From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2008 #104 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 Monday, June 16 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 104 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- The Fiddle and the Drum ["Marion Leffler" ] Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" [Mark-Leon Thorne ] Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" [Mark-Leon Thorne ] RE: Tim Russert - NJC [Sherelle Smith ] JM mention in articles on women guitarists ["Barbara Stewart" ] random quotes from anonymous songwriter, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: Happy Fathers Day )NJC( [Bob Muller ] Re: Tim Russert - NJC [Jeannie ] Re: Happy Fathers Day )NJC( [Jeannie ] Fw: Re: Happy Fathers Day )NJC( [Jeannie ] Fw: Re: Tim Russert - NJC [Jeannie ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:08:43 +0200 From: "Marion Leffler" Subject: The Fiddle and the Drum Thank you, Catherine, for your accounts of the Fiddle and the Drum event! You really made me feel as if I had been there myself - well, close, anyway. I have a dvd of the ballet that Mark in Sydney sent me some time ago (thank you again, Mark!) and I love it and would really, really like to see it on some big stage. Is there any chance for a European tour? I think the dancers' performance as it can be perceived watching the dvd is marvellous! Just to think what it must be like "in real life"! (Not to mention the bonus of Joni in person!). I also heard the Travelogue version of For the roses for the first time when I watched the dvd and rushed to my computer to order a copy of Travelogue. (I don't like every song on Travelogue but For the roses is a gem, imo). And while I'm at it: thank you, Bob, for the two discs of Early Joni! Gems like these I would never have come across or even known about without you! Somebody called you the backbone of the JMDL, and I do agree, you are in many ways! Have a lovely weekend, all of you! Marion ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:19:35 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" Oh Catherine, that was a wonderful review. I felt like I was right there with you. I can't believe Joni showed up She must be very pleased with this production. I have the DVD of the show and it is wonderful. I really hope they tour it worldwide and I hope Joni goes to at least each major city it plays in. I'm thinking they might bring it to Sydney next January for the Festival of Sydney. A new director has just been appointed. Thanks again. Mark in soggy Sydney NP Another Day - Roy Harper ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:25:22 -0400 From: stevemtl Subject: NJC: Allison Lickley Hello, I am a long-time lurker on the list but my connection began even earlier. Wally Breese and I were correspondents and for a short while he considered me the Joni expert since I had heard Joni's music before the release of the first album. This is my first post. I do sound at the local folk club and have heard hundreds of bands over the years. Been waiting for the singer-songwriter with all the blessings and about a year ago I found her. Allison Lickley has the right mix of writing skill, voice and determination to achieve great success; her style will be appreciated by Joniphiles. Four songs from her recent CD are up on her myspace page. Please have a listen and be seduced by the sounds but pay attention to the lyrics; the woman can write! http://www.myspace.com/allisonlickley There is also a torrent on DIME: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=199230 Her website is useful but out of date and will be revised: http://www.allisonlickley.com/ Disclaimer: I have no professional connection here. My interest is that of a convinced fan only. Steve Montreal, Canada ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:23:14 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" Oh yeah, Ethiopia would be awesome in the ballet. Mark in Sydney ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:53:21 +0000 From: Michael Subject: Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" I can only echo Bob's words - thanks for such a great description, Catherine - I felt like I was there with you ! And I agree - Ethiopia needs to be in that ballet (to take the place of FTR, for example, which has nothing do do with the theme of the show.) Ethiopia is brilliant for both its message and the music - the piano riffs that drive that song will make for spellbinding dance, I'm sure. Maybe I'll get a chance to see the new version in Banff,in September. Michael in Quebec Bob wrote: Thanks for your outstanding write-up, Catherine, it was 'Kakki-esque' in its ability to make me feel as if I was there. I'm very happy you and Rachel got to share this special time. Ethiopia....cool. Bob NP: Joni, 'Sisotowbell Lane' _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:16:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" - --- On Sun, 6/15/08, Michael wrote: > Ethiopia needs to be in that ballet > (to take the place of FTR, for example, > which has nothing do do with the theme of the show.) > Ethiopia is brilliant