing. I asked him last night if Paz knew what was happening (because we know he is in the Honduras), and he said yes, that he called his sister's (or sister-in-laws'?) cellphone there. Okay, I think that's it for now. Let's keep holding hands in a big world-wide prayer circle for our friends. I know you join me in leaving our hearts in San Francisco tonight. Love to all, Patti P. NP, for Julius and Gail: LOVE Although I speak in tongues Of men and angels I'm just sounding brass And tinkling cymbals without love Love suffers long Love is kind! Enduring all things Love has no evil in mind If I had the gift of prophecy And all the knowledge And the faith to move the mountains Even if I understood all of the mysteries If I didn't have love I'd be nothing Love never looks for love Love's not puffed up Or envious Or touchy Because it rejoices in the truth Not in iniquity Love sees like a child sees As a child I spoke as a child I thought and I understood as a child But when I became a woman I put away childish things And began to see through a glass darkly Where as a child I saw it face to face Now I only know it in part Fractions in me Of faith and hope and love And of these great three Love's the greatest beauty Love Love Love ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:49:38 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, no word yet 2:50 pm. EST No word from Julius yet (he probably doesn't want to leave Gail's side, is my guess), and I have to leave my computer for approx. five hours (3 p.m. EST until almost 8 p.m.). I'll write just as soon as I can -- "that's a promise that I made..." Didn't want to cause you any unnecessary worry. Love, Patti P., rushing out the door of my workplace >From: "Donna Binkley" >To: , >CC: ,, >,, >,, >,, >,, >Subject: Re: Prayers for Gail & Julius >Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:15:23 -0500 > >Dear Patti, > >Thank you so much for keeping us informed of the situation, please >continue to let us know of the news. > >Dear Julius, > >Please know that my prayers are with Gail and with you during this >critical time. May God watch over Gail and the surgery be completely >successful to grant her the long life she is intended to spend with you >and all of her loved ones. Take care my sweet, gentle friend and please >keep us posted. > >Love Donna > > >>> "Patti Parlette" 7/27/2005 7:53:02 PM >>> > >Dearest Joniamigos: > >Julius just called (7:27 p.m. EST)! Finally! I've been "living on >nerves >and feelings" all day, waiting for the call! > >No surgery yet, but everything is fine. "All systems go." > >The surgery will start at 10 p.m. (PST, I assume....I forgot to ask). > >Evidently the donor's family needed more time to say good-bye to their >18 >year-old son, who died by "trauma" (we are assuming a car accident). >God >bless them. As a mother, I can just imagine that this boy just >graduated >from high school....I weep for them. So sad. And he is from Modesto, >not >Modesta. A team just went there to pick up the organs. > >I had a hard time hearing him on my cellphone, as my other phone kept >ringing and we were having a bad thunder storm, so I hope I got the >details >right. > >Julius said he spent the day reading to Gail (a Georgia O'Keefe >journal/architectural digest?) and, I think he said, watching TV. Her > >sister was there, too. Julius and Gail are both fine and in good >spirits. >He went home for a little nap and printed out a bunch of emails to >bring >back to Gail tonight, and he wants you to know how grateful he is for >all >the loving messages. > >He said the surgery should take 4-6 hours, and promised to call me as >soon >as he could. He raved about the doctors, one of whom is from the >Netherlands, like our John van Tiel (please forgive me if I spelled >that >wrong!) and he takes that as a VERY good sign. His name is Dr. Baart. > >Another doctor he raved about is a female named Dr. Feng. He is also >very >impressed with all the medical students, and the whole transplant team. > I >said: "Brilliant people, eh?" and he said: "Yes, they make me feel >not >smart at all." > >I told him he is the "Coach of the Year" (you know how he loves the >basketball analogies), and he smiled through the phone lines and >cautioned >that "the tournament is not over" and he can't "hoist the trophy up >yet." > >Sweet Julius. > >I also told him that I wrote to you all last night, and that I forgot >the >"njc" tag, but that it was for the best, because Anita in the UK got to >find >out, and that she wrote to me today, VERY concerned, and sends her >love. I >told him about messages from Sherelle and Hell and Catherine and Mags, >too, >and you KNOW..... And of course he knows -- and feels -- all of our >love. > >Oh, yeah, one more thing. I asked him last night if Paz knew what was >happening (because we know he is in the Honduras), and he said yes, >that he >called