From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2006 #488 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, December 23 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 488 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- coke ["Marianne Rizzo" ] Give me spots on my apples but put away the DDT - surprisingly njc - for Bree [Catherine McKay ] Re: digital recording (njc) ["Kay Ashley" ] Re: coke and pepsi, njc [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: 8 track player, njc [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: coke [Michael Flaherty ] Re: coke and pepsi, njc [Em ] Re: coke and pepsi, njc [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: 8 track player, njc ["Gerald A. Notaro" ] Re: coke and pepsi, njc [Catherine McKay ] Re: coke NJC [Bob Muller ] Re: coke [Michael Flaherty ] RE: Give me spots on my apples but put away the DDT - surprisingly njc - for Bree ["Bree Mcdonough" ] visualizer [Kate Johnson ] RE: Fwd: An Inconvenient Question...or questions NJC ["mike pritchard" ] Re: visualizer njc ["Randy Remote" ] njc, a message from Cindy ["Patti Parlette" ] Re: digital recording (njc) [Michael Paz ] Re: digital recording (njc) [RoseMJoy@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:42:14 -0500 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: coke yeah, also in cherokee Louise cokes in the fridge From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: NJC, just me moaning about Christmas presents and coca cola thinking they are God Me too, although I eliminated soft drinks from my diet long ago. And besides - Coke is probably the only product endorsed in song by Joni: "Down in the garden Under an oak, he was drinking his Coke And he was looking at stardom Everything's bright as he draws on the pipe And the bowl glows redder And things go better with Coca-Cola" from "Ballerina Vallerie" Bob _________________________________________________________________ Get FREE Web site and company branded e-mail from Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:29:18 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Give me spots on my apples but put away the DDT - surprisingly njc - for Bree Bree, I deleted your e-mail so can't quote you exactly but you mentioned that a scientist (I think) was saying that DDT might not be so dangerous and had eaten a bunch of it to prove his point. I wonder how his health is now? Many of the chemicals and substances that are in our environment accumulate over time. Something that can kill a bug immediately or render it infertile can't help but have some kind of impact on other life forms. Just today I read in the Globe and Mail that Stats Canada is going to test 5000 people for toxins to map out pollutants in the human body. The tests will be similar to tests done in the US. I won't copy the whole article but here's the beginning: - -------------------- StatsCan to test 5,000 people for toxins Ottawa to map out pollutants in body MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT From Friday's Globe and Mail Statistics Canada will test the blood and urine of 5,000 Canadians, ages 6 to 79, so the government can for the first time chart the chemicals that pollute our bodies. The federal government's first large-scale survey mirrors similar efforts in the United States that have found that virtually the entire population carries a complex burden of pollutants in their tissues. The blood and urine will be subjected to a battery of expensive tests that will check for 70 metals and chemicals, including DDT, the once widely used insecticide that has been banned for decades. DDT is still found throughout the environment because it degrades so slowly. - -------------- The full article can be found here (but probably not for long unless you register with them): http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061222.wxtoxic22/BNStory/National/home The human body, the liver in particular, is very forgiving and will tolerate a great deal, but if you keep smacking it around and insulting it, it will react. Most of these chemicals aren't going to kill you right away. Cancer can take many, many years to develop and something else could kill you first. The really scary part is what these things can do to the developing fetus and growing children. However, once again - there is good news. Many of the harmful effects of some substances can be reduced once the substance itself is taken away. Here's another paragraph from the same article dealing with what happened when the US banned lead in gasoline: "The testing has discovered that the public carries a bewildering cocktail of chemicals from day-to-day exposures to substances originating in consumer products, polluting industries and residues on food. However, the U.S. work has also shown that efforts to ban harmful substances, like the end of the sale of leaded gasoline, have been quickly reflected in reduced levels of the brain-damaging heavy metal in children." It's just another example of how we can, without becoming hysterical about it, do something now to ensure the health of future generations, and our own health as well, so as not to be completely unselfish ;-). It's not an impossible thing to do. