From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #353 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 Tuesday, September 26 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 353 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: Hi All (VLJC) LONG! ["Sherelle Smith" ] Re: was V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N, now synchro seafood and sisters Andrews and ["Sh] RE: Missing in Action - Personal - NJC ["Sherelle Smith" ] NJC The price of gas, the ABC doc & Mr Rove ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:54:31 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: RE: Hi All (VLJC) LONG! Hi Paz, I just wanted to say again what a wonderful time hanging out with you and Victor. Thanks for elaborating more on the train ride up. The idea for a Joni Tribute is so great! I hope it can happen. Thank you so much for the introduction to Garth my friend! I was very honored. Everything happens in its own time but you gave me a lot of inspiration to keep moving forward. I will dream my dreams dear friend. I wasn't sure how to take the cheerleader but I think you're on to something. I did my best to be gracious and friendly to him. I guess the less said on that one the better! How fortunate you are to be part of such music and such community! I had a couple of friends whipping me with wet noodles because I didn't tell them about the event. As many people as were there, I thought the whole city knew about it before I did. We must do that again! I'm watching the crowd roar and cheer on the Saints who are ahead 14 to 3 right now in the second quarter. Spike Lee will be on right after the commercial. I'm sorry I missed U2 and Green Day but I was able to see Allen Toussaint play a mean piano on the Star Spangled Banner. Spike very eloquently spoke on how he just wanted to give the people of New Orleans a chance to tell people their story in front of the camera. He purposely stepped out of the way so they could tell their story. He admires their courage to just keep on going. He said that he can't understand why we can't help our own American citizens...well said! Packaway Handle Band sounds like a great group! I love Bluegrass too and I hope I will hear more about them in the near future. Victor, post the pictures young man!!! Or I'll have to sing another chorus of "Ramblin Man" with you! Sherelle P.S. Have fun in Long Island next month Paz!!! Be nice to Kay! (smile) Paz wrote: 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 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:13:55 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: was V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N, now synchro seafood and sisters Andrews and Dear Patti, "It all comes down to you" the way you can use Joni in speech! I absolutely love it! Merci beaucoup! "All the people at these parties they've got a lot of style".... Love, Sherelle Patti wrote: Smurf, en vacances (fancy French for "on V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N"), with a headful of quandary, came out to wonder: > >Sunny day here, but I am in the throes of my JMDL >addiction, so . . . what'll it be . . . JMDL in a dark >internet cafe or sunny P-Town . . . JMDL in a dark >internet cafe or . . . > Why, the choice is easy, mon ami! You can have both sides now. In fact, you can have it ALL, baybeeee! You're a free man in P-town, unfettered and alive! Sunny day, you say? Ha! A big JMOCDed *DUH*!!!! Braid wildflowers and leaves in your hair and go paint the town smurfadelica BLUE! You're a brute you're an angel You can crawl you can fly too It's down to you It all comes down to you As Sherelle sings, "Do what you love." Look for the chic and the fancy to buy in the boutiques and the swinging hot spots. Go down to the pick-up station. Think what you'd like to have For supper at the C & S restaurant. Or take a walk A park (People's Park!) A bridge A tree A river (I wish I had a river.) Or go to the beach. Out of the city And down to the seaside To sun on your shoulders And wind in your hair. Maybe there is a shell for you. Get your body oiled and shining. (But kick off the sandflies, honey!) Fly, silly smurf bird! Love, Patti P., wishing she were in P-town, too P.S. Help me! I think I'm falling into full-blown JMOCD in the workplace. When I get this crazy feeling I know I'm in trouble again. I could spout Joni quotes all day (like Jonah in a ticking whale) but I have to do my best and do good business....there's a lot of people asking for my time..... but, really, If l had my way I'd just walk through these doors And wander Down Commercial Street Going cafe to cabaret Thinking how I'll feel when I find That very good friend of mine ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:19:23 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: RE: Missing in Action - Personal - NJC Dearest Cassy, I am glad to just know you my sweet friend! Okay, to show my naivete, my first thought when I read "leather" was..."purses!" Then I read further...Ha! Ha! Oh my friend! I'm just happy to hear from you! Congratulations dear Cassy!!!! I am so happy for you. One of my friends is sharing your story as well with a new relationship she swore she'd never have in her lifetime. She's very happy too. I'm happy for both of you! Love, Sherelle I've been missing in action from the list for a little while now. The political content usually is cause enough for me to disappear as I tend to use my delete key frequently and may miss a good topic or two in the fray but there are a few people whose posts I read regardless and those keep me abreast of what's being said by who. Life has been busy for me. As a few of you know I am involved in the leather world (BDSM for those of you who aren't familiar with the term) and