From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #521 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, January 2 2008 Volume 2007 : Number 521 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Down to you ["Marion Leffler" ] Re: (NJC) Happy New Year -- and a Special Request and some blah blah [Bob] Re: DTY [PassScribe@aol.com] Joni Covers, Volume 96 - New Year's Resolution [Bob Muller ] New Year's Eve ["Cassy" ] Re: down to you [Bobsart48@aol.com] Re: Joni Covers, Volume 96 - New Year's Resolution NJC [Bob Muller ] Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #414 [StDoherty@aol.com] Dropping a ball to mark time, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: It's Bo [Peep Richman ] RE: down to you NJC ["WATTS, LESLI" ] Re: It's Bo [Monika Bogdanowicz ] Re: It's Bo NJC [Bob Muller ] RE: down to you [Monika Bogdanowicz ] RE: It's Bo ["WATTS, LESLI" ] RE: It's Bo and now contributions ["WATTS, LESLI" ] RE: down to you njc? ["WATTS, LESLI" ] RE: njc repetitious posts ["WATTS, LESLI" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:31:41 +0100 From: "Marion Leffler" Subject: Down to you Hi everybody, first of all I wish you all a happy, healthy, prosperous, peaceful year ahead! Secondly, I want to thank everybody who contributed to clarifying the meaning of "down to you". I am always grateful for this type of discussion, amongst other reasons because English is not my first language. This time I think I understood it from the beginning, though. Down to you felt to me like "down to your last dime". Or you are at the end of the road and have to choose a new direction. Or - "the only way is up". Up to you is, like several have pointed out, a lighter version of the urge to make a decision. Thanks again, from Marion ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 07:35:44 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: (NJC) Happy New Year -- and a Special Request and some blah blah You're welcome, Victor - happy to share. It is indeed a great version, and pretty cool that he does HiH & IHAK as bonus tracks - separated by 30 years, they were the respective opening tracks for her first and most recent release and both are complex and wonderful. And thanks for your accurate analysis of the list. I'm not going to add anything because everyone has pretty much stated my thoughts clearly. I'm celebrating 10 years on the JMDL this month and it's certainly not a perfect world but it's one of the most enjoyable communities I know. Bob NP: Neil Young, "Lookin' For A Leader" - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:20:12 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: DTY Hummm... I've been enjoying all this ongoing discussion about my favorite song, "Down To You." Went to a restaurant for New Year's eve; two guys (quitar player & bass) with some nice vocals on lots of songs from '50's to present but (sad to say) no Joni. Happy New Year anyway, Kenny B ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:12:49 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni Covers, Volume 96 - New Year's Resolution I'm not one for making resolutions, but this year I will try and listen to more Joni covers. Well, at least it's a resolution I can keep...and keeping it is easy when they are as enjoyable as what is compiled on Volume 96, our first release of 2008. (2008! Sounds so futuristic....where's my flying car, dammit? And I should be able to transport myself to Jonifest in some kind of teletransporter...well, maybe someday.) As is usually the case, Volume 96 is a collaborative effort. Thanks to Les Irvin and Mark-Leon and a couple of non-listers for their help on this one. And since it's SO FINE, let's get right into it - go snag it here: http://download.yousendit.com/0B8266561FD9EB57 And dig the following: 1. Newton, Miles, Brown - Both Sides Now: A lovely arrangement and some nice tickling of the ivories by David Newton get this edition kicked off quite nicely. Many musical surprises, twists and unexpected turns keep things very interesting and remind us of how even though the franchise has been done many many times, when it's re-invented by inspired players it remains a thing of unspeakable beauty. 2. David Young - Woodstock: Taken from his rock-opera "Woodstock - The Mystery of Destiny", David's cover is an updated adaptation of the CSNY arrangement, and he rocks it in a convincing fashion, utilizing a full band sound. 3. Yoshiko Yoshida - A Case Of You (Japanese): You think this is a straightforward version of ACOY, what with the dulcimer strumming and all, and then Yoshiko launches into the vocal in Japanese - very cool for those of us who love the other-language versions. And she's got a nice voice supported by solid musicians. For some reason, she sings the phrase "I could drink a case of you" in English. 4. Bernadette - Both Sides Now: Not sure, but she sounds Scottish to me. The sound is pretty dated, not too surprising as it comes from 1984. 5. Grame Lyall meets The Joe Chindamo Trio - God Must Be A Boogie Man: Whew! Just typing the title is a lengthy exercise...anyway, this is a great Australian jazz version, starts out in very free-form esoteric fashion but quickly settles into melodies and rhythms that you recognize. This is one of those fun listening experiences where you can listen to it once for the piano, once for the bass, once for the drums, once for the sax, and once for the whole experience. Great piano jazz, they creatively navigate around the melody but keep it accessible. 