From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #139 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 Sunday, April 9 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 139 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Joni tribute podcast ["ron" ] does anyone know of any websites that sell joni mitchell merchandise? [RZ] Re: does anyone know of any websites that sell joni mitchell merchandise? ["ron" ] Re: birth order, njc [Smurf ] Re: birth order, njc [Catherine McKay ] Re: birth order / Rufus -- njc [Smurf ] Re: birth order, njc ["Gerald A. Notaro" ] Re: ok this is weird ["Michael Flaherty" ] Re: Joni musings via Adi Braun and Sara Gazarek [Bob Muller ] Re: does anyone know of any websites that sell joni mitchell merchandise? [Bob Muller ] Re: njc, R.I.P. Gene Pitney ["Gerald A. Notaro" ] Re: NJC Left-wing political content: Will the US use nuclear weapons against Iran? [Doug ] Actual Writings from Hospital Charts, njc [LCStanley7@aol.com] Counting Crows NJC [Bryan ] Carpal tunnel, etc., - try these NJC [Bryan ] RE: birth order / Rufus -- njc ["Azeem" ] Guardian article (Big Yellow Taxi - Joni) [OzWoman321@aol.com] njc, correction ["Patti Parlette" ] RE: njc, correction ["Bree Mcdonough" ] RE: Joni questions/commands ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: njc, correction [Randy Remote ] Re: birth order, njc [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: birth order / Rufus / funny lyrics -- njc [Smurf ] Re: birth order / Rufus -- njc [Em ] write up about rickie lee jones with a small joni mention sjc [mags h ] Re: birth order / Rufus / funny lyrics -- njc [Randy Remote ] Re: Joni and P's -- Peridots and Periwinkles ["Patti Parlette" ] important gig- song suggestions? njc ["Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: Joni tribute podcast hi >>>>marianne wrote > not that I really know what a pod cast is. .do I need an ipod for this. I > don't have one. no - you dont need an ipod. just some software to download it & play it back. i guess there may be other software you can use but i normally use itunes which can be downloaded free from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ ron np - susan cowsill - crescent city snow ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 06:29:59 EDT From: RZA666ODB@aol.com Subject: does anyone know of any websites that sell joni mitchell merchandise? besides ebay, i would like to know of anywhere else i would be able to buy joni mitchell merch. links to sites that sell joni t-shirts would be especially great, but anything else joni-related would also be much appreciated. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 13:32:02 +0200 From: "ron" Subject: Re: does anyone know of any websites that sell joni mitchell merchandise? hi >>>somebody wrote >>>>>>>links to sites that sell joni t-shirts would be especially great, but >>>>>>>anything else joni-related would also be much appreciated. wolfgangs vault have got "last waltz" t shirts (but nothing specifically joni) & a lot of photos, prints, posters, tickets etc http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/ http://www.djtees.com/tshop/store/listItems.asp has a couple of t shirts - but nothibg to rave about & if the budget is big enough you can get some great photographs by henry diltz http://www.morrisonhotelgallery.com ron ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 13:35:40 +0200 From: "ron" Subject: Re: does anyone know of any websites that sell joni mitchell merchandise? hi >>>someone wrote >>> great, but anything else joni-related would also be much appreciated. sorry - i forgot the joni mitchell designed greeting cards http://www.warchild.ca/merchandise_cards.asp ron ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 07:38:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: birth order, njc - --- Marianne Rizzo wrote: > you could write a song of the oldest child. . FIRST BORN (words and music by Kate McGarrigle/Garden Court Music ASCAP) The silver spoon's in the mouth Baby clothes are baby-blue Nothing's ever handed down Everything's brand new Newspaper notices heralding that great event Daddy's buddies send the flowers Mother's friends have baby showers Welcoming that Heaven sent That first born son is always the one The first to be called and the last to come He's his mother's favorite, his grandmother's too He'll break their hearts and he'll break yours too For he's the first to creep and the first to crawl The first to walk and the first to fall Every bruise is kissed, every cry is heard Every doubt's cast out with a soothing word 'Cause he's that first born son, he's that special one No matter what comes next, no matter what comes along Be it another boy or a sweet baby girl The family's the oyster and he is the pearl Some of them make it, some of them don't Some of them can't, others won't grow up In the bible of old, according to Exodus Every first born son of a Jew got axed But the one who survived with the help of God's hand Led his people to the promised land Yes he's that first born son, he's that son of a gun Just hates to walk, just loves to run He loves to run as fast as he can With life held tight in the palm of his hand Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? 