From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #253 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 Wednesday, July 4 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 253 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: The Joni Mitchell Phenomenon? njc ["Thea Chesney" heart and mind! ["Patti Parlette" Subject: Re: The Joni Mitchell Phenomenon? njc I usually listen to albums all the way through, even on my iPod. I also mostly buy and download complete albums. For some reason it really bugs me when I can't hear the whole of what the artist intended to put together. I think I picked this up from listening to Joni, since her artistic visions on albums are so complete. For this same reason, I don't usually like greatest hits albums. The only compilations I tend to buy are ones which take a fresh look at old songs (see: T'log) or have some unifying theme or purpose. That being said, I've just recently begun putting together a few playlists for fun. One, all songs about California, I've come to really enjoy. It sure is weird hearing Joni's "California" out of the context of Blue, though! I suppose you could call it an exercise in thinking differently about music. Peace, Thea of the Penryn palm trees ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 21:27:54 +0200 From: "Christian MACKOWSKI" Subject: Re: Joni on this flight tonight, and on the flight the other night HEY!!!! ... You mean The Beatles ???????Wow Wow.....Hey Everybody about The List....... What 's your feeling about the Famous uncredible unforgettable uncomparable FOUR ?????? I"am waiting your first reactions...........CHRIS (FRANCE) Vive JONI and all of her "CUTTIN' ANYBODY'S BREATH OPERA.....Yeah.....She's the only one we love over all.....but never tell Them.!!! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Parlette" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 7:57 AM Subject: Joni on this flight tonight, and on the flight the other night > Hey, Joni Honeys (TIC! you've got lots of cash): > > I'm home! > > I'm on cloud nine (number nine, number nine) after looking at them from > both sides now after this flight tonight, after a most wonderful > wedding/lovefest weekend. > > (Is it a jmdl sin to post if you are running behind the times, before you > have caught up on all the digests? I'm sorry...I have tons of unread > emails. I hope you are all doing well and have not driven past any > tragedies.) > > It's very late when I walk in, just after having taken my baggage off the > carousel (TIC! I'm captive on a carousel of time...) and taking my Space > Buggy into town, with a lovely night ride home beneath the Matala moon > (the moon is so low and orange and gorgeous ce soir!) between the fine > white lines of the free freeway. I hope my talking, as it rambles, makes > a little sense. I won't talk about the ceremony of the bells and lace > right now (that will be another post), but I just have to share a few Joni > things before I lose them. > > I had a layover in Charlotte NC. Forget sitting in the airport bar with a > priest -- I needed something to eat, so I bought a "Tar Heels Turkey > Sandwich" and thought of you, cher Joseph P., and Mr. & Mrs. SCJoniguy, > and Marilyn Nelson (Hi Richard!) who asked me at the anti-Bush > demonstraton last month: "Does Joni Mitchell go to UNC Chapel Hill?" > LOL... > > After that, I needed something to read on the next flight tonight, so I > went to a bookstore. I almost bought Al's "The Assault on Reason" but it > was full-price (I never like to pay full-price, plus I was looking for a > sweeter fare), so I looked at magazines and newspapers and stuff. > Nothing appealed to me until I saw the latest Rolling Stone (TIC! reading > Rolling Stone, reading Vogue....). It's the Fortieth Anniversary edition, > about the Summer of Love 1967. Yeah! That's the ticket to ride! It kept > my rapt attention until up go the flaps, down go the wheels. Good stuff! > > But I call your particular attention to page 63, a little piece by Graham > Nash. I'm too shooby doo bop to google it for you right now, but in it > are these little Joni mentions: > > "...I loved Laurel Canyon. The gatherings of people were incredible. It > was where David and Stephen lived. You could walk up the way to Joni's > place...." > > and > > "...I finally moved to LA in 1968 -- on December 10th. I had a party that > night at Crosby's. Joni was there. I went home with Joni -- and didn't > leave for a couple of years...." > > JONI! > > Do you know how hard it is to contain yourself when you read about Joni on > this flight tonight, and not stand up and announce the good news to the > whole airplane? Or at least your seatmate? I think I gasped to myself, > and then kept good self-control (fifty fifty, fire and ice....but Christ, > you know it ain't easy!) > > Okay, that was tonight. And when I flew out to Kansas City on Thursday, I > read this in the newspaper I had with me: > > "Amy Dickinson > Breaking up Internet affair can hurt too > > Published June 28, 2007 > > Dear Amy: I got involved in an Internet/telephone romance with a woman who > lived 700 miles away. > > The relationship ended after 11 months. > > During the time we were involved, I met her once and had a wonderful time, > fully expecting to see her often and to try to build a long-distance > romance. > > Some of the reasons she couldn't see me didn't add up. As time went on, I > knew that she had been lying to me. > > I talked with a couple of people about this, and they told me to run away > as fast as my feet would carry me. > > Well, our relationship ended a couple of weeks ago, and I still feel > lousy. > > I didn't think that an emotional relationship (without a physical > relationship) could be this difficult to recover from. > > Any advice on moving on? > > -- Am I Nuts? > > Dear Nuts: It is completely possible to become so wrapped up in an > online/telephone relationship that when it ends, it feels like a major > breakup. > > Emotional affairs truly are "affairs of the heart" and can be surprisingly > persistent because thoughts and feelings resonate long after physical > sensations have been forgotten. In a relatively short amount of time, > however, you'll be happy that you dodged this particular relationship > bullet. > > Everybody recovers differently from failed relationships, but some women > choose to self-medicate through writing in journals, taking long walks and > listening to Joni Mitchell albums. I assume that there is a male > equivalent to this -- but no matter what, it should involve friends. > They'll pull you through. > > I'd love to hear from men with tips on how they recover from failed > romances." > > Vive la Joan! > > With love to all, wishing you a pleasant dreamland, > > Patti P., porous with travel fever > > _________________________________________________________________ > http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:33:23 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, looking for laughter and finding it there, with stars Bon soir, Joniami(e)s: Last week I sent an email to friends and kin with everyone's flight and hotel info and cellphone numbers and stuff so we could meet up easily in Kansas City, and I ended it with: "NPIMH: I'm going to Kansas City Kansas City here I come I'm going to Kansas City Kansas City here I come They got a crazy way of loving there and I'm gonna get me one - -------------------------------------------------------------- I'm gonna be standing on the corner 12th Street and Vine I'm gonna be standing on the corner 12th Street and Vine With my Kansas City Baby and a bottle of Kansas City wine - -------------------------------------------------------------- Well I might take a plane I might take a train But if I have to walk I'm going just the same I'm going to Kansas City Kansas City here I come They got some crazy little women there and I'm gonna get me one " - ----------------------------------------------- So now I'm home and reading emails, and I busted up up laughing when I read this one from my teen-aged niece in CA (TIC: oh but California, California I'm comin' home..): ***** you are the craziest aunt EVER!! lol everything that you write that's exciting has a song. prolly jonie mitchell. idk. whatever. see your crazy butt there!!!!!! whoo. meggy ****** "prolly jonie mitchell" -- LOL! So she can't spell Joni, and she thinks maybe Joni wrote that, but you just have to laugh, cuz it's all so crazy. At least now she knows her name. Do YOU think I was crazy? I may be only fifty-three, but I am SWINGIN'! Would you like to swing on a star? I'm swingin' on a Joni star....starlight, starbright, judgement of the moon and stars, constant as the northern star, star-maker machinery....hey you, you with the stars in your eyes....everybody is a star....lucy in the sky with diamonds...stars....at night the stars put on a show for free....(for free!)....tungsten stars, the stars on my window sill, tearful at the falling of a star, star-dappled green, the peace and the star....don't ignore all the stars up above you....the night is a starry dome! Don't mind me -- I'm still eating ice cream castles in the air! xo, pp _________________________________________________________________ http://newlivehotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 20:57:56 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Joni is the best _______? Here's a fun little website I like to go to: _www.bestuff.com_ (http://www.bestuff.com) And even more fun....look up Joni and you get: _http://bestuff.com/stuff/joni-mitchell_ (http://bestuff.com/stuff/joni-mitchell) You can type in anyone or anything and see what happens. It'll say how many people also "voted" that as compared to who else was voted....it's sounds more confusing than it is. Simple really. - -Monika ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:19:32 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, 4th of July: Peace -- and dissent -- is patriotic WARNING: POLITICAL CONTENT