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JMDL Digest         Saturday, June 24 2006         Volume 2006 : Number 235



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TOPICS and authors in this Digest:
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  Re: The English Language                      ["Ron" <flopit@telkomsa.net>]
  Midsummer Music! (NJC)                   ["Kay Ashley" <kay@kayashley.com>]
  Re: Protest Song Lovers - NJC            [Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>]
  Re: Latest news from the Poice State  NJC  [Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.co]
  RE: This just in...              ["Richard Flynn" <rflynn@frontiernet.net>]
  Latest news from the Poice State  NJC now an inconvenient truth  ["Kate Be]
  njc, News from the "Other" Border  ["Patti Parlette" <loveuconn@hotmail.co]
  Re: This just in... and DJRD      [Jenny Goodspeed <jrgoodspeed@yahoo.com>]
  Re: Rufus at Carnegie Hall (njc)  ["Richard Goldman" <richard2sf@earthlink]
  Misc, njc             ["Lama \(Jim L*Hommedieu\)" <jlamadoo@sbcglobal.net>]
  Re: Leonard Cohen film       ["Richard Goldman" <richard2sf@earthlink.net>]
  Re: This just in... and DJRD  ["Scott and Jody" <johnsonjs100@comcast.net>]
  toothless NJC               [Chuck Eisenhardt <c.eisenhardt@earthlink.net>]
  imogen heap/njc                  ["MIKE HICKS" <mhicks004@aiken.k12.sc.us>]
  Springsteen on Conan tonight  njc   ["Randy Remote" <guitarzan@hughes.net>]
  Re: imogen heap/njc                         ["Cassy" <Siquomb@Comcast.net>]
  clinic hotels & dates               ["Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>]
  Re: Misc, njc                       [Michael Paz <michael@thepazgroup.com>]

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:12:48 +0200
From: "Ron" <flopit@telkomsa.net>
Subject: Re: The English Language

hi



            >>>>>cassy wrote
>>>>> Ahhhh. And now you've hit the crux of why everything in the USA now 
>>>>> has to  be posted in three languages: English, Spanish and Arabic.


try eleven different official languages like we have here.....

(i dont even know the names of all eleven)


ron

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:46:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Kay Ashley" <kay@kayashley.com>
Subject: Midsummer Music! (NJC)

Hi JMDLers,

I thought I would forward this to you, in case any of you are in NYC soon,
or know people who may be interested in the events detailed below... :-) 
Kay

- ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------

Happy Midsummer, Everyone -- school's out for the summer! (I'm afraid this
time of year will always evoke painful memories of Alice Cooper and
acid-wash jeans for me...)

SO ANYWAY, I have a bunch of music news for you.  Firstly, I have a show
at CB's GALLERY next Wednesday night:

Kay Ashley (opening for Sharon Goldman)
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
7:00 pm
CB's Gallery
313 Bowery, NYC
$5 cover charge

This show will be an Elizabeth Records extravaganza, as the evening's main
attraction will be Sharon's CD release party, beginning at 8:00 pm.  As a
fellow Elizabeth Records artist, it will be my job to play the honorary
role of opening act scapegoat and make a real fool of myself!  How could I
avoid that with a bag full of yellow plastic kaYzoos, anyway, I hear a
very small number of you ask?  No, seriously, folks, this will be a really
great evening of music with much harmonizing, gesticulation and Bacchic
revelry.

ALSO, Sharon and I are members of a brand new women's performing
songwriter collective called MAGGIE'S MUSIC SALON.  Check out our new
MySpace site:
<a
href="http://www.myspace.com/maggiesmusicsalon">www.myspace.com/maggiesmusicsalon</a>

I hope to see you at CB's on the 28th!

:-)

Kay
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<a href="http://www.kayashley.com">www.kayashley.com</a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/kayashley">www.myspace.com/kayashley</a>

~ ALSO IN THE NEWS ~
My Hindustani classical voice teacher Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan is in town,
hot off the plane from Kolkata, and he will be giving 2 concerts in the
very near future ~ one this Sunday morning at 11 am, and the second one 2
weeks from now.  You should really make every attempt to hear at least one
of these concerts.  He is a world-class master vocalist of the Hindustani
Kirana Gharana (or, Kirana lineage) tradition, and it's a rare opportunity
to hear pure, undiluted raga music from a rarified musical culture.  If
you had the chance to hear Ravi Shankar in a room that only holds about 50
people, you would go, right?  OK, so get yourselves down to ARCH at 66
West 39th Street (3rd floor)!  Just do it!!

