From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #588 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 Friday, February 29 2008 Volume 2007 : Number 588 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: (NJC) For fans of 4-stringed instruments [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: O my what the Hill?, njc [Laura Stanley ] Re: Pete Seeger NJC [Em ] k.d. lang & ANNE SANDSTROM! [Patti Parlette ] more on kd lang ["Barbara Stewart" ] Magic wand, njc [Marianne Rizzo ] hill, now obama njc ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: more on kd lang [Jerry Notaro ] RE: O my what the Hill?, njc [Monika Bogdanowicz ] RE: O my what the Hill?, njc ["Kate Bennett" ] Herbie a Playboy? ["Barbara Stewart" ] njc, Clinton Obama Clinton Obama Clinton Obama [Patti Parlette ] Re: more on kd lang ["L.Bruce Vaughn" ] Re: more on kd lang - now NJC [Jerry Notaro ] Re: Hillary or Barack? njc [Jerry Notaro ] Re: (NJC) For fans of 4-stringed instruments [Catherine McKay ] Re: Hillary or Barack? njc ["Kay Ashley" ] Boston area listers - cool music alert, sjc ["Sue Cameron" ] njc game over njc political content ["gene" ] NJC, "Bonneville", Refuge of the Roads [Patti Parlette ] hillary vs barrack njc ["Kate Bennett" ] njc, Oh, Yoko, Happy Birthday, and a Rufus & Sean photo [Patti Parlette <] RE: Joni and Stills (and Judy) [David Eoll ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:18:11 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: (NJC) For fans of 4-stringed instruments Thanks Lori - I DID love it. And in case you didn't know, that talented bunch (The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain) has recorded not one but TWO Joni covers..."A Case Of You" and "For Free". I love their concept and sense of humor. Bob NP: Marvin Gaye, "Let's Get It On" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:23:22 +0800 (CST) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Re: O my what the Hill?, njc Kate wrote: Thanks Laura, I realize now that your definition of cult is different than mine. I don't know anything about the 'us & them' you speak of re Obama's message but from personal experience I can say that Hillary has not represented my POV in the past several years so maybe that is his reference point? You said, perhaps this war will end in a few years? Not sure what you mean by that. Regardless, I know most of us want that hopefully soon. Peace, Hi Kate, I think of the Catholic church as a cult. One of my favorite priests, the one who witnessed my marriage and baptized my oldest son, refers to it as such. The us and them is similar to what others have been talking about regarding rich and poor. Hillary has always pulled for the poor though. Obama's campaign is richer than Hillary's I've heard. Another thought came to me about the conflict in Iraq. What if it gets worse if we do pull our troops out... so bad that we have to go back and lose even more lives than we would have if we'd stayed in? So many things to think about. I share your ideals but seem to differ with you in approaching them. It is good to be able to share peacefully. Thank you. I grow this way. Love, Laura PS. I was watching clips of Brother Sun and Sister Moon yesterday. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:38:57 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: Pete Seeger NJC yes it was a tremendous show. I never realized how technically excellent Pete was on the banjo. And I loved learning how he and wife and kids lived in the woods in the self made log house. Never knew he went (however briefly) to Harvard and never knew he served in the armed forces. He's my kind of patriot! I just caught this on da tube by a fluke. Just happened to see it. I feel fortunate. :) Em ps: got my defend New Orleans t-shirts i the mail yesterday...NICE items! - --- Michael Paz wrote: > It was awesome and I was crying like a baby before it was over. Great > > production by the makers. Loved seeing my boy Arlo and thinking about > > the Seeger covers that his (Arlo's) kids have recorded. Check out > Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion on cdbaby.com > > > Best > > Paz > > > P.S. You beet me to it Kev I was gonna post about this and.... > > > Michael Paz > michael@thepazgroup.com > > Tour Manager > Preservation Hall Jazz Band > http://www.preservationhall.com > > > > > On Feb 27, 2008, at 7:59 PM, KEVIN DOHENY wrote: > > For all those interested.. I am sorry for the late post but in about > 3 > minutes PBS is showing American Masters Pete Seeger...ENJOY! > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:03:32 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: k.d. lang & ANNE SANDSTROM! Thanks for reposting the link, SoB! I want to knit you a sweater. I've been out on some borderline and have been meaning to write to Anne to ask for it again. Today I will open my credit-card eyes and order it. Felicitations, Anne! (Felicitations is French for "applause, applause.") xo, MoM _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail.-get your "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:17:02 -0500 From: "Barbara Stewart" Subject: more on kd lang Last nite was 'she', with fantastic backup musicians, in the most impressive room I've been to yet in NYC. High 6th fl Allen Room in the Time Warner Center's "Jazz at Lincoln Centre" venue. 