From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2008 #327 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 Friday, December 19 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 327 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: River Cover - Angie Hart and Tim Freedman [Mark-Leon Thorne ] RE: JMDL Digest V2008 #326 [dally mclaughlin ] Robin Williams (njc) ["Paul Castle" ] Re: Davy Graham, RIP (sjc) [Em ] TV (NJC) [Michael Paz ] Re: Jamie's Dec. 18 Wordle [Martha Winkel ] Cotton Ave/DJRD [Russell Bowden ] Re: Davy Graham, RIP (sjc) [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Cotton Ave/DJRD [Michael Flaherty ] re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies [Monika Bogdanowicz ] Re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies ["Kate Bennett" ] Songs of Joy ["Mick Kelly" ] re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies [waytoblue@comcast.net] RE: JMDL Digest V2008 #325 ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies [Stephen_Epstein@hugoboss.c] njc - alone and blue ["Mark Scott" ] NJC - Out of Action ["Cassy" ] Re: Songs of Joy [Jeannie ] Re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies [Bob Muller ] Re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies [Bob Muller ] Re: njc - alone and blue ["Mark Scott" ] RE: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies ["Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: River Cover - Angie Hart and Tim Freedman Oh Melissa, what a treat. Thank you for that link. Angie Hart and Tim Freedman. What a combination. Excellent. I still remember how Angie Hart's cover of the New Order song, Bizarre Love Triangle blew me away. She still has that youthful smile she had all those years ago. SBS really has some innovative programs. I must watch that network more often. RocKwiz looks like fun. Bob, I have it if you need it. Mark in Sydney NP Brothers Gonna Work It Out - Kenny Dope, Love Corporation, The Micronauts, The Chemical Brothers, Carlos Berrios, Freestyle, Metro LA, The Serotonin Project. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:29:05 +0000 From: "Paul Castle" Subject: Davy Graham, RIP (sjc) Sad to say one of my boyhood heroes died on Monday. see Davy (aka Davey) Graham's Official Site http://www.daveygraham.moonfruit.com/ (the site is currently playing 'Leaving Blues' from his classic 'Folk, Blues and Beyond' album) An obituary in the UK's Guardian newspaper http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/17/folk-blues-music A BBC Radio 2 Documentary - "Whatever Happended to Davy Graham" recorded in 2005 http://www.lescousins.co.uk Section about him in the BBC Documentary 'Folk Britannia' with comments by Martin Carthy, Bert Jansch and others http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFB6xj1xHnM Davy's version of his classic instrumental 'Angi' (covered as 'Angie' by both Bert Jansch and Paul Simon) http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Angi/10669840 Guardian newspaper article about Davy's version of 'Both Sides Now', described by Alan McGee as "the definitive cover version" of Joni's song http://www.jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=1908 Listen to his version here http://www.tankt.com/2008/10/05/song-of-the-day-davy-grahams-both-sides-now/ best to all PaulC ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:30:13 +0000 From: dally mclaughlin Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2008 #326 > Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:00:17 -0500> From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org> To: joni-digest@smoe.org> Subject: JMDL Digest V2008 #326> > > JMDL Digest Thursday, December 18 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 326> > sorry. Ive deleted more than I meant to in the jmdl for today.Still finding all this deleting very difficult! just wanted to say that i too loved Rabbit Proof Fence. I thought it an exceptional film. Anyone seen A Japanese Story with Toni Collette? Thats another of my favourites. I think she is a great actor A red sun came ro- o -o ling down a grey sky. Magnificent!! Hello to the other Glaswegian on the list. The rains have returned. Back in my hometown they would have cleared the floor just to watch the rain come down. About a year ago here we had some tremendous rain and every window was full of faces looking out at it. it was lovely. happy holidays everyone. its coming on Christmas...> > ==========> > > ------------------------------> > > > > > > >> > _________________________________________________________________> > ://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032869/direct/01/> > - ------------------------------> > End of JMDL Digest V2008 #326> *****************************> > -------> Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org> Unsubscribe by clicking here:> mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe> ------- _________________________________________________________________ Get Windows Live Messenger on your Mobile http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000001ukm/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:07:23 +0000 From: "Paul Castle" Subject: Robin Williams (njc) Can't remember whether this has been posted on the jmdl already but worth watching again - Robin Williams performing in the UK recently at Prince Charles's (Chuck's) 60th Birthday gala, (introduced by John Cleese) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puMz1Q3E000 very best PaulC np Tannis Slimmon - Edmonton ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:00:17 