From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #237 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, June 18 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 237 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life [Bruce Eggleston ] Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life [Melissa Gibbs ] Herbie's New Joni Album ["James Leahy" ] njc, Climate, now trees and books ["Marianne Rizzo" ] Re: STAS on good headphones last night [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: STAS on good headphones last night [Em ] Re: A Case of You, and a wedding too [Dave Blackburn ] Re: A Case of You, and a wedding too njc [Motitan@aol.com] NJC Stills show...more to come... [Motitan@aol.com] Re: Herbie's New Joni Album [jeannie ] Re: Herbie's New Joni Album ["Jamie's Box of Paints" ] Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life ["anon anon" ] pied pumpkin NJC [Robert Procyk ] RE: njc, Climate, now trees and books ["Patti Parlette" ] Beautiful quote for all of our family...wish I could send it directly to Joni [Peep Richman ] 5 albums that changed my life ["Kate Bennett" ] 5 albums that changed your life and other subjs (SJC) [BWORKMAN@woh.rr.co] Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life NJC [FMYFL@aol.com] Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life NJC [Victor Johnson ] Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life [David Sapp ] njc, springsteen's "Live in Dublin" ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: Herbie's New Joni Album ["Randy Remote" ] Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life NJC ["Jenny Goodspeed" ] Re: NJC Stills show....as promised..(long) [Motitan@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:04:04 -0600 From: Bruce Eggleston Subject: Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life Pattie P., I knew there was another reason why I love you: > From: "Patti Parlette" > Subject: > > 1. Meet The Beatles > > I'm with you, RR. > > But I have got a thing that's unique and new, > To prove it I'll have the last laugh on you, > Cuz instead of one album, > I've got TWO! > > 2. Joni Mitchell: Song to a Seagull > > Cuz you know two albums are better than one! > > Seriously, though, I have given this much thought. Je pense, donc > je suis > une Beatlemaniac and JMOCDed. I'm with Pattie on 1. The Beatles - Meet the Beatles, Jan. 20, 1964 and 2. Joni Mitchell: "Songs to A Seagull", 1968 for much the same reasons. I can't think of any art that had the impact on me that "Meet The Beatles" did. I was 13.5 years old, the right time, the right place the right vibe for the Beatles. That album certainly changed my life, for the better I might add. Their work is still influencing my life. For example, a few hours earlier today I was driving with my lovely wife on a 200 mile drive from our friends' house in Rupert to Sunnyslope, Idaho. We had seen Don Edwards (Cowboy singer) and Waddy Mitchell (Cowboy Poet) on Friday. They are the Big Names at a Cowboy Gathering each year in Elko, Nevada, and I'm thinking how I might work up some material for this wonderful collection of song and poetry. I was born and raised a fer real cowboy, you know, herding cows on horses, raising livestock, farming, that sort of stuff, but when "Meet The Beatles" hit in late '63, I was spun out of the cowboy orbit into the world of rock 'n' roll, never to look back. I realized that this would be the basis for a cowboy song, how I broke free of the cowboy life through the British Invasion, and now my head is turned back to the cowboy in me. (The cowboy crowd like this sort of stuff. Well, maybe, maybe not.) Dumb story, but it illustrates the point of how The Beatles are still having an influence on my life. They are still my favorite band. As for La Mitchell, she has been the Love of My Life since "Songs To A Seagull" and so shall she remain. That is real influence. 3. Van Morrison: "Astral Weeks" 1967 I have written many pages about this album, but it was a transcendental experience for me the first time, and is again each time I listen to it. It is a holy experience for me, one revelation after another, even today. It is like looking into my soul and feeling the love and pain like two galaxies spinning through one another. I listen to this album to see where I'm at and where I have been. I'm certain that the last thought in my head, my "Rosebud", will be "I'm caught one more time way up here on Cyprus Avenue". It could be almost any lyric from that album, that would send me to that sweet "Recherche du Temps Perdu" moment where I figuratively dip my petit Madeline in my tea, and my entire life is revealed to me. In all honesty, I have the same experience with just about any lyric of: 4. Joni's "Blue" album, 1971. My life has been threaded into the songs of "Blue". My marriage proposal, my heartbreaks, my lost and found loves, my models for life have all been profoundly influenced by "Blue". I also feel that it is Joni's greatest work. by far. Everything that was Joni and that would become Joni can be found in "Blue". Of course I'm not saying that it was all downhill after "Blue", but nothing since this was released has had such a great and profound effect on me. 5. John Lee Hooker - "John Lee Hooker Plays and Sings the Blues", 1961. This hit me like a lightening bolt, so open, so raw, so full of pain, so enlightening. This album opened the whole world of Blues for me, and this music still pushes me on to find the universality of the blues. It has been an immeasurable gift to me to have found this inspiration. I'm still on the trail of the Blues, and "The Hook" is still the Man. I want to be as cool as John Lee some day. 6. (I know, I know, only five, but I just can't help myself) James Marshall Hendrix - "Electric