From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #455 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, November 13 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 455 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: song list from sb tribute [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] RE: song list from sb tribute ["Kate Bennett" ] RE: song list from sb tribute [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] NJC Happy Birthday to one of Joni's friends, Neil Young [Patti Parlette <] njc, Let's impeach the President -- AND the Vice President [Patti Parlett] everything is first class... ["WATTS, LESLI" ] RE: song list from sb tribute ["WATTS, LESLI" ] RE: song list from sb tribute ["Kate Bennett" ] RE: song list from sb tribute still some JC ["Richard Flynn" ] RE: NJC Happy Birthday to one of Joni's friends, Neil Young ["WATTS, LESL] =?Windows-1252?Q?Re:_Ian_Shaw_=96_Talk_To_Me?= [Stephen Toogood ] Re: SV: New Dylan biopic "I'm Not There" [Mark-Leon Thorne ] NjC coral egan [Michael ] NJC, You dream flat tires [Patti Parlette ] Joni on Tavis Smiley ["Laurent Olszer" ] Re: NjC coral egan [Jeannie ] Tavis Smiley transcript ["Jean Stockburger" ] njc more bout everything is first class ["WATTS, LESLI" ] Tavis Transcrip [rian afriadi ] Re: NJC, You dream flat tires [ajfashion@att.net] Tavis Transcript. Correction. [rian afriadi ] Re: njc, James Taylor news ["Cassy" ] Re: letting our light shine vs. worshiping our own ego [Tejas4x4@aol.com] Re: Sweet Bird ["Eric Taylor" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:56:17 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: song list from sb tribute Thanks for the songlist, Kate - it came through just fine. I'm glad it was such a successful night - would have been cool to see a "Shine" song there. Bob NP: Joni, "Tea Leaf Prophecy" (haven't heard the CMIARS version in awhile, it's amazing how much more effective the Hancock version is) - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Which is to be expected but I always get excited when others are chosen- we've had a few songs done over the years from Mingus & of course Night Ride Home which aren't even that recent albums anymore! I'm wondering how the Herbie show went & if Joni showed up there. >Thanks for the songlist, Kate - it came through just fine. I'm glad it was such a successful night - would have been cool to see a "Shine" song there. Bob < ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:44:40 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: song list from sb tribute Yes, that is the way it always goes so not surprising and of course those are beautiful songs. But even within the early songs, there are so many gems waiting to be revisited (Cue Jenny's WONDERFUL update of "The Arrangement"). On the other hand, I was very glad to see FTR given lots of attention, "Electricity" is a rare choice. Thanks again for keeping the spirit alive. 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Only the best to you and your family.-Monika *** Ah, that explains why I heard two Neil songs in a row this morning. I was station surfing after I took the Hejira CD out and heard "Harvest Moon" on the radio. I started swooning as I was looking for a spot on the paved paradise. Then "Keep on Rocking in the Free World" came on and I had to turn up the volume, of course, and do some air-drumming and singing and I couldn't leave my vehicle until it was over. Drew another crowd but did not lose my virtue! Yeah, Happy Birthday Neil! I'll see you next month! Here's some Neil for anyone who's in the mood: http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/index.html This is one of those sites with immediate music, so turn down your speakers if you're still at work -- or turn them up if you're at home! Has anyone heard/read the lyrics of the end of "After the Garden"? I'll paste them below. Sounds a little familiar, no? Peace, Patti P. AFTER THE GARDEN Won't need no shadow manRunnin' the governmentWon't need no stinkin' WARWon't need no haircutWon't need no shoe shineAfter the garden is goneAfter the garden is goneAfter the garden is goneWhat will people do?After the garden is goneWhat will people say?After the garden.....Won't need no strong manWalkin' through the nightTo live a weak man's dayWont need no sunshineWon't need no purple hazeAfter the garden is goneAfter the garden is goneAfter the garden is goneWhere will people go?After the garden is goneWhat will people know?After the garden.....After the garden is goneAfter the garden is gone[we live in the garden of eden, yeahdon't know why we wanna tear the whole thing to the groundwe live in the garden of eden, yeahdon't know why we wanna tear the whole thing downAnd we've got to get ourselvesBack to the garden] _________________________________________________________________ Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailne ws ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:58:26 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: njc, Let's impeach the President -- AND the Vice President Since Monika got me in a NY state of mind:LET'S IMPEACH THE PRESIDENTLet's impeach the President for lyingAnd misleading our country into warAbusing all the power that we gave himAnd shipping all our money out the doorWho's the man who hired all the criminalsThe White House shadows who hide behind closed doorsThey bend the facts to fit with their new storiesOf why we have to send our men to