From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2008 #323 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 Tuesday, December 16 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 323 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Wordle - [Jeannie ] Re: Wordle - NJC [Bob Muller ] Re: Wordle - NJC [Jeannie ] Re: Sue L'Hommedieu, may she rest in peace, njc [Susan Guzzi ] Re: Sue L'Hommedieu, may she rest in peace, njc ["Lori Fye" ] Re: Tom Waits, NJC [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Tom Waits, NJC [Victor Johnson ] Re: Tom Waits, NJC [Catherine McKay ] Re: Tom Waits, NJC [Jeannie ] re:joni on amazon ["joe farrell" ] redrock utah needs urgent help NJC ["Kate Bennett" ] Title not in the song. [johncalimee@verizon.net] Re: Tom Waits, NJC ["gene" ] RE: Tom Waits, NJC ["Les Irvin" ] Re: joni on amazon [Bob Muller ] Re: Tom Waits, NJC [Bob Muller ] RE: Tom Waits, NJC ["Les Irvin" ] Re: Tom Waits, NJC [Bob Muller ] Re: Tom Waits, NJC ["Blair Fraipont" ] Re: Tom Waits, NJC [Victor Johnson ] Re: Tom Waits, NJC [Stephen_Epstein@hugoboss.com] Retro Covers for December 2008, Volume 33 [Bob Muller ] Re: Tom Waits, NJC ["Randy Remote" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:22:40 -0800 (PST) From: Jeannie Subject: Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/387212/La_Avenida_de_Algodon Let's give this wordle a shot if it goes through! Jeannie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:11:11 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Wordle - NJC Yeah, that one worked fine and actually took me a bit to figure out. Good job. As you know by now, you have to save it and then link to the saved page, not the "create" page that you originally did. Bob NP: The Wood Brothers, "Postcards From Hell" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:30:41 -0800 (PST) From: Jeannie Subject: Re: Wordle - NJC Thanks, Bob, as always. It came out crimped towards the bottom, though and the words barely readble. But I left a big hint lying around somewhere along the lines like I always do in all my posts that come out as puzzling. Have a great day, Bob. Truly, Jeannie - --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Bob Muller wrote: > From: Bob Muller > Subject: Re: Wordle - NJC > To: "Jeannie" , joni@smoe.org > Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 5:11 AM > Yeah, that one worked fine and actually took me a bit to > figure out. Good job. As you know by now, you have to save > it and then link to the saved page, not the > "create" page that you originally did. > > Bob > > NP: The Wood Brothers, "Postcards From Hell" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:48:23 -0800 (PST) From: Susan Guzzi Subject: Re: Sue L'Hommedieu, may she rest in peace, njc So sorry for your loss Jim. You and your family are in my thoughts. I hope you have vivid happy memories to cherish forever of your dear Mother. I know you must ache right now - take care of you. Peace, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:40:30 -0600 From: mia _ Subject: Re: Joni Wordle - guess the song! I couldn't see them either at first. I was using the new Google Chrome browser, and I kept getting stuck on the Java caution. Then I switched to the Mozilla Firefox browser, and it worked fine! Mia <> _________________________________________________________________ Suspicious message? Theres an alert for that. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad2_1 22008 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:07:54 -0800 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: Sue L'Hommedieu, may she rest in peace, njc My condolences, Jim. Take extra good care of yourself and your family this holiday season. Love, Lori ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:12:15 -0800 (PST) From: Rian Afriadi Subject: Tom Waits, NJC I found an interesting music store where they sell Tom Waits' CDs. Which album would you recommend me first to buy? And how's Tom Waits sound like? I haven't heard any of his songs actually, except some covers. My favorite : Time, covered by Tori Amos on her Strange Little Girl album. Rian ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:20:47 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC Tom's an aquired taste, Rian, and his work over the years is even more diverse than Joni's in terms of his musical style and especially the quality of his vocals. With that in mind, I would recommend you start near the beginning, with either "Closing Time" or "Heart of Saturday Night". If you're feeling a bit more adventurous, start out with "Blue Valentines" which is my favorite from him, although there are not any of them I would be willing to surrender. Bob NP: Elvis Costello, "Man Out Of Time" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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Like Bob said, Tom Waits is an acquired taste but if you take the time and effort to discover his work, you will not find many artists who have quite the same breadth and diversity and all around brilliance