6. Jolanda Traarbach - The Circle Game: From South Africa, Jolanda serves up a classic, simple straightforward cover of TCG. Nice voice, nice harmonies, nice accompaniment, all in all - nice. 7. Brent Reece and The Main Street Band - Both Sides Now: A contemporary country version. Brent's voice has a unique quality to it, and if you like the genre (not really my favorite) you'll enjoy this one. 8. Cera - A Case Of You: The only stinker on the CD, as far as I'm concerned. Her voice grates on my nerves, like the female counterpart to Stephen Bishop's character in Animal House that inspires Bluto to snatch his guitar and smash it into toothpicks. 9. Die Erde - Woodstock: A very different and interesting Woodstock, then again this chestnut has been twisted down some strange and dark paths before. Germany's Die Erde applies an Alice In Chains/Perfect Circle dirge-metal touch to things and features more percussion/noise than traditional melodic instruments in terms of backup. I like the originality and the sound of it a lot but I'd be surprised if many of you do. 10. Erstes Deutsches Harfenensemble - Both Sides Now: Also from Germany, but 180 degrees different is this harp-driven orchestral instrumental cover. I'd like to hear more harp, and around the 2-minute mark things do get a bit more interesting when the harps take more of a highlighted role. 11. Kate Miller-Heidke - River: More Joni-related goodness from Australia. Kate is an emerging star on the Australian scene, and her take on River (from a 2006 compilation) is very pretty and a portent of good things ahead. 12. Mikael Rickfors - Both Sides Now: Originally from Sweden, Mikael was a member of The Hollies and has also enjoyed success on his own. His take on the franchise is a bit slower and more melancholy and country-western sounding (mostly due to the pedal steel) and on the whole is another original interpretation. 13. Nita Hope - A Case Of You: Introduced by piano bits of "Oh Susannah" and other miscellany, it transitions to a somewhat poppy take on the Blue classic (including a cringe-inducing "where dat at?") - still, the hip-hoppiness of it is a novel approach and may end up turning a younger generation onto a song that they might otherwise dismiss. 14. Paola Casula - Both Sides Now: From Italy, this is simply one of the loveliest vocals of this song that I've heard. So she says "Castles" so it rhymes with "pastels" and "Feather" so it rhymes with "seether"...doesn't matter a bit. She injects so much soul & beauty in here that it stops me in my tracks. Again, it's testimony to Joni's skills that a song can be interpreted over 500 times and still retain so much power to move me. 15. Lisa Markley - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines: A fun blend of folk and jazz sounds, featuring some playful sax and bass interaction. 16. The New Standards w/Joanna James - River: A very pretty version, and believe it or not this is a live recording (you'll realize that at the end). What Joanna misses in pitch and tone (and only slightly at that) she makes up for in feeling, in a Norah/Rickie Lee Jones sort of way. 17. Fernbank Elementary School - Both Sides Now: Some of you might consider these grade-school versions of BSN as cheese, but they have become very heartening to me, because they remind me of singing it in the 6th grade in Mrs. Galvin's class, and also because there's just something bizarre about grade-school kids singing "I really don't know life at all"....um, yeah, I'd say that's a safe bet. Then again, this recording comes from 1971, so 37 years later I'll also bet that they know life a whole lot better. 18. Kjell Hansson - Skargardsmorgon (Chelsea Morning/Swedish): Sending this one out to all my Scandinavian friends, This foreign-language gem is an oldie, going back to 1974. Kjell's clear tenor handles the song well, the production gives away the age of it but it's still a fun one. 19. Chanel Cole - A Case Of You: This is a Reader's Digest condensed version of ACOY, taken from an Australian TV broadcast, good for someone who needs it wrapped up in under 2 minutes. All in all, a solid start to the upcoming year of Joni covers. 2008 may hold lots of surprises for us, but there's one thing you can be assured of - Joni Mitchell's songs will continue to inspire others to try them on for size. Some will be too tight, others too sloppy, but when they're just right, the fit is quite a thrill. So stay tuned for another year's worth - don't unsub now - we're just getting started. Bob NP: Buddy Guy, "Leave My Girl Alone" - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 14:49:27 -0500 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: Joni Covers, Volume 96 - New Year's Resolution > 17. Fernbank Elementary School - Both Sides Now: Some of you might > consider these grade-school versions of BSN as cheese, but they have > become very heartening to me, because they remind me of singing it > in the 6th grade in Mrs. Galvin's class, and also because there's > just something bizarre about grade-school kids singing "I really > don't know life at all"....um, yeah, I'd say that's a safe bet. Then > again, this recording comes from 1971, so 37 years later I'll also > bet that they know life a whole lot better. Is