Ladyland", 1968. "Well its too bad that our friends can't be with us today, that's what they say." This album made me see Venus, which is green. If you have to ask, I couldn't explain it to ya. Bonneville Bruce NPINMH: The Rolling Stones - "Let It Bleed", 1969, a sneaky seventh choice for the albums that changed my life. "HARD KNOX AND DIRTY SOX" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:42:40 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: Joni and The Wall Thanks for the heads up, Michel. I happen to be a Pink Floyd fan and a Joni fan and thought Roger Waters' choice for Joni to sing Goodbye Blue Sky was inspired. The song seems almost written for her. The addition of James Galway just topped a perfect marriage off for me. It was the highlight of the show for me. Joni almost seems like the mother in the story singing to her boy, Pink to accept the good with the bad. Wonderful once in a lifetime experience. The concert was a real treat for the people of Berlin. What a setting. I read that Waters was searching for the perfect venue for this one off extravaganza. He considered the Grand Canyon at one stage and also Wall Street in New York but then fate stepped in and the Berlin Wall came down. "The Wall" refers to the emotional walls Pink builds throughout his life and the symmetry of the emotional effects that the Berlin Wall had on people was not missed on those who saw this amazing production. Mark in Sydney NP Goodbye Blue Sky - Joni Mitchell, Roger Waters and James Galway ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:28:41 +1000 From: Melissa Gibbs Subject: Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life Here is my 2 cents worth (off the top of my head): 1. Blue - Joni Mitchell. I just played this over and over until I got sick of it 2. The Kick Inside - Kate Bush. It was the first record I bought with my own money, and the songs still mean so much to me 3. Transformer - Lou Reed. What can I say? He opened my mind to punk and new wave 4. Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads. Is this the best live record ever recorded? I danced to this all night at a party when I first heard it - it just played over and over and everyone danced and danced 5. Music From Big Pink - The Band Melissa NP: Straight Lines, silverchair ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:54:09 +0200 From: "Marion Leffler" Subject: SV: A Case of You, and a wedding too Wow, Victor, hats off to you! I couldn't sing A case of you, have tried it all my life (well, most of it) - never gotten it quite right. In my opinion, it's the hardest song there is. - Odd choice for a wedding, though. "Just before our love got bad etc" - what a way to start a marriage. That must be one brave couple! Marion - -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fren: owner-onlyjoni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-onlyjoni@smoe.org] Fvr Victor Johnson Skickat: den 17 juni 2007 16:37 Till: Joni LIST Dmne: A Case of You, and a wedding too I was playing a wedding gig last night, at the Bona Allen Mansion in Bufurd, and had the wonderful opportunity to play and sing "A Case of You" for the first dance. It was kind of an odd setup...I was playing in the grand room though she (the wedding coordinator) had me set up around the corner, kind of behind the edge of a wall that hung out, so I really did not have any view of the room...I was able to see just the edge. So when it came time to play "A Case of You, I couldn't even see the bride and groom dancing! But I thought it went really well...it was a fun song to sing as the words are so passionate. The bride told me when they first met, the groom had made her a mix tape of Joni Mitchell which is why they chose that particular song. She said she likes the Diana Krall version the best though he likes the Joni version the most. When my friend, a trumpet player, first mentioned this gig to me a month or so ago, I practically jumped at the opportunity. I love playing regardless, but getting to sing "A Case of You" made it even more enjoyable. Victor ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:59:35 +0200 From: "Marion Leffler" Subject: SV: A Case of You, and a wedding too Hi again, I was behind my emails and hadn't read all the comments you already got about the choice of song for the wedding. Sorry to be repetitious. You must be bored by now. Have a nice Monday, Marion - -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fren: owner-onlyjoni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-onlyjoni@smoe.org] Fvr Victor Johnson Skickat: den 17 juni 2007 16:37 Till: Joni LIST Dmne: A Case of You, and a wedding too I was playing a wedding gig last night, at the Bona Allen Mansion in Bufurd, and had the wonderful opportunity to play and sing "A Case of You" for the first dance. It was kind of an odd setup...I was playing in the grand room though she (the wedding coordinator) had me set up around the corner, kind of behind the edge of a wall that hung out, so I really did not have any view of the room...I was able to see just the edge. So when it came time to play "A Case of You, I couldn't even see the bride and groom dancing! But I thought it went really well...it was a fun song to sing as the words are so passionate. The bride told me when they first met, the groom had made her a mix tape of Joni Mitchell which is why they chose that particular song. She said she likes the Diana Krall version the best though he likes the Joni version the most. When my friend, a trumpet player, first mentioned this gig to me a month or so ago, I practically jumped at the opportunity. I love playing regardless, but getting to sing "A Case of You" made it even more enjoyable. Victor ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:04:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: Re: A Case of You, and a wedding too njc - --- Victor Johnson wrote: > Then there was the man who walked by and said, "Do you know any > Lynyrd Skynyrd? Play Freebird, that will liven up this party." I > knew then that I was definitely in Buford, Georgia! LOL, there's one in every crowd. Some redneck in the back holding up a beer and yelling "Freebird"!!! (I personally prefer "Green Grass and High Tides Forever", but whatever....) ;) Em ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:17:12 -0400 From: "James Leahy" Subject: Herbie's New Joni Album Here is Herbie Hancock speaking about his new Joni Project: Q: You recently performed at the Joni Mitchell tribute at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala. Could you talk about your musical relationship with her? A: Joni is an amazing human being, as well as an amazing artist in general. She's a genius. I have a tremendous respect for her. As a matter of fact, my next record is all about Joni Mitchell, from my perspective - it's mostly her songs. We just completed pretty much all the tracks for it. There's still some vocals that need to be done on it. Norah Jones did one vocal, Tina Turner did one, Corinne Bailey Rae is doing one. Joni's going to sing one song and Leonard Cohen, he's doing a spoken word thing that I'm improvising on. The interview can be found at http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/hancock.html Jim ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:12:27 -0400 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: njc, Climate, now trees and books >One, Two, Tree: Counting The Spruces Photographer Sees Significance In >Humans' Needled Neighbors June 12, 2007 By PETER MARTEKA, Courant Staff >Writer I loved this tree story patti, thank you. I love the idea of writing about trees and how every tree has a story. . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I had a dream that everyone around me was writing a book. What if we all wrote a short book about something we knew . . .or something we loved? What would your book be about? _________________________________________________________________ Dont miss your chance to WIN $10,000 and other great prizes from Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0540003042mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:23:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: STAS on good headphones last night WOW~!!!! blew me away. All kinds of stuff *going on*. Em ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:46:23 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: STAS on good headphones last night Such as...? Inquiring minds want to know. Bob NP: AC/DC, "Have A Drink On Me" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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Not sure if I was listening to the remastered one. :) Em - --- Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: > > > Such as...? > > Inquiring minds want to know. > > Bob > > NP: AC/DC, "Have A Drink On Me" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:16:41 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: A Case of You, and a wedding too During the eighties I played about a thousand weddings and one of the really popular first dances was Whitney Houston's "Saving all my Love", a song about cheating on your spouse and having an affair! Thus proving that the only lyric that sinks in is the hook line. Dave Subject: Re: A Case of You, and a wedding too I thought the same thing, Michael - I was in disbelief that someone would pick this breakup song for a kickoff to their wedding. Better buckle your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride. Reminds me of all the times people would request "The One I Love" by REM and dedicate it to boy/girlfriends. On the other hand, if ignorance is bliss, they are starting their lives together quite blissfully. Bob> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:33:53 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Herbie's New Joni Album Wow James great catch. Something cool to look forward to. Best Michael Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band cell-504-382-0343 http://www.preservationhall.com On Jun 18, 2007, at 7:17 AM, James Leahy wrote: Here is Herbie Hancock speaking about his new Joni Project: Q: You recently performed at the Joni Mitchell tribute at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala. Could you talk about your musical relationship with her? A: Joni is an amazing human being, as well as an amazing artist in general. She's a genius. I have a tremendous respect for her. As a matter of fact, my next record is all about Joni Mitchell, from my perspective - it's mostly her songs. We just completed pretty much all the tracks for it. There's still some vocals that need to be done on it. Norah Jones did one vocal, Tina Turner did one, Corinne Bailey Rae is doing one. Joni's going to sing one song and Leonard Cohen, he's doing a spoken word thing that I'm improvising on. The interview can be found at http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/hancock.html Jim ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:24:54 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Re: A Case of You, and a wedding too njc Hmm, if I were getting married (which I never will, I'm "too busy being free"...."We don't need no piece of paper from the city hall keeping us tied and true...") I would be very, very careful in choosing a song if it were to be a Joni song. She's written a lot about love, yes, but as it has been stated with "A Case Of You," often those "love" songs are about heartache, heartbreak, and usually have some sort of doubt in them if nothing else....... - -Monika ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:32:55 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: NJC Stills show...more to come... I just wanted to say that the Stephen Stills show was incredible! I was just a few feet away from him and he really gave it his all last night. There was some "hot" guitar playing as well (especially on "Woodstock" written by a woman we all seem to keep chatting about for some strange, absurd reason...). I'll give a recap/highlight of the show here later as I am on a tight schedule today. I've got make lunch here, have a job interview for a full time opportunity following that and then I'm hitting the beach to lay out in the sun and go swimming! It's going to be 90 degrees here in Ohio today. 