From CODEPINK, an email: "July 3, 2007 Dear Patti, How ironic that George Bush would choose the week of July 4th to commute the sentence of felon Scooter Libby! At a time when we're supposed to celebrate the democratic underpinnings of our nation's founding, Bush shows us his utter contempt for our Constitution and the rule of law. So it's up to us, the people, to mark July 4th celebrating true patriots and patriotic acts of dissent." **** There's more but I won't paste it all, because Cindy is back, too, and I want to add a little of her message, if you're looking for sweet inspiration: July 3 2007 Call Out the Instigator Cindy Sheehan Call out the Instigator Because there's something in the air We got to get together sooner or later Because the revolution's here You know it's right! Thunderclap Newman I'm not backing off. I tried to remove myself from the political realm of the US, what BushCo is turning into an Evil Empire, but the blatant audacity of George commuting Scooter's sentence (he's not ruling out a full pardon ---and you know he will) has dragged me kicking and screaming back in. I can't sit back and let this BushCo drag our country further down into the murky quagmire of Fascism and violence, taking the rest of the world with them!" Welcome back, Sister Cindy! Shake your fists at lightning now, roar like forest fire! The point is, imo, that we need to take back our country. "Truth, just-ice, and the American way!" (Wasn't that Superman's motto?) Tomorrow I am marching for the first time in a 4th of July parade, the boom box parade in Willimantic, CT. Have you ever heard of it? It has received national attention at times. I will be marching with COW (CT Opposes War). Everyone in this parade is supposed to wear red, white and blue. Blue jeans are easy, but I don't have anything red except for a cape (that my Mom gave me and I've never worn), so I will be the caped crusader for peace, with a big blue sticker on my back that says: "Freedom of speech means the freedom to disagree" (TIC....but not like we love our freeeEEEeeeDOM!). I also hope to have time to make a banner/sash that says: "I Miss America", but we'll see. COW hopes to have a thousand people there. (FWIW: "a thousand people in the streets, singing songs and carrying signs..."). I can't be the only one here who is outraged that Bush has commuted Libby's sentence. Remember when he said that if anyone in his administration leaked classified information, they would be "taken care of?". "Taken care of", I guess, has two meanings. If anyone wants to take a little action tonight, try this: http://pol.moveon.org/subpoena/?r_by=10714-1448109-FCMLmT&rc=confemail Okay, I'll step off my dove soapbox now and wish all you American Joniamigos a happy 4th of July. And to everyone else around the Joni world, a good Wednesday, with kisses like bright flags hung out on holidays! Love & Peace, Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 23:18:16 -0400 From: "Vince Lavieri" Subject: my church (UCC): "we call for an end to this war" njc A Pastoral Letter on the Iraq War From the Collegium of Officers of the United Church of Christ [image: Printer Friendly] [image: Font Size Down] [image: Font Size Up] Written by Collegium of Officers June 22, 2007 *Call for an End to the Bloodshed: Sign the Petition to End the Iraq War* *"God expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry." (Isaiah 5.7)* The war in Iraq is now in its fifth year. Justified as a means to end oppression, this war has imposed the new oppression of terror on the people of Iraq. Justified as the only way to protect the world from weapons of mass destruction, this war has led to the massive destruction of communal life in Iraq. Justified as a means to end the rule of terror, this war has bred more terror. Every day we look for justice, but all we see is bloodshed. Every day we yearn for righteousness, but all we hear is a cry. Thousands of precious American lives have been lost; thousands more have been altered forever by profound injuries. We grieve each loss and embrace bereaved families with our prayers and compassion. Tens of thousands more innocent Iraqi lives are daily being offered on the altar of preemptive war and sectarian violence. They, too, are precious, and we weep for them. In our name human rights have been violated, abuse and torture sanctioned, civil liberties dismantled, Iraqi infrastructure and lives destroyed.. Billions of dollars have been diverted from education, health care, and the needs of the poor in this land and around the world. Efforts to restrain the real sources of global terrorism have been ignored or subverted. Trust and respect for the United States throughout the world has been traded for self-serving political gain. Every day we look for justice, but all we see is bloodshed. Every day we yearn for righteousness, but all we hear is a cry. We confess that too often the church has been little more than a silent witness to evil deeds. We have prayed without protest. We have