From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #351 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 Monday, September 25 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 351 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- The Music of Bob Dylan njc [RoseMJoy@aol.com] RE: "When the Levees Broke" a Spike Lee Joint, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lam] Re: fifty-fifty fire and ice [LCStanley7@aol.com] Computer speakers, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" ] Re: Contempt and disdain NJC ["Kate Bennett" ] Hi All (VLJC) LONG! [Michael Paz ] RE: njc, Jackson Browne & Crosby Loggins ["Kate Bennett" ] Photos from DC on snapfish! (njc) [Victor Johnson ] Re: Hi All (VLJC) LONG! -- now njc [Smurf ] Re: Hell about Joni's art [Garret ] Re: Hi All (VLJC) LONG! -- now njc [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: Photos from DC on snapfish! (njc) [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: Photos from DC on snapfish! (njc) [Victor Johnson ] njc, Smurf taking a V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N ["Patti Parlette" Subject: RE: "When the Levees Broke" a Spike Lee Joint, njc In the last hour, a civil engineer talked about the system of levees in the Netherlands. Their system is much better built. It's built to protect the country against a once-in-ten-thousand-year storm. It's meticulously maintained. It's the only moral way to have a levee system. Back the US, the federal government gets all of the royalty pennies from the production of natural gas and oil which flows thru the port of N.O., b/c the production is far off-shore. In Alaska, production isn't offshore and the state gets a cut. Louisiana needs that money to build levees, and to rebuild the wetlands. Oh, and their schools suck too b/c schools are supported by (wait for it...) STATE revenue. When people said the US Govt has abandoned Louisiana (in the early hours of the film) it might have *sounded* like a hollow complaint. It's not. The intellectual content is mostly in the last hour. Trust me. The last hour is too important to skip. Branford Marsalis is right. It's a pivotal time: in crisis you can see everything that's wrong and have an opportunity to change. We won't. The Corps swears they'll rebuild the levees to their pre-Katrina levels. I believe them. All the best, Jim np: "Witchcraft" on Patricia Barber's CD, "A Fortnight in Paris" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:20:00 EDT From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: fifty-fifty fire and ice An Eye Spy woman wrote: it just occured to me when reading this. . . that the song Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire resembles the thought of: Be Cool. . . ie. Fifty- fifty Fire and ice just the hot/ cold thing. . . that's all (one of the many duality themes) Hi Eye, Looking at things from Both Sides Now again? Doing the math, fifty-fifty fire and ice adds up to moderate temps. What happens when extreme come together? Could this be what makes Joni so cool and her paintings likewise? Fifty-fifty fire colors and ice colors? What is it about being cool? Also, I never noticed the "sweet" before fire before. Could that possibly be like cinnamon candy? Red hots? Sweet fire is pretty synesthetic, fire you can taste... two at once, a mixture like oriental sweet and sour, Yin Yang but not necessarily opposites, or in the realm of emotions fire you can feel like Aerosmith's sweet emotion. Love, ICU w/o critical care ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:15:29 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Computer speakers, njc Computer speakers have come a long, long way since 1996. Back then, I bought a set for $80 and they weren't very good. At work, everyone has the Logitech Spin-75 and they have much better clarity. Best of all, the amp inside is much better than you'd expect. If your headphone can reproduce bass, the amplifier won't hold them back. Logitech Spin-75 is discontinued. I got an "open-box" pair for $10 US, delivered. That's not a typo. I think I found them on pricegrabber.com All the best, Jim L. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:11:26 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: Contempt and disdain NJC Nice post oh wise laura & condolences on the death of your mother in law... what a strange way for her daughter to treat you but what a loving place you seem to be in ... of acceptance & compassion... >I like to take the "let it be" position. > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:16:15 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Hi All (VLJC) LONG! Happy Birthday to Muller and happy vacation to Smurph. Hope you guys have a wonderful time! I have not been posting much cause I am still so damn busy. I wanted to write and tell everyone what a wonderful time I had on my train trip to D.C. We left N.O. Very early in the morning on Thursday along with Wild Magnolias, FeuFollet, Vic and the Puppett lady, and Grupo Fantasma from Austin Texas. We did whistle stops in Meridian, Ms (where we picked up Supa Chicken a local Blues player), And Birmingham, Ala, and finally Atlanta, Ga. Where we picked up Victor the Human Jukebox. A wonderful time was had by all. My gig was to provide sound for the artists when they jumped off the train at each whistle stop which was easy with a battery powered speaker and and a couple mics. Along the way we eat drank of course played a lot of music along the way. I brought my VG-8 and Parker and played a lot of Joni for some rabid Joni fans in the club car before we hit Atlanta. I was introduced to a Mr. Sansone who told me that his son had been hired to play keyboards for Wilco. I spent a good bit of time talking with him on the train and listening to the stories of how great his son Patrick is. I was not running on all cylinders cause it wasn't till we got to Atlanta that I saw him talking to his son and realized that it was my friend Pat Sansone who had played with my other pal Joe Tullos after his Scoundrel's Waltz album came out (a gem if you can find it). We had recorded the record at Daniel Lanois's studio years ago along with members of Blind Melon and Squirril Nut Zippers. Pat is one of them cats that can play everything and he is one hell of a great utility guy. I had about 45 seconds to have a hug and try to catch up before we had to get on the train and head on to DC. Victor's new girlfriend is a knockout and seems very nice, but we did not have much time to get to know each other. We had some jams in the club car with Victor and then moved it back to our crash pad car with the rest of the artists where we had a very nice jam with all the different influences of latino, cajun, jazz and blues melded into one big gumbo. Of course we played a couple of Joni ones cause the guy that hired me Garth Ross (who also hired Claudia and Randall) from the Kennedy Center is a big Joan fan. We wound down the party about 1am (very early by Victor and my standards). We stayed at the Watergate Hotel which was surreal for me. We had the whole day to our selves so of course we ate some more and rested a while but then we got together in the evening with the beautiful and talented Sherelle and her husband Rob. We had cocktails in the room and talked and watched some of the video of Jack Neilson that Jackie Guthrie had sent to me. We then taxied into Georgetown to meet equally lovely and talented Claudia and Uncle John. We had a meal that was just fantastic and of course lots of Conversation. Due to a serious case of Jet Lag Uncle John had to check out early with Claudia, but Sherelle, Rob and Victor and I headed back to the hotel for a few tunes before we called it a night. The next day we enjoyed a wonderful day of music with all the artists that came on the train with us as well as many more that came up by other means. Sherelle and Rob came out to meet us again and we had a lovely day. Victor made the Washington Post the next day as "a guy who joined in on flute" and we had a lot of pics from the train ride that made the paper. I was able to introduce Sherelle to Garth so I hope there is an open door for her at Kennedy Center when here new record comes out. I am feeling like we have a chance to do a Joni Tribute at Kennedy Center in the future (and of course sponsored by Amtrak). The Kennedy Center is a gorgeous venue and I think it would be perfect. On the way back I was able to spend a lot of time catching up on sleep and playing guitar and watching the documentary I am working on as Music Supervisor. At dinner we sat next to an emerging artist by the name of Regina Spektor who was on her way to Atlanta to play a show. The kids from the Cajun band Feufollet were impressed that we were traveling with someone like her. I was not that impressed! Victor took many fotos which is suppose to post somewhere for public viewing and you can see the visual proof that we were stalked by Bob "Smurphy" Murphy who was in disguise. I was very upset that he could not just hang out with us like in the old days but was reduced to this tired old disguise we have seen him so many times before. One curious thing though is that he ditched the pom poms. Very strange! I got some very copol collectibals on the trip including stationary from the Watergate Hotel as well as an original chalk drawing by artist Rowina Bowman (a BIG Joni fan). VERY cool! Victor post the pics will ya???!!! Have a great weekend all and peace love and understanding to all the politicos. Early warning!!! I will be in NYC for the weekend of Oct 