From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #44 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 Saturday, February 4 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 044 Win a free VIP ticket to Carnegie Hall! details: jmdl.com/winvip.cfm ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: long Digest content [PassScribe@aol.com] Re: Rockwood photos [PassScribe@aol.com] Re: long Digest content [Box of Paints ] Judy Collin's performance (NJC) [AsharaJM@aol.com] Re: Judy Collin's performance (NJC) ["Gerald A. Notaro" ] Re: Feedback on Tribute Show NJC [Bob Muller ] Hooded Meshell [whizzboom@comcast.net] Re: View my photos ["Michael Flaherty" ] Re: View my photos NJC [Bob Muller ] Ball-busting news: Crow dumps Armstrong njc [JRMCo1@aol.com] RE: Philip Seymour Hoffman - NJC [Garret ] Re: Ball-busting news: Crow dumps Armstrong njc [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Rainy Night House (Joni... covered by Dar... :-) - loooooooong! [OzWoman3] Refuge of the Roads DVD ["Les Irvin" ] New York Times Tribute Review [JRMCo1@aol.com] Re: Refuge of the Roads DVD ["Michael Flaherty" ] Re: New York Times Tribute Review [JRMCo1@aol.com] Re: Sue Me If My Big Yellow Taxi Goes Too Fast ["Mark Scott" ] Re: View my photos ["Mark Scott" ] RE: Feedback on Tribute Show NJC bettye levette + a review of my review! ["patrick leader" ] RE: Refuge of the Roads DVD ["Richard Flynn" ] Re: View my photos [Catherine McKay ] Re: Refuge of the Roads DVD ["Michael Flaherty" ] Kenny B's "Night In The City" Photos are available & Chinatown lunch [Pas] View my photos [passscribe@aol.com] Re: Kenny B's "Night In The City" Photos are available & Chinatown lunch [Catherine McKay ] Re: View my photos [Catherine McKay ] from the UMGF [ZZScotty@aol.com] New York Redux (NJC) LONG! [Michael Paz ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 07:45:31 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: long Digest content Hi all, Thought I'd pass along a little tip (that some of you may be able to use) when you get lots of JMDL posts and some are long: I often get so many emails (including digest posts) and don't have the time to sit at the computer & read through every one. Where I work, they print out daily reports of one kind or another that get thrown in the trash when they're done. I take that paper (as much as 100 sheets a day), bring it home & use the reverse side to print out long emails or posts (like the JMDL site) and then read them at my liesure while I'm having breakfast or lunch or when it gets slow at work. Saves me money on buying paper (plus I'm recycling) and also makes it easy to just circle or highlight something I want to respond to next time I get back online. Kenny B > > > From: BlueForTheRoses@aol.com > Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2006 #42 > > Can I somehow not get the digest version of the messages, but instead get > them on an individual email basis? I wind up deleting the digest a lot of > times because it is too much of a hassle to go from start to finish and > read.....Could my method be switched? Thanks! Rick ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 07:50:12 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: Rockwood photos Hi, Michael, I've got some good shots of you. I'm going to try to post my photos as per your instructions and will get back to everyone if it works. Kenny B > From: michael@thepazgroup.com > Subject: View my photos > > Rockwood fotos. Everybody but me. > > You're invited to view these photos online at Kodak Easyshare Gallery! > Just click on View Photos to get started. > http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=147velf0.ot8iq30&x=1&y=j7aahr > > If you'd like to save this album, just sign in, or > if you're new to the Gallery, create a free account. > Once you've signed in, you'll be able to view this > album whenever you want and order Kodak prints of > your favorite photos. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 13:35:34 +0000 From: Box of Paints Subject: Re: long Digest content Hi Rick What you need to do is go back to jonimitchell.com and uns.ubscribe from the digest list and resu.bscribe to the individual posts list. They are (I find) easier to manage as you can save a particular thread or message and just DELETE everything you don't like or haven't had much thought for... the JoniOnly list has probably the smaller amount of posts... it does take getting used to when you see an inbox full of JoniPosts but in reality... you can just as quickly delete rather than scan through what doesn't catch your eye. All the best Jamie Z > > > > From: BlueForTheRoses@aol.com > > Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2006 #42 > > > > Can I somehow not get the digest version of the messages, but instead get > > them on an individual email basis? I wind up deleting the digest a lot of > > times because it is too much of a hassle to go from start to finish and > > read.....Could my method be switched? Thanks! Rick > - -- I am a lonely Painter I live in a Box of Paints I'm frightened by the devil But I'm drawn to those ones that 'aint afraid... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:28:46 EST From: AsharaJM@aol.com Subject: Judy Collin's performance (NJC) I've never used this "you send it" before, but if it actually works, you should be able to see a video of Judy Collin's performance of Both Sides Now from the NYC Tribute. 