recoiled from the horror this war has unleashed without resisting the arrogance and folly at its heart. We have been more afraid of conflict in our churches than outraged over the deceptions that have killed thousands. We have confused patriotism with self-interest. As citizens of this land we have been made complicit in the bloodshed and the cries. Lord, have mercy upon us. In the midst of our lament we give thanks - for pastors and laity who have raised courageous voices against the violence and the deceit, for military personnel who have served with honor and integrity, for chaplains who have cared for soldiers and their families with compassion and courage, for veterans whose experience has led them to say, "no more," for humanitarian groups, including the Middle East Council of Churches, who have cared for the victims of violence and the growing tide of refugees, for the fragile Christian community in Iraq that continues to bear witness to the Gospel under intense pressure and fear, for public officials who have challenged this war risking reputation and career. The Gospel witness has not been completely silenced, and for this we are grateful. Today we call for an end to this war, an end to our reliance on violence as the first, rather than the last resort, an end to the arrogant unilateralism of preemptive war. Today we call for the humility and courage to acknowledge failure and error, to accept the futility of our current path, and we cry out for the creativity to seek new paths of peacemaking in the Middle East, through regional engagement and true multinational policing. Today we call for acknowledgement of our responsibility for the destruction caused by sanctions and war, thereby, we pray, beginning to rebuild trust in the Middle East and around the world. Today we call for repentance in our nation and for the recognition in our churches that security is found in submitting to Christ, not by dominating others. To this end may we join protest to prayer, support ministries of compassion for victims here and in the Middle East, cast off the fear that has made us accept the way of violence and return again to the way of Jesus. Thus may bloodshed end and cries be transformed to the harmonies of justice and the melodies of peace. For this we yearn, for this we pray, and toward this end we rededicate ourselves as children of a loving God who gives "light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." John H. Thomas Linda Jaramillo Edith A. Guffey Josi A. Malayang Cally Rogers-Witte *Endorsed By:* Douglas E. Anders South Central Conference Jim Antal Massachusetts Conference Charles P. Barnes Rhode Island Conference Geoffrey A. Black New York Conference Charles Buck Hawaii Conference Char Burch Missouri Mid-South Conference Stephen C. Camp Southern Conference Nick Carter Andover Newton Theological School Marja Coons-Torn Penn Central Conference Davida Crabtree Connecticut Conference John R. Deckenback Central Atlantic Conference Timothy C. Downs Southeast Conference Roddy Dunkerson Nebraska Conference David R. Gaewski Maine Conference John M. Gantt Central Pacific Conference Mary Susan Gast California, Nevada Northern Conference Stephen C. Gray Indiana-Kentucky Conference David M. Greenhaw Eden Theological Seminary David Hansen Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Lark J. Hapke Southwest Conference Don Hart United Church Foundation Phil Hart Ohio Conference Jane Heckles California, Nevada Southern Conference Susan Henderson Vermont Conference Jane Fisler Hoffman Illinois Conference Randy Hyvonen Montana-Northern Wyoming Conference Jim Langdoc Illinois South Conference Koloman Karl Ludwig Calvin Synod Conference Alan N. McLarty Penn West conference William McKinney Pacific School of Religion Kita McVay United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities Alan C. Miller Penn Northeast Conference Gene E. Miller South Dakota Conference Mark Henry Miller Pacific Northwest Conference F. Russell Mitman Pennsylvania Southeast Conference David S. Moyer Wisconsin Conference Rich Pleva Iowa Conference Riess W. Potterveld Lancaster Theological Seminary Tom Rehling Rocky Mountain Conference C. Jack Richards Florida Conference Dan Romero California, Nevada Southern Conference Gary M. Schulte New Hampshire Conference Karen Smith Sellers Minnesota Conference Wade Schemmel Northern Plains Conference Susan Thistlethwaite Chicago Theological Seminary Kent J. Ulery Michigan Conference ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:06:41 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: njc, mind and heart ===> heart and mind! I had to pop back in to say that I just heard Bill Clinton on the news, saying: "Politics is a matter of mind and heart." Bill, Bill, Bill! Sheesh! It's "heart and mind", Bill. Get the Joni sequencing/order down right! Pleasant dreamland, Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ Don't get caught with egg on your face. 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