From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2008 #36 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 Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Saturday, April 19 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 036 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Bjork NJC ["Ross, Les" ] Channeling Joni again ["Mark Angelo" ] Looking for suggestions [StDoherty@aol.com] Re: Looking for suggestions ["Jamie's Box of Paints" ] Re: Tonight's Democratic debate, njc [Laura Stanley ] The Windfall vocal delivery [Russell Bowden ] Re: Tonight's Democratic debate, njc [Monika Bogdanowicz ] njc, R.I.P. Danny Federici [Patti Parlette ] U.S. Dept of Peace Conf - Marianne Williamson - njc [J Kendel Johnson ] njc, Carly's comin' around again [Patti Parlette ] powerful Joni lyrics [Jeannie ] Re: tonight's Democratic debate njc now "We do not torture" [Monika Bogda] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:32:54 +0100 From: "Ross, Les" Subject: Bjork NJC More than once last night i thought about Miyazaki's Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, when Bjork played the Hammersmith Apollo, London. Trailing a troupe of horn players (..also from Iceland, all women and perfectly called 'Wonderbrass'), Bjork took the stage, itself bedecked with flags and banners, like an Anime Princess. I don't know Bjork's work beyond a couple of tunes popular from her debut Debut recording. None of those featured last night but those songs she did play were a revelation. I think it's fair to describe Bjork's musical vision as challenging. I don't think it's an easy 'in' and in the past i've held the opinion that she is great because those whose opinions i value tell me she is. I'd skimmed some of her later work and as i say i don't find her easy to get into. After last night, i'm going to have to revisit that. She is an original. Her gift for melody is, to me, amazing. Against some cacophanous musical settings, her sung melodic lines are sensational in their subtlety and dense beauty. And of her voice, she has unflinching command. The Miyazaki thing happened again during a beautiful duet she sang with Antony (of the Johnsons). Like one of those cartoon bear-like characters beloved of Anime features, he loomed over Bjork's waif like a protective avatar. This was the high point of the evening for me. Those are two voices made for each other. And you don't know from hair-raising til you been in a Bjork crowd, bouncing to the fast and complex dance beats in a force 10 storm of lights, lasers and confetti while they sing along at the tops of their voices, note and phrase perfect to tunes the unfamiliar would be hard pushed to find 'hooks' in nevermind recollect. Sing-along-a-soccer-crowd, this is not. Brillliant and exceptional, it most certainly is. I've had a quick look online and for those who'd like to know, here's the set list. I can't vouch for its accuracy. 01. Intro - Brennip ^ip Vitar 02. Earth Intruders 03. Hunter 04. Unravel 05. Hope 06. The Pleasure Is All Mine 07. Dull Flame Of Desire 08. Jsga 09. Vertebrae By Vertebrae 10. Desired Constellation 11. Army Of Me 12. Innocence 13. Who Is It 14. Vvkurs 15. Wanderlust 16. Hyperballad 17. Pluto encore 18. Anchor Song 19. Declare Independence Les (London) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:03:55 -0400 From: "Mark Angelo" Subject: Channeling Joni again I know I'm late to this but I just watched clips from Joni on on the Andrew Marr Show part 1 (02.12.07) on YouTube and I can't help but feel I am channeling her when she makes no-holds-barred statements which I think about daily and which I try to proffer myself (if I'm in a non-lurking mood) such as "We've been destroying 47 to 50 species a day ..for 40 to 50 years .. and eventually it will come down to will we be able to survive AND WE'RE THERE NOW' and "I've always been very sensitive to the natural world and ashamed of my species for it's treatment of it and ... that's my cross to bear". I have felt exactly the same way for some time now. I too am ashamed of the human race and their insensitivity (in a collective sense) to the environment and natural world that nurtures and sustains them. I find myself turning to sites such as The Oil Drum http://www.theoildrum.com/ and Money Matters with Elaine Meinel Supkis http://elainemeinelsupkis.typepad.com/money_matters/ to find substantive information on the reality of energy resources and resultant effect on the economy (and world population and food) and the latter for relevant information on the economy based on a historical perspective, which has been known to repeat itself they say... Daily Kos http://www.dailykos.com will have a recommended diary on occasion, though most don't make it to the recommended list, that doesn't deal with politics and addresses the Biodiversity Holocaust which Joni correctly mentions has been occurng for decades with little fanfare. Every time I hear her