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. _http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1AENDBIR977NM06WU4EBQYBZ8Q_ (http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1AENDBIR977NM06WU4EBQYBZ8Q) (68586 KB) Hugs, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:36:00 -0500 (EST) From: "Gerald A. Notaro" Subject: Re: Judy Collin's performance (NJC) What a WONDERFUL treat, Ashara. Judy looks and sounds great, as always. Jerry AsharaJM@aol.com wrote: > I've never used this "you send it" before, but if it actually works, you > should be able to see a video of Judy Collin's performance of Both Sides > Now > from the NYC Tribute. > > > 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. > > _http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1AENDBIR977NM06WU4EBQYBZ8Q_ > (http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1AENDBIR977NM06WU4EBQYBZ8Q) (68586 > KB) > > > Hugs, > Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:40:18 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: New York, New York! Wherever I go, I always leave my heart at home near San Francisco. But New York City has just about taken all the rest of me. I love that town!!! Just back in California from the Big Apple and everything's a dizzy, dancing blur of awe and incredulity. And that it was all Joni-infused, from my perspective, without Siquomb herself being within 3000 miles of the place continues to flabbergast me. If ever I had questions about her stature in the music/entertainment world, they've been assuaged by this trip to NYC. She's huge, mammoth, gargantuan... Queen Kong-like in proportions! In the league of, well, perhaps Sinatra and then, Dylan I suppose, but I can't think of anyone else that approaches, living or dead. Is that just me? Anyway, I can't wait to sink my teeth into my report to the list, because I've got a lot of juice on Carnegie Hall reception and Tribute concert, Rockwood, Kitchell at the Living Room and SO MANY WONDERFUL JMDLers! Thank all you phenomenal people so very, very much for all the good times and did they ever roll! Wow! I've been a part of this list for near 9 years now, and still it's hard to believe this thing is real. But it's been proven time and time again...in Pittsburgh, Boston, France, Woodstock, Los Angeles and now New York City. Our JMDL is a world-class organization and I'm very proud to be associated with you all. Such class. I'm not worthy, really. Thank you. And music, music, music and musicians, musicians, musicians, extraordinaire indeed! Unimaginable, had I not been there and experienced it myself...and this time I have ample witnesses!!! What a 3-night, 4 day, round the clock party and culture extravaganza. I'm utterly depleted, but I'm well beyond satisfied with the trip. And thanks for all the fabulous magnets!! Haha! I'm delighted! More on that later, of course, as my alter ego's magnet obsession remains unresolved... :-) And as ever, thank you from my heart Roberta Joan Mitchell for the wonder of your music in my life. - -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:42:50 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Sue Me If My Big Yellow Taxi Goes Too Fast This is kind of goofy: http://www.mashculture.nl/mash.html Then look for: Paysano: Prince vs Joni Mitchell - Sue Me If My Big Yellow Taxi Goes Too Fast Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:52:04 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: Tributelations, njc Em wrote: My ailing dog is one of the main reasons I was unable to go. And indeed she passed away on Tuesday. Also my boss died late last week, and early Saturday morning (while my dog was having a seizure) my house was struck by a stolen van. And then Sunday my partner had to be taken to the walk in clinic with a swollen jaw from an abcessed tooth. So I was soooooooooooooo not supposed to go to New York. Maybe things stacked up against Joni that way too. Wow Em... sounds like Murphy's law was playing out here! Your house was struck by a van?! A sink hole I could imagine but... Sorry to hear about your dog and your boss. Hope your partner is all better by now. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:59:52 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Judy Collin's performance (NJC) Wow. Ashara, thank you so much. What a class act! Judy is in her 60s and still has the voice of a young woman - - or an angel. - --- AsharaJM@aol.com wrote: > I've never used this "you send it" before, but if it > actually works, you > should be able to see a video of Judy Collin's > performance of Both Sides Now > from the NYC Tribute. > > > 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. > > _http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1AENDBIR977NM06WU4EBQYBZ8Q_ > > (http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1AENDBIR977NM06WU4EBQYBZ8Q) > (68586 KB) > > > Hugs, > Ashara > Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 07:40:52 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: View my photos LOL - that was pretty much of a train wreck top she was wearing, but she looked pretty good and was very sweet when Joe & were talking to her, unlike Suzanne Vega who was Miss Arrogant Snobetta. Yuck, now I'm pissed that I spent so much dough buying all that vinyl and CD's of hers. (Not really). And speaking of outfits, as much as I love MeShell, her "homeless person" costume was extremely inappropriate for Carnegie Hall. We needed someone's Mom backstage saying "Young lady, you are NOT going out looking like that!!!" Bob, still in NYC having fun NP: Abigail Washburn, "The Lost Lamb" - --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 07:45:46 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Feedback on Tribute Show NJC Funny you mention it Kenny - I had heard raves all year in '05 about Bettye's CD, but had not heard it until last night. While I like Lucinda's version better, this is a dynamite CD ("I've Got My Own Hell to Raise"). Didn't know that Joe Henry produced it, that's why it sounds so tight. Bob NP: Abigail Washburn, "Halo" - --------------------------------- Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & more on new and used cars. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:10:32 +0000 From: whizzboom@comcast.net Subject: Hooded Meshell Just a quick note, since I'm sure others were wondering about this... Me'Shell has epilepsy - so the bright lights are bothersome to her. It's one of the reasons she's been socnsidering retiring from live performance, b/c even though she always has extra signs posted about this, pp still insist on using flash photography when she's on stage...I watched her cut a set short once b/c of it, and I was really annoyed (at the crowd). Cheers, Chris ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 10:34:29 -0600 From: "Michael Flaherty" Subject: Re: View my photos On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 07:40:52 -0800 (PST) Bob Muller wrote: unlike Suzanne Vega who >was Miss Arrogant Snobetta. Yuck, now I'm pissed that I >spent so much dough buying all that vinyl and CD's of >hers. (Not really). I met her after one of her own concerts (this was in the 80s, so maybe she is the way you percieve her now), and found her painfully shy. Sometimes when shy people get forced into meet'n'greet they can