warYes, you can try right here. Resolution #333 is before Congress. It's real! Please send a letter here (it's so easy!) if you are so inclined, and pass it on.Power to the people!https://secure2.convio.net/pepib/site/Advocacy?JServSessionIdr009=w36z 9hdwz3.app7b&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=111Peace, Patti P., who's living with war in her heart, everyday.... _________________________________________________________________ Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:18:17 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: everything is first class... ever since i've joined this list, that's how it's felt: first class. proven again last night at the tribute. gorgeous drive up the coast, tiffany glass sunset reflected in the ocean. then arriving in beautiful santa barbara, ringed by mountians, with its adobes, trees and vibe. the company, the mood, food and THE MUSIC! kate put on a spectacular benefit and sounded wonderful. she introduced songs, with antidotes from joni's life. having never been to a jonifest i loved hearing songs i hadn't thought of for years. I think i tend to be like patti, a situation triggers my singing a song. all the performers were top notch and i hope it was recorded. victor in his finery, of course was spectacular. our exit was slowed by his newly conquered fans congratulating him. and i learned that kakki can really sing when she helped victor remember a verse of circle game. bob said it would have been nice to have a song from shine included - i 'd thought that too when i first saw the setlist. but the album was playing while everyone was arriving and it was perfect somehow, the new songs washing over us. standing alone. there were some amazingly original renditions of the standards - the most outside one being, a spoken word, donkey jaw percussed version of coyote. mindblowing. as you can see my overblown prose, i'm still high from last night i've been waiting for the others to report because they're such good reporters, me i'm nerves and emotions. a tribute too to all on the list. i know i lurk but i really appreciate everyones opinions and posts. so many events i wouldn't have known about as well as the life is for learning part! np in my head natalie merchant's thank you ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:19:27 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: RE: song list from sb tribute kate said: I'm wondering how the Herbie show went & if Joni showed up there. you know the show was great, but i think there would have been some fanfare preceding joni's sitting in. all this talk about ego, vanity and arrogance. i just think she'd want folks to know. ________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:38:11 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: song list from sb tribute I agree Lesli, I kind of figured we'd have some inkling of her showing up ahead of time if she was going to be part of it Lesli >i think there would have been some fanfare preceding joni's sitting in.< [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:34:51 -0500 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: song list from sb tribute still some JC She wasn't there, Sonya Kitchell was and I know someone who taped the show, but needs some time to process it. R This is what I did today as an opening act: Acclaimed Exhibition on Display in Nine Georgia Cities With dynamic performances and powerful exhibits, the State of Hope tour aims to encourage important reflection, dialogue, & connection throughout Georgia on the topics of peace and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Part of a nine-city tour featuring performances by indie-folk musician Witt Wisebram (www.myspace.com/wittwisebram) and other local artists, the State of Hope Tour also features American Friends Service Committee's Georgia Eyes Wide Open Exhibit, illustrating the human cost of the Iraq war, which includes a pair of boots placed in honor and memory of each fallen service member from Georgia, and a visual representation of the Iraqi civilian casualties. The statewide tour begins in Marietta, Georgia, on Friday, November 9th. On Monday, November 12th, the tour visits Statesboro and is sponsored by Georgia Southern University's Hispanic Student Association, the Multicultural Advisory Council; the National Organization for Women GSU Chapter; the Peace Studies Faculty Learning Community; the Unitarian Universalist Student Fellowship; and the Women's & Gender Studies Program. Other organizations interested in co-sponsoring should contact Jonathan Harwell at jharwell@georgiasouthern.edu or (912) 681-5114. The art exhibit and musical performances will be held in the Russell Union Rotunda from noon to 3:00 p.m. Beginning at noon, the musical performance will feature GSU's own Dr. Richard Flynn, and indie-folk musician Witt Wisebram; at approximately 1:00 p.m., a moment of silent prayer will be held in honor and memory of Georgia servicewomen and servicemen who have died, been wounded, or are serving in Iraq. Directions to the Russell Union Student Center can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2xx89u. The Union is item 401 on the campus & parking map at http://tinyurl.com/2dykpk. Limited visitor parking is available; for additional parking information, please see http://tinyurl.com/26dq5t. Created in August 2007, the Peace Studies Faculty Learning Community is one of several interdisciplinary groups of faculty who are meeting, working, and collaborating with the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Southern University. For more information on the Peace Studies FLC or the Statesboro leg of the State of Hope tour, please contact Jonathan Harwell at jharwell@georgiasouthern.edu or (912) 681-5114. The complete State of Hope tour is listed below. For additional information on the State of Hope tour, please contact Tim Franzen at cobbpeace@comcast.net/404-414-5521 or Christina Repoley at crepoley@afsc.org/404-586-0460 x30. 