for both its message and the music - > the piano riffs that drive that song will make for > spellbinding dance, I'm sure. > > Maybe I'll get a chance to see the new version in > Banff,in September. > I hope that you do, and also that the ballet goes around the world and everyone gets the chance to see it. FTR comes sort of in the middle and I think it may come as a sort of quiet spot in among the other pieces that are either angry or mournful. The lighting at that point was mostly bluish-green and rippling, suggesting the moon sweeping over the water. I felt it as an interlude of peace and for that reason, thought it was very appropriate, even if, reading it in the programme, you might wonder why it was there at all. I also realize that "BYT" isn't mentioned in the programme. The last piece listed in the programme is "If". The dancers got huge applause after that and took their bows but immediately after, the music for "BYT" began. I haven't seen the whole of the TV production from Bravo, so I don't know if "BYT" was in it or not, and maybe that's the beginning of their adding new material. __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:26:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Stanley Subject: RE: The Fiddle and the Drum ballet, Catherine's description Hi Catherine, WOW I so would have loved to have gone with you! Tears in my eyes at the beauty from your description... I would have needed a box of tissues if I had been there. The little girl part really moves me because that is in my heart. Thank you for giving me a sense of being there. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:44:49 +0000 From: Michael Subject: Green Flag panned in Toronto A fairly blunt and courageous review of Joni's new visual art from the Toronto Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080614.mitchell14/BNStor y/Entertainment/home I must say, I very much admire that Joni is taking a stance on war and environmental destruction - these issues have been with us since the 60's and the state of the planet just seems to be getting worse with each passing decade. With this work, Joni has stayed the course and remained true to her principles. We love her for her courage to consistently innovate. We love her for the guts and honesty she brings to her work. This said, I wish the Green Flag art was more forceful. It looks like so much wallpaper TV to my eyes. At least it's accessible art that won't intimidate Joe public, and in a sense that's good, because it helps to get this important message out. But I have to agree that these new prints lack the vigour of say, her dense brushwork or her earlier abstract works. My two cents. Michael in Quebec _________________________________________________________________ Try Chicktionary, a game that tests how many words you can form from the letters given. Find this and more puzzles at Live Search Games! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:36:20 +0000 From: Sherelle Smith Subject: RE: Tim Russert - NJC Jerry, I am so saddened at your personal loss yet I am so awed that you had the privilege of knowing this man personally. He was a gem, that's for sure. This shock by the nation and the world is a testament to the kind of person Tim was. I am happy and sad at the same time. I am just awed that someone could make such an impact on the world in such a positive way. I will miss seeing his face on tv and I too don't know how we are going to get through this election without him. He kept people in public office honest and accountable on both sides of the fence, yet he was also able to maintain their respect for him. That was indeed a feat. I saw Tim Russert once in person. He was on his way to a surprise birthday fundraising gala we were giving my ex-boss Abe Pollin and I was in our office lobby waiting for my husband to meet me so we could walk over to the then MCI Center. I recognized him and waved. He waved right back...and smiled. That about sums up what everyone says about him. What a wonderful legacy to leave behind. You hae to smile through your tears whenever thinking about him. He will truly be missed but I am pleased to see everyone celebrating his life. By doing that, we keep him alive in our hearts. He'll never truly die. Dear Patti, I know this is hard for you because your heart is such a big and full one...such a testament to your beautiful character. Your words of wisdom are ones I will heed. You are so right. This is a beautiful community and I am so blessed to be here when I can. Bless everyone for their heartfelt words and thoughts about Tim Russert. SherellePatti wrote:> > > > WARNING: Long and perhaps heavy company> > Jerry wrote:> > A friend of mine, Tim Russert, has just died of a heart attack. Tim and I> were in the same class all through high school and we graduated together. He> was to be the big cheese at our 40th reunion next week at Canisius High> School9s graduation. He was a really good, regular guy and I can9t imagine> watching all the election reports without him this year.