From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #25 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 Sunday, January 21 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 025 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Joni's height and six degree story [Norma Jean Garza ] Re: Guess what i just did..... sjc [Mark-Leon Thorne ] Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter ["Evelyne Dubois" ] Re: joni's height and privacy [Norma Jean Garza ] Re: Bob falls asleep to C&S [Kate Johnson ] Street names in Joni songs NJC all street songs now [Kerry ] Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter [Norma Jean Garza ] Song for Sharon and meanderings [johnnybgoode@lineone.net] Re: joni's height and privacy NJC ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: joni's height and privacy NJC [Norma Jean Garza ] RE: Clouds/That Song About The Midway, ramblin' on ["Richard Flynn" Subject: Re: Joni's height and six degree story I feel very warm, safe and cozy in French Canada just as I do in Mexico. Once I cross those borders is when I can truly breathe and I always stretch my arms in gratitude for the simplicity and the awesome beauty and power of nature. The Lawrence River is unbelievably a gift that I can never get enough of and I day-dream how the Native-Americans would fly that raging river to be with the ones they love. I sit by the banks, freezing and contemplate life, using Joni's words and I start singing all by myself. Whenever I'm away, I hum and sing 'Barangrill' without realizing it. I love that the French Canadians refuse to to speak English like they do in Mexico. And the humbleness and their hospitality is priceless. Look, one time, back in the late 1990's, I was running a quaint little restaurant, named, 'Norma Jean's Deli,' right by the San Antonio River. I knew all the "river rats," who were waiters and waitresses down by the river. Some youngblood cute waiter boys would always come and eat and we would always chit-chat life and happenings and I also met many artists. Well, one Saturday or Sunday morning, I got a call from the my restaurant because some waiters ran to my place to let me know that Joni was eating a rib-eye or something like that at a river restaurant and I thought, "Joni's in town?" I was so glad she was and I went back to rest knowing Joni was near me in proximity. I never knew why she was in town....it just goes to show that Joni's true fan-friends are in no way, intrusive, obnoxious people who gawk while she eats, walks or talks. That was so cool! The waiter boys thought she was vegetarian, which I was always advocating and they found it hard to separate Joni from me. I swear on the judgment of the moon and the starts this is exactly the way it went and goes. Love, Norma Jean Evelyne Dubois wrote: > Joni's height... it never was an issue I paid > attention to before. I was > most surpised to read she wasn't taller than that! > Why is it that I was > under the impression she was six feet and some TO > THE LEAST ? Part of me may > always be inclined to see her as being bigger, > taller than nature :-) > > I do so feel her as I private friend of mine and I > love learning new stuff > about her here. What is said about her here is > always most respecful anyway. > > I too have kind of a six degree story. At 19 yo (20 > years ago already boy!), > I left Montreal and lived out in the Banff-Jasper > rocky mountain area for a > few years. I was naively realising that english > Canada was much more > familiar with Joni than french Quebec. I was then > working in a cafe and I > loved being able to pic and choose the music I > liked. The owners didn't have > ANY Joni so I proposed bringing my CDs to play. The > owner, a very sweet man, > kind of "noticed" my taste for Joni's music as I was > submerged, singing, > wispering the words away most time (I guess with > more intensity than what he > was used to for a waitress there :-) He eventually > told me that he had met > her a couple of times in the area and that she once > even came for a tea at > this very place (was this really true??)