that is the music of Tom Waits. Victor, finished with school (for the semester anyway!) On Dec 15, 2008, at 1:12 PM, Rian Afriadi wrote: > I found an interesting music store where they sell Tom Waits' CDs. > > Which album would you recommend me first to buy? And how's Tom Waits > sound > like? I haven't heard any of his songs actually, except some covers. > My > favorite : Time, covered by Tori Amos on her Strange Little Girl > album. > > > > Rian ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:48:33 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC - --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Rian Afriadi wrote: > I found an interesting music store where they sell Tom > Waits' CDs. > > Which album would you recommend me first to buy? And > how's Tom Waits sound > like? I haven't heard any of his songs actually, except > some covers. My > favorite : Time, covered by Tori Amos on her Strange Little > Girl album. > > > > Rian My favourite Tom Waits album has to be "Raindogs." He has the most bizarre voice ever. He sounds like the troll that lives under the bridge. His early voice was much more conventional. He must have drunk a lot of cheap whiskey and smoked a lot of nasty cigars to end up with his current voice. Many of his songs are odd portraits of people who have lived a very rough life and yet others are very sweet and sentimental (but still sung in the ogre voice.) He may be an acquired taste. Some of his stories, if you listen to his live stuff, are absolutely hilarious. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:00:30 -0800 (PST) From: Jeannie Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC AMEN!!! Well said, Bob and Victor, as y'all talk about Tom Waits. Just some awesome kind of musical genius/artist, he is!! He gets me reeling myself back to me. It just takes time. Jeannie - --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Victor Johnson wrote: > From: Victor Johnson > Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC > To: "Rian Afriadi" > Cc: "jonipeople" > Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 12:33 PM > I would buy any of the following to start- Small Change, The > Heart of Saturday Night, Closing Time, Blue Valentine, > Nighthawks at the Diner. If you get through that, perhaps > try Raindogs, or Frank's Wild Years. If you want to get > one of his more recent releases, "Alice" is great > and one of my all-time favorite albums. > > Like Bob said, Tom Waits is an acquired taste but if you > take the time and effort to discover his work, you will not > find many artists who have quite the same breadth and > diversity and all around brilliance that is the music of Tom > Waits. > > > > Victor, finished with school (for the semester anyway!) > > > On Dec 15, 2008, at 1:12 PM, Rian Afriadi wrote: > > > I found an interesting music store where they sell Tom > Waits' CDs. > > > > Which album would you recommend me first to buy? And > how's Tom Waits sound > > like? I haven't heard any of his songs actually, > except some covers. My > > favorite : Time, covered by Tori Amos on her Strange > Little Girl album. > > > > > > > > Rian ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:27:03 +0000 From: "joe farrell" Subject: re:joni on amazon Just browsing Joni items on amazon. There is a book available for pre-order called "Will You Take Me as I Am: Unraveling Joni Mitchell's Blue" by Michelle Mercer. It is due out in April 2009 published by Free Press in hardback, 256 pages and offered on amazon at #15:16p gbp. Anybody know anything about this? Anyone heard of it's intended publication? Interesting. Regards, Joe. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:54:25 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: redrock utah needs urgent help NJC While America was voting for Barack Obama and his vision of a clean energy future, Bush and Cheney's underlings were conspiring to plunder one of the crown jewels of our natural heritage for their fossil fuel cronies. The auction of Redrock country will take place on December 19. At stake are world-renowned vistas near Canyonlands and Arches ... Read MoreNational Parks, as well as near Dinosaur National Monument. The highest bidders will earn the right to turn vast tracts of pristine wilderness into industrial wastelands. http://www.nrdconline.org/ campaign/stop_wilderness_giveaway ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:57:50 -0600 (CST) From: johncalimee@verizon.net Subject: Title not in the song. Well, the easiest Joni song to think of where the title isn't in the song is Hejira. Try working that one into a lyric...! j. On other fronts... I have been toying with Joni's songwriting method where she floats a melody over the finished music. For example, the wordless Two Grey Rooms and Passion Play. I recall playing these songs for a few friends and they commented (in a perjorative way) that it was 'almost' like scat singing. As if she'd come up short, either melodically? Or because her vocals were language like. Sort of like 'air guitar' italian or