come off pretty poorly. Michael Flaherty ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 08:47:48 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: View my photos NJC I'll give her the benefit of the doubt. Not all of the stars were at the VIP thing, so I guess she gets points for being there in the first place. She was with Laurie Anderson, so maybe the shy thing is still omnipresent. Bob - --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 12:05:30 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Ball-busting news: Crow dumps Armstrong njc Julius Mills here. My apologies, but my NYC / Carnegie Hall Tribute report will be indefinitely delayed, as I am inconsolable and have sought grief counseling. Words like "suicide-watch" have been bandied about, too. Oh, the humanity! The pressure is a bitch, I tell you! First Jessica and Nick and now...sob! Tito, give me a tissue! Wahaaaaaaa!!! - -Julius - ------ Lance Armstrong, Sheryl Crow split up Fri Feb 3, 2006 9:42 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and Grammy-winning pop star Sheryl Crow have split up, scrapping plans for a Texas wedding after two years of dating, People magazine reported on Friday. "After much thought and consideration we have made a very tough decision to split up," a joint statement by the couple issued to the magazine said. "We both have a deep love and respect for each other, and we ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult time." A publicist for Crow said he was not aware of the statement and had no immediate comment. Armstrong's agent could not be immediately reached for comment. Crow had recently posed for Allure magazine trying on a wedding dress and had told the publication that she and Armstrong planned to marry in his hometown of Austin. Crow, a Missouri native and former school teacher, scored a smash hit with "All I Wanna Do," a track from her 1993 debut album and has gone on to win nine Grammy awards. She met Armstrong at a cycling event in 2003 and the couple became engaged last year. Armstrong won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times. A cancer survivor, Armstrong has been a highly visible fund-raiser for victims and survivors of the disease. His nonprofit foundation created the yellow "Livestrong" wristbands that became a nearly ubiquitous symbol of philanthropy and fashion. - ----- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 15:57:49 +0000 From: Garret Subject: RE: Philip Seymour Hoffman - NJC Hey Cindy, late reply (just home from new york, more on that later.... our new cat has impregnated the house with a powerful stench). I really admire PSH. Pairing PSH with Kathy Bates in Love Liza was, for me, amazing. A dream cast. I thought it was great. It wasn't exactly the easiest movie to watch but one that haunted me for a long time after. GARRET Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:42:54 -0600 From: "Cindy Vickery" Subject: RE: Philip Seymour Hoffman - NJC re: PSH, did anyone see "love liza"? lovely movie. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282698/ cindy - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 12:19:17 EST From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: Ball-busting news: Crow dumps Armstrong njc Heather Locklear has also filed divorce from Richie Sambora (guitarist for Bon Jovi) there were rumors flying that it was Patti & Bruce! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 13:02:54 EST From: OzWoman321@aol.com Subject: Rainy Night House (Joni... covered by Dar... :-) - loooooooong! Hello, All - I arrived back in South Florida laaaaate last night - the trade-off to Spirit Airlines' economical rates ($121 FL/NY round trip - yay!) is their penchant for delays (2 1/2 hours on the way up, over an hour on the way back - ack!). Regardless, I had an amazing time, before/during/after/surrounding the Joni Tribute - it was absolutely delightful to meet Patrick and Julius (thanks for organizing the pre- and post-gatherings!), Bob Muller, Ashara, Kay, Debra, Jack, Jahida, Joe, Craig, Cassie (super JMDL pins!). Always great to see Pearl and Steve (who live a few miles down the road from me) - missed all those unable to make it for one reason or another... Below is what I posted to the Dar Williams list Thursday evening - at that point, I hadn't read any of your reviews... but interesting to see many similar opinions and observations... :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey, All - Where to begin? - first of all, I am in the library of Adelphi University, where Ms. Goldberg teaches a class every Thursday evening. Can't tell you the last time I was in a college library - I feel as if I should be mainlining a mix of coffee and white crosses... :-) My flight from Florida was delayed 2 1/2 hours, setting my arrival time at midnight Tuesday, where of course sharon was outside Baggage Claim of LaGuardia to scoop me up and whisk me away to her lovely abode in Brooklyn, which she shares with Whoopi the cat - we stayed up until 4 a.m. yakking, yakking (imagine that!) and slept until 11 the next morning, replenishing our energy with cinnamon coffee and raisin bagels with cream cheese. We leisurely got ready and took the subway into Manhattan, where we detrained (is that a word?) at 34th, so as to take the walking tour to Carnegie Hall - points of interest included Rockefeller Center (including the skating rink), the NBC studio windows, MTV, a souvenir shop (small gifts for my family), the Empire State Building, the Champs Elysses (Free Man in Paris!) Bakery (which I made sharon take a picture of), all the designer stores (Versace, Pucci, Gucci, etc.), a hot pretzel stand, The Metropolitan Museum of Art gift shop, St. Patrick's Cathedral (where the saints du jour were arranged and one could choose with whom to light a candle - St. Jude, patron saint of the impossible, for me). I know there is much I am forgetting - this was more than the 25-cent tour! So... we arrived at Carnegie Hall about 6:45, in time for a pre-show JMDL (Joni Mitchell Discussion List) gathering - a la Falcon Ridge, it was delightful to put faces to names. We were handed a one-sheet program detailing the order and setlist of the evening, seeing that Dar was up *second*, performing Rainy Night House from Ladies of the Canyon - zippity! We found our places a few minutes before 8, settling into the cushy red seats