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:50:43 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: Fwd: An Inconvenient Question...or questions NJC yeah it kind of bugs me. the ship is sinking - someone bring out a fiddle, please. Em - --- gene wrote: > does it bother anyone that over 50% of the world is starving and we > in the > united states have an obesity problem. as pogo once said,"we have > met the > enemy and it is us." > cheers, gene ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:02:28 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: digital recording (njc) Thanks for the input Kay! I have GarageBand on this iMac computer. If I record using another digital recording device, I wonder if I can move the data to GarageBand and edit it? Have you ever done that? I'm so new to all of this... Love, Laura If one is inclined to buy a Mac, then I recommend getting the iLife software package -- CHEAP! GarageBand is a great and simple software program and is compatible with many interface boxes made by many manufacturers. I use an M-Audio FireWire 410 interface -- has 2 XLR inputs with decent pre-amps. Plus GarageBand has great loops included to help construct songs. You can always use a simple digital mic (e.g., one you might use with a MD player) and simply plug it right into the input jack on the Mac; but for better recording, you'd want either a USB or FireWire digital interface and a decent professional microphone. If you want to use a wide diaphragm condenser mic, you need to be sure that the interface you buy has phantom power. :-) Kay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kay Ashley Singer-Songwriter / Multi-instrumentalist http://www.kayashley.com http://www.myspace.com/kayashley ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:22:56 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Billboard's story on the new Tribute http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=100352 4519 Another news page gave a release date of March 5. Bob NP: Elvis Costello, "Imagination Is A Powerful Deceiver" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:34:19 -0500 (EST) From: "Kay Ashley" Subject: Re: digital recording (njc) Hi Laura, You can definitely import audio files created by other programs into GarageBand. I think that GarageBand likes AIFF files best. If you're talking about another device like an MD recorder or the like, you should be able to hook up the device to your audio input jack -- whether it's the built-in mike input on the Mac or a digital interface of some kind -- and simply "play" the file into GarageBand. As in, you would create a new track in GB, set your inputs in the audio settings to read the other device, hit record in GB, and then simply play the other device to export it into GB. Without knowing what device you're talking about or the specifics of your Mac, I can't say more than that. If your Mac does not have a mic input jack (some of the simpler, consumer-directed models don't), then you would need to get a gadget called the iMic (~$35, runs on USB) in order to hook up an external audio device. Or you can spend significant money on a digital recording interface (USB or FireWire). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kay Ashley http://www.kayashley.com http://www.myspace.com/kayashley On Fri, December 22, 2006 10:02 am, LCStanley7@aol.com wrote: Thanks for the input Kay! I have GarageBand on this iMac computer. If I record using another digital recording device, I wonder if I can move the data to GarageBand and edit it? Have you ever done that? I'm so new to all of this... Love, Laura If one is inclined to buy a Mac, then I recommend getting the iLife software package -- CHEAP! GarageBand is a great and simple software program and is compatible with many interface boxes made by many manufacturers. I use an M-Audio FireWire 410 interface -- has 2 XLR inputs with decent pre-amps. Plus GarageBand has great loops included to help construct songs. You can always use a simple digital mic (e.g., one you might use with a MD player) and simply plug it right into the input jack on the Mac; but for better recording, you'd want either a USB or FireWire digital interface and a decent professional microphone. If you want to use a wide diaphragm condenser mic, you need to be sure that the interface you buy has phantom power. :-) Kay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kay Ashley Singer-Songwriter / Multi-instrumentalist http://www.kayashley.com http://www.myspace.com/kayashley ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:58:29 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: coke and pepsi, njc Catherine wrote: > It is pretty sick how they flog that stuff and the > coke vs pepsi wars, when you consider that it has > absolutely zero nutritional value. > Hi Catherine, You must be talking about sugar free sodas. The sugar in the