Here is a summary of all upcoming Indian Classical events being presented
by The American Academy of Indian Classical Music (AAICM) and The ARCH
Worldwide.
ALL EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT ARCH:
66 West 39th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY

~ Sunday, June 25, 11:00 AM ~ Vocal Concert by Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan
~ Friday, June 30, 7:00 PM ~ Lecture by Pandit Vijay Kichlu, with
demonstrations by Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan and Vidushi Subhra Guha
~ Saturday, July 8, 9:00 PM ~ Vocal Concert by Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan
~ Sunday, July 9, 7:00 PM ~ Sitar Concert by Pandit Nayan Ghosh

Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan will honor us with two concerts in the coming
fortnight.  The first concert will be Sunday, June 25 at 11:00 AM and will
feature Morning and Early Afternoon Ragas.  Nitin Mitta will provide tabla
accompaniment.  The second concert will be Saturday, July 8, at 9:00 PM,
and will feature Night Ragas.  Samir Chaterjee will play tabla.  Admission
to the concerts is $20 apiece.

On Friday, June 30th, 7:00 PM, Pandit Vijay Kichlu (former director of the
prestigious ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata) will present a
lecture/demonstration entitled "Unfolding the Mysteries of Raga."  Musical
illustrations will be provided by master vocalists Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan
and Vidushi Subhra Guha.  Pandit Kichlu will choose a group of ragas that
are based on similar or even identical scales and will show how a
performer is nonetheless able to use them to create very different moods.
As we will see, a raga is far more than a mere collection of notes; each
one gives us a view onto an emotional landscape which would otherwise
remain an undiscovered territory.  Panditji's lectures are always lively
and inspiring, and help us to more fully enjoy and appreciate this magical
art form.  The musical illustrations are sure to be a treat as well. 
Admission will be free for Academy members, $10 for students of Academy
instructors (Mashkoor Ali Khan, Subhra Guha, Sabina Islam and Michael
Harrison), and $20 for the general public.  THIS IS A RARE AND WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC.

On Sunday, July 9th at 7:00 PM, we will present Pandit Nayan Ghosh on
Sitar, accompanied by Nitin Mitta on tabla. Pandit Ghosh is an oustanding
sitar player who is also one of India's finest tabla players. Admission
will be $20, free for AAICM members.

American Academy of Indian Classical Music
<a href="http://www.indianclassical.org">www.indianclassical.org</a>


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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:57:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Protest Song Lovers - NJC

Awesome tune, Richard - thanks for sharing it.
I've read nothing but good things about McMurtry
but had never heard his stuff. His writing evokes
very clear images....maybe because I've actually
seen all those things he's writing about.

This song sounds like it's written by Lucinda
Williams & sung by Lou Reed. 

Meanwhile, the initiative to develop a withdrawal
from our OCCUPATION in Iraq was squashed, and
Congress just gave the rich another tax break by
eliminating the estate tax. Sheesh.

Bob

NP: Ferrante & Teicher, "Both Sides Now"
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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:59:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Latest news from the Poice State  NJC

> how about joni's "how do you stop?"  i know she
> had something else in mind 
> when she wrote it 

Well she didn't write it - it's by Dan Hartman &
Charlie Midnight - but like you I wonder why it
was included on TI. She just dug it I guess.

Bob

NP: Diamond Head, "This Flight Tonight"
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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:21:03 -0400
From: "Richard Flynn" <rflynn@frontiernet.net>
Subject: RE: This just in...

I finished it yesterday. Yes, gossipy in a good way and very well written by
rock 'n' roll book standards. I recommend it.  I also read Michael Walker's
_Laurel Canyon_ more narrowly focused and just ok compared to the Hoskyns.

Plus the Hoskyns has high Joni content, some of it derived from a personal
interview.  It's also really sad to read how all that collective promise
basically went up in a cloud of blow. (The rise and fall plot is common to
both books.)

Some people read detective novels in the summer, I read rock 'n' roll books.
What's a literature professor supposed to do for fun, anyway?   

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of
kbhla@sbcglobal.net
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 12:29 AM
To: joni@smoe.org
Cc: Randy Remote
Subject: This just in...

