From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #48 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 Wednesday, February 8 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 048 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Joni quiz, njc [Bob Muller ] Joni at Wembley 83 dvd Vine [Duarte Moniz ] Re: concert comparisons [Bobsart48@aol.com] Ralph McTell's Time's Poems. [Gertus@aol.com] clair hamill and welcome Karen (njc) ["Anne Sandstrom" ] RE: View my photos [Duarte Moniz ] RE: Joni quiz, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" ] Joni collection ["MIKE HICKS" ] =?UTF-8?Q?2006=20MusiCares=20Person=20of=20the=20Year=20?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=94=20James=20Taylor=20njc?= [] RE: Brokeback Mountain njc (contains possible spoiler) ["patrick leader" ] Re: Joni collection [J Kendel Johnson ] Re: Brokeback Mountain njc (contains possible spoiler) [Jerry Notaro ] Costco....This is important and may help some of you out so please read....NJC [BlueForTheRoses@] "Mini-tribute" Feb 13 in Austin [J Kendel Johnson ] Carnegie Tribute and Rockwood events ["Les Irvin" ] Rock on Rockwood - Thursday night in the city [Bob Muller ] Hello and can you help me [Lisa Resnick ] Re: Hello and can you help me ["Gerald A. Notaro" ] Re: Hello and can you help me [Bob Muller ] Sonya Kitchell, first impression, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Re: Joni quiz, njc Lama, you flunked your own quiz! 3. Bonnie's fabulous take on TSATM remains the high bar for the song, but it was never released as a single. Was not a hit. 4. Judy Collins recorded The Circle Game? That's news to me. 7. Joni didn't hire Tom Dolby - he was one of the many outsiders foisted on her by Klein. But you can have the last laugh on me, Jim...Thursday night at Rockwood I commented on Donna's wonderful performance of "I Think I Understand" and said it was from LOTC. I could say that I was under the influence, but I was sober as a judge. That's a 2-point violation on my JMDL license, I'm gonna have to be more careful. Bob NP: Tears For Fears, "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" wrote: 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?! - --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 12:45:46 -0000 From: Duarte Moniz Subject: Joni at Wembley 83 dvd Vine Box of Paints [jamiezubairi@gmail.com] will reoffer soon. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:00:53 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: concert comparisons Debra replied in part: "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 was not at the TNT concert, even though I worked right across the street - wasn't on the JMDL, so didn't know the story. Of course, I saw it on TV and taped it for multiple future viewings/listenings. How was the sound that night ? How long did it last start to finish ? How much was cut from the TV show ? How many other listers were there ? Who ? I also was not at Central Park, but was not overwhelmed by the bootleg - but of course, it was outdoors, and a bootleg. And, I only caught the last hour or so at Wall to Wall. So, my sense of comparison is rather limited. Bobsart ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 09:22:57 EST From: Gertus@aol.com Subject: Ralph McTell's Time's Poems. I've just received a book called Time's Poems. It's a collection of over 200 of Ralph McTell's lyrics and poems. In his introduction, Ralph thanks the guitarists, poets and songwriters who have inspired him. Joni is one of the songwriters and she is in good company:- "Songwiters like Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, James Taylor, Cole Porter, Robert Johnson, Hoagy Carmichael, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, George Gershwin, Joni Mitchell, John Prime, Jake Thackray..." Jacky ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:41:05 -0500 From: "Anne Sandstrom" Subject: clair hamill and welcome Karen (njc) OMG, Jamie!!! I've never heard anyone else mention Clair Hamill (well, not since she came to Boston and played an Passim umpteen years ago). I played her album endlessly! Thanks for the memory! And, welcome Karen. Do we MIND your posting a lot???? Are you kidding?! I'm afraid we've become a bit like ravenous wolves when it comes to new people, new posts, etc. Some of us have been here so long, we've had the same conversations over and over LOLl! It's wonderful that you've joined us. Looking forward to many more posts from you. lots of love, Anne NPIMH: Sidney Gorgeous ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:24:34 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: concert comparisons They should have called me! LOL. Seriously though, I've done a few years of these tributes to Joni (& others) as fundraisers for local music programs & you absolutely have to have something going on between performers. I would tell stories of Joni's life (courtesy of the JMDL archives!) & relate it to the song up next. The audience LOVED these parts because few of them had ever heard these stories. Plus we had Jim Messina (engineer for Joni's first time in the studio with David Crosby prior to her first album) & Tom Rush (most already know the role he played in Joni's career by now) telling their remembrances. The performers at LEAST should have been encouraged to share their inspirations! >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.< ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 16:37:27 -0000 From: Duarte Moniz Subject: RE: View my photos Hi Michael Great photos ! I only recognize Jimmy Scott, Richie Havens and Lou Reed. Jimmy is a fave of mine. Great voice ! Can you tell us more about his performance ? Thanks. Duarte (in Portugal) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 12:35:19 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: RE: Joni quiz, njc Sheesh. Okay, but I still got 4 right. I'll apologize in my weekly batch on Sunday. Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck. All the best, Jim From: Bob Muller [mailto:scjoniguy@yahoo.com] Lama, you flunked your own quiz! 3. Bonnie's fabulous take on TSATM remains the high bar for the song, but it was never released as a single. Was not a hit. 4. Judy Collins recorded The Circle Game? That's news to me. 7. Joni didn't hire Tom Dolby - he was one of the many outsiders foisted on her by Klein. But you can have the last laugh on me, Jim...Thursday night at Rockwood I commented on Donna's wonderful performance of "I Think I Understand" and said it was from LOTC. I could say that I was under the influence, but I was sober as a judge. That's a 2-point violation on my JMDL license, I'm gonna have to be more careful. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:03:36 -0500 From: "MIKE HICKS" Subject: Joni collection I just purchased the Hejira LP, for about the 4th time, as well as two cd's. However, this one is an autographed edition of the original album and cover signed by Joni, Neil Young, and Larry Carlton. I have it in an album frame and it looks great. My room is beginning to look like a Joni receptacle, with all the pictures and memorabilia. The wife is probably getting a little jealous. She's a good sport. Just thought I would share my infatuation with anyone who cares. BTW, I have really enjoyed your coverage of the Joni tribute. It's good elixir for those who must remain. Mike NP: Cat Power - The Greatest ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:17:09 EST From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?2006=20MusiCares=20Person=20of=20the=20Year=20?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=94=20James=20Taylor=20njc?= _http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====&evntI=1740&PageNum =1_ (http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====&evntI=1740&PageNum=1) lots of pics Bruce Springsteen performed "Millworker" ;~) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:18:43 -0500 From: "patrick leader" Subject: RE: Brokeback Mountain njc (contains possible spoiler) mark, i haven't said it enough, but i've loved every word you've written about brokeback mountain. i haven't seen it a second time since i first saw it in its first weekend in new york, but it's haunting me more and more and i'm definitely going to see it again soon. andy towle, at http://towleroad.typepad.com/ has done a wonderful job of collecting lots of brokeback stuff together. he has links to all of the great parody trailers, including 'broke mac mountain' 'brokeback to the future' and 'brokeback top gun' his site also drew my attention to this wonderful essay by daniel mendelsohn. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18712. as i read it, i kind of started to get angry with the author, but by the end i realized that his point is very important. i'd be interested to hear your comments, mark and all. patrick np - john adams, road movies p.s. i've had the pleasure of hearing gustavo santaolalla, the composer of the theme from brokeback, play live recently. he works with the classical composer oswaldo golijov, and on saturday i heard a wonderful song-cycle golijov wrote for dawn upshaw, and santaolalla is prominently featured, and wrote two sections. ****** So I guess I still disagree with you, Jerry. I think 'Brokeback' is a beautifully made, powerful film. Also, something that I maybe didn't address too much before is that I think one of the points it makes is that there are gay people in every walk of life and there are all kinds of gay people. We don't all fit the image that some people may carry in their heads. After seeing the movie again, I have to agree with Vince's take on what was in Ennis's mind when he said 'Jack, I swear..' His daughter was just talking about her wedding and Ennis had asked her 'This roughneck.... he loves you?' I think he was probably thinking, 'Jack, I swear, I loved *you* and if I *could have*, I would have married you' or maybe not marry specifically but something to that effect. Hopefully this will be my last post on this subject. Mark E. in Seattle ****** and patrick says, i hope not. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 10:26:31 -0800 (PST) From: J Kendel Johnson Subject: Re: Joni collection MIKE HICKS wrote: I just purchased the Hejira LP... an autographed edition of the original album and cover signed by Joni, Neil Young, and Larry Carlton. Wow! I think we must see pictures of this! J ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:34:56 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Brokeback Mountain njc (contains possible spoiler) > So I guess I still disagree with you, Jerry. I think 'Brokeback' is a > beautifully made, powerful film. Also, something that I maybe didn't > address too much before is that I think one of the points it makes is that > there are gay people in every walk of life and there are all kinds of gay > people. We don't all fit the image that some people may carry in their > heads. > Well, I said I wouldn't, but when what I said is misrepresented, I must. Never did I indicate that there were different types of gay people. Never did I say I think one is better than the other. Truth be told, I've always had sissy boys as friends, and butch boys as lovers. Never did I say it wasn't a well made, or well acted, or well directed. The only thing I said was that I did not feel for the characters the way others did. I was moved by the short story, but I don't understand what all the brouhaha is over the movie. THAT is what I said. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 10:37:33 -0800 (PST) From: Debra Shea Subject: Re: concert comparisons - --- Bobsart48@aol.com wrote: > I was not at the TNT concert, ... > > How was the sound that night ? > > How long did it last start to finish ? How much was > cut from the TV show ? > > How many other listers were there ? Who ? The sound was good, except for Richard Thompson's Black Crow. I couldn't hear his singing very well on that. Otherwise, it was a big booming enjoyable concert. Nothing was cut for the tv show, not even Cyndi Lauper's extension of her song, which surprised the musicians. It lasted as long as the televised show did. There was a big announcement before it all started about how breaks would be taken occasionally (which on the tv show would be when commercials would be shown), and those two or three minute periods were the only times nothing was happening. Films being shown or people talking at the podium took place while the stage was being rearranged for the next performer. Before it all started, we were also told to be noisily enthusiastic, which wasn't a problem. There were a few listers there, some who haven't posted in a long time and may not be on the list anymore. I'd gotten my ticket from and sat with Wirly Pearl, and I remember seeing Patrick and Kay briefly. After the show, I went backstage and watched some people being interviewed, but couldn't find Joni. There was a lot of press there. I got one of those huge posters of Joni in the black dress with her guitar. My favorite parts of that evening were hearing Cyndi Lauper's sexy redoing of Carey, and hearing Richard Thompson for the first time, doing Woodstock, just him and his guitar in a single spotlight. Very dramatic. The whole show felt like a grand and exciting adventure. And, of course, it was great having Joni in the room and ending the show with her updated world-weary orchestra-backed Both Sides Now. It was a love-fest and everyone seemed happy to be there, audience and performers, too. Debra Shea Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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Davis >>>Budget Analyst >>>U.S. Department of Commerce >>>Room 6839 >>>Office Ph: 202-482-4458 >>>Office Fax: 202-482-5480 >>>E-mail Address: _sdavis@doc.gov_ (mailto:sdavis@doc.gov) >>> >>> >>> >>>____________________________________ >>>Additional information: >>>I checked these articles on the web too, Just click on the the pic of >>>page >>>to see them. >>>Chrissy >>> >>>(http://www1.wxyz.com/wxyz/ys_investigations/article/0,2132,WXYZ_15949_2635 151,00.html) >>> Markups