From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #247 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 Thursday, June 28 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 247 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Original photos from Joni's visit to Mandolin Brothers in 1976 ["Kate] Re: jimmy lafave njc ["mike pritchard" ] Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall: A Case Of Blue ["Les Irvin" ] NJC Paul, Ringo, Yoko, etc. [Motitan@aol.com] Re: Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall: A Case Of Blue [Motitan@aol.com] Re: Original photos from Joni's visit to Mandolin Brothers in 1976 [Motit] Re: njc, TV alert: Beatles Tuesday night & Live 8 ["Sherelle Smith" ] Re: njc jimmy lafave ["Lori Fye" ] Re: NJC Paul, Ringo, Yoko, etc. [Michael Paz ] RE: njc, my son's wedding saturday within the month of June ["Patti Parle] Re: a little Joni in the workplace ["Patti Parlette" Subject: Re: Original photos from Joni's visit to Mandolin Brothers in 1976 >She is absolutely stunning in these photos, even though it must've been a bad hair day.< Not a surprise about the hair since she did take the ferry :~} ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:48:24 +0200 From: "mike pritchard" Subject: Re: jimmy lafave njc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrhyn_Quarry Here's a link to an article (with photo) of the Penrhyn Quarry, near my hometown of Bangor, Wales, although it is a slate quarry rather than the granite one mentioned earlier. The article rightly mentions the famous strikes around the turn of 20th century but doesn't mention that the nearest town (Bethesda) still has a street called Lon Y Bradwr (Traitor's Road) where the scabs / strike-breakers were housed. mike in bcn np - stryngs - Convince ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:35:22 -0600 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall: A Case Of Blue Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall: A Case Of Blue by Bob Hill, Crawdaddy Magazine Joni Mitchell never made it to Woodstock. She did not share breakfast in bed with 400,000 people. She did not eat the brown acid. She did not play the biggest jamboree of all-time. Seems odd then, that Mitchell would go on to write the most enduring tribute to what took place there. Perhaps she was the only person capable of remembering what it actually felt like to be at Woodstock. Perhaps absence made her heart grow fonder. Perhaps. But the more likely explanation is that Mitchell can paint a picture with words in ways that no other artist can. She can punctuate thoughts with unrivalled subtlety; the notes falling from her lips like warm drops of silk onto the page. It's that rare grasp of humanity that makes Mitchell such an integral piece of our folk-rock tradition. She's permanently fractured, fiercely independent; seemingly unaware of her own celebrity. And even though both artists would shrug off the comparison, Joni Mitchell is a lot like Chan Marshall-the enigmatic, self-styled singer/songwriter better known as Cat Power. Both women have struggled to maintain the balance between private artist and public performer. Mitchell walked offstage at the Atlantic City Pop Festival in 1969 when the audience refused to settle down. A year later she made a controversial plea at The Isle of Wight for fans to show more respect to the artists onstage. In 1999, Chan Marshall turned her back to a packed house during a set at the Bowery Ballroom. Last year she cancelled her entire U.S. tour, citing health concerns. Joni Mitchell found solace in her paintings. Chan Marshall found solace in sobriety. While Marshall is still in the early stages of a career that could conceivably span decades, Mitchell no longer tours in support of her records (She is, however, putting the finishing touches on a new LP. This despite the fact that she called the music industry a "cesspool" as recently as 2002, adding that she'd "like to remember what it was [she] ever liked about music" in the first place). Mitchell's disdain for the media is well-documented, as is Marshall's. Mitchell carefully chooses the interviews she grants. Marshall, on the other hand, is a master of misdirection, continually throwing interviewers off-course with asides about horses, or pizza, or mosquito bites for that matter. Joni Mitchell's early work is guided by a deep social conscience, her lyrics wrought with sensitivity, anchored by cast-iron hooks. Marshall is more abstract, disappearing down dark lyrical passages, both ethereal and obscure. Mitchell thrives on alternative tunings. Marshall thrives on alternative arrangements. Mitchell evades the spotlight, opting instead to record entire albums worth of jazz-fusion. Marshall charges and retreats like the tide. This fall she plans to follow-up The Greatest-her most commercially viable album to date-with her second disc of covers. Perhaps it's the tug-of-war between making music for public consumption and writing songs for self-expression that fuels balladeers like Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall. Perhaps that's why so many brilliant artists seem ill-at-ease inside their own skin. Perhaps that's why we relate to them-a sense that we're all dysfunctional in our own way, that we struggle to maintain a public image in the face of