From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #277 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 Saturday, August 5 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 277 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Tom Waits review Asheville Citizen-Times (njc) [Victor Johnson ] NJC Fighting for Freedom [Alice Brown ] NJC Tom Waits in Asheville [Victor Johnson ] Rocker Arthur Lee dies in Memphis (njc) [Victor Johnson ] Sierra Madre [tinkersown@comcast.net] Postcard madness njc ["Garret" ] Re: Postcard madness njc [Bob Muller ] Re: NJC Tom Waits in Asheville ["Scott and Jody" ] Pete Yorn njc [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: NJC Tom Waits in Asheville [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: Cuba (njc) ["Lori Fye" ] njc, Jack Neilson ["Patti Parlette" ] Third-hand Joni news ["Patti Parlette" ] 'til there was you, njc ["Marianne Rizzo" ] Connecticut primary, njc ["Marianne Rizzo" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 06:34:30 -0400 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Tom Waits review Asheville Citizen-Times (njc) News ; Local News Waits greeted with reverence by Asheville audience by Michael Flynn, STAFF WRITER published August 3, 2006 9:16 am Reader Feedback: Comment on this article | Register here ASHEVILLE - Packing the house in anticipation of a musical epiphany, fans of iconic rock performer Tom Waits got what they came for Wednesday night at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Dressed in black that included his porkpie hat, Waits growled, rasped and sang his way through a two-hour, blues-inflected set that spanned much of his three-decade career. "I ain't no extra baby; I'm a leading man," he sang in "Goin' Out West," released in 1992. "My friends think I'm ugly; I got a masculine face." Other highlights included Heartattack and Vine, November, Clap Hands, and Murder in the Red Barn. Described in the latest Rolling Stone Album Guide as sounding "like he's had a bottle in front of him and a frontal lobotomy for quite some time," Waits grabbed a guitar, keyboard or maracas for several songs to supplement his four-person backing band. "He's so lyrical and unpredictable - it's like theatre," said musician Victor Johnson, 36, who also saw Waits Tuesday night in Atlanta. "It's the best show I have ever been to," he added about the Asheville performance. "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity." Many in the audience Wednesday would surely agree. Waits' three-disc release Orphans is scheduled to be in stores Nov. 21. Contact Michael Flynn at 828-232-2935 or via e-mail at mlflynn@ashevill.gannett.com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 07:42:50 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Re: Anomaly , njc Not me. I was going to middle school and delivering the afternoon newspaper when she was doing coffeehouses. Maybe Marcel saw her in a coffeehouse. There are only about 2 dozen people who participate on this list of 800 anyway and many people come and go like Catgirl. Then there are those who dropped out like Julie Z. Webb. David Crosby saw her in a coffee house. And who was that woman in the pbs special, Marla? You're not alone, Pat. You're just in select company, eh? Have you heard that song that goes: >Still the pleasure was worth the pain >of everything she put me through >An' I consider myself >One of the fortunate few. I think you should re-write "I Had A King", about your long lost friend, Joan Anderson. Jim L. Pat B said, >Three people on the list *from the same coffeehouse*! Hence my query: No others? I mean it just baffles me that there are three of us from the same place and time and no others from any of the MANY other venues Joni played back in those days, so, if there are any others who knew her, or at least saw her per! form back at that time, could you please sound off?> Thanks. Best Regards, Pat All the best, Jim L'Hommedieu #I couldn't believe that there was anybody that good.# David Crosby ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 05:24:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Alice Brown Subject: NJC Fighting for Freedom Hi Everyone, Interesting discussions about Cuba. Just wanted to share some thoughts and get your feedback. As I've mentioned, I'm a psychotherapist and seem gifted at helping people resolve problems within themselves and within their marriages. However, I consider myself practically retarded when it comes to politics and global issues. Too much propaganda from both sides. If I can't figure out the truth, how can I form an opinion about proper solutions? That said, I keep trying to sort out if it is right to send our military forces to other coutries in the name of