450-500 seats, some in front of stage with cocktail tables. Behind bandstand a 4-floor high glass wall/window overlooking Central Park & Columbus Circle towards the east. Lights of cars coming around curve, towers on Upper East Side glittering on the Horizon. Absolutely NO street-sounds. Glass panels somehow refracted the moving lights so they appeared ghostlike in the distance. Room itself so skillfully lit that audience appeared to be in candlelight. Beautiful!!!! Music : she spanned her career in certain respects, with a good mix and flow of old and new. But focus on material from Watershed (buy it! - her compositions) and 49th Parallel (Siberry & Cohen). No "Cryin'" (tho I sang it out loud during the 6 block walk home.). God, but her voice is near perfect! Versatile, pure, sustained delivery. great control over tone and volume - totally appropriate at every moment. Pitch and breathing in live performance belying the effort she's put into developing and nurturing her instrument - all appears spontaneous and effortless. Holds a long note without a tremor (unless intended) and limits the vocal pyrotechnics to the moments that beg for them - doesn't 'impose' her voice over the meaning and need of the lyric and melody. And she won the audience over from a respectful attention to adulation by the end. Her choice of material leans more now to the wistful, self-critical tone of love and life not meeting expectations. They guys who played with her - session men of fair renown here - seemed somewhat in awe of her talent. Evidently well rehearsed, but retaining the attentiveness and spontaneity that makes them smile at one another's particularly interesting riff or punctuation.They were thoroughly enjoying themselves, and their voices in perfect harmony, then counterpoint, to kd's. I was entranced. And somehow uplifted as well - thought of my recently deceased Mom throughout, due to the nature of some of the lyrics and the naked emotion she layered subtly over that soaring voice. The night was magical. B from : Barbara L.Stewart, MLS Library - Sesame Workshop 1 Lincoln Plaza, 4th fl, NYC, NY 10023 USA tel: 212-875-6393 fax: 212-875-7309 barbara.stewart@sesameworkshop.org "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter." - ML King ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:07:15 -0500 From: Marianne Rizzo Subject: Magic wand, njc >Subject: RE: Magic wand, njc>LOL>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBuuR62hVAs&feature=related I did not like this presentation by Hillary. It made me like her less. . I do not appreciate sarcasm for the most part. yet, Perhaps there are some valid points about Obama's idealism and. . can he really move this country? (If he chooses John Edwards as a vp running mate, maybe he can.) we'll see. . . in the meantime. . maybe we can all pray and/or ask the great spirit to HELP US RISE from the devasting policies and consequences of the bush /cheney administration. Marianne _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:52:06 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: hill, now obama njc Yes, & he is inspiring so many youth to vote which is so exciting to me kate >From: Marianne Rizzo I also see the possibility of Obama inspiring the black youth of today. . .< ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:55:11 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: more on kd lang Love all the great reviews. I'm going to see her next week in Clearwater. Jerry > Last nite was 'she', with fantastic backup musicians, in the most impressive > room I've been to yet in NYC. > > High 6th fl Allen Room in the Time Warner Center's "Jazz at Lincoln Centre" > venue. 450-500 seats, some in front of stage with cocktail tables. Behind > bandstand a 4-floor high glass wall/window overlooking Central Park & Columbus > Circle towards the east. Lights of cars coming around curve, towers on Upper > East Side glittering on the Horizon. Absolutely NO street-sounds. Glass panels > somehow refracted the moving lights so they appeared ghostlike in the > distance. Room itself so skillfully lit that audience appeared to be in > candlelight. Beautiful!!!! > > Music : she spanned her career in certain respects, with a good mix and flow > of old and new. But focus on material from Watershed (buy it! - her > compositions) and 49th Parallel (Siberry & Cohen). No "Cryin'" (tho I sang it > out loud during the 6 block walk home.). > > God, but her voice is near perfect! Versatile, pure, sustained delivery. great > control over tone and volume - totally appropriate at every moment. Pitch and > breathing in live performance belying the effort she's put into developing and > nurturing her instrument - all appears spontaneous and effortless. Holds a > long note without a tremor (unless intended) and limits the vocal pyrotechnics > to the moments that beg for them - doesn't 'impose' her voice over the meaning > and need of the lyric and melody. > > And she won the audience over from a respectful attention to adulation by the > end. Her choice of material leans more now to the wistful, self-critical tone > of love and life not meeting expectations. > > They guys who played with her - session