> > *****> > Oh, Jerry! I am so sorry for your personal loss. When I wrote yesterday that I was sending up prayers for his friends and family, I had no idea that you were one of them. Here's my heart on a silver platter. That he was a friend and classmate of one of my Joni friends makes this even harder to bear.> > He was going to be the big cheese at your 40th reunion? Wow. That just confirms everything we've heard about him on MSNBC today. A regular guy who knew who he was, and never forgot his roots. Beautiful.> > I cried and cried last night at all the tributes. The Bruce music -- so perfect -- (Hi Rose, and best wishes with your move!), people speaking about his "humor and humility" (let's not forget the "heart"), his authenticity, his love for his family, his respect for all, etc. I felt like part of me died, too. I've been on a lonely road and I've been processing, processing, proccessing for over 24 hours now. I was selfish, and I was sad: we've lost the best political journalist we ever had.> > Woke up, it was NOT a Chelsea Morning, and told myself to get a good grip on my grief, and then I read your post, and here come those tears again. (I started writing this morning, and am now re-reading and editing and deleting the most maudlin parts.)> > It's not like I went around every day saying: "I love Tim Russert!" or wore a pin or had a bumper sticker on my car or anything, but he was such a bright light of truth and honesty and intelligence in this country that has become such a dark cafe. Such a loss. Such a loss. (NPIMH: "Don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got til it's gone".....Thank you, Joni. In times of trouble, Joni Mitchell comforts me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be...) He was like a calm port in a storm. I could always trust him and his word, and I'll never forget the huge sigh of relief and joy (June 34d, was it?), when HE said: "We have ourselves a Democratic nominee" (or whatever his exact works were). It was then I knew it was true. "Do you think this can be real?" Yes! Tim Russert said!> > Mia Farrow once said something like "life is just one loss after another." I felt all the losses of my life rolled into one big ball of pain today. Maybe it's paranoia, maybe it's sensitivity......maybe it's Father's Day and missing my own so much (oh, mein Papa, to me you are so wonderful) and Tim reminds me so much of my Dad with his big "Irish Catholic head" and his hard work and his devotion to his family; maybe it's eight f#$%ing years of Bush and Cheney destroying our country and the whole world (oh, the damage done!!) that makes me INSANE; maybe it's because no one is listening to Dennis Kucinich....I don't know. I have been taking this really hard.> > All the pictures of Tim and "Big Russ" and Luke. Standing on each other's shoulders, and now there is a missing link. And the overwhelming pride over his son's recent graduation. You could feel it in the pictures. (Paz and Muller, you know what I'm talking about.) So so sad. On Father's Day. Ah, my heart breaks for Luke and Russ and Maureen. Such a horrible shock. If I had a heart....> > Jerry, what are we going to watch after the CBS Sunday Morning Show? "Sunday will never be the same."> I had no idea you were his friend. I send you waves of comfort and consolation.> > (Note to self: Okay, Patti. ENOUGH! Stop it! Both sides now. Look to the light.> > I am grateful for the community of souls here, where great hearts and minds often think alike. Some are friendly, some are cutting (sometimes), some are watching it from the wings.....but like sweet (song) bird Sherelle wrote the other day, "Everybody is a Star"! (One of my faves. I have a star-shaped basket on my desk in the workplace, with that quote on it.) Bo, I loved your emotionally honest posts from yesterday. You wear your heart on your sleeve, even though, in doing that, it gets bruised from banging into things, it's so real and honest that I just have to say "I love you, right out loud!"> > So, trying to get a good grip on our grief, what do we take from this? "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Be like Tim Russert. Do your homework, be kind and respectful to all, seek truth in all you do. Love your family and your co-workers and THEIR kids (he was godfather to how many?). "Do What You Love", and love what you do. Affection and respect (I kept hearing those Joni words on my TV last night and today!), a little passion. Heart and humor and humility. That's what we take.> > Dan Rather called him "a polar star, a navigational star" who "spoke truth to power" and raised the bar for excellence in journalism. > > So raise the candles high> 'Cause if you don't we could stay black against the sky, oh> Oh, raise them higher again> And if you do we could stay dry against the rain.> > Thank you, Tim Russert. You will not be forgotten. Unforgettable, that's what you are, and irreplaceable. God bless you and your family and friends.> > And we all shine on, right? What else can we do?> > LOVE,> > Patti P.