on Generic Prescription Drugs >>>(WXYZ-TV) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 14:05:07 -0800 (PST) From: J Kendel Johnson Subject: "Mini-tribute" Feb 13 in Austin FYI, for anyone who might be attending the Folk Alliance conference in Austin later this week: Monday, Feb 13th, 1:00 pm Joni Mitchell Tribute: SONiA and others TBA! Music Room at the Austin Hilton TBA this Friday. www.folk.org www.marketmonkeys.com/guerilla.html www.soniadf.com J ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:36:45 -0700 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: Carnegie Tribute and Rockwood events Photos have been added to the Carnegie Hall tribute page: http://jonimitchell.com/events/event.cfm?id=166 Can anyone help me with names and photo credits? Many thanks, Les ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:34:35 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Rock on Rockwood - Thursday night in the city Since by now most of you have seen the great pics of the Rockwood Music Hall event, I thought I would submit a write-up to help give a feel for what went down. The event, called "Night In The City" was a fundraiser for Katrina's Paino Fund. I'm not sure of the final total amount raised, but we did pretty good considering you could only fit so many folks into the space. First & foremost, major kudos need to go out to Kay Ashley, who put so much effort into organizing this show. I was honored that she asked me to MC it, and was challenged to orient myself to the performers that I was unfamiliar with; this was for the most part a gathering of NYC singer-songwriters, with a goodly number of out-of-towners and JMDLer's rounding things out. The concert was supposed to start at 11:00 initially, then got bumped to Midnight. I arrived at Rockwood around 11:00, not knowing the size of the venue (it was very intimate, about the size of your basic living room) but nobody I knew was there yet, so I wandered around a bit, eventually finding Zozo's Coffee Shop, where I enjoyed a couple of good cups of java, assuming (correctly) I'd need them for later. Walking back to Rockwood, I was happy to see Scott & Jody crammed in the corner and went in to join them. Shortly thereafter, more and more folks started filtering in and Kay & I got squared away on the order of business. I don't remember the exact starting time, but there was a healthy crowd of JMDLer's, performers, and other patrons who were there to check it out. Joy Askew (who had performed at Joni's jazz in 2000) was supposed to kick things off with Woodstock & Coyote; unfortunately she had some health issues and couldn't make it. A bummer as she was the highlight of the Central Park concert imo, but not a problem as Allison Tartalia was ready to go with a piano-based version of All I Want, a nice way to open the show. She lost her place in the lyrics but recovered nicely and the audience was certainly relaxed enough to just laugh it all away as well. Angela McKenzie was up next and turned in an excellent version of Sex Kills and also Black Crow (?) with Paz playing guitar behind her. John Kelly, the legendary performance artist and Renaiisance Man, graced us with a nice take of For The Roses, accompanying himself on acoustic, and then tried to leave the stage only to return and perform Shadows and Light in a chilling acapella, very in-the-moment performance with many dramatic pauses. It was really cool watching John perform after having only read about him for so long. After John was Lynn Skinner from Denver, accompanied by Bob Schlesinger on piano. Lynn has done several Joni tributes on her own and typically employs a whole orchestra of musicians, and her catalog of songs is very deep. She performed two numbers, For Free and Not To Blame, the latter done to a very dramatic effect, very chilling. It was great to hear Lynn live and it definitely left me wanting for more. Victoria Lavington was next, and she commented that she hadn't been on stage for over a year. You certainly couldn't tell it as her singing was crystal-clear and very emotionally-invested. She sang Blue (with David Lahm on piano) and Conversation (with Kay on acoustic guitar). Towards the end of Conversation, Elizabeth Dotson-Westphalen joined in on trombone (imitating the horns on Joni's own version) and it was a very cool moment. Elizabeth also duetted with David Lahm in an instrumental take on his arrangement of Fiddle and the Drum, and just to prove she can sing as good as she can play the trombone, she performed a wonderful version of Last Time I Saw Richard with David providing exquisite accompaniment. Our own Kay Ashley was next, and she played & sang Night In The City with Victoria & Elizabeth providing