From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #28 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, January 22 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 028 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Herjia lyrics and Jaco [Andeemac2006 ] medication njc ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: Clouds/That Song About The Midway, ramblin' on ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: Street names in Joni songs NJC all street songs now ["Kate Bennett" <] FW: Message from Website ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter [Paul Bishop ] Re: Brecker and joni [missblux@googlemail.com] Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter [Jerry Notaro ] Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: Don Juan's Recklace Daughter [LCStanley7@aol.com] Euro Jonifest ["Laurent Olszer" ] Brecker and Joni ["Laurent Olszer" ] Re: Geaux SAINTS [Susan Guzzi ] Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter [Catherine McKay ] Joni Mitchell's Alta. ballet production sparks unexpected worldwide attention [est86mlm@amerite] Re: Joni Mitchell's Alta. ballet production sparks unexpected worldwide attention [Catherine McKay ] Re: NJC Re: Joni Mitchell's Alta. ballet production sparks unexpected worldwide attention [Jerry Notaro ] Re: joni's height and privacy NJC [Norma Jean Garza ] Re: joni's height and privacy NJC [Victor Johnson ] sjc, these walls come tumbling down ["Patti Parlette" ] worst drivers NJC ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: joni's height and privacy NJC [Norma Jean Garza Subject: Herjia lyrics and Jaco People have said that they could not get Hejira, to me if you have savoured all of Joni's music Its a inevitable event that the lovers of Joni Mitchells music should behold Hejira, To me its even more amazing than the non appreaciation of Eric Claptons Layla the first time, In England the album was ciritisized by the Press and it only got the status of CLASSIC Album over the last 10 years. Hejira has lyrics like this to love for all time In a highway service station Over the month of June Was a photograph of the earth Taken coming back from the moon And you couldn't see a city On that marbled bowling ball Or a forest or a highway Or me here least of all You couldn't see these cold water restrooms Or this baggage overload Westbound and rolling taking refuge in the roads - ---- and as a backdrop you had one of the most brilliant musicicans that has ever lived!!!!!!!!! Guesting on most of the songs his style of Bass Playing died with him, unfortunatly. The ultimate respect given to Jaco was some of his Melodys he played on Joni's two Albums of note, were turned into partial string arrangements on Travelouge versions, dont no many musicians that had this done to there bass playing. then there was :- When we were kids in Maidstone, Sharon I went to every wedding in that little town To see the tears and the kisses And the pretty lady in the white lace wedding gown And walking home on the railroad tracks Or swinging on the playground swing Love stimulated my illusions More than anything And when I went skating after Golden Reggie You know it was white lace I was chasing Chasing dreams Mama's nylons underneath my cowgirl jeans He showed me first you get the kisses And then you get the tears But the ceremony of the bells and lace Still veils this reckless fool here. To me Hejira was a pinnicle of music creativity that not many artists have ever achived, and add this to the band she managed to put together for Shadows and Light, the whole Experience was wondress indeed, around this period in time. Indeed the only regretfull aspect of this period was that Joni, P Metheny, Lyle Mays , and Jaco didnt come together to create a new Joni Album, how good would that have been. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:09:03 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: medication njc >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,< What are you taking? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:11:36 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: Clouds/That Song About The Midway, ramblin' on I love playing tsatm... chords are sublime ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:23:51 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: driving njc Weird, two aries who I know are the worst drivers who I won't get in a car with (but they won't admit it)... the other aries bad driver that I know says he knows that he is a bad driver & so won't won't drive... can you send me a link to those stats? >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< ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:32:57 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: Street names in Joni songs NJC all street songs now Did anyone mention Bleeker Street? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:38:45 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: FW: Message from Website ?It was about social injustice, a young white girl dating a young black guy and one line of lyrics in the chorus was "I can't see you anymore, baby, I can't see you anymore". I'd like to get a copy of the song, somehow, somewhere on some sort of media! Any information would be great: name of song, name of album it might be on. Thanks, Sheree (Australia)< Janis ian, society's child ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:54:18 +0000 (GMT) From: Paul Bishop Subject: Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter I'm a lurking digester, so my response will come a bit late, but i thought i'd weigh in anyway. DJRD is possibly my favourite Joni album (but, really, who can rank her best work?). For me, the album does have a sense of measured detachment. It seems very precise and analytical, the guitar picking, slapping :), or strumming reminds me of a painter's brush strokes, moreso than any of her other albums. I think a lot of this is to do with the subject matter. Many of the songs concern themselves with dreams and memories, from the wordless echoing flight of the Overture, which reaches a peak in Paprika Plains, where not even words can express her feelings and long-impressionistic instrumental passages dominate, and onto Dreamland itself. The swooping vocals throughout, replicated in the fluid gulping basslines, have a sense of falling back through time and memory into dreams, and as a result, Joni seems to be going for a psychoanalytical (and detached) mood. I think DJRD is an odd title, but it does suit the analytic theme (it's perhaps, on a Freudian level, a dig at being nicknamed the 'Queen of El-Lay'). Dreamland would have been a more obvious title, but then Joni does tend to shy away from the obvious. The fact that Dreamland was a word/phrase close to her heart is shown in her use of it as a Best Of... title. As reflected in one of the song titles, the music sounds in most part like a silky veil, a gossamer sheet like a dream evaporating in the scrutiny of morning. I like to imagine the whole album as a night's dream. the shifting characters, different scenarios as the dream shifts (perhaps the dreamer wakes up to use the bathroom, having drunk too much tequila before going home to bed, and then goes back to sleep?), the day's memories being recycled by the subconscious. anyway. that's what i think. maybe i read too much into it. maybe i didnt read enough into it? and as a p.s, what about that groove on Dreamland? it sounds primordial, elemental, embryonic, and above all, funky. Incredible. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:24:11 +0000 From: missblux@googlemail.com Subject: Re: Brecker and joni Thanks Bob! I'll go to town right now and see if they have it. Bene On 1/22/07, Bob Muller wrote: > > Shadows & Light is the one with Brecker, Bene - and it is a MAJOR one. > > Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:42:01 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter Paul, You need to emerge from lurkdom and digestland. Your wonderful analysis needs a more constant presence here. Jerry > I'm a lurking digester, so my response will come a bit > late, but i thought i'd weigh in anyway. DJRD is > possibly my favourite Joni album (but, really, who can > rank her best work?). > > For me, the album does have a sense of measured > detachment. It seems very precise and analytical, the > guitar picking, slapping :), or strumming reminds me > of a painter's brush strokes, moreso than any of her > other albums. > > I think a lot of this is to do with the subject > matter. Many of the songs concern themselves with > dreams and memories, from the wordless echoing flight > of the Overture, which reaches a peak in Paprika > Plains, where not even words can express her feelings > and long-impressionistic instrumental passages > dominate, and onto Dreamland itself. > > The swooping vocals throughout, replicated in the > fluid gulping basslines, have a sense of falling back > through time and memory into dreams, and as a result, > Joni seems to be going for a psychoanalytical (and > detached) mood. > > I think DJRD is an odd title, but it does suit the > analytic theme (it's perhaps, on a Freudian level, a > dig at being nicknamed the 'Queen of El-Lay'). > Dreamland would have been a more obvious title, but > then Joni does tend to shy away from the obvious. > > The fact that Dreamland was a word/phrase close to her > heart is shown in her use of it as a Best Of... title. > > As reflected in one of the song titles, the music > sounds in most part like a silky veil, a gossamer > sheet like a dream evaporating in the scrutiny of > morning. > > I like to imagine the whole album as a night's dream. > the shifting characters, different scenarios as the > dream shifts (perhaps the dreamer wakes up to use the > bathroom, having drunk too much tequila before going > home to bed, and then goes back to sleep?), the day's > memories being recycled by the subconscious. > > anyway. that's what i think. maybe i read too much > into it. maybe i didnt read enough into it? > > and as a p.s, what about that groove on Dreamland? it > sounds primordial, elemental, embryonic, and above > all, funky. Incredible. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:52:05 EST From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter In a message dated 1/21/2007 12:30:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, lesirvin@gmail.com writes: "anon anon" wrote re DJRD: >it sounds as if Joni wasn't really >that emotionally involved in the album I've always had just the opposite opinion. Songs like "Off Night Backstreet" and "Silky Veils of Ardor" seem to me to be some of Joni's MOST emotionally involved lyrics of her career. "If I'd only seen through the silky veils of ardor What a killing crime this love can be I would have locked up my heart In a golden sheath of armor And kept its crazy beating Under strictest secrecy" "It's been stinger to stinger darling It's been heart to heart You still keep me from finishing Any new love I start" Les NP: The Replacements "I will dare" I have to concur here with you Les....the Don deeply effects my emotions, but then being a Pisces.....Silky Veils is one of the most poignant songs on that album IMHO Rosie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:03:45 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: Don Juan's Recklace Daughter Randy wrote: > That's what I was thinking-while DJRD has many moods, > these two songs ("Off Night Backstreet" and "Silky Veils of Ardor") must > be among her most intense, Scorpionic > pieces ever. > Hi Randy, Neat observation and choice of words. My husband was born under Scorpio, and I know just what you are talking about. It is something I really love about him and Joni too. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:49:29 +0100 From: "Laurent Olszer" Subject: Euro Jonifest Dear Mags, Yes i remember your posting about a canadian fest. I guess the 2008 location will have to be put to a vote? Also the important point to consider is the logistics, namely food for 3 days, PA system and possibility to make noise, lodging, etc. So anybody who's up to the task should come forward and we'll set up a vote? PS: I might have a location in Spain too. Laurent ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:44:41 +0100 From: "Laurent Olszer" Subject: Brecker and Joni Shadows & Light is also available on DVD, double the pleasure. Laurent ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:20:05 -0800 (PST) From: Susan Guzzi Subject: Re: Geaux SAINTS Yo Yo CHICAGO! I will be nice and say only this ... I wish there was a way that had the Bears not made it that the Saints could have - but at least we don't have to play the Brady Bunch again! Living on the east edge but forever a Bears fan! Peace, Susan - brushing up on my Super bowl Shuffle! Michael Paz wrote: Off to Pete's Bar and Grill downtown LA to watch the New Orleans Saints play the NFC championship and go marching in to the Superbowl. Go Saints! Everybody pull for us please! Paz - --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:36:50 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter - --- Jerry Notaro wrote: > Paul, > > You need to emerge from lurkdom and digestland. Your > wonderful analysis > needs a more constant presence here. > > Jerry Hear, hear. That was great. I didn't hear DJRD when it came out. In fact, I had never heard any of the songs. I only bought it since joining the jmdl. It has since become one of my favourites. I don't think Joni's voice ever sounded better than on DJRD. The opening (Overture/Cotton Avenue)just about takes my breath away. I hate making lists because what is my favourite is pretty fluid, so I can't say which Joni album is my number one, but my favourites include DJRD, Hejira, HOSL and FTR (and you know there may be more.) Paul, I particularly liked this: > Many of the songs concern themselves with > > dreams and memories, from the wordless echoing > flight > > of the Overture, which reaches a peak in Paprika > > Plains, where not even words can express her > feelings > > and long-impressionistic instrumental passages > > dominate, and onto Dreamland itself. > > > > The swooping vocals throughout, replicated in the > > fluid gulping basslines, have a sense of falling > back > > through time and memory into dreams, and as a > result, > > Joni seems to be going for a psychoanalytical (and > > detached) mood. and this: > > As reflected in one of the song titles, the music > > sounds in most part like a silky veil, a gossamer > > sheet like a dream evaporating in the scrutiny of > > morning. > > > > I like to imagine the whole album as a night's > dream. > > the shifting characters, different scenarios as > the > > dream shifts (perhaps the dreamer wakes up to use > the > > bathroom, having drunk too much tequila before > going > > home to bed, and then goes back to sleep?), the > day's > > memories being recycled by the subconscious. > > and then you asked: > > what about that groove on Dreamland? > it > > sounds primordial, elemental, embryonic, and above > > all, funky. Incredible. > The first time I heard that, I thought that it was the most un-Joni-like song I had heard. I have no idea whether she came up with that or if she was influenced by one of the other players. Don Alias, maybe? the version of Dreamland on the Hissing demoes (it was on the Hissing demoes but not used in the ultimate HOSL album) is quite a bit different, although very cool in its own way. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:08:26 -0600 From: est86mlm@ameritech.net Subject: Joni Mitchell's Alta. ballet production sparks unexpected worldwide attention From the Vancouver Sun http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/arts/story.html?id=52666e7c-1c19-4af0-bd81-1739a078bd5e&k=72373 EDMONTON (CP) - The reclusive Joni Mitchell, singer-songwriter, environmentalist, painter and icon for a generation, is dancing up a storm of interest over her latest creation - a ballet set to her own music and artwork. Mitchell has joined with the Alberta Ballet Company to produce "The Fiddle and The Drum," which will be performed over five dates between Calgary and Edmonton next month. Since dance rehearsals began two months ago, calls for interviews have been ringing in from all over the world. "We never expected anything like this," said Jean Grande-Maitre, the ballet's artistic director. "We're seeing interest in the creation of a ballet unlike anything we've ever seen in the history of the company, actually." Interest is so high, he said, that both the Sunday Times in London and the New York Times are publishing feature-length articles on the production. The BBC has expressed interest in sending a camera crew to film the event, and Bravo, the specialty arts channel, will broadcast the performance at a later date on cable TV. Grande-Maitre has also received calls from the British tabloid HELLO!, a daily newspaper in Germany, several arts magazines scattered across Europe, and a few dozen radio stations and newspapers from all across Canada and the U.S. For the small-market ballet company, which produces only five shows a year, it's been a bit overwhelming. For Mitchell, who will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on Jan. 28, it's even more daunting because it's her big debut after years away from the public eye. "Whenever she comes out (into public) it's like suddenly everybody goes after her and she gets overwhelmed by it," he said. "She's not always the most comfortable person with the media." Mitchell's agent said she's cut the cord on media requests for the time being. She's too focused on final preparations and won't speak about the ballet until a week before the grand opening. The ballet is 48 minutes long and will feature nine songs from Mitchell's musical repertoire. The production is centred on environmental issues and world violence, stretching from the Vietnam War to the present day. Grande-Maitre wrote to Mitchell nearly a year ago, asking her to consider working on the project. "I was more interested in collaboration than just getting the rights to use her music," he explained. "Joni Mitchell has always loved ballet and dance, and being involved in this way interested her a lot." It's a production that gives Mitchell, responsible for such radio hits as "Big Yellow Taxi," and "Both Sides Now," a chance to combine her various artistic endeavours into one setting. She has led a side-career as a painter since the '80s, but has rarely shown her artwork publicly and has never placed it up for sale. Now she has spent at least 100 hours on the ballet, creating a video installation that will be projected on large screens above the dancers. "The fusion of art forms from her music to the visual arts and dance is so interesting to see," he said. "It was an idea that started with a little bit of talk, and it's blossomed into this wonderful project that is getting such international attention." Laura ****************************************** meet certain guidelines and use popular tax programs for free to file your taxes http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=118986,00.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:00:57 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell's Alta. ballet production sparks unexpected worldwide attention - --- est86mlm@ameritech.net wrote: > From the Vancouver Sun > http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/arts/story.html?id=52666e7c-1c19-4af0-bd81-1739a078bd5e&k=72373 > > EDMONTON (CP) - The reclusive Joni Mitchell, Does anyone else think that referring to her as "reclusive" is a bit excessive on the part of the Vancouver Sun et al? I'm sure she gets out and about quite a bit and hasn't walled herself up in her house, which is kind of what "reclusive" suggest to me. Big sigh. Who would blame her for being media-shy anyway when they all ask her the same stupid questions and then quote her only on the "record business as cess pool" items. It hasn't been too long since the papers were full of that stuff. And going really off-topic into njc territory, all this makes me wonder about just how big the gossip media are today. There are just so many magazines, websites and crap-TV posing as journalism shows that regurgitate the same endless blah-blah-blah about the same annoying celebrities. It's just a ploy to take our minds off the real problems of the world - those little things called war, famine, poverty and so on. Keep 'em gossiping about Brittney and Paris and maybe they'll forget about the big issues. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:14:54 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: NJC Re: Joni Mitchell's Alta. ballet production sparks unexpected worldwide attention Good point - Joni's certainly no J.D. Salinger/Marlene Dietrich. It's almost as if just because she values her privacy she's labelled a recluse. Seems pretty crazy to me, given that she was just out and about at her gallery opening and seems to get out as much as she likes. And the "celebrity news as subterfuge" is certainly one component of it - but if there were no markets for celebrity gossip/news, they would quickly vanish. The media is just giving the public what they want. And there are certainly many media outlets that do stick to hard news. Bob NP: Bruce Springsteen, "Mary, Queen of Arkansas" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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Lately, I am losing weight, maybe because > of that ADD medication,< > > What are you