men of fair renown here - seemed > somewhat in awe of her talent. Evidently well rehearsed, but retaining the > attentiveness and spontaneity that makes them smile at one another's > particularly interesting riff or punctuation.They were thoroughly enjoying > themselves, and their voices in perfect harmony, then counterpoint, to kd's. > > I was entranced. > And somehow uplifted as well - thought of my recently deceased Mom throughout, > due to the nature of some of the lyrics and the naked emotion she layered > subtly over that soaring voice. > > The night was magical. > > B > > > from : > Barbara L.Stewart, MLS > Library - Sesame Workshop > 1 Lincoln Plaza, 4th fl, NYC, NY 10023 USA > tel: 212-875-6393 fax: 212-875-7309 > barbara.stewart@sesameworkshop.org > "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that > matter." - ML King ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:52:17 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: RE: O my what the Hill?, njc But everyone must know that a vote for McCain will be a vote for pretty much a never ending war (or atleast while he's in office). This is no assumption or belief that I *think* he'll keep the war going but he has said many, many times he is interested in *winning* the war and keeping the troops in Iraq. But how can you win a war where no clear winner could ever be determined? Who really wins in war? Instead of thinking about another country's well being why doesn't someone focus on America and its problems? America does still have some problems on the inside....America's freedom is not at stake here...in fact America's freedom has never been at stake...(well atleast not anytime recently).... And a vote for McCain will be a vote for someone who pretty much has the complete opposite views of both the Democratic candidates. Anything Hillary or Obama say, flip it and you pretty much have McCain's view (generally speaking with a few exceptions). A vote for McCain would be devastating! Voting McCain is like saying, "Sure, let's stay in Iraq and finish up as long as it takes. It's cool by me." I have to say, this is a little off topic but I have to give credit for Bush's manipulative strategy in support for the war. It wasn't "support the war" but "support the troops." I caught that clever strategy on day one. By not supporting the war, you don't support the troops! What a crock. Most people fell for it and I remember the arguments of patriotism right after 911 when you said anything against the war. Shit all I said then (and now) is I support the troops alright...that's why I want them to come home and be safe with their families and friends! -Monika, who wants troops out Kate Bennett wrote: Thanks Laura, I realize now that your definition of cult is different than mine. I don't know anything about the 'us & them' you speak of re Obama's message but from personal experience I can say that Hillary has not represented my POV in the past several years so maybe that is his reference point? You said, perhaps this war will end in a few years? Not sure what you mean by that. Regardless, I know most of us want that hopefully soon. Peace, Kate - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:23:43 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: O my what the Hill?, njc Howdy Laura. Cult has a lot of meanings but I think the most generic is that a cult has beliefs outside of the mainstream society (whatever that is anymore!) Both H & O have done good works on behalf of those who 'have not'. I don't know which campaign has raised more $$ but I have heard that O has raised an amazing amount from small individual donations. Re Iraq- It will probably get worse when we pull our troops out but it is not going to get better by staying in (IMO). We are sacrificing so much to be there. And a few are getting wealthy because of it. There was a lot of intelligent info out there as to why we should not invade Iraq with well thought out consequences of what what would happen if we did (& they have come to pass). If I as an ordinary citizen like me had that knowledge surely those in congress had access to it. Some in congress voted against that war. Some, like Edwards, voted for it & later regretted his decision. Has Hillary ever looked at her decision that way? That decision was a huge one for me, one that has changed our country & our world in ways that will be difficult to repair. I can't imagine wanting to be president right now. Kate ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:39:39 -0500 From: "Barbara Stewart" Subject: Herbie a Playboy? See today's LA Times http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-playboy28feb28,1,654542 .story http://tinyurl.com/2cw8ay B from : Barbara L.Stewart, MLS Library - Sesame Workshop 1 Lincoln Plaza, 4th fl, NYC, NY 10023 USA tel: 212-875-6393 fax: 212-875-7309 barbara.stewart@sesameworkshop.org "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter." - ML King ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:18:03 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: njc, Clinton Obama Clinton Obama Clinton Obama I'm glad to see you getting involved, Monika. "Young people speaking their minds...." Yes, it's a crazy time, and it's good! Something is indeed happening