I read a review of Hotel California recently (can't recall where) and there 
was some Joni quoting in it.  The impression I got was that is was gossipy 
in a good way ;-)  I'm glad for the reminder to order it.

Kakki 

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:21:58 -0700
From: "Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>
Subject: Latest news from the Poice State  NJC now an inconvenient truth

>I don't know why the F*CK we pretend we're bringing freedom to the Mideast,
when all of our liberties are daily compromised.  I hate Bush and his
cronies and what they have done to destroy this country.<

it is hard to believe that some people still buy this argument (but then who
knows what stories designed by the administration are being told on foxy
news) ... then again, this argument (bringing freedom to the middle east)
was fashioned towards those minds who do not question their leaders & have
little knowledge of (& apparently little desire to learn about) about the
complexities of the middle east or any history about how democracy is
created (not by outside forces)


sigh... saw an inconvenient truth last night... what a different world we'd
be living in now if al gore had been given the presidency which was
rightfully his to have... maybe in the long run it will be positive because
he now has the chance to educate the masses if they are willing to listen...
I admire him so much- he was doing this slide show a long time ago & is
still at it... in spite of running into so much apathy from his colleagues
in government... I remember how excited I was when Clinton got his second
term not because of Clinton but because I felt that gore would be our next
president & he would bring environmental consciousness to the forefront of
our priorities...   

after seeing the movie it was very clear to me why he had to be stopped by
the powers that are now in charge... they couldn't take away the popular
vote thought could they? everything he stands for is completely opposite to
their agenda of an oil based economy & military invasion to support it... 

the movie ended on a hopeful note so I hope everyone will have the chance to
see it... 

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:15:28 +0000
From: "Patti Parlette" <loveuconn@hotmail.com>
Subject: njc, News from the "Other" Border

Happy Friday, everyone!

Though y'all might get a kick out of this "forward" I received. "Bring us 
round a bottle (of Molson or Labatt Blue) and we'll have some laughs..."

**********************

News From the "Other" Border
(Author unknown)

The flood of American liberals  sneaking across the border into Canada has
intensified in the past  week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop
the illegal  immigration.

The unflinching  arrogance of the Bush Administration is prompting the 
exodus
among liberal  citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray, and
agree with Bill  O'Reilly.

Canadian border  farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology
professors,  animal-rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at
night. "I went  out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a 
Hollywood
producer huddled  in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red  Greenfield, whose
acreage borders North Dakota. The producer was cold, exhausted  and hungry.
"He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken.  When I
said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't even get a chance to show him my
screenplay."

In an effort to stop the illegal aliens,  Greenfield  erected higher fences,
but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing  speakers that blare 
Rush
Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he  said. "The liberals
still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they  wouldn't give 
milk"

Officials are particularly concerned  about smugglers who meet liberals near
the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo  station wagons, drive them across
the border and leave them to fend for  themselves. "A lot of these people 
are
not prepared for rugged conditions," an  Ontario border  patrolman said. "I
found one carload without a drop of drinking water. They did  have a 
pleasant
little Napa Valley cabernet, though."

When liberals are caught, they're  sent back across the border, often 
wailing
loudly that they fear retribution  from conservatives. Rumors have been
circulating about the Bush administration  establishing re-education camps 
in
which liberals will be forced to drink  domestic beer and watch NASCAR.

Liberals have turned to  sometimes-ingenious ways of crossing the border.
Some have taken to posing as  senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap
Canadian prescription drugs. After  catching a half-dozen young vegans
disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian  immigration authorities began stopping
buses and quizzing the supposed  senior-citizen passengers. "If they can't
identify the accordion player on The  Lawrence Welk Show, we get suspicious
about their age," an official  said.

Canadian citizens have  complained that the illegal immigrants are creating
an organic-broccoli shortage  and renting all the good Susan Sarandon 
movies.
"I feel sorry for American  liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't
support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How  many art-history majors does 
one
country need?"

In an effort to ease tensions between  the United States and  Canada, Vice
President Dick Cheney  met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged that the
administration would take  steps to reassure liberals, a source close to
Cheney said. "We're going to have  some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we
might put some endangered species  on postage stamps. The president is
determined to reach  out."