> > NPIMH:> > Everybody is a star> Who can rain, chase the dust away> Everybody wants to shine> Ooh, come out on a cloudy day> 'Til the sun that loves you proud> When the system tries to bring you down> Every hand to shine tonight> You don't need darkness to do what you think is right> > Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba,> ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh> > Everybody is a star> I can feel it when you shine on me> I love you for who you are> Not the one you feel you need to be> Ever catch a falling star> Ain't no stopping 'til it's in the ground> Everybody is a star> One big circle going round and round> > Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba,> ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh> > Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba,> ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh> > Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba,> ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, shine, shine, shine, shine> > Shine.> > > > _________________________________________________________________> Instantly invite friends from Facebook and other social networks to join you on Windows Live Messenger.> https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_InviteFriends _________________________________________________________________ Its easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live Messenger. Learn how. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:59:37 -0400 From: "Barbara Stewart" Subject: JM mention in articles on women guitarists in UK Independent : http://tinyurl.com/3tbcl8 and JM in sidebar: http://tinyurl.com/47kdbt 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: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:45:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Shine on Borders My sister and I every now and again frequent Borders to check out the music magazines. We went to Borders yesterday evening and two of my senses (seeing and hearing) were caught up in Joni! Instead of looking through the magazines, I grabbed "Girls Like Us," which I still have not purchased or read (I have ordered it from the library). Anyway, I was reading through parts of the book, anything that caught my eye in the Joni sections when Borders started playing Shine! As soon as the first track came on, I was excited. At about Hana or so, my sister looked at me and asked, "are they playing this music for you?" We stayed there all the way through Shine and then some. Anyway, it was great to hear Joni in an unexpected place. However, I did have to put the book down as I was spoiling myself with its contents by previewing it! I was really engrossed in Joni's early life--teens and young adult since this was before the time she was famous. You can a glimpse into what drove her into music and what made her tick at the time I would think. Good stuff to say the least. -Monika ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:47:00 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: random quotes from anonymous songwriter, njc some lady singer-songwriter on the radio said, >I don't particularly like vegetables. I just love digging, and planting, and tending. It's zen.> "And you're working on an autobiographical murder mystery." >Yes, I kill bouncers, and promoters...> "In the book..." >Yes, in the book, I kill managers, and anyone really... messed with me when I was comin' up.> :) Jim L. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:02:15 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Happy Fathers Day )NJC( Happy Fathers Day to all you daddies out there (YOU TOO JIMMY!) Hope everyone had a great day. I had a nice day home with family and a few friends. Love Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:56:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Happy Fathers Day )NJC( Thanks Michael - it was a great day here...and I enjoyed both sides (now) of the Father's Day thing spending time with my son and my Dad. We had a great dinner (fresh salmon frying) and watched 'The Great Debaters' which I can whole-heartedly recommend to everyone. Bob NP: Ben Harper, "I Shall Not Walk Alone" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:06:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeannie Subject: Re: Tim Russert - NJC I'm just watching a 2004 Larry King Live interview with Tim Russert, realizing that aside from all the political jargon and politically based judgements, the man was genuinely a good and selfless gentleman, with a heart of gold.   I feel your loss even more now because he was so loyal to his roots and his hometown and it hurts when they're gone.   Since he was Catholic, I can feel free to say,   "Go in peace now, Big Guy, in pure and total love to Our Lord, because you truly and really did serve Him well in your lifetime. Amen."   