13 for the Long Island Music Awards and to of course kick Kay Ashley's ASS! Watch out beeeeatch cause I am coming to get you. You won't be hiding behind that fertility thing anymo. Please cheee for the New Orleans Saints in Monday night and watch the pre game show for performances by U2, Green Day, Allen Toussaint, and New Orleans Brass bands. BTW I worked with a band last Thursday called Packway Handle Band from Athens, Georgia. A wonderful bluegrass band. Keep an eye out for them and go check them out. Check them out at www.packwayhandle.com Heads up Muller they are in Greenville at the Greenville Fest on Friday the 13th of October (I will be on my way to NYC). Have a great weekend everyone. Love Paz NP-All The Time In the World-Packway Handle Band ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:24:27 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: njc, Jackson Browne & Crosby Loggins >Will do! I signed up for his email list. Beautiful, soul-stirring music....I especially liked Angel of Mercy.< yes, he's really changed that one around since he first wrote it... I look forward to his long awaited debut cd release (he's done some demos & an ep already but this is his big one- he likens the band's hanging out & recording to his own 'big pink' experience. >Of course, anyone and anything from idyllic Santa Barbara is immediately near and dear to my heart. Did he go to Dos Pueblos or San Marcos?< Santa Barbara High. >That's so cool that you knew him when he was just coming out to wonder and catch dragonflies in jars! You must feel a special bond with him. Boys to men -- isn't it amazing?< he's like a son to me, & at one time was & perhaps still is, my son's best bud... he wrote a beautiful song about my son but it is not on the recent release (darn) >And speaking of Loggins makes me think of Loggins and Messina. Kate, I've always meant to tell you that when I was a freshman in Hurley Hall 209 there was a constant musical battle w/ Hurley 211. You know how it is when have your first place away from your parents, and you can play the music as LOUD as you want? I'd crank up FTR, and Lisa next door was ALWAYS blasting Loggins & Messina. Vaheevalla (sp?)....I can still hear that drowning out Joni! Funny story... great music in those days! (to revive our most recent debate) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:28:25 -0400 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Joni talk I saw a wonderful band last night at a place called the Chartroom. They played some great stuff..Beatles....BTO ....Grand Funk Railroad...Buddy Holly...CSN. Their lead guitarist reminded me of Paul Kanter. At the intermission ...I went over to talk to the Paul Kanter look-a-like...and yeah...I asked him ...do you play any Joni Mitchell. He told me not at this time but were just now introducing her music to their new keyboardist. (Eventually they will do...FMIP..HM...ROR...most of the stuff he listed was from Court & Spark) I told him about the JMDL...the fests....and he talked about her open tunings. He also wanted to know if it was true about her throat cancer. I told him I was sure she DID NOT have cancer. As I walking away he asked...does she ever show up....I said...no...not yet...but were hoping. Bree ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 15:32:48 -0400 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Photos from DC on snapfish! (njc) > From: Victor Johnson > Date: September 24, 2006 3:28:51 PM EDT > To: waytoblue@comcast.net > Subject: You're invited to view my photos! > Reply-To: waytoblue@comcast.net > > > > > you're invited to view my photos! > > > > > > > > > > album 09/24/06 > 16 photos > > > Victor says... > I hope you enjoy my photos! When you're done, you can order prints > or add comments to the guest book. > > > > > > > > > > > Snapfish and the Snapfish logo are trademarks of the Hewlett- > Packard Company. All rights reserved. > Snapfish, 303 Second Street, South Tower, Suite 500 San Francisco, > CA 94107. > > > > If the 'view my photos' button above does not work, copy and paste > the link below into your browser > http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=93241159125745883/l=209269896/ > g=73787558/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:49:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Smurf Subject: Re: Hi All (VLJC) LONG! -- now njc Michael Paz wrote: << At dinner we sat next to an emerging artist by the name of Regina Spektor who was on her way to Atlanta to play a show. The kids from the Cajun band Feufollet were impressed that we were traveling with someone like her. I was not that impressed! >> This must be the very same Regina Spektor that Garret has been raving about for awhile. I keep meaning to check her out, but she never gets on my train. I