From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2008 #249 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, October 13 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 249 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- McCabe's Guitar Shop 50th Anniversary Show (NJC) [studio16a ] Re: I cannot stand John McPain, njc [Laura Stanley ] Re: financial scene and the environment, njc [Laura Stanley ] Re: I cannot stand John McPain, njc [Catherine McKay ] Re: I cannot stand John McPain, njc ["Jerry Notaro" ] Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc ["Jerry Notaro" ] Re: New BAND name njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: I cannot stand John McLain, njc [Laura Stanley ] RE: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc ["Jerry Notaro" ] RE: STAS and me ["Kate Bennett" ] NJC Rosanne Cash for VP! [Michael Flaherty ] Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc [Catherine McKay ] RE: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc [Catherine McKay ] Re: New BAND name njc [Catherine McKay ] Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc [Vince ] Re: Hisssssssss... [Monika Bogdanowicz ] Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc [FMYFL@aol.com] Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc ["Mark Scott" ] NJC, Yo-Yo Ma & friends "singing songs of joy and peace", then John Lennon [Patti Parlette ] "Joe six-pack" and "hockey moms" njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:36:46 +0100 From: studio16a Subject: McCabe's Guitar Shop 50th Anniversary Show (NJC) Steve Dulson tinkersown@ca.rr.com wrote: > During the McCabe's Guitar Shop 50th anniversary show at UCLA > on 10/2 (fabulous concert!) there were a number of B & W photos > by Sherry Rayn Barnett displayed in the bar. There were several of > Joni, both at McCabes and other places. Sherry's website at > http://www.sherrybarnettphotography.com/ > is difficult to navigate, but go to "gallery store" to see thumbnails > of some of these images. Pretty pricey, BTW. Hi Steve - you lucky boy!! I see this concert was produced by Nancy Covey (Mrs Richard Thompson) and along with Richard himself, featured Jackson Browne, David Lindley, Odetta, Jennifer Warnes, The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, magician Ricky Jay, The Ditty Bops, Peter Rowan and Peter Case. Sounds like a great show! Anybody else turn up on the night? I have fond memories of McCabe's guitar shop when I visited a few years ago with my English friend Rik, who now lives in Topanga Canyon - I remember falling in love with a guitar from Santa Cruz (http://www.santacruzguitar.com/). Give my love to Michele very best PaulC (back living in London now) On Tour Across the Pond blog http://ontouracrossthepond.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:53:31 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jerry Notaro" Subject: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc If you have to ask you are too young. NP - Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:02:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Re: I cannot stand John McPain, njc Cat pointed out the redundant exclamation marks, but what I want to know is what are the b and the star representingggggg? > WORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!b * ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:15:44 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jerry Notaro" Subject: Re: I cannot stand John McPain, njc Laura Stanley wrote: > Cat pointed out the redundant exclamation marks, but what I want to know > is what are the b and the star representingggggg? > >> WORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!b * > A slip of the finger :) NP - Puressence - Drop Down to Earth ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:19:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Re: financial scene and the environment, njc Lakota wrote: (the natives discovered columbus) I told my students to come to school on Monday and we are all taking off on tuesday and celebrationg Native American day instead. How, Taking off what? I guess you can since topless is legal for women in your city. Are you going to paint each other's faces and bodies too? Interesting art class project. I bet it will make national news. And I'm sure it will be very good for the financial seen and the environment. Ya'll will discover more than just columbus. Love, Osage ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:20:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Re: I cannot stand John McPain, njc watch it with that finger! - --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jerry Notaro wrote: > From: Jerry Notaro > Subject: Re: I cannot stand John McPain, njc > To: "Laura Stanley" > Cc: joni@smoe.org > Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 1:15 PM > Laura Stanley wrote: > > Cat pointed out the redundant exclamation marks, but > what I want to know > > is what are the b and the star representingggggg? > > > >> WORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!b * > > > > > A slip of the finger :) > > NP - Puressence - Drop Down to Earth ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:45:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc - --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jerry Notaro wrote: > From: Jerry Notaro > Subject: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc > To: joni@smoe.org > Received: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 8:53 AM > If you have to ask you are too young. > Finally. Too young for something. Or maybe just plain ignorant. Ignerrnt. I had to look him up, so maybe ignorant, but not no mo'. Yeah, I know it may be inappropriate to make jokes about someone's death, although I hope, when my time comes, that people can have a laugh or two. Any friend of Jerry's is a friend of mine though (I hope!), so RIP, Lloyd, wherever you may be! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:49:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: I cannot stand John McPain, njc - --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jerry Notaro wrote: > > Laura Stanley wrote: > > > what I want to know > > is what are the b and the star representingggggg? > > > >> WORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!b * > > > > > A slip of the finger :) > That'd be one hell of a slip, because the ! and the b and the * are nowhere near one another on the keyboard. Wondering how long we can drag this thread out but grateful that Mike P is no longer being copied, because he would be really PO'd! __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? 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Catherine McKay wrote: > --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jerry Notaro wrote: > >> > Laura Stanley wrote: >> > >> what I want to know >> > is what are the b and the star representingggggg? >> > >> >> WORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!b * >> > >> >> >> A slip of the finger :) >> > > That'd be one hell of a slip, because the ! and the b and the * are > nowhere near one another on the keyboard. > > Wondering how long we can drag this thread out but grateful that Mike P is > no longer being copied, because he would be really PO'd! > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! > > http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:16:59 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jerry Notaro" Subject: Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc He published Tiger Beat and had a syndicated dance show. If you remember Bobby Sherman you should remember him. They were synonymous. Catherine McKay wrote: > --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jerry Notaro wrote: > >> From: Jerry Notaro >> Subject: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc >> To: joni@smoe.org >> Received: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 8:53 AM >> If you have to ask you are too young. >> > > Finally. Too young for something. > > Or maybe just plain ignorant. Ignerrnt. I had to look him up, so maybe > ignorant, but not no mo'. > > Yeah, I know it may be inappropriate to make jokes about someone's death, > although I hope, when my time comes, that people can have a laugh or two. > > Any friend of Jerry's is a friend of mine though (I hope!), so RIP, Lloyd, > wherever you may be! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:12:11 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: New BAND name njc McKay & Goodspeed. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:01:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Re: I cannot stand John McLain, njc - --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jerry Notaro wrote: > > A slip of the finger, with a smiley, means a slip of the > middle finger. It > was a joke. You mean the Trudeau salute? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:21:04 EDT From: Wtking59@cs.com Subject: Hisssssssss... First of all, NO artist that I can think of in the history of popular music ever changed as radically as Joni did between 'CAS' and "THOSL.' If it weren't for the similarity in the vocals, one would almost think it was an entirely different person. I mean, change and progression is ONE thing (which, BTW, I greatly admire...and believe Joni masterfully demonstrated between albums 1 and 6), but THIS was an entirely different kettle of fish. As if she'd somehow been "replaced" with an alien "pod person" (straight outta "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"). Even the extremely awkward clumsiness of the title--which Rolling Stone Magazine voted "worst album title of the year" in 1975--was uncharacteristically bizarre. And since Bob Dylan has always written from basically the same perspective (i.e., social and political commentary laced with personal observation), then I suppose--using your logic (see below)--that makes him only a "good" artist (rather than a "great" one), and that his subsequent albums of the past forty-plus years get "old fast" (NOT) !?!?!?! You asked: "what if Joni would have stopped and retired from music after 'FTR'?" Well, if she'd stopped (let's say after 'CAS/MOA' instead) I don't think her first-rate reputation would have suffered much. After all, like it or not her legendary status remains largely based on her first six albums. Even if--God forbid--she'd tragically died young, I'd like to believe Joni would STILL be highly regarded and remembered (I mean, just look at the posthumous fame of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin!). Perhaps if the standard at the time (i.e., to release an album of new material basically every year!) had been different--and Joni would have waited longer than the 2 years it took her to produce 'THOSL'--she'd been able to come up with something more substantial. But unfortunately for her, it didn't happen that way. Instead, it sounded as if she'd seriously lost her "muse" to me (due to the distractions of --take your pick--continuous touring, newfound interests in general, disappointing romantic relationships, more money and/or commercial success, drugs...who knows for sure). A question once posed to Joni in a late 70's interview went something like this: Q: There was a time when you and the great Laura Nyro (who basically retired at 24 after