90, sunny, and humid! I'm off to the beach to keep cool then! I love this weather! "If you're lying on the beach With the transistor going Kick off the sandflies honey...." "Love to see that green water in motion...." "I could sure use some sunshine on my apple trees...." - -Monika ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:39:03 -0700 (PDT) From: jeannie Subject: Re: Herbie's New Joni Album It seems that the mention of Joni is popping up all over the place. Part of me gets quite emotional and somewhat sad and protective because I feel that she belongs mostly to us. I see a lovely garden of little lonely Joni petunias sprouting all over the place and there are no lame bulbs that never bloom in this beautiful picture. Looking forward to Herbie's project. Hurry!! Jeannie - --- James Leahy wrote: > Here is Herbie Hancock speaking about his new Joni > Project: > > > > Q: You recently performed at the Joni Mitchell > tribute at the Canadian > Songwriters Hall of Fame gala. Could you talk about > your musical > relationship with her? > > A: Joni is an amazing human being, as well as an > amazing artist in general. > She's a genius. I have a tremendous respect for her. > As a matter of fact, my > next record is all about Joni Mitchell, from my > perspective - it's mostly > her songs. We just completed pretty much all the > tracks for it. There's > still some vocals that need to be done on it. Norah > Jones did one vocal, > Tina Turner did one, Corinne Bailey Rae is doing > one. Joni's going to sing > one song and Leonard Cohen, he's doing a spoken word > thing that I'm > improvising on. > > > > The interview can be found at > http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/hancock.html > > > > Jim > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:02:30 +0100 From: "Jamie's Box of Paints" Subject: Re: Herbie's New Joni Album I love the fact that TIna Turner is also on the record! She is Queen of Ideal to sing Joni's songs.... J > > > --- James Leahy wrote: > > > Here is Herbie Hancock speaking about his new Joni > > Project: > > > > > > > > Q: You recently performed at the Joni Mitchell > > tribute at the Canadian > > Songwriters Hall of Fame gala. Could you talk about > > your musical > > relationship with her? > > > > A: Joni is an amazing human being, as well as an > > amazing artist in general. > > She's a genius. I have a tremendous respect for her. > > As a matter of fact, my > > next record is all about Joni Mitchell, from my > > perspective - it's mostly > > her songs. We just completed pretty much all the > > tracks for it. There's > > still some vocals that need to be done on it. Norah > > Jones did one vocal, > > Tina Turner did one, Corinne Bailey Rae is doing > > one. Joni's going to sing > > one song and Leonard Cohen, he's doing a spoken word > > thing that I'm > > improvising on. > > > > > > > > The interview can be found at > > http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/hancock.html > > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ > - -- I am a lonely Painter I live in a Box of Paints I'm frightened by the devil But I'm drawn to those ones that 'aint afraid... Jamie Zubairi can be found for voice-overs at http://uk.voicespro.com/jamie.zubairi1 acting CV and showreel at http://uk.castingcallpro.com/u/81749 http://www.jamiezubairi.co.uk Facebook me! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:01:39 -0400 From: "anon anon" Subject: RE: 5 albums that changed your life >From: >Reply-To: >To: joni@smoe.org >Subject: 5 albums that changed your life >Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:07:04 -0400 And I love her voice during that time even though my wife cannot stand her!!!!! She doesn't like her voice. Go figure. > that is shocking Steve! If your wife was referring to Joni's voice from the last 20 years or so, I might agree with her... I went to see Joni with my mom and a friend in 1999, and both my mom and my friend were dismayed by Joni's voice... I have to admit, I was too... But Joni's voice in the 60's and 70's was heavenly! so pretty and sweet and rich... in my opinion, at any rate... >Thanks. Steve Anderson _________________________________________________________________ Like puzzles? Play free games & earn great prizes. Play Clink now. http://club.live.com/clink.aspx?icid=clink_hotmailtextlink2 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:09:47 -0400 From: "anon anon" Subject: Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life >From: "Samuel Jersnimo" >Reply-To: "Samuel Jersnimo" >To: joni@smoe.org >Subject: Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life >Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:34:57 +0100 > > >- Ok, I love Leonard Cohen, not because of his musical abilities as a >musician, but because I sense in his music, pretty much like I sense in >Joni's work, that he knows people and that's very interesting. > > I love Leonard too... I'm the opposite of him in the sense that I am not at all worldly, and Leonard definatly