backing vocals, and then took a solo turn on A Strange Boy. Kay was her always-excellent self! Lisa Roma from NYC was next, and she sang People's Parties (w/Paz on acoustic) and Woodstock (w/Paz on the Parker Fly/VG8). Michael then took the stage to himself and did Chinese Cafe on piano and Love Puts On A New Face on guitar. As always, Michael made playing and singing seem so effortless. Bryan Thomas had been scheduled in the program earlier but had not arrived - we found out later that he had gone to see his other favorite performer, Prince. He did his electrifying and original version of Black Crow and although the audience was cheering and begging for more, it was not to be. Gary Zack was up next, and he brought a backing track with him from some recent recording sessions and did a great take on Joni's unreleased gem Just Like Me. Very cool to hear this one performed live, and Gary did a great job. Alison Einerson (pronounced "Eee-nerson", not "Eye-nerson") was up next, and turned in a very nice and fun You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio with Paz on guitar. Donna Binkley (aka The Texas Tush) followed and she & I reprised our Jonifest version of John Prine's In Spite Of Ourselves; lots of fun and thanks Donna for the invitation, it was my pleasure. Donna then brought the mood to a more somber tone with a very moving version of I Think I Understand, one of my favorite Joni songs. Kira Lesley, all the way from Portland OR, was up next, and she had performed at the JMDL reception the night before as well. I can't remember the Joni song she played, but Michael played guitar for her. Kira then played guitar and sang an original song called "They Can't Medicate Me", a funny song about resisting a Ritalin-crazed culture. This was to have been the closer for the night, but Kay said that another singer was inspired to perform, so Abby Ray came onstage and performed a really pretty Blue with David Lahm on piano. Whew! Like I said onstage - "Carnegie Hall ain't got SH*T on us!" and everyone who was there will agree; the performances were all excellent and once again the sweet chords of Joni rose up in waxed New York City Halls. Even though it was 3:45 in the morning, several JMDLer's were ready to keep the night going and went to grab something to eat. I was ready to call it a Night (In The City), and I enjoyed the walk back to where I was staying in Chelsea...goodnight, it was a Chelsea morning... Bob NP: Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Behind The Sun" - --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:16:15 -0500 From: "casper56" Subject: Thoughts on the tribute. I went to all 3 and I must say Central Park was my favorite (of course that might be because after several Heinekins when it was over I just strolled backstage and there was Joni sitting all by herself; I went over, introduced myself (I was sort of covering it for Wally at the time) and for the next two hours just gabbed away. It was like we had known eachother for years; incredibly accessible. All the performers were there and Chaka kept coming over and wanting Joni to leave to go to some great club.) Anyway back to this tribute. Even though I was in the front row the sound was great! You could actually here the voices unmiked. Overall though it was a mixed bag. How could you perform and not know the tune or the words to the song, although Jane Siberry did the same thing at Central Pk. on A Strange Boy. Tom Rush's Urge for Going was great; could be because it's one of my favorites. Betty LeVette was great as seems to be the overall concensus. Judy Collins, what a head of hair; loved Shawn Colvin, Cowboy Junkies, Jimmy Scott, even Neil Sedaka. What's up w/ Suzanne Vega? I never really thought her voice was very expressive but this was like "snore". I don't even think she sang the whole song. I felt she and a few others seemed to be rushede.I think others also sang shortened versions, maybe there was a time issue. Anyway it was nice meeting the "listers" AND WHO KNOWS, I HAVE A FEELING WE HAVEN'T HEARD OR SEEN THE LAST OF JONI. IMHO, Chris ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 17:50:30 -0800 (PST) From: Lisa Resnick Subject: Hello and can you help me Hi everybody. I'm new to the list. I've been a Joni fan since the 70's- and my friends complained then that they couldn't shut me up, talking about every Joni song. That was my favorite time period. I saw her perform in Forest Hills when she put out Mingus, but didn't follow her much after that. Discovering this group has me thinking about, and singing her songs again. My Google search for a particular unrecorded album brought me to discovering this group. Maybe someone here can