From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #135 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 Friday, April 7 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 135 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Not much going on in Saskatchewan? Wrong. (NJC) ["Lori Fye" ] S&L CD (cont.) [] Re: NYC (RE: BREAKING NEWS) NJC [Catherine McKay ] anger management njc ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: Catherine and carpal tunnel njc [Smurf ] "Shadows And Light" on CD [] Re: NYC (RE: BREAKING NEWS) NJC ["mike pritchard" ] Re: NYC (RE: BREAKING NEWS) NJC [Catherine McKay ] RE: "Shadows And Light" on CD ["Richard Flynn" ] (NJC) Pink - "I'm Not Dead" ["Lori Fye" ] Re: "Shadows And Light" on CD [merk54@aol.com] njc, Sonya Kitchell on your TV set ["Patti Parlette" ] Re: Most Valuable Joni Item [Bob Muller ] Re: Bush blah blah (njc) [Victor Johnson ] Re: love, njc [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: Most Valuable Joni Item ["Lori Fye" ] Re: Bush blah blah (njc) ["Lori Fye" ] Re: "Shadows And Light" on CD [Bob Muller ] njc, anger toward Bush, or Wild Things Run Fast ["Richard Flynn" ] re: Joni guitar licks ["c Karma" ] Joni at the Duplex ["Marianne Rizzo" ] Re: (NJC) Pink - "I'm Not Dead" [Catherine McKay ] Re: Most Valuable Joni Item now njc [Catherine McKay ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:15:24 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: Not much going on in Saskatchewan? Wrong. (NJC) > people would certainly clear a dance floor to go outside > and watch a rainstorm coming in, especially if we haven't had any for a > while. > Bree, I didn't take offence at your off-the-cuff characterization of prairie > weather or lifestyle ... but it is a too-common illusion I couldn't let pass > without saying something. There is plenty going on ... I guess it's because > people are people, wherever they are. Kate, thank you for your wonderful description of prairie life. I wanted to answer Bree, but didn't quite have the words and don't really feel qualified anyway as I do not live on the prairie anymore. You describe it perfectly! As I've mentioned many times here, I lived on the prairies of far northwestern North Dakota and far northeastern Montana (actually pretty much right on the state line) when I was 19 and 20 years old. I thought I hated it then ... interesting that a number of my strongest and more enduring friendships were born during that time. I returned to those prairies in July of last year, for the first time since leaving in 1979. Several of those long-time friends accompanied me (we were attending a reunion for the old "air base" there), and I made some new friends as well, in particular the news editor of the Divide County (ND) newspaper. Since my visit, she and I have acquired a habit of corresponding a number of times nearly every day (between and during our games of online Scrabble). I've discovered within myself a deep fondness for the prairies, even an ache. I really want to live there again, despite the wicked winters. Nevermind the low, low, low cost of living and the general pleasant nature of the people (yes, even though we're talking about "red" states!) -- there's just a peacefulness there that I haven't experienced in many other places. Hoping to move back to Crosby or Fortuna ND, or to Westby MT one day, where I can join the neighbors in clearing a dance floor, Lori ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:39:11 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: Not much going on in Saskatchewan? Wrong. (NJC) Catherine wrote: > There is definitely something to be said for living - and working - outside the city. Ya know, they are GIVING AWAY land in Crosby, ND. Honest. Of course the lots aren't the greatest, and you do have to build upon the lot within a year, but it's still free land in a town of 1,201 people. It's about a 25 minute drive (if that) to the border of Saskatchewan. www.crosbynd.com Don't everyone rush at once. ; ) And look! My friend Cecile has written about the "Loose Change" video in her column this week! http://www.crosbynd.com/journal/columnists/Cecile.htm There IS hope in the "red" state of ND! (Feel free to contact me offlist for the column's text if the subject matter has changed by the time you visit the link. The newspaper doesn't yet archive its online material.) Lori ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:46:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Catherine and carpal tunnel njc Hey, there's gross icky body-related stuff in the e-mail below, so that's a warning to the squeamish and a tease to those that love icky things. - --- mack watson-bush wrote: > --I'll give it a shot Catherine and you can do what > you will with the info. > Have had two friends that have actually had the > surgery to correct the > condition. One said it really helped her, the other > said it didn't help at > all. My Dad had the surgery going back a number of years. They don't have to put you under. They just use a local and that's all right. There's a minor incision on the hand and they follow a line that's already there (if I remember right) and you just have a bandage over it for a while. Maybe now they use lasers - - this was probably 10 yrs ago. I'm not even sure it's CTS and should check with the pillpusher first ;-) In my more paranoid moments, I wonder if I'm developing Parkinsons or MS - but I've been doing a lot of physical work (painting, plastering & hammering) and now that that stuff is over, maybe I just need a bit of a rest! >I have always thought I had the oddest body > and it seemed as if I am > different body types rolled into one. Don't know > exactly what heredity or > God was trying to accomplish. 