1. Friday, November 9th: Marietta Cool Beans Coffee Roasting Company 31 Mill St Marietta, GA 30060 8pm to 10:30p.m. 2. Saturday, November 10th: Saute Sautee Nacoochee Community Center noon to 3p.m. 3. Sunday, November 11th: Athens University of Georgia 5:00 to 8:00 PM Building # 0081(Student Learning Center), Room #0148 4. Monday, November 12th: Statesboro Georgia Southern University Russell Union Rotunda noon to 3:00 p.m. 5. Tuesday, November 13th: Savannah Details TBA 6. Wednesday, November 14th: St. Simon's Island, "Veteran's Walk," The Casino 530 Beachview 4:30 to 8:30 pm 7. Thursday, November 15th: Americus Details TBA 8. Friday, November 16th: Macon Details TBA 9. Saturday, November 17th: Columbus Details TBA - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of WATTS, LESLI Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 5:19 PM To: Kate Bennett Cc: joni@smoe.org Subject: RE: song list from sb tribute kate said: I'm wondering how the Herbie show went & if Joni showed up there. you know the show was great, but i think there would have been some fanfare preceding joni's sitting in. all this talk about ego, vanity and arrogance. i just think she'd want folks to know. ________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:12:57 -0800 From: "Cassy" Subject: Re: everything is first class... Lesli wrote: <<< i've been waiting for the others to report because they're such good reporters, me i'm nerves and emotions. >>> Sometimes nerves and emotions are the best way to explain how something went down, Lesli. So maybe we don't get all of the minute details that way but it explains how YOU perceived the evening and it's just as valuable as the facts and figures. When you tell me how you feel about the event I see it through your eyes and can be there right along side you in spirit. I'm so happy that you enjoyed the evening of tribute performances, I know I certainly enjoyed I haven't done a major Joni-fest either (unless you count the Carnegie Hall extravaganza) but have attended a couple of smaller events and have met some wonderful people through the JMDL. I sometimes wonder what happened to Terri and the crew I met in 2000 at the Townshend in Birmingham Michigan, I only see a couple of them posting from time to time. Lesli, I appreciate that you took the time to tell us about your evening, I look forward to seeing more posts from you in the future. love, love, love, Cassy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:20:59 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: RE: NJC Happy Birthday to one of Joni's friends, Neil Young patt's going to see neil next month! patti, i saw neil here in la and he was as in the moment and inspiring as always. worth the 3 1/2 hour traffic jam (20 miles ) to get there. he is always so on, even after the aneurysm. always makes me want to dance. i'm so glad you're going to see him too.. a really cool part of the show was this guy painting these big canvases, back stage left. there was this big easel out front and right before each song he'd put up a painting with the name of the next song on it. reminded me of the scene captions in the silent films. just one more dimension to highly strung tension of the night. the first set was neil alone, acoustic. the second set with crazy horse. lots of standing ovations and dancing in a theater that didn't lend itself to it. i try to never, never miss neil. lesli ________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:48:29 +0000 From: Stephen Toogood Subject: =?Windows-1252?Q?Re:_Ian_Shaw_=96_Talk_To_Me?= Oh what a surprise! Had seen his Joni covers album on amazon a few times, but had not expected it to be anything special. I really like this. Okay I am not saying it is the most amazing thing ever, but considering I do not particularly like Jonis original (thanks for sharing your toilet habits Joan...) it is definitely something. Love that Latin jazz feel, really suites it. Definitely interested in the whole album now. NP: Going Away - Innocence Mission _________________________________________________________________ Get free emoticon packs and customisation from Windows Live. http://www.pimpmylive.