speak I am simply in awe of her clarity of vision of this "massive mess we're in" largely brought on by "worshipping our own egos". Reminds me of the Planet of the Apes and how they worshipped the Lawgiver, also in the form of their own image, and the fate that befell them in the sequel. Also from Beneath the Planet of the Apes when the subterranean mutant humans say to James Franciscus "We are a peaceful people. We don't kill our enemies. We get our enemies to kill each other." Kind of like what the US has done to Iraq, stirring up centuries-old conflicts, and probably plans to do to the entire Middle Eastern region in the quest to control the oil resources there. Anyways getting into NJC grey area here so will stop my rambling. Mark in Florida. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntAJN70bU30 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:35:24 EDT From: StDoherty@aol.com Subject: Looking for suggestions I'm going to make a compilation of Joni tunes for a young friend. Don't think I'll include something from every recording but I'd like to span her career. What I'm looking for is a few suggestions for song combinations (doubles or triples) of songs that folks think are good combos. I'd like to include Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire, Dog Eat Dog, DJRD, For Free, Lesson in Survival, Just Like This Train, Passion Play and others ... but want some fun Joni too. Any suggestions gladly accepted. Dancing Clowns in it for the Windfall need not apply. **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:57:24 +0100 From: "Jamie's Box of Paints" Subject: Re: Looking for suggestions I'd say bookended with both versions of Both Sides Now for sure! Talk To Me is always fun and the flipside of that one Off Night Backstreet On 18/04/2008, StDoherty@aol.com wrote: > I'm going to make a compilation of Joni tunes for a young friend. Don't > think I'll include something from every recording but I'd like to span her > career. What I'm looking for is a few suggestions for song combinations (doubles - -- I am a lonely Painter I live in a Box of Paints I'm frightened by the devil But I'm drawn to those ones that 'aint afraid... Jamie Zubairi can be found for voice-overs at http://uk.voicespro.com/jamie.zubairi1 acting CV and showreel at http://uk.castingcallpro.com/u/81749 http://www.jamiezubairi.co.uk Facebook me! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:18:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Looking for suggestions It's not doubles but you must include Coyote followed by Don Juan's Reckless (I always want to put a W at the start of that) Daughter, because they go together. - --- Jamie's Box of Paints wrote: > I'd say bookended with both versions of Both Sides > Now for sure! > > Talk To Me is always fun and the flipside of that > one Off Night Backstreet > > > On 18/04/2008, StDoherty@aol.com > wrote: > > I'm going to make a compilation of Joni tunes for > a young friend. Don't > > think I'll include something from every recording > but I'd like to span her > > career. What I'm looking for is a few suggestions > for song combinations (doubles > -- Catherine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:18:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Re: Tonight's Democratic debate, njc Deb wrote: I despise the media. I wish one of the candidates would just say, "This is > bullshit! Please ask us a question about the issues!" But > they're playing the media's game, and it makes both of them look bad. Steve wrote: Actually, before some Republican primary a few months ago, Fred Thompson did just that. He refused to answer some idiotic question, and later kinda acerbically lampooned his competitors by asking how they would handle Iran and North Korea if they couldn't handle some stupid TV journalist! Hi Ya'll, The media has one goal: promoting itself. It loves smut because it gets people emotional and glued to the TV. The media is a blessing and a curse in our country. Free speech is good, but character defamation and entertainment at the cost of truth is useless. Good for Fred Thompson. Along the lines of his question... how can we think for ourselves when we rely on being "informed" through the opinions of slanted TV "news" journalists? What are we forming on our inside? Imagine the public boycotting TV and other modes of slanted news media until the nomination is decided. Love, Laura ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:34:39 EDT From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Sheila Weller Interview on WFUV I realize that many of you might not have gotten the notice about the interview with Sheila Weller ("Girls Like Us" author) on WFUV (9 PM Thursday night) until after it aired, but I was able to record the hour-long show and it was pretty good. If anyone wants to hear it, it should be available on the WFUV archives (go to WFUV.org) under "Studio A" events. If anyone