From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #47 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 Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Tuesday, February 7 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 047 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- NJC Re: Names of performers at Rockwood [Bob Muller ] Re: Hi there/New to this list NJC [Bob Muller ] NJC Re: Hi there/New to this list - karen joins the list! [Bob Muller ] Re: concert comparisons [Bobsart48@aol.com] Re: carnegie hall - NJC [Bobsart48@aol.com] Re: Photos of Joni [Nuriel Tobias ] Joni at Wembley 83 dvd Vine [Duarte Moniz ] Re: Carnegie Hall Fashion Statements NJC [Debra Shea ] Re: sonya kitchell ["ron" ] Re: concert comparisons [Debra Shea ] Re: Hooded Meshell NJC [Debra Shea ] Re: Hooded Meshell NJC ["Sherelle Smith" ] Re: concert comparisons [Debra Shea ] Sonya Kitchell in Michigan ["Cassy" ] Re: sonya kitchell -- NJC [Smurf ] All your photos NJC [Lucy Hone ] NJC Re: Reflections of NYC [Bob Muller ] Re: concert comparisons [Bob Muller ] Hi there/New to this list ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" ] Re: concert comparisons [Box of Paints ] Joni quiz, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" ] RE: [NortheastJonifest] All your photos NJC ["Kate Bennett" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 03:41:57 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: NJC Re: Names of performers at Rockwood Hi Kenny - I'll put together my Rockwood rundown today, and I can go in and look at your pics again tonight and if need be enter some comments that will identify the performers. Since I was the MC I refrained from imbibing and that helped me to remember who was who, and also I'm sure that Kay was very proud that I was able to refrain from making out on the floor even though there were several fine-looking ladies who could have twisted my arm. Bob NP: The Replacements, "Here Comes A Regular" - --------------------------------- What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 03:44:42 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Hi there/New to this list NJC NP stands for "Now Playing" - it's what we're listening to when we're posting. Sometimes you'll see a "NPIMH" which means "Now playing in my head" when a post triggers a musical memory. You'll find LOTS of Laura & Neil fans here too, Karen, and please don't apologize for numerous postings...it's the best way for us to get to know you. Bob - --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 03:49:21 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: NJC Re: Hi there/New to this list - karen joins the list! You can check out Sonya Kitchell here: http://www.sonyakitchell.com/ Her future's so bright, she's gotta wear shades - and we can say we were there for her Carnegie Hall debut! I'm shakin' my head at the exclusion of Phoebe Snow. I'm not sure who I would have swapped out to fit her in but hearing her do "A Case of You" (which no one did) would have been exquisite. Let's invite Phoebe to Jonifest 2007, whaddya say folks? Bob NP: Jonatha Brooke & The Story, "The Barefoot Ballroom" - --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 07:59:32 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Photos of Joni http://www.jonimitchell.com/photographs/searchresults.cfm?from=jr ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:58:09 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Hi there/New to this list - karen joins the list! > i think it was a terrible mistake on the part of the event producer not to > find room for phoebe snow. she covered 'a case of you' in 1998 and made a > big deal about it, i remember hearing her sing the song on an NPR special. > i definitely felt that passion for the music was missing from some of the > artists who did get to perform. > How true, Patrick. Phoebe has never gotten the recognition she deserves. On the final episode of Roseanne, she sings the theme at the end of the episode acapella and it is amazing. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:59:28 -0500 From: karen Subject: Carnegie Hall Fashion Statements Oh my gosh, you guys, I am laughing so hard at reading what a couple of you said about Shawn Colvin9s outfit at Carnegie ~ I was thinking the exact same thing when I was there! What was she thinking? Yikes. Best outfit has to go to the young woman who was playing the cello ... For .... Gosh, it9s already a blur, how sad is that ... Anyway, some of you may remember (especially those with a keen eye for fashion, heh) ... The woman who was playing the cello in the PINK shirt with THE SLEEVES, ohmygod, I wanted her shirt, what a great gig shirt that is. Although, actually, playing the guitar it would be kind of a pain-in-the-xxx, really, wouldn9t it, with those looooong sleeves getting all tangled up in the strings, and all. Worked nicely for the cello, tho. : ) bestkaren ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:23:20 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: concert comparisons Patrick replied (in part) to Karen's concert review post "truthfully, i'm glad joni wasn't there. i think she would have been dispirited. i've just listened to the tnt tribute cd, and reread some of the comments from joni's jazz in 1999, and joni was so inspired to be at both concerts. both performances had an electicity that the carnegie concert didn't ever