here. Georgia Rep. John Lewis, in what he said was the hardest thing he's ever done (which includes getting beaten and bloodied on that bridge in Selma), just switched from Clinton to Obama. "Something is happening in America," the 11-term congressman, a bloodied veteran of the civil rights movement, said in a statement issued by his office. "There is a movement, there is a spirit, there is an enthusiasm in the hearts and minds of the American people that I have not seen in a long time, since the candidacy of Robert Kennedy." And my Boy (to use Paz parlance, LOL!) Chris Dodd has endorsed Obama and is on his way to work for him in Texas. Chris speaks excellent Spanish, having served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. I think Chris would be a great Secretaryof State, but I'm getting ahead of myself, I know. I also come out to wonder who the running mates will be. My buddy Franco was just in my office, exulting in the latest news (I love Italians!) and said Obama should pick a woman. Then my boss said that if Obama wins, she will give up her green card of 27 years and become a citizen! I'm also going out on an arbutus limb to say that if Hillary loses Tuesday, she should look at the facts and figures scrawled and pack it in for the common good. Look up in the sky and see the writing: "Surrender Hillary!" (No offense to Hillary supporters.) "It's too late baby, oh it's too late, though you really did try to make it." Obama now has over a million (half a million strong, times two) supporters/donors on his website. Lots of little people, little green shoots of grass coming together. The more voices on it, the better. He's a uniter. As Pete Seegar said last night (I scrawled it on the back of a cartoon coaster): "Participation, that's what's gonna save the human race." (Beatles' TIC: Join the human race! And we all shine on....) Let all your little lights shine. Singing soprano in the upstairs celestial choir, Patti P., heading out to Proud-Headed Queen Lizzie's Quick Lunch Stand http://www.lizziescurbside.com/curbside_specials.php (Ooh, she's got Italian Wedding Soup today. Here's to our Italian friends!) _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:52 -0500 From: "Kay Ashley" Subject: Hillary or Barack? njc Kate, I really appreciate your thoughts about Obama. I decided a while back to support him. The reason I can't get behind Hillary is very simple: I just cannot vote for someone who voted for the war twice, when she of all people should have known better. I was one of the 100k+ people to march on DC in October of 2002. If that many laypeople knew the "intelligence" was hogwash, then how could our "leaders" not know? As a New Yorker, I have been extremely disappointed in both Hillary and Chuck Schumer for not standing up to the new McCarthyism following 9/11. They both knew better, and they both folded for the sake of their own political survival. That is not leadership. Leadership is standing up for what you know is right, regardless of circumstances and regardless of consequences. I'm curious to hear from other NYers, but I have to say that I have not felt a positive impact from all these years that Hillary has been representing NY in the Senate. I can't think of one positive development in NYC or the state of NY as a whole that I can say was directly attributable to her "leadership". I think Hillary is out for herself, and I think Obama is motivated by a desire to serve. I really wish I could get behind Hillary, being a feminist and all, but I don't think that she's the right person to unite this country after 8 years of oligarchic rule under The Divider. Too many people just downright hate her. I'm afraid that she could lose in a contest with McCain, and that prospect terrifies me. My idle daydreams about leaving this country would move from my "maybe someday" list to my "action list" if we get another Republican in the White House. Finally, I think this country is in desperate need of inspiration, and Americans are in desperate need of a reason or two to feel proud of our country again. As Rufus Wainwright sang so beautifully at Radio City Music Hall on Valentine's Day, "I'm so tired of you, America." I for one would like to stop feeling that way. Obama inspires me. Sometimes ideas are more important than past experience. Did the Founding Fathers have any experience in creating a new nation from scratch? No -- but they were armed with intelligence, an inspiring vision, and the willingness to make it work. Not only is Obama the only tenable candidate this year who's capable of motivating people to act from their hearts, he's the first leader this country has produced in 40 years to do so. That kind of person comes along only rarely, and I'm more than happy to jump on the bandwagon. Kay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KAY ASHLEY ~ Singer-Songwriter http://www.kayashley.com http://www.myspace.com/kayashley http://www.sonicbids.com/kayashley ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:22:13 -0700 From: "L.Bruce Vaughn" Subject: Re: more on kd lang You are all so lucky! As soon as the tour was announced I checked the dates and she's not coming anywhere near the Southwest. Hopefully this is just part one of the tour. Luckily I bought the deluxe edition of Watershed which has 4 live bonus tracks on it so at least I can hear a little taste of what you are getting to see real time. It sounds like from the reviews that the 4 live tracks she included are all songs she is performing on this tour. I haven't seen kd live for almost 15 years and was really hoping, but I guess you can't have everything.... The CD alone has been wowing my ears since it's release. Enjoy yourself Jerry! Bruce in Tucson >Love all the great reviews. I'm going to see her next week in Clearwater. > >Jerry > > > > >>Last nite was 'she', with fantastic backup musicians, in the most impressive >>room I've been to yet in NYC. >> >>High 6th fl Allen Room in the Time Warner Center's "Jazz at Lincoln Centre" >>venue. 