From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #33 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, January 27 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 033 Win a free VIP ticket to Carnegie Hall! details: jmdl.com/winvip.cfm ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: njc, Patrick practically purple [vince ] njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" ] Sold- out Carnegie: Who's on First? What Song? [JRMCo1@aol.com] Re: Sold- out Carnegie: Who's on First? What Song? [J Kendel Johnson ] COUNTDOWN [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: njc, Patrick practically purple [Smurf ] Carnegie speculation [Bryan ] Re: njc, Patrick practically purple [Gary Z ] At Carnegie Hall: Carole King, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" ] Re: Going out on a limb - my predictions [Bobsart48@aol.com] Re: Carnegie speculation ["mack watson-bush" ] Re: Going out on a limb - my predictions [Bobsart48@aol.com] Bits and pieces [Garret ] Joni Mitchell is a painter [Cathy VE ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:54:44 -0500 From: vince Subject: Re: njc, Patrick practically purple One eyed one horned flying purple people eater don't force me to continue Patti Parlette wrote: > Oh, Patrick, you made me smile with this! > > You wrote: > > "patrick, practically purple with excitement" > > Purple, eh? You know why? > > Because you are our Purple People Leader!!! > > Does anyone remember this song from their childhood? (Help me....I'm > regressing even more! The other day I was back in 1965 with Patty > Duke, and now here come the 50s.) > > ----------------------------------- > > Purple People Eater > > The Purple People Eater was the #1 song for 6 weeks in 1958 and the > #24 song of the 1955-1959 rock era. It sold over 3 million records and > received a Gold Record within 3 weeks after it was released. And over > 100 Million Copies Overall!!! > > Words and music by Sheb Wooley. > > Lyrics to Purple People Eater. > > Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky > It had the one long horn, one big eye. > I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-eee" > It looks like a purple people eater to me. > > It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater. > (one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater) > A one-eyed one-horned, flyin' puple people eater > Sure looks stange to me. (one eye?) > > Well he came down to earth and lit in a tree > I said Mr. Purple People Eater don't eat me > I heard him say in a voice so gruff > I wouldn't eat you cuz you're so tough > > It was a one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater > one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater > one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater > Sure looks strange to me. (one horn?) > > I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line > He said it's eatin' purple people and it sure is fine > But that's not the reason that I came to land > I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band > > Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flying purple > people eater. Pidgeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' > purple people eater (we wear short shorts) > Flyin' purple people eater > sure looks strange to me. > > And then he swung from the tree and lit on the > ground. He started to rock, really rockin' around > It was a crazy little ditty with a swingin' tune > (sing aboop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom) > > Well, bless my soul, rock and roll > flyin' purple people eater. > Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple peopleeater. > Flyin' little people eater > Sure looks strange to me. (purple people?) > > And then he went on his way, and then what do > you know. I saw him last night on a TV show. > He was blowing it out, a'really knockin' em dead > Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in > his head (clarinet solo) ( Tequila) > > ----------------------------- > > Well bless your soul, rock and roll, flying purple > people leader! > > Now back to the people's party you are leading: > > brian gross 1 > bob muller 1 > julius + 1 2 > cassy 1 > les 1 > david lahm 3 > david sapp (4) 4 > jack merkel 1 > em plus teresa 2 > happy the man + 1 1 > gary z 1 > donna 1 > kenny b + 1 2 > patti p + 1 2 > alison, rose, maggie, ashara 4 > garret and dermot 2 > laura, bree, marianne, ruth 4 > bob sartorius + 1 2 > paz + 1 2 > alison + 1 2 > jahida 1 > lynn and bob 2 > jenny 2 > paz + 1 2 > > 46 > > > I've been to many restaurants and dark cafes, waiting in bars and > lobbies for a table, and have heard: > > Mitchell, party of 2. > Mills, party of 6 > and the like...... > > But I have *never* heard: Patrick Purple People Leader, Party of 46! > > Love, > > Patti P. > > NPIMH: Twisted (obviously!) > > P.S. Les, please don't kick me off the list. I'll be fine, really! > It's just all the excitement, you know? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:08:54 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: njc Laura & Marianne, It's sad, I know. Me mum's been in a nursing home for more than 10 years. I've been watching my father slip lately but we're in the early stages here. I'm going to restore his sailboat this spring and hope to get him out on the water a few times. Ya know, as a last hurrah before he falls or something and has to go to a nursing home. So, you're not alone. I completely understand that it is sad but it also feels like an amazing gift to be able to say "goodbye" and "be the parent" to our parents. Ditto, kid. Jim L'Hommedieu PS, Boston Jim recently said >Seems I've been wearing my father's clothes, >singing a song my brother (Alex) would sing. >I have to turn my face... >live on without a trace. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:13:31 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Sold- out Carnegie: Who's on First? What Song? Music notes Thursday, January 26, 2006 HOW DO YOU GET TO CARNEGIE HALL? In the case of Oneida Nation Native Joanne Shenandoah, the answer to that age-old question is: Get invited to perform during the tribute to music legend Joni Mitchell. Shenandoah will be the first performer of the 20-plus acts taking the stage at the sold-out show Wednesday night in Manhattan. She'll sing an early Mitchell song, "Dawn Treader," named after a boat owned by David Crosby. "It's always an honor and a blessing to set the mood and open an event," Shenandoah says. Shenandoah says ties she's established with the presenting organization hopefully will lead to a World Youth Music Foundation show at Jamesville-DeWitt High School on April 28. She'll find out if that's happening soon. "We need music in schools. We need music everywhere," Shenandoah says. "I think (the possible show) is like a shot in the arm. Young people are the ones who will forge ahead and lead us so the world will be a better place." ------ - -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:32:07 -0800 (PST) From: J Kendel Johnson Subject: Re: Sold- out Carnegie: Who's on First? What Song? Hey, Julius. Where did this article appear? J in Dallas NP: John Mayer & Herbie Hancock, Stitched Up JRMCo1@aol.com wrote: Music notes Thursday, January 26, 2006 HOW DO YOU GET TO CARNEGIE HALL? In the case of Oneida Nation Native Joanne Shenandoah, the answer to that age-old question is: Get invited to perform during the tribute to music legend Joni Mitchell. Shenandoah will be the first performer of the 20-plus acts taking the stage at the sold-out show Wednesday night in Manhattan. She'll sing an early Mitchell song, "Dawn Treader," named after a boat owned by David Crosby. "It's always an honor and a blessing to set the mood and open an event," Shenandoah says. Shenandoah says ties she's established with the presenting organization hopefully will lead to a World Youth Music Foundation show at Jamesville-DeWitt High School on April 28. She'll find out if that's happening soon. "We need music in schools. We need music everywhere," Shenandoah says. "I think (the possible show) is like a shot in the arm. Young people are the ones who will forge ahead and lead us so the world will be a better place." - ------ - -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:40:08 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Judy Misty Eyes 1/25/06 BRIAN McTAVISH Judy Misty Eyes If Judy Collins could sing only one song to make her fans happy tonight at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, it would have to be bBoth Sides Now.b Then again, maybe bhappyb isnbt quite the right word. Try misty. Collins recorded bBoth Sides Nowb for her classic 1967 album, bWildflowers.b She took Joni Mitchell's bittersweet folk ballad about the ebb and flow between innocence and experience and magically made it her own. Here's the part of bBoth Sides Nowb that always turns on my faucets: Tears and fears and feeling proud To say I love you right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads, they say I've changed Well something's lost, but something's gained