seems to be very worldly... but, as Robert Christgau has pointed out, he has the most intimate voice there is... it really does draw you in... the lyrics and the music are wonderful... _________________________________________________________________ Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:46:57 -0600 From: Robert Procyk Subject: pied pumpkin NJC 3. Pied Pumkin - String Ensemble and Allah Mode (that's two, I cheated) Nobody's heard of this band, I'm sure, but I saw them live in 1975. They showed me what live music is all about. I played their albums every day for a year or two. Actually, Doug, I have heard of the band. I can't say that I rememebr them at all, but my sister was a fan, and we were just talking about them a couple months ago. They came to the little community college she was attending in the Fraser Valley and performed in the cafeteria. She said they changed their name later on to Pied Pear or something and then it all went downhill.... Rob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:39:09 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: RE: njc, Climate, now trees and books Up on her small white bed, Marianne fell into a dream: >I had a dream that everyone around me was writing a book. >What if we all wrote a short book >about something we knew . . .or something we loved? > >What would your book be about? A title immediately pops into my brain (TIC: I had a brain, it was insane...): "Something's Lost But Something's Gained in Living Every Day: Living with Joni Mitchell Obsessive Compulsive Disorder." LOL....My son Chris says he's writing a book, too. "How I Was Raised by a Crazy Mother But Grew into a Genius Anyway." Marianne, I think you could write: "The Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees and the Moon Up Above: A Thing Called Love." Love, Patti P. in Morning UConn Town (well, it *was* morning when I started writing this and then I was interrupted about 20 times...sheesh!) _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement%20Park&cp=33.832922~-117.915659&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1118863&encType=1&FORM=MGAC01 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:11:03 -0400 From: Doug Subject: Re: pied pumpkin NJC Their fiddle player Shari Ulrich quit in 1975 to join The Hometown Band - -Valdy's band at that time, and then a rather bland (imo) solo career, then joined another group called UHF (Ulrich, Henderson & Forbes) Pied Pumkin re-united a few years ago, I saw them on a rare Ontario tour, but they don't have the energy of the younger days. http://piedpumkin.com/ Doug Robert Procyk wrote: > 3. Pied Pumkin - String Ensemble and Allah Mode (that's two, I cheated) > Nobody's heard of this band, I'm sure, but I saw them live in 1975. They > showed me what live music is all about. I played their > albums every day for a year or two. > > Actually, Doug, I have heard of the band. I can't say that I rememebr > them at all, but my sister was a fan, and we were just talking about them > a couple months ago. They came to the little community college she was > attending in the Fraser Valley and performed in the cafeteria. She said > they changed their name later on to Pied Pear or something and then it > all went downhill.... > > Rob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:06:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Peep Richman Subject: Beautiful quote for all of our family...wish I could send it directly to Joni A wonderful person sent this quote to me and I want to share it with the Digest Family. The most beautiful discovery true friends make are that they can grow separately without growing apart. I know Joni would love this quote, don't you think? - --------------------------------- Now that's room service! 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There are three websites you can visit if you're interested: UnFranchise.com MarketAmerica.com MarketAmericaScience.com There's also Market Australia. The company is going international and has almost as many web hits as Amazon.com. I realize this is most likely NOT what should be shared at the Digest, but at the same time, I felt that you should know....especially if you need money....I know I do. Bo - --------------------------------- Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:45:45 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: 5 albums that changed my life 1) Meet the Beatles- I don't think there has ever been another music phenomena that can even come close to what happened when these guys hit the USA. 2) Song to a Seagull- I was amazed at the beauty of this musician & started writing songs because of this album. 3) The Band- Truly unique & masterful storytelling music. 4) Dire Straits- I was visiting with some friends who had an art studio & they always listened to the radio. The DJ put on this debut album he'd just received & played it in its entirety without a word spoken until it was over(what a great time that was when radio would do this!). My friends & I were transfixed & couldn't figure out if it was Dylan or Clapton or ?!?!? Almost as significant for me as first hearing the Beatles but in a more matured, mellow kind of way. 5) Steady On- Very similar feeling as when I first heard STAS. I was blown away & inspired. Hearing this album after many (too many) years of techno type music & drum machines, well a breath of fresh air for me to hear a singer songwriter who could play great guitar & had wonderful melodies & fabulous lyrics. Kate (dang this was hard, I left out a lot of amazing albums) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:58:37 -0400 From: BWORKMAN@woh.rr.com Subject: 5 albums that changed your life and other subjs (SJC) Hey all, Delurrking with some items The 5 albums