freedom. Here's what I have come up with based on my dealings with people on a much smaller scale: 1. You can't seperate the means from the end. e.g. You can't hate yourself for being fat in order to get thin so you can love yourself. Therefore, if our goal as Democratic citizens is the freedom and happiness of the human race, then we cannot get there by killing humans. In the name of peace and happiness, we turn humans into killers, and we kill and terrorize other humans. That will not lead to a happier, healthier human race. 2. People are dominated and abused when they have not received enough nurturing, guidance and support to develop the self-esteem and understanding/tools needed to refuse to be dominated; to understand that they have a right to be treated with respect, and the personal power to effectively stop the abuse. Therefore, if our goal is to free the human race from the domination and abuse of tyrants, we must nurture, guide and support the people of the world and help them achieve an understanding of their worth and personal power, and equip them with the tools of resistance needed to stop the abuse. I think about Ghandi helping India to overthrow Brtitish rule through passive resistance. How can a country continue to have strength if it's citizens refuse to participate in supporting the country's infrastructure? But the citizens must posess the self-respect, guidance and support to follow through. India failed in it's attempt to become a peaceful, happy country because it's people where still psychologically unwell, i.e. they still had insuffucient self-esteem, love and peace within themselves. So they kept fighting amongst themselves. To sum up my strategy for world peace, freedom and happiness: All people must seek first to get the help they need in order to posess the self-esteem, personal power, and wisdom that they need to live happy, loving, free lives. Then these healthy people need to begin to love, nurture and teach others how to achieve this. Then these groups of healthy people need to nurture, educate, and support the people of other countries in their quest for freedom and happiness. To be more concrete, the whole fucking world needs therapy! :-) But seriously, I think we should encourage mental and emotional health in this country (not make killers). We should find ways to guide the people of other countries in becoming mentally and emotionally healthy, while providing what help we can as far as food, medicine, education, and love (messages of love and care and respect for all humans, etc.) We should see tyrants as sick people who need to be resisted and then helped in terms of overcoming their mental illness. You cannot seperate the means from the end. A happy, healthy, free and loving human race can be achieved by more and more people making a personal commitment to achieve mental/emotional health, happiness, love and freedom, and then helping others to achieve the same. As a therapist I have seen families that have been dominated by cruel tyrants to become loving, healthy and free through the transformation of the oppressed parent, leading to their personal power and resistance of the to the tyrant, leading to the tyrant losing power and becoming willing to seek psychological help for the wounds that led them to become tyrants. They get help, and the entire family is happy, healthy, loving and free. THIS IS NOT A FAIRY TALE. I have personally witnessed this kind of transformation over and over again. It is so beautiful. I believe that this is the only way to achieve a happy, healthy and free human race. There are many obstacles to this happening, and there will be great suffering and sacrifices along the way. I am not niave. It make take hundreds or thousands of years. But there is no other way. You can't seperate the means from the ends. Thousands of years of wars in the name of peace and freedom have proved that. Thank you all for your kind attention. Love, Alice ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 08:28:40 -0400 From: Victor Johnson Subject: NJC Tom Waits in Asheville Tom Waits is the consummate performer in every sense of the word. I would have to rank his performance in Asheville as one of the most, if not the most, memorable concerts I have ever seen. Driving up with Bob made it even more enjoyable but if I had known beforehand what an incredible show I was about to behold, I would have walked to Asheville in the rain. Most memorable concert experiences 1. U2- Unforgettable Fire tour USF Sundome, Tampa, Florida sometime in 1985 Raw, electrifying energy. They had just released War before this album which added keys, strings and really began to broaden the already cool sound of the Edge. 2. Iron Maiden Powerslave tour Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida 1984 My first concert. I saw Iron Maiden three times in the 80's and I would rank them as possibly the best live show of any metal band. No regrets... 