in Row M, whereupon I looked around and up (and up and up) at the architectural beauty and the historical significance - Carnegie Hall at last (and I didn't even have to practice, practice, practice... :-) [sharon's already told you the sick cat story, re: Joni's non-attendance - oh [three-second-pause] well... It would have been nice but... after everything Joni's given us in her "body of work", so to speak... she owes us nothing more - no worries... ] With 24 performers on the program, I won't presume to provide details of every one - I'm going to hit the highlights (for me). sharon does so well summarizing - I realize my flowery modus operandi but am powerless to do it differently. Dar - one word: exquisite! Rainy Night House (purportedly written about Leonard Cohen) is an extremely difficult song (major understatement) - this is a piano composition, so Dar had an accompanist and appeared sans guitar (so strange to witness). She looked absolutely beatific, very 30's/40's torch-singer-esque in the full blue skirt/fitted black top/blue platform shoes combination. She hit every note with purity and richness and confidence, investing the song with the nuance it deserves - when she reached the line of "I sing soprano in the upstairs choir... ah ah ahhhhhhhhhhh", I thought I would cry... except that I was smiling too broadly. I was tempted to whoop after the line "she went to Florida" but postponed my exultation so it would blend in with everyone else's thunderous applause and cheers - After Dar finished, sharon and I leaned into each other, said simultaneously, "she nailed it"... and knew we could relax... Laurie Anderson's version of Both Sides Now was a perfect performance of a life-changing (inward and outward) song - it's a paean to questions... rather than answers, as some people choose to interpret. Wisdom comes in being able to admit one doesn't always know (clouds, life, love) - something's lost and something's gained indeed... I adored The Wood Brothers' version of Black Crow - with just a cello and guitar, the song was incredible and their harmonies kicked it up more than a few notches. Suzanne Vega should include Amelia in her own setlist - she took her time, breathed through the powerful lyrics and made us believe in dreams and false alarms... Pharoah's Daughter, a Middle Eastern group, made the difficult God Must Be a Boogie Man accessible... although they missed the chance to involve the audience in the call-and-response chorus - how fabulous it would have been to hear "God Must Be a Boogie Man" repeated back from the sold-out audience in the clarity of the Carnegie Hall acoustics! Jessie Malin was a delightful surprise - never heard of him... but you can bet I will investigate. He brought unbridled enthusiasm to Carey - my cheekbones ached from joy... Michelle Williams (of Destiny's Child) was another unexpected treat - I'm not an R&B/pop/boy-girl band fan... but her version of Help Me was lively, fun and sweetly sung ("we love our lovin'... not like we love our freeeeedom"... :-) Amy Grant told a very cool story of asking Joni's permission a few years ago to record Big Yellow Taxi - Joni said yes, but then followed up with "but you might as well charge $25 to take inflation into account", referencing the Tree Museum lyric... Tom Rush's accompanists (bass, piano and drums) on The Circle Game were all students whose music education had been funded by Music for Youth, illustrating the true purpose of the benefit - it was announced that over $130,000 was raised that night! Okay, I just have to say this - Sonya Kitchell kicks *ss! I hear she is only 16 but Trouble Child resonated with the power and beauty of her voice - with her on stage was Assembly of Dust, and she and the lead singer traded lines, harmonized and brought the song to a new, delicious level. I will be finding more about her when I return home - wow... :-) Shawn Colvin wonderfully covered Turbulent Indigo, a very off-the-radar Joni song - her outfit, to me, albeit very Shawn, was very distracting (think Jane Jetson)... Margo Timmins' (and Cowboy Junkies") version of River was stunningly melancholic - I also loved how she changed the line from "he loved me so naughty made me weak in the knees" to "he loved me so slowly made me weak in the knees"... Richie Havens has had a lovely understated cover of Woodstock in his repertoire for a while now - Walter Parks (of the Nudes) is his regular accompanist... but how cool to see (and hear) Stephanie Winters on cello joining them (I couldn't take my eyes off her butterfly sleeves... :-) Yes, I consider myself a Joni-holic and this evening fueled my fandom and renewed my faith in the strength of her songs - I told sharon today that I'd always seen the undercurrent theme of traveling (traveling, traveling), concretely and as a life metaphor. It is all about the journey rather than the destination anyway - it's even more gratifying to have Dar associated with and contributing to this worthwhile project and artistic triumph. She made so many new fans last night - during our *post*-concert Joni French restaurant get-together, those who had not previously heard of her were all a-buzz on hearing more! Loved having the chance to see Tom before he moves to San Francisco - meeting Gene and Isabel for dinner tonight after sharon gets out of class. Tomorrow's schedule includes another trip into the city (and I can pick up a Big Yellow Taxi snowglobe I meant to buy for myself last night) for more sightseeing (we did the cultural appreciation Tour of Brooklyn today) and then I fly back to Florida tomorrow evening... Boundless thanks to Dar and sharon and The City That Never Sleeps, oh my! - most of all, thanks to Joni, A Woman of Heart and Mind. She's quoted as saying, "they'll crucify you for changing and they'll crucify you for not changing. I'd rather change" - since my introduction to her music in the late-60's (my high school years), her segues from folk to blues to pop to jazz over her 40-year career and 26-CD discography continue to intrigue and empower and inspire me (truly a "rich exchange, a warm arrangement"... <3) Susan "I was all out of choices, but the woman of voices She turned round the corner with music around her, She gave me the language that keeps me alive..." ~ Dar Williams ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 11:28:10 -0700 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: Refuge of the Roads DVD Can someone help Cristian?? Please be sure to copy to his (her?) email address. Thanks, Les - -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:50 PM Subject: Cristian del Fierro, asencio_28@hotmail.com Hello !!! I`m writing you because I`ve just bought the Joni Mitchell DVD "Refuge Of The Roads" and I cannot find where is the access into the extrass. When I`m in the main menu, there`s only appear "play program", "audio set up" and "song selection". Please, can you tell me how I can get it ? Thank you and have a nice day. Name: Cristian del Fierro email: asencio_28@hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 13:40:10 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: New York Times Tribute Review February 3, 2006 Music Review | Tribute to Joni Mitchell Songs Open to Interpretation Flaunt Their Staying Power By JON PARELES One way songs survive is to prove themselves adaptable: to become widely heard through endless rearrangements and multiple genres. Another way is to be just the opposite: so personalized and obstinate that every performance becomes one more imitation of the song's originator. Joni Mitchell has written both kinds of song, to judge by a tribute concert on Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall. It was a benefit that raised $130,000 for the Music for Youth Foundation, which supports music education. Ms. Mitchell, who has post-polio syndrome, was not there; a statement from her said she was home with "a very sick cat that needs medicine twice a day." But her open-tuned guitar chords, her vocal slides and her vibrato were emulated by half of the 23 acts on the bill. The concert only hinted at Ms. Mitchell's eclecticism. Representing jazz was the ballad singer Little Jimmy Scott, who performed the standard "At Last" b which Ms. Mitchell has recorded b as a series of short, stabbing, utterly dramatic outbursts. Most of the lineup featured singer-songwriters playing acoustic guitar or piano. Dar Williams, Amy Grant, Shawn Colvin, Sonya Kitchell (backed by Assembly of Dust), Joanne Shenandoah, and even male performers including Martin Sexton, Marc Cohn, Jesse Malin and Mark Oliver Everett (leading Eels) stayed close to Ms. Mitchell's versions of the songs they chose. It was a measure not only of how inseparable Ms. Mitchell's songs are from her performances of them, but also of how many songwriters have modeled themselves on her since the 1960's. On the surface, Ms. Mitchell's lyrics have the candor and detail of a diary; behind them is a meticulous organization of ideas and images. Her music has grown ever more idiosyncratic. She began her career with the simple folk harmonies and symmetrical melodies of songs like "Both Sides Now," but went on to incorporate jazz harmonies and the spontaneous rushes and pauses of conversation in her phrasing. What seems improvisational in the first verse is clearly a structure when it returns. With songs from the 60's, the 70's and the 90's, the concert sketched Ms. Mitchell's trajectory. As a young woman, she made grand philosophical statements about life's cycles and paradoxes in songs like "Urge for Going" and "The Circle Game"; Tom Rush, an early advocate for Ms. Mitchell's songwriting, performed them both with reflective serenity. "Both Sides Now" got two renditions. Laurie Anderson used pulsing electronic chords and plucked fiddle notes to make the song a solitary reflection on disillusionment; Judy Collins made it sweetly optimistic. Nellie McKay tried to remake "Chelsea Morning" with a hint of piano rumba; it resisted. And Richie Havens sang "Woodstock" as a quiet elegy for long-gone 1960's idealism. Ms. Mitchell's 1970's songs grew more restless, more willful, and more innovative. She sang about a character b possibly herself b who was constantly in motion, traveling from place to place and man to man. The folky melodies gave way to mutable lines that were more naturalistic and more virtuosic. Michelle Williams (from Destiny's Child) sang "Help Me," from 1974, following the melody's leaps and dips and swoons while using the breathy tone and self-congratulatory moves of current R&B, a fascinating mismatch. The Cowboy Junkies turned "River," from the 1971 album "Blue," into a rootsy torch song. The Wood Brothers (Chris, from Medeski Martin & Wood, on bass with his brother Oliver on guitar and vocals) brought a bluesy openness to "Black Crow," from 1976, and Suzanne Vega, sounding closer to Ms. Mitchell, sang "Amelia" backed only by a bass, making it the song of a lone voyager. Neil Sedaka cheerfully linked "Raised on Robbery" back to piano-pounding 1950's rock. By the 1990's, Ms. Mitchell's melodies were stretching toward jazzy recitative, as her lyrics confronted a world she found ever more merciless. Meshell Ndegeocello, playing bass accompanied by ghostly guitar and percussion, captured the desolate tension of "Cherokee Louise," about an abused teenager. And Bettye LaVette turned "Last Chance Lost," a terse and bitter breakup song, into an intense, wrenching soul lament that seemed to encompass a lifetime of disappointments. She made the song her own b no easy feat. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 12:41:47 -0600 From: "Michael Flaherty" Subject: Re: Refuge of the Roads DVD On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 11:28:10 -0700 "Les Irvin" wrote: > Can someone help Cristian?? Please be sure to copy to >his (her?) email > address. > > Thanks, > Les I took care of it, Les. Michael Flaherty ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 14:10:12 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Re: New York Times Tribute Review Mwah haha! Talk about "damning with faint praise." I love the way the NY Times review disses so snide, yet gently in the following excerpts: "Nellie McKay tried to remake 'Chelsea Morning' with a hint of piano rumba; it resisted." And... "Michelle Williams (from Destiny's Child) sang 'Help Me,' from 1974, following the melody's leaps and dips and swoons while using the breathy tone and self-congratulatory moves of current R&B, a fascinating mismatch." LOL! Reading the NY Times reviews is a laugh riot sometimes. I live for it... - -Julius In a message dated 2/4/06 10:57:44 AM, JRMCo1@aol.com writes: > February 3, 2006 > Music Review | Tribute to Joni Mitchell > > Songs Open to Interpretation Flaunt Their Staying Power > By JON PARELES > > > One way songs survive is to prove themselves adaptable: to become widely > heard through endless rearrangements and multiple genres. Another way is to > be > just the opposite: so personalized and obstinate that every performance > becomes > one more imitation of the song's originator. > > Joni Mitchell has written both kinds of song, to judge by a tribute concert > on Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall. It was a benefit that raised $130,000 > for > the Music for Youth Foundation, which supports music education. Ms. > Mitchell, > who has post-polio syndrome, was not there; a statement from her said she > was > home with "a very sick cat that needs medicine twice a day." But her > open-tuned guitar chords, her vocal slides and her vibrato were emulated by > half of the > 23 acts on the bill. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 11:16:01 -0800 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: Sue Me If My Big Yellow Taxi Goes Too Fast - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine McKay" > This is kind of goofy: > > http://www.mashculture.nl/mash.html > > Then look for: > Paysano: Prince vs Joni Mitchell - Sue Me If My Big > Yellow Taxi Goes Too Fast That's amazing! I bet Joni would get a kick out of it. You suppose Prince lifted his chords from Big Yellow Taxi? Mark E. in Windy Seattle power went out around 5:41 this morning and came back on about 10 minutes ago. house is finally starting to feel warm again. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 11:18:09 -0800 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: Judy Collin's performance (NJC) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine McKay" > Wow. Ashara, thank you so much. What a class act! Judy > is in her 60s and still has the voice of a young woman > - or an angel. > I wasn't able to play this :-( Judy is amazing. I saw her last fall and was blown away by the beauty of that still-crystalline voice. And whoever said it, I agree, she has great hair! Mark E. in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 11:22:32 -0800 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: View my photos - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Flaherty" > I met her after one of her own concerts (this was in the > 80s, so maybe she is the way you percieve her now), and > found her painfully shy. Sometimes when shy people get > forced into meet'n'greet they can come off pretty poorly. > > Michael Flaherty This is very true. I suffer somewhat from this myself. Mark E. in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 14:27:19 -0500 From: "patrick leader" Subject: RE: Feedback on Tribute Show NJC bettye levette + a review of my review! maggie and i went to virgin records and bought that cd on thursday evening, after the carnegie tribute, and it's been in constant play on my ipod. i'm just in love with her; i'd only heard one song before. highly recommended. i'm not so anxious for a recording of the carnegie tribute to show up; there are only a couple of performances i'd really treasure, but levette's version of "last chance lost" was just so wonderful; i'd love to have a copy of it. patrick plus, les forwarded this to me. cracked me up! http://jonimitchell.com/events/event.cfm?id=166 From: mailserver@jonimitchell.com [mailto:mailserver@jonimitchell.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:00 PM To: jonimessages@gmail.com Subject: Richard, Hi I don't mean to be rude but Patrick Leader's account of the concert was all bulls..t. I just sent you the NYTimes review, better you post that. My opinion. I was there and Leader did NOT GET IT! Name: Richard np - bettye levette, down to zero - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Bob Muller Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 10:46 AM To: PassScribe@aol.com; joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: Feedback on Tribute Show NJC Funny you mention it Kenny - I had heard raves all year in '05 about Bettye's CD, but had not heard it until last night. While I like Lucinda's version better, this is a dynamite CD ("I've Got My Own Hell to Raise"). Didn't know that Joe Henry produced it, that's why it sounds so tight. Bob NP: Abigail Washburn, "Halo" - --------------------------------- Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & more on new and used cars. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 11:49:22 -0800 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: New York Times Tribute Review - ----- Original Message ----- From: > self-congratulatory moves of current R&B, a fascinating mismatch." > > I thought 'self-congratulatory moves of current R&B' a very apt way of describing the boring vocal exhibitionism that has become so rampant in too many singers these days. Ok, so you can trill up and down 10 or 20 notes on one word. So what? What does it add to the song? Nothing, as far as I'm concerned. Self-congratulatory indeed. Mark E. in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 14:36:49 -0500 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: Refuge of the Roads DVD The only "extra" is the Photo Gallery, which is on the root menu on my copy. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Les Irvin Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 1:28 PM To: joni@smoe.org Subject: Refuge of the Roads DVD Can someone help Cristian?? Please be sure to copy to his (her?) email address. Thanks, Les - -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:50 PM Subject: Cristian del Fierro, asencio_28@hotmail.com Hello !!! I`m writing you because I`ve just bought the Joni Mitchell DVD "Refuge Of The Roads" and I cannot find where is the access into the extrass. When I`m in the main menu, there`s only appear "play program", "audio set up" and "song selection". Please, can you tell me how I can get it ? Thank you and have a nice day. Name: Cristian del Fierro email: asencio_28@hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 15:24:48 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: View my photos - --- Bob Muller wrote: > trust that Shawn > Colvin's music was better than her wardrobe...is > that a > pink plastic > tablecloth from the 50's she's wearing?