Jeannie   - --- On Sat, 6/14/08, Patti Parlette <loveuconn@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Patti Parlette <loveuconn@hotmail.com> Subject: Tim Russert - NJC To: joni@smoe.org, sherellesmith@hotmail.com, ubehpy2003@yahoo.com Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 10:11 PM WARNING: Long and perhaps heavy company Jerry wrote: A friend of mine, Tim Russert, has just died of a heart attack. Tim and I were in the same class all through high school and we graduated together. He was to be the big cheese at our 40th reunion next week at Canisius High School9s graduation. He was a really good, regular guy and I can9t imagine watching all the election reports without him this year. ***** Oh, Jerry! I am so sorry for your personal loss. When I wrote yesterday that I was sending up prayers for his friends and family, I had no idea that you were one of them. Here's my heart on a silver platter. That he was a friend and classmate of one of my Joni friends makes this even harder to bear. He was going to be the big cheese at your 40th reunion? Wow. That just confirms everything we've heard about him on MSNBC today. A regular guy who knew who he was, and never forgot his roots. Beautiful. I cried and cried last night at all the tributes. The Bruce music -- so perfect -- (Hi Rose, and best wishes with your move!), people speaking about his "humor and humility" (let's not forget the "heart"), his authenticity, his love for his family, his respect for all, etc. I felt like part of me died, too. I've been on a lonely road and I've been processing, processing, proccessing for over 24 hours now. I was selfish, and I was sad: we've lost the best political journalist we ever had. Woke up, it was NOT a Chelsea Morning, and told myself to get a good grip on my grief, and then I read your post, and here come those tears again. (I started writing this morning, and am now re-reading and editing and deleting the most maudlin parts.) It's not like I went around every day saying: "I love Tim Russert!" or wore a pin or had a bumper sticker on my car or anything, but he was such a bright light of truth and honesty and intelligence in this country that has become such a dark cafe. Such a loss. Such a loss. (NPIMH: "Don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got til it's gone".....Thank you, Joni. In times of trouble, Joni Mitchell comforts me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be...) He was like a calm port in a storm. I could always trust him and his word, and I'll never forget the huge sigh of relief and joy (June 34d, was it?), when HE said: "We have ourselves a Democratic nominee" (or whatever his exact works were). It was then I knew it was true. "Do you think this can be real?" Yes! Tim Russert said! Mia Farrow once said something like "life is just one loss after another." I felt all the losses of my life rolled into one big ball of pain today. Maybe it's paranoia, maybe it's sensitivity......maybe it's Father's Day and missing my own so much (oh, mein Papa, to me you are so wonderful) and Tim reminds me so much of my Dad with his big "Irish Catholic head" and his hard work and his devotion to his family; maybe it's eight f#$%ing years of Bush and Cheney destroying our country and the whole world (oh, the damage done!!) that makes me INSANE; maybe it's because no one is listening to Dennis Kucinich....I don't know. I have been taking this really hard. All the pictures of Tim and "Big Russ" and Luke. Standing on each other's shoulders, and now there is a missing link. And the overwhelming pride over his son's recent graduation. You could feel it in the pictures. (Paz and Muller, you know what I'm talking about.) So so sad. On Father's Day. Ah, my heart breaks for Luke and Russ and Maureen. Such a horrible shock. If I had a heart.... Jerry, what are we going to watch after the CBS Sunday Morning Show? "Sunday will never be the same." I had no idea you were his friend. I send you waves of comfort and consolation. (Note to self: Okay, Patti. ENOUGH! Stop it! Both sides now. Look to the light. I am grateful for the community of souls here, where great hearts and minds often think alike. Some are friendly, some are cutting (sometimes), some are watching it from the wings.....but like sweet (song) bird Sherelle wrote the other day, "Everybody is a Star"! (One of my faves. I have a star-shaped basket on my desk in the workplace, with that quote on it.) Bo, I loved your emotionally honest posts from yesterday. You wear your heart on your sleeve, even though, in doing that, it gets bruised from banging into things, it's so real and honest that I just have to say "I love you, right out loud!" So, trying to get a good grip on our grief, what do we take from this? "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Be like Tim Russert. Do your homework, be kind and respectful to all, seek truth in all you do. Love your family and your co-workers and THEIR kids (he was godfather to how many?). "Do What You Love", and love what you do. Affection and respect (I kept hearing those Joni words on my TV last night and today!), a little passion. Heart and humor and humility. That's what we take. Dan Rather called him "a polar star, a navigational star" who "spoke truth to power" and raised the bar for excellence in journalism. So raise the candles high 'Cause if you don't we could stay black against the sky, oh Oh, raise them higher again And if you do we could stay dry against the rain. Thank you, Tim Russert. You will not be forgotten. Unforgettable, that's what you are, and irreplaceable. God bless you and your family and friends. And we all shine on, right? What else can we do? LOVE, Patti