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: Davy Graham, RIP (sjc) wow. sorry to hear this. Thanks for letting us know - I had not heard this from any other source yet. He was/IS one of my favorite guitar players, too. Also, thanks for the links. Davey Graham will remain a legend, I'm pretty sure. RIP. Em - --- On Thu, 12/18/08, Paul Castle wrote: > From: Paul Castle > Subject: Davy Graham, RIP (sjc) > To: joni@smoe.org > Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 5:29 AM > Sad to say one of my boyhood heroes died on Monday. > > see Davy (aka Davey) Graham's Official Site > http://www.daveygraham.moonfruit.com/ > (the site is currently playing 'Leaving Blues' from > his classic 'Folk, Blues and Beyond' album) > > An obituary in the UK's Guardian newspaper > http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/17/folk-blues-music > > A BBC Radio 2 Documentary - "Whatever Happended > to Davy Graham" recorded in 2005 > http://www.lescousins.co.uk > > Section about him in the BBC Documentary 'Folk > Britannia' > with comments by Martin Carthy, Bert Jansch and others > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFB6xj1xHnM > > Davy's version of his classic instrumental > 'Angi' > (covered as 'Angie' by both Bert Jansch and Paul > Simon) > http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Angi/10669840 > > Guardian newspaper article about Davy's version of > 'Both Sides Now', described by Alan McGee as > "the > definitive cover version" of Joni's song > http://www.jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=1908 > > Listen to his version here > http://www.tankt.com/2008/10/05/song-of-the-day-davy-grahams-both-sides-now/ > > best to all > PaulC ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:03:20 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: TV (NJC) Hi Gang Since I have been home I have been watching alot of TV since I can't move around all that much. I have really been enjoying Elvis Costellos' programme called Spectacle. I have seen the first three interviews with Elton, Lou Reed, and last night with Bill Clinton. He and Bill talked alot about New Orleans and of course mentioned Preservation Hall and I really found the interview with Bill to be quite compelling. Catch it on Sundance channel if you can. Also saw a movie called Nietzche Wept with Armand Assante. I really enjoyed this movie and kept thinking about how mushc Joni was into this guy. Have a great day! Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:05:14 -0500 From: Martha Winkel Subject: Re: Jamie's Dec. 18 Wordle Jamie, one of the best, Paprika Plains. This truly demonstrates Joni's talents. Martha ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:07:08 -0500 From: Russell Bowden Subject: Cotton Ave/DJRD Gang, Happy Holidays of all persuasions (and non) to everyone. Overture/Cotton Ave is a wildly transporting opening of one of the greatest albums ever. DJRD (as a couple of you know) is my usually 1st place fave Joni work...Yes...an extension of Hejira opened to wider thought, locale and human experience....and that music....over the years the only song that has fallen a couple of notches is "Talk to Me". I guess it's my (now) least fave song out of an album of gem varieties par excellance) If I was a better wordsmith I could wax poetic on the wonderful influence this work has had on me...But I'm not, so I won't....I would be happy to share my interpretive dance illustrating the deep musical joy this work continues to give me 32 years after the day it was released..I bought in Pueblo, CO and have owned 8 or 9 copies since... While Hejira takes me on a journey, DJRD propels me into orbits. Love, Russ (just finished shoveling snow) NP: Tant Deman ...Lo Cor de la Plano....get this!! even if El Gee didn't like it!! _________________________________________________________________ You live life online. So we put Windows on the web. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032869/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:20:20 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Davy Graham, RIP (sjc) And his take on BSN (one of the earliest, released 40 years ago in 1968) is a revalation; wild, bold & daring, opening up Joni's music to the airy jazz treatment that even SHE wouldn't tackle for a number of years after its release. It's rather lengthy and starts off with a long musical guitar intro, which to my ears inspired Joni's guitar riff in "Help Me" (though I'm sure she'd never cop to it). This was a hard to find track and I had to pay a premium for the LP it was originally on. Now it's been re-released on CD and even on I-tunes so it's easier to come by, and well worth the journey. Bob NP: NP: Van Halen, "Girl Gone Bad" - ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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I originally saw the movie because Kate Winslet was in it and I find her to be an incredible actress. - -Monika - --- On Thu, 12/18/08, mia _ wrote: Speaking of bloated, plodding, and downright annoying movies, has anyone seen Synecdoche, NY? And if so, what did you think? I was so hyped up for this movie and walked out of it feeling completely tortured. The critics loved it I guess, but not me. Go figure, since one of my favorite movies by the same guy is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Mia _________________________________________________________________ You live life online. So we put Windows on the web. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032869/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:00:54 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies I love Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! That is definitely my kind of film. I originally saw the movie because Kate Winslet was in it and I find her to be an incredible actress. - -Monika - --- On Thu, 12/18/08, mia _ wrote: Speaking of bloated, plodding, and downright annoying movies, has anyone seen Synecdoche, NY? And if so, what did you think? I was so hyped up for this movie and walked out of it feeling completely tortured. The critics loved it I guess, but not me. Go figure, since one of my favorite movies by the same guy is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Mia _________________________________________________________________ You live life online. So we put Windows on the web. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032869/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:43:37 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: Cotton Ave/DJRD Ah, I love DJRD. It really is like a journey into another dimension in a way. I had bought this album after THOSL and Hejira so I wasn't sure what to expect! Expect the unexpected! Every album I was buying was so different from the next. I still recall listening to FTR the first time and being blown away by the difference and substance of the album. Anyway, back to DJRD. I don't think I could live without the songs DJRD, Talk To Me, and The Silky Veils of Ardor. DJRD, the song, is just so vast that there are really no words to express my sentiments on it. It goes in all directions yet it intersects at the same time. Talk To Me, is a simple song in the content, but a song that I'm sure all of us could relate to at one time or another. It is universal. The Silky Veils Of Ardor is just a heart gripping (yes, heart gripping!) tale...a warning...coming from an experienced but scorned speaker. Love it. - -Monika, who is down during the holidays ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:32:50 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies Vince> ANyone see Alpha Dog or Green Street Hooligans? I really reallylike them (which is a sad statement about me I guess) and my grandson just watched both and loved them too.< I've seen sections of alpha dog on hbo... it has taken this long for me to be able to watch it... although they changed the setting for the movie, in reality the 'ending' happened just a mile or so down the road from the house I used to live in (kakki & victor visited there) & occurred only a month or so after we moved in.... in fact, my son remembers passing some guys driving out from there the day it happened (in retrospect since at the time nobody knew what had happened- this was a remote mountain road), it was a place that people often hike & a hang out spot for high school kids- thank god he didn't stumble upon them at the scene kate ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:03:33 -0500 From: Vince Subject: Re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies whoa - that would creep anyone out my grandson and I had a great conversation after he saw Alpha Dog, we talked about ethics, about kids and drugs and drinking, about just one person doing the right thing - selfsh adults and selfish kids and everything On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Kate Bennett wrote: > Vince> ANyone see Alpha Dog or Green Street Hooligans? I really reallylike > them (which is a sad statement about me I guess) and my grandson just > watched both and loved them too.< > > I've seen sections of alpha dog on hbo... it has taken this long for me to > be able to watch it... although they changed the setting for the movie, in > reality the 'ending' happened just a mile or so down the road from the > house > I used to live in (kakki & victor visited there) & occurred only a month or > so after we moved in.... in fact, my son remembers passing some guys > driving > out from there the day it happened (in retrospect since at the time nobody > knew what had happened- this was a remote mountain road), it was a place > that people often hike & a hang out spot for high school kids- thank god he > didn't stumble upon them at the scene > > kate ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:04:31 +0000 From: "Mick Kelly" Subject: Songs of Joy Just thought you might like to see this. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fHGX89xv7hg Best, Mick - -- Friends against HIV in Northern Thailand www.rejoicethailand.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:33:54 +0000 From: waytoblue@comcast.net Subject: re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies Kate Winslet is awesome...she'll be appearing in Revolutionary Road, opening on Dec.25, Christmas Day. Victor -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Monika Bogdanowicz > I love Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! That is definitely my kind of > film. I originally saw the movie because Kate Winslet was in it and I find > her to be an incredible actress. > -Monika ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:20:51 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2008 #325 It scrambles time & season if it gets through to you. What I mean is, it runs all through your circuits like a heartbeat. Jim L. Dally McLaughlin in the UK said in part >Melody or not though, she sings it like she feels it and it gets into your marrow doesn't it? She is the best!> ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:28:11 -0500 From: Stephen_Epstein@hugoboss.com Subject: re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies I saw "the reader" on the weekend, and the buzz is that Kate will be nominated, yet again, for an oscar for either this performance or her upcoming one. The movie was interesting, intense and a bit dark, but I think she was brilliant. Little Children, another disturbing film with she as the lead, showed a totally different side of her abilities- also a brilliant performance. best Stephen in Toronto NP: Van Morrison- no guru, no method.... Kate Winslet is awesome...she'll be appearing in Revolutionary Road, opening on Dec.25, Christmas Day. Victor -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Monika Bogdanowicz > I love Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! That is definitely my kind of > film. I originally saw the movie because Kate Winslet was in it and I find > her to be an incredible actress. > -Monika 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: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:40:05 -0800 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: njc - alone and blue I had a horrible experience on Tuesday. I got home from work and Travis was not here. His car was in the driveway but he was nowhere to be found. I had called 3 times during the afternoon and left messages on our answering machine and gotten no response. It has been icy here and Travis had a procedure done on his leg and is supposed to walk 2 miles every day. So I walked around yelling his name in the dark, thinking he had fallen somewhere. Finally, I called 911 to report a missing person. I was feeling pretty panicky by this time. 911 transferred me to a non-emergency operator who advised me to start calling the jails and hospitals. So I called the 2 closest hospitals. The second one told me Travis had been admitted to their emergency room and transferred to Harborview which is a big hospital near downtown Seattle and one of our major trauma centers. I finally got Emergency at Harborview and after one agonizing attempt at getting the charge nurse on the phone and having the phone go dead, I got to speak to her on the second try. She said he was there, his condition was serious but stable. She couldn't tell me anymore over the phone. So I drove down to Harborview, finally found out that he was alive and conscious and finally got back to see him. He had slipped and fallen on the ice and whacked his head pretty badly. He has a couple of fractures in his skull and some bleeding in his brain and apparently the brain shifted somewhat. When I spoke to him he was perfectly lucid and pretty much himself. He is in the Neuro ICU still for observation at least until some time next week. I took yesterday off from work since I hadn't gotten to bed until around 1:45 am the night before and I wanted to spend part of the day with Travis. I went down to the hospital in the late morning and drove home around 2:30 to beat afternoon rush hour traffic with the intention of going back to the hospital in a few hours. I let the dog out and by the time I settled down at the computer, it was sleeting, hard and it soon turned to snow. A social worker had asked about Travis' Power of Attorney and I was going to take it down to the hospital. I did start for the hospital, but the driving conditions were so treacherous that I turned back. Today it started snowing here again this morning and in downtown Seattle and has continued snowing most of the day. Seattle is not a city that deals well with snow. 2 or 3 inches can nearly paralyze the city. I didn't go to work today and can't drive down to see Travis without putting my car and my life at risk. The house feels wrong without him. I feel like I have deserted him or something. I have been doing fairly well, since it turned out he is alive and not in a coma or something awful like that. But I have had a terrible shock and for some reason it's hitting me again. Not knowing is almost the most awful thing I can think of. Almost. alone and blue in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:26:34 -0800 From: "Cassy" Subject: NJC - Out of Action Comcast has held me captive without email for several days now. I am finally getting mail again but if you've sent me anything personal in the last few days please resend it to me. Thanks, Cassy If Iraq's biggest export was broccoli, would we still be there ? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:10:19 -0800 (PST) From: Jeannie Subject: Re: Songs of Joy That was beautiful! I like the smooth flowing of her voice, and River was an excellent choice for this young girl, Amy Kuney, to cover. Oh and ,thanks Mick, for sharing what seems to be a JMDL Christmas Carol. It hit that holiday spot for me. Truly, Jeannie - --- On Thu, 12/18/08, Mick Kelly wrote: > From: Mick Kelly > Subject: Songs of Joy > To: joni@smoe.org > Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 3:04 PM > Just thought you might like to see this. > > http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fHGX89xv7hg > > Best, > Mick > > -- > Friends against HIV in Northern Thailand > www.rejoicethailand.