really find." Hi, Karen - and welcome again. As you see, you'll get a variety of opinions on - well, almost everything here. While I understand the disjointedness of so many different acts, I felt that was a fair price (and an expected on, in this case) for getting to see all those different performers. I for one enjoyed seeing so many performers I had never seen or heard before. So which ones should have been shaved in advance instead of, say, Phoebe Snow ? Heck, even after the fact, there is considerable difference of opinion as which were the better acts :-) Patrick's comment begs this "chicken and egg" question - "can you think of anything offhand that may have contributed to the difference in the electricity levels between the TNT and Central Park concerts and the Carnegie Hall concert ?" ;-) Bobsart ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 09:05:37 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: carnegie hall - NJC _http://www.meyersound.com/news/press/mix_carnegie300.htm_ (http://www.meyersound.com/news/press/mix_carnegie300.htm) this is a link to a technical article about the challenges of getting CH equipped for sound. Boring for most, but obviously complex. A couple of thoughts included that they recommended KISS for visiting engineers, small amounts of bass reinforcement goes a long way in CH, low monitoring levels, and - for the rock acts - building stone vaults around the drummer ;-) Bobsart ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 07:02:29 -0800 (PST) From: Nuriel Tobias Subject: Re: Photos of Joni Joni in white is much nicer than Joni in black:) Nuriel LCStanley7@aol.com wrote: http://www.jonimitchell.com/photographs/searchresults.cfm?from=jr - --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:26:51 -0000 From: Duarte Moniz Subject: Joni at Wembley 83 dvd Vine Thanks to Randy Remote [guitarzan@direcpc.com] and thanks also to Laurent Olszer for finding it. It is BBC In Concert 4/24/83, the quality is quite good, the Klein/Vinnie band. The deal is, it's a PAL format, so it won't play on a NSTC (ie american) dvd player, but should play on your computer with Media Player. The first to email me privately with a snailmail address and a promise to offer to members of the JMDL list will receive it. All you need to do is make a copy for yourself and pass the _ORIGINAL DISC_ on to the next lucky person. It's a fabulous upgrade to whatever you had before. Obviously, you need to be able to burn DVDs to participate in this special offer! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 11:16:18 -0800 (PST) From: Debra Shea Subject: Re: Carnegie Hall Fashion Statements NJC - --- karen wrote: > Oh my gosh, you guys, I am laughing so hard at > reading what a couple of you > said about Shawn Colvin's outfit at Carnegie ~ I was > thinking the exact same > thing when I was there! What was she thinking? > Yikes. LOL! She looked encased in enough material for three outfits. And what were those big flat pouches hanging at the front? It was such a distracting outfit I had to stop looking and just listen... she sounded great. > Best outfit has to > go to the young woman who was playing the cello ... > For .... Gosh, it's > already a blur, how sad is that ... Anyway, some of > you may remember > (especially those with a keen eye for fashion, heh) > ... The woman who was > playing the cello in the PINK shirt with THE > SLEEVES, ohmygod, I wanted her > shirt, what a great gig shirt that is. The cellist for Richie Havens. Yes, that was a great shirt. Those fluttery sleeves caught even my eye, and it takes some extreme fashion to do that. The shirt suited her delicate look. > Although, > actually, playing the > guitar it would be kind of a pain-in-the-xxx, > really, wouldn't it, with > those looooong sleeves getting all tangled up in the > strings, and all. > Worked nicely for the cello, tho. : ) I considered the same. As soon as I noticed the sleeve on her left arm (the one holding the bow that I could see the easiest), then I had to check out the sleeve on her right arm and saw that it had just enough room to flutter freely. Very pretty. Like a butterfly. Welcome Karen! Keep those comments coming. Debra Shea P.S. I've added NJC to the subject line since we're no longer talking about Joni (No Joni Content). It keeps the people on the joni-only list happy because forays into non-joni chatting such as this get filtered out from what they receive. Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:30:38 +0200 From: "ron" Subject: Re: sonya kitchell hi >>>>bob wrote > You can check out Sonya Kitchell here: > http://www.sonyakitchell.com/ i just cannot believe thats a debut from a 16 year old................