************************

O Canada!  Catherine, Mags, Michael, and "you know there may be more...." -- 
how many of us can you squeeze in?

All in good fun,

Patti P.

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:07:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jenny Goodspeed <jrgoodspeed@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: This just in... and DJRD

cool! thanks kerry. sounds like perfect summer reading. don't lurk for too long - it's nice to have different voices chime in. and here's one now...  : )
   
  i just picked up DJRD on CD finally.  though i had it on vinyl, i never really delved into it and so this is the summer to do so.  i'm really loving the sounds and it seems the perfect soundtrack to drive around on muggy summer evenings.  actually HOSL is the best for this purpose, but this is damn close. i like the loose arrangements and her dissonant melodies. the sense of humor. 
   
  okay, i don't grasp the purpose of 'the 10th world' on here and have skipped over it all but once, so if someone wants to explain that to me i'd much appreciate it. 
   
  i don't have much "new to me" joni left.  just 'Chalkmark' and i'm not sure i want to delve into that at all. never say never i guess. 
   
  jenny
  

Kerry <bluewindows723@yahoo.com> wrote:
  My apologies. I was in a hurry and just wanted to share.

Heading back to lurk-mode,

Kerry

Randy Remote wrote:
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry" 

> 
> http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/oop/click_ord/showdetail.html?sid=5325&isbn=0471732737&music=&buyable=0&assoc_id=pgg

Without trying to be too bitchy, I must freely admit to being somewhat
annoyed by links with no explanation whatsoever....

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:15:11 -0700
From: "Richard Goldman" <richard2sf@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Rufus at Carnegie Hall (njc)

Apologies for omitting the (njc) on the previous post about the film..

Rufus at Carnegie Hall was utterly amazing.

The two evenings were surreal and fabulous, the gayest event ever.
Night #1
It was beyond amazing.
We were seated front row center just exactly in front of, and below him.
When he sang "San Francisco", he got on his knees right in front of us, ala
Al Jolson, and I was pretty sure I had died and gone to heaven.

Bowie, as in David, was seated  2 rows and directly behind us.
I shook John Waters hand before we went inside.  They're BIG.
Jimmy Fallon from Saturday Night Live who is Rufus' friend, walked up to me
before the show (thinking he knew me?) and kissed me on the cheeks! and told
me 'you look fabulous!'.  I nearly wet myself.

David Byrne of Talking Heads, Krystie Johnson, and Queer Eye's Carson
Kressley sitting just behind us. Then we lost track of the myriad celebs,
and the show was pandemonium.  Intermission was pandemonium.  I can't begin
to describe it.

Did you see the NYTimes review too? Stephen Holden was less than thrilled
with Rufus' voice, but he's not Judy, nor was he trying to be. Stephen
Holden didn't attend night #2, which was better to the point of HE NEVER
SOUNDED BETTER! And let's face it,

Martha. his sister blew us away with "Stormy Weather".
We were sort of in shock, like 'did all that really happen?"
We went again night #2, sat 3rd row, on the right


 Rufus did the entire Judy set with a 40 piece orchestra.
Stephen Oremus (Music Director for "Avenue Q" and "Wicked") conducted, and
those two were so cute to see interact! They kissed each other on the lips
the 2nd night at the end/bows: adorable.
Sam Mendes (Tony for "Cabaret", Oscar for "American Beauty", multiple
Oliviers) directed the show and the DVD, which, yes, will be forthcoming,
along with a CD produced by Phil Ramone.
Lorna Luft came out for the 2nd to last song, and did with Rufus, 'After
You've Gone' and brought "Judy" into the house.
Kate McGarrigle played piano for Rufus during "Over The Rainbow".  Their
banter both nights was hilarious, as usual.
Martha was nothing short of stunning.
 There are  really good photos and multiple reviews on the MessageBoard of
Rufus' official site from both nights ( night #1
here<http://boards.rufuswainwright.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Judy&Number=351639&Forum=All_Forums&Words=How%2520can%2520I%2520tell%2520you%2520all&Match=Entire%2520Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=1week&Main=325422&Search=true#Post351639>and
night
#2 here<http://boards.rufuswainwright.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Judy&Number=352079&Forum=All_Forums&Words=Hey%2520stumpy%252C%2520remember%2520me&Match=Entire%2520Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=1week&Main=325423&Search=true#Post352079>)
and even  . . . . there were little videos that had surfaced, of "Come Rain
of Come Shine" and "San Francisco" but they were removed because of
copyright issues, too bad I guess...
<http://youtube.com/results?search=rufus+carnegie+hall&search_type=search_videos&search=Search>
The 2nd night Rufus brought Martha on for an encore, and he sat on a stool
and watched, while Kate played piano for her and she sang Gerswhin's
"Someone To Watch Over Me": gorgeous.