his sister's (or sister-in-laws'?) cellphone there. > >Okay, I think that's it for now. Let's keep holding hands in a big >world-wide prayer circle for our friends. I know you join me in >leaving our >hearts in San Francisco tonight. > >Love to all, > >Patti P. > >NP, for Julius and Gail: > >LOVE > >Although I speak in tongues >Of men and angels >I'm just sounding brass >And tinkling cymbals without love > >Love suffers long >Love is kind! >Enduring all things >Love has no evil in mind > >If I had the gift of prophecy >And all the knowledge >And the faith to move the mountains >Even if I understood all of the mysteries >If I didn't have love >I'd be nothing > >Love never looks for love >Love's not puffed up >Or envious >Or touchy >Because it rejoices in the truth >Not in iniquity >Love sees like a child sees > >As a child I spoke as a child >I thought and I understood as a child >But when I became a woman >I put away childish things >And began to see through a glass darkly > >Where as a child I saw it face to face >Now I only know it in part >Fractions in me >Of faith and hope and love >And of these great three >Love's the greatest beauty >Love >Love >Love ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:20:22 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: An anxious day - Sending up prayers for Gail and Julius njc It seems to be a day of anxious waiting here. I have a friend who is also in the hospital and may be having a c-section right now to deliver a baby that she has only carried for 7 months. Nora is the daughter of one of my oldest and dearest friends. When I moved to Seattle from Iowa in 1978, I shared a house with Nora's mother and father, Tappy and Harold. This was before they were married. One day I mentioned to Tappy that one thing I wished I could experience in my life and probably never would was the birth of a child. Tappy immediately said, 'You can be there when we have our baby!'. So after Tappy and Harold were married and eventually became pregnant with Nora, I attended the LaMaze classes with them. Nora was breach and had to be delivered by c-section but, nevertheless, I was present at the birth. Two days ago Nora's blood pressure sky-rocketed to a life-threatening level and she was admitted to the hospital. Apparently the placenta has not been functioning properly and so the baby has not been getting proper nourishment for about a month now. Although Norah has been pregnant for 7 months, the baby only weighs a little bit over 2 lbs. They were able to give her 2 shots of some kind of steroid, I believe, that would accelerate the development of the baby's lungs and they managed to bring Nora's blood pressure down. This is unreal. The phone just rang. It was Tappy. The baby has been born, he cried right away and is able to breathe on his own. He weighed 2 and half pounds and is 14 and 3/4 inches long! Nora is fine and so far, so good. Lets all take this as a good omen that good things are happening today! Mark E. in Seattle sending out positive thoughts and prayers for Gail and Julius and feeling somewhat relieved. > please include me in this circle... i'm behind in digests so by now the > procedure is done & i hope all is well & gail is recovering ... so > sorrowful to think about the young man & his family but what a wonderful > gift of life they gave ... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:35:49 -0400 From: Lori Fye Subject: Circle Game at Farragut North This morning I was in a pretty bad mood, with my back hurting and having to deal with too many yahoos on the DC train system ... the usual stuff. I stopped in the Farragut North station in downtown DC, and was still in the station, rooting through my (motorcycle) tank bag for my office keys. When what to my wondering ears should appear but a familiar lyric, and some familiar chords ... It was the dreadlocked white dude at the top of the escalator, with his electric guitar, singing and playing "Circle Game" -- and quite well, too! Brought an instant smile to my face that lasted at least a few blocks (until I got to my office and the workday began, anyway). I tipped the dude, which is something I very rarely do (there are a lot of street musicians downtown, and I could easily go broke). Gave him a thumbs up, too. I hope he'll play more Joni!! Lori ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:20:25 -0700 (PDT) From: mags h Subject: Re: Prayers for Gail & Julius Hi Patti, and everyone, Im making this one a group mail because it seems we are intrinsically connected anyway... it is an honour & privilege to be part of Team Gail, for reasons that some of you know, I lost my brother not so long ago (2 yrs, but hey it seems like yesterday) and I received some unbelievable support from this very place, so I know all about the power of prayer/community/healing/loving thoughts. Sorry to make this personal, but