From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #282 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/joni Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Wednesday, August 9 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 282 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- pico iyer njc [] RE: pico iyer njc ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: More You Tube Joni covers [Mark-Leon Thorne ] Re: "A Case Of You", was: A blooper anyone ? [Catherine McKay ] Re: "A Case Of You", was: A blooper anyone ? [Catherine McKay ] Re: (NJC) Digest #281 [Jerry Notaro ] njc ["mack watson-bush" ] Re: njc, Connecticut Primary TODAY ["mack watson-bush" ] Some Joni talk from Electronic Synth yahoo group [andeemac2005@comcast.ne] Re: Joni Anderson in 1964 [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Lamont wins in Connecticut njc [Deb Messling ] Re: (NJC) Digest #281 ["Lori Fye" ] RE: Lamont wins in Connecticut njc ["Patti Parlette" Subject: pico iyer njc >islands mag is sb based... Yes, I used to have a fantasy (only in my dreams) of someday being a "stringer" for them ;-) >pico is a local writer ............ his mother was >my favorite ussb >teacher (religious studies) How very cool! Here's some great background on Pico along with an interview regarding his thoughts on writing. I think he could be very inspirational for songwriters, too. He is quite remarkable. http://www.rolfpotts.com/writers/iyer.html Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:41:17 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: pico iyer njc LOL, my friend had the same dream & tried to make it happen since she was always traveling. Thanks for the link. I don't think I realized how revered he had become. Although I guess I knew he was nationally or maybe internationally recognized. I wish I could recall what I recently read by him (recently meaning in the last year or so) that really affected me. Sigh. It does not surprise me that he is so extraordinary. His mother was/is amazing. Incredibly intellectually astute while being at the same time very very spiritually deep. Very few have those two things going on at the same time on that level. She always wears the most beautiful traditional Hindu clothes. I took as many of her classes as I could. Her class on mysticism was beyond this world. LOL... it was like being in the most transforming meditation class. Her voice had so much beauty & peace in it. She was so patient with students who really had no clue but were trying. If I recall correctly, his father (no longer alive) had a cult following among spiritual seekers in this area during the 60's or maybe 70's. >Yes, I used to have a fantasy (only in my dreams) of someday being a "stringer" for them ;-) >pico is a local writer ............ his mother was >my favorite ussb >teacher (religious studies) How very cool! Here's some great background on Pico along with an interview regarding his thoughts on writing. I think he could be very inspirational for songwriters, too. He is quite remarkable. http://www.rolfpotts.com/writers/iyer.html Kakki < ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 18:45:01 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: More You Tube Joni covers Wow! What an extraordinary talent. This guy has a future in music. He has done justice to Joni's songs by tackling each one with equal talent no matter how difficult they are to sing or play. I just love every cover he has attempted. Watch out for Danillo. I have recorded these covers as sound recordings if anybody wants them. Mark in Sydney ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:42:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: "A Case Of You", was: A blooper anyone ? - --- "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" wrote: > As if in a diary she's portrays herself (lonely > painter) > as very withdrawn (box of paints) > and frightened. (by the devil) > Only risking exploration (I'm drawn to) > when spying a fearless guide is around (those ones > that ain't afraid) What bothers me is "those ones". I ain't got nuttin' against "ain't", even though it seems incongruous coming from someone with Joni's mostly perfect grammar and diction (with a few exceptions) - after all, everyone else was talking that way. And if Joni had simply ended it there, she might have had a Hallmark rhyme, so I'm glad she tacked on "afraid" at the end. But "those ones" sets my teeth on edge. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:57:29 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE : More You Tube Joni covers Do you include this type of thing in the Covers? After all they are covers of Joni songs.