!! He said > he wouldn't be surprised > if I got to see her eventually. MY GOD!! my hole > body went numb you know. > All the time I stayed in the area post this > conversation, that nervous > thought was always with me and my eyes were just > searching for her at every > corner. I felt crazy so obsessed about it... well, I > never got around > meeting her unfortunately but it it made me feel > closer to her than ever... > she was flesh and blood for real! > > Cheers, Evelyne. > > > > > As for protecting Joni's privacy, I can understand > her friends > > wanting to be careful about her personal life. In > my case, I FEEL > > LIKE she is my personal friend and so I shouldn't > go blabbing about > > any contact I have with her, while at the same > time knowing that most > > others on this discussion list ALSO feel as if > she's a personal > > friend and will be thrilled to hear any little bit > of anecdotal > > information. It's not easy to draw the line. > > > > SaskKate > > http://xoetc.antville.org > > http://www.letterwriter.wordpress.com > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:40:39 +0000 From: missblux@googlemail.com Subject: SJC? Tea in London Dear Laurent, I'd love to finally meet some Jonifolks, and think I'll be in London on these two days, so do keep me posted about tea! Bene Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:42:54 +0100 From: "Laurent Olszer" Subject: Euro Jonifest, etc if anybody is free for tea on feb 3&4th? Cheers Laurent ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:55:28 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: RE: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter I find Don Juan attached in a way where no other album goes. Don Alias did alot for me as did "they traded their beads for bottles," and the rain falling down with all the simple people from some hometown with the smell of pine-sol and beer on a worn out wood planked floor. I love and love those sensations..it truly is more than a childhood colorful day-dream, to me...no words, can I find. It's a different route north and south but I am very attached to it just as I am with my son because that's when he was born...my loving, reckless, ball-breaking son whom I adore. :)...he truly is!! Norma Jean - --- anon anon wrote: > I'm just guessing, but I think one of the major > problems with DJRD may > be that there is something kind of "detached" > about the record... I enjoy > the music, but it sounds as if Joni wasn't really > that emotionally involved > in the album... "blue", "for the roses", "hejira"... > those albums seem to > really come from a very deep place in Joni's heart > and soul... DJRD doesn't > seem to have the same emotional resonance in my > opinion... maybe in the > sense, that's a postive thing for Joni, maybe she > was happier at the time, > but it's harder for the listener to get as involved > in the album... > > _________________________________________________________________ > The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes is > here. Get all the scoop. > http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline2 Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:20:24 -0500 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy Now I am different...I would love to know personal stuff about her. Let's see...I would love to know her shoe size..does she eat oatmeal for breakfast. What was the last book she read. Her favorite perfume...soap....shampoo. And..of course..more heavy stuff...greatest fears...everyday worries. But I would not invade her personal space .....and would never ask her this stuff because I have a tremendous amount of respect for her. I don't care for nervy people...so I would never want to become what I can't tolerate in other people. Marianne's original question: I'm a Gemini and a smidgen under 5' 10'.....oh...shoe size: 10..;-) Bree >You know, Kate, I feel the same way. When questions >start rolling around, concerning personal, privacy >issues, be it whomever, is where I draw the line. >Joni's personal life is her special space..her secret >place and that's all there is to it. I was expecting >to hear what Joni's shoe size was and maybe her weight >and I just do an about face and prance along my merry >way, hoping that Joni, in any way, feels as if fans >are probing. That's not fair, not for an artist such >as herself. She lets us know just about everything, >any way, and when she decide she wants to walk away >from the limelight, retreating to her splendid >isolation, you know she's coming back, all rested and >beautiful, ready to rock and rumble. > >She says she's leaving but she don't go. > >nj >--- Kate Johnson wrote: > > > > I was stunned by the fact that Joni absolutely > > towered over Dylan > > > in that > > > Youtube video, where she and Van crashed Dylan 's > > set. So how tall > > > is Dylan > > > then ? 