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:58:36 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: NJC posting Lesli, I appreciate that you took the time to tell us about your evening, I look forward to seeing more posts from you in the future. thanks, i am a watching it from the wings type, and i have to sit on the know it all monster that lives inside, need to quash it. my sharp edge, when i did get most things right is dulling.. thank you for saying softened edges can please. lesli ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:19:51 +1100 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: SV: New Dylan biopic "I'm Not There" Come to think of it, Aussie actress, Cate Blanchett could do a good job of portraying Joni. She also has fairly prominent cheekbones. She could portray Joni at various stages. Except maybe her youngest years. She could easily do her middle career and with a slight aging makeup, her current look too. Mark in Sydney On 11/11/2007, at 10:12 PM, Marion Leffler wrote: > Yes, I thought of her, too. I think she might be perfect for the > young Joni > but could she rise to the challenge of playing the older Joni? > Marion > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Fren: owner-onlyjoni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-onlyjoni@smoe.org] Fvr > Mark-Leon > Thorne > Skickat: den 11 november 2007 11:44 > Till: joni@smoe.org > Dmne: Re: New Dylan biopic "I'm Not There" > > The most appropriate person to play Joni in a movie to my mind would > be Rosanna Arquette. > > Mark in Sydney > > NP Dick In a Box - Justin Timberlake ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:30:40 -0800 (PST) From: "Lama \(Jim L*Hommedieu\)" Subject: Biopic & Tavis & Sweet Bird Kate Bennett said, >Cameron Crowe is the perfect choice for director though!> Exactly, and his wife, Nancy Wilson, has the guitar chops, the cheekbones, and the blonde hair. ============ Brian, Thanks for transcribing and posting that interview. Joni said, >>I didn't intend to do so much social commentary, you know. That was part of my blockage. No, no, I'm not going to write love songs. No, no, I'm not going to write social commentary (laughter). So I didn't have much left.>> That makes sense... >>I think I'm going to keep going. I'd like to do another one. I mean, this label has been very good.>> It's all good news. ============ Monika wrote : >I particularly enjoy the "Sweet Bird" (I'd call it a favorite of mine anyway) demo. It's so very meditative. Very atmospheric. Very reflective.> Yeah, there's something otherworldly about that track. When that piano slowly fades up, it seems like a fade-out in reverse. I get a mental image that a film projector is running out of film. Does anyone remember that from high school? You see the tail end winding out of the projector, , , then... white light. That's enough impressionism for a year, I think. Jim L'Hommedieu Dayton, OH ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:57:34 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Ian Shaw Talk To Me Glad you enjoyed it, Stephen - please do consider picking that one up (the CD title is "Drawn To All Things") and if you like his original spin on TTM you'll like the whole enchilada. Along with his Linn Records labelmate Claire Martin, Ian is a HUGE fan of Joni. Bob NP: John Mellencamp, "Suzanne & The Jewels" - --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:40:35 +0000 From: Michael Subject: NjC coral egan I have to shout this out from the rooftops - check out Coral Egan 's latest album, Magnify. It's just sensational. Coral has covered Joni live, Magdalene Launderies, and you can hear the Joni influence in some of her piano pieces. This is not Joni, but you've gotta check her out. This chick has got the groove... http://www.myspace.com/coralegan Enjoy, my dears. Michael in Quebec _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with free Messenger emoticons. Get them today! http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:49:52 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: NJC, You dream flat tires Dear Joniamigos: I am very frustrated so I turn to my best source for everything: the JMDL! Please forgive the totally non-Joni content. Can anyone direct me to a good website for rating tires, and how to buy the best tire (all-season radial) for one's particular vehicle? I went to a tire store (okay, a warehouse club because I had a coupon for $60 off Michelins) and got totally confused by the selection. So I came home and called some friends and kin and googled for over an hour and I've had it. Help me! "Woman she bounce back easy" until it comes time to buy stoopid tires. I have better things to do! I wait for judgment anxiously as tires come screaming inside and outside my head. (Flat tires love love is precious flat tires love love is precious flat tires love love is precious), Patti P. NPIMH: Car on a Hill _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:18:51 +0100 From: "Laurent Olszer" Subject: Joni on Tavis Smiley Joni: She also told me that my aura sticks out further than normal. They gave me an exercise like an auric tuck so, when I enter a room, I can pull in my antenna from pulling in too much information. That makes you want to smoke (laughter). Tavis: But it also makes you a genius, though. That antenna picks up a whole lot which is why - I've been trying to figure out why you are so bright. I get it now. Your antenna sticks up better than the rest of ours. Interesting, that explains why when i walked into that Santa Monica restaurant, Joni instantly knew i had come for her. I could have been a regular patron but she sensed it the second I walked in. Not that anybody ever doubted she had extra sensitivity. PS: a dutch Joni lookalike walked into my office today....for business only. Laurent ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:56:13 -0800 (PST) From: Jeannie Subject: Re: NjC coral egan Coral Egan sounds so sensuous and complete. Besides, I'm very partial to French Canadians. I feel so at home with them. Her song, '2 To Tango,' has tinges of Laura Nyro in it. A beautiful voice and melodies which shine. I know another way to go now. Thank you. Jeannie Michael wrote: I have to shout