this Fernbank Elementary in Atlanta? It's not far from where I live, near Fernbank musuem. Maybe I could find some of the alumni and ask them if they know life better now than they did in 1971. Victor NP: Florida Gators 14 Michigan Wolverines 14 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:06:38 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: new joni interview in mojo check out what les has up on the site. http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2007/12/joni_mitchell_disses_greedy_wo.html. she says: " I was also angry at the inability of this generation to know what to do; their inability to move at all, which is an unusual thing for youth." Asked what she meant exactly, she went into overdrive. "In their youth, my generation was ready to change the world, but when the baton was passed to them in the '70s, they fell into a mass depression because all revolutionaries are quick to demolish and slow to fix. When handed the baton to fix it, they didn't know what to do so they kind of degenerated into the greediest generation in the history of America: she is talking about my generation and what she says certainly is true of me at times. but i think each generation suceeds and mucks things up. i chose to infiltrate - to teach and seed. i don't think joni is really gloomy. her laugh is too hearty. heart and humor and humility....and all that. talking about bad stuff can be a wake up call. np in my head, bonnie raitt singing randy newman's "guilty" . cheers lesli ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:05:43 -0800 From: "Cassy" Subject: New Year's Eve So I decided that since I couldn't afford to fly to Chicago to see my brother play at the House of Blues for New Year's Eve I'd spend a quiet evening in my new home. It was very different not seeing the ball drop in real time (it was only 9 p.m. here at midnight in NY) but saw it on a time-delay at 1 a.m. (don't ask me why they delayed it an extra hour with Carson Daly). I did, however, see the Seattle tradition of blowing fireworks off the Space Needle (somebody will be hunting for a job today!). The fireworks is an eight minute show set to music and after two minutes the fireworks stopped while the music played on. The newscasters were fumbling for something to say besides "where are the fireworks?" and a couple of minutes later they began again... then stopped again! Several minutes later, the music was finished and the fireworks began again to completion with no music. Nobody had any idea when it would be over. The newscasters said "Well, after that minor hiccup the fireworks were beautiful weren't they?" Like I said, somebody will be looking for a job today and the man who paid for this display will be taking his business elsewhere next year. The story today is that there was a computer error, they rebooted, fireworks began again until a second computer failure and then the fireworks were launched manually even though the music was done. Alice in Wonderlands were a lovely beverage of choice bringing a slightly warm glow to the festivities. 2007 was a year of extremes for me emotionally but I am in a happy place to start the new year. May each of you find health and happiness (prosperity wouldn't hurt either) in the New Year. My favorites of 2007: Radiohead - In Rainbows Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand Mark Knopfler - Kill to Get Crimson Herbie Hancock - River Chaka Khan - Funk This John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road Amy Winehouse - Back to Black The Shins - Wincing the Night Away Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Feist - The Reminder Happy New Year, Cassy NP: Michigan/Florida Gators on TV ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:12:24 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: down to you Cassy wrote: "Interesting take, Bob. For me, "it's up to you" implies that the decision could be made by more than one party for example - "Which movie would you like to see tonight?" "Oh, I don't know, it's up to you" either of the persons in the conversation could make a choice. In "Down To You", I find the lyrics intensely lead to the conclusion that eventually you are alone and "down to you" doesn't necessarily mean making a choice of any kind it simply means that you can't rely on anyone other than yourself... in the end it's YOU who makes the difference in your own life. " I am not usually one for ditto-heading, but I see it the same way as Cassy. Spot on. Bobsart **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:22:15 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Joni Covers, Volume 96 - New Year's Resolution NJC Probably is, Victor - when I Google "Fernbank Elementary", the Dekalb County School is the only one that pops up. Thanks for the additional info. The kids that performed this were all 7th-graders, and I'm sure that like most 7th graders probably thought they knew all there was to love & life. I know that I did. Bob NP: Neil, "Down By The River" - --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:55:44 -0500 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: Down to You...Up to Me...Down to Me...Up to You Well Im a common working man With a half of bitter -- bread and jam And if it pleases me Ill put one on you man -- When the copper fades away. The rainy season comes to pass -- The day-glo pirate sinks