In living evbry day Ibve looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow Itbs lifebs illusions I recall I really donbt know life at all The more youbve lived, the more it means. ___________ - -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:56:53 -0500 From: "Maggie McNally" Subject: Joni and Mark Morris I had the most glorious weekend last weekend, and it prompted me to want to share it with the JMDL and to pose a question or two. First, let me tell you about the weekend. As those of you who any of the 'fests at Ashara's may recall know, I work for a presenting organization in Boston. We present artists like Yo-Yo Ma, Lincoln Center Jazz, Staatskapelle Berlin with Daniel Barenboim, The Chieftains, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Arlo Guthrie and Mark Morris Dance Group. This is just a sampling of the 50 different artists we are presenting this season at venues like Symphony Hall and The Wang Center. So, this last weekend we presented Mark Morris Dance Group dancing Mark Morris' masterwork, "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed it Moderato." I have heard wonderful things about this full-length ballet from lister Patrick (Patrick, I'll call, promise!) - who shares my passion for MMDG (and then some) - and my sister-in-law who is a photographer and has had the pleasure of photographing it. I eagerly anticipated its arrival, but it in no way prepared me for just how special it was. The performance includes four vocalists and a chorus and an orchestra - because Mark Morris never, ever has his dancers dance to recorded music - with some dramatic, yet simple, staging and colorful and profoundly meaningful lighting and costuming. The dance was the most glorious, uplifting, sometimes funny and sometimes tragic, but always beautiful dance performance I have ever seen. Ever. You owe it to yourself to buy a ticket if the opportunity ever presents itself. In fact, at the hall that night after people were done jumping out of their seats and applauding loudly and shouting 'bravo!' and stomping their feet, they swore to themselves that they would try to buy a ticket to see it again during the remainder of the run. I had the good fortune to be able to just go again, on Sunday, and as it ended I found myself with tears streaming down my face. The arts do that for you, yes they do. The next day I went to a talk that was a conversation, on stage, between Boston Globe classical music critic Richard Dyer and Mark about music and L'Allegro. As I sat and listened it struck me how much like Joni he is - brilliant, funny , wise, arrogant, and very, very knowledgeable about many facets of what they draw on to make their art. That lead me to wonder what a conversation between the two of them would be like. I can just see and hear them debating the virtues of one composer as compared to another composer. Most (if not all) of us have heard recordings of Joni's interviews about Debussy and other artists who influenced her as she was coming up, and certainly her expansive appetite for quality (always in her own judgment, of course) had me wondering how they would get along. Which leads me to wonder. Have their paths crossed? Those of you who are the historians - do you know? I would pay good money to see such a conversation, but who else would you like to see her have one of the conversations with? Since I never post, may I add a couple of other bits and pieces? * I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone at the concert and other activities in NYC next week * In the business I'm in they usually refer to the performance as "event," which drives me crazy as a person who does fundraisers that we call "special events" because I feel like they should just say performance. So when I read Julius' forwarded email about 'won't be attending the event' I automatically assumed it meant the performance. For what that's worth. * I love how the lineup keeps evolving - this is going to be an amazing Jonifest! * Did I mention that I'm really, really looking forward to seeing the concert and seeing the listers - those with whom I've partied and praised and celebrated over the years (8 years now!), plus all those whom I have not yet met. If you're on this path of admiring and being uplifted by the body of work created by the amazing artist Joni Mitchell, you're someone I look forward to meeting. Thanks for reading this far (if you did read this far). Maggie Boston/Cambridge NP: The Band - King Harvest ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:19:42 