taking? > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! http://mobile.yahoo.com/services?promote=mail ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:41:29 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: NJC Re: Joni Mitchell's Alta. ballet production sparks unexpected worldwide attention That term caught in my craw, also. Joni is a lot of things, but a recluse? Ridiculous. Jerry > Good point - Joni's certainly no J.D. Salinger/Marlene Dietrich. It's > almost as if just because she values her privacy she's labelled a recluse. > Seems pretty crazy to me, given that she was just out and about at her > gallery opening and seems to get out as much as she likes. > > And the "celebrity news as subterfuge" is certainly one component of it - > but if there were no markets for celebrity gossip/news, they would quickly > vanish. The media is just giving the public what they want. And there are > certainly many media outlets that do stick to hard news. > > Bob > > NP: Bruce Springsteen, "Mary, Queen of Arkansas" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----------------------- > The information transmitted is intended only for the person > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, > business-confidential and/or privileged material. > If you are not the intended recipient of this message you > are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, > dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken > in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the > material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message > are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect > the views of the company. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:55:33 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC Bree, I told you already that I ain't sayin'. Here, for you, Mr. Mcdonough. May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the lights surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong May you hands always be busy May you feel always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May you heart always be joyful May you hear always be sung La, la, la, la, la, la, la.... .... .... .... normajean - --- Bree Mcdonough wrote: > Darn...I just ran this commercial in slow > motion...then freezed the face. > Nothing! Tell us sometime...please... > > Take care... > > Bree > > > >From: Norma Jean Garza > >Reply-To: Norma Jean Garza > > >To: Bree Mcdonough > >CC: joni@smoe.org > >Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC > >Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:54:14 -0800 (PST) > > > >No, not Graham Nash. If you have seen the > commercial, > >I think you may be able to find some sort of > >look-a-like! > >Bye, Bree! > > > >Besides, I ain't saying who. > >It's up to the eyes of the beholder. > > > >nj > >--- Bree Mcdonough > wrote: > > > > > Not Graham Nash? Only because of your P.S. > hint.. > > > ..Riding On A > > > Carousel. > > > > > > > > > >From: Norma Jean Garza > > > > >To: Bree Mcdonough > > > >CC: joni@smoe.org > > > >Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC > > > >Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:57:07 -0800 (PST) > > > > > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:17:58 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter I'm so relieved. I thought for a moment that I was doing the sweet sucker dance with DJRD all alone. nj - --- Catherine McKay wrote: > --- Jerry Notaro wrote: > > > Paul, > > > > You need to emerge from lurkdom and digestland. > Your > > wonderful analysis > > needs a more constant presence here. > > > > Jerry > > Hear, hear. That was great. I didn't hear DJRD when > it > came out. In fact, I had never heard any of the > songs. > I only bought it since joining the jmdl. > > It has since become one of my favourites. I don't > think Joni's voice ever sounded better than on DJRD. > The opening (Overture/Cotton Avenue)just about takes > my breath away. I hate making lists because what is > my > favourite is pretty fluid, so I can't say which Joni > album is my number one, but my favourites include > DJRD, Hejira, HOSL and FTR (and you know there may > be > more.) > > Paul, I particularly liked this: > > Many of the songs concern themselves with > > > dreams and memories, from the wordless echoing > > flight > > > of the Overture, which reaches a peak in Paprika > > > Plains, where not even words can express her > > feelings > > > and long-impressionistic instrumental passages > > > dominate, and onto Dreamland itself. > > > > > > The swooping vocals throughout, replicated in > the > > > fluid gulping basslines, have a sense of falling > > back > > > through time and memory into dreams, and as a > > result, > > > Joni seems to be going for a psychoanalytical > (and > > > detached) mood. > > and this: > > > > As reflected in one of the song titles, the > music > > > sounds in most part like a silky veil, a > gossamer > > > sheet like a dream evaporating in the scrutiny > of > > > morning. > > > > > > I like to imagine the whole album as a night's > > dream. > > > the shifting characters, different scenarios as > > the > > > dream shifts (perhaps the dreamer wakes up to > use > > the > > > bathroom, having drunk too much tequila before > > going > > > home to bed, and then goes back to sleep?), the > > day's > > > memories being recycled by the subconscious. > > > > > and