at last -- And if I laughed a bit to fast. Well it was up to me - Jethro Tull "Up To Me" Bad news comes knocking At your garden gate Knocking for you Constant stranger You're a brute-you're an angel You can crawl-you can fly too It's down to you It all comes down to you - Joni Mitchell "Down to You" It's down to me, yes it is The way she does just what she's told Down to me, the change has come She's under my thumb Ah, ah, say it's alright - Rolling Stones "Under My Thumb" Its not up to you Oh it never really was Its not up to you Oh it never really was Its not up to you Well it never really was Its not up to you - Bjork "It's Not Up to You" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 14:28:42 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: new joni interview in mojo As time goes by, generations are getting more and more apathetic to the world around them. I'm not saying this applies to you or everyone as a whole but I can understand what she is saying. But then again, did Joni's generation really change the world? Her generation, her youth consisted of well, sure folks connecting with each other, but also just some lying around (or dancing around) smoking marijuana. The intentions were there but the whole "drop out" theory works only on paper. You can't change anything by just sitting around thinking you want to change something. I mean, did hippies, even with their good intentions, end Vietnam any sooner or do anything outside of their own, self enclosed, smoky world? My own generation suffers from, as I said, apathy. It is understandable though in a way--just wanting to get on with your day, doing the best you can, doing good for good's sake, but overall not changing anything outside of your own day-to-day life. Shine on everyone.... -Monika check out what les has up on the site. http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2007/12/joni_mitchell_disses_greedy_wo.html. she says: " I was also angry at the inability of this generation to know what to do; their inability to move at all, which is an unusual thing for youth." Asked what she meant exactly, she went into overdrive. "In their youth, my generation was ready to change the world, but when the baton was passed to them in the '70s, they fell into a mass depression because all revolutionaries are quick to demolish and slow to fix. When handed the baton to fix it, they didn't know what to do so they kind of degenerated into the greediest generation in the history of America: she is talking about my generation and what she says certainly is true of me at times. but i think each generation suceeds and mucks things up. i chose to infiltrate - to teach and seed. i don't think joni is really gloomy. her laugh is too hearty. heart and humor and humility....and all that. talking about bad stuff can be a wake up call. np in my head, bonnie raitt singing randy newman's "guilty" . cheers lesli - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 17:45:55 EST From: StDoherty@aol.com Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #414 In a message dated 01/01/2008 3:05:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org writes: I guess I'm thinking in the context of the phrase 'it comes down to this', meaning, all factors considered, it all boils down to one root cause. 'Boils down' is another expression of the same concept. This works for me - very clear **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:23:45 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Dropping a ball to mark time, njc Dropping a ball to mark an hour has its roots in the links between Britain, astronomy, commerce, and maritime time-keeping. http://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye_ball.html Since the British empire was into commerce and science, the Royal Observatory at Greenwich would lower a ball at 1PM so ships could synchronize their clocks visually. Latitude can be established by star-gazing but longitude cannot. Keeping accurate time was crucial to accurate navigation. When I was a kid racing sailboats, the time-keepers raised and lowered colored balls to mark time too. I had no idea that the practice had such deep roots. All the best, Jim L. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:37:20 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: News on Joni's official site The boss posted some news today on Joni's official site: http://www.jonimitchell.com/news/index.cfm Thanks for another great year, Les. Jim L. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:41:27 -0800 (PST) From: Peep Richman Subject: Re: It's Bo Hello Joni-people!