& people try & tell us that music today is no good just a pity that the postage costs more than the ep, oh hell, its worth it & thanks to everyone for the photos & reports - so good to see all those faces again, & to put faces to some i only know from the list ron np = sonya kitchell - cold day ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 11:49:27 -0800 (PST) From: Debra Shea Subject: Re: concert comparisons - --- Bobsart48@aol.com wrote: > Patrick's comment begs this "chicken and egg" > question - "can you think of > anything offhand that may have contributed to the > difference in the electricity > levels between the TNT and Central Park concerts > and the Carnegie Hall > concert ?" ;-) For the TNT show: Joni was there, Joni performed, it was all going to be taped, and there was some variety in the show. In addition to the singing, speakers were given enough time to tell about their connection to Joni and her music and even gush a little. There were also films about Joni while the set was being changed. A lot of thought and preparation went into that show. I didn't get to the Central Park show so can't give a firsthand reaction to that. I do remember, though, reading the intro the organizer gave that included talking about Joni's 1979 performance out in Queens, with the light misty rain, and how magical that was (I was there and I agree!), so the organizer was a long-time fan, and that passion for her and her music came across (or so it seemed based on what I read about it). It was also the first tribute, I think, so that alone would make it unknown territory and exciting. The Carnegie Hall tribute started to feel like an endurance test about 5 songs from the end. I didn't have a program so didn't know how much longer the show was going to be. There was no intermission, the announcer was a disembodied voice, the routine was the same for each act: men in suits move equipment into place, announcement, performer out onto stage, sing, leave, men appear again... very efficient, and very boring after a while. The little stories a couple of people told added some refreshing variety, but there wasn't enough of that. And the concert was too long to not have an intermission. Better, I think, to have had fewer performers if it meant there was time for talk or something in between the songs other than men in suits rearranging the equipment for the next performer. It felt mechanical. It must be difficult to give one's best performance under those circumstances. Debra Shea Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:06:19 -0800 (PST) From: Debra Shea Subject: Re: Hooded Meshell NJC - --- whizzboom@comcast.net wrote: > Me'Shell has epilepsy - so the bright lights are > bothersome to her. That is good to know. She turned around so unexpectedly that maybe she saw a camera or even a flash that I didn't notice. Someone asked about her Judge Alito comment: I think she was referring to the discomfort the brand new Supreme Court judge had shown the night before during the televised State of the Union speech. Alito had looked itchy, bewildered and uncomfortable, like "where am I? and how did I get here?". She started by facing toward her left, so I could see her clearly and she was making those same little head movements and quick looks that Alito had made, and I thought how astute that she would know how that's coming across. Her performance was by far my favorite. Very seductive, tough but not overly dramatic, and I loved the interaction between her, the other guitarist and the percussionist's sound. As my concert companion said, very tasty. Debra Shea Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:08:04 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: Hooded Meshell NJC Wow! thanks so much for your review Debra! I couldn't see her too well from my end even though I was in the fifth row. I was more towards the left of the stage and she was sitting onstage more towards the right. I totally agree with your opinion that she interacted well with her bandmates. It was like a private jam session for all to see. Me'shell is such a phenomenal and deep performer...I love anything she does!!!! That voice is so silky smooth and deep! She could sing Jingle Bells and it would get applause! I also value her as a primo bassist!!! I saw her in "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" and she had such a rapport with bassist Bob Babbit (try saying that three times!) that at one point, he was brought to tears by a question she asked of him. I didn't think about the bassist connection at the time but my goodness! There had to be a strong one between them! I'm so glad that the producers paired the two of them up for an interview. Me'Shell's musicianship is off the charts and she was one of the best highlights of the night! I was taken by several of the artists so it's very hard to choose a "best". They all affected me in different ways. Thanks so much Debra for being my eyes that night. I was a little too far left to see what you saw. >From: Debra Shea >To: whizzboom@comcast.net, sherellesmith@hotmail.com >CC: joni@smoe.org >Subject: Re: Hooded Meshell NJC >Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:06:19 -0800 (PST) > >--- whizzboom@comcast.net wrote: > > > Me'Shell has epilepsy - so the bright lights are > > bothersome to her. > >That is good to know. She turned around so >unexpectedly that maybe she saw a camera or even a >flash that I didn't notice. > >Someone asked about her Judge Alito comment: I think >she was referring to the discomfort the brand new >Supreme Court judge had shown the night before during >the televised State of the Union speech. Alito had >looked itchy, bewildered and uncomfortable, like >"where am I? and how did I get here?". She started by >facing toward her left, so I could see her clearly and >she was making those same little head movements and >quick looks that Alito had made, and I thought how >astute that she would know how that's coming across. > >Her performance was by far my favorite. Very >seductive, tough but not overly dramatic, and I loved >the interaction between her, the other guitarist