3. James Taylor Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC 1991 I was not really much of a fan before this show which a friend invited me to. I was completely converted! James Taylor in North Carolina is like going to church in Rome with the Pope leading the mass. 4. James Taylor w/ the ASO symphony orchestra Fox Theatre Atlanta, Georgia Nov.23, 1999 I can't believe this was 7 years ago. I still remember melting into my seat three feet away from J.T. when he sang "Sweet Baby James" 5. Joni Mitchell birthday show Alexander Memorial Coliseum November 7,1998 My first time seeing Joni live. I later joined the jmdl and made my first post ever about this show... and was immediately berated by the now infamous Paul IV who said I was not a true fan -because I arrived late- and also suggested I was an idiot because I didn't meet up with the jmdl and leave the show to meet Joni (though I had never heard of the jmdl at the time and was with two friends...what an idiot...alas) 6. Rush Presto tour kickoff show War Memorial Auditorium Greenville, S.C. Feb 17, 1990 I never imagined I'd see Rush in a small auditorium in Greenville of all places! 7. Rush Test for Echo Omni Atlanta, GA Dec. 11, 1996 There was no opening act. This enabled Rush to play 2112 in its entirety, something I never imagined I'd ever see. 8. Ray Charles with the ASO at Centennial Park 1996 Summer Olympics, and again the following year Wow...just an incredible spirit to behold...smiling the whole time, rocking back and forth on the piano bench. 9. McCoy Tyner w/ Ravi Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders Rialto Theatre, Atlanta, GA. 2004 His fingers just flow so effortlessly over the keyboard. I was riveted the entire time, mesmerized. 10. Allman Brothers Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA Sept.26, 2004 The only concert I'd ever gone to on my birthday. Incredible energy that evening! 11. Any Grateful Dead show anywhere anytime. I truly miss Jerry Garcia. 12. Paul Simon Rhythm of the Saints tour Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC 1990? Amazing ensemble of drummers and singers and hearing "Sounds of Silence" live for the first time ever was unforgettable. 13. Neil Young Road rock tour Chastain Park Atlanta, GA 2000 Neil put together a great band for this tour that leaned a bit more towards his acoustic side though they certainly rocked out at the end on "Cowgirl in the Sand" and "Watchtower" 14. Flogging Molly Pensacola spring fest Pensacola, FL 2001 I was literally sitting on the stage watching them play their set, right by the monitor soundboard, looking out onto sea of faces. They have an incredible energy with their fusion of traditional Irish instruments and electric punk sound. We partied with them at an Irish pub later that evening into the night (thanks Paz!) 15. Jethro Tull The Mosque Richmond, VA 1989? So entertaining in concert...just about as theatrical as Mr. Waits 16. Peter Rowan The Freightroom Decatur, Georgia twice in the late '90s. Peter Rowan in a small acoustic cafe? The more intimate the setting the better in my opinion. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 08:43:26 -0400 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Rocker Arthur Lee dies in Memphis (njc) Rocker Arthur Lee dies in Memphis Friday, August 4, 2006; Posted: 4:44 a.m. EDT (08:44 GMT) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- Arthur Lee, the eccentric singer/guitarist with influential 1960s rock band Love, has died in a Memphis hospital after a battle with leukemia, his manager said on Friday. He was 61. "His death comes as a shock to me because Arthur had the uncanny ability to bounce back from everything, and leukemia was no exception," Mark Linn said in an email to Reuters. "He was confident that he would be back on stage by the fall." Lee died on Thursday at about 5 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) at Methodist University Hospital with his wife Diane at his side, Linn added. Lee, a Memphis native who referred to himself as "the first so-called black hippie," formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965, emerging from the same scene as groups like the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, the Doors and the Mamas and Papas. The first multiracial rock band of the psychedelic era, Love recorded three groundbreaking albums fusing traditional folk rock and blues with symphonic suites and early punk. Bands as diverse as Led Zeppelin, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Siouxsie and the Banshees cited Love as an influence. The band's self-titled debut yielded the hit single "My Little Red Book," written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach. The 1967 follow-up, "Da Capo," was one of the first rock albums to feature a song, "Revelation," that took up an entire side. A third release, 1968's "Forever Changes," which boasted adventurous horn and string arrangements, is considered Love's bold response to the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's" album. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at No. 40 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. But Love, which rarely left Los Angeles, lost momentum as Lee hired new musicians and pursued a solo career. Various reunions amounted to little, and Lee's eccentricities landed him in a California prison for six years during the 1990s for firing a pistol into the air. After his release in late 2001, Lee assembled a new version of Love and toured Europe and North America, often playing "Forever Changes" in its entirety. Lee was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia this year. In May, facing certain death after three rounds of chemotherapy failed, he became the first adult in Tennessee to undergo a bone marrow transplant using stem cells from an umbilical cord, according to The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal. Doctors said the procedure lifted his chances of survival only moderately, the newspaper said. Several benefit concerts were held in Britain and the United States to help Lee with his medical bills. Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant headlined a benefit in New York in June. Copyright 2006 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistrib ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 09:23:03 -0400 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: Joni Covers, NJC, now guestroom How many people can you fit in this guestroom? ! ! ! !! ! ! !! ! ! ! !! ! ! XOXO Marianne From: Smurf Muller wrote: << I wasn't able to get to my computer at home because I had a Victor in the guestroom. >> Guestroom!? You have a guestroom!? Woo-hoo! My summer vacation plans are complete! --Smurf NPIMH: V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N by Connie Francis _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee. Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 07:53:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: small BYT mention http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/21/162934.php ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:05:57 +0000 From: tinkersown@comcast.net Subject: Sierra Madre "johny radio" asked: >Does anyone know if there's any truth to the rumor that Joni hung out >in Sierra Madre, California, back in the day? I lived in Sierra Madre from '63 to '71, was (of course!) a huge Joni fan, tried to pick up on any Joni news, but never heard of her spending time there. Not that she couldn't have, but I'd be surprised if she had and word hadn't leaked out. Post '71 would be a possibility. *************************************************** Steve Dulson Costa Mesa CA tinkersown@comcast.net "The Living Tradition Concert Series" www.thelivingtradition.org "Folk Alliance Region - West" www.far-west.org ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 15:05:27 +0100 (BST) From: "Garret" Subject: Postcard madness njc here's a website i came across. Not sure if i'd be posting my address like that on the net, but i;ve sent her a card. HOpe she gets it;-) http://www.sendmeapostcard.org/welcome.asp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 12:28:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Postcard madness njc I'm in...getting mail rocks. I've gotten a pretty nice collection of postcards myself since joining the JMDL. I keep meaning to do like Mike Pritchard and take a grouping of the most interesting ones and make a nice display of them. First though I'm going to do a collage of my Hejira LP jacket along with my autographed Joni ticket stub and the photo of us together. Bob NP: Belle & Sebastian, "Funny Little Frog" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:13:26 -0400 From: "Scott and Jody" Subject: Re: NJC Tom Waits in Asheville Thank You so much Bob and Victor for your reports!!!!! Talk about living vicariously through words from others. You two just said it all!!! I was so thrilled when I found out that you both were going, and then to hear that Victor was going again was crazy! Scott and I have been lucky to have experienced live Tom Waits twice so far. Both shows were at the Chicago Theatre: Halloween - 1987 (Big Time Tour) and in 1999, (Get Behind The Mule Tour). 