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I wish all of our family a healthy, very happy, prosperous brand new year. I wish that we all will live in a peaceful world and in a world that respects this planet. And I wish all of you who are musicians the best of gigs, the best feelings when performing and/or composing...and, lots of success!!!! And, I am very eager to continue being a member of our "family" and learning new things, sharing experiences and sharing all sorts of things about Joni and how Joni has had an impact on our lives...is having an impact on our lives!!!! I wondered last night and I'm wondering today what Joni was doing to celebrate the coming of this new year. I had several scenarios....maybe she is painting...maybe she's playing the piano and becomes inspired and puts lyrics to the music and we can all look forward to a 2008 Joni CD. I'm hopeful that Joni enjoys this new year with excellent health, creative fulfillment, interesting time with her family and friends, continues her quest for knowledge and shares her remarkable genius and talents with the world. Yesterday I posted my feelings about the difficulties that have transpired between Rian and Mike. I think this might offer us an opportunity to clarify who we are as members of the JMDL. It goes without saying that Joni unites us and the greater percentage of posts includes thoughts about Joni. I think, as we delve into a particular set of lyrics...a particular song, she provokes powerful feelings in all of us and the Digest gives us a forum to express our thoughts and feelings. We also have fun with threads and different things we'd like to share...like now we're sharing favorite books and authors. What I want to express is that we have formed, throughout the years, a family. We support one another on and off the list. Within every family there are problems and joy. I have found this opening sentence in Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" to describe families in a perfect way: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way". From time to time we, in our JMDL family have our own way of expressing unity in our joy ("Shine") as well as pockets of times when we have had unhappiness...in our own way. I hope that we can agree to disagree, to express ourselves freely but with kindness and in a non-judge-mental manner. I just wanted to write the previous sentence....I'm sure we all may feel this way but sometimes when we read a sentence the message is more powerful. I really hope that Rian and Mike will continue being members of our family. Here's an idea for a slogan of sorts: Lurk but feel FREE to Post!! Switching gears. I found that the discussion about Mrs. Dalloway and Virginia Woolf extremely interesting and valuable...for me. I tend to read contemporary fiction and a lot of non-fiction. I come from an inner-generational family of readers. My grandmother, who died on Christmas morning 2006, read a book a day until she was 99 years old. My mother is a voracious reader. So am I. There's a but here; my mother reads literature...not contemporary novels...and she has projects...for example she decided to read the best possible biography of every American president. I have always felt inferior to my mother. I have to be involved in reading a novel that captures my imagination and I fall in love with the various characters...fall in love meaning they become part of my life. Here are a few authors and a few books I adore: One of my favorite novels of all times is "Love In The Time Of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marques. I read this a long time ago and now that it has been made into a movie, I plan to re-read it. I love Tolstoy. Some of my favorite contemporary novelists are: Barbara Kingsolver Wally Lamb Alice Hoffman Jodi Picoult Alice Walker Irvin Yalom Lauren Slater I.B. Singer And for non-fiction.... Haddon Klingberg Gail A. Hornstein Victor Frankl Well....the list can go on forever. I'm looking forward to learning more about the books you all suggest!!! I'm sure that soon I'll read "Mrs. Dalloway"! Right now I'm reading a terrific novel..."An Almost Perfect Moment" by Binnie Kirshenbaum. And I'm in deep study of two of Joe Rabino's books....you'll laugh...One is : "The 7 Step System To Building A $1,000,000 Network Marketing Dynasty". This has to do with my new home business and this particular book gives me a blueprint of exactly how to be successful. I'm having fun....and I'm enjoying a little success too! I hope that this first day of the new year has been a good one for all of JMDLer's!!!! Oh...I have a question. A month or so ago, there were some postings about how Les (I think) (or Bob) manage this Digest with a small staff. There was a gentle urge to consider contributing to the costs since all of the staff volunteer. Where exactly do we send contributions??? Be well and ubehpy2008!!! Love from Bo - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 17:23:59 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: RE: down to you NJC i have been fascinated by this discussion, how the uk use seems to be a little different than how i use it. language, a living changing thing. different regions, different generations, different interpretations. cool. as an adult esl teacher of spoken english, this is an idiom i teach. i think in california, it's down to you, or down to this or that, implies a responsibility. i finally went and checked and most american publications agreed on this for the meaning, but not from many published in the uk or asian countries. interesting. good to know. thanks to all who added insights. thanks for the lyrics victor. yes i teach english and here i am careless, comma splices, run on sentences... i've been teaching a low level for quite a while now and my chops have atrophied. need to study. i do this when i read the many brilliant posts. but i'm still a sucker for the stream of consciousness style:) ________________________________ From: owner-joni@smoe.org on behalf of StDoherty >I guess I'm thinking in the context of the phrase 'it comes down to >this', meaning, all factors considered, it all boils down to one root >cause. 