that's the nature of this place .... anyway , Julius and Gail, we are with you, imagine us surrounding you and holding you safe in our thoughts and prayers. Miracles do happen. love, Mags Donna Binkley wrote: Dear Patti, Thank you so much for keeping us informed of the situation, please continue to let us know of the news. Dear Julius, Please know that my prayers are with Gail and with you during this critical time. May God watch over Gail and the surgery be completely successful to grant her the long life she is intended to spend with you and all of her loved ones. Take care my sweet, gentle friend and please keep us posted. Love Donna >>> "Patti Parlette" 7/27/2005 7:53:02 PM >>> Dearest Joniamigos: Julius just called (7:27 p.m. EST)! Finally! I've been "living on nerves and feelings" all day, waiting for the call! No surgery yet, but everything is fine. "All systems go." The surgery will start at 10 p.m. (PST, I assume....I forgot to ask). Evidently the donor's family needed more time to say good-bye to their 18 year-old son, who died by "trauma" (we are assuming a car accident). God bless them. As a mother, I can just imagine that this boy just graduated from high school....I weep for them. So sad. And he is from Modesto, not Modesta. A team just went there to pick up the organs. I had a hard time hearing him on my cellphone, as my other phone kept ringing and we were having a bad thunder storm, so I hope I got the details right. Julius said he spent the day reading to Gail (a Georgia O'Keefe journal/architectural digest?) and, I think he said, watching TV. Her sister was there, too. Julius and Gail are both fine and in good spirits. He went home for a little nap and printed out a bunch of emails to bring back to Gail tonight, and he wants you to know how grateful he is for all the loving messages. He said the surgery should take 4-6 hours, and promised to call me as soon as he could. He raved about the doctors, one of whom is from the Netherlands, like our John van Tiel (please forgive me if I spelled that wrong!) and he takes that as a VERY good sign. His name is Dr. Baart. Another doctor he raved about is a female named Dr. Feng. He is also very impressed with all the medical students, and the whole transplant team. I said: "Brilliant people, eh?" and he said: "Yes, they make me feel not smart at all." I told him he is the "Coach of the Year" (you know how he loves the basketball analogies), and he smiled through the phone lines and cautioned that "the tournament is not over" and he can't "hoist the trophy up yet." Sweet Julius. I also told him that I wrote to you all last night, and that I forgot the "njc" tag, but that it was for the best, because Anita in the UK got to find out, and that she wrote to me today, VERY concerned, and sends her love. I told him about messages from Sherelle and Hell and Catherine and Mags, too, and you KNOW..... And of course he knows -- and feels -- all of our love. Oh, yeah, one more thing. I asked him last night if Paz knew what was happening (because we know he is in the Honduras), and he said yes, that he called his sister's (or sister-in-laws'?) cellphone there. Okay, I think that's it for now. Let's keep holding hands in a big world-wide prayer circle for our friends. I know you join me in leaving our hearts in San Francisco tonight. Love to all, Patti P. NP, for Julius and Gail: LOVE Although I speak in tongues Of men and angels I'm just sounding brass And tinkling cymbals without love Love suffers long Love is kind! Enduring all things Love has no evil in mind If I had the gift of prophecy And all the knowledge And the faith to move the mountains Even if I understood all of the mysteries If I didn't have love I'd be nothing Love never looks for love Love's not puffed up Or envious Or touchy Because it rejoices in the truth Not in iniquity Love sees like a child sees As a child I spoke as a child I thought and I understood as a child But when I became a woman I put away childish things And began to see through a glass darkly Where as a child I saw it face to face Now I only know it in part Fractions in me Of faith and hope and love And of these great three Love's the greatest beauty Love Love Love Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:41:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: Re: Circle Game at Farragut North So you didn't scowl and say "NO! you play real good for FREE" No money fo ju! Glad that brightened your day. :) Em - --- Lori Fye wrote: > This morning I was in a pretty bad mood, with my back hurting and > having to > deal with too many yahoos on the DC train system ... the usual stuff. > > I stopped in the Farragut North station in downtown DC, and was still > in the > station, rooting through my (motorcycle) tank bag for my office keys. > When > what to my wondering ears should appear but a familiar lyric, and > some > familiar