just stopped in at the internet cafe in P-town to check my mail. Didn't read it all, but can never resist anything labeled "LONG!" that Paz offers me. - --Smurf, cynical and sober and boring everyone in some internet cafe - --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:01:06 +0100 From: Garret Subject: Re: Hell about Joni's art Hey Lucy, I too have wondered this fand have meant to send my thoughts to the list many times. I first came across synaesthesia when in London. The director of the MSc course i was doing was involved with the UCL synesthesia research group. For anyone interested: http://www.psychol.ucl.ac.uk/jamie.ward/synaesthesia.htm Are you a synaesthete Lucy?? You could volunteer for an online survey;-) Here's a JoniQuote: "I think of myself as a painter who writes music....Basically, the reason I'm so unruly in this business is because I think like a painter, not like a musician." I think that colour and the notion of colour, explicitly and implicity, are central in Joni's body of work and probably deserve much attention from the masses of JMDL. We have touched on it before. Here are some lyrics for you to ponder. The only comment i'll make is that these are a few very obvious choices from songs Joni wrote by 1970 and with time this could have been an exhaustive list: Now comes the morning Wet with the kiss of midnight Shadows stayed sulking in the way Sunshine for dreaming Blackest magic to believe in Spectrums and rainbows and days I never saw a sky so free Never so blue Morning with mystic pagaentry Unveils a time for sharing love with you Marcie in a coat of flowers Steps inside a candy store Reds are sweet and greens are sour ...... Marcie's faucet needs a plumber Marcie's sorrow needs a man Red is autumn green is summer Greens are turning and the sand ....... And summer goes Falls to the sidewalk like String and brown paper Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning And the first thing that I saw Was the sun through yellow curtains And a rainbow on the wall Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you Crimson crystal beads to beckon Ladies in their rainbow fashions Colored stop and go lights flashing We'll wink at total strangers passing In morning Morgantown Oh I am a lonely painter I live in a box of paints I'm frightened by the devil And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid The "i live in a box of paints" line stands out. We have had some good analysis of this line onlist before and i cannot pretend to be able to offer any deep insight. It betrays Joni's world view; it tells us that painting is her life, yup, she's writing a (f***ing amazing) song but she is, in fact, a painter. It could be telling us that she has some tendency towards synaesthesia. I wonder.... In interviews her references to her own music and her music making/song writing process and to that of others often indicates that she is thinking of music in colorful terms: "the harmony the girl was using was very *primary colors*. I thought, "How can you say she's been listening to Court and Spark? It's an insult to Court and Spark, because this is so rudimentary". Later in the same article: "I have a painter's ego and I get a thrill of juxtaposing one color against another. I get like a private rush. I'm an only child. It's a form of solitary play. If I put that color next to that color and add another color, you know, I get a buzz. It's the same with music. I don't have any of the musician's languages. I read as a child, but I let the reading ability go. I don't use it in the recording process, because I fiddle around with the guitar so much that I'm not playing it normally anyway; the numerical language that some musicians have doesn't mean anything within my system, nor does the alphabetical system. I don't know what key I'm playing in. So I'm a sophisticated ignorant is basically what I am. But there are people who can come in, listen to what I play, write it out, and follow it. My harmony is selected by my own interest in the same way that I would select to put that color next to that color. I think of myself as a painter who writes music. " I don't think this makes her a synaesthete, but, again, i do sometimes wonder. I suppose the song writing/painting links could, in some ways, go back to her teacher (Kratzman??) who told her that if she could paint with a paintbrush she could paint with her pen. I find particularly revealing Joni's common statments about the colours of music, and how she *feels* music. Are there not quotes out there somewhere relating to Joni's difficulties working with rock musicians? She mentions that she sees musical chords as pallettes of colour and that "jazzers" got that concept whereas rock musicians often did not. There is an anecdote that i read on