> I wish it was totally black & white, there are some shades of grey to be sure. I've stumbled upon quite a few live performances of Joni songs on the internet, some I capture and some I don't. If it's a well-known artist, and the quality of the recording is high, then I absolutely include it. I suppose you could debate as to whether or not putting a self-made video on youtube counts as "releasing" a recording or not. So, to positively side-step your question...it depends. For now, in this case, I am not going to include them in the database. I'm really intrigued that Danilo chose to youtube all these covers; then again, maybe that's the easiest and most practical way, and it's certainly a way to get them heard. I found the videos riveting and honest, and I admire the fact that he plays everything as it's written as opposed to doing the gender-switching thing. By now he's probably got the whole Joni songbook up there (except of course for the 80's stuff which folks avoid like the plague). Bob NP: Gomez, "All Too Much" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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The singer-songwriter-poet-artist spent some of her earliest years in the city, and, though born in Fort MacLeod, Alta., and living in Los Angeles, she still describes Saskatoon as her hometown." The whole shebang: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060808.MENDEL08/TPStory/En tertainment Bob NP: Wilson Pickett, "Mustang Sally" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------ 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. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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Your question was a very valid one - - "Is there a difference between being anti-war and being anti-quagmire?" - - I don't feel that going after Bin Laden in Afghanistan was inappropriate and it was unfortunate that it was an unsuccessful manhunt, for whatever reason. I have to admit that I don't understand all the reasons for our continued presence there and I'm not sure that anyone truly does - when you're talking Middle East the issues are always very complex. As for Iraq, I questioned the process from day one, as well as the use of the word "war". Iraq didn't attack our country, and according to the sanctioned inspectors they had no means to (of course we have now given them plenty of motivation). I refer to it as a quagmire but it's probably more aptly termed an "Invasion" and now an "Occupation". I don't see as there's ever been a clear mission understood by the American people, all I'm hearing is "I'd rather fight them there than fight them here" which reads like a line of pure jingoistic crap. Does anyone really suspect that Iraq is going to invade our shores, ala the Duchy of Grand Fenwick? And by the same token, does anyone sincerely believe that anything effective has been accomplished by this administration against terrorism? OK, so we may not see airplanes being flown into buildings anymore, but we have no way of knowing what means a terrorist organization (be it Al Qaeda or another) will resort to. About the only guarantee is that like Ani says "aggression begets aggression". OK, so I'm rambling. I guess my point is that Americans want to see either results or a plan regarding Iraq - the only changes seem to be in the numbers of the dead. "Stay The Course" is a foolish mantra when the course is a bad one. I would hope that politicians feel empowered to take that stand. As for Lamont, I think the real issue is integrity and a sense of a progressive voice as opposed to good ol' boy cronyism. I'm not expecting him to have ALL the answers on ALL the issues, but when you have Senators who have been in place for decades and things keep getting worse, it's time for a change. Not to mention the rookies like my Senator Jim Demint who doesn't have the experience but has all the worthlessness. Oh, and it sounds like you're not in CA anymore - where have you drifted to? Bob NP: Unkle, "In A State" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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It's incongruous for Joni to mis-use English like this. Why did she do it here? Was she trying to lighten the heavy topic with blue-collar language? If so, she didn't feel the need very often. She's usually philosophical and rarely dumbs it down. All the best, Jim L. - --- Catherine McKay wrote: > What bothers me is "those ones". ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:50:04 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, Connecticut Primary TODAY Just checkin' in on our big day.... I heard on the news that today is the anniversary of the day Nixon resigned (August 8, 1973). Ha! I'm old enough to remember celebrating on that day! Maybe August 8, 2006, will be another day our country takes a turn for the better? I sure hope so. Brenda, thank you for all of your thoughtful questions and comments. I'm sorry I don't have the answers. Perhaps this is too simplistic, but for me this is all about the war. I want a Senator who is against the war, not one who is for it. Someone who will use that 250 million dollars a day for better things. All the rest, I hope, will flow from there. Plus Mr. Lieberman continues to "not get it". For example (a snippet from the MoveOn post I received an hour ago): "This year's election has given the people of Connecticut something unique: a real choice between two politicians with very different views of what a senator from Connecticut should do. In our primary endorsement, 85 percent of MoveOn members in Connecticut went for Lamont. Recently The New York Times endorsed Ned saying Senator Lieberman had given America a, "warped view of partisanship." This campaign has taught the people of Connecticut a lot about Senator Lieberman. But even today Joe Lieberman showed that he hasn't learned anything. Yesterday he called his opponents the, "anti-security wing" of the Democratic Party because of their objections to the war in Iraq.1 (As if the war has made us safer.)" (1. New York Times, August 8, 2006) Anti-security wing??? Well, that's the last nail in his political coffin, if you ask me. Brenda, I too at first was concerned about Lamont's lack of experience and his rich guy image, but after much reflection and discussion, I had to let that concern go and just hope that good things will flow from good intentions. We need to change the course, not stay it. If my motives are naive or simplistic, at least they are pure. I am a mother and a member of the human race who is against the war. Last night at headquarters it was hard work. I mean, there were some good moments, but a couple of really ugly ones. I don't think I'll ever work the phones again. I came home weary and drained. Politics can be really ugly. It's a "repititious danger!" ; ) Plus, as I knew, people are sick to death of these phone calls, and they let me know. Sheesh. Sorry! Just about everyone I polled though, said the war is THEE issue. Today started off better with a nice guy from down the street calling, thanking me for the message I left last night and saying he was off to the polls for vote for Lamont. Now I'm leaving for the Eagleville Firehouse. I volunteered for 4 more hours of last minute campaigning and handing out cards w/ instructions on which lever to pull for Lamont. It's my home district and if nothing else I will get to see friends and neighbors and get into the spirit of the day, hopefully with less abuse than I got last night. (Mean people suck! ) Love, Patti P., weary but hopeful P.S. Polls here close at 8. I don't know how quickly we will know anything. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 13:43:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: "A Case Of You", was: A blooper anyone ? I kind of like, "dems what ain't afraid." ;-) - --- "Lama (Jim L*Hommedieu)" wrote: > She says "those ones *THAT* ain't afraid" which is > another purposeful grammatical error. Since she's > talking about people, I think it's supposed to be > "those who are not afraid." > > 1. those ones > 2. that > 3. ain't > Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 11:44:33 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: (NJC) Digest #281 Wow ... anyone know when the last time was that a regular digest (not the only-joni kind) contained only ONE post? Lori Santa Rosa, CA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:04:26 -0400 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: (NJC) Digest #281 1492. > Wow ... anyone know when the last time was that a regular digest (not the > only-joni kind) contained only ONE post? > > Lori > Santa Rosa, CA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 12:22:59 -0500 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: njc I propose all our legislators be put on a salary of minimum wage for a year and see how well they pay their bills and what their standard of living is, the assholes. So thoroughly fed up. mack ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 12:19:39 -0500 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: Re: njc, Connecticut Primary TODAY - --Oh, how I hope the butt gets the boot. good luck patti. . Someone who will use that 250 million dollars a day for > better things. - --hmmm? Yes, such as bringing our folks home or putting some money towards alternate energy sources. Hmmm? Perhaps putting forth a plan for more mass transit so we can stop wasting so much energy. - --Simply, our (bloated self serving) government makes me sick. I loathe the Republican party and am not too fond of any of them, including Democrats. For the people my ass. For a few of the people it should be changed to. 895 days left of the pig. mack p.s. 