something. I was fascinated by this skill because I had no clue how one could pull it off. Is anyone on the list up to taking the challenge to put a melody to some of Joni's instrumental passages? How about the bridge in Paprika Plains? Or melody (not to mention lyrics) to the Shine instrumental? I recall the story with 2 Grey Rooms went as follows: Joni was bummed out during a recording session with the 'boys' and asked Henry if she could go in and put a melody over the polished music. I assume the demo we have is that recording? And if it is, did she compose that in one take? - -Talk about creative genius if that's how it went down. Anyway, I've been toying with floating a melody over an instrumental. It began while listening to Herbie's A Case of You. I was trying to sing the song to the music and having a bitter time of it. I had Joni in my head. -But something of a breakthrough happened when I decided to forget the melody as Joni wrote it and simply get into the voicing of the instruments. Somewhere in there I found a voicing and I found I could, in a rudimentary way, float a melodic line over the song. For a few minutes I felt I was channelling Diana Krall. :-) What I came away with is a greater sense of admiration and respect for Joni's muse. And that even the smallest of us can play the creative game. So long as everyone's out of the house and beyond ear shot. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:07:52 -0800 From: "gene" Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC Tom Waits "Early Years, vol 2" - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rian Afriadi" To: "jonipeople" Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:12 AM Subject: Tom Waits, NJC >I found an interesting music store where they sell Tom Waits' CDs. > > Which album would you recommend me first to buy? And how's Tom Waits sound > like? I haven't heard any of his songs actually, except some covers. My > favorite : Time, covered by Tori Amos on her Strange Little Girl album. > > > > Rian > > !DSPAM:144,49469ef1269565981519272! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:26:44 -0700 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: RE: Tom Waits, NJC > Which album would you recommend me first to buy? No one has mentioned my fave Tom album "Swordfishtrombones". ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:13:43 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: joni on amazon Looks like you already know all there is to know about it at this point, Joe. I can only add that Michelle was at the last Full Moon Jonifest and that she's written a book about Wayne Shorter as well. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:11:21 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC One of my faves as well, but I would never think to start someone off with it if they were just getting into Waits. Bob NP: P.M. Dawn, "Puppet Show" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:29:04 -0700 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: RE: Tom Waits, NJC Might I respectfully disagree? I might. Many people find Tom a difficult pill to swallow - sort of in the same 'lousy voice/great songwriter' camp that many put Dylan into. He's been through many "phases" and I consider swordfishtrombones to be the first album (and therefore one of the more tame) of his best phase yet. Brilliant songs like... well... I began to list them then realized they're all brilliant. - -----Original Message----- One of my faves as well, but I would never think to start someone off with it if they were just getting into Waits. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:50:32 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC This was the first album he did after he hooked with Kathleen Brennan, right? It was indeed the start of a new phase, and you're right - it's 100% brilliant. I remember playing it a lot in 1983, my roommate at the time, a guy named Hal, would always say "what the hell is THAT?" But he never minded me playing it. Bob NP: David Byrne & Brian Eno, "Home" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:57:10 -0500 From: "Blair Fraipont" Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC I say go right for Rain Dogs or Swordfishtrombones. Either record has anything you'd ever want from him. If you like them, then you have accessed the skeleton key to all of his records. Blair NP: "K" by The Clientele ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:22:11 -0500 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC Actually the first record I ever heard from him was "The Black Rider". I was working at a music store at the time and my manager would put it on, just to freak out the Buckhead clientele that frequented our store. How's that for a first exposure! (I don't remember jumping up and down exclaiming how much I love Tom Waits but I did think it was interesting...) I can't remember now which album I actually purchased first but I think it was "Closing Time". I kind of like having started from the beginning and then experiencing the