450-500 seats, some in front of stage with cocktail tables. Behind >>bandstand a 4-floor high glass wall/window overlooking Central Park & Columbus >>Circle towards the east. Lights of cars coming around curve, towers on Upper >>East Side glittering on the Horizon. Absolutely NO street-sounds. Glass panels >>somehow refracted the moving lights so they appeared ghostlike in the >>distance. Room itself so skillfully lit that audience appeared to be in >>candlelight. Beautiful!!!! >> >>Music : she spanned her career in certain respects, with a good mix and flow >>of old and new. But focus on material from Watershed (buy it! - her >>compositions) and 49th Parallel (Siberry & Cohen). No "Cryin'" (tho I sang it >>out loud during the 6 block walk home.). >> >>God, but her voice is near perfect! Versatile, pure, sustained delivery. great >>control over tone and volume - totally appropriate at every moment. Pitch and >>breathing in live performance belying the effort she's put into developing and >>nurturing her instrument - all appears spontaneous and effortless. Holds a >>long note without a tremor (unless intended) and limits the vocal pyrotechnics >>to the moments that beg for them - doesn't 'impose' her voice over the meaning >>and need of the lyric and melody. >> >>And she won the audience over from a respectful attention to adulation by the >>end. Her choice of material leans more now to the wistful, self-critical tone >>of love and life not meeting expectations. >> >>They guys who played with her - session men of fair renown here - seemed >>somewhat in awe of her talent. Evidently well rehearsed, but retaining the >>attentiveness and spontaneity that makes them smile at one another's >>particularly interesting riff or punctuation.They were thoroughly enjoying >>themselves, and their voices in perfect harmony, then counterpoint, to kd's. >> >>I was entranced. >>And somehow uplifted as well - thought of my recently deceased Mom throughout, >>due to the nature of some of the lyrics and the naked emotion she layered >>subtly over that soaring voice. >> >>The night was magical. >> >>B >> >> >>from : >>Barbara L.Stewart, MLS >>Library - Sesame Workshop >>1 Lincoln Plaza, 4th fl, NYC, NY 10023 USA >>tel: 212-875-6393 fax: 212-875-7309 >>barbara.stewart@sesameworkshop.org >>"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that >>matter." - ML King ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:28:31 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: more on kd lang - now NJC Bruce, I love the live tracks but have to say Watershed bores me. Every song sounds the same to me. I don9t think those songs would ever have been recorded except for the fact that she wrote them. But, as always, I look forward to any live performance from k.d. Jerry > You are all so lucky! As soon as the tour was announced I checked the dates > and she's not coming anywhere near the Southwest. Hopefully this is just part > one of the tour. > > Luckily I bought the deluxe edition of Watershed which has 4 live bonus tracks > on it so at least I can hear a little taste of what you are getting to see > real time. It sounds like from the reviews that the 4 live tracks she included > are all songs she is performing on this tour. > > I haven't seen kd live for almost 15 years and was really hoping, but I guess > you can't have everything.... The CD alone has been wowing my ears since it's > release. > > Enjoy yourself Jerry! > Bruce in Tucson >> >> Love all the great reviews. I'm going to see her next week in Clearwater. >> >> Jerry >> >> >> >> >>> >>> Last nite was 'she', with fantastic backup musicians, in the most impressive >>> room I've been to yet in NYC. >>> >>> High 6th fl Allen Room in the Time Warner Center's "Jazz at Lincoln Centre" >>> venue. 