6'1" tall, thin. > Have always been thin. > Pretty big body frame but very thin ankles and > wrists. I have never seen > another man my size with wrists this thin. Although > I have small hands I > can put my entire hand around my wrists. No > comments, they aren't > particularly limp. When younger and playing a lot > of tennis and basketball > the wrists would get sore and often injured. Seemed > as if they were always > sore and bending them always caused pain. In my > 20's and waiting tables I > served with my left hand and carried my trays with > the right. The left > wrist became increasingly bothersome and painful. Yeah, well I used to be short and thinnish. Now I'm short and fat and getting fatter by the minute, apparently. But I've got very thin ankles and if I get much fatter, I'll probably break my own ankle bones just by standing on them. Ever wonder about some of this weird genetic shit? God must be a boogie man! If I've got long thin feet and skinny ankles, why couldn't I have ended up 5'10" and thin? Wah! > After a while I developed > a lump on the inner wrist. Not red, just a quarter > sized lump that was > mushy. I could push it down and it would return. > Very unsightly and > embarrassing. I went to the dr. and he took a > syringe and pulled out a lot > of fluid like looked like and had the texture of > dippity doo. It would, > invariably, return after a while and I would return > for another drain > session. The last time it showed up I happened to > be stoned and sitting at > my desk. Out of anger I raised my arm and slammed > the lump into the desk > and flattened it. Believe it or not, it never came > back. Not advocating > the action, it hurt. Was it a sebaceous cyst? I've gotten rid of one in a similar way. Maybe a bursa of some kind? My sister did her own surgery on a skin tag she had on her nose, because our health insurance wouldn't cover it as "cosmetic", despite the fact that it was on her face and quite noticeable. So, she sterilized a pair of nail clippers and cut the sucker off herself and then applied pressure. For all I know she may have cauterized it herself (with a cigarette butt?) She did a very good job too! Like you, I would strongly advise against doing this at home, but there are times you just gotta deal with something RIGHT NOW. Though the lump was gone, the > pain was not and still > hurts when I type, as now, or bend the joint. > Working as a nurse, we do the > repetitive kind of things that irritate the > condition, such as pulling > charts from the rack behind us and hurling them onto > the desk, picking up O2 > tanks, etc. The past few years the right arm has > joined in and hurts a lot > too. I am scared of surgery and anesthesia, never > yet having to have either > so will not do the surgery. The one thing that does > help a lot with the > pain is wrist braces'. You can buy them at the > pharmacy and they hold the > arm in good position and take away much of the pain. > The only other thing > that really helps is to do my best to not use them > too much and not to put > too much stress on that joint. > I have a wrist brace at home somewhere - I just have to find it, or I could buy a new one, but I'm cheap. I had really bad CTS when I was pregnant with my first kid - so bad, I couldn't feel anything in my hands and was always dropping things, especially small things like coins, subway tokens and candies. Fortunately it went away as soon as she was born, but it does come back from time to time when I'm doing really repetitive hand things - typing (I should learn to economize words!), driving, sometimes playing the guitar. Now, how about the insomnia? :-) Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:45:43 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: ITMFA! (njc) >What! And make Dick Cheney President?< IMO he has always been the real president, the one with the real power & intelligence as dark & demented as it may be ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 23:04:32 +0300 (EEST) From: Subject: S&L CD (cont.) Hi I noticed lots of sellers on eBay have the S&L 2xCD. They look like shops actually because it's a kind of standard bulk listing... I noticed the track listing is identical to my 2xLP, but if the details are correct, the total time is less than what's on my vinyls... I once made a tape of the 2xLP and made a note that the length is just over 84 minutes - the 2xCD (listed as Elektra 075596059022) is only: "1hr 12min 26sec". Looks like a mistake in the listing, but can anyone confirm it one way or the other....? - --jussi ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 16:12:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: NYC (RE: BREAKING NEWS) NJC - --- dsknyc05 wrote: > In person I don't do nearly as > much speechifying as I do when writing. (Or at least > that's how I see it; listeners may feel differently > about that.) It takes strong emotions about a > subject > to get me started, so I used to do a lot of > listening. Ha ha. I have to break in here to say, "Me too." I hardly say a word in person (most of the time), but give me a pencil, pen or keyboard and I'm off to the races. I figure it has something to do with being the middle child of five and never being able to get a word in edgewise. No one can interrupt you when you've got something in writing. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:15:22 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: anger management njc Enjoying the miraculous beauty of nature & amazing healing properties of animals & children, playing music with friends, hanging out (real time or media induced) with people who make me laugh, & likewise avoiding those who irritate me, exercise, eating healthy foods, writing writing writing, counting my blessings, & there may be more... I've heard it said that depression is anger turned inside, & also that anger is the expression of the core issue of fear... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:48:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Smurf Subject: Re: Catherine and carpal tunnel njc Catherine asks: Now, how about the insomnia? :-) Smurf answers: Physical exhaustion. XO, --Smurf, who appears to be writing about himself in the third person again . . . - --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1"/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:49:15 +0300 (EEST) From: Subject: "Shadows And Light" on CD Hi I have "Shadows And Light" on 2xLP, but I am looking into buying it on a more playable format, meaning CD and/or DVD. I tried finding information about the formats but now I'm all confused... Am I right to think that there is no one format (audio or video) that has the complete track selection? I am aware of the 1xCD that omits some tracks and also of the DVD that omits different tracks, but adds "Raised On Robbery" and "Jaco's Solo". I suppose the older VHS and LD's are identical to DVD? Then there's a Japanese 2xCD set and a more recent U.S. (?) counterpart. Is the U.S. set remastered and does it sound better? Any differences in artwork worth mentioning? What about the chatter between tracks? I remember reading somewhere that the formats differ in that aspect as well. Is there someone out there that could tell me which format has what? - --jussi ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:53:18 +0200 From: "mike pritchard" Subject: Re: NYC (RE: BREAKING NEWS) NJC So the telephone hasn't reached Toronto yet? m i b - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine McKay" To: "dsknyc05" ; "mike pritchard" ; "list" Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 10:12 PM Subject: Re: NYC (RE: BREAKING NEWS) NJC > > --- dsknyc05 wrote: > > In person I don't do nearly as > > much speechifying as I do when writing. (Or at least > > that's how I see it; listeners may feel differently > > about that.) It takes strong emotions about a > > subject > > to get me started, so I used to do a lot of > > listening. > > Ha ha. I have to break in here to say, "Me too." I > hardly say a word in person (most of the time), but > give me a pencil, pen or keyboard and I'm off to the > races. I figure it has something to do with being the > middle child of five and never being able to get a > word in edgewise. No one can interrupt you when you've > got something in writing. > > > Catherine > Toronto > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:04:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: NYC (RE: BREAKING NEWS) NJC I hate the phone. Usually won't even answer it at home. It's usually either for my kids, or from someone trying to sell me something, or it's my ex! Why would I want to answer the phone?? - --- mike pritchard wrote: > So the telephone hasn't reached Toronto yet? > m i b > Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:27:51 -0400 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: "Shadows And Light" on CD This looks like your best bet and it's cheap: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002GXI/ I haven't done a back to back comparison with my vinyl, but with 2 discs, it should be complete. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of jus_puk@surfeu.fi Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 3:49 PM To: joni@smoe.org Subject: "Shadows And Light" on CD Hi I have "Shadows And Light" on 2xLP, but I am looking into buying it on a more playable format, meaning CD and/or DVD. I tried finding information about the formats but now I'm all confused... Am I right to think that there is no one format (audio or video) that has the complete track selection? I am aware of the 1xCD that omits some tracks and also of the DVD that omits different tracks, but adds "Raised On Robbery" and "Jaco's Solo". I suppose the older VHS and LD's are identical to DVD? Then there's a Japanese 2xCD set and a more recent U.S. (?) counterpart. Is the U.S. set remastered and does it sound better? Any differences in artwork worth mentioning? What about the chatter between tracks? I remember reading somewhere that the formats differ in that aspect as well. Is there someone out there that could tell me which format has what? - --jussi ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 14:25:02 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: (NJC) Pink - "I'm Not Dead" Okay, I've listened to this album at least 7 times this morning, and it's friggin' EXCELLENT. My recommendation: go tonight to your local record store (or get online right now) and buy it. Buy more than one, and give it to a friend. (I took a risk last night and bought 2 copies, and I'm glad I did. I may buy more copies yet. It's by turns danceable, angry, funny, poignant, smart, inspired, toe-tappingly listenable, rockin' ... great stuff. Yes, Pink curses on some of the songs, but it works. If not for that, I'd buy a copy for my 13 year old niece, and I might just ask her mom it it's okay anyway. Lori, talking about MUSIC!! >; ) NP: Pink, "Stupid Girls" What happened to the dreams of a girl president She's dancing in the video next to 50 Cent They travel in packs of two or three With their itsy bitsy doggies and their teeny-weeny tees Where, oh where, have the smart people gone? Oh where, oh where could they be? Maybe if I act like that, that guy will call me back What a paparazzi girl, I don't wanna be a stupid girl Baby if I act like that, flipping my blonde hair back Push up my bra like that, I don't wanna be a stupid girl - - copyright Pink, et al, 2006 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 18:01:56 -0400 From: merk54@aol.com Subject: Re: "Shadows And Light" on CD Not to make a confusing situation even more so, but I remember having S&L on cd (made from the LPs) which I listened to for years. When it finally came out on CD, I remember being shocked while listening to it because I thought one of the songs was a completely different version (sorry - I can't remember which one). It might just be drastically remixed, but the difference was obvious, and if I recall, it was most noticible in the lead guitar. Another friend also noticed the difference. I have never gone back and done song by song comparisons to prove this, but I definitely believe this to be the case. Does anyone else recall noticing this and if so, what song was it? Jack - -----Original Message----- From: Richard Flynn To: jus_puk@surfeu.fi; joni@smoe.org Sent: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:27:51 -0400 Subject: RE: "Shadows And Light" on CD This looks like your best bet and it's cheap: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002GXI/ I haven't done a back to back comparison with my vinyl, but with 2 discs, it should be complete. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of jus_puk@surfeu.fi Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 3:49 PM To: joni@smoe.org Subject: "Shadows And Light" on CD Hi I have "Shadows And Light" on 2xLP, but I am looking into buying it on a more playable format, meaning CD and/or DVD. I tried finding information about the formats but now I'm all confused... Am I right to think that there is no one format (audio or video) that has the complete track selection? I am aware of the 1xCD that omits some tracks and also of the DVD that omits different tracks, but adds "Raised On Robbery" and "Jaco's Solo". I suppose the older VHS and LD's are identical to DVD? Then there's a Japanese 2xCD set and a more recent U.S. (?) counterpart. Is the U.S. set remastered and does it sound better? Any differences in artwork worth mentioning? What about the chatter between tracks? I remember reading somewhere that the formats differ in that aspect as well. Is there someone out there that could tell me which format has what? - --jussi ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 22:16:32 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, Sonya Kitchell on your TV set For Sonya Kitchell fans here (Hi Julius!): I just read this in the "Jazz Notes" section of my local newspaper: "Sonya Kitchell, the 17-year old singer/songwiter from Western Massachusetts, makes her network TV debut Tuesday night on CBS's 'The Late Show with David Letterman'." I hope she mentions Joni! Love, Patti P., heading out to start fights in bars. LOL, Em! I don't know if you *meant* for that to be funny but it totally cracked me up. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 22:27:26 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, anger toward Bush For what's it worth, if you're angry at Bush and you know it, you can write to him here, and a copy of your message will go to your senators and your congress(wo)man: http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=20608&afccode=n39jnb Love (again), Patti P. -- if you want me I'll be in the bar, starting fights! (Still laughing out loud on that one!) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:54:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Most Valuable Joni Item > Why would anyone in their right mind want to > pay through the nose for GOLD > version of WTRF? I remember being in Best Buy way back when, and I saw a table with ten or so of them, selling for $4.95 each. Wish I had had the good sense to snatch them up, but since it was before ebay, jmdl, etc. I had no idea. Bob, big time WTRF fan NP: Ani, "Grey" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:08:08 -0400 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: Bush blah blah (njc) < Subject: Re: Most Valuable Joni Item > Why would anyone in their right mind want to pay through the nose for GOLD > version of WTRF? I just remembered I have one of those! An old gf bought it for me as a birthday gift, I believe. It's purty. Don't know what she paid for it, but she worked for Camelot Music at the time. Lori, who enjoys WTRF from time to time ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 16:30:51 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: Bush blah blah (njc) Victor, with the right attitude about it, writes: > Actually that's NOT really an option because then one only gets email > relating to Joni, excluding any other music related email, which > would defeat the whole purpose of switching. > > Victor, who finds most of this rather amusing... Then I guess the perpetually offended (it's fun to be able to use that phrase for a change) are back to choosing between Delete and Scroll. ; ) Lori NP: Pink, "Long Way To Happy" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 16:39:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: "Shadows And Light" on CD Hi Jussi - always glad to see a message from you. I love S&L, and I have the 2-CD version. I had the LP release as well, and I couldn't tell you if anything from the 2-CD release is short of the original content - sounds like it's all there to me. Looks like the DVD omits "Don's Solo", "Dreamland", "God Must Be A Boogie Man" & "Woodstock" contained on the CD BUT the DVD contains "Jaco's Solo" & "Raised On Robbery" that's not on the CD and wasn't on the vinyl. So my advice - get 'em both! Bob NP: Peter Case, "Put Down The Gun" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 20:08:29 -0400 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: njc, anger toward Bush, or Wild Things Run Fast Patti Wrote: For what's it worth, Richard writes: There's somethin' happenin' here What it is ain't exactly clear Patti wrote: if you're angry at Bush and you know it, Richard writes: Clap your hands! Patti wrote: you can write to him here, and a copy of your message will go to your senators and your congress(wo)man Richard writes: Or I could just walk out on my back porch and complain real loud (we have two of the most conservative Republican senators in my state; hence, the glass half-empty syndrome.) Patti wrote: Love (again), Richard writes: Love you back (again) Patti writes: if you want me I'll be in the bar, starting fights! (Still laughing out loud on that one!) Richard writes I could drink a case of you And I would still be on my feet Bob Muller writes: big time WTRF fan Richard writes: I have a weakness for WTRF, too But not 10 CDs worth for $49.50, plus tax, title and dealer prep. However, if you have any left, maybe we could work something out for one of them. What makes you run? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:27:02 -0400 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: questions I am wondering about Joni''s references to questions. . . .. of any kind. I don't feel like looking it up. . . . and after all, I have YOU. What are any of Joni's references to *questions (of any kind)? Thanks. Marianne _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 00:33:22 +0000 From: "c Karma" Subject: re: Joni guitar licks Dave wrote: "To which I must add the opening riff of Coyote. I get this rush of excitement knowing that the wonderful ride of the whole Hejira album is about to unfold." The Rolling Stones seem to agree with you wholeheartedly since Richards ripped it intact for "Waiting on a Friend" (see "Tattoo You"). Wonder if he used the same open tuning? The second side of that record being as good an R&B recording as ever made. Some are probably asking, "what's a second side?" I often miss the theatricality inherent in framing LPs for turntable playing. There needed to be a pace that required a certain art in sequencing. It was especially difficult for double albums, designed to be played in side order. In my mind, that's what made "Shadows and Light" and "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" all the more brilliant. CC ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:04:11 -0400 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: Joni at the Duplex This sounds good! Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 11:43:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "Gerald A. Notaro" Subject: Joni at the Duplex Tales of Joni: The Storefront Sings Mitchell Presented April 23 & 30 by BWW News Desk The Storefront has announced plans for its second production of 2006. Tales of Joni: The Storefront Sings Mitchell will be presented on Sundays, April 23rd and 30th at 7pm at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre (61 Christopher St., in the heart of New Yorks West Village). Tales of Joni follows on the success of We Miss Nancy: The Storefront Sings LaMott, which was presented in both 2005 and 2006. A stellar array of theatre and cabaret performers will present Mitchells work over the course of the two evenings. Included in the cast will be: Todd Almond, Lisa Asher, Bobby Belfry, Jeff Blumenkrantz (Broadways Urban Cowboy), Pamela Bob, Jarrod Cafaro (Naked Boys Singing), Nick Cearley, Brandon Cutrell, Sarajean Devenport, Baby Jane Dexter, Tim DiPasqua, Suzanne Fiore, Michael Holland, Karen