joy of delving deeper and deeper into his musical world, most recently having resulted in my seeing 4 dates on his last tour, a trip I will never forget. I was nice to one of the ushers at Birmingham and was fortunate to get on of the placards from the hall, which is now hanging on my wall. I can only hope that I have the opportunity to experience a live Tom Wait show yet again somewhere down the line. Victor ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:38:56 -0500 From: Stephen_Epstein@hugoboss.com Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC The first Tom Waits album I purchased was the soundtrack from One From the Heart- a brilliant Francis Coppola movie with an equally exquisite score accompanied by Crystal Gayle. Probably difficult to find now, as the movie was, unfortunately, a commercial flop! I recommend viewing and listening to both. Saw Waits in concert about 23 years ago @ Massey Hall in Toronto, and it was one of the "best concerts of all time". Weird, of course, but absolutely brilliant! best Stephen in Toronto NP: Quincy Jones "Money" Actually the first record I ever heard from him was "The Black Rider". I was working at a music store at the time and my manager would put it on, just to freak out the Buckhead clientele that frequented our store. How's that for a first exposure! (I don't remember jumping up and down exclaiming how much I love Tom Waits but I did think it was interesting...) I can't remember now which album I actually purchased first but I think it was "Closing Time". I kind of like having started from the beginning and then experiencing the joy of delving deeper and deeper into his musical world, most recently having resulted in my seeing 4 dates on his last tour, a trip I will never forget. I was nice to one of the ushers at Birmingham and was fortunate to get on of the placards from the hall, which is now hanging on my wall. I can only hope that I have the opportunity to experience a live Tom Wait show yet again somewhere down the line. Victor This e-mail (and/or attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. Use or disclosure of it by anyone other than a designated addressee is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please delete this e-mail from the computer on which you received it. We thank you for notifying us immediately. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:38:30 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Retro Covers for December 2008, Volume 33 Howdy folks, If your holiday stress-o-meter is pushing into the red zone, maybe you need to chill with some oldie but goodie Joni covers. So here they are - it's Volume 33, first issued when Herbert Hoover promised "2 chickens in every pot and etc": http://tinyurl.com/63zxjh And what will you get for your download dollar (or lack thereof)? 1. The University of Northern Colorado Vocal Jazz Ensemble - I Don't Know Where I Stand 2. Suzin Skyler - A Case Of You 3. Mary Hopkin - Both Sides Now 4. Chuck Mitchell - The Circle Game 5. Ginger Berglund - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines 6. The Loons - The Urge For Going 7. Skeeter Davis - Both Sides Now 8. The Joint Chiefs - All I Want 9. Rachel & Hugh Higgins - Big Yellow Taxi 10. CC Robin - Free Man In Paris 11. Lincoln Mayorga - Both Sides Now 12. Shivesen Jazz Choir - I Don't Know Where I Stand 13. John Townsend - The Circle Game 14. Keller Williams - A Case Of You (Live) 15. Keller Williams - For Free (Live) 16. Dick Hyman - Both Sides Now 17. Steve LaManna - Michael From Mountains 18. Melanie Taylor - River 19. Woody Mann & Suzanne Vogt - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines 20. Terry Baxter & Orchestra - Both Sides Now So what are ya waitin for? Go get it. Bob NP: David Byrne & Brian Eno, "I Feel My Stuff" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:47:51 -0500 From: kjhsf@aol.com Subject: Re: Sue L'Hommedieu, may she rest in peace, njc Jim- I am so very sorry to hear about your loss.? You are in my thoughts and prayers.? I'm sure she was a wonderful mom. Ken - -----Original Message----- From: Jim L'Hommedieu To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:28 pm Subject: Sue L'Hommedieu, may she rest in peace, njc It seems like we take turns going through the same things. My mother passed away on Tuesday. She smoked 2 packs a day and (in the end) a breathing disorder called COPD got her, at 83. She loved books and national public radio. Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:54:37 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: njc, I said take me to the dance. Do you want to dance at the Peace Ball? Attend the non-partisan 2009 Inaugural Peace Ball on Jan. 20th With Special Guest Host Harry Belafonte Your donation will help Democracy Now! build a new home! A limited number of tickets for this sold-out event are available for a $1000 donation! For a donation of $1000, you can celebrate this extraordinary moment in history with food, laughter, music and dance, as peacemakers from all over the globe gather for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. These are the last tickets left (the Peace Ball has a waiting list of hundreds). We're offering the first group of tickets at $1000 each; the donation level could go up with the next offering. 