then you asked: > > > > what about that groove on Dreamland? > > it > > > sounds primordial, elemental, embryonic, and > above > > > all, funky. Incredible. > > > > The first time I heard that, I thought that it was > the > most un-Joni-like song I had heard. I have no idea > whether she came up with that or if she was > influenced > by one of the other players. Don Alias, maybe? the > version of Dreamland on the Hissing demoes (it was > on > the Hissing demoes but not used in the ultimate HOSL > album) is quite a bit different, although very cool > in > its own way. > > > Catherine > Toronto > - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:24:28 -0500 From: Victor Johnson Subject: sondheim update (njc) Coming along great! I love the songs I'm doing...Anyone Can Whistle and Marry Me A Little. We start individual rehearsals this week. Starting the day late today as I had to replace my car battery but I actually enjoyed getting a little break this morning. Mondays.... Victor On Jan 19, 2007, at 9:21 PM, Michael O'Malley wrote: > I'm with you on DJRD. It's in my top 3 Joni albums, to be sure. The > winds of freedom blow through this record. > > And how's the Soundheim coming along ? > > Michael in Quebec (also a Libra, 6' 1) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:22:39 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung May you stay la, la, la, la.... May you stay la, la, la, la May you stay forever la.... > May you hands always be busy > May you feel always be swift > May you have a strong foundation > When the winds of changes shift > May you heart always be joyful > May you hear always be sung > La, la, la, la, la, la, la.... > .... > .... > .... > normajean > --- Bree Mcdonough > wrote: > > > Darn...I just ran this commercial in slow > > motion...then freezed the face. > > Nothing! Tell us sometime...please... > > > > Take care... > > > > Bree > > > > > > >From: Norma Jean Garza > > > >Reply-To: Norma Jean Garza > > > > >To: Bree Mcdonough > > >CC: joni@smoe.org > > >Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC > > >Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:54:14 -0800 (PST) > > > > > >No, not Graham Nash. If you have seen the > > commercial, > > >I think you may be able to find some sort of > > >look-a-like! > > >Bye, Bree! > > > > > >Besides, I ain't saying who. > > >It's up to the eyes of the beholder. > > > > > >nj > > >--- Bree Mcdonough > > wrote: > > > > > > > Not Graham Nash? Only because of your P.S. > > hint.. > > > > ..Riding On A > > > > Carousel. > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Norma Jean Garza > > > > > > >To: Bree Mcdonough > > > > > >CC: joni@smoe.org > > > > >Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC > > > > >Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:57:07 -0800 (PST) > > > > > > > > > >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, > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:29:00 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC Oh, sorry Bree. The name rang as masculine. My aplogies, Ms. Mcdonough, okay? NormaJean (eating blueberry muffins and Total with mixed berries, on Sistowbell Lane now) - --- Em wrote: > Bree is a woman, just so you know... > :) > Em > > --- Norma Jean Garza > wrote: > > > Bree, > > > > I told you already that I ain't sayin'. > > > > Here, for you, Mr. Mcdonough. > > > > May God bless and keep you always > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:35:16 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: Euro Jonifest, etc Dearest Mags! I am especially interested in you putting on a Joni thing my friend. I would like to hear more about that. I think it would be great if you could and I wish you would explore it further. As I was saying, I'm not able to make every Jonifest (though I wish I could) but I would like to see your idea go further my friend! Who knows? It may be something that Joni herself is interested in! Love, Sherelle >From: mags h > >Im thinking that there needs to be a Winnipeg Manitoba Fest in 2008 as >well, if anyone is interested. I know we talked about this before, but it >would be most beneficial to have when the Winnipeg Folk Festival is on. >Does that make sense? thoughts? Would anyone really travel up here? Bah, >who knows. It's a huge festival, so Im not sure of that. OR, I was thinking >about putting on a Joni thing, and seeing if we can sell tickets to >it....not sure how this would work...and who knows...perhaps I can get that > 'person' who knows her, on board....just some thoughts...I promise it >wont be -45 at that time. > > Mags > > np: Rake by Townes Van Zandt...my newest musical flame ;-) > > > _________________________________________________________________ The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes is here. Get all the scoop. http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline2 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:43:45 -0500 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC Maybe you had Dylan on your mind and subconsciously thought of when he said Joni was like man. I love hearing Jerry Garcia Band do this song. Victor (on Briarcliff Road at the moment though I'd love to be on Ventura Highway) On Jan 22, 2007, at 12:29 PM, Norma Jean Garza wrote: > Oh, sorry Bree. The name rang as masculine. My > aplogies, Ms. Mcdonough, okay? > > NormaJean > (eating blueberry