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:11:00 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies No kidding - she was outstanding as was the film. She's one of a handful of marquee performers; I will watch a film just based on the fact that she is in it. Bob NP: The Who, "Slip Kid" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:24:05 -0500 From: Stephen_Epstein@hugoboss.com Subject: Re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies Hi Bob! did you read the vanity fair article last month with she on the cover? I know it's vanity fair and just a bit trashy. but it gave me a different perspective of her, and thought she came off fabulously! One of my fave actors. I too, would see anything she is in. What was that one where she was in India? a mother of two kids, struggling.... was great. think one of the kids disappeared? am jealous of your being able to see the Elvis series on TV- not available in canada- pity you and i both appreciate his genius, i think, on the same level. best to you and your family and happy holidays! Stephen in Toronto NP: Tim Hardin 4 To cc Subject No kidding - she was outstanding as was the film. She's one of a handful of marquee performers; I will watch a film just based on the fact that she is in it. Bob NP: The Who, "Slip Kid" 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: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:34:25 -0800 (PST) From: Jeannie Subject: Re: njc - alone and blue Oh, Mark, frustration, the fear you experienced not finding Travis, the solitude, and to top it off, the snow, all seem like such heavy burdens to carry one right after the other. Travis is alive and in good hands and you should try your best to relax now. Meditate maybe with a few candles burning---but do not give in to guilt or frustration at this point because you too are in good hands everywhere you look and I'm rooting for you and Travis and your little creatures, too. Everything will end up alright, Mark, because that's what you and Travis deserve through your good works. Sincerely, Jeannie - --- On Thu, 12/18/08, Mark Scott wrote: > From: Mark Scott > Subject: njc - alone and blue > To: "joni" > Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 4:40 PM > I had a horrible experience on Tuesday. I got home from > work and Travis was not here. His car was in the driveway > but he was nowhere to be found. I had called 3 times during > the afternoon and left messages on our answering machine and > gotten no response. > > It has been icy here and Travis had a procedure done on his > leg and is supposed to walk 2 miles every day. So I walked > around yelling his name in the dark, thinking he had fallen > somewhere. Finally, I called 911 to report a missing > person. I was feeling pretty panicky by this time. 911 > transferred me to a non-emergency operator who advised me to > start calling the jails and hospitals. > > So I called the 2 closest hospitals. The second one told > me Travis had been admitted to their emergency room and > transferred to Harborview which is a big hospital near > downtown Seattle and one of our major trauma centers. I > finally got Emergency at Harborview and after one agonizing > attempt at getting the charge nurse on the phone and having > the phone go dead, I got to speak to her on the second try. > She said he was there, his condition was serious but stable. > She couldn't tell me anymore over the phone. > > So I drove down to Harborview, finally found out that he > was alive and conscious and finally got back to see him. He > had slipped and fallen on the ice and whacked his head > pretty badly. He has a couple of fractures in his skull and > some bleeding in his brain and apparently the brain shifted > somewhat. When I spoke to him he was perfectly lucid and > pretty much himself. He is in the Neuro ICU still for > observation at least until some time next week. > > I took yesterday off from work since I hadn't gotten to > bed until around 1:45 am the night before and I wanted to > spend part of the day with Travis. I went down to the > hospital in the late morning and drove home around 2:30 to > beat afternoon rush hour traffic with the intention of going > back to the hospital in a few hours. I let the dog out and > by the time I settled down at the computer, it was sleeting, > hard and it soon turned to snow. A social worker had asked > about Travis' Power of Attorney and I was going to take > it down to the hospital. I did start for the hospital, but > the driving conditions were so treacherous that I turned > back. > > Today it started snowing here again this morning and in > downtown Seattle and has continued snowing most of the day. > Seattle is not a city that deals well with snow. 2 or 3 > inches can nearly paralyze the city. I didn't go to > work today and can't drive down to see Travis without > putting my car and my life at risk. > > The house feels wrong without him. I feel like I have > deserted him or something. I have been doing fairly well, > since it turned out he is alive and not in a coma or > something awful like that. But I have had a terrible shock > and for some reason it's hitting me again. Not knowing > is almost the most awful thing I can think of. Almost. > > alone and blue in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:43:58 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies I did read the VF article, Stephen - and I looked at the pictures too! I don't watch TV, I don't think we get Bravo here anyway - pre-empted for Nascar most likely. Hopefully those shows will be released on DVD and I can catch up, they sound pretty terrific. Bob NP: The Who, "I've Had Enough" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:45:21 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Songs of Joy - Amy Kuney's River She put it up on I-tunes as well this week if you want to add it to your library. I did. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:49:39 -0800 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: njc - alone and blue Thank you so much, Jeannie. I am feeling very touched and blessed at the moment. Several people have sent very kind and comforting emails. I even received a phone call just now from a list member! And a phone number from another. I know I am often not the best participant in the JMDL community. That makes me doubly grateful for all the kindness people have shown me. Blessings to you all, Mark - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannie" To: "joni" ; "Mark Scott" Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:34 PM Subject: Re: njc - alone and blue > Oh, Mark, frustration, the fear you experienced not finding Travis, > the solitude, and to top it off, the snow, all seem like such heavy > burdens to carry one right after the other. > > Travis is alive and in good hands and you should try your best to > relax now. > > Meditate maybe with a few candles burning---but do not give in to > guilt or frustration at this point because you too are in good hands > everywhere you look and I'm rooting for you and Travis and your > little creatures, too. > > Everything will end up alright, Mark, because that's what you and > Travis deserve through your good works. > > Sincerely, > Jeannie > > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 12/18/08, Mark Scott wrote: > >> From: Mark Scott >> Subject: njc - alone and blue >> To: "joni" >> Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 4:40 PM >> I had a horrible experience on Tuesday. I got home from >> work and Travis was not here. His car was in the driveway >> but he was nowhere to be found. I had called 3 times during >> the afternoon and left messages on our answering machine and >> gotten no response. >> >> It has been icy here and Travis had a procedure done on his >> leg and is supposed to walk 2 miles every day. So I walked >> around yelling his name in the dark, thinking he had fallen >> somewhere. Finally, I called 911 to report a missing >> person. I was feeling pretty panicky by this time. 911 >> transferred me to a non-emergency operator who advised me to >> start calling the jails and hospitals. >> >> So I called the 2 closest hospitals. The second one told >> me Travis had been admitted to their emergency room and >> transferred to Harborview which is a big hospital near >> downtown Seattle and one of our major trauma centers. I >> finally got Emergency at Harborview and after one agonizing >> attempt at getting the charge nurse on the phone and having >> the phone go dead, I got to speak to her on the second try. >> She said he was there, his condition was serious but stable. >> She couldn't tell me anymore over the phone. >> >> So I drove down to Harborview, finally found out that he >> was alive and conscious and finally got back to see him. He >> had slipped and fallen on the ice and whacked his head >> pretty badly. He has a couple of fractures in his skull and >> some bleeding in his brain and apparently the brain shifted >> somewhat. When I spoke to him he was perfectly lucid and >> pretty much himself. He is in the Neuro ICU still for >> observation at least until some time next week. >> >> I took yesterday off from work since I hadn't gotten to >> bed until around 1:45 am the night before and I wanted to >> spend part of the day with Travis. I went down to the >> hospital in the late morning and drove home around 2:30 to >> beat afternoon rush hour traffic with the intention of going >> back to the hospital in a few hours. I let the dog out and >> by the time I settled down at the computer, it was sleeting, >> hard and it soon turned to snow. A social worker had asked >> about Travis' Power of Attorney and I was going to take >> it down to the hospital. I did start for the hospital, but >> the driving conditions were so treacherous that I turned >> back. >> >> Today it started snowing here again this morning and in >> downtown Seattle and has continued snowing most of the day. >> Seattle is not a city that deals well with snow. 2 or 3 >> inches can nearly paralyze the city. I didn't go to >> work today and can't drive down to see Travis without >> putting my car and my life at risk. >> >> The house feels wrong without him. I feel like I have >> deserted him or something. I have been doing fairly well, >> since it turned out he is alive and not in a coma or >> something awful like that. But I have had a terrible shock >> and for some reason it's hitting me again. Not knowing >> is almost the most awful thing I can think of. Almost. >> >> alone and blue in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:41:45 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies Vince, that is a very good conversation to have had with Gabe. One person can do so much if they have the fortitude & courage to go against the crowd. And yay for the grampa & grammas of the world to remind them about this. Power to the grandpeople! Good for you for instilling that idea in your grandson! I imagine it will go far. Kate _____ From: Vince [mailto:revrvl@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 11:04 AM To: Kate Bennett Cc: joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: Re: into the wild njc - and other movies whoa - that would creep anyone out my grandson and I had a great conversation after he saw Alpha Dog, we talked about ethics, about kids and drugs and drinking, about just one person doing the right thing - selfsh adults and selfish kids and everything ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2008 #327 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------