From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2008 #241 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 Sunday, October 5 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 241 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Roll Call ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: Roll Call ["Mark Scott" ] Jim Johanson -- and the precious JMDL community [Patti Parlette ] njc crisis counseling [Vince ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 22:03:21 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Roll Call I'm wondering who on this list had Joni's first album when it was released. I did but I can't remember if it was me that bought it or my best friend. We used to listen to STAS & other albums for hours in her room. My friend & I are still in touch after all these years. Kate Next? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:27:33 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: Roll Call Funny that you should mention this, Kate, because I have been thinking that STAS was released 40 years ago. Alas, no, I did not buy it when it was released. In fact for a long time I thought 'Clouds' was Joni's first album. There was an instructor who taught an art class at the University I attended who loved Joni and used to play her albums during classes when we worked on our various projects. STAS was one of the records he played. That may have been when I first became aware of its existence. As a matter of fact, I just put it in my car cd player yesterday. It was raining when I got to the park and ride after work and I just had to hear 'Michael From Mountains'. STAS is timelessly beautiful, imo. One of my favorite records, period. So STAS turned 40 in March and Joni turns 65 next month. And this is also the last full year of the Bush administration. In spite of recent events, 2008 is quite an auspicious year! Mark in Seattle who has been rather prolific on the JMDL today and should probably shut up now - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate Bennett" To: Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 10:03 PM Subject: Roll Call > I'm wondering who on this list had Joni's first album when it was > released. > I did but I can't remember if it was me that bought it or my best > friend. > We used to listen to STAS & other albums for hours in her room. My > friend & > I are still in touch after all these years. Kate > > Next? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 05:40:20 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: Jim Johanson -- and the precious JMDL community Vince wrote: I invite everyone to read Mark Scott's post again and then answer this question: Is there one other internet site/discussion list/anything that matches the JMDL and joni.com - not just for other artists but for anything - - - what Wally, Jim, Les, and others created is as unique a web presence and community as there is. There is nothing like it. What they did was brilliant foresight that no one else has caught up tp yet. We are deeply blessed by their vision, their work, their dedication, their love, and their personalities of warmth, welcome, joy, and acceptance. There is nothing like the JMDL and Joni.com and we are blessed and honored and lucky that we have this wonderful karmic coming together which does all that the joni.comand jmdl do. There is nothing like it. We are heirs to so much. It humbles me when I think how lucky I am to be a participant hetr. ****** And now me, the chirp: Amen, brothers Vince and Mark! Blessed, indeed, and I hope we can all continue to offer each other our very best. Singing soprano in the upstairs choir (just 30 seconds): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQpYwEGS3tU&feature=related Yes, we have got a thing that's unique and new....and precious. Love is precious. It's a warm arrangement. Anyone will tell you.... I just got home from a peoples party (Oktoberfest), and I was talking about the JMDL. (Imaginez-vous!) One woman said: "Oh, I totally understand. I am on the Alice Cooper discussion list and it's so cool!" Well, I'm glad this person is happy with her list (we all come from such different sets of circumstance) , and I didn't want to get all snooty on her (you know, that's not my style), so I just smiled inside my heart and mind, knowing that what we have here is -- for lack of better words -- very special. We have a broader sensibility. We have JONI! Thank you, Wally and Jim. God rest ye, Joni gentlemen. LOVE, Patti P. P.S. Vince, you'll love my Circle Game son's Facebook status line: "Christopher is doubling as a crisis counselor today for all his Cub fan co-workers." NPIMH: Come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together try to love one another right now. Right now! _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life togetherat home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 02:16:00 -0400 From: Vince Subject: Re: Roll Call I was very aware of the first album but did not get it. It was the second album that I bought first, based on a rave review from somewhere, and it took me a couple of plays to really get into it - and here I am all these years later. I bought all the next releases as they came out but never got the first album on vinyl, only as a cd when I was filling out my collection. It just does not have my heart the way so much of her other stuff does. Sorry. Vince On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 1:27 AM, Mark Scott wrote: > Funny that you should mention this, Kate, because I have been thinking that > STAS was released 40 years ago. Alas, no, I did not buy it when it was > released. In fact for a long time I thought 'Clouds' was Joni's first > album. There was an instructor who taught an art class at the University I > attended who loved Joni and used to play her albums during classes when we > worked on our various projects. STAS was one of the records he played. > That may have been when I first became aware of its existence. As a > matter of fact, I just put it in my car cd player yesterday. It was raining > when I got to the park and ride after work and I just had to hear 'Michael > From Mountains'. STAS is timelessly beautiful, imo. One of my favorite > records, period. > > So STAS turned 40 in March and Joni turns 65 next month. And this is also > the last full year of the Bush administration. In spite of recent events, > 2008 is quite an auspicious year! > > Mark in Seattle > who has been rather prolific on the JMDL today and should probably shut up > now > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate Bennett" > To: > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 10:03 PM > Subject: Roll Call > > > > I'm wondering who on this list had Joni's first album when it was >> released. >> I did but I can't remember if it was me that bought it or my best friend. >> We used to listen to STAS & other albums for hours in her room. My friend >> & >> I are still in touch after all these years. Kate >> >> Next? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 02:23:13 -0400 From: Vince Subject: njc crisis counseling On the love note, I have long ago (back in 1975 at confirmation camp) rewritten that song Get Together so it reads in my version, 'come on people now, smile on each other" - I like it much better that way. For your son's counseling effort: It is hardly a crisis, it is normality, when the cubs lose. Your son should give all the cub fans razor blades so they can end their misery once and for all. This is the most loving action we may take for them. I may or may not be writing this tongue in cheek... Vince On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 1:40 AM, Patti Parlette wrote: > > P.S. Vince, you'll love my Circle Game son's Facebook status line: > > "Christopher is doubling as a crisis counselor today for all his Cub fan > co-workers." > > NPIMH: Come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together > try to love one another right now. Right now! > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > See how Windows Mobile brings your life together at home, work, or on the > go. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2008 #241 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------