chords ... > > It was the dreadlocked white dude at the top of the escalator, with > his > electric guitar, singing and playing "Circle Game" -- and quite well, > too! > > Brought an instant smile to my face that lasted at least a few blocks > (until > I got to my office and the workday began, anyway). > > I tipped the dude, which is something I very rarely do (there are a > lot of > street musicians downtown, and I could easily go broke). Gave him a > thumbs > up, too. > > I hope he'll play more Joni!! > > > Lori ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:30:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Smurf Subject: Re: Circle Game at Farragut North - --- Lori wrote: > This morning I was in a pretty bad mood, with my > back hurting and having to > deal with too many yahoos on the DC train system ... > the usual stuff. I was in a bad mood today, too, Lori. And it didn't help that just about everyone else I encountered during the day seemed to be under a cloud too, despite the fact that it was a beautiful, clear, cool day (it's been as humid as it can get *and* about 2000 degrees F for about a week). However, I am usually in a very good mood in the morning because since last November I have been bicycling 15 or 20 minutes to work rather than taking a one-hour subway ride, packed into a too-small train car with lots of angry and anxious people. > I tipped the dude, which is something I very rarely > do ((SNIP)) > I hope he'll play more Joni!! That's easy enough to take care of, Lori. Just put a little tongue in that bell -- Pavlov style! Get there extra early tomorrow morning -- say an hour or two before you're due at work -- and tip him well, but only when he plays Joni songs. He'll catch on. Before you know it, he'll be pulling Dancin' Clown out of his nether regions. That's when you'll know it's time to leave. XO, - --Smurf, who knows too much about dancin' clowns in nether regions ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:45:39 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, news from Julius! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:45:38 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, news from Julius! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:06:18 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, news from Julius! Alleluia!!!! YAY!!!!! I FINALLY heard from Julius (7 p.m. EST) and he said everything is "wonderful." How do YOU spell relief? W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L ! ! ! The surgery lasted 7 and a half hours. A few problems, but they were fixed by calling in the cardiologists....she had a mild MI, not uncommon. She lost very little blood. All of her tests post-op have been perfect. He will fill you in when he can. He is understandably stretched to the limit, and of course his primary wish is to be at Gail's side. Julius has printed out all of your emails and will bring them to Gail. He is at home now, but on his way back to the hospital. He is obviously overcome with the duality of all this (he mentioned seeing the vehicle in the newspaper). He now rejects the idea of holding up a "championship trophy" unless it's a team trophy. He is so blown away by all the love and support he has received from us. I gently reminded him that "love begets love." He just smiled (I KNOW he smiled) and said. "Yeah." I have been on pins and needles all afternoon. "He told me he'd be calling three hours ago, and I'm waiting in my car on the hill!" The ONLY TWO minutes I didn't have my cellphone on me was when I went in to pick my pizza....I get back to my car to the "missed call" message! MERDE! ZUT ALORS! So I call him right back and he says "Hi Patti, I'll call you right back." THAT'S IT! I could tell nothing in the sound of his voice. So I waited an eternity for him to call (12 minutes?) and then finally heard the word we have all been waiting to hear: "Wonderful." What a wonderful, wonderfu,l new world for Gail and Julius. He told me was looking around his bedroom at all the medical stuff and finally realizing: we can throw all of this away! Gail has suffered for years with all this. But not anymore! Okay, mes ami(e)s...thank you for all the kind messages and everything. It has been my deep and loving honor to have been the messenger here. Bless us, everyone! Love and hugs, Patti P. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:20:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Shawn Colvin's "fat city", thanks!, njc And of course she's covered a number of Joni songs; early on in her career she performed Conversation & Urge For Going on Public Radio, she performed River on a Christmas special in 1998, and she performed Free Man In Paris at Joni's induction into the RnR Hall of Fame. One of the great mysteries of this world is why there are NO Joni covers on her "Covers Girl" project...was she just too intimidated? If I had just one question to ask her, that would be it. Zack performs a wonderful version of "A Case Of You" - I certainly hope he asks Shawn to come out and sing along or take the vocal altogether when they share the stage; I GUARANTEE she knows the words by heart. Here's an .mp3 of her cover of "Conversation", from about 30 years ago, it's pretty awesome: http://s47.