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: COUNTDOWN 6 DAYS ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:21:30 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: Re: njc, Patrick practically purple > Does anyone remember this song from their childhood? ( SNIP ) > Purple People Eater Yes, but for some reason this song made a different ear worm move into my head today, Patti, and I haven't been able to get rid of the damn thing. (This must be my punishment for foisting 'Harper Valley PTA' on Catherine.) All day long I've been hearing, "Oo ee, oo ah ah, ting tang, walla walla bing bang, oo ee, oo ah ah, ting tang walla walla bing bang!" Also, I bet Muller is wrong and Joanne Shenandoah does an earlier Joni song, like 'Dawntreader'. I don't know why, but I feel very strongly that I am right. Mwah, - --Smurf NPIMH: 'My Friend the Witch Doctor' by Dave van Ronk Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:44:55 -0800 (PST) From: Bryan Subject: Carnegie speculation Bob, King of Covers, wrote: Neil Sedaka - Something peppy and poppy, wouldn't be at all surprised to hear him do "Free Man In Paris", maybe even gets to do "The Circle Game" unless they're going to do a TNT-ish "everyone comes out and holds hands and leads the audience singalong" version of it. Nice guess Bob (and quite an impressive list), but I can just hear Neil Sedaka doing Chinese Cafe/Unchained Melody. It would fit him so well. Bryan With a free 1 GB, there's more in store with Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:02:22 -0500 From: Gary Z Subject: Re: njc, Patrick practically purple - --Smurf NPIMH: 'My Friend the Witch Doctor' by Dave van Ronk Yes, Smurf, I agree about "Dawntreader!" ;-) hmmmmm...... But of course, it was David Seville (who later invented the Chipmunks) who originally did "Witch Doctor." But you knew that didn't you?! Ahh...songs of my youth!!! Best regards, Gary ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:23:31 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: At Carnegie Hall: Carole King, njc I admit it- I went through a Carole King phase. My excuse is that "Tapestry" was brand new when I was waist deep in the singer-songwriter revolution. I bought dozens of LPs in high school. I bought her "Music", "Writer", "Rhymes and Reasons", & "Wraparound Joy" right along with "Illegal Stills", "There's A Riot Goin' On", and "Ram". Anyway years ago they released a 1971 concert at Carnegie Hall by Carole King but I just bought it this week. What can I say? It's a bit hard to go back to Carole King after all this time. It's like visiting an elementary school; everything seems smaller than I remember and overly simplistic. Back then, I didn't have any records from Ray Charles or Mavis Staples but I knew Carole King was trying to put a gospel spin on things. I liked it. I made a mental note to find out about those other artists and I have. Until I bought this disc, I thought Aretha's "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman" came out after "Tapestry". It didn't. Carole put some gospel into her take because she was "covering" Aretha's take on Carole's own song. It's interesting to hear a Jewish girl from Brooklyn playing gospel figures and trying to reach deeply for that sound. On the live disc, she puts so much into it that you feel how much she loves what Aretha did with it. This disc has other moments that make it worthwhile (for me) like hearing a live version of "So Far Away". That would be enough right there, really. In the 2nd set, Carole brought out a surprise guest (Taylor) and they trade verses on "You've Got a Friend" and "Up On The Roof". Wow. I guess I'm not immune after all. Yeah, it's nostalgic but ya know, you might say he had SOME success with those songs. He's performed those 2 songs most summers for 30 years, , To listen back to Carole and James singing together, it works, sorta, as an odd, white-bread miniature. God bless 'em both, ya know? Jim L'Hommedieu >People pay good money >to hear 'Fire and Rain' >again and again and again ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:44:39 -0600 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: Re: At Carnegie Hall: Carole King, njc Jim wrote about Carole King. I adore Carole and her music. Don't find any of it simplistic or dated. Think it is great that you liked her so much Jim. Tells me much about you. Different music is like apples and oranges and in the case of Ms. King, I find the apples to be very, very good. As for the different versions of the tune by Aretha