jm.com recently where Joni describes how her guitar style went from an overly complicated finger picking to something more straightforward. This was achieved through drawing someone without looking at the page. A simplification of her painting led to a simplification of her playing. Just another simple indiciator that the two are intrinsically linked. Some articles that may be of interest that i came across in a quick search: http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=960 http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=37 I've rambled long enough. Would love to hear from some others. GARRET ps - off the topic, did anyone see that documentary maybe last year on BBC2 about synaesthesia? I felt so sorry for the guy who tasted words. I think he said that the word "change" gave him a taste of nappies, while the word "sausage" gave him a taste of yoghurt. Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:09:10 +0100 From: Lucy Hone Subject: Re: Hell about Joni's art I think I have to remain neutral about Joni's art.... its all a bit to Van Gogh for me.. I wonder sometimes if Joni has "Synesthesia" It would mean she sees words as colours and hears sounds as colours and would write words that produce colours for her .....and she uses colour in a number of her songs does she not.... Turbulent Indigo, Blue, Little Green, Big Yellow Taxi, Cold Blue Steel, Blue Motel Room, So blue and yellow make green............hmmmmmmmmmmmm She sings of being a lonely painter, living in a box of paints, but she is a scribe also so maybe words are colours and we are seeing her songs as paintings I do get sensations of colour from her songs.. Turbulent Indigo is a mixture of browns and yellows and deep reds. Hejira is very much a sliver and black creation with shots of green, Both sides Now is sort of warm oranges with clear blue... Magdalene Laundries is shades of green and brown Some songs produce nothing at all.... Anyway it was just a thought.... Lucy in a bright blue England with fab Autumn sun playing on the walls of the house nextdoor. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:14:26 EDT From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: Hi All (VLJC) LONG! -- now njc In a message dated 9/24/2006 3:59:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, smurfadelica@yahoo.com writes: This must be the very same Regina Spektor that Garret has been raving about for awhile. I keep meaning to check her out, but she never gets on my train. I just stopped in at the internet cafe in P-town to check my mail. Didn't read it all, but can never resist anything labeled "LONG!" that Paz offers me. - --Smurf, cynical and sober and boring everyone in some internet cafe ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:24:42 EDT From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: Photos from DC on snapfish! (njc) Great photos Victor, thanks for sharing them, but NO way is that Smurfie!!!I don't believe it!!! Rosie ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:33:05 -0400 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: Photos from DC on snapfish! (njc) Thanks Rose! The photos of the girl with the triangle and the violinists are of the band Feufollet from Lafayette. The photo of the band inside the performing arts center is of Marcia Ball and her band. The man in the jacket on the outside stage is Geno Delorose from New Orleans. I believe the other pictures are self explanatory...lol Victor On Sep 24, 2006, at 4:24 PM, RoseMJoy@aol.com wrote: > Great photos Victor, thanks for sharing them, but NO way is that > Smurfie!!!I don't believe it!!! > > Rosie ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:14:35 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: cold blue steel phone-banking, now njc anon anon kindly counseled: " I can relate. I conducted telephone surveys on and off for 6 years, and it can be tough if you are sensitive, as I am also... however, overall, I enjoyed the work... try not to take what people say too personally... after all, the don't personally know YOU..." Thanks for your encouragement and confidence, baby! First off, I must note that, like you with your survey work, we are not even asking for money. We are calling to either remind people to vote (in last month's primary) or ID voters for election day. We are not calling to persuade, either. We are just collecting information. You're right about not taking it personally. I'm getting better at it. Woman she bounce back easy. I just stay polite. And sometimes you get someone who is enthusiastic for your cause, and it keeps you going. Ha! Last time I worked the phones, some guy even asked me out! ; ) However, the FIRST time I did this, I was calling people that DO know me. So it *was* personal. It was called the "Family, Friends and Neighbors Campaign". Sounds pretty safe, no? NOT! There is someone who works across campus who, coicincidentally, I became friendly with because of none other than our JONI! Sometimes we trade Joni quotes in emails when we do good business, and he has admired my Joni screensaver. So, I figured he's a friend, right? And he's a registered Dem. No problemo! Woman: Hello. (she sounds a little grouchy) Me: Hello, is Evan there please? (I'm told I have a young sounding voice.) Woman: Who IS this? (very snotty tone) Me: This is Patti Parlette. Woman: And you ARE? (very hostile tone now) Me (gulping): Well, I , uh, I work with Evan at UConn and I'm calling on behalf of Ned Lamont. Woman (erupting): How DARE you call my husband using your UConn connection! You just lost my vote! (click) Wow. I felt terrible! Here I was trying to *get* votes, and I *lose* one? I almost left, thinking "I'm just not cut out for this." The campaign coordinator and others told me to shake it off, although one guy said: "I thought you were calling FRIENDS?" Yeah, I thought I was, too. And then I was worried (I worry sometimes) about using UConn's name. One of our VPs was there so I relayed the incident to her, and the first thing she said was : "BEEEEATCH!" Then she assured me that it was okay, I did not call saying I was calling on behalf of UConn, that I only mentioned it when asked. Phew! At least I didn't violate our Code of Conduct and have to face disciplinary action. A few days later Evan called to apologize, saying his wife was having a "bad day." He said she really is a wonderful lady "just like you" and that she loves Joni, too (way to my heart....lol!). Still, this lady is never not gonna be MY best friend! I don't go for rude. Later some colleagues told me that Evan staffs his office with pretty, young girls, so maybe she was just on high-alert. Whatever. But that was my first experience and it was discouraging. So now it's better, callling strangers. We brush against each other and we both apologize. (TIC!) And quel coincidence, in today's paper there's an op-ed piece about making somewhat similar types of phone calls. Anon anon, and anyone else who has ever had to make these calls for a wide world of noble causes (or for a living), it might interest you -- and maybe even inspire you. Life is for learning. Humble makes pure. And the ending is pretty funny. Love, Patti, who does accept the changes better than she used to and now tries to be 50/50 fire and ice Telemarketer Has Got America's Number September 24, 2006 Robert Stokes It's not a job for those with low self-esteem. It begins after a variety of responses from the person at the other end of the line that include "No!" "How the hell did you get this number?" and "Stop !#$%& calling!" Following two rejections from the same potential donor (if they haven't hung up), you are expected to try for a third "ask" for money - with the same persistence and enthusiasm that you greeted the person with at the start of the call. Welcome to the world of the fundraising telemarketer: those legions of souls use their empathy, wit, intelligence and persuasion to persuade individuals to cough up a few dollars for their favorite cause. Sound easy? You clearly have never dealt with rejection 55 times a day, then returned for another eight-hour shift. But there is a positive side to strapping on the headphones and asking folks to support a worthy cause: You realize how concerned people are about everything from global warming to drowning polar bears, from the threat to Roe vs. Wade to the Democratic Party's victory in 2008, from the disturbing deterioration of the national parks to immigration. It's a humbling experience that makes you thankful. You learn that a great many Americans, particularly those over 60, are barely making ends meet or are fighting illness that will bankrupt their family because they lack insurance. These folks include retirees who have worked for the same employer for 25 years only to find out that their pension was hijacked by some Enron-type pirates or eliminated by a new corporate owner. I would also argue, based on talks with people I believe are telling the truth (telemarketers develop a remarkable instinct for b.s.), that there is a full-blown recession in many regions of the country. About a third of people I speak with say they can't donate because of a job loss. Retirees give reasons ranging from catastrophic illness not covered by health insurance to the need to provide for grandchildren because their children are unable to care for them. Several grandmothers I've spoken to say they include diapers on their weekly shopping list; some say they forgo their own medicine in favor of food for their grandkids. As a fundraiser, I've concluded that the people who