From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2005 #295 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 Friday, July 29 2005 Volume 2005 : Number 295 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Hejira album [Mike Friedman ] Re: Shawn Colvin's "fat city", thanks!, njc ["Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: Hejira album I remember loving that about the cover of Hissing when I bought a used copy of it in college. The embossing was SO nice. On Jul 28, 2005, at 7:02 PM, mia ortlieb wrote: > Hi Judy, yeah the cover of Hejira is a classic. > > From that link you gave us, Joni wrote: > > "At that point my stock was up," Mitchell says. "They let me do all > sorts of expensive things in terms of art. I think back now to an > album like Hissing of Summer Lawns, when we did all this fancy > embossing for the cover. Even Madonna couldn't get embossing these > days." > > I miss that about record albums. They were so artsy. I can > remember pulling the record out of the jacket, playing it on my > phonograph, and staring at the album cover packaging the whole time > the record was playing. I'd study the art, the lyrics, the > credits...the whole packaging design. I NEVER do that with CD's. > > I've got this really cool book that contains great classic album > covers. It's called "The Album Cover Album." Any one else here > have it? It features Joni's "Blue" and "Court and Spark" album > covers. Too bad Hejira was not included, but the book was > copyrighted in 1977 so it's possible Hejira may have missed a > deadline. > > Mia > ========================================= "See, the human mind is like a...pinata. Break it open, and there's a lot of surprises inside. Once you get the pinata perspective, you see that losing your mind can be a peak experience." - --Trudy (Lily Tomlin) from "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" Mike Friedman San Francisco, CA ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:19:09 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: Shawn Colvin's "fat city", thanks!, njc Thanks so much for this bob! I would love to hear these other joni covers ... I thought her version of Amelia with mary cc at the tnt tribute was stellar... If I hadn't known this was shawn singing "conversation' I never would have guessed & I thought I could pick her out anywhere... amazing... she has so much of joni's vocal sound at this stage of her life & very little of her own quirky style of singing which along the way she developed (my friend calls it her ducky voice...lol)... Bob>>>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. 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<<< ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:14:19 -0700 From: Mike Friedman Subject: Re: Circle Game at Farragut North Well, I doubt Lori 'slept last night in the Fairmont Hotel....' On Jul 28, 2005, at 2:41 PM, Em wrote: > 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 > ======================================== "I was not always a bag lady, you know. I used to be a creative consultant. For big companies! Who do you think thought up the color scheme for Howard Johnson's? At the time, no one was using orange and aqua in the same room together. With fried clams." - --Trudy (Lily Tomlin) from "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" Mike Friedman San Francisco, CA ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2005 #295 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------- Siquomb, isn't she? (http://www.siquomb.com/siquomb.cfm)