450-500 seats, some in front of stage with cocktail tables. Behind >>> bandstand a 4-floor high glass wall/window overlooking Central Park & >>> Columbus >>> Circle towards the east. Lights of cars coming around curve, towers on Upper >>> East Side glittering on the Horizon. Absolutely NO street-sounds. Glass >>> panels >>> somehow refracted the moving lights so they appeared ghostlike in the >>> distance. Room itself so skillfully lit that audience appeared to be in >>> candlelight. Beautiful!!!! >>> >>> Music : she spanned her career in certain respects, with a good mix and flow >>> of old and new. But focus on material from Watershed (buy it! - her >>> compositions) and 49th Parallel (Siberry & Cohen). No "Cryin'" (tho I sang >>> it >>> out loud during the 6 block walk home.). >>> >>> God, but her voice is near perfect! Versatile, pure, sustained delivery. >>> great >>> control over tone and volume - totally appropriate at every moment. Pitch >>> and >>> breathing in live performance belying the effort she's put into developing >>> and >>> nurturing her instrument - all appears spontaneous and effortless. Holds a >>> long note without a tremor (unless intended) and limits the vocal >>> pyrotechnics >>> to the moments that beg for them - doesn't 'impose' her voice over the >>> meaning >>> and need of the lyric and melody. >>> >>> And she won the audience over from a respectful attention to adulation by >>> the >>> end. Her choice of material leans more now to the wistful, self-critical >>> tone >>> of love and life not meeting expectations. >>> >>> They guys who played with her - session men of fair renown here - seemed >>> somewhat in awe of her talent. Evidently well rehearsed, but retaining the >>> attentiveness and spontaneity that makes them smile at one another's >>> particularly interesting riff or punctuation.They were thoroughly enjoying >>> themselves, and their voices in perfect harmony, then counterpoint, to kd's. >>> >>> I was entranced. >>> And somehow uplifted as well - thought of my recently deceased Mom >>> throughout, >>> due to the nature of some of the lyrics and the naked emotion she layered >>> subtly over that soaring voice. >>> >>> The night was magical. >>> >>> B >>> >>> >>> from : >>> Barbara L.Stewart, MLS >>> Library - Sesame Workshop >>> 1 Lincoln Plaza, 4th fl, NYC, NY 10023 USA >>> tel: 212-875-6393 fax: 212-875-7309 >>> barbara.stewart@sesameworkshop.org >>> "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that >>> matter." - ML King ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:35:12 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Hillary or Barack? njc > I really wish I could get behind Hillary, being a feminist and all, > but I don't think that she's the right person to unite this country > after 8 years of oligarchic rule under The Divider. Too many people > just downright hate her. I'm afraid that she could lose in a contest > with McCain, and that prospect terrifies me. Kay, Does that mean you will not vote for her if she wins the Democratic nomination? Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:39:31 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: (NJC) For fans of 4-stringed instruments > blog.) Particularly > good > if you appreciate British humour. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfK-UzQ48JE> > Love it, love it, love it! It made my day! Catherine ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:03:47 -0500 (EST) From: "Jerry Notaro" Subject: Re: Hillary or Barack? njc As they say on Family Feud: Good answer! Kay Ashley wrote: > Hi Jerry, > > Oh, if she gets the nomination, I'll vote for her, but I won't feel > inspired as I flip the lever. > > :-) > Kay > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Jerry Notaro > wrote: >> >> > I really wish I could get behind Hillary, being a feminist and all, >> > but I don't think that she's the right person to unite this country >> > after 8 years of oligarchic rule under The Divider. Too many people >> > just downright hate her. I'm afraid that she could lose in a contest >> > with McCain, and that prospect terrifies me. >> >> Kay, >> >> Does that mean you will not vote for her if she wins the Democratic >> nomination? >> >> Jerry >> >> >> > > > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > KAY ASHLEY ~ Singer-Songwriter > http://www.kayashley.com > http://www.myspace.com/kayashley > http://www.sonicbids.com/kayashley ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:58:00 -0500 From: "Kay Ashley" Subject: Re: Hillary or Barack? njc Hi Jerry, Oh, if she gets the nomination, I'll vote for her, but I won't feel inspired as I flip the lever. :-) Kay On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Jerry Notaro wrote: > > > I really wish I could get behind Hillary, being a feminist and all, > > but I don't think that she's the right person to unite this country > > after 8 years of oligarchic rule under The Divider. Too many people > > just downright hate her. I'm afraid that she could lose in a contest > > with McCain, and that prospect terrifies me. > > Kay, > > Does that mean you will not vote for her if she wins the Democratic > nomination? > > Jerry > > > - -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KAY ASHLEY ~ Singer-Songwriter http://www.kayashley.com http://www.myspace.com/kayashley http://www.sonicbids.com/kayashley ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:00:39 -0600 From: "Sue Cameron" Subject: Boston area listers - cool music alert, sjc As was written: "It's a given that so many singer-songwriters cite Joni Mitchell as an influence. They should also listen to Kym Tuvim." - Minor 7th My friend Kym will be playing these shows the next few nights/weeks. Catch her if you can, she is amazing! Friday, 2/29 (Boston, MA) WERS 88.9 FM on Live Mix 10:30am Friday, 2/29 (Watertown, CT) Watertown Houseconcerts 7:30 / $15 suggested donation To RSVP & get directions, call Barbara @ 860-274-2654 Saturday, 3/1 (Pawtucket, RI) Stone Soup Coffee House @ St. Paul's Episcopal Church 