regular kind offers nutritional value especially to those who have severe diarrhea. Other ingredients "do" things too. The caffeine binds/blocks adenosine receptors in the brain to prevent fatigue. There is also evidence carbonation increases alcohol absorption into the blood. Carbonation (carbonic acid in water, H2CO3) has some benefit in killing bacteria so carbonated beverages are recommended when traveling to where one isn't used to the regional bacteria in food and water. However, it also causes the release of calcium from teeth and bone because H2CO3 in the presence of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase produces both H+ (acid) and HCO3- (base). This reaction is used by cells that digest bone (osteoclasts) to form acid which dissolves the mineral component of bone. If you want to see what happens to bone in the presence of acid, soak a chicken bone in vinegar (5% acetic acid) for two or more weeks. All you'll be left with is the rubbery collagen component of the bone matrix so the bone will still look like a bone but be totally bendable. Soaking a bone in soda might do the same kind of thing, but I don't know how long it would take. HCO3- is used as a basic buffer in blood and is usually a good thing. I imagine the Pepsi company got their name from "pepsin" which is a stomach enzyme that digests protein. Maybe they thought their drink would aid digestion. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:04:16 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: 8 track player, njc Bree wrote: > I had a 8 > track player back in the early seventies.. > Hi Bree, My brother had a quadrophonic 8 track set-up in his car in high school in the 70's. Black Sabbath in 8 track quad in his black Mustang was out of this world!!! Nice memory! Thanks. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:58:15 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Flaherty Subject: Re: coke Like Bob, I prefer Coke to Pepsi but don't drink "pop" anymore. I find I agree with Bob more often than not, which is sort of strange in that he's the "covers man" and I'm not really much for covers. :) Anyway, let's not forget: The rain retreats Like troops to fall on other fields and streets Meanwhile they're sweet talking and name calling And brawling on the fringes of the floor I spot you through the smoke With your eyes on fire From J&B and coke I'm not sure that Coca-Cola would want to use that as a jingle, but there it is. In fact, I'm not sure what kind of "coke" he's been enjoying with his J&B: either type would fit. Michael Flaherty Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:05:49 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: coke and pepsi, njc people clean out rusty old motorcycle gas tanks with Pepsi. Couple 2 liter bottles, pour them in the tank and let it sit for a couple of weeks. The inside will be nice and shiny - though probably pitted. Em < happens to > bone in the presence of acid, soak a chicken bone in vinegar (5% > acetic acid) > for two or more weeks. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:12:59 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: coke and pepsi, njc In a message dated 12/22/06 10:05:54 AM, emzdogz@yahoo.com writes: > people clean out rusty old motorcycle gas tanks with Pepsi. > Couple 2 liter bottles, pour them in the tank and let it sit for a > couple of weeks. The inside will be nice and shiny - though probably > pitted. > Cool man. I have a antique Honda sitting in my garage and might have to use this cheap remedy! Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:13:12 -0500 (EST) From: "Gerald A. Notaro" Subject: Re: 8 track player, njc I had a 4-track in my '69 Impala convertible! Jerry LCStanley7@aol.com wrote: > Bree wrote: > >> I had a 8 >> track player back in the early seventies.. >> > > Hi Bree, > > My brother had a quadrophonic 8 track set-up in his car in high > school > in the 70's. Black Sabbath in 8 track quad in his black Mustang was out > of > this world!!! Nice memory! Thanks. > > Love, > Laura ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:07:07 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: coke and pepsi, njc Hey, Laura. Of course, you're right. There is some value to these things when they're used the right way. They often tell you to give kids some pop when they've got diarrhea or stomach flu for the reasons you describe. I've always found colas a bit harsh though for both myself and the kids if we're not feeling well. I'd usually go with ginger ale, since the colas seemed more likely to make them (and me) throw up again. Some people are addicted to the caffeine in cola and drink it the way others drink coffee. My stomach wouldn't be able to tolerate that. Our western society doesn't seem to encourage doing anything in moderation. It's always all or nothing! - --- LCStanley7@aol.com wrote: > > Catherine wrote: > > > It is pretty sick how they flog that stuff and the > > coke vs pepsi wars, when you consider that it has > > absolutely zero nutritional value. > > > > Hi