5' 1 ? > > > > > > Michael in Quebec > > > > Maybe she was wearing heels? When I met her at the > > Mendel, she was > > very close to my height, or so it seemed. > > > > As for protecting Joni's privacy, I can understand > > her friends > > wanting to be careful about her personal life. In my > > case, I FEEL > > LIKE she is my personal friend and so I shouldn't go > > blabbing about > > any contact I have with her, while at the same time > > knowing that most > > others on this discussion list ALSO feel as if she's > > a personal > > friend and will be thrilled to hear any little bit > > of anecdotal > > information. It's not easy to draw the line. > > > > SaskKate > > http://xoetc.antville.org > > http://www.letterwriter.wordpress.com > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels >in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. >http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 _________________________________________________________________ Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:24:29 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: RE: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter - --- anon anon wrote: > I'm just guessing, but I think one of the major > problems with DJRD may > be that there is something kind of "detached" > about the record... I think the detachment may be a result of c-o-c-a-i-n-e. In addition, I think there's a sense that this album doesn't hang well together thematically, like just about every other album Joni has done. And none of this is to say I don't like DJRD -- I love it. - --Smurf . ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:36:03 +1100 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: Guess what i just did..... sjc Garret. I am so sorry for your loss. I feel your pain. Things like this have happened to me in the past and I just went straight into the sequence of grief - shock, disbelief, depression, anger and back to shock. I may be able to help. Can you remember what you lost? Did you make a list at least? I can help with the Joni stuff at least. Let me know what you've lost and I will go through my stuff to see what I can replace. Keep in mind that I have a wide taste in music so, there may be other things I can help out with. Mark in Sydney NP Empty, Try Another - JM (Honest! It just started playing) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:45:44 +1100 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: Euro Jonifest, etc The Atlantic is not the only ocean some people need to cross to get to a Euro Jonifest. I'd still like to see one happen somewhere in the southern hemisphere. Mark in Sydney (not Europe or North America) NP Ethiopia - JM ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:44:48 -0500 From: "Evelyne Dubois" Subject: Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter > --- anon anon wrote: > > > I'm just guessing, but I think one of the major > > problems with DJRD may > > be that there is something kind of "detached" > > about the record... > > I think the detachment may be a result of > c-o-c-a-i-n-e. Ah! interesting you mention this. Though I personnally think DJRD has some masterpeaces in there, the ensemble do finds some clusters nested. I wounder how the experience of cocaine might have been a factor in the final product and maybe more specifically an influence in some pieces. I feel weird asking this, somehow it brings back the issue of privacy and i'm not sure if I have a right to go there...anyway, here goes Evelyne. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:49:04 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy Okay, now I will respond to those questions concerning my height, weight and shoe size: I'm small and petite, right at 5'3" and weigh about 118 lbs. Lately, I am losing weight, maybe because of that ADD medication, I think, and everytime I surf the channels of the TV and see Susan Lucci on QVC, I remind myself of me...sort of too skinny, even for my small stature and trying to grow old with grace and trying to look sort of pretty and it's not all that easy...it takes alot of deep breathing, stretch exercises like Yoga or dancin' like Joni in the kitchen washing dishes. I may use restylene here in the near future..I don't know. I am a Leo, born in 1957. Catholic, the mother of a son and the eldest of seven wonderful siblings of whom I love and cherish, along with my nephews and nieces, of which I take care of whenever I can! I love Joni Mitchell, Van Morison, Ry Cooder, Ruben Blades, Warren Zevon and many more, select musicians, painters, authors, humanitarians, and artists. I love to read everything I can, from all over this planet when I can concentrate. I love humanity, animals and the Earth and I ALWAYS return to the garden where it's just me and someone I love like Joni, in Nature and The Father, Son and Holy Spirit, all misty, wet with rain, in the garden, like Van Morrison sings. There! Norma Jean - --- Bree Mcdonough wrote: > Now I am different...I would love to know personal > stuff about her. Let's > see...I would love to know her shoe size..does she > eat oatmeal for > breakfast. What was the last book she read. Her > favorite > perfume...soap....shampoo. And..of course..more > heavy stuff...greatest > fears...everyday worries. But I would not invade > her personal space > .....and would never ask her this stuff because I > have a tremendous amount > of respect for her. I don't care for nervy > people...so