'Step Right Up, To the Greatest Show on Earth' Pretty close, I'd venture. I just read the Asheville Citizen-Times. It was cool reading Victor's comment , but what about the rest of the review??!#! Victor and Bob should have submitted that review!! Anyway, thanks again for the heartfelt and detailed reports. You guys also mentioned his on stage banter, or when something unexpected comes up Tom responds without a heartbeat. The last show, someone from the audience started yelling derogatory remarks to Tom, and he calmly replied (this is not verbatim) "Cousin Eddie, YOU PROMISED that you'd stay in the car until the show was over." Like the feedback during "What's He Building.............Nothing seems to phase him. It's like interactive theatre in a sense. I don't know how to describe it but, from the moment Tom strikes his first chord, you are gone. You are a part of the total experience and there's no turning back. That seems like a lame description, but I can't think of anything else at the moment. It's good to be back, enjoy today everyone, jody up.so. My best to you Joseph - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Cc: Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:17 PM Subject: NJC Tom Waits in Asheville > Well, after 30-some-odd years of being a Tom Waits fan, I've finally seen > him live - and now I can understand how some folks (like the couple I met > from Austin) are following him and attending every show. > > Luckily, as things worked out I was able to road trip up & back with > Victor, making the evening much more enjoyable and safer to boot. Victor > was in the balcony - still with a good seat in the somewhat-intimate > 2,000-seat Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - while I was lucky enough to snag a > 6th-row floor seat. The show started a little late, but not as bad as > Atlanta as they were able to get everybody in there more efficiently. > Prior to the show we were at the Jack In The Wood restaurant grabbing a > quick bite and a cold one. I had a Duvel in honor of the fact that the > last Duvel I had was in the company of "Uncle John" van Tiel, a fellow > Waits nut. > > When he & his band came out, the place went crazy as expected. It was the > first time he'd ever played there, but there was no telling how many > locals were there vs. people who traverse the globe to see him. Anyway, he > broke out into a herky-jerky "Singapore", and we were off and running. I > was amazed at his energy & focus. The acoustics were great, much better > than Atlanta (according to Victor) so his voice was nice and clear. The > again, can you really say that TOM WAITS was in good voice? I mean, most > folks would say that his smoky, gravelly voice is miles away from "good" > but I thought he sounded fabulous. And I was looking forward to his stage > banter almost as much as his songs - he's a consummate performer and his > unique sense of humor is as sharp as his lyrical talent. And I wasn't > disappointed - he talked a lot - about the last time he was in Asheville > doing summer stock with Gregory Peck in "The Music Man" & "Seven Brides > for Seven Brothers", about how the Japanese grow watermelons in square > crates so they are easy to stack and can be sliced like bread, and about > how it's getting harder to buy a bad cup of coffee these days so he had > switched to instant, among other topics and assorted comments. Of course, > no description of Waits' conversation can do it justice or compare in any > way. > > And the songs...what an incredible setlist! Very different from Atlanta, > and he took turns playing percussion, piano, and electric guitar. I about > exploded when he broke into "Invitation To The Blues" (after dedicating it > to his wife, saying it was her favorite song) - I didn't think he was > reaching back that far. And he did two from my favorite album Blue > Valentine, the title track (with superb soloing by guitarist Duke > Robillard) and a re-arranged "Whistlin' Past The Graveyard". He rocked the > joint with "Goin' Out West" (with son Casey pounding the hell out of the > drums) and "Heartattack and Vine" and he also sang a new and beautiful > love song that brought a little water to the eye called "You Can Never > Hold Back Spring". This was part of his 3-song piano set which of course > was extremely well-received. > > Another highlight for me (really the entire show was a highlight) was > "What's He Building In There?" the inclusion of which really surprised me > - all the musicians behind him were making bizarre mechanical noises (like > on the record) when all of a sudden something caused some feedback, to > which Tom, not missing a beat said "And he's got SOUND problems"... There > was also incredible use of lighting, sometimes basking him in color (a > very effective blue tone when he was playing guitar and singing "Blue > Valentines", a deep red for "Murder In The Red Barn" and fiery Orange and > Yellows for other songs. Lighting from the floor cast a scarecrow-like > silhouette onto the back curtain at times, also an awesome visual. And the > band remained totally in synch, longtime bassist Larry Taylor providing > solid bottom and percussionist Bent Clausen (the musical director for > Woyzeck & Alice) hopping from instrument to instrument. I enjoyed his work > on the vibes best of all. > > Tom was effectively able to engage the crowd without inciting a lot of > shout-outs for requests, and for the most part the audience was great, > quiet and attentive and letting Tom focus on the work at hand. I was > hoping to hear his poignant Iraq-inspired song, "Day After Tomorrow" but > alas it was not to be. But I've no complaints, this show was fulfilling in > every way. I hope it's not another 30 years before I see him again. > > The setlist: > Singapore > Make it Rain > Hoist That Rag > Shore Leave > November > God's Away on Business > 'Til the Money Runs Out > All The World Is Green > Tango Til They're Sore > Invitation to the Blues > You Can Never Hold Back Spring > Clap Hands > Whistling Past The Graveyard > Heartattack and Vine > Lie to Me Baby > What's He Building in There? > Trampled Rose > Get Behind the Mule > Murder in the Red Barn > > First Encore: > Goin' out West > Down In The Hole > Blue Valentine > > Second Encore: > Dont Go into that Barn > > Bob > > NP: Brandi Carlile, "What Can I Say" > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The information transmitted is intended only for the person > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, > business-confidential and/or privileged material. > If you are not the intended recipient of this message you > are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, > dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken > in reliance upon this message is prohibited. 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I'd was hoping to see him at the Pony next weekend, but I snoozed and it's sold out! _http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/Pete+Yorn_Pete+Yorn+%22Georgie+Boy%2 2+%28Denver%2C+CO+%2D+7%2F24%29/bcpid37079527/bclid37046599/bctid176904378_ (http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/Pete+Yorn_Pete+Yorn+"Georgie+Boy"+(Den ver,+CO+-+7/24)/bcpid37079527/bclid37046599/bctid176904378) rosie in nj ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 17:03:50 EDT From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: NJC Tom Waits in Asheville hey wait a minute...this Jersey Girl loves Tom Waits ;~) rosie in nj who was without a cable connection for a few days ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:22:36 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: Cuba (njc) > fwiw, my posts didnt use the word "invade". That's actually worth a lot, Em, and thank you for pointing it out. > Among other problems, New Orleans is still a shambles. And most of the Mississippi Gulf Coast remains that way, as well. I don't understand why the federal government (and far too many U.S. citizens) can't seem to comprehand that we should be fixing broken things in the U.S. before attempting to "help" yet more countries. Besides, it's a certainty that any "aid" to Cuba will come only when Cubans agree to do things "our" way, and only if the Bushies and others can make money off of Cuba somehow. These people don't do anything out of the goodness of their hollow hearts. Lori, now permanently in Santa Rosa, CA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:34:36 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, Jack Neilson Dear Paz and Friends: I am so sorry and shocked to hear this terrible news. Please forgive this late reply, but I haven't been on the computer hardly at all for a few weeks. I have been on a lonely road and have been travelling travelling travelling. On the first leg of my voyage I was visiting my son and his fiancee in their new home outside of Chicago. After visiting for a bit, it *finally* seemed okay to ask: "Ummm, do you mind if I use your computer for a few minutes? I want to check my email." Eager to see what was happening in Joni-Land after a few days' absence, I was b l o w n a w a y to read such sad and shocking news. Heart plummeting to the floor in a way-too-fast elevator kind of feeling. Chris caught me crying at his computer so I told him what happened. He always teases me about my JMOCD and being on the JMDL, but *this* time he understood where I was coming from. In some precious and rare commonality, Chris also has Jack's CD! We don't ususally listen to the same kind of