has trouble finding or accessing it, I could send you a copy of the show but I will be away for a week (beginning Saturday, the 19th) so I couldn't do anything until I return. Kenny B ************** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:50:15 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Looking for suggestions Tim, How about the "Trouble Child/Twisted" combo from C&S - since one fades into the next it's a natural choice, and Twisted, although it's not Joni's composition, is plenty fun. Bob NP: Karrin Allyson, "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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Danny Federici has passed away Keybordist, accordion player, founding member of the E Street Band, and friend of Bruce Springsteen passed away last night after a three-year battle with melanoma cancer. In an official statement Bruce states: "Danny and I worked together for 40 years - he was the most wonderfully fluid keyboard player and a pure natural musician. I loved him very much...we grew up together." The death of Danny Federici is not only a terrible loss to his family, friends and colleagues. He will also be sorely missed by millions of E Street Band fans all of the world. Although not usually in the spotlight like Clarence Clemons or Steve Van Zandt, his sound and stage presence were integral parts of the band and it will never be the same without him. Read the complete statement on brucespringsteen.net. As a result of Danny's death, Friday and Saturday's shows in Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando have been postponed. New dates will be published shortly. There on Brucespringsteen.net, from the Indie show, is an excerpt from one of Danny's signature accordion performances on the rarely-played Sandy. Sadly, Rosie in NJ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:07:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: Looking for suggestions I second that suggestion on including Coyote. You must! I go by the notion that if you don't like Coyote, there is something wrong with you! Only kidding. I would suggest possibly Raised On Robbery, which is indeed fun, although not something I'd consider Joni's best. However, I've personally witnessed some interest in that song from non Joni fans. Just saying. Hmm...I'd include something from Shine but the question is what? Let me get back to you and please tell us your friend's opinion on the cd afterwards! -Monika - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:19:51 -0700 From: Russell Bowden Subject: The Windfall vocal delivery Gang, I never heard all that much anger in the song...I did hear some dropped-jaw wry amusement and a dollop ( a dollop, mind you) of pity......When one comes up against such total greedi- and vindictive-ness...one could be angry or shrug it off...sounds to me like Our Queen did both...You go, Girl!! Do people still say that? Been in Maine too long.. Love, Russ _________________________________________________________________ Going green? See the top 12 foods to eat organic. http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164&ocid=T003MSN51N1653 A ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:26:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: Tonight's Democratic debate, njc Let me add some concise, more thoughtful comments (both positive and negative) on this debate since my last post was basically just rubbish. I will agree with Obama when he says this Election is about the future in regards to some of the questions he was being asked. I will agree with Hillary that certain things are questionable but voters themselves will further explore something (Jesus, if you haven't already formed an opinion on all these things that is!) if need be. The Bosnia, small town bitter voters, and the Wright mumbo jumbo have been discussed and shown to death as far as the news go. Both candidates have given their responses on these. No new magical answer will come out of Hillary or Obama's mouth. I think, or hope, we all know where we stand on these. I know I have my opinion and I'm thinking you have yours. Nothing will change it. We've had enough time and exposure to decide for ourselves. A good thing about this debate is that it didn't deal with the issues we've heard about so much already. I mean come on, if you don't know where Obama or Hillary stand on major issues by now, you're living in a box. What this debate gave us what much more insight into the execution of these plans that Hillary and Obama have. It is one thing to say, "I will change this and that" and another to show HOW and tell where the money for this is coming from and going to. That is key to change. So I was very happy to hear about these plans sounding realistic actually. Next, I'm not going to slam the moderators for their questions. They have different intentions than those of the candidates. They still are ABC. Now did they sometimes go off track