overwhelming insecurity, that simplicity is all we yearn for, even though our lives are so full of contradiction. Perhaps it scares artists like Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall to realize so many of us are as fucked up as they are. Joni Mitchell is an icon almost in spite of herself. She's still relevant, despite the fact that other artists from her era have faded. But none of that seems to matter much to Mitchell, anymore than album sales or public image do. What matters to Mitchell is her enduring ability to paint a picture with words. On quiet days when the world outside maintains its distance, it's entirely possible that Mitchell recaptures the passion that brought those early songs to life. And on those days, it's also entirely possible that Mitchell remembers what it was she loved about music in the first place. Perhaps. And perhaps when she hears an artist like Chan Marshall, she puts her personal prejudice about the music business aside, and realizes that there are still artists out there who can make murals out of music. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:46:37 +0200 (CEST) From: Joseph Palis Subject: RE : Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall: A Case Of Blue Thanks for this article, Les. Very well-written and the writerly style seems to know just a little bit more about Chan Marshall and Joni Mitchell than most people/readers. I like the juxtapositions of their careers. It is interesting to compare Cat Power to Joni and how their personal and artistic trajectories differ and cohere in strange but compelling ways. Both are original in their respective musical visions and how these are expressed and in what format. I "discovered" Joni in 1990 when she has since undergone several transformations -- no doubt as labeled by the media. I am not sure how much Joni agrees with the official narratives that defined her art in the media through the years but I like the reverential way writers (generally) adopt when writing about her or when comparing an an artist with Joni. I only heard about Cat Power in 2003 when I came to NC for my grad studies. It was in a party in one of our professors' house to welcome the new graduate students and also for us to get to know others. Ill at ease with such gatherings then, I withdrew to one corner and looked at the CD collection of my prof and was actually amazed at the number of albums from one musician (no Joni album in the collection). So I took one of Rickie Lee Jones' album and and played it. One of my professors (who is now my dissertation advisor) later joined me and when he judged that I am into RLJ because of the CD that I am playing, he recommended Cat Power for me. He lent me a copy of "You Are Free" and I was hooked by Chan's songs. Not really her vocals but her songs and the way she sings them. So I got Cat Power's album of covers and was even more amazed at her stripped-down and deconstructed way with a song. For instance she would sing "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" from that album in a radically different way without once uttering the word 'satisfaction'. Then she did "Wild is the Wind" and other songs that would later resonate with me in strange strange ways. Chan has been very public about her emotional and psychological issues but her ability to bounce back with 'The Greatest' which is really an album that speaks of the gravitas of the this album's musical proceedings, is a marvel. No, a miracle. She recently won the ShortList award for indie and underground artists with groundbreaking musical visions. She beat Tom Waits (!!), Regina Spektor and Joanna Newsom. I find myself being defensive of Chan when friends of mine in the station talk about her in less than favorable light. Joseph in Chapel Hill np: Wynton Marsalis - The End of a Love Affair Les Irvin a icrit : Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall: A Case Of Blue by Bob Hill, Crawdaddy Magazine Joni Mitchell never made it to Woodstock. She did not share breakfast in bed with 400,000 people. She did not eat the brown acid. She did not play the biggest jamboree of all-time. Seems odd then, that Mitchell would go on to write the most enduring tribute to what took place there. Perhaps she was the only person capable of remembering what it actually felt like to be at Woodstock. Perhaps absence made her heart grow fonder. Perhaps. But the more likely explanation is that Mitchell can paint a picture with words in ways that no other artist can. She can punctuate thoughts with unrivalled subtlety; the notes falling from her lips like warm drops of silk onto the page. It's that rare grasp of humanity that makes Mitchell such an integral piece of our folk-rock tradition. She's permanently fractured, fiercely independent; seemingly unaware of her own celebrity. And even though both artists would shrug off the comparison, Joni Mitchell is a lot like Chan Marshall-the enigmatic, self-styled singer/songwriter better known as Cat Power. Both women have struggled to maintain the balance between private artist and public performer. Mitchell walked offstage at the Atlantic City Pop Festival in 1969 when the audience refused to settle down. A year later she made a controversial plea at The Isle of Wight for fans to show more respect to the artists onstage. In 1999, Chan