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=31UXIX5H0A9LK1J3I72N4QOXLC Bob NP: Patti Smith, "Cash" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 20:21:18 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: njc, news from Julius! That is wonderful Patti. Thanks for being the messenger with GOOD news. I guess all of our thoughts and prayers worked! xoxo Jimmy In a message dated 7/28/2005 8:09:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, loveuconn@hotmail.com writes: > I FINALLY heard from Julius (7 p.m. EST) and he said everything is > "wonderful." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 20:23:35 EDT From: Dflahm@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Michael Brecker needs your help Return-Path: Received: from rly-xh04.mx.aol.com (rly-xh04.mail.aol.com [172.20.115.211]) by air-xh03.mail.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP id MAILINXH33-49e42e94f31179; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:34:06 -0400 Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net (vms042pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.42]) by rly-xh04.mx.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXH42-49e42e94f31179; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:33:37 -0400 Received: from LAPTOP ([68.161.45.55]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0IKC00F9HX7N0047@vms042.mailsrvcs.net>; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:33:37 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:33:14 -0400 From: "Ron Vincent" Subject: Michael Brecker needs your help To: "Ron Vincent" Message-id: <00cb01c593bb$f8204900$6401a8c0@LAPTOP> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-AOL-IP: 206.46.252.42 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 0.97c-p1 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Hello everyone -- Please do read the letter below from my friend Susan Brecker, regarding Mike's serious medical condition. Please spread the word and help if you can.... Love, Nina Hennessey & Ray Marchica FROM: Susan Brecker SUBJECT: Michael Brecker needs your help. Dear Family and Friends, My husband, Michael Brecker, has been diagnosed with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome), and its critical that he undergoes a stem cell transplant. The initial search for a donor (including Michael's siblings and children) has not yet resulted in a suitable match. Michael's doctors have told us that we need to immediately explore ALL possible options. This involves getting as many people of a similar genetic background to be tested. There are some important points to understand concerning this process: 1. The screening involves a blood test only. It can be done very quickly either at a marrow donation center or at a LOCAL LAB. The cost is anywhere from $40 to $75 and your insurance may cover it. (In NYC, you can call Frazier, at the NY Blood Bank, at 212-570-3441, and make an appointment for HLA typing. It costs $40.00.) Check with your local blood bank, or go to http://www.marrow.org to find the donor center nearest you. 2. Your blood typing information can be posted on the international registry, if you choose, where it would also be available to others in need of a transplant. BEING ON THE REGISTRY DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO DONATE, it just means that you may be ASKED to do so. You can take your name off the registry at any time. 3. Should you be selected as a potential donor for Michael, please understand that there have been tremendous advances in bone marrow transplants and the term itself can be misleading. Bone marrow donation is no more invasive than giving blood. Stem cells are simply harvested from your blood and then transplanted to Michael. 4. A match for Michael would be most likely to come from those of Eastern European Jewish descent. If you or anyone you know are in this category please make a special effort to immediately get tested. Ultimately, you would be doing something not just for Michael, but for so many more who are in a similar situation as my husband. 