this out from the rooftops - check out Coral Egan 's latest album, Magnify. It's just sensational. Coral has covered Joni live, Magdalene Launderies, and you can hear the Joni influence in some of her piano pieces. This is not Joni, but you've gotta check her out. This chick has got the groove... http://www.myspace.com/coralegan Enjoy, my dears. Michael in Quebec _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with free Messenger emoticons. Get them today! http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122 nj ' - --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:37:07 -0900 From: "Jean Stockburger" Subject: Tavis Smiley transcript Thanks so much for the Tavis Smiley transcript. Her interview is showing tonight in Alaska at 10:30. I'll be ready and anxiously waiting to see Joni. Tavis sure seems like an appreciative fan - "Now I can die and go to heaven." Many of share his sentiment. js ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:59:09 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: njc more bout everything is first class top drawer conversation and folks like cassy said it's so good to get to know the jmdl listers. this was bene's second visit here and it was lovely catching up. bene is so smart! victor, with a guitar in hand, always ready to sing another song, in between composing a new one. they both flew out today. both will be missed. and khaki, who organized everything and sherparded us all around, creating good times for us all to share. -queen of hospitality. so good to get to know you a little better. adieu. and now back to the mountian of paperwork i've been avoiding. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:12:40 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: njc, James Taylor news I just got an email from Sweet Baby James! I'll paste it here but don't know how it will appear, format-wise. Hope you can pick it up, loud and clear. For more info, go to: http://www.jamestaylor.com/ His TV schedule is there (Ellen on Friday, and you know there may be more) and signings...one in Santa Monica tomorrow and one in NYC. **** Welcome to your new monthly newsletter from James Taylor. This month James introduces you to his new CD/DVD "One Man Band." Your new CD/DVD comes from your most recent tour, One Man Band, which was basically a solo concert with piano. Where did this concept come from? I used to perform solo in the beginning...before I had a band, and the last time I toured solo was a really long time ago. It's good from time to time to do this. It's good for your chops, for your skills, and it's good to get back in touch with the songs in their sort of simple, unadorned versions, and present them that way. As an artist, what's new and different for you about your songs now that you've rerecorded them? Have they changed for you in some way? Inevitably, songs do change. By performing solo, you take things back down to their essential form. It's like going back to the well for me, going back to the source. And I think the same thing is perhaps true of the audience. It's some sort of a reminder of what's at the core of this music. It's not until you've performed a song a couple dozen times that it completes itself. The songs I have chosen for the CD/DVD came about after doing dozens of performances of the show; by now they really have arrived at a complete place. That sort of process of simplification and completion is what I wanted put on record. The other element of the One Man Band show is that it gave me an opportunity to try out all of these sorts of gags: my drum machine, the pre-recorded chorus, a couple of my slightly-funny sight gags, illustrations and stuff. It's a challenge to hold an audience's attention for two one-hour sets if you're just piano and guitar. We wanted to throw in these other elements that would basically break it up and leaven it. You recorded the CD/DVD at a small theatre in Pittsfield, MA only a few miles from your home. Yes, the Colonial Theatre, it's local -- a small community theatre just barely saved from the wrecking ball. When you become successful you get bigger and bigger, pull in larger and larger audiences; you play in large stadiums. There then becomes a point of diminishing returns with that and my music is not particularly stadium music. I like to play theatres and I like to play small. Can you talk a little bit about how the CD/DVD came to be distributed through Hear Music and Starbucks, and how you were drawn to that relationship? It's just fascinating to look at each project and say "Well, where's the best place to put this right now? Where do we take this?" Ray Charles was the first project that I did with Hear Music and Starbucks, so I knew them. And then because of my friendship with McCartney and talking to him about it, and participating in Joni Mitchell's most recent record--that gave me the sense that this was an exciting new way to go. It feels like working with Apple Records all over again. Hear Music and Starbucks have been interested, enthusiastic and hands on throughout the entire project. What else is going on in your non-musical life? It is an exciting time. I just finally arrived at a time in my life when I am able to record, to rehearse, to film and build things close to home. So we built an office and a recording studio here in the Berkshires, way up in the woods, And since we've moved into it, it's been operating non-stop. It's very gratifying. My kids are young. Also, my