Marshall turned her back to a packed house during a set at the Bowery Ballroom. Last year she cancelled her entire U.S. tour, citing health concerns. Joni Mitchell found solace in her paintings. Chan Marshall found solace in sobriety. While Marshall is still in the early stages of a career that could conceivably span decades, Mitchell no longer tours in support of her records (She is, however, putting the finishing touches on a new LP. This despite the fact that she called the music industry a "cesspool" as recently as 2002, adding that she'd "like to remember what it was [she] ever liked about music" in the first place). Mitchell's disdain for the media is well-documented, as is Marshall's. Mitchell carefully chooses the interviews she grants. Marshall, on the other hand, is a master of misdirection, continually throwing interviewers off-course with asides about horses, or pizza, or mosquito bites for that matter. Joni Mitchell's early work is guided by a deep social conscience, her lyrics wrought with sensitivity, anchored by cast-iron hooks. Marshall is more abstract, disappearing down dark lyrical passages, both ethereal and obscure. Mitchell thrives on alternative tunings. Marshall thrives on alternative arrangements. Mitchell evades the spotlight, opting instead to record entire albums worth of jazz-fusion. Marshall charges and retreats like the tide. This fall she plans to follow-up The Greatest-her most commercially viable album to date-with her second disc of covers. Perhaps it's the tug-of-war between making music for public consumption and writing songs for self-expression that fuels balladeers like Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall. Perhaps that's why so many brilliant artists seem ill-at-ease inside their own skin. Perhaps that's why we relate to them-a sense that we're all dysfunctional in our own way, that we struggle to maintain a public image in the face of overwhelming insecurity, that simplicity is all we yearn for, even though our lives are so full of contradiction. Perhaps it scares artists like Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall to realize so many of us are as fucked up as they are. Joni Mitchell is an icon almost in spite of herself. She's still relevant, despite the fact that other artists from her era have faded. But none of that seems to matter much to Mitchell, anymore than album sales or public image do. What matters to Mitchell is her enduring ability to paint a picture with words. On quiet days when the world outside maintains its distance, it's entirely possible that Mitchell recaptures the passion that brought those early songs to life. And on those days, it's also entirely possible that Mitchell remembers what it was she loved about music in the first place. Perhaps. And perhaps when she hears an artist like Chan Marshall, she puts her personal prejudice about the music business aside, and realizes that there are still artists out there who can make murals out of music. - --------------------------------- Ne gardez plus qu'une seule adresse mail ! Copiez vos mails vers Yahoo! Mail ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:19:57 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: JONI - Canadian Postal Stamp RR wrote, in part: (Seriously, they should replace Anka with Ian and Silvia and give Neil his own series-the folkie Neil, the computer Neil, the country Neil, the grunge Neil). De bonnes idees! Regarding the Anka stamp: I met up with some friends at a dance recital...they were waiting for me in the lobby. Now, this group likes to tease me about my Joniness. (Easy target am I, with her heart on my sleeve all the time.) So when I joined the group and someone said: "Hi, how are you?", I blurted out: "Joni is going to be on a stamp! Joni is going to be on a stamp! In Canada....they are releasing stamps of Joni, along with Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray, and Paul Anka." The reaction was: guffaws, derisive snorts, and bwaaa haaa haaaas. "Paul Anka?" "Joni and Paul Anka? Now there is great company." "Gee, Joni is right up there with PAUL ANKA?" I told them all to SHUT UP....it's the Joni one that really counts and that they should not be undoing all the joy that could be over this. (This was all in good fun, of course.) Some people! With no disrespect to Mr. Anka, just all glory and honor and praise to Joni (oh, those photos were gorgeous, Kenny -- thank you!), Patti P., in Flip City with my son's wedding just three days away _________________________________________________________________ Picture this  share your photos and you could win big! http://www.GETREALPhotoContest.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:32:00 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: NJC Paul, Ringo, Yoko, etc. So did anyone watch Larry King last night? How was it? I would have watched but I went to an open mic night last night. - -Monika ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:31:54 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell and Chan Marshall: A Case Of Blue Thanks for posting that! It was very interesting to read. I particularly liked the part about saying how it must scare artists to know that we are just as "fucked up as they are." Amen brother. - -Monika P.S. The brown acid was bad.... NP: Dance, Dance, Dance- Neil Young ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:05:49 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Re: Original photos from Joni's visit to Mandolin Brothers in 1976 Thanks for posting those photos up here to see! Great stuff man! Makes me wonder what exactly she was playing when she was trying out all those instruments in the pictures she is seen playing.... - -Monika P.S. I like Joni's hat. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:07:17 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: njc, TV alert: Beatles Tuesday night & Live 8 Hi Patti, I did get to see half of this show. I forget to write it down somewhere so I did not see the first half. Rats! Paul and Ringo looked like they had on Keds sneakers with their suits! Cute! I noticed that Paul and Ringo had that same old and familiar playfullness when they got together! It was very interesting to watch. That was the first time I saw Olivia Harrison too. Yoko looked as chic as ever and I was happy that everyone was cordial with each other (at least it seemed that way to me). I would love to go to Las Vegas and see this show! I liked the stories behind how it all came together. I hope they have an encore presentation of this at some point. Very historic and once in a lifetime interview! Sherelle Patti wrote: >Mark your calendars (TIC: On your mark red ribbon runner...) RR and Bruce >and all Beatles fans.....talk about "must see TV"....tomorrow night, 9 p.m. >EST: " 'Beatles' Reunite On Larry King Live >For the first time since the 'Beatles' split Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo >Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, and Olivia Harrison will be interviewed together on >Larry King Live _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazines 2007 editors choice for best Web mailaward-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:20:08 EDT From: Warrenkeith91354@aol.com Subject: Re:Joni meetings? I met Joni back in 1974 @ 20 years of age...I was awestruck! I gave her a dozen roses and told her how beautiful she was, she insisted I was the beautiful one and kissed me on the cheek...I was weak in the knees. After we made our way to our seats a friend and I went to the restrooms...we wept in the hallway. After the concert I encountered Joni for a second time, we spoke briefly, she gave me back one of my roses. My Joni encounter is still quite vivid in my memory...I get goosebumps just recalling about it! ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:40:03 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, my son's wedding saturday within the month of June WARNING: Very long, rambling, personal and totally JMOCDed Hola, Joniamigos! Have any of you ever experienced the wedding of a child? Some JMDL parents have talked about graduations, but I don't recall a wedding. I've been trying to be fifty-fifty, fire and ice about it, but now with three days to go, the ice is melting. Lately it occurs to me: this is a big deal! "Oh, the marriage of your spirits here....." I come for conversation...comfort and consultation, I know, that's what I'll find. Does anyone have any advice? Experiences to share? Pills and powders to get me through this passion play? I need a lesson in survival! Help me! (Just kidding...I'm really okay. I think....) The main advice I've been given is: 1. From older women: The mother of the groom is supposed to wear beige and keep her mouth shut. (Ha! La Parlette ne peut pas parler? C'est impossible!) 2. From women my age: The dress. The dress. The dress is everything. (And I here thought "Love is Everything"!) Sometimes the light's all shining on me, Other times I can barely see, Lately it occurs to me, What a long, strange trip it's been. I don't mean just the wedding, I mean the whole past 28 years. The Circle Game. I've been on a roller-coaster, but I think the worst is over now. The worst has been the shopping (not mine, not mine, these glamour gowns), calling people who don't rsvp (Things that you held high And told yourself were true Lost or changing as the days come down to you....old friends seem indifferent...), crying over the possibility of a lonely "Parlette, table for one" . The wedding is far from our hometown, so a lot of people can't make it. For days, I had "how does it feel to know you really have no one, only a river of changing faces, looking for an ocean" playing over and over in my head, but now 2 out of 3 brothers are coming w/ their kids, so now it's "Parlette, table for nine" (Number nine, number nine.... YAY!) So just at this moment of the world, 3 days before the ceremony of the bells and lace, I'm filled with all kinds of emotions and abstractions: joy, anticipation, a little anxiety (I worry sometimes)....you name it. I'll try not to overshare (ha! too late already, eh?), but there are a few things Joni-ish in all this. TAKE ME TO THE DANCE, TAKE ME TO THE DANCE, I LOVE TO DANCE: I keep asking Chris what we are going to dance to. I have made many suggestions, the first of which is, naturellement, "Circle Game", and the Joni jokester says: "No Joni at my wedding!" So I suggest "All You Need is Love", K & A McGarrigle's "First Born Son" (that I danced and danced to with him when he was a newborn), Louis Armstrong's "It's a Wonderful World" (I know, I'm a little bit corny...) Then