From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #380 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 Tuesday, September 25 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 380 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- If you want me I'll be in the STARRRRRRbucks! [Patti Parlette ] Re: The power of Fox News [LCStanley7@aol.com] Doctor, My (Joni) Eyes [Patti Parlette ] Jonifest DVD and Joni CD! [MoVFTYite@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:59:05 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: If you want me I'll be in the STARRRRRRbucks! Bon soir! So does everyone have their day tomorrow all mapped out? I drew a map of Starbucks, with Joni's face sketched on it twice. Yep. I called Starbucks of Mansfield today to make sure they have the CD (yes, but it won't be released until tomorrow) and that they will be doing the 3 hour thing, and the young man said yes. Yes! I told a bunch of friends and co-workers that if they want me I'll be in the Starrrrrrrbucks from 11 a.m. and until 2 p.m. I mean, how can a Joni person actually *work* when only a mile away they'll be playing three hours of solid Joni? I'll bring some work but probably won't work. I told people that I will be holding court and spark there and that if they want to stop by in between classes I will buy them a drink. Our secretary Mary, who is usually so patient w/ my JMOCD but has seen it building up for weeks said: "I'm not going any where NEAR that place. Are you kidding?" When I told my son Chris (the great Joni-teaser) that Starbucks is playing 3 hours of Joni he shot back: "They don't want any business for three hours? What, are they going to wash the floor for three hours?" (Bratty kid. I said: "Get down off of there!") When I went out to the quick lunch stand today I finally *came out* to the owner, Lizzie of Lizzie's Curbside Cuisine. I asked her if she liked Joni Mitchell, and she said "Oh, yeah. I remember her!" So I told her how she is coming out of retirement with a new CD and Lizzie said: "I'd go see her!" and I said: "Oh, no. We don't know anything about a tour yet!" and then went on to tell her about this list and about "the quick lunch stand" and "Proud headed Queen Lizzie" lyrics and how I've written to the list about her quick lunch stand and she was touched by that. She said: "Wow, it's so nice to see someone so passionate about something! Have fun tomorrow!" (She probably shook her head after I left and joked with customers who were behind me in line, but I don't care.) I hope some of our grad students stop by so I can share the joy. If not, maybe I will find someone else to spark with. Or just sit in dark cafe. N'importe quoi. I really wanted to write a new "Night Before Christmas" today, but time and good fortune would not allow. Very busy at work, plus I have 3 dear friends in the hospital (one getting a triple-bypass, another with breast cancer surgery, and another getting a diagnosis) and a 24 year-old kid in town (a former baseball teammate of my younger son) committed suicide. I've been doing a lot of laughing and crying today. Very both sides now, so please forgive me if I am more ooby shooby than usual. Enjoy tomorrow and the second coming of SIQUOMB, Joniamigos. Thank you for taking me as I am. Thank you for your presence and for being here and everything. Thank you very much! Carpe CDiem! Love, Patti P., going off to hang my long-silk stockings by the chimney, with care NPIMH: O holy night! The stars are brightly SHINEing, It is the night of our dear Joni's re-birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining. Till She appeared and the Spirit felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices! O night divine, the night when Joni was re-born; O night, O holy night, O night divine! O night, O holy night, O night divine! (down on your knees, Marianne and Bree!) _________________________________________________________________ Gear up for Halo. 3 with free downloads and an exclusive offer. Its our way of saying thanks for using Windows Live. http://gethalo3gear.com?ocid=SeptemberWLHalo3_WLHMTxt_2 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:02:01 -0400 From: Janet Hess Subject: Washington Post on "Shine" This ain't what I'd call a terrific review. For example, " Constructed around pianos and synthesizers, with minimal percussion and languid arrangements, "Shine" is heavy-handed and medicinal." Ah, well. A Stick From the Tree Museum By Allison Stewart Special to The Washington Post Tuesday, September 25, 2007; Page C05 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/24/AR2007092401592.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:17:15 EDT From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: The power of Fox News Les posted: > Messages to the website this morning after the Fox News story ran: > > (http://jonimitchell.com/Library/view.cfm?id=1690) > > > > - -------- > > > > SHAME ON YOU for defaming my universal Church and attacking my faith based > on ignorant assumptions and hearsay. If you knew anything about the actual, > beautfiul, loving presence of Christ (who founded the Church 2000 years ago) > PURE LOVE - in the eaucharist, in our lives when we welcome Him, you would > realize that the horrible actions of less than 1% of the entire priesthood > in the whole world who took it upon themselves to go against everything the > Catholic Church stands for and do bad things, not only does not represent > the Church but actually represents the complete opposite of what it stands > for. You prove yourself a simpleton and, ironically, absolutely ANTI- Love, > despite your claims. Again, SHAME on you. > > > > - -------- > > > > According to a column I have recently read, lyrics in "Shine" take a stand > against the Catholic Church. I believe you have a right to say virtually > anything you want in your songs, but I am curious about your motives. > > > > Are you really concerned with less love and mass destruction in some God's > name? Or are you only concerned