'mean people suck' It's time we get mean back. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 18:56:24 EDT From: JOSEPHBMCGOWAN@aol.com Subject: Joni Anderson in 1964 On a Wednesday Evening in the Fall of 1964 a Young Joni Anderson played a Small Club in Toronto called the Half Beat. Just a Few Weeks Shy of Her Twenty-First Birthday, Five Months Pregnant and Now Left all Alone, This must have Been a Pivotal Time in Joni's Life. A Soundboard Recording of the First Set of this Performance Survived and is to Date the Earliest Known Tape of Joni to have Surfaced. She Pays both a Tiple and Gibson Guitar ( in Standard Tuning) while performing Several Folk Songs including "Nancy Whiskey" ( Complete with a Scottish Accent) and "Pastures of Plenty" When She Sings: I Wish to the Lord that My Babe was Born And Sitting On His Daddy's Knee And Me Poor Girl were Dead and Gone With the Green Grass Growing, Growing Over Me from "Every Night When the Sun Goes In" You Truly Feel She Owns Every Word. I am Offering CDR Copies of this Rare Gem Complete with Cover Art Beautifully Designed by Mark-Leon Thorne to Anyone that requests one. Just E-mail an Address to Me. No Charge. Like Me, I believe anyone who hears this will be Amazed by just how very good Joni was at such an Early Age. I would like to Thank Bob Muller for His Great Help on this Project. Joey McGowan, ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:53:26 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, Carly sings lullabies Dear Joniamigos: I'm just killing time waiting for election returns, fooling around on the computer, and found this in my draft box from July. I don't think I sent it, but if I already did please forgive the repeat. I think we had a teeny thread going about lullabies at the time. Voila: ************ All of this talk about , must be the start of the latest style......... from carlysimon.com: "Carly is currently in the process of recording an album of lullabies and soothing songs for Columbia Records that will be released in the fall of 2006. Carly feels that the songs are "very loose and tender at the same time. So far, I have recorded Into White (a Cat Stevens song), as well as Over The Rainbow, Oh Susannah, Hush Little Baby and a new production of Devoted To You. I think it's just the album to have in my collection as it rings very true to me." " The press release: "Carly Simon Sings Modern Classics - From Cat Stevens to Antonio Carlos Jobim - On New Album, 'Into White' Grammy & Oscar Winning Performer Releases New Collection of Best-Loved Songs & Lullabies for All Ages 'Into White' In Stores Tuesday, October 24 NEW YORK, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records announces the release of Into White, a new collection of beloved pop standards and touching traditional lullabies performed by the Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy winning singer and composer Carly Simon. The quintessential performer follows up Moonlight Serenade, her 2005 best-selling collection of pop music standards, with Into White, a soothing return to her primary musical roots, a pure and evocative showcase of best-loved songs, old and new, performed in the trademark dusky vocal style that's unmistakably Carly. Taking its title from a wistful Cat Stevens song from the legendary 70's singer/songwriter's Tea For The Tillerman album, Into White conjures a series of dreamy gentle moods in a collection of unforgettable tunes drawn from a variety of sources including Cat Stevens ("Into White"), Judy Garland ("Over The Rainbow"), the Everly Brothers ("All I Have To Do Is Dream"/"Devoted To You"), The Beatles ("Blackbird"), Harry Belafonte ("Jamaica Farewell"), James Taylor ("You Can Close Your Eyes"), Stephen Foster, the 19th century father of American song ("Oh! Susanna"), and Gaelic traditional folk airs ("Hush Little Baby"/"My Bonnie," "I Gave My Love a Cherry [The Riddle Song]," "Scarborough Fair"). Carly rounds out the album with a pair of self-penned compositions: "Love of My Life" and "Quiet Evening." Produced by Carly Simon & Jimmy Parr (who worked on Carly's seasonal collection, Christmas Is Almost Here), the songs on Into White are performed by a small intimate ensemble including Teese Gohl (who also arranged strings on the album) on keyboards, synths, kalimba and flute; Peter Calo on guitar and dobro; Jan Hyer on cello; David Saw on guitar; and Jimmy Parr on percussion, kalimba and heartbeat. Sally Taylor and Ben Taylor (each an accomplished songwriter and performer in her/his own right) join their mother on a familial rendition of James Taylor's "You Can Close Your Eyes," from 1971's Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. Ben Taylor contributes vocals to several other songs on Into White including an enchanting new version of "Devoted To You," the Everly Brothers classic Carly first covered in 1978 with then-husband and frequent singing partner James Taylor on her best-selling Boys In The Trees album. In addition to her legendary status as one of America's definitive female singer/songwriters -- having penned such classic pop songs as "You're So Vain," "Anticipation," and "Let The River Run" -- Carly has also authored several award-winning children's books beginning with the best-seller "Amy The Dancing Bear" in 1989 and including "The Boy of the Bells" (1990), "The Fisherman's Song" (1990), "Nighttime Chauffeur" (1993), and "Midnight Farm" (1997). From her sly version of "Itsy Bitsy Spider" in the soundtrack to Nora Ephron's "Heartburn" (1987) to her songs in the Disney Winnie the Pooh films, "Piglet's Big Movie" (2003) and "Pooh's Heffalump Movie" (2005), Carly Simon has shown an uncanny ability to connect with audiences of all ages. Into White is executive produced by Jay Landers, who first worked with Carly on "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry"/"In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning," her duet with Frank Sinatra on Ol' Blue Eyes' 1993 Grammy winning Duets album. Landers -- who has supervised records with Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Celine Dion and many others -- provided musical supervision for numerous original cast recordings and soundtracks including "Miss Saigon," "Carousel," "A League of Our Own," "Remember the Titans" and others. He has also worked on a number of children's recordings including Disney's Lullaby Album and the Grammy winning "Woody's Roundup" from Disney/Pixar's "Toy Story 2." Carly Simon - "Into White" - track listing Oh! Susanna (written by Stephen Foster) All I Have To Do Is Dream/Devoted To You (written by Felice & Boudleaux Bryant) Into White (written by Cat Stevens) Over The Rainbow (written by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg) Hush Little Baby/My Bonnie (traditional, arranged by Carly Simon) I Gave My Love a Cherry (The Riddle Song) (traditional, arranged by Carly Simon) Blackbird (written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney) You Can Close Your Eyes (written by James Taylor) Jamaica Farewell/You Are My Sunshine (written by Lord Burgess/written by Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell) Manha de Carnaval (from Black Orpheus) (written by Luiz Bonfa & Antonio Maria) Scarborough Fair (traditional, arranged by Carly Simon) Love of My Life (written by Carly Simon) Quiet Evening (written by Carly Simon & David Saw) SOURCE Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings" ******* In a weird bit of synchronicity, I saw Carly and her kids in November, and then James Taylor in December, and both shows ended with "You Can Close Your Eyes" as the very last encore. Carly and Ben and Sally were so wonderful together....the love and respect and devotion they have for each other was touching and obvious. Warmed a mother's heart! They seem very close, and the kids "ain't bad lookin" either! Sally looks like a flaxen-haired angel, and Ben looks so much like his dad. That Ben is funny, too. When Carly said: "Our last song is one that was written by their Dad", Ben quipped: "Yeah, Kris Kristofferson." It was a riot! Love, Patti P., on pins and needles (nerves and feelings?) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:54:09 +0000 From: andeemac2005@comcast.net Subject: Some Joni talk from Electronic Synth yahoo group Here is some posts on a New Age - Electronic Synth Yahho group that suprised me. thought someone might be interested. In beyond_em@yahoogroups.com, "simonheath.geo" wrote: Possibly part of the reason I found myself liking her so much is her enviable simple-but-effective guitar technique, having myself just got my first 12 string acoustic, the playing of which rewards doing less, and doing it slower. Be aware that she often used alternative tunings on those early albums (Bass E tuned down to a C for the track Song to a Seagull, f.e.). This can be really puzzling when you pick up a song book which has tablature in standard tuning. - ------------------------------------------------------------- As Tim said, "Clouds" is the one most like the first album, and my interest in her work tailed off after it. Tracks "I Don't Know Where I Stand", "That Song About The Midway", "The Gallery" and "Both Sides