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Can we assume she wrote that for Rufus? - --Smurf NPIMH: Rufus Is a Tit Man - --- Catherine McKay wrote: > --- Marianne Rizzo wrote: > > > you could write a song of the oldest child. . > > > FIRST BORN > (words and music by Kate McGarrigle/Garden Court > Music > ASCAP) > > The silver spoon's in the mouth > Baby clothes are baby-blue > Nothing's ever handed down > Everything's brand new > Newspaper notices heralding that great event > Daddy's buddies send the flowers > Mother's friends have baby showers > Welcoming that Heaven sent > > That first born son is always the one > The first to be called and the last to come > He's his mother's favorite, his grandmother's too > He'll break their hearts and he'll break yours too > > For he's the first to creep and the first to crawl > The first to walk and the first to fall > Every bruise is kissed, every cry is heard > Every doubt's cast out with a soothing word > > 'Cause he's that first born son, he's that special > one > No matter what comes next, no matter what comes > along > Be it another boy or a sweet baby girl > The family's the oyster and he is the pearl > > Some of them make it, some of them don't > Some of them can't, others won't grow up > > In the bible of old, according to Exodus > Every first born son of a Jew got axed > But the one who survived with the help of God's hand > Led his people to the promised land > > Yes he's that first born son, he's that son of a gun > Just hates to walk, just loves to run > He loves to run as fast as he can > With life held tight in the palm of his hand > > > > Catherine > Toronto > - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 08:48:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: birth order, njc - --- Smurf wrote: > Hmm. Can we assume she wrote that for Rufus? > > --Smurf > > NPIMH: Rufus Is a Tit Man > Apparently yes. From: http://www.rufuswainwright.com/about/features.asp?AssetID=1077709&artistid=496 "The family may harmonise beautifully in concert - and on the CD The McGarrigle Family Album - but they're certainly not the Von Trapps. Everybody writes songs about everyone else, and nobody holds back. Dad Loudon got in first, writing Rufus is a tit man when his son was a suckling, but mother Kate McGarrigle followed swiftly with the more fond First Born. After a photo shoot for Rolling Stone turned sour, son Rufus wrote Dinner at Eight for his father, an old sourpuss who hasn't bothered overmuch hiding his jealousy over his son's success. Daddy, don't be surprised Rufus sings if I want to see the tears in your eyes. Loudon apparently gave that song his blessing, saying he probably deserved it. "And now younger sister Martha has written her own song about dad, a blistering tune called Bloody Mother F---ing A--hole" Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 06:08:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Smurf Subject: Re: birth order / Rufus -- njc - --- Catherine quoted http://www.rufuswainwright.com/about/features.asp?AssetID=1077709&artistid=496: > After a photo > shoot for Rolling Stone turned sour, son Rufus wrote > Dinner at Eight for his father, an old sourpuss who > hasn't bothered overmuch hiding his jealousy over > his son's success. Apparently jealousy directed at Rufus is nothing new. In 'Rufus Is a Tit Man' -- I've pasted the lyrics below -- Loudon says, of his baby son, "you look so satisfied I envy you." Jeez . . . Rufus Is A Tit Man lyrics by Loudon Wainwright Rufus is a tit man Suckin' on his mamma's gland Suckin' on the nipple It's a sweeter than the ripple wine. Yes its sweeter than the wine. You can tell by the way the boy burps that it's gotta taste fine. Marco Polo craved the spice and silk And Rufus craves the mamma's milk No moo-cow no billy-goat Is gonna get the baby's vote. Come on mamma, Come on and open up your shirt Yeah you've got the goods mamma Give the little boy a squirt. For my lungs and my liver I do definitely fear. I like to suck on cigarettes And drink the wine and beer. The doctor says I'm oral Blblblbllla-a-a-a-a-. And I believe it's true. Ah son you look so satisfied I envy you. So put Rufus on the left one And put me right on the right And like Romulus and Remus We'll suck all night. Come on mamma Come on and lactate awhile. Yeah look down on us mamma And flash us a Madonna smile. By the way, I think this song -- pardon the pun -- sucks. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard anything by Loudon that comes close to Rufus's "Dinner at Eight" or countless other Rufus songs. Or some of Martha's, for that matter. - --Smurf, who should go do something before the day is over . Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:08:55 -0400 (EDT) From: "Gerald A. Notaro" Subject: Re: birth order, njc Speaking of that, one of my favorites, I finally got and listened to Teddy Thompson's new cd, Separate Ways, with Rufus and Martha. It is wonderful writing, singing, and just plain, great music. Highly recommend it. Jerry Catherine McKay wrote: > --- Smurf wrote: > >> Hmm. Can we assume she wrote that for Rufus? >> >> --Smurf >> >> NPIMH: Rufus Is a Tit Man >> > > Apparently yes. > From: > http://www.rufuswainwright.com/about/features.asp?AssetID=1077709&artistid=496 > > "The family may harmonise beautifully in concert - and > on the CD The McGarrigle Family Album - but they're > certainly not the Von Trapps. Everybody writes songs > about everyone else, and nobody holds back. Dad Loudon > got in first, writing Rufus is a tit man when his son > was a suckling, but mother Kate McGarrigle followed > swiftly with the more fond First Born. After a photo > shoot for Rolling Stone turned sour, son Rufus wrote > Dinner at Eight for his father, an old sourpuss who > hasn't bothered overmuch hiding his jealousy over his > son's success. Daddy, don't be surprised Rufus sings > if I want to see the tears in your eyes. Loudon > apparently gave that song his blessing, saying he > probably deserved it. > > "And now younger sister Martha has written her own > song about dad, a blistering tune called Bloody Mother > F---ing A--hole" > > > Catherine > Toronto > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 08:19:40 -0500 From: "Michael Flaherty" Subject: Re: ok this is weird On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:22:36 -0700 (PDT) Em wrote: > but DJRD is finally becoming attractive to me. Something else weird: I just finished playing it before I checked my mail and