and Carole, I like Carole's better. And her version of you've got a friend better than James'. mack ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:46:01 -0600 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: Re: njc, Patrick practically purple I have a version by Garland now that I enjoy on a frequent basis. Go figure. mack ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:48:15 -0800 (PST) From: J Kendel Johnson Subject: Re: At Carnegie Hall: Carole King, njc Jim, I think I know what you mean about Carole's Carnegie Hall CD. I bought her Living Room Tour double CD this past fall, though, and listened to it in its entirety on a long highway drive. She covers the entire spectrum of her career, mostly with just herself on piano and two guitarists -- a la a "living room" setting -- and the quality of her playing, the richness of her voice, the sensitivity of her performances, and the sheer prolific-ness (word?) of her talent left me quite moved. It was a phenomenal night for a phenomenal talent -- still at 60-whatever -- and you can tell it's not lost on the audience. It's right up there with Ella Fitzgerald's 50th birthday live concert, Live in Rome! J "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" wrote: I admit it- I went through a Carole King phase. My excuse is that "Tapestry" was brand new when I was waist deep in the singer-songwriter revolution. I bought dozens of LPs in high school. I bought her "Music", "Writer", "Rhymes and Reasons", & "Wraparound Joy" right along with "Illegal Stills", "There's A Riot Goin' On", and "Ram". Anyway years ago they released a 1971 concert at Carnegie Hall by Carole King but I just bought it this week. What can I say? It's a bit hard to go back to Carole King after all this time. It's like visiting an elementary school; everything seems smaller than I remember and overly simplistic. Back then, I didn't have any records from Ray Charles or Mavis Staples but I knew Carole King was trying to put a gospel spin on things. I liked it. I made a mental note to find out about those other artists and I have. Until I bought this disc, I thought Aretha's "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman" came out after "Tapestry". It didn't. Carole put some gospel into her take because she was "covering" Aretha's take on Carole's own song. It's interesting to hear a Jewish girl from Brooklyn playing gospel figures and trying to reach deeply for that sound. On the live disc, she puts so much into it that you feel how much she loves what Aretha did with it. This disc has other moments that make it worthwhile (for me) like hearing a live version of "So Far Away". That would be enough right there, really. In the 2nd set, Carole brought out a surprise guest (Taylor) and they trade verses on "You've Got a Friend" and "Up On The Roof". Wow. I guess I'm not immune after all. Yeah, it's nostalgic but ya know, you might say he had SOME success with those songs. He's performed those 2 songs most summers for 30 years, , the Grand Coulee Dam to the Capitol.> To listen back to Carole and James singing together, it works, sorta, as an odd, white-bread miniature. God bless 'em both, ya know? Jim L'Hommedieu >People pay good money >to hear 'Fire and Rain' >again and again and again ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 03:59:11 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: Sonya Kitchell at the Joni Mitchell Tribute Bon soir! I just read Bob Muller's educated predictions for who will sing what on Wednesday. I, a mere lyrics-quoter, am amazed, comme d'habitude, at his extensive knowledge of music. (Je m'abaisse devant votre grandeur, Monsieur Muller.) I then went on to read my daily newspaper (The Hartford Courant), and let out a squeal of delight when I saw this headline in the entertainment section: Joni Mitchell Tribute Will Be Teen's Carnegie Debut JONI MITCHELL in my local paper!!! Soft, what light through yonder newsprint breaks! Okay, readers beware: if you want to be surprised at the Tribute, STOP READING NOW. If you want to know what Sonya Kitchell is going to sing, read on: Joni Mitchell Tribute Will Be Teen's Carnegie Debut January 26, 2006 By OWEN MCNALLY, Special to the Courant Sonya Kitchell, the 16-year-old wunderkind singer, composer and guitarist from Ashville, Mass., is on a dizzying roll of success that hits yet another peak Wednesday when she makes her Carnegie Hall debut. Kitchell performs in Carnegie's majestic Isaac Stern Auditorium - a holy of holies among world venues - as part of a star-studded