he tells me he is looking for the soundtrack to "Throw Mama from the Train." LOL! Brat! Then he tells me he's leaving it up to the DJ, cuz it's no big deal. Then he tells me that there are going to be a lot of people who want to dance with him, so I should just put my name on the sign-up sheet, and maybe I'll get to dance a quarter of a dance with him. I know he's got something up his sleeve. He's a rogue, a red red rogue, but I love him to death. THESE GLAMOUR GOWNS: I hated the shopping, but finally found the perfect one. I'll be Finely tuned like fancy women In thirties evening gowns Yes! It's a thirties evening gown...or at least it feels that way to me, so I'm all Joni-set. I'll be waltzing like a ballroom girl! But then friends shake their heads, and tell me that I've not changed enough. I need: - -- undergarments (a push-up brassiere?) - -- jewelry (rhinestone rings? peridots? my finest silver? diamond dogs?) - -- hose (a run in her nylons? wreck my stockings? Mama's nylons?) - -- a hair-do (can't I just braid wildflowers in my hair? she swings her hair for you?) - -- ANOTHER dress for the rehearsal dinner (Ha! Got that one covered: along comes a lady with lacy sleeves! All for something lacy...) THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT: And then, there's this flight tonight. Ach du Lieber. Out of all the flights out of Bradley and all the gin joints in the world, who is on it with me? My Ex. Now this poor guy....w/out going into too much: this man undoes all the joy that could be. He is addicted to misery (nothing's any good, nothing's any good). If he won the lottery, I swear all he would do is complain about the taxes. I can't go back there anymore, you know my key won't fit the door, you know my thoughts won't fit the man...they never can. They never can. I'll just have to throw the lightness on his things, laughing it all away. I'll drink sweet champagne, get the headphones turned up high and numb you out of my mind. Get my gor-or-or-orgeous wings and fly away...... So, as you can see, I am all emotions and abstractions and living on nerves and feelings. Joni, wash and balance me! THE CEREMONY OF THE BELLS AND LACE: I was just told that one of the readings is going to be....you guessed it! Although I speak in tongues Of men and angels I'm just sounding brass And tinkling cymbals without love Love suffers long Love is kind! Enduring all things Love has no evil in mind If I had the gift of prophecy And all the knowledge And the faith to move the mountains Even if I understood all of the mysteries If I didn't have love I'd be nothing Love never looks for love Love's not puffed up Or envious Or touchy Because it rejoices in the truth Not in iniquity Love sees like a child sees As a child I spoke as a child I thought and I understood as a child But when I became a woman I put away childish things And began to see through a glass darkly Where as a child I saw it face to face Now I only know it in part Fractions in me Of faith and hope and love And of these great three Love's the greatest beauty Love Love Love (Eyepaint will be running down for sure. This was also read at my father's burial service. Papa, he blesses me. Death and birth and death and birth...) Deep breath. Thanks for letting me do some laughing and crying on your knees. Sorry for the length, but I feel a little better now after getting this out. Seriously, it's all good. It will all be good. All I really want their love to do, Is to bring out the best in him and in her, too. May their love be kind. Enduring all things. And if our song is Circle Game, I will scrape myself off the floor when it is done and immediately find a computer to let you know! And if I can't find one, I'll call one of you friends of spirit to let you know. (Ha...I can just picture friends and kin shaking their heads saying: "She went WHERE? To talk to JONI PEOPLE?") So now I wish you all a bon weekend, a little early. Enjoy the Matala moon Saturday night...I hear it's the lowest-in-the-sky full moon in years. 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky. What a marvelous night for a moondance, with the stars up above in your eyes... Love (the greatest beauty), Patti P., who should be packing instead of posting! NPIMH: The Wedding Song (that Paul wrote for Peter the night before his wedding), esp. this part ....Well, a man shall leave his mother and a woman leave her home and they shall travel on to where the two shall be as one..... _________________________________________________________________ Like puzzles? Play free games & earn great prizes. Play Clink now. http://club.live.com/clink.aspx?icid=clink_hotmailtextlink2 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:42:34 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Question about Melissa Manchester album (njc) Hi Joniamigos! Does anyone have a CD version of the Melissa Manchester Album "Melissa"? If you do, would you contact me off list? I would deeply appreciate it! Love, Sherelle _________________________________________________________________ Like puzzles? Play free games & earn great prizes. Play Clink now. http://club.live.com/clink.aspx?icid=clink_hotmailtextlink2 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:49:40 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: RE: njc, my son's wedding saturday