and ask questions we already have answers to? Yes but....but...unfortunately these questions that people are angry about are going to be brought up again and again and again in the General by the Republicans. It is a Campaign and any potential weaknesses or questions in the opposing candidate will be brought up and should be (for each party's sake). So I hope if Obama is looking to the future to November, he'd better have something a little more concrete than "let's stick to the issues and not the distractions." Does that answer work for his supporters? Absolutely. Does that work for us Democrats? Absolutely, we understand. However, will that work for the Republicans? I highly doubt it. Will that work for people who may be undecided and a little uneasy about Obama? No. -M - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:35:58 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: tonight's Democratic debate njc now "We do not torture" David wrote, in part: Pay no attention that your jobs are being shipped to China, and that we're destroying the environment that we depend on for our lives, and fewer people can afford places to live or health care or higher education, and that the President of the United States just admitted on television that the Abu Graib (and other) abuses were not the work of "a few bad apples" like he told us four years ago, that in fact he lied when he said that, and instead the whole torture regime was actually planned out in detail inside the White House by the highest officials in his administration including (probably) himself in violation of numerous federal laws and international treaties (which according to our constitution are just as binding as our own laws), and on and on and on. **** THANK YOU! I've been wanting to write about this all week, but clouds (wayyy too busy these days!) got in my way. ABC gets an F for the debate, but at least they exposed the *planned* torture. But do you see this much, on TV or in the newspapers? Was it front page news anywhere? Nope. Hardly a blip. Was it talked about anywhere on TV besides Countdown or The Daily Show? You have to go to the internet, the one place where we can keep democracy alive these days. (TIC: keep the good feelings alive, I said it like it was something to strive for) Voila: http://condimustgo.com/?utm_source=rgemail "We do not torture." (Reminiscent of "I am not a crook." Methinks they doth protest too much.) She lies through her ugly teeth! (Call your dentist right away.) (Yikes! Harder and harder just to be nice.) "This is your baby. Go do it." Go do it? Go *torture*? But we don't torture. Do we? (I'm so confused. NOT.) Where is the outrage? Why aren't we storming the Bastille over this? Why isn't everyone shaking their fists at lightning now, and roaring like forest fire? How can this be, in America? Strong, and WRONG. You feel so feeble now. It's sooooo out of hand. Oh, my head is in my hands. If I had a heart.... But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? Ah, it's Hana! Yay! Hana's here! (NPIMH: Hark, the herald Hana sings....) Oh, Hana, I am so glad to see you right now! Hana says when life's a drag Don't cave in Don't put up a white flag Raise up A white banner In this manner- Straighten your back Dig in your heals And get a good grip on your grief! Hana says, "Don't get me wrong This is no simple Sunday song Where God or Jesus comes along And they save ya." You've got to be braver than that You tackle the beast alone With all its tenacious teeth! Light the lamp. Here is one site (and you know, there may be more) where you can light the lamp. Facebook it, Myspace it, forward it, whatever. Spread your light like blazes all across the sky. Info on "Torture news strike", and there is a petition on the right, too: "Impeach for torture". Shine on lousy leadership, shine on ALL those lying sacks of merde! http://www.democrats.com/torture-news-strike Jesus, well then you YELL IT! Phew. Thanks for the space. I took the day off -- as a seeker of mental health -- and here I go again! Deep breath. I'm going to sit outside in the sun and *finally* read some of Girls Like Us. Joni Mitchell comforts me, speaking words of wisdom. Alors, bon weekend, Joni freres et soeurs. May you, as Sherelle sings: "Do what you love." Peacing out now, Patti P. "If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." -- John Lennon http://www.imaginepeace.com/ _________________________________________________________________ More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_instantaccess_042008 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:20:07 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: njc, Bruce Baracks the Vote I was going to post this yesterday, but figured Rosie or Bob or someJonibody would have already shared it. FWIW, from Bruce Springsteen: Dear Friends and Fans: Like most of you, Ive been following the campaign and I have now seen and heard enough