help me find it. I don't know the name of it either. I used to have a tape of Joni singing, presumably in London. Songs I recall were:1- Mr. Green-where she took the best lines of uncompleted songs and put them in one song. I loved this catchy song. 2- London Bridges (falling down...) 3-The Coca Cola Commercial -a play on getting high with lyrics following like "everything's better with Coca Cola" Thanks, Lisa - --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:19:21 -0500 (EST) From: "Gerald A. Notaro" Subject: Re: Hello and can you help me Those are, I believe (I'm at work and not at home where I have these), the 2nd Fret recordings, which have been bootlegged under various names over the years. They were recorded in Philadelphia in 1967. Jerry Lisa Resnick wrote: > Hi everybody. I'm new to the list. I've been a Joni fan since the 70's- > and my friends complained then that they couldn't shut me up, talking > about every Joni song. That was my favorite time period. I saw her perform > in Forest Hills when she put out Mingus, but didn't follow her much after > that. > Discovering this group has me thinking about, and singing her songs > again. > My Google search for a particular unrecorded album brought me to > discovering this group. Maybe someone here can help me find it. I don't > know the name of it either. > I used to have a tape of Joni singing, presumably in London. > Songs I recall were:1- Mr. Green-where she took the best lines of > uncompleted songs and put them in one song. I loved this catchy song. > 2- London Bridges (falling down...) > 3-The Coca Cola Commercial -a play on getting high with lyrics following > like "everything's better with Coca Cola" > Thanks, Lisa > > > --------------------------------- > Brings words and photos together (easily) with > PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:10:01 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Hello and can you help me Jerry is correct, Lisa - and the song you were thinking of is not Mr. Green but rather Mr. Blue. Let me know if you need copies of these recordings to add to your Joni collection. Bob NP (Now Playing): REM, "Leave" - --------------------------------- Bring words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with your Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 23:13:49 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Sonya Kitchell, first impression, njc First impression: She's pretty (for someone who could be my granddaughter). Second impression: At the beginning of "Fly Away", she breathes into notes just like Jenny Goodspeed. She's got a carmel-chocolate tone, like Nora Jones too. I could listen to this voice for an hour, yeah. Third impression: She looks like a different person on every page of her site. "Print media" is gonna love her. Fourth impression: She ain't coming within 100 miles of here anytime soon. Jim L'Hommedieu Muller said, >You can check out Sonya Kitchell here: http://www.sonyakitchell.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 00:01:55 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: concert comparisons Debra answered all my questions, finishing: "My favorite parts of that evening were hearing Cyndi Lauper's sexy redoing of Carey, and hearing Richard Thompson for the first time, doing Woodstock, just him and his guitar in a single spotlight. Very dramatic. The whole show felt like a grand and exciting adventure. And, of course, it was great having Joni in the room and ending the show with her updated world-weary orchestra-backed Both Sides Now. It was a love-fest and everyone seemed happy to be there, audience and performers, too." Thanks very much for taking me there with your full reply, Debra. It was, then, as I have imagined it (with even less in terms of TV interruption than I would have expected). In the immortal words of Roberto De Vicenzo, "I am a stupid" - for having missed it :-) Bobsart ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:23:29 -0800 (PST) From: J Kendel Johnson Subject: Re: Sonya Kitchell, first impression, njc "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" wrote: She's got a carmel-chocolate tone, like Nora Jones too. I could listen to this voice for an hour, yeah. Funny Jim should mention Nora. My friend Christina and I went to The Living Room Thursday night, but arrived too late to catch Sonya's set. Still, we were curious about the venue, so we went on in. Just as I approached the velvet curtains separating the front bar from the back music room, Nora Jones parted the curtains and stepped out from between them! I tried to be cool, but my eyes got big as saucers, I know. Have other folks mentioned seeing her there? I haven't been able to