50 Park Place 8pm / $15 For tickets, call 401-781-0061 Opening for Garnet Rogers (www.garnetrogers.com) Sunday, 3/2 (Cambridge, MA) ** CD RELEASE with BAND ** Club Passim, 47 Palmer Street 7:30pm / $10 Members, $12 General CD Release Concert with Liz Stahler (www.lizstahler.com) and Kate Klim (www.kateklim.com) Call for info/tickets: (617) 492-7679 Suze, n.p. Sky Blue Sky, Wilco ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:53:37 -0800 (PST) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Chuck Mitchell's music is for sale now, njc He is really talented... really really talented. I'm getting the Dreams and Stories album first. https://www.mitchellsong.com/music.php ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:50:48 -0500 From: "Vince Lavieri" Subject: Re: Hillary or Barack? njc Thank you Kay for your thoughts. Mine are very similar to yours. Yes, we can! Vince ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:01:14 -0800 From: "gene" Subject: njc game over njc political content GAME OVER!!! Barack will get the democratic nomination. "The truth is in the pudding" The Obama/McCain debates. Can Obama explain to the voters how he plans to accomplish his visions without seeming too socialistic? Otherwise a vote for McCain will be vote for the lesser of two evils. I myself favor Obama. We need to get our manufacturing base back, which brings research/development; which brings innovation; which brings our country back to the cutting edge of economic growth; which, more importantly, brings back our middle class. The billions and lives we are wasting in Iraq is costing this country dearly. It's really sad about Hillary. She is just as qualified as Obama----it's just that she's been the front runner from the get-go and has been a target. For whatever reason, I can't explain, people just don't like or trust her. She would make a great Secretary of Health and Education. John Edwards would a great Secretary of Labor. GO DEMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:30:08 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: NJC, "Bonneville", Refuge of the Roads Cher Bonneville Bruce and All: I was just reading about this new Jessica Lange movie, and it makes me think of Joni, and you, Bruce. "I'm traveling in some vehicle", Refuge of the Roads, etc. (Ha! What doesn't make me think of Joni? I see something of Joni's self in everyone at every moment of the world.) Lange also mentions a writer that many of us have affection and respect, a little passion for -- Joan Didion. Here are a few snippets of the article: "...."Bonneville" put Lange, playing a newly widowed character named Arvilla, on the "blue highways" of the far West in an ancient Pontiac convertible on a quest to deliver the ashes of her late husband to the testy members of his "first" family. It's a wistful, playful and yet melancholy trip Arvilla makes with two old pals, the brassy Margene (Kathy Bates, of course) and the timid, conservative and unintentionally hilarious Carol (Joan Allen). The car is a Bonneville, and one of the many vistas they take in on their trek is the salt flat that gave the car its name  Bonneville. "The great thing was, we were actually going to shoot in the areas described in the script," Lange says. "We weren't going to be up in Canada pretending we were traveling to these remote corners of America. I loved southern Utah, that whole area south of Salt Lake City....... ........For "Bonneville," it wasn't just sharing a big "Detroit land yacht" and sight-seeing with two great actresses that grabbed her. It was Arvilla's grief that drew her in. "I've played different manifestations of [grief] in other films, but I was very taken with Joan Didion's book, "The Year of Magical Thinking," which I read in galleys about the time I got offered this film," she says. "It became an interesting prospect to really investigate that side of a character. There's this thing in Didion's book about how grief comes over you in waves. I've lost people, not a partner, but people I was close to. I've seen that. She's right. "Her book starts by saying how life changes in an instant when you lose someone. If you take that as your starting point, then it allows you really interesting areas to delve into. "I have to say, Joan's book was like a blueprint for me. I drew a lot on it. Sometimes I'm inspired by a piece of music. Sometimes it's a piece of literature that isn't directly related to this character or the story we're trying to tell. It can be something as abstract as art work, or a gesture or behavior that I've seen someone use that helps me configure a performance."