releasing only 4 classic albums) were considered the leading representatives of the female singer/songwriter genre. Now it's generally considered that Nyro wasn't strong enough to survive in the business. How have you survived? Joni answered that she didn't necessarily agree, and added that "what Laura Nyro did was brave and strong in its own way" and went on to say that she'd seriously considered doing the same thing on several occasions. Therefore, what would we have missed (man--LOL) had she quit? Quite a bit, IMO. At the same time, however, I guess one could argue that we'd have also been spared the sometimes inferior work that clutters--and, perhaps, diminishes--her discography. So, let's just respectfully agree to disagree on this issue. XXXOOO, Billy ___________________________________________ motitan75@yahoo.com wrote: >>> Right on. If Joni didn't go through her twists and tuns in her musical career, we would not have all that music she produced when going through such changes. And if she didn't change oh so much, wouldn't you be a little disappointed? She's be a good artist, I think, but not a great artist. If she decided to stick with music and keep recycling "Blue," (as some bands do...they reproduce a good album basically over and over...using the same formula and such), you'd love that album or the albums she made prior but it would get old fast. Then again, what if Joni would have stopped and retired from music after FTR? She has stated that was when she first began thinking such thoughts---just leaving the music business. FTR could serve as a swan album of sorts......think of what we would have missed man! - - -Monika <<< ************** New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:48:18 -0400 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc Maybe the Lloyd Thaxton Show didn't air in Canada. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Catherine McKay Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:46 AM To: joni@smoe.org; Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc - --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jerry Notaro wrote: > From: Jerry Notaro > Subject: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc > To: joni@smoe.org > Received: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 8:53 AM > If you have to ask you are too young. > Finally. Too young for something. Or maybe just plain ignorant. Ignerrnt. I had to look him up, so maybe ignorant, but not no mo'. Yeah, I know it may be inappropriate to make jokes about someone's death, although I hope, when my time comes, that people can have a laugh or two. Any friend of Jerry's is a friend of mine though (I hope!), so RIP, Lloyd, wherever you may be! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:14:04 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jerry Notaro" Subject: RE: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc Probably not. But I watched it every day in Buffalo, and Toronto received the Buffalo stations. Jerry Richard Flynn wrote: > Maybe the Lloyd Thaxton Show didn't air in Canada. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > Catherine McKay > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:46 AM > To: joni@smoe.org; Jerry Notaro > Subject: Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc > > --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jerry Notaro wrote: > >> From: Jerry Notaro >> Subject: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc >> To: joni@smoe.org >> Received: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 8:53 AM >> If you have to ask you are too young. >> > > Finally. Too young for something. > > Or maybe just plain ignorant. Ignerrnt. I had to look him up, so maybe > ignorant, but not no mo'. > > Yeah, I know it may be inappropriate to make jokes about someone's death, > although I hope, when my time comes, that people can have a laugh or two. > > Any friend of Jerry's is a friend of mine though (I hope!), so RIP, Lloyd, > wherever you may be! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:14:21 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: STAS and me Yes, I had one of those record players too. Nice to read a post from you here Ashara! Kate Ashara>>I was 12, and my cousin had just bought the album as soon as it was released. As she played it for me on her "suitcase-typer" record player, (anyone remember those?) << ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:17:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Flaherty Subject: NJC Rosanne Cash for VP! http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081027/cash ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:31:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc - --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jerry Notaro wrote: > He published Tiger Beat and had a syndicated dance show. If > you remember > Bobby Sherman you should remember him. They were > synonymous. > Never got into that stuff. (I was an elitist even back in those days.) Bobby Sherman wasn't man enough for me and I wouldn't be caught dead buying a teen magazine. Sneaking a peak at someone else's, maybe, as long as I didn't get caught. !!!b * heh-heh. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:34:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: RE: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc - --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Richard Flynn wrote: > Maybe the Lloyd Thaxton Show didn't air in Canada. > That may be it, but I wasn't watching TV at the time anyway, so I don't know for sure. I was too busy writing angsty poetry in my room. __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:39:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: New BAND name njc - --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jim L'Hommedieu wrote: > McKay & Goodspeed. Jenny's changing her name to McKay? That means Kay will need to change her name to Goodspeed. Jeez, if they called me Kay for short, I'd be Kay McKay. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:24:22 -0400 From: Vince Subject: Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc Every day after school for several years (64-65 perhaps 66) used to watch Lloyd Thaxton. Loved his show. It was a good show, not quite as hokey as American Bandstand, and he loved the Beatles. I remember a Beatles thing that involved playing And I Love Her and reading a fan's letter where Paul or one of them said hi - the little things that get caught in our minds. I was thinking about him the other day. How odd that he died about the same time I was thinking about him. I also read all the mags. I worked at my uncle's drug store starting in 65 at the soda fountain and we sold all the mags and young girls came in to read them all the time, sitting at the fountain - it was wonderful. Vince ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:37:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: Hisssssssss... As you may well know, we will never see eye to eye on the topic of THOSL so it is almost useless going back and forth trying to pass an idea here or there though I do enjoy the varying opinions. I will nod my head when you say we must agree to disagree. What more can be said? As for RS calling THOSL the worst album title of the year, well, their opinion on anything has been useless now for years. I would never turn to a magazine or a critic (or even another fan) to form my own opinion. I will say I do like to read the reviews and hear fans' opinions on different works. I particularly enjoy looking at Amazon.com (or reading opinions here as far as Joni is concerned). That is filled with regular people expressing their opinion with no agenda. I like to get an idea of what an album or book or whatever it is, is about before getting it for myself.. And as far as Dylan goes, I would stand by what you implied I said. Indeed, I would say Dylan is a good artist, not a great artist. Great songwriter. Good musician. Decent guitarist. Some great albums. Some good albums. Some shit albums. Not such a good singer but his voice is perfect for what he does so yes, good artist but not great artist (and I am a fan of Dylan's). - -Monika, who thinks THOSL was the perfect, fitting title for the album - --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Wtking59@cs.com wrote: Even the extremely awkward clumsiness of the title--which Rolling Stone Magazine voted "worst album title of the year" in 1975--was uncharacteristically bizarre. And since Bob Dylan has always written from basically the same perspective (i.e., social and political commentary laced with personal observation), then I suppose--using your logic (see below)--that makes him only a "good" artist (rather than a "great" one), and that his subsequent albums of the past forty-plus years get "old fast" (NOT) !?!?!?! You asked: "what if Joni would have stopped and retired from music after 'FTR'?" Well, if she'd stopped (let's say after 'CAS/MOA' instead) I don't think her first-rate reputation would have suffered much. After all, like it or not her legendary status remains largely based on her first six albums. Even if--God forbid--she'd tragically died young, I'd like to believe Joni would STILL be highly regarded and remembered (I mean, just look at the posthumous fame of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin!). Perhaps if the standard at the time (i.e., to release an album of new material basically every year!) had been different--and Joni would have waited longer than the 2 years it took her to produce 'THOSL'--she'd been able to come up with something more substantial. But unfortunately for her, it didn't happen that way. Instead, it sounded as if she'd seriously lost her "muse" to me (due to the distractions of --take your pick--continuous touring, newfound interests in general, disappointing romantic relationships, more money and/or commercial success, drugs...who knows for sure). A question once posed to Joni in a late 70's interview went something like this: Q: There was a time when you and the great Laura Nyro (who basically retired at 24 after releasing only 4 classic albums) were considered the leading representatives of the female singer/songwriter genre. Now it's generally considered that Nyro wasn't strong enough to survive in the business. How have you survived? Joni answered that she didn't necessarily agree, and added that "what Laura Nyro did was brave and strong in its own way" and went on to say that she'd seriously considered doing the same thing on several occasions. Therefore, what would we have missed (man--LOL) had she quit? Quite a bit, IMO. At the same time, however, I guess one could argue that we'd have also been spared the sometimes inferior work that clutters--and, perhaps, diminishes--her discography. So, let's just respectfully agree to disagree on this issue. XXXOOO, Billy ___________________________________________ motitan75@yahoo.com wrote: >>> Right on. If Joni didn't go through her twists and tuns in her musical career, we would not have all that music she produced when going through such changes. And if she didn't change oh so much, wouldn't you be a little disappointed? She's be a good artist, I think, but not a great artist. If she decided to stick with music and keep recycling "Blue," (as some bands do...they reproduce a good