It was all so epic and amazing and emotional: Rufus as Rufus, paying tribute
to, and accomplishing the olympian feat of singing that concert of songs and
arrangements.
The 2nd night, after Martha's encore, and his 'Get Happy" (which wasn't in
the original concert, but he felt like he should sing it), he reprised "San
Francisco" AGAIN!  as the closer.  Mind-boggling performance, and he slid
across the stage on his knees at one point during it.  After the audience
screamed him off the stage, he waved 'goodbye', and wished us all "Happy Gay
Pride!".
There are numerous mostly raves and all positive reviews around.  This one
in San Francisco's Bay Area Reporter is sweet.
http://ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=theatre&article=133

This article is from Yahoo.
>
> Historic Judy Garland concert restaged in New York
>
> By Chris Michaud**
>
> Eclectic pop singer Rufus Wainwright bridged musical generations on
> Wednesday with a daring re-creation of Judy Garland's legendary 1961 concert
> at Carnegie Hall.
>
> Wainwright took the stage to thunderous applause from the sellout crowd
> and launched straight into the first number, "When You're Smiling."
>
> The Canadian crooner said "we're not in Kansas anymore, we're in New
> York," -- a play on the memorable line from the "Wizard of Oz" movie which
> launched Garland's career. Backed by a 40-piece orchestra, Wainwright then
> restaged the monumental concert often called the greatest single night in
> show-business history.
>
> Garland's double album, "Judy at Carnegie Hall," won two Grammys including
> Album of the Year and became her best-selling record, made when she was 39.
>
> Wednesday's show was the first of a sold-out two-night run.
>
> Among some two dozen numbers were classics such as "Do It Again," "That's
> Entertainment!" and "Puttin' on the Ritz."
>
> But it was the songs most closely associated with Garland -- "San
> Francisco," "The Man That Got Away," "The Trolley Song," "Swanee," "Chicago"
> and her signature, "Over the Rainbow," that drew the strongest response.
>
> Wainwright's dreamy, reedy tenor marked an arresting counterpoint to
> Garland's throaty belting.
>
> Wainwright, like Garland, made it a family affair. He performed with his
> mother, Kate McGarrigle, his sister Martha and Garland's daughter Lorna
> Luft, who appeared for a duet rendition of "After You've Gone."
>
> Liza Minnelli, Garland's other daughter, did not appear on stage.
>
> Wainwright spoke often of Garland's influence during the performance,
> which was filmed by Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes. "When I was a kid I
> wanted to be Dorothy," he said.
>
> He cracked at one point, "I'm going to speak now, because on the album
> Judy speaks here." When a light malfunctioned, he joked "this didn't happen
> in the original."
>
> Garland's Carnegie Hall concert was one of several comebacks throughout
> her troubled life, which ended with her death in 1969 at 47.
>
> Not long before the show she had nearly died from hepatitis and was told
> her career was over. The Carnegie Hall performance defied that prognosis,
> and spawned a 16-city U.S. tour and years of sold-out concerts.
>
> Stars in the audience 45 years ago included Rock Hudson, Richard Burton,
> Julie Andrews and Henry Fonda. On Wednesday, Sarah Jessica Parker, Joel
> Gray, director John Waters, Gina Gershon and designer Patricia Fields were
> among the fans who gave Wainwright several standing ovations.
>
> "I did feel a real connection to Judy Garland and did really commune with
> her," Wainwright said at the show's end.
>
> It was clear from the ecstatic response that the thousands who attended
> felt the same way.
>




Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:21:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Smurf <smurfadelica@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Leonard Cohen film / Rufus -- njc
een no talk about Rufus's Judy Garland Carnegie Hall show. Did anyone go?
How was it?

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:19:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Lama \(Jim L*Hommedieu\)" <jlamadoo@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Misc, njc

Here are several replies in one...