Now" (The 'Clouds' song) are the standouts for me. Chelsea Morning (from 'Clouds') and Night In The City (Seagull) are both good songs, but much more uptempo in a 'Big Yellow Taxi' kind of way. These two albums lead me to buying an acoustic guitar way back in the 1980s. Suffice to say, I never approached Joni's abilities on the instrument, never mind being able to sing in such an incredible way at the same time ! I don't think you'd be disappointed by either purchase as a CD. I think I was able to pick them up for a fiver each. Grant M. - ------------------------------------------------------- Talking of KS and his style of BS, I was surprised to find myself enjoying the ethereal vocals and enchanted acoustic guitar of Joni Mitchell's "I Had A King" from her first album ( because it was in some strange way similar to the listening experience of early KS ), on hearing it on the radio. I would never have known I might feel that way about her work, so I was as shocked as I was pleased. Is the rest of that album like that? Yeah, Song to a Seagull is my fave album, and there are some lovely tracks in a similar vein: "The Dawntreader", "Song to a Seagull" and "Cactus Tree" all send a shiver down my spine. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:30:19 EDT From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Anderson in 1964 In a message dated 8/8/2006 7:21:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JOSEPHBMCGOWAN@aol.com writes: On a Wednesday Evening in the Fall of 1964 a Young Joni Anderson played a Small Club in Toronto called the Half Beat. Just a Few Weeks Shy of Her Twenty-First Birthday, Five Months Pregnant and Now Left all Alone, This must have Been a Pivotal Time in Joni's Life. A Soundboard Recording of the First Set of this Performance Survived and is to Date the Earliest Known Tape of Joni to have Surfaced. She Pays both a Tiple and Gibson Guitar ( in Standard Tuning) while performing Several Folk Songs including "Nancy Whiskey" ( Complete with a Scottish Accent) and "Pastures of Plenty" This is an old Woody Guthrie song if I might add....... Pastures Of Plenty It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed My poor feet have traveled a hot dusty road Out of your Dust Bowl and Westward we rolled And your deserts were hot and your mountains were cold I worked in your orchards of peaches and prunes I slept on the ground in the light of the moon On the edge of the city you'll see us and then We come with the dust and we go with the wind California, Arizona, I harvest your crops Well its North up to Oregon to gather your hops Dig the beets from your ground, cut the grapes from your vine To set on your table your light sparkling wine Green pastures of plenty from dry desert ground From the Grand Coulee Dam where the waters run down Every state in the Union us migrants have been We'll work in this fight and we'll fight till we win It's always we rambled, that river and I All along your green valley, I will work till I die My land I'll defend with my life if it be Cause my pastures of plenty must always be free Words and Music by Woody Guthrie ) 1960 (renewed) and 1963 (renewed) by _TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc._ (http://www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Publisher_Contact.htm) When She Sings: I Wish to the Lord that My Babe was Born And Sitting On His Daddy's Knee And Me Poor Girl were Dead and Gone With the Green Grass Growing, Growing Over Me from "Every Night When the Sun Goes In" You Truly Feel She Owns Every Word. I am Offering CDR Copies of this Rare Gem Complete with Cover Art Beautifully Designed by Mark-Leon Thorne to Anyone that requests one. Just E-mail an Address to Me. No Charge. Like Me, I believe anyone who hears this will be Amazed by just how very good Joni was at such an Early Age. I would like to Thank Bob Muller for His Great Help on this Project. Joey McGowan, ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:12:00 -0400 From: Deb Messling Subject: Lamont wins in Connecticut njc Congratulations, Patti, and thank you for all your hard work!!! My husband and I are enjoying our local music festival and just arrived home in time for Lieberman's concession speech. Of course, his "concession" made my blood boil, as he claimed the moral high ground by proclaiming that he would not "let stand" what his own party just told him, but the fact is, HE LOST. Wee!