5. You are now part of our internet-based drive for donor testing. If everyone who receives this can motivate a bunch of their friends to get tested, and those friends then forward this email to get their friends to get tested, we will have rapidly expanded the pool of potential donors. I urge all of you to get tested AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Any local blood center/Red Cross center can assist in organizing a drive for Michael, although it would be desirable if you can get a large group, e.g. a synagogue, to sponsor it. Should you have any questions about this, please don't hesitate to get in touch with Michael's management office at 212.302.9200 or info@michaelbrecker.com. Thank you so much for your love and support. We are so grateful. Susan xo ____________________________________________________________________________ __ ______________________________________________________ Michael Brecker is 56 and an internationally renowned jazz musician. As a result of his harmonic innovations, Michael is among the most studied contemporary instrumentalists in music schools throughout the world today. Michael has played on hundreds of albums with artists ranging from Herbie Hancock to James Taylor, from Paul Simon to Frank Zappa to Quincy Jones, Chet Baker and Bruce Springsteen---and on and on. As a leader and co-leader of The Brecker Brothers (with Randy Brecker) and Directions in Music (with Herbie Hancock and Roy Hargrove), Michael has received 11 Grammy Awards ,more than any saxophonist, ever. For further information, go to http://www.michaelbrecker.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:02:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: payola "shocker" -- njc OK, enough's enough. Sherelle & Jim, you both get 10 lashes with the wet noodle. Alan Freed is the infamous Payola DJ. Donald Freed is a Canadian singer-songwriter & Joni's ex-boyfriend. Like the telephone recording says, "please make a note of it". Bob NP: Death Cab For Cutie, "Transatlantacism" (and a new DCFC disc coming out in about a month - can't wait!!) - --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:04:24 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: payola "shocker" -- njc Sherelle Smith wrote: > Hi Jim, > > Thanks for the info. I had mixed feelings about Donald Freed because he did > so much for Rock and Roll music at that time. He just went a little too far > with the payola. So I guess what is heavy on my mind is that now that this > info has been "outed" so to speak, how will this affect one of the biggest > radio conglomerates in the country "Clear Channel". Just curious. I don't think it will have any effect. Clear Channel has had a very public "no payola" policy. Maybe they saw something like this coming and insulated themselves. They got stung enough with Howard Stern. I have read the emails from this case-what's striking is how out in the open the Epic promotional department and the radio programmers were about it. It won't stop, it'll "just go underground". There's too much money at stake. They have already fired their sacrificial lamb from Epic/Sony. Allen Freed? Same thing...other people were doing it big time, and went on to build empires (Dick Clark). Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da. Kelly Osbourne? Yeah, turn it up! RR ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:49:31 +1200 From: "hell" Subject: RE: njc, news from Julius! Patti wrote: > I FINALLY heard from Julius (7 p.m. EST) and he said > everything is "wonderful." This is great news - thanks for letting us know. Now hoping for a speedy recovery... Hell ___________________________________ "To have great poets, there must be great audiences too." - Walt Whitman Hell's Pages - a WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE! http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hell/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:20:51 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: RE: payola "shocker" -- njc "Boy, he is strict!" (from "Blazing Saddles", the movie) I thought Alan Freed was the guy who "invented" rock & roll by popularizing the writers like Chuck Berry instead of playing the infamous, rip-off, "cover" singers like Pat Boone. :) I guess we've been listening to different publicists. Seriously, I hereby enter into the JMDL archive an acknowledgment of the correction from my esteemed colleage from the great state of South Carolina. He'll be checking all of my posts for akracy from now on. I defer the balance of my time to Bob Muller. Jim L'Hommedieu np: B.B. King doing a newer, faster version of "Caladonia", on the singer-songwriter station. Do these guys have immaculate taste or what? From: Bob Muller [mailto:scjoniguy@yahoo.com] Sherelle & Jim, you both get 10 lashes with the wet noodle. Alan Freed is the infamous Payola DJ. Donald Freed is a Canadian singer-songwriter & Joni's ex-boyfriend. Like the telephone recording says, "please make a note of it". Bob NP: Death Cab For Cutie, "Transatlantacism" (and a new DCFC disc coming out in about a month - can't wait!!) Sherelle Smith; jlamadoo@fuse.net; joni@smoe.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:31:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: RE: payola "shocker" -- njc