decided (for the moment anyway)it's in my "top three Joni" (with HoSL and H, which are always there). I've always loved DJRD, but it grows on me more than any other. That mystery of it, the stangeness, keeps it fresh. Michael Flaherty ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 06:45:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Joni musings via Adi Braun and Sara Gazarek Subject: NJC Re: counting crows The original version (from Hard Candy) is on #37. The single version w/Vanessa is on #41. Bob NP: Red House Painters, "Things Mean A Lot" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 07:17:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: does anyone know of any websites that sell joni mitchell merchandise? ebay is far and away the best source, but Amazon's zshops may have some T-shirts, I know they have posters, old magazines, and such. Their search engine is way inferior to ebay's and their prices will be higher. Happy hunting! Bob NP: Meat Puppets, "Shine" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 07:39:44 -0700 (PDT) From: mags h Subject: richard thompson rickie lee jones bruce cockburn Winnipeg Folk Festival Lineup NJC check it out!!!! click on 2006 performers and get ye to Winnipeg this summer!!! http://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/ let us go then you and i ~t.s.eliot~ I'll keep on moving Things are bound to be improving these days These days- These days I sit on corner stones And count the time in quarter tones to ten, my friend Don't confront me with my failures I had not forgotten them ~jackson browne~ - --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 11:00:52 EDT From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: no more tags, njc A white tipped-tail, calico cat wrote: no more tags looked it up. . . tag: ~a label that classifies a piece of data, for example, by its type, to facilitate later retrieval ~the tip of an animal's tail, especially if in a contrasting color with the rest of the tail Hi Kitty Kitty, As I understand it, the njc tag is for the faint of heart or the too serious of mind or the too busy, who might get psychosomatic illnesses from our political or religious or politically religious or religiously political or otherwise bulky, forward rah rah. The NJC tag is a voluntary form of self-censorship out of compassion for these joni bros and sis' who otherwise would have to bail from the list or die. To tag with NJC is similar to not smoking in the face of a person with a chronic pulmonary obstructive disease or refraining from piling another book on top of the too tall stack a person is already carrying from the library. We've got to be light of heart and mind, welcoming of both shadows and light, and good at picking and choosing for ourselves what we take the time to read to really enjoy the NJC part of this list in my opinion. I wonder if anybody ever converts from joni only to welcoming of NJC? I would love to hear the experiences of those who have if you are out there. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 15:43:27 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, R.I.P. Gene Pitney Mike wrote: "I thought I would have seen in posted on here before now. So, the sad news is that Gene Pitney passed away following a concert. I read it was from natural causes. I was not much into his music, but my older brother was big time in the middle 60's. I think he had quite a few albums. Anyway, thought I would pass along the news." Thanks, Mike. And since no one else has mentioned his passing (unless I missed it -- entirely possible), I feel a responsibility to write a little tribute to Gene Pitney now since he is a local legend here in Connecticut. A native son. I saw him at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford in the late Sixties -- my first ever rock concert! (or perhaps the second, after Herman's Hermits...can't remember which came first). I remember feeling very moved by his songs, even though I was only in 6th grade or so. "Something tells me I'm into something good!" Rock concerts! Wooo hoooo! Gene Pitney went to Rockville High School just a few towns over from mine, married his high school sweetheart and raised three sons together. From everything I've read in the past week, he was a devoted family man and a wonderful friend and neighbor who never forgot his roots. He was known locally as the "Rockville Rocket." In his on-line guestbook, many folks are writing in memories of seeing him during their childhood summers at Crystal Lake, a local little resort/hang-out (I'm thinking of a mini "Dirty Dancing"-type resort, but with all local people -- you know what I mean: "there's a summer place...."), where he would play the piano and sing, always kind and helpful and humble as he thrilled the locals. He died unexpectedly after a concert in Cardiff, Wales. (He was very popular in the UK, apparently.) From the accounts I've read, it was a great concert, so at least there is some measure of comfort in knowing that he died happy, having just done what he loved. He was only 66. Only four years older than Joni! Yikes...that fact gives me chills. His most well-known songs are: "He's a Rebel" performed by the Crystals; "Hello Mary Lou" performed by Ricky Nelson; and then his big hits: "Town Without Pity", "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", and "It Hurts to Be in Love". Many of you MUST remember those! I can hear them in my head right now, lying on the beach with the transistor going.....