Catherine, > > You must be talking about sugar free sodas. > The sugar in the regular > kind offers nutritional value especially to those > who have severe diarrhea. > > Other ingredients "do" things too. The > caffeine binds/blocks adenosine > receptors in the brain to prevent fatigue. There > is also evidence > carbonation increases alcohol absorption into the > blood. > > Carbonation (carbonic acid in water, H2CO3) has > some benefit in killing > bacteria so carbonated beverages are recommended > when traveling to where one > isn't used to the regional bacteria in food and > water. However, it also > causes the release of calcium from teeth and bone > because H2CO3 in the presence of > the enzyme carbonic anhydrase produces both H+ > (acid) and HCO3- (base). This > reaction is used by cells that digest bone > (osteoclasts) to form acid which > dissolves the mineral component of bone. If you > want to see what happens to > bone in the presence of acid, soak a chicken bone in > vinegar (5% acetic acid) > for two or more weeks. All you'll be left with is > the rubbery collagen > component of the bone matrix so the bone will still > look like a bone but be totally > bendable. Soaking a bone in soda might do the same > kind of thing, but I > don't know how long it would take. HCO3- is used > as a basic buffer in blood and > is usually a good thing. > > I imagine the Pepsi company got their name from > "pepsin" which is a > stomach enzyme that digests protein. Maybe they > thought their drink would aid > digestion. > > Love, > Laura > > Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:27:35 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: coke NJC There was a thread WAY WAY back when about J&B & Coke, and that it had to be cocaine because J&B & Coca-Cola wouldn't be a suitable combo. I'm no authority as I learned early on that liquor and I don't get along. Although I do have to add that the one thing that worked in beating hangovers back then was drinking a cold coke. Bob NP: They Might Be Giants, "The Guitar" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:33:14 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Flaherty Subject: Re: coke >There was a thread WAY WAY back when about J&B & Coke, and that it had to be cocaine because J&B & Coca-Cola wouldn't be a suitable combo. > Makes sense to me--I always assumed it was cocaine, but this thread brought the ... umm ... line ... to mind .... Michael F. Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:40:07 -0500 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: RE: Give me spots on my apples but put away the DDT - surprisingly njc - for Bree The guy who ate spoonfuls of powder DDT at lectures to prove its safety to humans .... died last year at the age of eighty-four while hiking. J. Gordon Edwards..mountain climber. park ranger... and a professor of biology. Thanks..Catherine for passing this info on and the link. Yes..I would agree this is a toxic loaded world..there is no getting around that. But some things in small doses might not really have a harmful effect because the incredible human body is able to withstand these tiny insults. For instance mercury..high doses of the stuff will kill us ..but low doses..won't. I won't eat swordfish..shark..and herring because of the higher volumes of mercury. But I will eat tuna and salmon/.while still containing minute mercury..it's safer. Millions upon millions of people died in Africa because of the banning of DDT...yes..more birds lived maybe.. but millions of human beings died as a direct result of one woman's claim that DDT and other chemicals caused her cancer. These Africans weren't around long enough to see if the developed any cancers or ill effects because they died by the droves from malaria ..typhus and other stuff. In the eighties we threatened to cut of aid to any countries using DDT.... Last year,80,000 died in Uganda from malaria.... Would these people still be living ..breathing today... had they been allowed to use DDT? My logic...just me now.. .if I could use something and MAYBE that something COULD be harmful over years but yet could prevent me from getting something deadly next week ..next year....thousands of my family ..friends..country men and woman I see dropping like flies..I would take a chance on that something..... Bree >Bree, I deleted your e-mail so can't quote you exactly >but you mentioned that a scientist (I think) was >saying that DDT might not be so dangerous and had >eaten a bunch of it to prove his point. I wonder how >his health is now? > >Many of the chemicals and substances that are in our >environment accumulate over time. Something that can >kill a bug immediately or render it infertile can't >help but have some kind of impact on other life forms. > >DDT is still found throughout the environment because >it degrades so slowly. > >-------------- > >The human body, the liver in particular, is very >forgiving and will tolerate a great deal, but if you >keep smacking it around and insulting it, it will >react. > >Most of these chemicals aren't going