'Boils down' is another expression of the same concept. This works for me - very clear **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 17:34:16 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: It's Bo Oooh ok then! I wasn't the only one wondering what Joni does to ring in the New Year! I also share in the hope of your last sentence, as far as Joni is concerned. May she find happiness, permanently, and glow in it with her family and friends.... -Mon Peep Richman wrote: Hello Joni-people!!! I wondered last night and I'm wondering today what Joni was doing to celebrate the coming of this new year. I had several scenarios....maybe she is painting...maybe she's playing the piano and becomes inspired and puts lyrics to the music and we can all look forward to a 2008 Joni CD. I'm hopeful that Joni enjoys this new year with excellent health, creative fulfillment, interesting time with her family and friends, continues her quest for knowledge and shares her remarkable genius and talents with the world. - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 17:40:03 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: It's Bo NJC This is great to hear, Bo - I hope that both continue in great numbers and degrees. A good day for me - I feel a bit guilty as I never got out of my pajamas. I enjoyed reading a bunch of magazine articles and writing about Covers, Volume 96 and I watched a couple of DVD's (The Human Stain, Eastern Promises). A nice self-indulgent day. < There was a gentle urge to consider contributing to the costs since all of the staff volunteer. Where exactly do we send contributions???> Les has to pay the bills - here's how you can help: http://www.jonimitchell.com/donate.cfm Bob NP: Pink Floyd, "Us and Them" - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 17:44:21 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: RE: down to you I love the song "Down To You." It is one of Joni's many songs where you can actually picture the story in the song in your head and sympathize....understand...and really even feel what is being conveyed. Ah, that Joni. She kills me. -Monika - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 17:51:47 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: RE: It's Bo betcha she was at a party, or at least dancing. i think that's inspiring too. alive, alive wanta get up and jive... lesli ________________________________ From: owner-joni@smoe.org on behalf of Monika Bogdanowicz Sent: Tue 1/1/2008 5:34 PM To: Joni people! Subject: Re: It's Bo Oooh ok then! I wasn't the only one wondering what Joni does to ring in the New Year! I also share in the hope of your last sentence, as far as Joni is concerned. May she find happiness, permanently, and glow in it with her family and friends.... -Mon Peep Richman wrote: Hello Joni-people!!! I wondered last night and I'm wondering today what Joni was doing to celebrate the coming of this new year. I had several scenarios....maybe she is painting...maybe she's playing the piano and becomes inspired and puts lyrics to the music and we can all look forward to a 2008 Joni CD. I'm hopeful that Joni enjoys this new year with excellent health, creative fulfillment, interesting time with her family and friends, continues her quest for knowledge and shares her remarkable genius and talents with the world. - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 18:09:31 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: RE: It's Bo and now contributions ________________________________ ! Oh...I have a question. A month or so ago, there were some postings about how Les (I think) (or Bob) manage this Digest with a small staff. There was a gentle urge to consider contributing to the costs since all of the staff volunteer. Where exactly do we send contributions??? Be well and ubehpy2008!!! Love from Bo - --------------------------------- here's the link http://jonimitchell.com/donate.cfm lesli ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 19:04:19 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: RE: down to you njc? ahh thank you monica for reminding me of context, remembering the song. geez that changes the meaning for me. "Things that you held high And told yourself were true Lost or changing as the days come down to you Down to you ". here i think it's like the days handed down ....the repetion day after day. " You're a kind person You're a cold person too It's down to you It all comes down to you" Here i agree with cassie and others, you are the only one to create your persona. it's you, no one else. works for me. being a newbie, i bet this has already been discussed? To: Joni people! Subject: RE: down to you I love the song "Down To You." It is one of Joni's many songs where you can actually picture the story in the song in your head and sympathize....understand...and really even feel what is being conveyed. Ah, that Joni. She kills me. -Monika - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 19:14:48 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: RE: njc repetitious posts is there a way to pull a post once i've sent it? for example, when bob and both sent the link give donations to help les. can i pull mine before it goes to digest? lesli ________________________________ ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #521 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------