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For more details on the 2009 Peace Ball, visit http://www.peaceball.org Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. **** We're going to party like it's 2009! Here, there, and everywhere. Love & Peace, Patti P., with thanks to Barbara Stewart who always tells me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street "If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." -- John Lennon http://www.imaginepeace.com/ _________________________________________________________________ Suspicious message? Theres an alert for that. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad2_1 22008 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:56:37 -0500 From: kjhsf@aol.com Subject: Tom Waits, NJC Well, this has nothing to do with his music, BUT, I was fortunate enough to wait on Tom when I was working as a server in San Francisco a few years back.? He was with his wife and a business manager and they seemed to be discussing business the whole time.? Whenever I approached the table, Tom Waits made a point to break from the conversation, make eye contact, and thank me in a most genuine and kind manner.? Truly one of the best, most gracious celebrity encounters I ever had as a server!? Ken ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:25:02 -0800 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: NJC - advice about cats and dogs Sorry for the bandwidth, but if anybody can offer any help with this situation, I would be very grateful. We got a cocker spaniel puppy this summer, hoping to integrate him into our household of 2 humans and 3 adult cats. The hope was that a small puppy would not be a threat to the cats and that they would gradually accept him. Well, so far that hasn't happened. Freddie (the now 7 month old cocker puppy) is interested in the cats and wants to play with them. The oldest cat (Oscar) is a male and he pretty much can either bat at Freddie or jump up somewhere that Freddie can't reach. The other 2 cats are female tortoise shells who are litter mates. One (Silviah) is completely bonded with the older male cat. She has been pooping in the bathtub of late. We have the litterbox in a confined space with a barrier across the space that has an opening that allows the cats in but is not big enough for the dog to get in. But we think Silviah may be afraid the dog will attack her or trap her in the space where the litter box is. Recently Travis saw the other female (Mickie) peeing in Freddie's crate and discovered that at least one or all of the cats had been using Freddie's bed as their urinal. Mickie is the low one in the pecking order among the cats. The other two gang up on her. Oscar in particular will attack Mickie. Oddly enough, Mickie seems to be the least afraid of Freddie, even though Freddie likes to pretend she's a female dog when he gets the chance to get at her, if you get my drift. The door to Freddie's crate is now being kept closed at all times. In the past couple of days we've been confining Freddie to the room where the slider is that leads out to the fenced yard and is also the room where our computers are. The cats feel less threatened but Freddie, naturally, wants to be with us when we aren't in this room. Although Travis is retired, a computer fanatic and spends most of his time during the day in this room, there are still times (like dinner) when neither one of us is in here. Does anybody have any advice about how to get the cats to accept the dog and/or get the dog to leave the cats alone? Will Freddie outgrow it? Our last dog chased the cats from day one. She was a bigger, more aggressive adult dog and pinned Silviah down on the floor one day. We were afraid she might hurt or kill one of them so we took her back to the animal shelter we adopted her from. Luckily, she is with another family now that has the same vet that we use. I could not possibly part with Freddie. But keeping him confined in one room when he's in the house is not a good solution, imo. Thanks for reading. Mark in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:27:19 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Tom Waits, NJC I would go so far as to suggest downloading one of his songs first-you may not like his gravelly pseudo black guy voice. If you can get past that, he is a brilliant songwriter. As to songs, The Heart of Saturday Night, Ol' 55, or the hilarious "The Piano Has Been Drinking" will give you a taste. RR > Which album would you recommend me first to buy? And how's Tom Waits sound > like? I haven't heard any of his songs actually, except some covers. My > favorite : Time, covered by Tori Amos on her Strange Little Girl album. > Rian ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2008 #323 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------