provide the bulk of charitable support in America are not the Bill Gates or Warren Buffets of the world. Instead, they are a 75-year-old retired schoolteacher in Green Bay who donates $25 to protect whales from slaughter by Japanese fleets. Or a retired steelworker who can still find $20 on a bare-bones budget to give to a nonprofit devoted to exposing the religious right's abuse of the separation of church and state doctrine in search of GOP votes. Part of the appeal of my job is the chance to speak to people with different professions, economic status and political perspectives, and hear them reach consensus on the following points (the percentages are mine): The country is headed in the wrong direction (75 percent). The war in Iraq is a disaster of political, financial and ethical dimensions that will ultimately make Vietnam look like a garden party (71 percent). A presidential bid in 2008 by Hillary Clinton would guarantee victory for the GOP no matter how lame its candidate (42 percent). Congress should be disbanded, relocated to Wyoming and reconstituted with volunteer legislators (37 percent). This story would not be complete without mentioning the anger and pain expressed by those many donors whose spouses (typically the man) have abandoned the nest. On a recent call, I asked to speak to the man listed on my computer screen. A woman, presumably his wife, answered in a voice fraught with criminal intent: "He's not here. He's living with his WHORE! If you'll wait, I'll give you her !#$%& number." "That won't be necessary, ma'am," I said as delicately as possible. "I'll code him as a wrong number." "You can say that again." (Robert Stokes is co-author of the memoir "Odyssey of an Eavesdropper," published in January by Carroll & Graf, and a former Westport resident now living in Los Angeles.) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:47:29 -0500 From: "Donna Binkley" Subject: RE: Photos from DC on snapfish! (njc) Hi Victor! Thanks for sharing these photos, you rock! It's nice to see your smiling face again! Will you be joining us for Jonifest? Take care, Donna - ----Original Message---- From: Victor Johnson Sent: 09/24/06 03:16 PM To: JMDL List Subject: Photos from DC on snapfish! (njc) - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > From: Victor Johnson > Date: September 24, 2006 3:28:51 PM EDT > To: waytoblue@comcast.net > Subject: You're invited to view my photos! > Reply-To: waytoblue@comcast.net > > > > > you're invited to view my photos! > > > > > > > > > > album 09/24/06 > 16 photos > > > Victor says... > I hope you enjoy my photos! When you're done, you can order prints > or add comments to the guest book. > > > > > > > > > > > Snapfish and the Snapfish logo are trademarks of the Hewlett- > Packard Company. All rights reserved. > Snapfish, 303 Second Street, South Tower, Suite 500 San Francisco, > CA 94107. > > > > If the 'view my photos' button above does not work, copy and paste > the link below into your browser > http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=93241159125745883/l=209269896/ > g=73787558/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:16:05 -0400 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: [none] Cherokee Lousie Walking to the door Going out you get the 3rd degree And comin' in you get the 3rd world war ~ _________________________________________________________________ SearchYour way, your world, right now! http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/searchlaunch/?locale=en-us&FORM=WLMTAG ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:30:16 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, Smurf taking a V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N Hey Smurf! (and anyone else going to Provincetown): When you're done travelling in some vehicle, sitting in some internet cafe, check out www.ciroandsals.com for a great Mermaid Cafe/Barangrill. Outstanding northern Italian cuisine - -- the seafood and pastas are to-die-for! I haven't been there in many dim years, but I hear it is still great. Take a walk on the wild side of P-Town up to 4 Kiley Court. Wait a minute though. There is no wild side of P-town -- you just have to laugh, cause it's ALL so crazy...and fun. I also love standing on the seaside cliffs at Highland Point Lighthouse in North Truro. "I'm looking way out at the ocean, love to see that green water in motion." Oh, never mind, mon ami. You're the native son. You've probably got your own favorite pink hotels, boutiques, and swinging hot spots! ; ) Bonnes vacances, et sois sage! Love, Patti P. NPIMH, a fun seafood song: Hold Tight - Andrews Sisters Choo choo to Broadway foo Cincinnati Don't get icky with the one two three Life is just so fine on the solid side of the line, rip Hold tight, hold