(kick off the sandflies honey, the love's still flowin' -- or in my case, just beginning to flow.). Ah, childhood memories. "We can't return, we can only look, behind from where we came...." Sigh. Here's a snippet from a Hartford Courant editorial, "Gene Pitney, Rock Pioneer", from April 6th: "Gene Pitney's contribution to rock 'n' roll was huge when you consider he was one of the pioneers of the genre. He grew up in the era of Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. He experimented with the "new" music made popular by the likes of Fats Domino and Chuck Berry while still at Rockville High School as the lead singer of Gene Pitney and the Genials. From those humble beginnings, Mr. Pitney is properly enshrined in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame." His obituary is here, for anyone interested: http://www.legacy.com/HartfordCourant/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=17314701 I'm just really sad for his family -- his wife, from *high-school* (wow, all that time!), and his three sons -- to lose their rock so suddenly. I wish them comfort and peace in their happy memories and in their love. "Only love can break your heart, only love can mend it again." Love, Patti P. P.S. I wonder if Joni liked him... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:15:05 -0400 (EDT) From: "Gerald A. Notaro" Subject: Re: njc, R.I.P. Gene Pitney So glad to read posts about him. I, too, was wondering if anyone noticed his passing as I was a big fan. My top 20 list contained Jane Olivor, who recently recorded Half Heaven, Half Heartache with him on her Love Decides cd. Jerry Patti Parlette wrote: > Mike wrote: > > "I thought I would have seen in posted on here before now. So, the sad > news > is > that Gene Pitney passed away following a concert. I read it was from > natural > causes. I was not much into his music, but my older brother was big time > in > the > middle 60's. I think he had quite a few albums. Anyway, thought I would > pass > along the news." > > Thanks, Mike. And since no one else has mentioned his passing (unless I > missed it -- entirely possible), I feel a responsibility to write a little > tribute to Gene Pitney now since he is a local legend here in Connecticut. > A native son. > > I saw him at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford in the late Sixties -- my > first ever rock concert! (or perhaps the second, after Herman's > Hermits...can't remember which came first). I remember feeling very moved > by his songs, even though I was only in 6th grade or so. "Something tells > me I'm into something good!" Rock concerts! Wooo hoooo! > > Gene Pitney went to Rockville High School just a few towns over from mine, > married his high school sweetheart and raised three sons together. From > everything I've read in the past week, he was a devoted family man and a > wonderful friend and neighbor who never forgot his roots. He was known > locally as the "Rockville Rocket." In his on-line guestbook, many folks > are > writing in memories of seeing him during their childhood summers at > Crystal > Lake, a local little resort/hang-out (I'm thinking of a mini "Dirty > Dancing"-type resort, but with all local people -- you know what I mean: > "there's a summer place...."), where he would play the piano and sing, > always kind and helpful and humble as he thrilled the locals. > > He died unexpectedly after a concert in Cardiff, Wales. (He was very > popular in the UK, apparently.) From the accounts I've read, it was a > great > concert, so at least there is some measure of comfort in knowing that he > died happy, having just done what he loved. > > He was only 66. Only four years older than Joni! Yikes...that fact gives > me chills. > > His most well-known songs are: "He's a Rebel" performed by the Crystals; > "Hello Mary Lou" performed by Ricky Nelson; and then his big hits: "Town > Without Pity", "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", and "It Hurts to Be in > Love". Many of you MUST remember those! I can hear them in my head right > now, lying on the beach with the transistor going.....(kick off the > sandflies honey, the love's still flowin' -- or in my case, just > beginning > to flow.). Ah, childhood memories. "We can't return, we can only look, > behind from where we came...." Sigh. > > Here's a snippet from a Hartford Courant editorial, "Gene Pitney, Rock > Pioneer", from April 6th: > > "Gene Pitney's contribution to rock 'n' roll was huge when you consider he > was one of the pioneers of the genre. He grew up in the era of Nat King > Cole > and Frank Sinatra. He experimented with the "new" music made popular by > the > likes of Fats Domino and Chuck Berry while still at Rockville High School > as > the lead singer of Gene Pitney and the Genials. From those humble > beginnings, Mr. Pitney is properly enshrined in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of > Fame." > > His obituary is here, for anyone interested: > http://www.legacy.com/HartfordCourant/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=17314701 > > I'm just really sad for his family -- his wife, from *high-school* (wow, > all > that time!), and his three sons -- to lose their rock so suddenly. I > wish > them comfort and peace in their happy memories and in their love. > > "Only love can break your heart, only love can mend it again." > > Love, > > Patti P. > > P.S. I wonder if Joni liked him... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 12:18:40 -0400 From: Doug Subject: Re: NJC Left-wing political content: Will the US use nuclear weapons against Iran? This is extremely disturbing because looking at King George IV's record so far, it could be true. Is there any possibility the military would mutiny? Doug Richard Flynn wrote: > Check out this story in the Independent: > > > > http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article356679.ece > > > > and this one from the Washington Post: > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/08/AR2006040801 > 082.html > > > > > > Richard "glass half-empty" Flynn ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 16:25:55 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, C'mon Marianne! C'mon Marianne! We want more Marianne posts! LOL....since the Gene Pitney news put me in a 60s state of mind, I'm hearing this in my head now, from the Four Seasons, 1963: Marianne, Marianne, Marianne, Marianne Whoa-ho-ho here I am on my knees again (ha ha ha....weren't you down on your knees a lot during Christmas, hearing O Holy Night and angels' voices ???) I'll do anything just to make it right Say you'll understand, oh I know you can C'mon Marianne No matter what people say, it didn't happen that way She was a passing fling and not a permanent thing Say you'll understand, oh I know you can C'mon Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) Say you can understand My Marianne, Marianne, Marianne, Marianne Well now your big brown eyes are all full of tears From the bitterness of my cheatin' years So I hang my head, wish that I was dead C'mon Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) Say you can understand My Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) Marianne, Marianne, Marianne, Marianne!!!!! I hope that doesn't bother you, sweetie. No bother intended. I wonder how people feel who have a song named after them. Maybe it gets annoying after a while? I don't know, but sorry if it does. Guess it depends on the song, too. I don't have a song named after me, except for "Patty cake, Patty cake, Baker's man.." That was pretty cool when I was "in love" with Danny Baker in 8th grade! Only having a little fun....interrupting the sorrow. Love, Patti P. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:33:00 EDT From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Actual Writings from Hospital Charts, njc 1. The patient refused autopsy. 2. The patient has no previous history of suicides. 3. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night. 4. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. 5. The patient has left white blood cells at another hospital. 6. On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared. 7. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed. 8. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993. 9. Discharge status: Alive but without permission. 10. Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert but forgetful. 11. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch. 12. She is numb from her toes down. 13. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated and sent home. 14. The skin was moist and dry. 15. Occasional, constant infrequent headaches. 16. Patient was alert and unresponsive. 17. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid. 18. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until she got a divorce. 19. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy. 20. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accomodation. 21. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circussized. 22. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function. 23. Skin: somewhat pale but present. 24. The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor. 25. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:27:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Bryan Subject: Counting Crows NJC >And the Counting Crows cover has since spawned a flurry of covers of itself, especially on the college acapella circuit. A few of the CD's credit the song to The Crows as opposed to Joni. >If I'm not mistaken, it's their biggest hit thus far, pretty ironic as it was a hidden track on Hard Candy to start with. Bob< Not only that, BYT really revived Counting Crows as a viable commercial entity. They were fading out before that. You know, that song was on the charts for more than one year. Bryan - --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:39:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Bryan Subject: Carpal tunnel, etc., - try these NJC Some discussion here lately of carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and excessive-keyboarding/bad ergonomics disease. I have suffered from all of these, to some degree and in some combination, for more than ten years now. I found a few good therapies: physical therapy, including ultrasound; therapeutic gloves (really took down the swelling in my hands...www.therapeuticglove.com); and vitamin B6 in large doses. B6, according to some, helps relieve that awful tingling/ numbness in the forearms and hands by helping heal nerve damage. I can't prove it but it seemed to work for me. Best of all, I found a great book that contains a number of easy-to-do exercises that are designed to counter-act the repetitive motions and stresses that caused the discomfort in the first place. It's called "Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome," by Sharon Butler. I swear by it. Bryan - --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1"/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 17:27:48 +0100 From: "Azeem" Subject: RE: birth order / Rufus -- njc Smurf wrote: << By the way, I think this song -- pardon the pun -- [Rufus is a Tit Man] sucks. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard anything by Loudon that comes close to Rufus's "Dinner at Eight" or countless other Rufus songs. Or some of Martha's, for that matter. >> Have a listen to History, my favourite Loudon album; in particular, Hitting You is a wonderful, poignant song, while Talking New Bob Dylan and the Doctor are funny well beyond the first play. I think he's a great songwriter and a superb live performer. In an ironic twist, Martha, who famously wrote her dad into her shit list in indelible ink, has some physical tics in her performance (she's also superb live, by the way) that make it patently obvious that she's Loudon's daughter. Azeem in London - -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.0/305 - Release Date: 08/04/2006 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 13:26:34 EDT From: OzWoman321@aol.com Subject: Guardian article (Big Yellow