- ---
Subject: re: an addendum
Catherine said,
>If you want to talk about past GGs, or how may GGs
we've had since whenever-it-was - and don't ask me,
because I don't know and don't particularly care,
since think the role of GG is unnecessary and a waste
of taxpayers' money, in any case.>

Jim's reply:
My country is not the last word on the English
language but we use this form: "Most of our former
Attorneys General are in jail."


- ---
Subject: After the Goldfish NJC
mike laptop said in part,
>Due to some technical problems with my iTunes player,
it spewed out the following playlist:
After the Goldfish - Neil Young
A Mouse Where Nobody Lives - Tom Waits>

Jim's reply:
It's funny that my cassette deck and record player
never did that.  Am I missing something?

- ---
Subject: an addendum
Helen in NZ said,
>And at the same time, maybe someone could 
>explain why we abbreviate "I would not" to 
>"I'd not" or "I wouldn't", but "I will 
>not" is "I'll not" and not "I willn't"?

Jim's reply:
I do not have an Oxford education so I will defer to
John van Tiel if he delurks.  In place of "I will
not", I recommend "I shan't."

All the best,
Jim L'Hommedieu

np: Beth Patterson's "Quicksilver" video, now that the
back episodes of Louisiana Jukebox are available
again.

http://event.stream57.com/od/louisiana/301-000/louisiana.html

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:53:34 -0700
From: "Richard Goldman" <richard2sf@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Leonard Cohen film

I have this recording of Rufus' singing "Chelsea Hotel", it's brilliant and
am happy to share it.
Jerry, did you already 'review' Rufus' Carnegie Hall show here? if so, I
missed it! Please write me? I was there both nights...
Extraordinarily fabulous!
~Richard

Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:02:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Gerald A. Notaro" <notaro@stpt.usf.edu>
Subject: Leonard Cohen film

From Rolling Stone:

The Partisans
Performances mostly killer, interviews filler, in Leonard Cohen doc
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Directed by Lian Lunson


About two-thirds into this rather grating hagiography, U2's Bono truncates
his spew of superlatives, makes his best cut-the-crap face, and asks if we
can "get serious" for a moment. Get serious? This Last Waltzlike doc is
almost funereal, full of reverent banalities spliced between overly folksy
takes on melancholic Leonard Cohen bombshells. At the film's core is the
"Came So Far for Beauty" Cohen tribute concert held last year in Sydney, for
which producer Hal Willner organized a lineup of musicians to interpret
Cohen's songs.
Always loving but at times soporific, these renditions range from a dull
Beth Orton version of "Sisters of Mercy" to an unironically anthemic
"Anthem" by Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla. Kate and Anna McGarrigle
can usually be counted on for loopy banter, but aside from breezy-bitchy
Rufus Wainwright, who also delivers a musical highlight with "Chelsea
Hotel".

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:17:58 -0400
From: "Scott and Jody" <johnsonjs100@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: This just in... and DJRD

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenny Goodspeed" <jrgoodspeed@yahoo.com>
To: "Kerry" <bluewindows723@yahoo.com>; <joni@smoe.org>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: This just in... and DJRD


> cool! thanks kerry. sounds like perfect summer reading. don't lurk for too 
> long - it's nice to have different voices chime in. and here's one now... 
> : )
>
>  i just picked up DJRD on CD finally.  though i had it on vinyl, i never 
> really delved into it and so this is the summer to do so.  i'm really 
> loving the sounds and it seems the perfect soundtrack to drive around on 
> muggy summer evenings.  actually HOSL is the best for this purpose, but 
> this is damn close. i like the loose arrangements and her dissonant 
> melodies. the sense of humor.
>
>  okay, i don't grasp the purpose of 'the 10th world' on here and have 
> skipped over it all but once, so if someone wants to explain that to me 
> i'd much appreciate it.
>
>  i don't have much "new to me" joni left.  just 'Chalkmark' and i'm not 
> sure i want to delve into that at all. never say never i guess.
>
>  jenny
>
>
> Kerry <bluewindows723@yahoo.com> wrote:
>  My apologies. I was in a hurry and just wanted to share.
>
> Heading back to lurk-mode,
>
> Kerry
>
> Randy Remote wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kerry"
>
>>
>> http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/oop/click_ord/showdetail.html?sid=5325&isbn=0471732737&music=&buyable=0&assoc_id=pgg
>
> Without trying to be too bitchy, I must freely admit to being somewhat
> annoyed by links with no explanation whatsoever....
>
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> rates.
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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:00:19 -0400
From: Chuck Eisenhardt <c.eisenhardt@earthlink.net>
Subject: toothless NJC

what a coincidence! I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag! When I was
older, I was always trying to get her to shave, but no...
(also, there was a crossfire hurricane going on when I was born! Weird, 
ain't it?)