within the month of June Oh Patti! My heart is with you! I have never been the mother of the bride but I still feel I can share good thoughts with you. It's most important for you to relax, and savor the moment. I've been the mother of a high school and college graduate. It is forever etched into your mind as a milestone. Think about the fact that you have helped your son get to this wonderful moment in his life. Be proud of your accomplishments and just "be" in the moment. Don't worry about who is there and who is not there. "You" are there dear friend...you and your son...and his bride. That's all that matters. Just enjoy the events as they unfold. Don't be worried or nervous. It will be what it will be. Concentrate instead upon each moment in time like they were snapshots or paintings. That way, they will be burned into your memory forever. Savor the moment and enjoy this pinnacle in your lives. Love, Sherelle Patti wrote: > >WARNING: Very long, rambling, personal and totally JMOCDed > >Hola, Joniamigos! > >Have any of you ever experienced the wedding of a child? Some JMDL parents >have talked about graduations, but I don't recall a wedding. > >I've been trying to be fifty-fifty, fire and ice about it, but now with >three days to go, the ice is melting. Lately it occurs to me: this is a >big deal! "Oh, the marriage of your spirits here....." > >I come for conversation...comfort and consultation, I know, that's what >I'll find. Does anyone have any advice? Experiences to share? Pills and >powders to get me through this passion play? I need a lesson in survival! > Help me! (Just kidding...I'm really okay. I think....) > _________________________________________________________________ Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:53:15 -0700 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: NJC Paul, Ringo, Yoko, etc. It was great! Everyone was warm and friendly, all flashing the peace sign in a group portrait. The other cool thing was the Beatles clips they were showing in the segues-they were so crisp and clear it looked like they had done some restoration work. The Beatles made dozens of promo clips for their songs-which have never been released except for a laser disc in Japan-maybe they will finally get these released. Also the Shea Stadium concert-get it out, so I can replace my old funky copy! The Larry King show really made me want to see "Love" in Las Vegas. Larry King seemed truly starstruck, and asked pretty good questions. He asked Ringo if he had to practice alot to maintain his chops, and he said 'never', he can never motivate himself to play unless it's with other musicians, and has always been that way. Amazing. Paul said the drums were the core of the Beatles. Lots of other stuff-at some point they will probably replay the show- Tonight, Paris Hilton. Friday, Michael Moore. RR > So did anyone watch Larry King last night? How was it? I would have > watched but I went to an open mic night last night. > -Monika ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:16:30 -0700 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: njc jimmy lafave Thea wrote: > I'm from just up the hill, in Penryn, which no one has ever heard of. Not so! I have a good friend of some 30 years who lives there with his partner and their two youngs sons. Small world! : ) I hope you can make it to Sebastopol in September, Thea and Gene! Lori, who luckily lives nearby, in Santa Rosa, CA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:38:45 -0400 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: NJC Paul, Ringo, Yoko, etc. I saw a late broadcast. More pomp that anything else but it was good to see everyone and the music is always cool to hear. Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band cell-504-382-0343 http://www.preservationhall.com On Jun 27, 2007, at 11:32 AM, Motitan@aol.com wrote: So did anyone watch Larry King last night? How was it? I would have watched but I went to an open mic night last night. - -Monika ************************************** See what's free at http:// www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:18:44 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: RE: njc, my son's wedding saturday within the month of June Merci beaucoup, Sherelle ma belle! I am bursting with excitement. I think it's gonna be all right, yes, the worst is over now, the morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball! I will just "be" in the moment. Let it be! All in a dream, all in a dream: you could be there with us at the Banquet and sing "You Are My Heart" for Chris and Ashley. And then we could laugh and toast to them and smash our empty glasses down! And then we could have another round for your career, and another for the JMDL, and one for SIQUOMB, and you know.... I'm playing it now, in your honor. Gets me every time, mon amie! Love, Patti P., hoping I'm not on the "no fly" list! > >Oh Patti! > >My heart is with you! I have never been the mother of the bride but I still >feel I can share good thoughts with you. It's most important for you to >relax, and savor the moment. I've been the mother of a high school and >college graduate. It is forever etched into your mind as a milestone. Think >about the fact that you have helped your son get to this wonderful moment >in his life. Be proud of your accomplishments and just "be" in the moment. >Don't worry about who is there and who is not there. "You" are there dear >friend...you and your son...and his bride. That's all that matters. Just >enjoy the events as they unfold. Don't be worried or nervous. It will be >what it will be. Concentrate instead upon each moment in time like they >were snapshots or paintings. That way, they will be burned into your memory >forever. Savor the moment and enjoy this pinnacle in your lives. > _________________________________________________________________ Picture this  share your photos and you could win big! http://www.GETREALPhotoContest.