Taxi - Joni) Hey, All - I'm on digest so not sure if this has been posted yet - better twice than not at all?... :-) << Your in-flight entertainment will not be ... Laura Barton Thursday April 6, 2006 Guardian We truly live in strange and unsettling times when a passenger can be frogmarched from an aeroplane for the "crime" of loving rock'n'roll. Last week, Harraj Mann, from Hartlepool, was hauled off a London-bound flight from Durham Tees Valley airport and questioned under the Terrorism Act after his taste in music apparently aroused the suspicions of a taxi driver. The rest of the article can be found here... http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1747836,00.html Susan "Well, something's lost but something's gained in living every day..." ~ Joni Mitchell "I am older now, I know the rise and gradual fall of a daily victory..." ~ Dar Williams ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 17:36:16 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, correction Forgive me! I was wrong. It's not: "Patty cake, Patty cake, Baker's man..." And it's not even a song, either. It's a nursery rhyme that goes like this: Pat-a-cake Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man, Bake me a cake As fast as you can, Roll it and pat it, And mark it with a "B"*, And put it in the oven For baby and me. Love, Patti P. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 13:43:06 -0400 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: RE: njc, correction I always thought it was ..Patty Cake..Patty Cake..too..... I like it better than Pat-a -cake. Learn something everyday... thanks..Patti-doll Bree >Forgive me! I was wrong. It's not: > >"Patty cake, Patty cake, Baker's man..." > >And it's not even a song, either. It's a nursery rhyme that goes like >this: > >Pat-a-cake >Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, >Baker's man, >Bake me a cake >As fast as you can, >Roll it and pat it, >And mark it with a "B"*, >And put it in the oven >For baby and me. > >Love, > >Patti P. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 13:45:28 -0400 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: RE: Joni questions/commands I'll have to remember this....oh yeah... >laura wrote: > >>"and when (I) we ask you why" > >>"Can I(we) help you find the peace and the star" >uhm m m >I love this dicussion of commands: >command ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 13:47:04 -0400 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: NJC Left-wing political content: Will the US use nuclear weapons against Iran? Here is Hersh's article: http://www.newyorker.com/printables/fact/060417fa_fact - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Doug Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 12:19 PM To: Richard Flynn Cc: Joni List Subject: Re: NJC Left-wing political content: Will the US use nuclear weapons against Iran? This is extremely disturbing because looking at King George IV's record so far, it could be true. Is there any possibility the military would mutiny? Doug Richard Flynn wrote: > Check out this story in the Independent: > > > > http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article356679.ece > > > > and this one from the Washington Post: > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/08/AR2006040801 > 082.html > > > > > > Richard "glass half-empty" Flynn ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:13:01 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: birth order / Rufus -- njc - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Azeem" > Smurf wrote: > > << By the way, I think this song -- pardon the pun -- [Rufus is a Tit > Man] sucks. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard anything by Loudon > that comes close to Rufus's "Dinner at Eight" or countless other Rufus > songs. Or some of Martha's, for that matter. >> > > Have a listen to History, my favourite Loudon album; in particular, > Hitting You is a wonderful, poignant song, while Talking New Bob Dylan > and the Doctor are funny well beyond the first play. I think he's a > great songwriter and a superb live performer. In an ironic twist, > Martha, who famously wrote her dad into her shit list in indelible ink, > has some physical tics in her performance (she's also superb live, by > the way) that make it patently obvious that she's Loudon's daughter. > > Azeem in London I will speak up for Loudon, too-he is author of one of the best songs ever written (for the modern era, anyway) called "Pretty Good Day". Also, "Wish I Was A Lesbian" (actual title "wiwal"), "Dead Skunk In The Middle of The Road". Maybe the guy is an asshole, I have no idea. I have yet to hear anything by Rufus that interested me. IMO he doesn't sing in tune, at least the stuff I've heard. I was intrigued by Martha after hearing the obscene title but saw her on one of the late night shows, and was vastly underwhelmed. Just my opinion, and didja ever notice people say they are 'underwhelmed' or 'overwhelmed' but nobody ever says they are just 'whelmed'? RR ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:26:24 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: njc, correction Okay, but can we still call you Patti Cake? - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Parlette" > Forgive me! I was wrong. It's not: > > "Patty cake, Patty cake, Baker's man..." > > And it's not even a song, either. It's a nursery rhyme that goes like > this: > > Pat-a-cake > Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, > Baker's man, > Bake me a cake > As fast as you can, > Roll it and pat it, > And mark it with a "B"*, > And put it in the oven > For baby and me. > > Love, > > Patti P. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 14:44:57 EDT From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: birth order, njc A younger sister looking up wrote: many oldest children have much that is expected of them. . Hi Gazing Eyes, I know a Nettie who really loves her little sissy. She still tries to look out for her even though they are adults. I am the oldest of two children and do the same for my little 6' 1" brother. Even if there might be miles of aisles between siblings, the birth order things are still engrained in them and show up when they interact. I think it would be cool to have had an older sibling to look up to. I had cousins I looked up to, but the one in particular who I looked up to passed away when he was 15 years old. That left me wondering and in need of a new role model. Joni has been that to me in many ways. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 11:53:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Smurf Subject: Re: birth order / Rufus / funny lyrics -- njc - --- Randy wrote: > didja > ever notice > people say they are 'underwhelmed' or 'overwhelmed' > but nobody > ever says they are just 'whelmed'? Okay, Randy and Azeem, I am whelmed with Loudon. I used to be a fan in the 70's but I lost it for him somewhere. Funny lyrics just don't last with me. I like lyrics that are heart-and-soul-wrenchingly sad or poignant or sophisticated, but 'funny' doesn't stick to my ribs. I was never as big a fan of Loudon's as I am of his kids. I am intrigued by some of the suggestions, however. However, he did write one of my favorite lyrics: We used to be in love Now we are in hate You used to say I came too early But it was you who came too late Speaking of funny lyrics, I came across King Missile in the iTunes store today and remembered how much I liked that music 15 years ago, but I haven't thought of it in a long time. - --Smurf NPIMH: "Jesus Was Way Cool" by King Missile Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 19:00:47 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: RE: njc, correction >I always thought it was ..Patty Cake..Patty Cake..too..... > >I like it better than Pat-a -cake. > >Learn something everyday... > >thanks..Patti-doll > > >Bree > Nope, sorry Bree. It's not Patty Cake, and unlike silence in a bell jar, it's still not a song. : ( Now I can't tell anybody that this is my song It may be quite simple But now that's it's done.... I hope you don't mind that I put down in words that there is a Patti DOLL! Yes, Bree Baby Doll! Did any of you aging children have a Patty Playpal doll, from 1959 or later? "The 1959 original Patti Playpal was an amazing 35" tall, large enough for a small child to hold by the hand. She was just like a real-live friend, one who was always ready to have fun." (mydollshop.com). I want to have fun, I want to shine like the sun! She was my favorite. And they had Canadian ones, too, I just learned here: http://www.mastercollector.com/articles/dolls/dollnews32301.shtml Maybe Catherine or Kate du Nord or Mags had one. I wonder if Joni had one. No. Scratch that idea. She would have been 15 or so when those came out, I think. But I wonder if she played with dolls when she was younger. Probably not. She was too creative. She probably just *made* things. Do we know much about her early childhood, beside the polio and piano lessons? Did anyone ever make a Joni doll? They've made Elvis and Madonna dolls, haven't they? I just might go buy myself a Patty Playpal with my Paypal account! (I wonder if Paypal got its name from Playpal?) "Anything that begins with P." Poet and painter and peridots and periwinkle parleur Joni sez. Love, PP, in flip city today for some reason ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:27:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: Re: birth order / Rufus -- njc - --- Randy Remote wrote: Just my opinion, and didja ever notice > people say they are 'underwhelmed' or 'overwhelmed' but nobody > ever says they are just 'whelmed'? > RR Well I for one am well whelmed by both Rufus and Loudon. I can completely relate to Loudon's minotaur-shitheadedness - and his pain, altho I cannot relate to his maleness. Rufus, I can't relate to, really - altho I am enjoying hearing what I'm hearing, and the Judy Garland thing - whatta trip. Some of Loudon's songs that have touched me are "Red Guitar" "Swimming Song" and "Westchester County" - and there are others too, altho I have to tell you I haven't spent too much time or money swimming in that pool, so I am definately no expert. He's continually trying to be born/reborn, without horns on his head. I wish him well in "unraveling" the knot. Em ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:38:21 -0700 (PDT) From: mags h Subject: write up about rickie lee jones with a small joni mention sjc hey there everyone, a small write up in the Winnipeg Sun (Saturday April 8, 2006) p.46 within the line up for the Winnipeg Folk Festival... Rickie Lee Jones Often seen as the beatnik cousin to Joni Mitchell, Jones burst onto the scene in 1979 with the folk-pop hit Chuck E's in Love. Critics loved her gripping narratives, elastic vocals and free-form arrangements, while fans embraced her boho sensibilities and stubborn musical iconoclasm. ***** fwiw, I love that opening guitar lick from Cold Blue Steel..thanks to Gerry Notaro for the reminder :-). I am taken back to one of the Joni Fests where Catherine McKay played that song and imho, nails it....I heard that Cat was channeling Joni Mitchell at the France Folk Festival too. ***** Mags let us go then you and i ~t.s.eliot~ I'll keep on moving Things are bound to be improving these days These days- These days I sit on corner stones And count the time in quarter tones to ten, my friend Don't confront me with my failures I had not forgotten them ~jackson browne~ - --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 19:39:19 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: Re: njc, correction >Okay, but can we still call you Patti Cake? Ha ha ha! Sure, Randy! Na