> > LOL - that was pretty much of a train wreck top > she was wearing, but she looked pretty good and was > very sweet when Joe & were talking to her, In those photos of her where you could just see the top, it looked like it was going to be very elegant. Then you see the whole thing - with jeans - and it looks just plain silly. unlike > Suzanne Vega who was Miss Arrogant Snobetta. Yuck, > now I'm pissed that I spent so much dough buying all > that vinyl and CD's of hers. (Not really). I've heard Suzanne Vega is very shy and sometimes shyness comes across as arrogance or snobbishness. Maybe she's socially inept. > Bob, still in NYC having fun Hey! No fair! Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 14:50:55 -0600 From: "Michael Flaherty" Subject: Re: Refuge of the Roads DVD On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 14:36:49 -0500 "Richard Flynn" wrote: > The only "extra" is the Photo Gallery, which is on the >root menu on my copy. She/He doesn't have that, so I said it's probably a defective copy. Michael Flaherty ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 17:54:46 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Kenny B's "Night In The City" Photos are available & Chinatown lunch Hoo-HAH! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Well, after being involved in photography for most of my life (and only converting to digital a couple years ago) I finally managed to create a photo album online at that Kodak site Paz used. Man, ain't this new technology sumpting? BTW, in my post about the Rockwood, I mentioned that Paz backed the final act (that young girl singing) but I was wrong; it was David Lahm on the piano for that one. Paz backed the girl from Oregon who sang before her. To access my photos, please go to: http://www.kodakgallery.com/AlbumMenu.jsp? I think it's better to view as "album" than slideshow but you decide. If you can't access through the above link, try putting keywords in like "Night In The City" or "Kenneth's Album". Let me know if you could access it alright/ BTW, I know that some of you have been accessing the JMDL site while still in the city. If anyone is interested in going for lunch tomorrow in Chinatown, my wife & I are going into the city in the morning & will be in through the afternoon & going to Wo Hop to eat at some point. If anyone's interested, give me a call at home (516) 794-6609 or cell (516) 841-6609 (yes, same last four digits!) and we can discuss it. Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 14:48:00 -0800 (PST) From: passscribe@aol.com Subject: View my photos You're invited to view my online photos at the Gallery. Enjoy! It's very easy to set up an account at no charge... Kenny B You're invited to view these photos online at Kodak Easyshare Gallery! Just click on View Photos to get started. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=7uz5qf0.147dhvjg&x=1&y=n5gcme If you'd like to save this album, just sign in, or if you're new to the Gallery, create a free account. Once you've signed in, you'll be able to view this album whenever you want and order Kodak prints of your favorite photos. Enjoy! Instructions: Click view photos to begin. If you're an existing member you'll be asked to sign in. If not, you can join the Gallery for free. http://www.kodakgallery.com/Register.jsp Questions? Visit http://help.kodakgallery.com. - ------------------------------------------------ EASYSHARE Gallery Customer Service http://help.kodakgallery.com/support Phone: (800) 360-9098 Outside the US and Canada: (510) 985-9798 - ------------------------------------------------ If you cannot see the links above, copy and paste the following URL directly into your browser: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=7uz5qf0.147dhvjg&x=1&y=n5gcme ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 18:51:26 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Kenny B's "Night In The City" Photos are available & Chinatown lunch - --- PassScribe@aol.com wrote: > To access my photos, please go to: > http://www.kodakgallery.com/AlbumMenu.jsp? > I think it's better to view as "album" than > slideshow but you decide. > If you can't access through the above link, try > putting keywords in like > "Night In The City" or "Kenneth's Album". Let me > know if you could access it > alright/ Kenny, this just takes you to the main page and wants you to log in. It doesn't give you a search option. You'll probably need to send an invitation from your account for it to work. Mmmm, Chinese food.... Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 18:55:03 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: View my photos - --- passscribe@aol.com wrote: > You're invited to view my online photos at the > Gallery. Enjoy! It's very easy to set up an account > at no charge... Kenny B > > You're invited to view these photos online at Kodak > Easyshare Gallery! > Just click on View Photos to get started. > http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=7uz5qf0.147dhvjg&x=1&y=n5gcme > Disregard the earlier e-mail. This link works, but wants you to sign up. I do have an account so I was able to get in using my password and user name (once I had remember what they were). I think there's also a way to invite people without requiring them to sign up. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 18:58:12 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: View my photos - --- passscribe@aol.com wrote: > You're invited to view my online photos at the > Gallery. Enjoy! It's very easy to set up an account > at no charge... Kenny B > > You're invited to view these photos online at Kodak > Easyshare Gallery! > Just click on View Photos to get started. > http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=7uz5qf0.147dhvjg&x=1&y=n5gcme > Where are my manners? Sheesh.... very cool photos, Kenny. Thanks for sharing! Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 19:18:11 EST From: ZZScotty@aol.com Subject: from the UMGF Hi all. Just dropping in from a serious lurkdom with the following post from the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum: http://p082.ezboard.com/ftheunofficialmartinguitarforumfrm4.showMessageRange?t opicID=29637.topic&start=1&stop=20 Sean ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 18:19:37 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: New York Redux (NJC) LONG! What a fantastic break from the hysteria of the storm ravaged Gulf Coast. I want to thank everyone for a wonderful time and another opportunity to hang out with the best people in the world. Thanks so much to Julius for getting the tickets and for providing me a safe haven to crash in. Also for the pre party which was fun todo and be able to say now that I have played Carnegie Hall. Maybe someone can photo shop me out of the Cafi and onto the real stage. LOL! Thanks so much to Cassy for the Sanders Assorted Chocolates from Michigan. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I am having a Vernors and Ice Cream tonight for dessert and several chocolates. Also thanks to Cassy for the great JMDL pins and magnets commemorating "A Night In The City". Thanks a lot to Lynn Skinner for being my companion for the Tribute show. A MILLION THANKS to Joni Mitchell for the absolutely brilliant cat story and for not showing up cause I assume that we also took over your seats in the first row that went empty for much of the show till Lynn I hopped in them. It was a major treat to meet up with Mingus and Rolls at the airport and car pool into town and then have cocktails at Carney's. Also a major highlight of that first evening was having dinner with Alison and Nicole and Julius at the Atlantic Grill. Thanks for dinner ya wanker! I thought everything was great a the tribute but highlights of the tribute show were> Meshell Ndegeocello was wicked good for me. I love the song and I loved her take on it. Richie Havens-OH MY GAWD! Sonya Kitchell is simply stunning. I loved the Woods Bros. Neil Sedaka cracked me up and reminded me of our own Frankie Ford who is sort of a caricature of himself. The after party at Seppi's was just brilliant and the food was good and the company was stellar. I almost swooned when I was asked to join Tom Rush and party. His son is doing a study on New Orleans so I agreed to hook him up down here. Tom was very charming and it was fun talking to them. Hijacking the piano at Seppi's was fun as well. I have no idea where we went after that, but I recall going to another bar with Barbra L, Kyra Lesley (sp?), Julius, Brian, Kelly, and a few others and having a long jam on guitar there. The locals had a great time too and the bartender was buying me drinks. Thanks again to Julius for the tickets to Sonya at the Living Room. This girl is so good it is frightening. Major kudos to Kay Ashley for pulling together a great location for our "Night In The City" fundraiser which was as always the highlight for me to get to hear the people sing Joni's music. Every single performer was as good as or better than anything we saw the night before. Special thanks go out to my pal John Kelly for coming and hanging with the people and doing such a fantastic job as well as singing For The Roses for me. I think he has the Joni Fest bug now. I spoke to his friend Brian about working on Night of 1000 Stevie's and I am considering doing it in drag. Of course I will be sending out invitations to help me with my extreme make over. I am also trying to decide which song to do either Leather and Lace (which is redundant in a way) or Edge of 17. Thanks so much to Angela McKenzie for coming out to play with us. Kudos to Kyra for her performance of at the Rockwood. Keep up the work and you are going to be amazing. Your original songs are wonderful too! Let me know if you need a producer. It was great to see Brenda Fay-Reis (who we originally met at the last Full Moon Jonifest in 2003. She surprised us by showing up to night in the city. It was great to be able to play for so many people besides doing Chinese Cafi on Piano and Love Puts On A New Face on guitar. I felt really good that night and was excited about my performance which is not so common cause I am usually so self critical. Performance anxiety was at a minimum as well. Special thanks to Brian Thomas (who was cheating on us and Joni by hanging out at the Prince show before coming to play for us). It was also a treat to get to accompany New Yorks' own Lisa Roma on Woodstock and Peoples Parties. OH and I almost forgot that I was Alison's bitch on You Turn Me On. I sure hope they got it all on CD's Kay did you remember to get those?? Thanks to all the folks who donated to Katrina's Piano Fund. We raised a total of $572.00 in cash donations which I am turning in to the treasurer tomorrow, along with the check for $2000 that I received for playing and producing a 40th Birthday parties music program. Julius and I had a great lunch at the Carnegie Deli before I capped off my week in NY with a visit to my friends Tom and Roberta in Long Island and had a nice dinner with Tom and his actress daughter. I have left out many of the gory details to protect the innocent (and there were quite a few). If I mentioned all the martinis we had you would all be drunk right now and I am thirsty so I think I will go make myself one right now and raise my glass to all you wonderful people. After I have it I will probably remember some more details like going to the Dakota and Strawberry Fields with Julius and Kelly and finding a foto of Wollman Rink in Central Park. Not to mention cocktails with Happy The Man and of course how could I forget hanging out in bed with Maggie, Ashara, and Les. And of course there was the afternoon jam with Jenny and Les and Kyra and Angela and Gary Zack who sings his ass off!! I also forgot about going to the rehearsal at Carnegie the afternoon of the tribute show and getting to hear several people sound check for just us. And of course it was a highlight that Vince Gill (that's Mr. Amy Grant) came over to us and introduced himself and paid his respects to some of us folks from the inner circle of the JMDL. Cassy singing while the band rehearsed Help Me for Michelle. But you know what I mean. There were SO many of dem moments. It was so great to meet everyone that I had not met before and it only goes to show that we need to get together more often in a secluded resort in the mountains with as few other NYC distractions as possible so we can have more time to get to know each other. Anyways I love you all and can't wait to see you again. Paz P.S. I miss your hugs and your jugs so much I long for our next embrace But in France they say everyday Love Puts on A New Face P.S.S. Don't at the Carnegie Cafi Will be dreaming on our dimes (or actually Julius' et al. Dollars) ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2006 #44 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------