to know where I stand. Senator Obama, in my view, is head and shoulders above the rest. He has the depth, the reflectiveness, and the resilience to be our next President. He speaks to the America Ive envisioned in my music for the past 35 years, a generous nation with a citizenry willing to tackle nuanced and complex problems, a country thats interested in its collective destiny and in the potential of its gathered spirit. A place where nobody crowds you, and nobody goes it alone. At the moment, critics have tried to diminish Senator Obama through the exaggeration of certain of his comments and relationships. While these matters are worthy of some discussion, they have been ripped out of the context and fabric of the mans life and vision, so well described in his excellent book, Dreams of My Father, often in order to distract us from discussing the real issues: war and peace, the fight for economic and racial justice, reaffirming our Constitution, and the protection and enhancement of our environment. After the terrible damage done over the past eight years, a great American reclamation project needs to be undertaken. I believe that Senator Obama is the best candidate to lead that project and to lead us into the 21st Century with a renewed sense of moral purpose and of ourselves as Americans. Over here on E Street, were proud to support Obama for President. Bruce Springsteen **** Okay, Joni. Your turn! I'd love to know your thoughts. Love, Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ Get in touch in an instant. Get Windows Live Messenger now. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_getintouch_042008 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:25:35 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: njc, R.I.P. Danny Federici Oh no! I went to http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/index.html to check the Obama stuff and saw this: "DANNY FEDERICI "Danny and I worked together for 40 years - he was the most wonderfully fluid keyboard player and a pure natural musician. I loved him very much...we grew up together." Bruce Springsteen Danny Federici, for 40 years the E Street Band's organist and keyboard player, died this afternoon, April 17, 2008 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City after a three year battle with melanoma. The Federici family and the E Street family request that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Danny Federici Melanoma Fund. A web site for the Fund is being established and we'll post its link when it is on line. Bruce Springsteen's concerts scheduled for Friday in Ft. Lauderdale and Saturday in Orlando performance are being postponed. Replacement dates will be announced shortly." Sending up prayers, Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_instantaccess_042008 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:21:46 -0700 (PDT) From: J Kendel Johnson Subject: U.S. Dept of Peace Conf - Marianne Williamson - njc Creating a Politics of Hope & Possibility 2008 South Central Regional Conference for a U.S. Department of Peace Co-sponsored by the Texas Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace and the Division of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, SMU Meadows School of the Arts Highlights: * Marianne Williamson: The Politics of Possibility, a talk by the noted author and Peace Alliance co-founder Saturday evening, April 26. * First-ever university scholars debate on the need for a U.S. Department of Peace  Friday evening, April 25. * Conference sessions with national leaders from the Department of Peace campaign, Lynn McMullen and Kathy Kidd. * An intensive experiential workshop in Nonviolent Communication. Register for all or buy tickets for individual Friday & Saturday night events. CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Friday, April 25 7:00 pm Social Mixer & Debate  A Benefit for The Texas Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom 3140 Dyer Street, Dallas, TX 75205 Reserved Parking, THIS EVENT ONLY: Bishop Blvd. Turn onto Bishop Blvd. from Mockingbird Lane. Hughes-Trigg is Bldg. #37 on the map at this link: www.smu.edu/maps/campus.asp Historic, First Time-Ever Public Debate on the merits of a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence, as would be created by House Bill HR808, currently pending in Congress with 69 co-sponsors. Hor'dourves and beverages buffet. Banquet tables seat 8 people. Opening music by Kerri Arista. www.KerriArista.com Moderator: Dan Schill, Assistant Professor, Division of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU. Team in favor: 1) David Frank, Professor of Rhetoric and Associate Director, Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon 2) Rob Atkinson, Student Peace Alliance national communications coordinator and student, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas Team in opposition: 1) Seyom Brown, John