P. NPIMH: Everybody is a star Who can rain, chase the dust away Everybody wants to shine Ooh, come out on a cloudy day 'Til the sun that loves you proud When the system tries to bring you down Every hand to shine tonight You don't need darkness to do what you think is right Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba, ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Everybody is a star I can feel it when you shine on me I love you for who you are Not the one you feel you need to be Ever catch a falling star Ain't no stopping 'til it's in the ground Everybody is a star One big circle going round and round Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba, ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba, ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba, ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, shine, shine, shine, shine Shine. _________________________________________________________________ Instantly invite friends from Facebook and other social networks to join you on Windows Live Messenger. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_InviteFriends ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:24:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeannie Subject: Re: Happy Fathers Day )NJC( Happy Father's Day to all the good, guiding and loving fathers of the world.   jeannie   NPIMH:   Ahhh, let your little light shine.. Shine, shine   Let your little light shine..   Shine on good earth, good air, good water And a safe place   For every one's children and grandchildren and on and on..   And the seasons they go round and round... And the painted ponies go ..up and down....     - --- On Sun, 6/15/08, Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Bob Muller <scjoniguy@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Happy Fathers Day )NJC( To: "Michael Paz" <michael@thepazgroup.com>, "Joni List" <joni@smoe.org> Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 8:56 PM Thanks Michael - it was a great day here...and I enjoyed both sides (now) of the Father's Day thing spending time with my son and my Dad. We had a great dinner (fresh salmon frying) and watched 'The Great Debaters' which I can whole-heartedly recommend to everyone. Bob NP: Ben Harper, "I Shall Not Walk Alone" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:32:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeannie Subject: Fw: Re: Happy Fathers Day )NJC( Happy Father's Day to all the good, guiding and loving fathers of the world.   jeannie   NPIMH:   Ahhh, let your little light shine.. Shine, shine   Let your little light shine..   Shine on good earth, good air, good water And a safe place   For every one's children and grandchildren and on and on..   And the seasons they go round and round... And the painted ponies go ..up and down....       ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:30:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeannie Subject: Fw: Re: Tim Russert - NJC I'm just watching a 2004 Larry King Live interview with Tim Russert, realizing that aside from all the political jargon and politically based judgements, the man was genuinely a good and selfless gentleman, with a heart of gold.   I feel your loss even more now because he was so loyal to his roots and his hometown and it hurts when they're gone.   Since he was Catholic, I can feel free to say,   "Go in peace now, Big Guy, in pure and total love to Our Lord, because you truly and really did serve Him well in your lifetime. Amen."   Jeannie   - --- On Sat, 6/14/08, Patti Parlette <loveuconn@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Patti Parlette <loveuconn@hotmail.com> Subject: Tim Russert - NJC To: joni@smoe.org, sherellesmith@hotmail.com, ubehpy2003@yahoo.com Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 10:11 PM WARNING: Long and perhaps heavy company Jerry wrote: A friend of mine, Tim Russert, has just died of a heart attack. Tim and I were in the same class all through high school and we graduated together. He was to be the big cheese at our 40th reunion next week at Canisius High School9s graduation. He was a really good, regular guy and I can9t imagine watching all the election reports without him this year. ***** Oh, Jerry! I am so sorry for your personal loss. When I wrote yesterday that I was sending up prayers for his friends and family, I had no idea that you were one of them. Here's my heart on a silver platter. That he was a friend and classmate of one of my Joni friends makes this even harder to bear. He was going to be the big cheese at your 40th reunion? Wow. That just confirms everything we've heard about him on MSNBC today. A regular guy who knew who he was, and never forgot his roots. Beautiful. I cried and cried last night at all the tributes. The Bruce music -- so perfect -- (Hi Rose, and best wishes with your move!), people speaking about his "humor and humility" (let's not forget the "heart"), his authenticity, his love for his family, his respect for all, etc. I felt like part of me died, too. I've been on a lonely road and I've been processing, processing, proccessing for over 24 hours now. I was