From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #561 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/joni Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Thursday, February 7 2008 Volume 2007 : Number 561 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- America in Chains NJC ["Ross, Les" ] Re: Chris Stills, njc [Catherine McKay ] The case of missing digest [David Sapp ] njc, Happy Birthday Ms. Treegreen! [Patti Parlette ] pirate jenny njc ["mack watson-bush" ] RE: Joni Covers, Volume 97 ["Scott and Jody" ] Re: Joni Covers, Volume 97 [FMYFL@aol.com] Re: Archie's boys NJC [Bob Muller ] Re: njc, Happy Birthday Ms. Treegreen! ["Mark Scott" ] Chris Stills (njc) [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:03:22 -0000 From: "Ross, Les" Subject: America in Chains NJC so i sat down last night to watch this hour-long TV documentary thing where this english guy, dave gorman, sets out to drive across the US from west to east and determined not to spend a single dollar on 'the man'. 'the man' being large corporate or 'chain' outlets. no big name gas stations, motels, eateries, supermarkets or indeed, starting out, car dealerships. thought to myself, this guy's on a hiding to nothing and gave permission for the snear on my lip to take up residence for the duration of the show. he bought the car, a 1970 ford torino stationwagon, from some guy in california who'd owned and run the thing from new (or near as damn). within a pretty short time the muffler gave up the ghost and had to manufactured from scratch by some guy who just happened to make mufflers and who did so on the spot. and it was no bother, just his job, pay the money and move on. well, not to go on but mr gorman failed only once in his endeavour and only because he'd been misled on the capacity of the gas tank the car had and he ended up five miles outside of some place in oregon (it wasn't a direct route he took...) having to call ahead for someone to come out with a couple of gallons in a can. that came from a gas station chain. but, amazingly for someone on this side of the pond, there was no call out charge! (you'd expected to be assaulted to the tune of at least a 100 dollars plus gas if that happend to you over here and you didn't have a break down service.) of the lip snear, nothing now could be found.... and so it went on. it was sometimes a bit tricky. avoiding 'the man' was toughest when gassing up. for every other necessity, there was a mom-and-pop set-up somewhere where you could eat and sleep affordably well and, on a number of occasions, fix the aged ford. (or as some wag announced Fix Often Repair Daily..) at one place in kansas, someone who knew someone arranged to come open up the only independent gas station on thanksgiving day so that gorman and his crew could keep going on their cross country trip. the guy, in his early 20s, came along and did the business and seemed genuinely and quietly surprised when offered a tip for his effort. at a time when it's too easy and yet irresistable for some predators to make media fodder out of the odd and extreme wherever in the world it was actually beautiful to encounter at one remove these off-highway communities where generosity of spirit and action were unconscious components and not worn like some badge of honour to be ackowledged before the camera. the show aired as America Unchained and is shortly available on DVD. i'd be surprised if it's not chopped up into episodes on youtube. check it out. brilliant stuff. ...shoulda had Refuge of the Roads as a soundtrack though.... london les ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 06:49:05 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Chris Stills, njc - --- Laurent Olszer wrote: > My > problem with Chris is that i had real high > expectations from the son of one > of the best guitarists and a great singer > songwriter, both of whom i > admire. I'm sure it's a curse to be the child of such parents. On the one hand, because of them, you would have access to the right people, the studios and so on, so you could possibly be mediocre and get away with it. On the other hand, you would constantly be compared to your parents, so finding your own voice must be very difficult. It's also possible that the musician gene could be totally lacking in some kids. Maybe it skips a generation (heh-heh). Chris has a daughter - I wonder if we'll be hearing from her in 15 years or so. Catherine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 08:09:05 -0800 (PST) From: David Sapp Subject: The case of missing digest I haven't received the digests for the past two days... what's up? ... signing off for now, Peace, David - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 18:37:59 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: njc, Happy Birthday Ms. Treegreen! Oui, mes Joniamies, c'est l'anniversaire de naissance de notre chere Marianne! Come on, Marianne, Come on, Marianne! No matter what people say... she is NOT just another ~~silly~~~~ girl She is a woman of heart and mind ! who loves the world and *******everything******* that's in it Who makes a safe place for kids to play in her box of paints who teaches the children well when they are captive on her carousel of time she comes in colors she's like a rainbow (she colors up the sunshine hours) So let's sit around her shanty mamas (and papas) AND put a good buzz on (Come on, Marianne! I know you can....) and give her an armload of bright balloons ice cream birthday cake castles in the air and applause APPLAUSE for this ooby shooby loveable farm girl! (hey farmer farmer !!!) cats and baby cats round her feet in her HARD UP KITCHEN,,,,,,,,,,,, crazy? ( do you think she is crazy?) when muller loses his marianne decoder ring you JUst hAVeto \ Laugh ....cuz it's all so crAZEEE but i am always tetheredtoaringingdecoder RING when she writes/////// LO VE like an old postage stamp OR she wants to give me "warm palm" beads You just have to laugh! Let's be singing songs of jOY and PEACE today for Miss Marianne RIZZO! With my heart on a silver platter, - -- Patti P., who imitates the best, and the rest I memorize _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:18:35 -0500 From: Stewart.Simon@sunlife.com Subject: Joni Covers, Volume 97 I really like Rachel Fuller's version of Blue......Can I assume that this is the same Rachel Fuller that is Pete' Townsend's significant other? Did you know that Rachel also released an album titled "Shine" ?? 