that changed my life Blue - Ms. Mitchell Rubber Soul - The Beatles Areo Plane - John Hartford David Bromber - David Bromberg Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane I remember the subject of the mandolin that the speaker in SoS. i was talking to someone who knows about all thing NYC music, and Joni did go into mandolin brothers to make a purchase. But, it wasn't for a mandolin, it was for a mandocello (bigger and deepervoiced). Also heard that Rhino is going to release a Stephen Stills album that he recorded as demos right after he finished work on Judy Collins' Who Knows Where the Time Goes armed only with his acoustic. This source has heard it and says it's amazing. That's all, back to the shadows b workman ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:20:05 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life NJC At first I didn't think there were any albums that changed my life, but after thinking about it, I guess there were. It doesn't mean that these are or were my favorite albums, but did they did have some impact on my life. 1) The Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour". I had 45's as a kid, using my close n play, but I got my first turn table when I was 10, and "Magical Mystery Tour" was the first album I bought and really turned me on to music. 2) Paul McCartney "Red Rose Speedway". I turned 16 and bought a car with a 8 track tape deck installed. I drove my best friend to and from school everyday. The two of us played this over and over harmonizing. It's one of the few albums to this day that I knew all the words too, and my friend at the time is still one of my best friends. 3) Led Zeppelin "Houses of the Holy". My senior year in high school hanging out with some people that were just acquaintances. Someone had some acid, and we all did it against my better judgment "Houses of the Holy" was playing as we were tripping. I HATED IT!!!! To this day when I hear songs from this album, it brings back such a bad memory. JUST SAY NO! 4) Joni Mitchell "Court & Spark". When I first heard "Help Me" on the radio back in college, I bought C&S and fell in love with Joni. I started buying all of her earlier albums, and everyone that came out since. My love of Joni led me to JoniMitchell.com and I joined the JMDL in '98. This meant meeting life long friends either online, or in person at the 5 or 6 Jonifests I've been too. 5) Diana Ross "Diana Ross" It was June 6, 1978 last week of college and exams were over. Ed had been my best friend and roommate for 4 yrs. We both had girlfriends at the time. We were about to graduate, and that was sad for both of us. I'm sure some beers were involved, but the Diana Ross album was playing. It was then we told each other our true feelings for each other. The rest is history! I guess any album could have been playing, but I still remember the moment. Jimmy ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:43:57 -0400 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life NJC On Jun 18, 2007, at 3:20 PM, FMYFL@aol.com wrote: > > 3) Led Zeppelin "Houses of the Holy". My senior year in high > school hanging > out with some people that were just acquaintances. Someone had some > acid, and > we all did it against my better judgment "Houses of the Holy" was > playing as > we were tripping. I HATED IT!!!! To this day when I hear songs > from this > album, it brings back such a bad memory. JUST SAY NO! > I remember the day I bought this album. I was living in Tampa, in high school, and would hop on my bike and ride to Sensuous Sound Systems and spend an hour or so, checking out all the record albums. I didn't have any older siblings so most music I had to discover on my own. Anyway, I finally decided to get Houses of the Holy (it was always a major decision, what to buy next...) and hopped on my bike to ride home. I was riding on the sidewalk, and passed over an entrance to some fast food place type store, when I was hit by a car. The record went flying through the air, landing on the sidewalk a few feet away. My bike was bent though I wasn't hurt, luckily. The best thing was that the record wasn't damaged at all, and played just fine! In fact, I still have it somewhere, in my vinyl collection. Oddly enough, it quite possibly is my favorite Zeppelin recording (sorry Jimmy :) ) I also remember buying Jethro Tull Aqualung at University Square mall. I was sitting outside, waiting for the bus, when a man walked up to play that old con game, where if you guess which coconut the little ball/trinket is under, he will match whatever money you have on you. Of course, you have to take the money out to show him, which he inevitably snatches...and all this happened to a woman sitting nearby me, upon which she started calling for security. I think this was the first time I ever saw someone conned right in front of me. Buying new albums was always such a magnificent experience. For some reason, picking up a new cd just doesn't have the same mystique. Maybe it's because I was discovering all this new and exciting music and now I've heard most of it already. Not that there isn't plenty of new music out there ( I think there definitely is) but back then, it was like setting of all of this little sparks which would build into gigantic bonfires. Victor ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:18:21 -0700 (PDT) From: jeannie Subject: Re: 5 albums that changed your life and other subjs (SJC) - --- BWORKMAN@woh.rr.com wrote: i was > talking to someone who knows about all thing NYC > music, and Joni did > go into mandolin brothers to make a purchase. But, > it wasn't for a > mandolin, it was for a mandocello (bigger and > deepervoiced). > > Also heard that Rhino is going to release a Stephen > Stills album that > he recorded as demos right after he finished work on > Judy Collins' Who > Knows Where the Time Goes armed only with his > acoustic. This source > has heard it and says it's amazing. > > That's all, back to the shadows > > b workman I'll be waiting with open arms to get my arms around those Stills recordings. I love his guitar sounds..very similar to his other deep, strong sensual voice. Dreaming Dreamland, Jeannie jjj . ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:46:33 -0600 From: Les Irvin Subject: RE: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life NJC Being now old and cynical, it's been a long time since an album changed my life, so these are all oldies: Joni Mitchell "Hejira" Jethro Tull "Aqualung" The Who "Who's Next" Bob Dylan "Blood on the Tracks" Leo Kottke "6 and 12 String Guitar" Les (not London) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:23:42 -0700 (PDT) From: David Sapp Subject: Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life 1. Hejira -- I have listened to this album more than any other ever. 2. Mingus -- Joni introduced me to jazz which I had never listened to and now I listen to it all the time... from Miles to Diana Krall. 3. Norwegian Wood -- the Beatles. Songs from a minor key caught my ear. 4. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band -- psychedelic enters the picture. 5. Highway 61 Revisited -- Bob Dylan reinvents pop music. ... signing off for now, Peace, David - --------------------------------- Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:51:39 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: njc, springsteen's "Live in Dublin" What up with this? There's no buzz on local radio at all. Jim L ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:16:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: music/artists that change a person NJC I have to admit now, that really and truly, the music of Dave Carter changed, if not my *life*, then it changed *me*. I'm different now than I was over a year/18 months ago. I listened to my Dave Carter playlist (made form several albums) the whole time I was building my fence (over 6 month project) and that music gave my brain a facelift. Different outlook on life and spirituality. I couldn't have been more surprised. It was like an Altoid for my brain. Freshened things right up! Just wish I could have met him. Ah well, maybe that wasn't necessary. :) Em Stand, don't you know that you are free? well at least in your mind, if you want to be... ...Sly Free your mind and the rest will follow.. ..En Vogue ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:47:54 -0700 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Herbie's New Joni Album Yowza!!! This sounds like a winner!! From: "James Leahy" > Here is Herbie Hancock speaking about his new Joni Project: > A: Joni is an amazing human being, as well as an amazing artist in > general. She's a genius. I have a tremendous respect for her. As a matter > of fact, my next record is all about Joni Mitchell, from my perspective - > it's mostly her songs. We just completed pretty much all the tracks for > it. There's still some vocals that need to be done on it. Norah Jones did > one vocal, Tina Turner did one, Corinne Bailey Rae is doing one. Joni's > going to sing one song and Leonard Cohen, he's doing a spoken word thing > that I'm improvising on. > The interview can be found at http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/hancock.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:31:37 -0400 From: "Jenny Goodspeed" Subject: Re: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life NJC I didn't know you and Ed have been together since college. That is the sweetest thing I've heard all week. There are few records I can say that changed the course of my life. Court and Spark for sure. That may be it. I think the records I listened to between the ages of 3 and 8 shaped my future tastes- The soundtrack to Godspell, Carole King's Tapestry, Harry Nillson's The Point. MTV between 1982 and 1986 changed my life. Gen-exer that I am... Jenny On 6/18/07, FMYFL@aol.com wrote: > > > 5) Diana Ross "Diana Ross" It was June 6, 1978 last week of college and > exams > were over. Ed had been my best friend and roommate for 4 yrs. We both had > girlfriends at the time. We were about to graduate, and that was sad for > both of > us. I'm sure some beers were involved, but the Diana Ross album was > playing. > It was then we told each other our true feelings for each other. The rest > is > history! I guess any album could have been playing, but I still remember > the > moment. > > Jimmy > > > > ************************************** > See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:40:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: njc, springsteen's "Live in Dublin" Maybe it sucks. I talked to my Springsteen buddy and he says that Patti's (awful) vocals are all over it and he can't bear to listen to it. It's the first Springsteen record I have no intention of getting. Bob NP: Rodney Crowell, "Ignorance Is The Enemy" - --------------------------------- Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:30:52 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Re: NJC Stills show....as promised..