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:28:07 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: Re: a little Joni in the workplace Bon soir Chris, et n'ayez pas peur! I know that Joni is loved all over the world. To wit, this list: from NZ to Australia to Denmark and Norway (hello, Dr. Oddmund!) and Spain (bisous, Emiliano!) and Italy and the UK and O Canada and you know.... People can you feel it? Joni love is everywhere! I lived in Paris for 3 weeks and then Rouen for 8 months, and the only cassette tape I had with me was Miles of Aisles, so that one always brings me back to sitting in a park in Paris, France, and going cafe to cabaret. When I got married many dim years ago, I insisted on a reception place that looked like a combination of California and France....two very Joni places, in my heart and mind. We just had a visiting exchange professor here from France, and I turned him on to Joni. When he left last month, he brought me four (for the) roses as a thank you. C'etait tres gentil, n'est-ce pas? Vive la Joan -- here, there, and everywhere! Amities, Patti P. > >Hello Patti > >NOW, we are half a million and One strong....And overall, just stop >thinking that......JONI = California..... >Because We love her also in France , and I suppose ,of course in ALL >EUROPE.......OK???????Answer me... > > CHRIS _________________________________________________________________ Picture this  share your photos and you could win big! http://www.GETREALPhotoContest.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:43:50 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: TV alert: Paul Simon and the Popular Song Bon soir, encore une fois! More "must see" TV tonight -- two nights in a row! (I still have goosebumps from seeing Paul and Ringo and Yoko and the lovely Olivia last night -- especially when Paul talked about stroking George's hand. What did you think of it, RR?) 9 p.m. EST (peace prayer hour) on PBS.....check your local listings for "The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: Celebrating the Music of Paul Simon". And we get more George Harrison in this one, too. Spoiler alert: if you like to be surprised, don't read on. They'll Be Slip-Sliding Away At Library Of Congress' Salute To Paul Simon Roger Catlin Hartford Courant June 27, 2007 There'll be no shushing at the Library of Congress when a multitude of stars inaugurate what will be an annual music award, broadcast tonight. Recipient Paul Simon notes the solemnity of the location by not wearing his baseball cap as he performs a few songs with musical celebrities. Mostly, he gets to watch as others handle versions of his durable music. Standouts in the richly entertaining two-hour special "The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: Celebrating the Music of Paul Simon" (WGBY, 9 p.m.; CPTV. 9:30 p.m.) include Shawn Colvin, Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas singing "The Boxer," Stephen Marley doing "Mother and Child Reunion," James Taylor with the Dixie Hummingbirds on "Slip Sliding Away" and Marc Anthony singing "El Condor Pasa." Also, Lyle Lovett is well-suited for "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover," Yolanda Adams and Jesse Dixon team up for a stirring "Gone at Last" and Diane Reeves lends dignity to "Something So Right." Of the guests, only Philip Glass' instrumental variations on "The Sounds of Silence" seem to get short shrift, playing over the closing credits. And Librarian of Congress James H. Billington may be stretching it when he says Paul Simon's music "would no doubt have pleased Thomas Jefferson." But generally, it's a hugely enjoyable evening, with Bob Costas and Lorne Michaels stepping in for testimonials and a collection of key Simon clips, including a Yankee Stadium rendition of "Mrs. Robinson" in honor of Joe DiMaggio and the lovely duet of "Homeward Bound" with George Harrison from "Saturday Night Live." Simon himself performs with Stevie Wonder on a couple of songs and with his old collaborators, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, before finally bringing out Art Garfunkel for one more performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water." *** Okay, that better be it from me today because I have to go down to my Magdalena laundry room and keep packing! Love & Peace, Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:18:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: If you missed Paul and Ringo on Larry King njc If you don't get CNN or didn't see the show last night, there are some clips on CNN's website. You will probably be forced to watch an annoying commercial first: http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/27/beatles/index.html