tight, a-hold tight, hold tight Fododo-de-yacka saki Want some sea food mama Shrimps and rice they're very nice Hold tight, hold tight, a-hold tight, hold tight Fododo-de-yacka saki Want some sea food mama Shrimps and rice they're very nice I like oysters, lobsters too, I like my tasty butter fish, fooo When I come home late at night I get my favorite dish, fish Hold tight, hold tight, a-hold tight, hold tight Fododo-de-yacka saki Want some seafood mama Shrimps and rice they're very niiiiiiiiiiiiice Bad da do daa, da de do da do daa, ba da da da do daaaa Fododododo Yacka sacki want some seafood Mama Shrimps and rice they're always very nice Fododo dya, Fododo dya Fododo-de-yacka saki want some seafood Mama Oh won't you give it to me cause I'm as happy as can be When the seafood comes to me La-da-da La-da-da La-da-da I like oysters, lob,sters too Ba-da-da-dat-dat-da-dada-data When I get home late at night I get my favorite dish, fish Hold tight, hold tight, a-hold tight, hold tight Fododo-de-yacka saki Want some sea food mama Shrimps and rice are very nice Ho,ho,hold tight won't cha hold tight, Hold tight Fododododo Yacka sacki want some seafood Mama Shrimpers a-hand ri-hice a-hare very nice I like oysters, lobsters too, I like my tasty butter fish, Joe When I come home late at night drip drip dripin' on the window pane Wash it Hold tight do-dat-do-day Hold tight she wants some seafood Mama Shrimpers and rice they're very nice I like oysters, lobsters too, I like my tasty butter fish, fooo When I come home late at night I get my favorite dish, fish Hold tight, hold tight Hold tight, hold tight Want some seafood Oh Mama Shrimpers and rice Oh Hold tight ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:32:06 -0400 From: frednow@aol.com Subject: Re: (njc) Chicago Jazz Composers Collective concert Sherelle, thanks so much for your supportive words. The gig went well considering that the bass player's father died last week; had to find Someone Good three days before the gig, and did. But the only time he could rehearse was one hour before the gig, which was just as well because that's the only time the drummer could rehearse, too. Two days before the gig, the pedal steel player called to tell me that his road trip to Austin (20 hour drive) was leaving at 8 AM the day of my gig, not at 8 PM (after the gig). So, no pedal steel player ... too late to find another who could play in disparate bags of music. Rehearsed a little with the two remaining guitarists, and then we all gathered to rehearse for the first and only time all together in the one hour before the gig, right up until 8 minutes before the gig. Patrons had already come in, the sound person was breathing down my neck. We took a deep breath and jumped in. The notes were about 75 percent accurate, many layers of nuance were unattended (under rehearsing is over rated for the kind of music I write). But the vibe was good, and response was enthusiastic. And so goes the marriage of art and commerce in a declining civilization. Thanks again, Fred -----Original Message----- From: sherellesmith@hotmail.com To: frednow@aol.com Cc: joni@smoe.org Sent: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 9:37 AM Subject: (njc) Chicago Jazz Composers Collective concert You always have our support Fred! This sounds very interesting! I wish I were close enough to check it out! Best of luck to you this weekend and please let us know how it went!!! Sherelle Fred wrote: For anyone in Chicago this weekend ... Got some new music and some re-imagined old music played by a group with multiple guitars. I'm really excited to hear how it's gonna turn out, and I hope you all can drop by and have a listen. As always, I'm grateful for your past and future support. Fred ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:44:37 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Buying singles online, njc Where do you buy single songs on the internet? What are the advantages/disadvantages where you buy? Today I found more than ten versions by Bobby Helms of "Jingle Bell Rock" on Wal Mart's site. Their site let me preview most of these, unlike the iTunes interface. Only two of those versions sounded like the familiar take. It's mono, he was overdriving the mic, and it's only 2:14 but it's *right*. None of the others had the right vocal, or that concise 60s-Nashville guitar riff, or that locked-in bass/drum part after "riding in a one-horse sleigh". Later versions added sleigh bells in stereo but it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. Is there a site which specializes in the "original single" versions? Is there a trick to hearing previews at iTunes? Thanks, Jim L. ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2006 #351 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------