to kill you right >away. Cancer can take many, many years to develop and >something else could kill you first. The really scary >part is what these things can do to the developing >fetus and growing children. However, once again - >there is good news. Many of the harmful effects of >some substances can be reduced once the substance >itself is taken away. Here's another paragraph from >the same article dealing with what happened when the >US banned lead in gasoline: >It's just another example of how we can, without >becoming hysterical about it, do something now to >ensure the health of future generations, and our own >health as well, so as not to be completely unselfish >;-). It's not an impossible thing to do. > >Catherine >Toronto >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ From photos to predictions, The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes has it all. http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:02:24 +0000 From: Lucy Hone Subject: back in the land of...njc How have I survived with no internet for 6 weeks or more.. It has been hell, and I have no idea what has been going on as I have not been able to open my JMDL mail on my work computer... it is forbidden!! Anyway I am sending you all my greetings and salutations for the coming festivities.whichever one you celebrate.. or not.. and hoping that you are borne aloft by "urge for going" or "I wish I had a river" . These are my favourite old ones for this time of year.... She does know how to pen a good tune!! Looking forward to Chris, and Stryngs and Martin at mine for New Year and getting stuck into some good singing, much laughter and far too much booze.... Hello all of you, Happy New year when it comes and remember to hold dear to those you love, forgive those who have annoyed you, and be glad you have friends... Love and hugs Lucy (Queen Lulu in the UK for those who have not a clue who I am) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:42:37 -0600 From: Kate Johnson Subject: visualizer I just bought a new iMac. One of its functions is an electronic visualizer that "shows" you what the sound of music looks like. Graphics, colours, shapes, movements are all stimulated by the sound of each note, the voice, etc. The first one I watched -- sporadically - -- was for a CD by LeAnne Rimes. Interesting because I was a first- timer at seeing this sort of thing, but not fascinating. Then my son had something else on; it too was fine. But I thought, "I must check out one of Joni's CDs; her music is so unusual." I put on Taming the Tiger and was astounded at its beauty! I sat and watched the entire CD play out, amazed, wishing Joni could see it. She wouldn't be pooh-poohing computer technology then! My 14-year-old son sat with me, equally mesmerized. Has anyone else had the pleasure of this experience? I am always last on the bandwagon of "new" technology, and suppose you've all been here already. There were so many absolutely beautiful images stimulated by Joni's music. Just more evidence of her genius. Kate of the North http://xoetc.antville.org ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:28:54 +0100 From: "mike pritchard" Subject: RE: Fwd: An Inconvenient Question...or questions NJC >>Italy and Spain ..people wonder..where are all the children? They could have a real crisis sixty or so years from now.<< In Spain the children are mostly coming from immigration from across the Mediterranean, mostly north and central Africa. In Italy, I guess the former Soviet bloc (Albania, Romania...) mike in bcn mp Willie Smith - Zanzibar ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:17:54 -0800 (PST) From: David Sapp Subject: My friend Patty... njc Hello friends, well my friend Patty just left, she lives about 100 miles east of me and visits from time to time... anyway some of you may remember her from the Carnegie Hall tribute... she traveled to Manhattan with me and she sang Magdalena Laundries at the jmdl preception. She brought her guitar and played her new version of Be Cool and it was really outstanding. Since we are of a certain age we don't know how to youtube and that stuff so I told her to ask her teenage children to figure it out for her because I'd really like to get her stuff up for everybody to see and hear... happy holidays to all and to all a good day. Bless us, don't let us lose the drift you know, happiness is the best facelift. Peace, David Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:56:50 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: visualizer njc Sounds like the 'visualizations' they've had on Windows Media Player since forever....but glad Apple is finally catching up.... : ) From: "Kate Johnson" >I just bought a new iMac. One of its functions is an electronic > visualizer that "shows" you what the sound of music looks like. > Graphics, colours, shapes, movements are all stimulated by the sound > of each note, the voice, etc. The first one I watched -- sporadically > -- was for a CD by LeAnne Rimes. Interesting because I was a first- > timer at seeing this sort of thing, but not fascinating. Then my son > had something else on; it too was fine. But I thought, "I must check > out one of Joni's CDs; her music is so unusual." > > I put on Taming the Tiger and was astounded at its beauty! I sat and > watched the entire CD play out, amazed, wishing Joni could see it. > She wouldn't be pooh-poohing computer technology then! My 14-year-old > son sat with me, equally mesmerized. > > Has anyone else had the pleasure of this experience? I am always last > on the bandwagon of "new" technology, and suppose you've all been > here already. There were so many absolutely beautiful images > stimulated by Joni's music. Just more evidence of her genius. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:46:56 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, a message from Cindy Please join me and Cindy, Joniamigos. Please pray for peace. Quelle coincidence. When I met her last year, these are the the very same words that I wrote in her card. "And so this is Christmas , and what have you done? Cindy, you have done so much!" I gave her printed out emails from Smurf and Muller and you know.... And so this is Christmas 12:30 PM Dec 22, 2006 And so this is Christmas In Search of Peace with Cindy Sheehan And so this is Christmas, And what have you done? Another year over, A new one just begun. (John Lennon) Today is the 21st birthday of my youngest child, Janey. It is the 3rd birthday that she has celebrated since her oldest sibling, Casey was killed in Iraq. My other son, Andy, turned 21 the year Casey was killed. Carly, my oldest daughter, turned 24 the year after Casey was killedthe same age he was when BushCo sent him to die in their oil war for profit. In the one letter that Casey was writing 3 days before he was killed in the ambush that took the lives of six other soldiers, he expressed regret that he wouldnt be home for Janeys high school graduation that June. Little did we know, that he would be home, buried in his final resting place forever. Christmas 2006 will be the third Christmas that our family has endured since the death of Casey. The holiday season is hard for so many people as evidenced by the skyrocketing number of suicides and suicide attempts. Many people feel lonely and separated from joyous events and the orgy of consumerism that now is the reason for the season. Especially since Christmas 2003 was the last time we saw Casey alive, this season is so difficult for our family. Imagine getting out the boxes of Christmas decorations and pulling out your dead childs stocking or Babys First Christmas, 1979 ornament. Well, the Sheehan family and almost 3000 other American families dont have to imagine the pain---we deal with the trauma 24/7; Christmas, birthdays, graduations, weddings, births, anniversaries, will never, ever be the same for us again. 2006 was a year of ups and downs for our family and for the nation. Despite the facts; the criminal and corrupt occupation of Iraq continues unabated and in fact worsens on an hourly basis. Body bags are coming home from the Middle East in the dark of night at a steady clip and our troops are being grievously wounded for no reason other than to reward the CEOs of the war profiteers phenomenal holiday bonuses. Our children are being sacrificed like Christmas turkeys so the turkeys in the White House can strut around and posture like dictators of banana republics. With the transfer of power in the legislative branch in Congress, our nation has a unique opportunity for true change in 2007. But with the Democratic leadership cozying up to the killers who have led our country down a path of destruction, in the name of bi-partisanship which in this case can only be truthfully called: criminal collusion; we have little hope of the change that we the people voted overwhelmingly for this past November. The best holiday presents for my family; our nation; and the world would be for the troops to speedily and safely exit from Iraq and for BushCo to be held accountable for their crimes against our Constitution and humanity. These gifts, however, will not be realized unless the grass roots community who put the Democrats back in power re-doubles our efforts for peace and accountability. A very Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year, Lets hope its a good one, Without any fear. As Franklin D. Roosevelt said: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. An out of control Executive Branch that is threatening to send more troops to Iraq and another battle-ship group to the Persian Gulf to intimidate Iran and perhaps incite an attack from Iran to justify another war, is not the only thing the world has to fear. I am also afraid that the recent electoral victory of the Democratic Party will lead to complacency in the grass roots movement. May I remind everyone that the Democrats have started more wars in the last century than the Republicans---and all war is wrong, no matter what political party, or what politician starts it. We have to do more than hope for a good 2007---we have to stay