Let me say after  that flashy opening that I think the debate over 
Ronstadt vs.
Karla Bonoff versions of KarlaB's songs is silly, and beneath 
mentioning..... I
expect that Karla happily cashed the checks, and the exposure was a 
huge breakthrough
for her. Reminds me of Joni (and JT and Jackson Browne) getting a big 
push on Rush's 'Circle Game'
I'm just fine with Karla's presentations, thank you, and when I try to 
sing her songs
it's her voice that I hear in my head.

Gosh, the next topic could be whose version of 'It's So Easy' is 
'better': Ronstadt or Buddy?
Who is the 'better' singer? Who invests the song with deeper emotion? 
Let me think.

apologies to Mom
ChuckE

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:45:07 -0400
From: "MIKE HICKS" <mhicks004@aiken.k12.sc.us>
Subject: imogen heap/njc

I addressed the artist Imogen Heap a couple times on here, so I am very high on her.  If anyone is interested, she was the lead singer for a group called Frou Frou.  They put out an outstanding album with Imogen Heap as the featured singer.  It is as good as her personal release.  I know it is not fair to compare (to you know who), but she has that daring jump into the deep end with her lyrics and music.  Gotta love that.  Bob, I'm sure you've heard this stuff....whatdoya think?  Is it I that is treading in the deep end here?  Anyone else out there familiar?

Mike H.
NP:  Interpol - Public Pervert

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:16:29 -0700
From: "Randy Remote" <guitarzan@hughes.net>
Subject: Springsteen on Conan tonight  njc

according to my onscreen guide

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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:54:56 -0400
From: "Cassy" <Siquomb@Comcast.net>
Subject: Re: imogen heap/njc

I love the song "Let Go" which I was exposed to when I watched "Garden 
State".  The soundtrack to that film was fabulous beyond words.  I have to 
be honest I haven't listened to much else but now that I know who she is I 
will definitely search out more.  Thanks for the heads up.

Warmly,
Cassy

NP:    Somewhere I belong - Linkin Park



From: "MIKE HICKS" <mhicks004@aiken.k12.sc.us>

<<< I addressed the artist Imogen Heap a couple times on here, so I am very 
high on her.  If anyone is interested, she was the lead singer for a group 
called Frou Frou.>>> 

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:36:59 -0700
From: "Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>
Subject: clinic hotels & dates

Clinic dates are  Sept 29, 30 & Oct 1st. so we need to leave early Thurs,
return Sunday pm?

 

>Hello Kate, 

Welcome you and Zuma. As far as staying there are lots of hotel within 5
miles of our stable.

I would recommend you check the internet for hotels in Rancho Cordova area.
The ones on or near White Rock Road / Zinfandel intersection. Thise hotels
are the usual: Marriot Courtyard, Wingate, Quality Inn&Suites, Amerisuites,
etc.  (I don't recommend the Quality Inn & suites in Rancho -it's old and
the rooms I've heard are musty?)<

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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:31:26 -0500
From: Michael Paz <michael@thepazgroup.com>
Subject: Re: Misc, njc

SORRY!!!!!
Have no fecking idea what the feck you are talking about, BUT just got back
home from dropping off my BREEEEEEEEEEATCH (think of kitty meowing that
word) Alison and her friend Laura at their Hotel after a great meal at
Brigstens Restaurant and Beth Patterson and Jimmy Robinson fecking LIVE at
Carollton Station and they were fecking brilliant (but I digress) and I
think I am still the undisputed KING of RUN ON SENTENCES OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!
And geusss what???? She played Quicksilver. Not to mention When The Levee
Breaks etc. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


Love

Paz


> Here are several replies in one...

> Jim L'Hommedieu
> 
> np: Beth Patterson's "Quicksilver" video, now that the
> back episodes of Louisiana Jukebox are available
> again.
> 
> http://event.stream57.com/od/louisiana/301-000/louisiana.html

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