salute to the legendary singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell. She'll be sharing the limelight on stage in Manhattan at the 2,800-seat house with such luminaries as Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, Tracy Chapman, Judy Collins, Amy Grant, Neil Sedaka and many others. Information: www.carnegiehall.com. Each performer gets to sing one Mitchell song. Kitchell has selected "Trouble Child." "I am so thrilled that I'm doing that," Kitchell says by phone from Los Angeles, a stop on her tour of performance centers in California, Washington state and Idaho. "First of all, I feel so honored to be part of the tribute because Joni Mitchell is one of my heroes. And, second of all, Carnegie Hall is so amazing," she says. - -------- Yes, we know how you feel, Sonya! You can read the rest of the article here: http://www.ctnow.com/music/hce-riffs0126.artjan26,0,424204.story Enjoy! Love, Patti P., yawning off to Dreamland after so much laughing and crying today ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:02:28 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:=20Sold-=20out=20Carnegie:=20Who's=20on=20Fir s?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?t=3F=A0=20What=20Song=3F?= >Hey, Julius. >Where did this article appear? >J in Dallas Sorry, J. Forgot the attribution. Got it right here: http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/entertainm ent-0/1127291903304761.xml&coll=1 - -Julius In a message dated 1/26/06 6:44:47 PM, jkendel2002@yahoo.com writes: > Hey, Julius. > > Where did this article appear? > > J in Dallas > > NP: John Mayer & Herbie Hancock, Stitched Up > > JRMCo1@aol.com wrote: > Music notes > Thursday, January 26, 2006 > > HOW DO YOU GET TO CARNEGIE HALL? > > In the case of Oneida Nation Native Joanne Shenandoah, the answer to that > age-old question is: Get invited to perform during the tribute to music > legend > Joni Mitchell. > > Shenandoah will be the first performer of the 20-plus acts taking the stage > at the sold-out show Wednesday night in Manhattan. > > She'll sing an early Mitchell song, "Dawn Treader," named after a boat owned > by David Crosby. > > "It's always an honor and a blessing to set the mood and open an event," > Shenandoah says. > > Shenandoah says ties she's established with the presenting organization > hopefully will lead to a World Youth Music Foundation show at > Jamesville-DeWitt > High School on April 28. She'll find out if that's happening soon. > "We need music in schools. We need music everywhere," Shenandoah says. "I > think (the possible show) is like a shot in the arm. Young people are the > ones > who will forge ahead and lead us so the world will be a better place." > > ------ > > -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:03:46 -0500 From: "patrick leader" Subject: ATTENTION NADIA Feb 1 NYC joni tribute - post-show CHANGE IN PROCEDURE - action required hi folks: seppi's has asked people to call in and make individual reservations, so they can feel confident that we'll be showing up. i'm emailing this to Nadia at Seppi's, who has been so helpful with this. They will be putting an area of 50 aside for us. when you make your reservation, please mention that you're with the joni mitchell discussion list gathering. seppi's' phone number is 212.708.7444. please try to call by Monday, I'm going to check in with Nadia on Tuesday to see how many people made reservations. the point is, we don't want to go over there and find we don't have enough room, but they don't want to turn people away because they're holding room for members of our party that might not show. i spoke with the music for youth organization, and they're adamant that the show will come down before 11:00 pm, for union reasons. i'm so excited about this whole evening. seppi's is at 123 west 56th street, just around the corner from carnegie patrick leader p.s. Karen and Jahida are included in my reservation. Joni Mitchell Discussion List Attendees at Seppi's February 1, 2006, 11:00 pm Gross, Brian 1 Muller, Bob + 1 2 Leader, Patrick and Karen; Jorganes, Jahida 3 Julius + 1 2 Cassy 1 Irvin, Les 1 Lahm, David + 2 3 Sapp, David (4) 4 Merkel, Jack 1 Happy the man + 1 1 Zack, Gary 1 Binkley, Donna 1 Kenny B + 1 2 Patti B + 1 2 Johnson, J Kendel + sister 2 McNally, Maggie and Stansfield, Ashara 2 Einerson, Alison: and Joy, Rose, 2 Garret and Dermot (from Ireland) 2 Sartorius, Bob + 1 2 Skinner Lynn and Bob 2 Goodspeed, Jenny + 1 2 Paz, michael + 1 2 Weisberg, Pearl and steve 2 Scott and Jody 2 Smith, Sherelle 