muffins and Total with mixed > berries, on > Sistowbell Lane now) > > > --- Em wrote: > >> Bree is a woman, just so you know... >> :) >> Em >> >> --- Norma Jean Garza >> wrote: >> >>> Bree, >>> >>> I told you already that I ain't sayin'. >>> >>> Here, for you, Mr. Mcdonough. >>> >>> May God bless and keep you always >> > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > Be a PS3 game guru. > Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at > Yahoo! Games. > http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:42:59 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: sjc, these walls come tumbling down The walls of the New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum came tumbling down Saturday after it was imploded. Come down to smoke and ash. "Why is watching a large building fall into a heap of dust such a communal experience? Demolition historian Jeff Byles, author of "Rubble: Unearthing the History of Demolition," knows. "Let's face it, we get a primal kick out of destruction," Byles said in an e-mail. But he suggests the experience can be a bit more complex. "You're celebrating these memories at the same time you're watching a piece of yourself crumple into a 50-foot-high pile of rubble. So these can also be bittersweet affairs." (from http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-nhboom0121.artjan21,0,2012131.story?page=1) They say 20,000 witnessed this. (Not me though. I'll keep the memories and leave the destruction viewing to others.) Many had signs and placards to commemorate different concerts they'd seen there. Mentioned were Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Rosie's Bruce, the Who, "Deep Purple in 74", and others. And many damned hockey games. Both of my sons played there when they were hockey hopefuls in rinks like this. Mais sacre BLEU! No Joni mentions! Whatsa matter with these people? I saw Joni there twice in the 70s. Magical times, both, bien sur! Did anyone here see her there, too? I got to shake her impossibly gentle hand there! Talk about magic moments. I was wayyyyyyyy in the back, but slowly and surely, not to be denied, made it up to to the bottom of the stage by the end. She reached out and shook my hand! How lucky was *I*? I was on cloud nine (number nine,number nine!) for weeks and can still get goosebumps thinking about it. I saw other concerts there, I'm sure, but it's only the Joni ones that I recall. I really don't know the other concerts, at all. Love and peace, Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ Type your favorite song. Get a customized station. Try MSN Radio powered by Pandora. http://radio.msn.com/?icid=T002MSN03A07001 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:48:16 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Sondheim update (njc) I got to sing Not a Day Goes By for a revue once. One of my favorite songs. Jerry > Coming along great! I love the songs I'm doing...Anyone Can Whistle > and Marry Me A Little. We start individual rehearsals this week. > > Starting the day late today as I had to replace my car battery but I > actually enjoyed getting a little break this morning. > > Mondays.... > > > Victor > > > > > > > > On Jan 19, 2007, at 9:21 PM, Michael O'Malley wrote: > >> I'm with you on DJRD. It's in my top 3 Joni albums, to be sure. The >> winds of freedom blow through this record. >> >> And how's the Soundheim coming along ? >> >> Michael in Quebec (also a Libra, 6' 1) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:02:04 -0500 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: worst drivers NJC Hi Kate... I first read about how your sign influences the way one drives in Reader's Digest. In an issue form the last year or so. This link mentions the study..although...not in great detail. Bree Shortcut to: http://insurancehotline.com/car_carma_media.html Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. _________________________________________________________________ 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: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:05:29 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: joni's height and privacy NJC Funny thing, looking for synchronicity and finding it here. ''' - --- Victor Johnson wrote: > Maybe you had Dylan on your mind and subconsciously > thought of when > he said Joni was like man. I love hearing Jerry > Garcia Band do this > song. > > Victor (on Briarcliff Road at the moment though I'd > love to be on > Ventura Highway) > > > > > > > On Jan 22, 2007, at 12:29 PM, Norma Jean Garza > wrote: > > > Oh, sorry Bree. The name rang as masculine. My > > aplogies, Ms. Mcdonough, okay? > > > > NormaJean > > (eating blueberry muffins and Total with mixed > > berries, on > > Sistowbell Lane now) > > > > > > --- Em wrote: > > > >> Bree is a woman, just so you know... > >> :) > >> Em > >> > >> --- Norma Jean Garza > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Bree, > >>> > >>> I told you already that I ain't sayin'. > >>> > >>> Here, for you, Mr. Mcdonough. > >>> > >>> May God bless and keep you always > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > ______________ > > Be a PS3 game guru. > > Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and > previews at > > Yahoo! Games. > > > http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Have a burning question? 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