read everything on the list since the NYC tribute. J ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 02:04:23 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Re: Sonya Kitchell, first impression, njc I didn't see Nora Jones there, but would've loved to! Are you serious? I've liked Nora's stuff to date, especially her duet with Ray Charles. Joni's said she likes Nora's work, too. And you know what a rare compliment that is. I did get to have all kinds of quality time with Sonya Kitchell at the Living Room in NYC that night though. Before and after her 9 o'clock set. We ten or so JMDLers got to the venue bit early. I decided upstairs in the pool room area would be a cool place to hang until we could be seated for the show. Like clockwork, there's Sonya Kitchell, sitting pretty on a couch with her band mulling over their setlist. I smiled to myself and hand-signaled for Paz and Cassy to come join me upstairs, while hoping they could lip-read my saying: "She's up here..." So, we played it cool and had our cocktails on an adjacent couch, just taking in the Living Room really and chilling amongst ourselves. By and by we introduced ourselves and exchanged various pleasantries about Carnegie, her burgeoning career, Starbucks, etc. She is really a total sweetie pie...humble, engaging, cheerful, respectful, funny, soulful and a prodigy/genius in my opinion. Their set was really very special and intimate and musically proficient. The keyboard kid was brooding and intense, playing with emotion and his eyes closed most of the time, tuned in to Sonya and the rest of the band. Sonya's not only a great singer, but I also found her guitar skills quite advanced. She was all over the neck of her guitar playing bar-chords and leads with relative ease. Her stage presence was palpably cool, but she was self-effacing and "this is a piece of cake" at ease. The 11 or so of us JMDLers, who were sitting way up close to the stage, engaged in friendly banter with her throughout the show. One of Sonya's people came by our table and gave us all pins with Sonya's likeness on them. And in synchro, the pins he gave us were the same size, color and profile angle as the Joni badges Cassy had made to commemorate the Joni Tribute, and which we were all wearing at the time. That was bizarre. But I had gotten used to such curiosities things, as it was happening 24-7 in New York during this Jonifest. I think Cassy might have gotten some photos of the set that night. After the show more hanging with Sonya as she simply blended with the Living Room crowd....giving hugs, chewing the fat and signing CDs. I bought both her discs and had her sign them to "Julius." The writing looks like a very young lady's and she dotted her "i" with the shape of a heart, just like a little girl. But both her CDs are excellent by any standard, and this young woman is super-musically mature. The first one was recorded when she was...13 years old. The quality is superior, even though she tried to steer me mostly to her new disc. Her humility is so refreshing I could cry. Didn't though. Smiled...alot. Sonya Kitchell. Super-nice person and excellent musician. Pure joy, she is. I caught a rising star. I'm certain of it. Her music sends me. - -Julius In a message dated 2/7/06 9:50:20 PM, jkendel2002@yahoo.com writes: > "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" wrote: She's got a > carmel-chocolate tone, like Nora > Jones too. I could listen to this voice for an hour, yeah. > > Funny Jim should mention Nora. My friend Christina and I went to The Living > Room Thursday night, but arrived too late to catch Sonya's set. Still, we > were curious about the venue, so we went on in. > > Just as I approached the velvet curtains separating the front bar from the > back music room, Nora Jones parted the curtains and stepped out from between > them! I tried to be cool, but my eyes got big as saucers, I know. > > Have other folks mentioned seeing her there? I haven't been able to read > everything on the list since the NYC tribute. > > J ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:37:28 -0800 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: Costco....This is important and may help some of you out so please read....NJC - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 12:41 PM Subject: Costco....This is important and may help some of you out so please read....NJC Please do a little research before sending this kind of stuff. http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_prescription_drugs.htm Thank you. - -- Marks partner Travis In Shoreline Washington ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2006 #48 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------