album basically over and over...using the same formula and such), you'd love that album or the albums she made prior but it would get old fast. Then again, what if Joni would have stopped and retired from music after FTR? She has stated that was when she first began thinking such thoughts---just leaving the music business. FTR could serve as a swan album of sorts......think of what we would have missed man! - - -Monika <<< ************** New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:58:19 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc I'm not nearly as old as Jerry, but I do remember the Lloyd Thaxton Show. My older sisters used to have it playing on the tv all the time, and I enjoyed watching the kids dance. I learned the twist, jerk, mash potato from watching his show. My favorite ,if anyone remembers was the sit down dance. You would clap your hands, then twirl one of your hands. Funny how you still remember things as a toddler. Jimmy ************** New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:56:03 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc This must have been something we didn't get on the limited tv access we had in Keokuk, Iowa when I was growing up. I don't think I had ever heard of it or Lloyd Thaxton until now. And, btw, I'm 54 and not afraid or ashamed to admit it! Mark in Seattle - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 2:58 PM Subject: Re: RIP - Lloyd Thaxton - njc > I'm not nearly as old as Jerry, but I do remember the Lloyd Thaxton > Show. My > older sisters used to have it playing on the tv all the time, and I > enjoyed > watching the kids dance. I learned the twist, jerk, mash potato from > watching > his show. My favorite ,if anyone remembers was the sit down dance. > You would > clap your hands, then twirl one of your hands. Funny how you still > remember > things as a toddler. > > Jimmy > > > ************** > New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your > destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out > (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:57:23 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: NJC, Yo-Yo Ma & friends "singing songs of joy and peace", then John Lennon Cher(e)s Joniami(e)s: Thought this would interest some of you: "It's rushing the season, but "Yo-Yo Ma & Friends, Songs of Joy & Peace" ( Sony, $18.99) is out Tuesday with fresh takes on holiday and other favorites. The prolific cellist accompanies artists such as Diana Krall ("You Couldn't Be Cuter"), James Taylor ("Here Comes the Sun") and Natalie MacMaster ("Slip the Jig"). If you like "Dona Nobis Pacem," there are four versions here with Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, Paquito D'Rivera and Alon Yavnai, Chris Botti and one by Ma alone. Alison Krauss is lyrical on "The Wexford Carol" and saxophonist Joshua Redman is mellow on "My One and Only Love." This mixed bag is a treat as Ma shows off his versatility." -- Donna Larcen,, Hartford Courant The clips on Amazon.com sound lovely. Wishing you all joy & peace, and a river if you need it, Patti P. "If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." -- John Lennon http://www.imaginepeace.com/ P.S. That's my regular sig file above, but just at this moment of the world I invite/encourage all John Lennon fans to check it out. The light tower was lit again on Oct. 9th, his b/day, and there's a new stamp(s of many countries) that is very interesting (check it out, former philatelogist, Muller!)....the light tower pierces a cloud (both sides!). And then, scrolling down on the left is John's 10-minute video that never fails to give me sweet inspiration to carry on. Rest in PEACE, John, and thank you for your enduring legacy of the same. "And we all shine on...." P.P.S. Where is RR? He's been so......remote. Beep beep, mmm, beep beep yeah, RR. And SS, Strawberry Fields Forever sister, toi aussi! _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn 10 hidden secrets from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:26:05 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: New BAND name njc Jees. I'm too old to write clever posts. I meant Ashley & Goodspeed. It sounds like a lingerie shop in the UK. Jim L'Hommedieu Catherine McKay wrote:--- On Sun, 10/12/08, Jim L'Hommedieu wrote: McKay & Goodspeed. Jenny's changing her name to McKay? That means Kay will need to change her name to Goodspeed. Jeez, if they called me Kay for short, I'd be Kay McKay. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:23:01 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: "Joe six-pack" and "hockey moms" njc I was surprised to hear Palin use the phrase "Joe six-pack". In my world, that phrase denotes mockery. "Joe six-pack" means someone who drinks beer too often and doesn't think often enough. Is that supposed to be complimentary? She said it like it was a signifier of common-ground. Does she represent beer-drunks? Having been raised by a couple of drinkers, I'm repelled by over-familiarity with daily drinking. "Joe" is oriented towards beer rather than everything else that matters. Is Palin running on the drunken dullard ticket? Rather than pull me in, it confused me. I thought, "She's talking off the top of her head, and failing." How could pundits interpret that phrase as reaching out to people? Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:55:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Stanley Subject: The White House, njc http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OvDOWIuQsY8&feature=related ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2008 #249 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------