(long) Well as I said before, the show was incredible! I got to the venue about an hour and a half before doors even opened. I was perfectly fine sitting on the concrete outside in the 80 degree weather waiting for doors to open but a worker at the venue told me that the bar was open inside and to just wait there. I didn't really want to but I went in, had a drink, and waited for others to arrive. About half an hour later a few people began arriving. It was 6 PM at this point and doors opened at 7. So I sat there watching a Santana DVD the place had on the tvs in the bar. At 6 I asked one of the security guys when people could begin waiting in line (I'm very cautious this way--I needed a good place to stand right in front of the stage!). He told me very indifferently, "doors open at 7 PM" and continued setting things up. Well, 6:30 rolled around and there were probably about 10-15 people inside the bar. Being very anxious (and perhaps untrusting of that security guy and sadly people in general---trust yourself only!) I went to another guy to ask again. This time I saw a line had formed outside! I was the first one there and there were already about 20 people ahead of me! This really, sort of irritated me at that point. I had been waiting there for a while but....I didn't let it ruin my time. 7 PM they let us in the actual venue and I ran up in front of the stage (stage right, my left---those 20 people in front of me took the front and center spot I so wanted). I actually met a couple of very nice Stephen Stills fans who came and watched the show with me so I had some people to talk to before it started (I went to this show alone as I do for 90% of the shows I go to...I don't want to make it a social scene....it's all about the music for me...). Anyway, Stephen went up there with his band at about 8 PM (Lucky for me I was closer to Stills then the people in the center as his mic was more towards the left! I was literally about 6 feet away from him). They started off with a very nice rendition of CSN's "Helplessly Hoping." Good start to the show so far! The band then disappeared and Stephen went on to perform an hour long acoustic set. There was some very impressive acoustic work throughout the set. At various points in the set I couldn't help but think, "Jesus Christ" when watching his fingers go or thinking, "do we play the same instrument??? He's got to be one of the finest acoustic players. Some highlights in this set were, Treetop Flyer (with EXCELLENT guitar work), Daylight Again/Find The Cost Of Freedom (in which Stephen said beforehand, "as far as wars go, this one if pretty fucking stupid---he had said a couple anti-war comments during the night and mentioned the number of days Bush has left in office), and a really nice version of Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. Once again that one in particular had some fine, fine acoustic work. During this one hour acoustic set, Stephen was quite chatty. I didn't realize he was such a chatty guy or maybe perhaps he was just in that sort of mood. He told the audience different stories about certain songs, cracked a few jokes here and there (some about his hazey days in the 60's, some about his older age/appearance, some addressing the audience), and talked before just about every song. At one point when he was about to begin playing a song, someone was being really loud in the audience and Stephen said, "hey be quiet now, get drunk the next set!" Also, at the beginning of the show (about a song or two in) someone up front, down a few people from me, was waving a Stills record from '75 and a marker. He walked over to this person and said, "if I sign it, will you put it away? That just reminds me of when I was actually in shape." So, as promised, he signed the record for the fan and she put it away after that. That was pretty sweet. So the acoustic set ended with Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (with the band coming in at the end) and Stephen saying, "now go buy your drinks and get drunk." When he came back on (electric guitar in hand), the band came on as well, as they started off with I think "Southern Cross." So this set was a full on electric-band-rocking set. Highlights in this set were Stephen's leads (I thought he had a great acoustic guitar sound for his first set but as it turns out he had an EVEN BETTER electric guitar sound--really, seriously, it was very crisp, intense, and roaring), Isn't It About Time (fucking fantastic solos by Stephen!), a bluesy song I wasn't familiar with that he performed in a medley with Jet Set/Rocky Mountain Way (great guitar and vocals on this one), Woodstock (Which he tore up like there was no tomorrow! Talk about one of the world's best kept secrets as far as guitarists go), and Dark Star which was performed as an encore. Dark Star itself isn't a favorite song of mine but the band extended it into a jam and Stephen went crazy on guitar. I'd say the last two songs had the most energy from both Stephen/the band and the crowd. It was like everybody was feeding off everybody else's energy. It was contagious! I really didn't want it to end. My neck was hurting by the end of the show from bobbing my head so much! It was also funny because there was some lady, that at quiet times during the show, kept yelling, "Stephen, I love you!" Every few songs you'd hear, "Stephen, I love you!" There was one point where this same woman yelled "Stephen" and paused. The woman besides me said in response, "she loves you!" and we both started laughing. A second later, the other lady finished her sentence with, "I love you" and then we both started cracking up. All in all, a fantastic show with a good place on the floor (front row baby!), a good crowd, a very skilled band, and Stephen Stills in fine form. This is what music is all about. So....soon I'll see Crosby & Nash (in October).....and now I just need Neil Young to get going.....and if Joni ever went on tour (miracles have happened....things that can not be explained....I will always have my hope....no one can steal that away from me), I could die happy and would ask for nothing more in my life. - -Monika "The only remedy for love is to love more." - -Thoreau ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #237 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------