I would never > want to become what I can't tolerate in other > people. > > Marianne's original question: I'm a Gemini and a > smidgen under 5' > 10'.....oh...shoe size: 10..;-) > > Bree > > > >You know, Kate, I feel the same way. When questions > >start rolling around, concerning personal, privacy > >issues, be it whomever, is where I draw the line. > >Joni's personal life is her special space..her > secret > >place and that's all there is to it. I was > expecting > >to hear what Joni's shoe size was and maybe her > weight > >and I just do an about face and prance along my > merry > >way, hoping that Joni, in any way, feels as if fans > >are probing. That's not fair, not for an artist > such > >as herself. She lets us know just about everything, > >any way, and when she decide she wants to walk away > >from the limelight, retreating to her splendid > >isolation, you know she's coming back, all rested > and > >beautiful, ready to rock and rumble. > > > >She says she's leaving but she don't go. > > > >nj > >--- Kate Johnson wrote: > > > > > > I was stunned by the fact that Joni absolutely > > > towered over Dylan > > > > in that > > > > Youtube video, where she and Van crashed Dylan > 's > > > set. So how tall > > > > is Dylan > > > > then ? 5' 1 ? > > > > > > > > Michael in Quebec > > > > > > Maybe she was wearing heels? When I met her at > the > > > Mendel, she was > > > very close to my height, or so it seemed. > > > > > > As for protecting Joni's privacy, I can > understand > > > her friends > > > wanting to be careful about her personal life. > In my > > > case, I FEEL > > > LIKE she is my personal friend and so I > shouldn't go > > > blabbing about > > > any contact I have with her, while at the same > time > > > knowing that most > > > others on this discussion list ALSO feel as if > she's > > > a personal > > > friend and will be thrilled to hear any little > bit > > > of anecdotal > > > information. It's not easy to draw the line. > > > > > > SaskKate > > > http://xoetc.antville.org > > > http://www.letterwriter.wordpress.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > >Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 > hotels > >in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find > your fit. > >http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, > recipes and more on your > Live.com page. > http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:03:06 -0500 From: "Evelyne Dubois" Subject: Re: Clouds/That Song About The Midway, ramblin' on True we haven't heard much about Clouds yet compared to other albums (well, since my arrival here I should say). Though I've first experienced Joni's music with C&S, my first bought album was Blue. After I realised there was something very powerfull happening to me, I then decided to start from scratch with her first album and follow the evolution as much as possible, so I then bought STAS and then Clouds. My experience with her music is very much associated with important moments in my life like if, with every album, new doors and perspectives were opening. If there was "no guru, no methods, no teacher", there sure was Joni for me. Untampered innocence, that's exactly what I feel in Clouds, however the unique way with which she changes notes and slides in between notes (that brings about such powerful effects on me) inspires me much lucidity and strenght at the same time! I probably wouldn't be so moved by this innocence if at the same time I didn't feel so much self-awarness about it. Oh, how this struck me then! and how I could feel this in myself then and now, still. Love "That Song About the Midway" (my fave), the "Gallery", "I Don't Know Where I Stand", "I Think I Understand" and "The Fiddle And The Drum". My least favorite today, humm, if I can say that really, would be Chelsea Morning and maybe BSN that I prefer on MOA and BSN album. TG "Lady please don't love me now, I am dead I am a saint, turn down your bed I have no heart" that's what you said You said: "I can be cruel, but let me gentle with you" I love the way "Jose-phine" is pronounced And I mean hey: ITIU: Today I am not prey to dark uncertainty The shadow trembles in its wrath, I've robbed its blackness blind And tasted sunlight as my fear came clear to me ....Forgetting fear but never disregarding "her" (note the gender here) ...I'll challenge them (dark voices) with flashes from a brighter time TSATM You were plaing on the horses, your playing on the guitar strings You were playing like a devil (low tone...) wearing wings (in the same breath) Wearing wings, you looked so grand (looking up) Wearing wings ......... (levitation) Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing Can you fly, I heard you can!!! Can you flyyyyyyyy (tone going down, you almost feel the bird gently diving) Like an eagle