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Thanks for the comment, Stewart - not that anyone gives a rip but I still aim to give my write-up about all of the tracks this weekend. Bob NP: The Pretenders, "Message Of Love" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:59:22 -0600 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: song poll Hi Bob. Hope you are well. I was looking over the song poll and voting at the site. I noticed that Big Yellow Taxi, new and old, is listed. Why isn't the 2000 version of Both Sides Now listed as well? mack ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:12:57 -0600 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: pirate jenny njc I'm sure many of you are more familiar with Judy Collins than I. I have come across her rendition of the tune called "Pirate Jenny.' Marvelous tune. The lyrics knocked me out. ("asking me, 'kill them now or later', asking me, 'kill them now or later', in that quiet of death, I'll say, 'right now' and they'll pile up the bodies and I'll say 'that'll learn ya.' ) I cackle with relish each time I hear it. mack ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 18:33:57 -0500 From: "Scott and Jody" Subject: RE: Joni Covers, Volume 97 Bob wrote: I give a rip, and so do many others on this list. I look forward to the write-ups. I usually listen to the covers first, and then read what your take is on each track. Keep em' comin'...... THANK YOU for all your hard work and to everyone else that contributes. Big Hug, Jody NP - Jenny Goodspeed - "Mainesong" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 18:53:00 EST From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Covers, Volume 97 Sweet Jody wrote: > I give a rip, and so do many others on this list. You know that goes for me too, Bob! I have collected the Joni Covers since day #1. I try to give you my review before I read yours, and like Stewart, I mentioned how much I liked Rachel Fuller's cover of "Blue". I used to post my reviews to the list, but ever since I got blasted from a not so favorable review of a cover from someone that I didn't know the singer was on the JMDL, I just post them to Bob privately. Maybe I should just post the good reviews to the list :) Jimmy ************** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:09:54 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Archie's boys NJC I actually met him (Barack) once, here in Greenville at an old used-to-be mall. Many many more people turned out than was expected, and there were all ages, colors, etc. Pretty exciting even though some of it was so staged and hokey (no I didn't want to jump up & down holding a cardboard sign, I wanted to see him and hear him speak first-hand.) Mrs SCJoniguy met him right before the Iowa Primary (she was in IO on business). As for who I haven't met...that's a pretty long list, and by the same token they haven't met me either. Bob NP: Sonic Youth, "Tokyo Eye" - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:43:58 -0800 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: njc, Happy Birthday Ms. Treegreen! A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Marianne! I've never met you but I've always loved your posts to the Joni list. I always get such warm and positive vibes from them! So I figure you must be one special lady! Hugs from Mark in Seattle - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Parlette" To: ; Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:37 AM Subject: njc, Happy Birthday Ms. Treegreen! > Oui, mes Joniamies, c'est l'anniversaire de naissance de notre chere > > Marianne! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:47:03 -0800 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: pirate jenny njc Maddy Prior also does a pretty decent rendition of this song on one of Steeleye Span's records, 'Storm Force Ten', I think. Ashara can confirm that if anyone can. But they titled it 'The Black Freighter'. Am I crazy or is this from 'The Threepenny Opera'? Mark in Seattle - ----- Original Message ----- From: "mack watson-bush" To: "joni" Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 3:12 PM Subject: pirate jenny njc > I'm sure many of you are more familiar with Judy Collins than I. I > have come > across her rendition of the tune called "Pirate Jenny.' Marvelous > tune. > The lyrics knocked me out. > > ("asking me, 'kill them now or later', > asking me, 'kill them now or later', > > in that quiet of death, I'll say, > > 'right now' > > and they'll pile up the bodies > and I'll say > > 'that'll learn ya.' ) > > I cackle with relish each time I hear it. > > mack ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 23:03:06 -0800 From: Subject: Chris Stills (njc) Hey Laurent, Nice of you to check him out a bit more. Maybe I just saw him on a particularly good night. Stephen has always been far and away my favorite musically since the Buffalo Springfield days. The night I saw Chris he seemed to really be channeling his father but with his own unique style. May be why I was so impressed at the time. Kakki ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #561 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------