na na na  If youll be my bodyguard I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty And Betty when you call me You can call me Al Call me PAL Call me, don't be afraid, you can call me, Maybe it's late but just call me - Tell me and I'll be around. Love, Patti P., with idiomatic logic and lyrics for brains today ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 13:39:51 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: birth order / Rufus / funny lyrics -- njc - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smurf" > I > like lyrics that are heart-and-soul-wrenchingly sad or > poignant or sophisticated, but 'funny' doesn't stick > to my ribs. "Pretty Good Day" is 100% the former, totally worth a buck on itunes. I can't say enough about this song...I'm not the type to say "I wish I'd written that", but I'll say it about that one. Honestly, I only own one or two of his albums, but recognize that once in awhile, he hits it clean out of the park. > NPIMH: "Jesus Was Way Cool" by King Missile I haven't thought of that one in a long time, either- A funny one.... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 17:20:09 -0400 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: RE: njc, correction Cute post..Patti. I loved dolls...but I never had a Patty Playpal doll. I'm sure one of girlfriends did...AND I was jealous. I loved my Barbie doll and loved getting clothes for her. (Yes..a lesbo who loved dolls) (you would think just the opposite would be true.... considering...anyway..I loved dolls) Bree >I hope you don't mind that I put down in words that there is a Patti DOLL! >Yes, Bree Baby Doll! Did any of you aging children have a Patty Playpal >doll, from 1959 or later? "The 1959 original Patti Playpal was an amazing >35" tall, large enough for a small child to hold by the hand. She was just >like a real-live friend, one who was always ready to have fun." >(mydollshop.com). I want to have fun, I want to shine like the sun! She >was my favorite. And they had Canadian ones, too, I just learned here: ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:21:16 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: Re: Joni and P's -- Peridots and Periwinkles A while back notre Smurf, qui ne fait pas pee-pee dans la piscine privee, wrote: > >I figured I'd be smart, Patti, and write something >about peridots and periwinkles, but I was unsure of >the spelling so I googled "peridots and periwinkles" >to see if Google corrected me. Well, imagine ma >suprise, Patti, when the first Google item that came >up was a post to the JMDL from YOU in 2005! Petit >friggin' monde, eh? Wow! I love it! Petit monde pour sure! Hey, that -- peridots and periwinkles -- reminds me of something from high school. But first, a little background. I got my first Joni album, STAS, in 9th grade. 10th grade was Clouds. 11th grade was LOTC. 12th was Blue. See -- no wonder I have JMOCD. Joni was there for everything! I am so lucky. Our sophomore-jive class dance was named "Night in the City" (I was chairperson and my Joni-ness was NOT to be denied!). I wrote an essay freshman or sophomore year on "We've got to get ourselves back to the garden", and my junior year I did an oral report on "The Impressionism of Joni Mitchell", dragging STAS and Clouds and big coffee table books on Impressionism and Monet on to the big yellow school bus. (Reflecting back, our English teachers were way cool to propose those topics. Three cheers for hip teachers! Marianne, and Richard, and Emiliano, and Mike, and you know.....) But peridots is my subject here. When it was time to pick our class rings, late sophomore-jive year, we had a choice of stones. Most people got red (one of our school colors), but a few of us dared to be different. What did I pick? Why, peridot of course, because of the Joni lyrics. A little green gem. (Little Green had not been released yet, so that is purely prescient.) It was also the color of my boyfriend's eyes at the time, but that is secondary, of course. He is history, but Joni is still with me. And I still have the ring -- it has stayed pretty green! Love, Patti P. NPIMH: Dawntreader ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 17:56:15 -0400 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: NPR appreciation of Don Alias Is on right now. I'm sure it'll be streamed on their web site later on tonight ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 19:39:47 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: important gig- song suggestions? njc I have a very daunting gig I've accepted. To play on mother's day, at the invitation of a group of women who are working with our local veterans for peace. The event will take place at Arllington West, where the crosses of those who have died in this war are erected & taken down each Sunday by veterans (it is on the sand in a high tourist area- Richard you visited I think). This is the place that Cindy Sheehan visited to see her son's memorial & then soon after decided to go to Crawford & sit in a ditch to wait to ask a question of the president. As a matter of fact, she was here this afternoon but I had to work :~ [ I was thrilled to be asked to play for this & had some ideas for songs. However, I have learned that there will be mothers in the audience who have lost their children in this war. So Rich Man's War & Fiddle & the Drum are out. Let Them In (John Gorka) & Lay Down Your Weary Tune (Dylan) are in. I'd love other suggestions from all of you who have so much wisdom about all kinds of music. It needs to be simple as I am a simple guitar player. This is a daunting responsibility & I've been overwhelmed with tears several times thinking about some of the moms who will be listening. I want to give them the best I can. ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2006 #139 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------