doin' your hunting from the sky ( the tone going low....I so see the black crow here, ouff...) and so on, and so on ... Evelyne. - --------------------------------- It's an untampered innocence. > So what do you think of the album? What songs do you particularly > enjoy? What was your first experience with the album and how do you feel about it > comparatively now? > -Monika ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:23:02 -0600 From: Kate Johnson Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #17 Monika- > after she recorded C&S, she > played it for Bob Dylan and compnay and he fell asleep! Bob, come > on man! > Chances are he probably was tired and all and didn't mean it to be > an insult (I > presume anyhow), but how rude! I find that such a very, very mean > thing to let > yourself do. Maybe he didn't mean to be rude, maybe the album relaxed him so much he couldn't help falling asleep. I gave my mom a CD by a western- Canadian folksinger and her compliment to me about it was "his voice is so nice, so relaxing, the CD put me right to sleep" and I knew exactly what she meant. I am really enjoying reading all your enthusiasm as you discover Joni. It's very refreshing. Kate of the North http://xoetc.antville.org ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:25:29 -0600 From: Kate Johnson Subject: Re: Bob falls asleep to C&S On 20-Jan-07, at 5:21 PM, onlyJMDL Digest wrote: > after she recorded C&S, she > played it for Bob Dylan and compnay and he fell asleep! and I meant to add that I find the C&S album to be the most relaxing of all her albums -- it always peace-ifies me -- so the story of Bob makes sense to me. Kate http://xoetc.antville.org ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:49:58 -0800 (PST) From: Kerry Subject: Street names in Joni songs NJC all street songs now What about 57 Mount Pleasant Street? (Crowded House) Just listened to it today! Kerry (hello - old friends!) - --------------------------------- It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:08:22 -0500 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: [none] I hope joni writes some about lOve on her new record _________________________________________________________________ Laugh, share and connect with Windows Live Messenger http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=hmtagline ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:32:49 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter Went to my apartment, for quiet time and a nice, warm bath...was thinking. Came back to Mama's. As far as finding Joni detached on DJRD and me not understanding this detachment too well, I figured, I too must have been detached, thus the attachment. Mine was maybe the Liebfruamilch and my German Chivas-drinking counterpart, Mr. Bordner, who wanted me to be like him, feeding me Ayn Rand and Andrew Carnegie and his Manaus timber business, which I HATED and his Texas/Oklahoma oil wells and solo flights from a home in Alaska to a home in Detroit and all over the place in his twin engine flying machine and it was all too much for me at the time, when I had a baby and my educatuion to fulfill. Joni's music balanced me along with my own baby, along with those precious black tar Brazilian babies from Manaus. - --- Evelyne Dubois wrote: > > --- anon anon wrote: > > > > > I'm just guessing, but I think one of the > major > > > problems with DJRD may > > > be that there is something kind of "detached" > > > about the record... > > > > I think the detachment may be a result of > > c-o-c-a-i-n-e. > > Ah! interesting you mention this. Though I > personnally think DJRD has some > masterpeaces in there, the ensemble do finds some > clusters nested. I wounder > how the experience of cocaine might have been a > factor in the final product > and maybe more specifically an influence in some > pieces. I feel weird asking > this, somehow it brings back the issue of privacy > and i'm not sure if I have > a right to go there...anyway, here goes > Evelyne. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:41:11 -0500 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: rip, njc >Denny Doherty. Dead at 66. what if we each knew we were gonna go at age 66? what would we do? _________________________________________________________________ Laugh, share and connect with Windows Live Messenger http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=hmtagline ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:02:44 +0000 From: johnnybgoode@lineone.net Subject: Song for Sharon and meanderings Dear All, Still skiving off revising, but there is a simple solution to the miniscule lyrics in the minaturised Album cover in the Jewel case; read the Vinyl Cover. I was lucky enough to win the battle to still have the 300+ still on display plus the guitars and