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- dlmessling@rcn.com - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:27:58 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: (NJC) Digest #281 >> Wow ... anyone know when the last time was that a regular digest (not the >> only-joni kind) contained only ONE post? > 1492. You mean, like, when Columbus sailed the ocean blue? Lori Santa Rosa, CA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 04:40:57 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: RE: Lamont wins in Connecticut njc Thanks, Deb! I'm drinking sweet champagne, got the TV turned up high....but I can't drum Lieberman out of my mind. Lamont won after a massive grassroots effort, which I am proud (and frankly, emotionally and physically exhausted from) to have been part of, but Lieberman is undoing all the joy that could be. At first I felt sorry for him when he came out to "concede", but then I got increasingly pissed at his failure to concede to the will of the people. The people have spoken! Power to the people! There has been talk that Chris Dodd (our other Democratic senator who is, by the way, thinking of running for President in 2008) will try to talk him out of running as an independent, but that seems like a remote possibilty, given that Lieberman has to file by tomorrow. I send up my prayer: Joe, you have served us long and well, and I thank you for your 18 years of service, but please please please, don't muck up our future. It's time to bow out gracefully. We can't take this war anymore. Merde! A mother's work for peace is never done! "Let's go on to win in November!" Love and peace, Patti P. >From: Deb Messling >To: "Patti Parlette" >CC: joni@smoe.org >Subject: Lamont wins in Connecticut njc >Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:12:00 -0400 > >Congratulations, Patti, and thank you for all your hard work!!! My husband >and I are enjoying our local music festival and just arrived home in time >for Lieberman's concession speech. > >Of course, his "concession" made my blood boil, as he claimed the moral >high ground by proclaiming that he would not "let stand" what his own party >just told him, but the fact is, HE LOST. Wee!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 01:09:07 -0500 From: "Music Is Special" Subject: Re: Lamont wins in Connecticut njc I'm glad you all are happy - its always nice to see one's preferred candidate but I personally think, as a long-standing democrat who has worked on national campaigns that this is a mistake both for the party and for the country. cutting and running in the middle of this mess will only embolden a lot of folks. further not withstanding what a poor president bush is, i predict its not a route to win the presidency -- it certainly wasn't for george mcgovern or eugene mccarthy. wait till the midwest weighs in - you will see. oh well everybody has opinons so mine's not worth anymore than anybody elses. i'll be curious to see what happens in CT in November. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Parlette" To: Cc: Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 11:40 PM Subject: RE: Lamont wins in Connecticut njc > Thanks, Deb! I'm drinking sweet champagne, got the TV turned up > high....but I can't drum Lieberman out of my mind. Lamont won after a > massive grassroots effort, which I am proud (and frankly, emotionally and > physically exhausted from) to have been part of, but Lieberman is undoing > all the joy that could be. At first I felt sorry for him when he came out > to "concede", but then I got increasingly pissed at his failure to concede > to the will of the people. > > The people have spoken! Power to the people! > > There has been talk that Chris Dodd (our other Democratic senator who is, > by the way, thinking of running for President in 2008) will try to talk > him out of running as an independent, but that seems like a remote > possibilty, given that Lieberman has to file by tomorrow. > > I send up my prayer: Joe, you have served us long and well, and I thank > you for your 18 years of service, but please please please, don't muck up > our future. It's time to bow out gracefully. We can't take this war > anymore. > > Merde! A mother's work for peace is never done! > > "Let's go on to win in November!" > > Love and peace, > > Patti P. > > >>From: Deb Messling >>To: "Patti Parlette" >>CC: joni@smoe.org >>Subject: Lamont wins in Connecticut njc >>Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:12:00 -0400 >> >>Congratulations, Patti, and thank you for all your hard work!!! My >>husband and I are enjoying our local music festival and just arrived home >>in time for Lieberman's concession speech. >> >>Of course, his "concession" made my blood boil, as he claimed the moral >>high ground by proclaiming that he would not "let stand" what his own >>party just told him, but the fact is, HE LOST. Wee!!!! ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2006 #282 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------