have been out and about teaching classes here and there. It's been a lot of fun and a big responsibility covering safety topics along with some technique. I have met some wonderful people and have learned a thing or two myself in the process. One of the frequent topics of conversation among kinky folk is "Community" I saw a reference here to "true community" from, I believe it was, Laura and it brought to mind something I heard at a BDSM conference recently about community: "'Community' is all about the last five letters of the word". I feel that applies here too. Unity doesn't mean everyone agreeing about everything, it's about a shared common bond and that we have in our love for Joni. During my sojourn deeper into what I do I met someone special in my life and find myself getting involved in a relationship that I swore I'd never have again. He insisted he didn't want a relationship either, just wanted to have a casual, mutually satisfying companionship... that was fine with me. After casually dating and playing for about two years, we were driving around a couple of weeks ago, stopped at a light and I turned to him and said "this is a lovely relationship we're not having". Opening ones self up to a new person is an interesting process, especially in a power-exchange situation. I didn't want to give up control of my life and I don't have to because I'm in charge. His input is both welcome and considered but ultimately choices are mine to make and it's working really well for me (and for him apparently). Yes, to a degree it's about kinky pursuits but it's also about a deeper level of trust than I've shared with any of my previous partners. It's about communication like one never imagined and sharing one's deepest fantasies and desires no matter how scary it is to share them. It brings people closer knowing they can talk about taboos and ultimately satisfy those cravings one never talks about for fear of being considered perverted. Whips and chains aside, the relationship is really about sharing... everything. The end result of this is that last month he surprised me by getting on his knees (not an unusual position for him so I had no idea what was coming) presented me with a marquise diamond ring and proposed. I have accepted even though I know it will be a long engagement. My partner was recently hired by Boeing and moved to Seattle last week. If things work out for him there and he is happy in his career I will be moving there too some time next year, definitely AFTER Joni Fest. I sincerely hope I haven't made anyone uncomfortable with my level of sharing but it's a big part of who I am. I'm out to all of my friends and family and am much more at ease knowing I can be myself among you. Cassy (teasingly termed the "Mistress of Pain" by Bob Muller during the spanking thread) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:26:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Contempt and disdain NJC > Laura wrote: > > > Hi Rep, > > I like to take the "let it be" position. So, > if you say something > childish, it is as it is... adult, it is as it is. > Sometimes people say > things > they wish they hadn't or things they don't wish > they hadn't but know are > "bad" > and probably shouldn't be said but were and such is > life. Laura, I'm sorry for the loss of your mother-in-law and sorry you were subjected to that appaling behaviour from your sister-in-law. It's the kind of childishness my ex used to exhibit and still does when he gets the chance, only now I can hang up if he calls or simply not answer the phone if I don't choose to. Good for you for adopting the "let it be" position. Anything else causes too much grief, and you know it ain't you - it's her. Much peace to you. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:41:14 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: NJC The price of gas, the ABC doc & Mr Rove Which ever party is in office, the current administration has always been able to "spin" economic news in the 8 weeks or so before an election. This is off topic but, to me, the monsters are the multi-nationals b/c they control BOTH parties. For example, I heard Harry Shearer talking about the last Democratic national convention. Everyone was operating on no sleep and there were large amounts of alcohol involved. He said, "Sounds like the perfect environment for mind control, doesn't it? And in ballroom after ballroom after ballroom, night after night, the parties were hosted by pharmaceutical companies." Remember when the price of gas jumped right after the energy bill was passed? I don't think the Administration had to tell the oil companies they had a green light. All the best, Jim L. Andeemac2006 Some people think this issue is one big laugh, all I have to say is these people are most probably Republican, its a big laugh how Mr Rove has brain washed 100 million people into voting Republican. I mean how is it right that G W Bush and Cheney can control the Price of Gas to suit there election needs. You can fool the people some of the time / but you cant fool all the people all the time!!!. This administration will get sussed out and the Democrats will get power for 16 years or more.> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:24:31 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: Missing in Action - Personal - NJC > The end result of this is that last month he surprised me by getting on his > knees (not an unusual position for him so I had no idea what was coming) > presented me with a marquise diamond ring and proposed. Any other sort of diamond wouldn't have been quite as appropriate, methinks. ; ) Congratulations, Cassy! Lori ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2006 #353 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------