keys; but I am married to a long suffering saintly angel, who is as good at the cleanee-uppie as she is at the telly -offee. Not that this is Spinal Tap or Osbournes domesticity. But it is more like Sharon's or (Last time I saw) Richard's domesticity, than bohemian chic. As I type the above song is playing, and as in most of her best songs the lyrics are clear. What is totally amazing about this song, is that with the 3 piece band Joni Rhythm, Max Bass, John Drums, and no solos, there is a satisfying narrative thread to it all, for 8+ minutes, without resort to embarrassingly cringing quotes (I stole it from Willy the Shake). How's that for holding your interest. Incidently This song is to my mind, largely about what Joni has foregone to be the free spirit she is and the biographically stated pros and cons of same. There is an idea that humans only completely mature after (presumably seriously attempted), parenthood, and that attempts to avoid this are in a sense an attempt to prolong the hedonism of youth. In my own case I fathered my first at 34, so I am as guilty as anyone else. Pampered Rock Stars, Soccer Players, and I imagine also GridIron and Baseball Players, have the resources to live in an extended larval state emotionally, whilst the money and fame last, and we all benefit from them not going through this normal process; Hallelujah! in respect of the creative rock stars, less so with the sportsmen. Another though occurs to me is Black Crow in any way about Jaco's bipolar disorder. (No evidence on which to speculate). To those who might know, was Jaco P held on a tight set of reins in Weather Report, by Shorter and Z? Just who is Blue Hotel About? Jaco? John ___________________________________________________________ Tiscali Broadband from 14.99 with free setup! http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadband/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:10:36 -0500 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC We got it out of her! But you failed to mention that being a Leo.. you get fewer tickets and in fewer accidents than any other sun sign. According to a survey recently... ..as reported by insurance companies database...out of one hundred thousand drivers.... Leo's make the best drivers. ..better driver's skills and adapting to any road conditions. Gemini's number two. Let's watch out for those Libra's and Aries...bottom of the list. ;-) Bree >Okay, now I will respond to those questions concerning >my height, weight and shoe size: > >I'm small and petite, right at 5'3" and weigh about >118 lbs. Lately, I am losing weight, maybe because of >that ADD medication, I think, and everytime I surf the >channels of the TV and see Susan Lucci on QVC, I >remind myself of me...sort of too skinny, even for my >small stature and trying to grow old with grace and >trying to look sort of pretty and it's not all that >easy...it takes alot of deep breathing, stretch >exercises like Yoga or dancin' like Joni in the >kitchen washing dishes. I may use restylene here in >the near future..I don't know. I am a Leo, born in >1957. Catholic, the mother of a son and the eldest of >seven wonderful siblings of whom I love and cherish, >along with my nephews and nieces, of which I take care >of whenever I can! I love Joni Mitchell, Van Morison, >Ry Cooder, Ruben Blades, Warren Zevon and many more, >select musicians, painters, authors, humanitarians, >and artists. I love to read everything I can, from all >over this planet when I can concentrate. I love >humanity, animals and the Earth and I ALWAYS return to >the garden where it's just me and someone I love like >Joni, in Nature and The Father, Son and Holy Spirit, >all misty, wet with rain, in the garden, like Van >Morrison sings. > >There! > >Norma Jean _________________________________________________________________ Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:21:34 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: rip, njc not bother to stress over saving for retirement! :) - --- Marianne Rizzo wrote: > >Denny Doherty. Dead at 66. > > > > what if we each knew we were gonna go at age 66? > > what would we do? > > _________________________________________________________________ > Laugh, share and connect with Windows Live Messenger > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=hmtagline ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:57:07 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC Geez, I feel like I'm hearing those GEICO commercials for auto insurance when they talk really fast. I have a question. You know, there's a commercial on TV about Geico and there's this guy who dresses up as a Neanderthal modern man and he reminds me very much so of a certain male rock star in looks. Have any of you found a resemblance of some musician to this