..... .....Arvilla, she says, "is trying to recapture something she's lost. She can't. It's gone. So she moves on." Take that road-picture metaphor as a life lesson, the actress says. You can want to be who you were, but it's better if you "accept who you are now." " **** The whole thing is here: http://www.courant.com/entertainment/movies/hc-langecal.artfeb28,0,950150.story Sounds like she gets a good grip on Arvilla's grief, and wouldn't it be cool if Hejira or Refuge of the Roads were in the soundtrack? Or Amelia, driving across the burning desert? I've driven I-15 through southern Utah many times listening to those precious Joni pearls of wisdom. And isn't that where Mamacita Alison had her ceremony of the bells and lace? Love & Peace, Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:43:35 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: njc, McCain Offkey on War Here's a short (1.24) video of John McCain on the war: http://mccainsings.com/?utm_source=rgemail He makes me want to shake my fists at lightning now and ROAR like forest fire. How DARE he joke about it! Men love war. And speaking of war, March 19th is the 5th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. There are events planned all across the country: http://www.5yearstoomany.org/ I plan to go scrambling down in the streets in front of Joe "No-one-wants-to-end-this-war-more-than-I-do-and-that's-a fact" Lieberman's Hartford office, and then attend a vigil at night in Willimantic. I was standing on the same noisy corner five years ago when the war started. Five years ago....holy merde. And the beat of the war drums goes on. You say we have turned Like the enemies you've earned But we can remember All the good things you are And so we ask you please Can we help you find the peace and the star Oh my friend We have all come To fear the beating of your drum So as not to be totally heavy company, I'll share a little humor to lighten up this heavy load. I remember coming home from that vigil five years ago, and my Michael from Mountains (just rescued from the greedy clutches of the recruiters -- allelluia, allelluia!!-- but still very sullen and mad at me for erasing their messages) said: "Your brother called." I said: "Oh, yeah? Did you tell him where I was?" Michael said: "Yeah. I told him you went to a hippie convention." My sweet boy. The years spin by and now the boy is 23 and "hooray for our side", standing next to me at the Obama rally. So why do I work so hard against the war? Mostly out of the there-are-no-words/immense gratitude I feel that he was spared, coupled with the intense (what's the word?) ummmmm....Joni, help me!....."much-too-much-desire" (yeah, that works) that other mothers and fathers will be spared the pain of losing one of theirs for George Bush's "noble cause." Okay, I'll get off my dove soapbox. Bon nuit, Joniami(e)s! Love & Bed Peace, Patti P., renewed by the Pete Seegar special last night (so glad you caught it, Paz!) 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Also sending up a prayer for George, who would have been 65 on February 25th. _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:00:05 -0500 From: David Eoll Subject: RE: Joni and Stills (and Judy) Didn't know about Stills on Blonde In The Bleachers. In fact I'd never really focused on the harmonies in that song. They are something else, though, thanks for pointing them out. I'm only hearing Stephen sing the "Very long"s near the end. The harmonies nearer the beginning of the song sound like Joni's usual style of harmonizing with herself (I call it the Joni quartet). But, I could be wrong. And the two electric guitars (one in each channel) are unmistakably Stills. And once again, I've listened to that album 1000 times and never noticed. Sheesh. Since there appear to be a few Stephen Stills fans on the list, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out his fantastic accompaniments on Judy Collins' album, Who Knows Where The Time Goes. He's all over that album on bass and guitars. The standouts, for me, are Pretty Polly and First Boy I Loved. The latter song, in particular, is just beautiful anyway, and Stills plays wonderful fills throughout on electric. The last verse is a reference to him (Judy and he were an item then), and he plays that part with particular flair. :) Before I get off this sub-topic, I have to let you Stills fans know what happened after Stills finished doing those sessions with Judy. He paid the engineer a few hundred bucks to record some demos for him of some songs he'd been working on. It was April 1968, so Buffalo Springfield was in the process of disintegrating, and CSN had yet to come together. But, three of the demos were of songs that ended up on the first CSN album. About half a dozen others appeared on Stills first few solo albums, including a couple songs from Manassass. This reel of demos gathered dust for nearly 4 decades and recently surfaced and was released as Just Roll Tape. If you're a Stills fan _at_all_, you simply must check it out. Its rough in places, the levels are off, and the guitar's not miked very well, but what the hell do you expect? They're demos. And the man was on fire. Back to Joni and Blue. I knew that J.T. appears on that album, but I was never sure where. Wiki says he's on "California", "All I Want", "A Case of You". That certainly sounds like it could be him, but I'm not nearly as familiar with his playing. My question is, I know he and Joni had a relationship at some point. Is James appearance on Blue before, after, or during that relationship? Anyone know? I'm glad I found this list. I love talking about music with other music lovers almost as much as I love listening to music. Well, I guess "almost" is a bit of a stretch. But, I do like discussing music. I'm glad to be here. Toodles, David ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #588 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------