vigilant and motivated and constantly remind our employees in DC who they work for and what we expect from them. The Democrats cannot be afraid to end the monstrosity that BushCo has perpetrated on the world. Our nation and the nation of Iraq demand heroes. We have to be the ones to give our leaders the courage to do the right thing. War is over, if you want it, War is over, if you want it. War is over, war is over, If YOU work for peace. Watch YouTube video War is over if you want it Join Gold Star Families for Peace and a coalition of Peace and Justice Groups in our Walk for Change when Congress reconvenes on the 3rd and 4th of January. Support peace groups who are on the front-lines struggling against the war machine. In Search of Peace is a series of reflections on Cindys journey towards peace." What else can I do? Love and peace, Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ From photos to predictions, The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes has it all. http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:56:14 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: digital recording (njc) Laura What Kay says is true, but if you record out of audio inputs into your audio input on the mac you will lose around 2-3 db of audio in the process. It is better if the files you create on that device can be transfer thru a digital format regardless of the media (cd, digital tape etc.) The bottom line is once you have it Garageband there are endless opportunities for more colors of sound (drum loops, piano and other keyboard instruments, sound effects etc.) If you call me on the fone I can share it easier than pecking on this damn typewriter (of sorry its a qwerty keyboard I am typing on. Love Paz P.S. It was a gas taling to kay tonight on the phone planning all kinds of mean nasty ugly things on the streets of NYC with Smurph, Patrick and other degenerates that will probably be there. Hey Rosalita are YOU coming??? > Hi Laura, > > You can definitely import audio files created by > other programs into GarageBand. I think > that GarageBand likes AIFF files best. > > If you're talking about > another device like an MD recorder or the like, you should be able to hook > up the device to your audio input jack -- whether it's the built-in mike > input on the Mac or a digital interface of some kind -- and simply > "play" the file into GarageBand. As in, you would create a > new track in GB, set your inputs in the audio settings to read the other > device, hit record in GB, and then simply play the other device to export > it into GB. Without knowing what device you're talking about or the > specifics of your Mac, I can't say more than that. If your Mac does > not have a mic input jack (some of the simpler, consumer-directed models > don't), then you would need to get a gadget called the iMic (~$35, runs on > USB) in order to hook up an external audio device. Or you can spend > significant money on a digital recording interface (USB or > FireWire). > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Kay Ashley > http://www.kayashley.com > http://www.myspace.com/kayashley > > > > > On > Fri, December 22, 2006 10:02 am, LCStanley7@aol.com wrote: > Thanks > for the input Kay! I have GarageBand on this iMac computer. If > I > record using another digital recording device, I wonder if I can move > the > data > to GarageBand and edit it? Have you ever done that? > I'm so new to all > of > this... > > Love, > Laura > > > If one is inclined to buy a Mac, then I recommend getting > the iLife > software package -- CHEAP! GarageBand is a great and > simple software > program and is compatible with many interface boxes > made by many > manufacturers. I use an M-Audio FireWire 410 > interface -- has 2 XLR > inputs with decent pre-amps. Plus > GarageBand has great loops > included to help construct songs. > > You can always use a simple > digital mic (e.g., one you might > use with a MD player) and simply plug it > right into the input jack > on the Mac; but for better recording, you'd want > either a USB or > FireWire digital interface and a decent professional > microphone. If you want to use a wide diaphragm condenser mic, you > > need to be sure that the interface you buy has phantom power. > > :-) > Kay > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Kay > Ashley > Singer-Songwriter / Multi-instrumentalist > http://www.kayashley.com > > http://www.myspace.com/kayashley ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:50:00 EST From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: digital recording (njc) In a message dated 12/23/2006 12:58:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, michael@thepazgroup.com writes: P.S. It was a gas taling to kay tonight on the phone planning all kinds of mean nasty ugly things on the streets of NYC with Smurph, Patrick and other degenerates that will probably be there. Hey Rosalita are YOU coming??? yes, when? ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2006 #488 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------