And there are clips on Youtube as well. Catherine Toronto ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:31:46 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Re: njc, my son's wedding saturday within the month of June Congratulations to your son and enjoy yourself! The hardest part (the preparation) is over! - -Monika ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:02:28 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: NJC a must read - political content beware! http://blog.washingtonpost.com/cheney/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:22:12 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: RE: TV alert: Paul Simon and the Popular Song (now njc) Aaarrgh! I missed it! I meant to watch it tonight and I missed it! Here's hoping for a re-run! Sherelle Patti wrote: >Bon soir, encore une fois! > >More "must see" TV tonight -- two nights in a row! (I still have >goosebumps from seeing Paul and Ringo and Yoko and the lovely Olivia last >night -- especially when Paul talked about stroking George's hand. What >did you think of it, RR?) > >9 p.m. EST (peace prayer hour) on PBS.....check your local listings for >"The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: Celebrating the >Music of Paul Simon". > >And we get more George Harrison in this one, too. > _________________________________________________________________ Like puzzles? Play free games & earn great prizes. Play Clink now. http://club.live.com/clink.aspx?icid=clink_hotmailtextlink2 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:25:59 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: RE: njc, my son's wedding saturday within the month of June Merci beaucoup mon amie! You are so sweet. I wrote that song for Rob and it's our favorite as well. Be in the moment and no worries! I love your line from "Carey" please do that if you can! Celebrate! You had me laughing so hard at the very end of your post...no fly list indeed! Oh my gosh! I laughed from my soul! Love, Sherelle Patti wrote: > >Merci beaucoup, Sherelle ma belle! > >I am bursting with excitement. I think it's gonna be all right, yes, the >worst is over now, the morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball! I >will just "be" in the moment. Let it be! > >All in a dream, all in a dream: you could be there with us at the Banquet >and sing "You Are My Heart" for Chris and Ashley. And then we could laugh >and toast to them and smash our empty glasses down! And then we could have >another round for your career, and another for the JMDL, and one for >SIQUOMB, and you know.... > >I'm playing it now, in your honor. Gets me every time, mon amie! > >Love, > >Patti P., hoping I'm not on the "no fly" list! > _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazines 2007 editors choice for best Web mailaward-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:39:36 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: Re: njc, my son's wedding saturday within the month of June Thanks, Monika. You are wise beyond your years. But (crying now), I can't help but feel "survivor's guilt" about Casey Sheehan and Rosalie's sons and Catwoman's son and all the other lost and lonely ones.... I will relish my son's joy, believe me....yet I pray and pray for the other moms who are not so happy....who grieve. Please everyone, do what you can to end the wars. With heart and humour and humility, Patti P. > >Congratulations to your son and enjoy yourself! The hardest part (the >preparation) is over! >-Monika > _________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:43:29 +0200 From: "Christian MACKOWSKI" Subject: Re: a little Joni in the workplace Hello Patti NOW, we are half a million and One strong....And overall, just stop thinking that......JONI = California..... Because We love her also in France , and I suppose ,of course in ALL EUROPE.......OK???????Answer me... CHRIS - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Parlette" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:01 PM Subject: a little Joni in the workplace > Bon apres-midi! > > I was just emailing with a colleague across campus on offical business and > SOMEHOW I started talking about Joni (imaginez-vous!). > > Well, you'll like what he wrote back: > > "Joni nut, huh? I know all about that. One of my best friends in > California was obsessed with her and her music is a kind of mental > soundtrack to those years of my life in the early 80's. I love her too." > > Spark! Zap! Electricity! > > Since he used the word "obsessed", I went on to tell him about JMOCD, etc. > (in Jonispeak "etc." = AYKTMBM, for Catherine). > > Hey, all you California aging children....did any of you have a best > friend in the early 80's who now works in CT? Nah, that's a dumb > question. There must be thousands of Joni Mitchell fans from California. > Or a half a million.....strong..... > > Love, > > Patti P. > > P.S. Don't forget prayers for peace at 9 pm. EST and then the *really big > show* w/ Paul and Ringo and Yoko and Olivia! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Like puzzles? Play free games & earn great prizes. Play Clink now. > http://club.live.com/clink.aspx?icid=clink_hotmailtextlink2 ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #247 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------