selfish, and I was sad: we've lost the best political journalist we ever had. Woke up, it was NOT a Chelsea Morning, and told myself to get a good grip on my grief, and then I read your post, and here come those tears again. (I started writing this morning, and am now re-reading and editing and deleting the most maudlin parts.) It's not like I went around every day saying: "I love Tim Russert!" or wore a pin or had a bumper sticker on my car or anything, but he was such a bright light of truth and honesty and intelligence in this country that has become such a dark cafe. Such a loss. Such a loss. (NPIMH: "Don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got til it's gone".....Thank you, Joni. In times of trouble, Joni Mitchell comforts me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be...) He was like a calm port in a storm. I could always trust him and his word, and I'll never forget the huge sigh of relief and joy (June 34d, was it?), when HE said: "We have ourselves a Democratic nominee" (or whatever his exact works were). It was then I knew it was true. "Do you think this can be real?" Yes! Tim Russert said! Mia Farrow once said something like "life is just one loss after another." I felt all the losses of my life rolled into one big ball of pain today. Maybe it's paranoia, maybe it's sensitivity......maybe it's Father's Day and missing my own so much (oh, mein Papa, to me you are so wonderful) and Tim reminds me so much of my Dad with his big "Irish Catholic head" and his hard work and his devotion to his family; maybe it's eight f#$%ing years of Bush and Cheney destroying our country and the whole world (oh, the damage done!!) that makes me INSANE; maybe it's because no one is listening to Dennis Kucinich....I don't know. I have been taking this really hard. All the pictures of Tim and "Big Russ" and Luke. Standing on each other's shoulders, and now there is a missing link. And the overwhelming pride over his son's recent graduation. You could feel it in the pictures. (Paz and Muller, you know what I'm talking about.) So so sad. On Father's Day. Ah, my heart breaks for Luke and Russ and Maureen. Such a horrible shock. If I had a heart.... Jerry, what are we going to watch after the CBS Sunday Morning Show? "Sunday will never be the same." I had no idea you were his friend. I send you waves of comfort and consolation. (Note to self: Okay, Patti. ENOUGH! Stop it! Both sides now. Look to the light. I am grateful for the community of souls here, where great hearts and minds often think alike. Some are friendly, some are cutting (sometimes), some are watching it from the wings.....but like sweet (song) bird Sherelle wrote the other day, "Everybody is a Star"! (One of my faves. I have a star-shaped basket on my desk in the workplace, with that quote on it.) Bo, I loved your emotionally honest posts from yesterday. You wear your heart on your sleeve, even though, in doing that, it gets bruised from banging into things, it's so real and honest that I just have to say "I love you, right out loud!" So, trying to get a good grip on our grief, what do we take from this? "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Be like Tim Russert. Do your homework, be kind and respectful to all, seek truth in all you do. Love your family and your co-workers and THEIR kids (he was godfather to how many?). "Do What You Love", and love what you do. Affection and respect (I kept hearing those Joni words on my TV last night and today!), a little passion. Heart and humor and humility. That's what we take. Dan Rather called him "a polar star, a navigational star" who "spoke truth to power" and raised the bar for excellence in journalism. So raise the candles high 'Cause if you don't we could stay black against the sky, oh Oh, raise them higher again And if you do we could stay dry against the rain. Thank you, Tim Russert. You will not be forgotten. Unforgettable, that's what you are, and irreplaceable. God bless you and your family and friends. And we all shine on, right? What else can we do? LOVE, Patti P. NPIMH: Everybody is a star Who can rain, chase the dust away Everybody wants to shine Ooh, come out on a cloudy day 'Til the sun that loves you proud When the system tries to bring you down Every hand to shine tonight You don't need darkness to do what you think is right Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba, ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Everybody is a star I can feel it when you shine on me I love you for who you are Not the one you feel you need to be Ever catch a falling star Ain't no stopping 'til it's in the ground Everybody is a star One big circle going round and round Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba, ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba, ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba, ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, shine, shine, shine, shine Shine.  What's up with these yahoo e-mails accounts?Plea-ea-ea-ease. going over to g-mail, for sure!:) _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2008 #104 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------