music, but he had found Jack "on the Internet" a few years back and had bought the CD. At that time he asked me if I had ever heard of Jack Neilson and I said: "Of course! Why do you ask?" He told me he bought this really good CD and that "This guy played at something called a Joni Fest. Have you ever heard of a Joni Fest?" Ha! This must have been around the time I joined the JMDL, and hadn't told him yet, so it all pulled together in such a lovely way. Although I never met Jack in body, I have met him in spirit through his music and Paz's stories. I bought his CD over a year ago, and I have often shared his and Paz's story ( because "Love is a story told....") with friends, esp. when I reconnect with old high school friends. I usually refer them to the CDBaby version, saying: "Hey! Ya gotta read this!" It is such a beautiful story, of old friends not just staying in touch, but of their lifelong connection, deep friendship, and helping one another realize their dreams. Right after I read the sad news, I had no time to write because Chris and Ashley were taking me into Chicago to see the sights. (I have never been to Chicago before.) I could not stop thinking about Jack and his friends and family. Chris allowed me to play the CD all the way into the city. I was thinking how nice that was, because Chris usually has control of the music, while old Mom here sits in the back seat, a captive audience to whatever music he wants to play. (The years spin by and now the boy is twenty +, and is much more kind and considerate. Twenty-somethings are so much nicer than teenagers. Hold on, Cassy and Catherine! ) We got to bond with Jack's music, and it seemed a perfect and loving tribute to him, that his music should continue to unite people in love. Reminds me of Randy's sage comment about the goodness of a person that keeps going on. Yes. It went on in a Nissan Maxima on July 24th rolling down Interstate 94 (I think that was the road). Already in a "Chicago state of mind", I was really surprised when "Land of the Tolls" came on. I hadn't paid much attention to this song in the past, but driving on a toll road into the city where Jack once lived (a fact which, heretofore, I was unaware of) I was struck by the lyrics: "I don't care if the Cubbies win today, I don't even know where the White Sox play I don't wannta eat another sausage on a ROLL...I'm finally leavin' the land of the Tolls, finally leavin' the Land of the Tolls....Goin' back down where the grits are real, Louisiana makin me the way I feel..... " SYNCHRONICITY! As we drove through the "Land of the Tolls", I read the CD insert out loud to Chris and Ashley: "Michael Paz would like to thank: My deepest gratitude and love to Jack for trusting me with these beautiful songs and this project. This album is one of the biggest highlights of my life. Much love and thanks to my family Freda, Mikey, and Julian for their support during this project. Many thanks to my partner in so many musical adventures Rick Naiser. Many thanks to all the musicians who played on the record, Beth, Jay, Tork, John, Dave, Leslie, Christina, and Kevin. To all my special friends on the JMDL for their continued support of all music......" "CD Art Direction and Graphic Design: Freda Paz" A total family affair. Sweet. It felt special to be able to share that with my little family at that moment of the world. Jack's gift goes on. Thank you for sharing so much with us, Paz. I am heartbroken for all of you who were close to Jack, and my heart goes out especially to Sarah. What a beautiful eulogy she wrote! Such love. Such loss. So bitter. So sweet. Having just lost my own father, I know how painfully deep the sorrow goes, and Sarah is so young to have to feel that now. No fair. She is blessed, however, to have the love of her Dad still coming at her from all his friends. That is very clear. Love, Patti P. P.S. I offer up this hymn (author unknown) that was sung at my dear dear h.s. friend and college roommate's memorial service when she died in 2001 at age 48 of a brain tumor. Kristie Wood. She was so good and kind, just like Jack. Kristie, meet Jack. Jack, meet Kristie. We are all one. "When We Have Gathered" When we are gathered for a time Of worship and of song, Let none forget the joys and griefs, That mark each path of life and thus, We reach for those we love, We reach for those we love. For youth shall pass and time is wise, And countless seasons turn, So day by day our years increase Until at last by life released Our spirits shine like stars, Our spirits shine like stars. - ---- CHORAL RESPONSE at the end of the service: Carry the flame of peace and love Until we meet again. (3 times) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 02:21:13 