and >the percussionist's sound. As my concert companion >said, very tasty. > >Debra Shea >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 13:11:28 -0800 (PST) From: Debra Shea Subject: Re: concert comparisons > --- Bobsart48@aol.com wrote: > > > ... difference in the electricity > > levels between the TNT and Central Park concerts > > and the Carnegie Hall > > concert ?" ;-) On further reflection, it's unfair to compare the (rich, many resources available, made for tv) TNT tribute with the one at Carnegie Hall, which was a fundraiser, so they wouldn't want to spend the money on things such as films. It would cut into the money raised. An enthusiastic live announcer, though, would have made a huge difference in the feel of the show. The most enjoyable tribute I've been to was the "Wall to Wall" one at Symphony Space a few years ago. That, too, was a fundraiser, and it lasted 10? 12? hours and never felt tiring or boring, partly because people were free to get up and wander around and it was generally a loose happy atmosphere. It felt like a celebration of Joni and her music rather than just a fundraiser. Debra Shea Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:20:59 -0500 From: "Cassy" Subject: Sonya Kitchell in Michigan I just found out that Sonya Kitchell is playing in Ann Arbor on February 19th at the Ark. Is anyone interested in going to the show? Sunday February 19, 2006 Pieta Brown & Bo Ramsey With Special Guest: Sonya Kitchell Show starts at 7:30 pm Doors open at 7 pm Warmly, Cassy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:01:32 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: Re: sonya kitchell -- NJC - --- ron wrote: > people try & tell us that music today is no good Hi, Ron. When people say that music is no good today, I assume they're talking about the biz. Every generation has its superlative artists; the problem has become the music industry's promotion of crap (in my ever-so-humble and not very original opinion). - --Smurf Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:20:10 +0000 From: Lucy Hone Subject: All your photos NJC Hi all of you How I wish I could have been there to see you all. All your photos have been wonderful and I feel so fed up that I was not able to afford to do this trip and hang out with you guys.....god knows I could do with the light relief from job hunting, and other things that are dogging my world at the moment....... BUT ANY WAY!!!! I am glad you all had fun... I hope we can get another Euro fest together, or even another UK place. I have found a place in the middle of nowhere that sleeps about 16 people and can be hired for the weekend if anyone wants to think about a gathering at some future point. It is in a sleepy corner of the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border and truly fab.. it has its own circle of stones and is riddled with lay lines... It is called Holycombe and if you want to have a look its on www.holycombe.com. It is an amazing place..... anyway I am glad you all had a wonderful time and that it was worth it even if Joni did not show... And anyone who did not catch Mags' post about Joni at Winnipeg Airport..shame on you if you fell for that one!!! she is such a wonderful prankster.. Poison d'Avril en avances! Elle cours toujours devant les autres.... Love and hugs Lucy Bob Muller wrote: > Thanks for sharing these, Pally - nice pics! > > It was great seeing you & That Guy, even if for only a too short time. > > Pally > > */johnsonjs100@comcast.net/* wrote: > > *jody has shared photos with you.* > > > > > *random pre and post concert* > (1 album) > > A few photos from before and after. > > - jody > > > > > > *Do more with these photos! * > > Buy Kodak prints > > Create a collage > > Create a mini photo book > > Create mugs > > > > > > > If you can't see the link, copy and paste the following directly > into your browser: > http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=6cb23ry.953ee0u&x=0&y=-2tf313 > Questions? Visit http://help.kodakgallery.com > . > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > * Visit your group "NortheastJonifest > " on the web. > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > NortheastJonifest-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > * Your use of Yahoo! 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Get pricing, reviews, & more on new and used cars. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:27:43 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: concert comparisons Yeah, Wall to Wall was 12 hours Debra - and for me that and that alone makes it the best...the mo' Joni covers, the better! Plus, the Wall to Wall gig featured quite a bit of 80's Joni where the other two acted like she crawled under a rock for the decade. And almost every performer played several songs so they could really get into it, although I can still say that with some of them, even one song was one too many. Plus...two words: Helga Davis. Bob, who loved all three and is ready for the next one - and there IS another one or two to catch this month... NP: Claire Hamill, "Urge For Going" - --------------------------------- Bring words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with your Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:40:11 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Hi there/New to this list Hi Karen, Thanks for introducing yourself. I hope you like it here. I appreciate the Cowboy Junkies too. Their concerts really do live up to their albums. They sound the same every night. Somewhere around here I have an audience recording of the Junkies and Margo says something like, >"I have an understanding with my husband. If the guy who wrote the next song calls me, I'm *allowed* to go. I have loved his music since I was in school. To be able to sing one of his songs every night is pure joy. Although you might not think so, I think this next one is a woman's song." Then she sang, >Screen door slams...