Goodwin Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and National Security, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University 2) John Elson, University of North Texas student and distinguished debate team member Judges David Mason, Johnie Christian Family Peace Professor, Department of Political Science, University of North Texas. Mason administers the only Peace Studies program in the southern and southwestern United States that offers a certificate program, a minor, and the equivalent of a major in Peace Studies. Brandon Friedman, a veteran infantry officer awarded two Bronze Stars for his service in the U.S. Armys 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan and Iraq and author of The War I Always Wanted. Kenneth D. Upton, Jr., Senior Staff Attorney in the Southern Central Regional Office of Lambda Legal, the largest and oldest national legal organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV. Saturday, April 26 9:00 am  5:00 pm Conference Sessions SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom 3140 Dyer Street, Dallas, TX 75205 Parking: $5 all day Moody Garage or Airline Garage (first 12 visitor spaces and top floor only). There is also a 63-space metered lot next to the Airline Garage (just to the south.) Hughes-Trigg is Bldg is building #37, Moody Garage is #96, and Airline Garage is #70 on the map at this link: www.smu.edu/maps/campus.asp Box lunch included. Opportunities to learn about: How a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence might reduce and eliminate violence while contributing to a more stable economy and peaceful society, both domestically and internationally. Programs that are currently working. How to get involved and urge Congress to pass the legislation. Presenters: Lynn McMullen, National Campaign Consultant, The Peace Alliance, Host, Moderator & Facilitator Kathy Kidd, National Field Director, The Peace Alliance William Petty, Victim Services Manager, Austin Police Department Programs That Work Talk: Effective intervention on domestic abuse. Jackie Bonner, TKF Foundation, dedicated to breaking the epidemic of youth violence. Science At Work Talk: Your brain on violence/Your brain on peace. Karen Blessen, Today Marks the Beginning Programs That Work The Pulitzer Prize-winning illustrators nonviolence and human rights training for 4th & 5th grade students at 8 Dallas Public Schools incorporates art, drama and writing to impact awareness of social issues and open children to their own creativity and the tools they need to become peacemakers. Lucy Mashua, Kenyan Torture Survivor & Human Rights Activist International Perspective: How a U.S. Department of Peace will impact violence in other countries. Judith Stuart-Coale, Nonviolent Communication New Paradigm Interactive Talk & Demonstration. People around the world are using Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to transform conflict, create harmony in their relationships, and build a world where everyone's needs are met through compassionate giving, and without the use of compromise, coercion or violence. Based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg, author of Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. 5:00  7:00 pm Break and Exhibit/Info Tables SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center, Pre-Function Area outside Ballroom 3140 Dyer Street, Dallas, TX 75205 Parking: $5, Moody Garage or Airline Garage (first 12 visitor spaces and top floor only). There is also a 63-space metered lot next to the Airline Garage (just to the south.) Hughes-Trigg is Bldg is building #37, Moody Garage is #96, and Airline Garage is #70 on the map at this link: www.smu.edu/maps/campus.asp 7:00 pm Keynote Address: Marianne Williamson, The Politics of Possibility A Benefit for The Peace Alliance SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center Theater 3140 Dyer Street, Dallas, TX 75205 Peace Alliance founder, internationally acclaimed author, and lecturer Marianne Williamson has published four #1 New York Times bestsellers, including the mega-seller A Return to Love. She is also the noted author of A Woman's Worth and Healing the Soul of America, and edited Imagine: What American Could Be in the 21st Century, a compilation of essays by some of America's most visionary thinkers. In December 2006, a Newsweek magazine poll named her one of the fifty most influential baby boomers. For more information about Marianne, visit www.Marianne.com. Marianne will be signing her new book, The Age of Miracles immediately after her talk. Opening music by The Dreamsicles. www.TheDreamsicles.com Sunday, April 27 10:00 am  1:00 pm Fundraising & Local Action SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom 3140 Dyer Street, Dallas, TX 75205 Parking: $5 all day Moody Garage or Airline Garage (first 12 visitor spaces and top floor only). There is also a 63-space metered lot next to the Airline Garage (just to the south.) Hughes-Trigg