daughter, Sally, my oldest kid, just had a baby boy, so, I need to be available to my family but at the same time I'm able to do my work. It's just great. ******* Pleasant dreamland, w/ no flat tires, Patti P. NPIMH: JT singing: Close your eyes, You can close your eyes, It's alright... (Didn't he write that for Joni when they were doing mescaline one night? I read that somewhere, I'm pretty sure.) and Joni singing: I know, you'll be alright you'll be alright (We're all alright!) _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:40:13 -0800 (PST) From: rian afriadi Subject: Tavis Transcrip Thanks Jamie, Thanks a lot. Rian. NP. Tea Leaf Prophecy. - --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:14:44 +0000 From: ajfashion@att.net Subject: Re: NJC, You dream flat tires Patti, Call Tire America (I'm sure you can google their 800 number). They have great prices and if you describe what you want, they're very good about telling you what you should get. Also not pushy about trying to sell you something you don't need. They deliver by Fed Ex, and always end up being cheaper than any deal in town. We've bought all our tires from them for years. You then just have to get someone to put them on, and all that junk. But even with that still cheaper, and you can trust their recommendations, IMO. Not connected etc. Just have a husband who cares about these things, and knows he is very loyal to them. Aleda - -------------- Original message from Patti Parlette : -------------- > Dear Joniamigos: > > I am very frustrated so I turn to my best source for everything: the JMDL! > Please forgive the totally non-Joni content. > > Can anyone direct me to a good website for rating tires, and how to buy the > best tire (all-season radial) for one's particular vehicle? I went to a tire > store (okay, a warehouse club because I had a coupon for $60 off Michelins) > and got totally confused by the selection. So I came home and called some > friends and kin and googled for over an hour and I've had it. Help me! > "Woman she bounce back easy" until it comes time to buy stoopid tires. I have > better things to do! > > I wait for judgment anxiously as tires come screaming inside and outside my > head. > > > (Flat tires love love is precious flat tires > > love love is precious flat tires love > > love is precious), > > Patti P. > > NPIMH: Car on a Hill > > _________________________________________________________________ > Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble > challenge with star power. > http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:50:15 -0800 (PST) From: rian afriadi Subject: Tavis Transcript. Correction. Ooops... I thanked the wrong person. This is the correct one: Thanks, Brian. Thanks a lot. Rian. - --------------------------------- Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:04:44 -0800 From: "Cassy" Subject: Re: njc, James Taylor news From: "Patti Parlette" <<< His TV schedule is there (Ellen on Friday, and you know there may be more) and signings...one in Santa Monica tomorrow and one in NYC. >>> James will be this Friday night/Saturday morning guest on Tavis Smiley this coming week too. Check out Tavis' site there are a couple of interesting musical guests this week, Roger Daltry on Tuesday and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds on Thursday followed by James Taylor on Friday. Warmly, Cassy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:34:26 EST From: Tejas4x4@aol.com Subject: Re: letting our light shine vs. worshiping our own ego Hi Marion, I enjoyed reading your post. I remember when Joni's Shine Lyrics were posted, pre-album release there were some folks - including myself - that were wavering over its lyrical or poetic substance. Were the lyrics to simple? Were they to black and white? Or were just they lacking depth? Asking myself as scratched my head. Well, I proved myself very wrong on my initial approach as this album has exploded for me lyrically like a snowball rolling. With each listen I find the lyric foundation keeps mounting and layered with a musical complexity that only Joni is capable of doing. Its just brilliant. Frank - de-lurking ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:54:36 -0500 From: "Eric Taylor" Subject: Re: Sweet Bird >>I melt every time i listen Calendars of our lives. And of course this one: Guesses at most guesses based on what each set of time and change is touching. Damn! My IQ is 143 but still i cant digest that sentence! Rian NP. Sweet Bird (11 times in a row already)<< I really relate to this Rian. When my band learned any song by Joni we had to play it at least 20 times before even beginning to get it. And to prepare to sing it with the band I had to listen to it dozens and dozens of times. Yet we could learn a Beetles song in a few takes. I feel that 'guesses based on what each set of time and change is touching' refers to the fluidity of evolution. Everything is an educated guess because nothing can be accurately predicted since time is constant change. This world is but a set of probabilities based on time changing. The line 'Golden in time / cities under the sand' I think means that the Golden Age is now a desert, literally and figuratively! I realized many years ago that it requires a high IQ to truly appreciate Joni..... ;~D ET 'the earth spinning and the sky forever rushing' ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #455 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------