cave-man who comes off as modern, maybe? Norma Jean ps they open and close you over and over and around and around and up and down... - --- Bree Mcdonough wrote: > We got it out of her! But you failed to mention > that being a Leo.. you > get fewer tickets and in fewer accidents than any > other sun sign. > According to a survey recently... ..as reported by > insurance companies > database...out of one hundred thousand drivers.... > Leo's make the best > drivers. ..better driver's skills and adapting to > any road conditions. > Gemini's number two. Let's watch out for those > Libra's and > Aries...bottom of the list. ;-) > > Bree > > > > >Okay, now I will respond to those questions > concerning > >my height, weight and shoe size: > > > >I'm small and petite, right at 5'3" and weigh about > >118 lbs. Lately, I am losing weight, maybe because > of > >that ADD medication, I think, and everytime I surf > the > >channels of the TV and see Susan Lucci on QVC, I > >remind myself of me...sort of too skinny, even for > my > >small stature and trying to grow old with grace and > >trying to look sort of pretty and it's not all that > >easy...it takes alot of deep breathing, stretch > >exercises like Yoga or dancin' like Joni in the > >kitchen washing dishes. I may use restylene here in > >the near future..I don't know. I am a Leo, born in > >1957. Catholic, the mother of a son and the eldest > of > >seven wonderful siblings of whom I love and > cherish, > >along with my nephews and nieces, of which I take > care > >of whenever I can! I love Joni Mitchell, Van > Morison, > >Ry Cooder, Ruben Blades, Warren Zevon and many > more, > >select musicians, painters, authors, humanitarians, > >and artists. I love to read everything I can, from > all > >over this planet when I can concentrate. I love > >humanity, animals and the Earth and I ALWAYS return > to > >the garden where it's just me and someone I love > like > >Joni, in Nature and The Father, Son and Holy > Spirit, > >all misty, wet with rain, in the garden, like Van > >Morrison sings. > > > >There! > > > >Norma Jean > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, > recipes and more on your > Live.com page. > http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:09:16 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Clouds/That Song About The Midway, ramblin' on Both Sides Now (previously called "From Both Sides Now" "Both Sides, Now" and "Clouds") is a great song, I agree. The reason I overlook the album "Clouds" has something to do with the attitude. It feels like a false innocence, a pretense of some kind. It feels like Ian and Sylvia, a synthetic ernestness. Folk-by-numbers. It's completely absent on all ten of my favorite Joni albums, especially "Blue". Jim L. Motitan@aol.com >My thing is, this album gets so overshadowed by other albums! Even more so when I have read reviews on it, they are always mixed which really gets me. I don't understand why.> ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:18:52 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Re: how tall is Joni What? This changes everything. Gees, I'll have to re-evaluate her now. :) Jim L. Kate in SK wrote: >I'm just a smidgin under 5'5" and I believe she is a little taller, maybe 5'6"> ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:43:12 -0500 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: Clouds/That Song About The Midway, ramblin' on Fighting words, Jim. I revere Ian & Sylvia. I first noticed the songwriting credit "Joni Mitchell" and waited from the release of their record "So Much for Dreaming" (1966) for two years, which I spent combing Sing Out Magazine and other albums from Tom Rush to Judy Collins to Buffy Sainte-Marie in hopeful anticipation of a record by the holy grail of songwriters, Joni. Ian & Sylvia were never "folk-by-numbers." You really haven't listened to them. Respectfully but strenuously disagreeing, Richard - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 11:09 PM To: JMDL Cc: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Clouds/That Song About The Midway, ramblin' on Both Sides Now (previously called "From Both Sides Now" "Both Sides, Now" and "Clouds") is a great song, I agree. The reason I overlook the album "Clouds" has something to do with the attitude. It feels like a false innocence, a pretense of some kind. It feels like Ian and Sylvia, a synthetic ernestness. Folk-by-numbers. It's completely absent on all ten of my favorite Joni albums, especially "Blue". Jim L. Motitan@aol.com >My thing is, this album gets so overshadowed by other albums! Even more so when I have read reviews on it, they are always mixed which really gets me. I don't understand why.> ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #25 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------