1 Little, Barbara 1 Kelly and Sarah 2 49 folks, i'd done some research for the aftershow and sent out the message below, and have received the following rsvp's. i hope everyone received it. ************** my suggestion for after the show is seppi's, just 5 minutes from carnegie (123 west 56th street). here's the website, http://seppisnewyork.com/ and the parker meridien site http://parkermeridien.com/Dinner%20Menu.pdf has the dinner menu. full bar and they serve until 2 am every night. [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:24:30 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Re: Sonya Kitchell at the Joni Mitchell Tribute Fabulous choice, Sonya Kitchell! Good catch, Patti. Game ball for you, my dear MVP. Speaking of Kitchell, I was talking to a friend of mine and Paz's, Jeff. He's soundman for the Neville Bros., Yes, Chris Squire and many others high-profile acts. He got to know Sonya when she did some gigs with the Nevilles. He says she's a sweetheart, in addition to being a prodigy. I'm going to meet her, before she gets too "big." She has a gig at the Living Room in Midtown NYC on the Thursday after the big Trib, before the Rockwood Night in the City. I'm thinking of checking out before Rockwood, just so's ya know. Might want to add it to your dancecard, if ain't fulled up yet. Plus, don't forget, it's Restaurant Week in NYC that week as, Patti posted earlier, so let's eat, too. - -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:25:47 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: California, and Cyndi interview Bob Muller wrote: " Starting at midnite??? Please tell me they'll keep a pot of coffee going, I can't even stay up to catch Jon Stewart these days." And Jerry wagged "C'mon old man. Midnight in NY is like 9 o'clock everywhere else." Well 9'oclock in California anyway. At which time Joni's just getting going, right ? Bobsart PS - I got an e-mail from a friend of mine, whose brother did an on-line interview with Cyndi Lauper. There is, as one might expect, a Joni reference. Here's the link. _http://music.aol.com/artists/just_stopping_by/cyndi_lauper_ (http://music.aol.com/artists/just_stopping_by/cyndi_lauper) I'm starting to feel excited. oops - better Be Cool ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:36:54 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: Re: njc, Duke, then Patty Duke - --- Patti wrote: > And then there is our Boston friend here who loved > Shelley Fabares (from the > Donna Reed Show; she sang "Johnny Angel") and even > wrote to her. And I > think she wrote back, didn't she? Yep, "Smurfy and > Shelley sittin' in a > tree.....K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first comes love, then comes > marriage....." I meant to respond to this the other day, but I have been very sick with walking pneumonia and the boogie woogie blues, or something very much like it. I guess what I want to say is BE VERY CAREFUL what you say on this list because there are peeps like persistent and pesky Patti who don't forget stuff! Yes, I wrote to Shelley (or Anna, which is what those of us who were closest to her called her), and she wrote back. I also -- in a 70's fit of diary reading - -- wrote to Anais Nin, and she wrote back a two- or three-page handwritten letter. And I also had Amelia Earhart's only sibling -- Muriel Earhart Morrisey -- for a study hall teacher in my sophomore year in high school. What's really sad is that I've been on this list so long I've written about all three of these brushes with fame in the past! (I need a new life . . . ) - --Smurf, who never had sex with that woman, Ms Lewinsky Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:21:28 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: Going out on a limb - my predictions After giving his own picks and his own reasons, came a semi-dare from our covers king. "And if you have your own picks, let's hear 'em - even if you're not going to be there." Well, far be it from a novice like me to take up the dare - except for the following: 1. If Judy Collins is there and doesn't do Both Sides Now, I will. And I won't. 2. If Tom Rush is there and doesn't do Urge For Going, nobody will. And somebody will. To show that I am a fan of Muller's ('Bob' doesn't get the job done on this list, nor does Bob M), I got an e-mail today from Ed Berenhaus, who did the Cyndi Lauper interview I posted about earlier. In said e-mail, he advised me that if I wanted to know about Joni covers, I should go to some website like allmusic or alllyrics or something (I can get you the site he cited, if you really want), which he said had "all the recorded covers of all the songs". I did, then I told him that I went there and where he could go (as we all know, people will tell you where they've gone, they'll tell you where to go) viz - straight to the Joni Undercover section of Jonimitchell.com. There, I explained, he could find - for example - a list of the 450 + covers of BSN and the 150 + covers of BYT, both numbers being well over twice the numbers documented on the aforementioned excuse for a research resource. Which means that if he knows the person who maintains that site and tells him where to go, it will be like stealing. With fans like me, who needs critics ? Bobsart Hoping bully winds (or JMDLers) won't rub my face in the snow if my predictions fall (trembling down) flat. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:49:20 -0600 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: Re: Carnegie speculation Bryan wrote: > Nice guess Bob (and quite an impressive list), but I can just hear Neil Sedaka doing Chinese Cafe/Unchained Melody. It would fit him so well. That WOULD be great Bryan. I would love to hear him sing 'impossible dreamer' or 'let the wind carry me.' mack ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:36:10 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: Going out on a limb - my predictions Oh - one more prediction (this time out on a limb). If Joni doesn't show up, John Kelly will sit in for her. (I hear he's in town) ;-) Phoni Mitchell will finish the show with ........Big Yellow Taxi Bobsart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:23:10 +0000 From: Garret Subject: Bits and pieces If this Joni tribute album from nonesuch includes the long awaited Beat of Black Wings by Janet Jackson and Boho Dance by Bjork I will be very happy. It sounds good.. but will it just vanish like previous incarnations? Whehter or not Joni plays the tribute is sort of irrelevant to me - I'll be having fun in NYC. Can't wait. I am a little disappointed, however, that Joan Osbourne is not longer listed as performing. Can't help but notice that teh James Taylor tribute has a lineup including Carole King and Paul Simon. That would be good. especially if they were doing Joni songs;-) Counting down the days..... GARRET - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:36:21 -0800 (PST) From: Cathy VE Subject: Joni Mitchell is a painter Joni Mitchell is a painter... The motive for this particular blog is to ask a question. Don't the best of Joni's fans represented on JMDL not know that she has stated that she is no longer a musician? That she now classifies herself as a painter of words? Are we setting an example of allowing the artist the same freedom of choice we claim for ourselves? If we truly love Joni Mitchell for her ingenious artistic abilities, should we not follow the thread of consistency with unconditional love and understanding? As sad as it is to me that she does not want to be a musician any longer, should I not respect her decision? If I do, than I do not need a reason for her decision to attend, or not. It's just the way it is. I don't think the concert promoters have stated, implied or even hinted at the possibility of Joni attending. If they have, without her endorsement and commitment to attend, it was extremely unprofessional of them to do so. By hoping, assuming, or expecting her to be there at the time I purchase a ticket, I am certainly setting myself up for a disappointment. Her decision is hers, mine is mine. If she does not attend, I have no intelligent reason to be upset. Her life is hers, mine is mine. I am free to make the decision whether to attend or not, as is she. We do not know the details behind the planning and decision (when and where) to have this concert. Yet, many of us are making a judgment as though we do. Don't you think we should an example and give the artist the same freedom of choice we claim for ourselves. "The way I see it he said You just can't win it Everybody's in it for their own gain You can't please 'em all There's always somebody calling you down I do my best And I do good business There's a lot of people asking for my time They're trying to get ahead They're trying to be a good friend of mine I was a free man in Paris I felt unfettered and alive There was nobody calling me up for favors And no one's future to decide..." Peacenlove, Cat Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2006 #33 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------