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: Third-hand Joni news Dear Joniamigos: Weeding through my accumulated emails and spam and JMDL digests from the past two weeks, look at this Joni pearl (peridot?) I just found! - ------------- Subject : Joni Mitychell Hi Patti, Guess what. I stayed 4 days in Vancouver Canada with some people who knows Joni Mitchell well and had her for supper few weeks ago ... Alain - ------------ Like lightening striking from above Electric flash Just like lightening striking from above Struck by precious Joni news! I sat bolt upright and immediately called Alain for the rest of the story. I told him I want the COMPLETE REPORT! He laughed and went on to tell me that he had to go to Vancouver to get a new visa (he's a French citizen now teaching in San Diego) and somehow this family befriended him. (He makes friends easy.) (I watch for judgement anxiously.) He said that after dinner they said: "We're going to play some Joni Mitchell music for you." Alan said: "Ha! My friend Patti LOVES Joni Mitchell!" (Alain taught in my dept. for 5 or 6 years while working on his PhD and we became extremely close. We first bonded on 9/11 watching the horror unfold in our language lab on the TV and have been tight ever since. He often sent me poetry he wrote and I would respond with Joni lyrics. He did not know Joni at all at first, but after knowing me for all this time, he learned a little -- not that I ever speak obsessively about Joni or anything....LOL! As a matter of fact, he is a lot like Joni because he is multi-talented: he paints, plays the guitar, sculpts, does beautiful photography; he is a great scholar and a beloved and energetic teacher, etc. He brought me so much lovelight over the years. I miss him like crazy.) Sorry for the tangent. Joni. Back to Joni. It all comes down to Joni. He said his friends told him that Joni bought a lot of land in (or around) Vancouver because she loves the beauty there and she doesn't ever want to see it developed. I told him that Joni is also an environmentalist and gave him a quick lesson on paving paradise and parking lots. Alain was laughing by now because he knew he had just put a quarter in my Joni Whirlitzer and that I'd be whirring for a while. He said he might go back to visit these people and I made him promise to ask more questions, and told him that if he EVER happened to meet Notre Dame that he HAS to get his picture taken with her. Are there more questions I should have asked him? Of course. If you have some, let me know. I hope to speak/write to him again soon. Bon weekend, tout le Joni-monde, and as Bonnie recently pleaded, "Pray for Peace. Pray for Peace." Reading (and watching) the news, and it sure looks bad. Has anyone heard from Nuri? Love, Patti P. NPOMTV: Pema Chodron (sp?), a Buddhist nun now on Bill Moyer's PBS show "Faith and Reason." She is sure making sense to me, chosing love and kindness over "badness." I wish I had the serenity she seems to have as opposed to the anxiety I feel these days about the state of the world. PEACE OUT! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 23:40:08 -0400 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: 'til there was you, njc Ther were Bells On a hill and I couldn't hear them singing No, I couldn't hear them at all "til there was you There were birds on a hill. . . .. . . and then there was music and there were wonderful roses. . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ I love this song. . . Marianne _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar  get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:52:54 -0400 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: Connecticut primary, njc If you know anyone in Conn. tell them the vote is really important. . .please encourage them to get out and vote. . you know how close some elections can be. . "Ned Lamont is challenging Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman in Tuesday's Democratic primary." I just don't like Joe Liberman as a leader. . . I don't really know the person, Ned Lamont. . but I feel a lot more comfortable with him than Mr. lieberman. . . I did not like him on the ticket with Al GORE (who I very much like) (am reading An INconvenient Truth, simple, straightforward. . based in reality) could you imagine having a president with a committment to the environment like Al Goe (I am getting off the subject). Back to ned Lamont. . on tuesday, the vote comes. perhaps someone can find a link to sumarize the difference in the candidates. very important. . time to turn the tides I know patti has been encouraging the vote. Marianne _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2006 #277 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------