Mack, Liz McCartney (Broadways Taboo), Brian Nash, Kate Pazakis, Ricky Ritzel, Gabrielle Stravelli and Rachel Ulanet. Tales of Joni will be produced and directed by Phil Geoffrey Bond, with Musical Direction by Ray Fellman. "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century. Uncompromising and iconoclastic, Mitchell confounded expectations at every turn; restlessly innovative, her music evolved from deeply personal folk stylings into pop, jazz, avant-garde and even world music, presaging the multicultural experimentation of the 1980s and 1990s by over a decade," state press notes. Mitchell began her rise to acclaim as singer of folk-rock music beginning in the mid-sixties. In addition, she also found success writing songs for other singers--"Both Sides Now" was a hit for Judy Collins, "Eastern Rain" for Fairport Convention" and "The Circle Game" for Tom Rush. Earning a cult following, her 1969 sophomore effort, "Clouds," reached the Top 40, while 1970's "Ladies of the Canyon" sold even better on the strength of the single "Big Yellow Taxi." It also included her anthemic composition, "Woodstock," a major hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. She reached her apex of commercial and critical approval with her landmark 1971 record Blue. Stylistic experimentation would mark follow-up albums such as "For the Roses," "Court and Spark," "Miles of Aisles," "The Hissing of Summer Lawns," "Hejira" and "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter," among others. Mitchell returned to pop territory for 1982's "Wild Things Run Fast;" the first single, a cover of the Elvis Presley hit "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care," became her first chart single in eight years. Mitchell made a move into electronic sounds with 1988's "Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm," featuring guests Peter Gabriel, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty and Billy Idol. Albums since include "Night Ride Home," "Taming the Tiger" and "Both Sides Now." Mitchell has announced that 2002's "Travelogue" will be her last album, as she intended to retire. Fortunately, she later renounced those plans. There is a $12 cover charge ($10 for members of MAC and Cabaret Hotline Online), as well as a two-drink minimum. Credit cards are accepted, and no one under 21 will be permitted. For reservations, please call 212.255.5438. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 21:25:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: (NJC) Pink - "I'm Not Dead" - --- Lori Fye wrote: > Okay, I've listened to this album at least 7 times > this morning, and it's > friggin' EXCELLENT. > > My recommendation: go tonight to your local record > store (or get online > right now) and buy it. Buy more than one, > and give it to a friend. (I took a risk last night > and bought 2 copies, and > I'm glad I did. I may buy more copies yet. > > It's by turns danceable, angry, funny, poignant, > smart, inspired, > toe-tappingly listenable, rockin' ... great stuff. > > Yes, Pink curses on some of the songs, but it works. > If not for that, I'd > buy a copy for my 13 year old niece, and I > might just ask her mom it it's okay anyway. > > Lori, > talking about MUSIC!! >; ) > I've always had this feeling about Pink. She comes across as very smart. They were just interviewing her on MuchMusic (Sarah's watching and I can hear from here) and yep, she gots a brain. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 21:32:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Most Valuable Joni Item now njc - --- Bob Muller wrote: > NP: Ani, "Grey" Ani, too, has carpal tunnel syndrome. WTF is a gold album and why should anyone care? Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:01:56 -0400 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: (NJC) Pink - "I'm Not Dead" OK--I've had both Neko Case's "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" and Cat Power's "The Greatest" in heavy rotation the past couple of days. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Catherine McKay Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:26 PM To: Lori Fye; joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: (NJC) Pink - "I'm Not Dead" - --- Lori Fye wrote: > Okay, I've listened to this album at least 7 times > this morning, and it's > friggin' EXCELLENT. > > My recommendation: go tonight to your local record > store (or get online > right now) and buy it. Buy more than one, > and give it to a friend. (I took a risk last night > and bought 2 copies, and > I'm glad I did. I may buy more copies yet. > > It's by turns danceable, angry, funny, poignant, > smart, inspired, > toe-tappingly listenable, rockin' ... great stuff. > > Yes, Pink curses on some of the songs, but it works. > If not for that, I'd > buy a copy for my 13 year old niece, and I > might just ask her mom it it's okay anyway. > > Lori, > talking about MUSIC!! >; ) > I've always had this feeling about Pink. She comes across as very smart. They were just interviewing her on MuchMusic (Sarah's watching and I can hear from here) and yep, she gots a brain. Catherine Toronto - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --- Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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