is Bldg is building #37, Moody Garage is #96, and Airline Garage is #70 on the map at this link: www.smu.edu/maps/campus.asp Planning and strategies for building awareness and support for the U.S. Department of Peace campaign in your local community. REGISTRATION & INFORMATION Register online or print mail-in registration: www.TexasDOP.org Please register today to let us know youre coming! The SMU Hughes Trigg Student Center is located on the SMU campus at 3140 Dyer Street, Dallas, TX 75205. Hotel. Conference attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. The Radisson Hotel Central Dallas at 6060 N. Central Expressway is the closest moderately-priced hotel and provides free shuttle to the SMU campus. Visit www.radisson.com/dallastx_centralexpy or call 888-201-1718 to make reservations and mention Texas DOP for the $99 per night conference rate. Other Hotels: La Quinta Inn Uptown 4440 North Central Expressway (US I-75) Dallas, TX 75206-6525 800-753-3757 or 214-821-4220 (direct) Best Western 4150 N Central Expressway (US I-75) Dallas, TX 75204-3173 800-780-7234 or 214-827-6080 (direct) Motel 6: Studio 6 Dallas Richardson/North (#5010) 12301 North Central Expressway Dallas, TX, USA 75243 (N Central Expressway/US 75 @ Coit Rd) 888-897-0202 or 972-716-0600 (direct) Dallas-Richardson Holiday Inn Select 1655 N. Central Expressway (Us 75) Richardson, TX 75080 877-211-3289 or 972-243-3363 (direct) Train. The DART (Dallas public rail & bus system) Mockingbird Station (www.MockingbirdStation.com) is an easy, brief walk from both the Radisson Hotel and the SMU campus. DART rail from Mockingbird Station also connects with Amtrak at Union Station in nearby downtown Dallas. For more information, visit www.DART.org. Contacts & more information: info@TexasDOP.org or 214-660-1468 www.TexasDOP.org www.ThePeaceAlliance.org ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:00:28 -0400 From: "Mark Angelo" Subject: Re: Channeling Joni again Thanks. I agree "afflicted" is unfortunately more like the condition for sensitive people, particularly artists such as Joni (and the rest of us who see the Western dogma we were endoctrinated with as it is, killing the planet and ultimately ourselves as it is both painful and frustrating to be cognizant about while only being able to deliver a message, while empty suits and big business wield power to try and kill the messenger. "Last night I saw the planet flicker Last night I dreamed I saw the planet flicker Great forests fell like buffalo Everything got sicker And to the bitter end Big business bickered" Three Great Stimulants - DED On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 7:13 AM, T Peckham wrote: > Very well put. It's extremely difficult, frustrating, and painful to > possess that sort of clarity in these times . . . and for some reason, it > usually seems to be bestowed upon--more like afflicted on!--artists. > Terra > > > On 4/18/08, Mark Angelo wrote: > > > > ...I can't help but feel I am channeling her when she makes > > no-holds-barred statements which I think about daily ...such as "We've been > > destroying 47 to 50 species a day ..for 40 to 50 years .. and eventually it > > will come down to will we be able to survive AND WE'RE THERE NOW' and "I've > > always been very sensitive to the natural world and ashamed of my species > > for it's treatment of it and ... that's my cross to bear". I have felt > > exactly the same way for some time now. I too am ashamed of the human race > > and their insensitivity (in a collective sense) to the environment and > > natural world that nurtures and sustains them. > > > -- > Note to any and all govt. agencies who might be looking in: You can kiss > my sweet ass. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:31:51 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: njc, Carly's comin' around again Quelle synchronicity! I was starting a Carly chapter (I'm trying to read this book in order, from start to finish, although I do admit to lots of cheating!) when I got a message/announcement from Carly. There is an invitation-only concert in NYC on April 29, but 15 people can win tickets and bring one guest. (Pack your suspenders, Mark in Seattle!) Then another concert in Miami in May, and her OPERA! (?) in Southern Florida. And a bunch of talk show appearances in May to promote her new album (all originals). It's all here: http://carlysimon.com/ I saw her at the Oakdale (which is the last place I saw Joni, on May 27, 2000) on November 20, 2005, and it was one of the best concerts I've ever experienced (not including the Joni ones, of course, which are in a class by themselves). She was with Sally and Ben and it was beautiful to behold them together. Love, Patti P., back to reading "To the women of the 1960s generation (Were we not the best?)" -- Sheila Weller P.S. Graham talking about Myrtle cracked me up. _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back upuse SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_packup_042008 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:04:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeannie Subject: powerful Joni lyrics The lyrics that hit me one evening last week like a ton of truth and bricks were: "Fertile farmlands buried under sub-divisions" And I couldn't stop crying and stop my anger towards the Nixon Administration and his greed laden colleagues/leaders of that time, like George Bush, a sire of sorrow and father to the present president, when they decided against a mass transit system and decided to spread the populations of the major cities, large and small, burying the earth and fertile farmlands with the concrete and shoppiong malls and sub-divisions. And, why? To have to drive and use as much gasoline and money as possible with those gigantic V-8 engines that came along with American-made cars. And really look deep and all around us to see the results. And to think that at the turning of this century, we got ourselves another Bush and the oil-rich pimps and politicians, pulling the strings, merrily promoting Humvees and SUVs for the citizens of the USA!?! And the living sleepy-heads and blind patriots fell for it and didn't understand a damn thing about the lyrics in a compact, gasoline-saving Big Yellow Taxi that was riding all around. Some befitting ~Mingus~ lyrics for the Bushes A Chair In The Sky ~~Joni Mitchell~~ 'I see myself in style Raking in what I'm worth Next time I'll be bigger! I'll be better than ever! I'll be resurrected royal! I'll be as rich as standard oil.' So freaking sad and absurd. Imagine the Karma that comes along with this horrific greed and power-lust that one can't help feel pity for the scary wrath that awaits them, falling on them and theirs likes trillions of tons of lead-laden balloons from a chair in the sky. Until A Little Later, Jeannie ~nj~ - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:14:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: tonight's Democratic debate njc now "We do not torture" My guess that the debate is being talked about on the internet opposed to anywhere else is because people love to bitch on the net, especially when it comes to politics. Go to any YouTube political video or read any political article's comments and you will see not only the negativity of these people but the grand delusions of these people commenting who are going to voting booths to elect our next President. It sort of makes me cringe to read some of these comments and think these people are voting. No wonder Bush won twice..I'll give you a mistake that one time...but fool me once shame on you, fool me twice....you know the rest. Anyhow, I also think there isn't an overwhelming amount of response to the format of the debate (other than the net) because as pointed out there are plenty of IMPORTANT things to be concerned about...Iraq...Iran....jobs....the economy....and to have something like the questions of a debate be an issue, well that just seems very irrelevant to me. A statement of a "poor you, you had a tough question thrown at ya" while people are dying everday in Iraq just seems absurd. I hope Obama isn't personally complaining about the debate. There are more critical things to be worried about. Hillary has had some shit thrown at her too in past debates. No biggie. Unfortunately, these sorts of things will be crucial in November and brought out again and again. Did the debate highlight some huff and puff that we've already heard a million times? Sure. But I also thought there were some very good questions, and follow-up questions to the execution of both candidates' plans....as well as the questioning of the logic on certain issues. And of course Obama and Hillary don't pick the questions, thank the Lord. There'd be a beautiful, snappy answer for everything then. The point of these debates, I think, is to show both the candidates strengths AND weaknesses. The strengths only make the candidate look good. Rock on then. The weaknesses however are the key for November. You have to work on those.... -M Patti Parlette wrote: ABC gets an F for the debate, but at least they exposed the *planned* torture. But do you see this much, on TV or in the newspapers? Was it front page news anywhere? Nope. Hardly a blip. Was it talked about anywhere on TV besides Countdown or The Daily Show? You have to go to the internet, the one place where we can keep democracy alive these days. (TIC: keep the good feelings alive, I said it like it was something to strive for) Patti P. "If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." - -- John Lennon http://www.imaginepeace.com/ _________________________________________________________________ More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_instantaccess_042008 - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2008 #36 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------