with attracting attention to gain > publicity? > > > > If you are truly concerned with the former, then why take the safe approach > attacking only the Catholic Church and not include any other religion? Is > it because you know that this will only give you added publicity since > ultimately it is relatively "safe" to attack the Catholic Church? > > > > Why not attack Islam? Is it because they are much more of a vocal and > possibly dangerous minority and you are afraid for your safety? Afraid that > they will protest more and you will get true negative publicity. > > > > I think if you are really concerned with hypocrisy and/or violence in > religion, you will come out as strong against Islam as you have with the > Catholic Church. If not, the world will know that you are more interested > in taking the safe road to increased album sales. Hopefully, you will prove > this skeptic wrong and show that you not a coward. > > > > I would appreciate a response to my comments. > > Hi Les. Please forward this to the: Dear Catholics who listen to Fox News, Interesting stretch to interpret Joni's prayer, "Shine on the Catholic Church/And the prisons that it owns" as her 'coming out against' or 'attacking' the Catholic Church. "Shine" strikes me as an adult verson of the children's song, "This Little Light of Mine," a prayer for light to dispell darkness, a very Catholic prayer. Joni's prayer for the Catholic Church in "Shine" reminds me of the powerful Easter Vigil prayer we pray when the Church is in total darkness until the Easter candle is brought in by the priest: "Accept this Easter candle, a flame divided but undimmed, a pillar of fire that glows to the honor of God. Let it mingle with the lights of heaven and continue bravely burning to dispel the darkness of this night." Joni's prayer also reminds me of St. John of the Cross' lyric poem, "The Living Flame of Love" that flowed out of his experiencing life in one of the Catholic Church's dark prisons located in a Carmelite monastery. Embracing dark realities in the Church and praying for them to be shined upon is not against the Catholic Church but right in step with Her tradition in my experience as a Catholic. I join with Joni in praying for the Catholic Church. Love, Laura (Mary Athanasius, bscd) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:36:44 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: Doctor, My (Joni) Eyes Oh, geeze Cherokee Louise! I just checked my calendar for tomorrow. September 25th. In big big letters it says: JONI! SHINE! and then in tiny little letters it says: "Dr. Reardon. 4 p.m." Merde! That's the eye doctor. I meant to cancel the appointment but, in all the excitement, forgot. And now I'm remembering that the last time I went. I was waiting in the check-out line, bored, and casually opened my file, thinking I would not understand a word, and saw, in Dr. Reardon's finest hand, on the top left corner of the manila file folder: "Joni Mitchell Fan!!" I kid you not. I was startled, wondering how that got in there. Huh??? Then I remembered talking w/ Dr. Reardon about Joni a while back. I don't know if I was wearing my Cassy-made "JMDL Carnegie Hall" pin and that sparked the conversation, or if I just started spouting off. (That happens.) But now I remember the conversation a little. Dr. Reardon told me she loved Joni back in the 70s. She drifted off to the memory, of the way she looked in medical school, hearing Joni at a rest-stop in her orange VW bug, w/ some kind of special reverb speakers or something. Oh, man. I don't want to get my eyes dilated after such a Joni day. Don't they say that the eyes are the window to the soul? She's going to shine that bright light into my eyes and be shocked. She'll hand me a mirror and say: "Patti! You laugh, she'll say, you think you're immune Go look at your eyes they're full of moon You like roses and kisses and pretty men to tell you All those pretty lies pretty lies When you gonna realise they're only pretty lies Only pretty lies just pretty lies..." And there I will be, clutching SHINE in my grateful hands, asking her if she's heard it yet. "PSYCH! STAT! Off to a sterilized room. Pre-existing JMOCDed condition." I'm doomed! Let your little lights shine. Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ More photos; more messages; more whatever  Get MORE with Windows Live Hotmail.. NOW with 5GB storage. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_5G_0907 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:28:17 EDT From: MoVFTYite@aol.com Subject: Jonifest DVD and Joni CD! Wow - it's a Joni week for sure! I just want to stand up and applaud Adriano -- he worked so hard on videotaping, archiving, organizing, editing, splicing, and creating a marvelous set of DVDs from this year's Jonifest!!!!! Fantastic! I just watched the first of the 3 discs and it brought me right back to that wonderful gathering we had. Now I need some hugs and some people around here to sing with -- I miss you all! Looking forward to making a stop at a Starbucks for the Shine CD -- I'm excited because I finally have purpose for the couple of Starbucks cards I've gotten as gifts over the last couple years (I don't drink coffee and even if I did, it would be at some local mom and pop coffee shop - gotta support small businesses!) Now I feel like playing some guitar... yes, it's 12:23 a.m. Perfect, at the 'fest we'd be having a song circle right now. I got a new guitar 3 weeks ago and I'm proud to say that it is very happy in alternate tunings. Also, I finally got an acoustic amp, so lately I've had fun playing some of the songs from STAS, with the amp set to a bit of a hall/echo/chorus sound just for that STAS effect... fun stuff!! Hoping to attend 'fest in '08, and I'll think about Eurofest. Sure would love to do that as well! Happy Shine day, everyone! Angela "Apod" Gold Denver, CO. NP(from Adriano's DVD): "Night Ride Home" ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #380 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------