> >Mary's... >dress waves> >Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays.> >Roy Orbison sang for the lonely> >Hey, that's me and I want you only> >Don't turn me *home* again> >I just can't face myself alone again> I remember it like it was yesterday. But on the other hand, Joni is The True Center. All the best, Jim L'Hommedieu About the Cowboy Junkies' take on "River", you said, >~ They were my favorite, did the best job I thought of sounding just like themselves doing a great cover, really, really great.> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:55:14 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Carnegie Cowboy Junkies Junky One of the many highlights of my trip to NYC for the Joni Tribute was meeting Margo Timmins, lead singer for the Cowboy Junkies, at Carnegie Hall's famous stage door right after the show! I ogled her, despite my best efforts, and gushed about her rendition of "River" earlier in the evening. And finally, I got to tell her how much I love her cover of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane," and I mentioned how it was such a coincidence, in that I had just spoken to Lou in the hall moments ago! She loved all that, apparently. And instead of autographs, I got hugs and kisses...and such sweet memories. Ah, New York. Just like I pictured it. Skyscrapers and everything... - -Julius P.S. - Guess the Junkies played Toronto and Margo mentioned Carnegie from stage. I've pasted the article below. A bluesman who's aging well BRAD WHEELER Colin James and Cowboy Junkies At Massey Hall In Toronto on Saturday The bounding boy blues-rocker is now a man, age of 41. Now, don't get it wrong -- Colin James, the Regina Kid, is neither paunchy nor grey. In fact, in blue jeans and an untucked button-down shirt, the singer-guitarist was presentable and spry on Saturday, even taking a trademark jaunt through the crowd at Massey Hall, bending a Stratocaster's blue notes as he took to the red carpeted aisles. But something was different here. The number James walked to was the set-closing Keep On Loving Me Baby, a swinging Otis Rush blues that meandered with quotes from Howlin' Wolf and the obscure Jessie Mae Hemphill. His version dates back to 1990, and can be grouped with other James hits of the era -- the cute and excitable Five Long Years, the guitar bravado of Voodoo Thing or the oversold emotion of Why'd You Lie. The crowd, one suspects, would have loved to hear those songs, but James chose instead to concentrate on his latest album, the confident blue-eyed soul of Limelight. Here was either a sign of an artist's maturation or just plain good sense: the showoff shenanigans of youth rarely age well, and James's old flash would be no exception. What has aged well is James' voice, always a soulful instrument, but now better employed. As a spitfire young'un, James could try his hand at Stevie Ray Vaughan's hurricane guitar, but the deep blues voice was unapproachable. With the material of Limelight, James looks to other heroes -- singers who are titans, but surprisingly within range. On the show opener, Better Way to Heaven, we heard Van Morrison. The hooky, up-tempo When I Write the Book, though composed by Nick Lowe and Dave Edmonds, sounded like an old Sam Cooke outtake. And the Blind Boys of Alabama might have perked their ears to Far Away Like a Radio -- "atheist gospel," according to James, but essentially a slower, darker version of his Just Came Back from 1990. A rendition of If You Need Me paid tribute to the late Wilson Pickett, and Bobby (Blue) Bland would have to approve of the last of three encores, Ain't Nothing You Can Do (for a Heartache). Both those numbers, and all the rest, were completed by a band that included a pair of horn players and Colin Linden. The hirsute, ever-grinning guitarist traded slide licks with James on the rocked delta blues of Dylan's Watching the River Flow. "I've done the same old trick so many times," James sang on the Van Morrison-ish Limelight, "looking for a way to make it new." He's found it: The new James is a good James -- sha la la, sha la la. Before James, we heard an opening set from the Cowboy Junkies, local suppliers of noir, countrified ballads for nearly two decades now. Judging solely from their set, it doesn't appear the band's approach has changed much over the years. The band (including an accordionist, harmonica player and Margo and Michael Timmins on vocals and acoustic guitar, respectively) stuck to stools and chairs. Whether performing their own material (such as 1992's Black Eyed Man) or covers (Springsteen's You're Missing from the recent Early 21st Century Blues), the presentation was uniformly narcotic and melancholic. It could be said that the Junkies make others' songs their own, but, really, that would sound too much like praise. Twenty years of musical brooding become less and less an artistic statement, and more a cause of clinical concern. It must be said that singer Margo, dressed in black and looking very Geena Davis-like, was much cheerier with her between-song banter than her murmurous vocal style would suggest. She humorously recalled past poor moments of her youth and compared Massey Hall favourably to Carnegie Hall, where the band had just taken part in a Joni Mitchell tribute. With that, she sang, quite nicely, a version of Mitchell's River. Attractively, Timmons seemed more comfortable on stage than ever, to the point of mocking her band's gloomy image. "Heartache and misery," she remarked lightheartedly. "We made a career out of it." Colin James plays Belleville, Ont., today, and Richmond, B.C., Feb. 3 and 4. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:54:02 -0500 From: "Scott and Jody" Subject: A Few More Photos Hi All! I thought I had sent this link to both lists, but now noticed it only went to NortheastJonifest. Thanks Everyone for all the GREAT photos and reports so far!!!!!! Reporting soon. jody ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 01:19:42 +0000 From: Box of Paints Subject: Re: concert comparisons Hi Bob Clair Hamill's UFG is the first cover I ever heard and the first time I ever heard this song was her version. I have the old LP which is certainly bleak like the area where she comes from (it's a cliche to call the Northeast bleak but it seems fitting). A distinctive voice without feeling like it settled... but then it was only her first album and she was 17! Much Joni Jamie Z On 07/02/06, Bob Muller wrote: > > NP: Claire Hamill, "Urge For Going" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 20:29:11 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Joni quiz, njc If you correctly answer more than one of these questions, you know more about Joni Mitchell than any of my co-workers or classmates. Here goes: 1: Who wrote the Crosby, Stills, and Nash hit, "Woodstock"? 2: Who stopped writing when her daughter re-entered her life? 3: Who wrote the Bonnie Raitt hit, "That Song About The Midway"? 4: Who wrote the Judy Collins hit, "The Circle Game"? 5: Who wrote the Nazareth hit, "This Flight Tonight"? 6: Who wrote the Boston hit, "Foreplay/Long Time"? 7: Over the years, who hired Herbie Hancock, Steve Stills, Peter Gabriel, Iron Eyes Cody, Vince Mendoza AND Thomas Dolby?! All the best, Jim L'Hommedieu Scroll for the answers. - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- - ---------------- Tom Sholtz wrote "Foreplay/Long Time", just before he ran out of ideas on the first album. Joni did everything else. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:41:06 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: [NortheastJonifest] All your photos NJC Lucy it looks idyllic! They say their inspiration was Tokien's Rivendell ... >I have found a place in the middle of nowhere that sleeps about 16 people and can be hired for the weekend if anyone wants to think about a gathering at some future point. It is in a sleepy corner of the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border and truly fab.. it has its own circle of stones and is riddled with lay lines... It is called Holycombe and if you want to have a look its on www.holycombe.com.< ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:48:24 -0800 From: Lori Fye Subject: (NJC) Best thing on internet radio these days You may know about it already, but I just learned about it from our old friend Buck: www.radioparadise.com They even play Joni from time to time. Lori ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:50:09 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re:recycling paper to print Joni info (now it has Joni content ;-) Kate, I've been doing this for at least a year with my Canon i560 ink jet printer with no apparent problems. Kenny B > From: Kate > Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2006 #38 > > Kenny B: > > > 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. > > With various printers I have used, it was made clear that if you put paper > with a printed side through, as you have been doing, the ink on the other > side will wreck your printer. So I've not done what you're doing. > > Maybe it depends what kind of printer? But anyway, I'd be careful and check > into it before following your lead there! I could cut my paper purchases by > half if I could recycle this way ... as it should be. > > Kate ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 23:37:22 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: Bob comments on my photos Just wanted to let everyone know that Bob Muller has put comments on all my photos (in my Kodak site post http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=7uz5qf0.147dhvjg&x=1&y=n5gcme) describing the performer & the song they did. I had no captions when I sent them in 'cause I wasn't sure of all the names and NEVER could have remembered the songs they did without taking notes. A very sincere THANKS to Bob for his time & effort and... for just being Bob! Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:50:01 -0800 From: Lori Fye Subject: Re: Hi there/New to this list - NJC Just wanted to add my 2 cents and say "WELCOME" to Karen, too! That is ... welcome home. : ) Lori Bay Area, CA ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2006 #47 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------