From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2009 #79 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, March 10 2009 Volume 2009 : Number 079 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: Barbie, toys, gender, culture njc ["Anita Tedder" ] RE: Barbie, toys, gender, culture njc [Catherine McKay ] Re: Blue Motel Room and Refuge of the Roads [Michael Paz ] Re: Blue Motel Room and Refuge of the Roads [Michael Paz ] Emergence of Joni Mitchell [Stewart.Simon@sunlife.com] Re: NJC - Bob and Barbies [Bob Muller ] Re: Emergence of Joni Mitchell ["gene" ] Blue Motel Room / Refuge of the Roads [Willie Yanock ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 08:55:00 -0000 From: "Anita Tedder" Subject: RE: Barbie, toys, gender, culture njc Come out, Cat! I bet you go every year Anita - -----Original Message----- From: Catherine McKay [mailto:anima_rising@yahoo.ca] Sent: 08 March 2009 20:46 To: 'Joni List'; Anita Tedder Cc: emzdogz@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Barbie, toys, gender, culture njc The really scary thing is, there probably ARE Barbie fests or conventions. I don't even want to google it, because it's too scary. _____ I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter . We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1377 of my spam emails to date. The Professional version does not have this message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 05:25:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Re: Barbie, toys, gender, culture, njc Mark in Seattle wrote: I don't get much of a vibe of disapproval from those in their 20s that work in my office and I find that very encouraging. They seem to take me as I am without having to make any kind of effort to do so. Hi Mark, Very cool. I especially like your last sentence. Effortless acceptance is beautiful. It reminds me of when Joni got song requests shouted at her from the crowd and then somebody shouted, "play what you want." No pressure. Unconditional love. Play what you want. Be who you are. Capture the beauty in differences. Live in the joy of the rainbow. "Live and let live." Love, Dr. Laura PS. I loved cap guns as a kid and still do. The caps smell good when they go off. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 08:52:26 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Kids 'getting' Joni http://www.antiracistparent.com/2009/03/09/joni-us/ Thought maybe some of you parents out there could relate. I'm sure that Joni would enjoy reading this. Bob NP: Joni, "Chinese Cafe" (T-log version) - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Take care, Marianne _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail.. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=TXT_MSGTX_ WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:37:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: RE: Barbie, toys, gender, culture njc Oh, dang, busted! Check this out: http://www.barbiecollector.com/collecting/convention/ I can't believe they don't have one every year. Maybe there are more frequent ones for the inner circle. But, as we all know, only people who are in the inner circle, get to talk about the inner circle. So much PINK!!!! (I started out using a PINK font for this entire message, which only people to whom it was directly addressed would see, but I was beginning to feel sick - the way you feel when you eat too much birthday cake.) - --- On Mon, 3/9/09, Anita Tedder wrote: Come out, Cat! I bet you go every year Anita - -----Original Message----- From: Catherine McKay [mailto:anima_rising@yahoo.ca] The really scary thing is, there probably ARE Barbie fests or conventions. I don't even want to google it, because it's too scary. __________________________________________________________________ Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos and more... Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger at http://ca.beta.messenger.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:38:59 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: Blue Motel Room and Refuge of the Roads Yes NRH was definitely a return to JONI's guitar playing (there was lots of Michael Landau guitar on WTRF, DED and Chalk Mark). As for the Hejira guitar versus TTT, I don't think I would say either was close to acoustic, both being heavily effected. The difference is that the VG8 is all digital processing where Hejira was simply a foot pedal before an amp. The digitally processed sound of the VG8 doesn't wear well, like the drum machine on DED and the ear keeps rejecting it as unnatural whereas the old analog sounds were earthier and more caressing to the ear. I think it was more a marriage of convenience for Joni who could for once not be dealing with retuning on stage. All respects due to Paz and his beloved VG8s! Dave On Mar 9, 2009, at 12:00 AM, onlyJMDL Digest wrote: > Subject: Re: Blue Motel Room and Refuge of the Roads > > Dave: You are absolutely right; it is ELECTRIC guitar that Joni > plays ON > EVERY TRACK (of Hejira). I was thinking of her driving across the > country > ("traveling in some vehicle, sitting in some cafe"), writing songs > that are > all GUITAR songs (no piano). I was imagining her sitting in her > hotel room > with her acoustic guitar, with the songs just pouring out of her. > > I would also argue that the next time she would return to a guitar- > based > sound was "NRH", and that her electric guitar playing (and sound) > on Hejira > is much closer to an acoustic guitar than to the elecTRONIC sound > of the > VG-8. > > ~Dan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 07:40:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags Subject: the Barbie Song NJC The timing of this couldnt be better. Just got off the phone with Ashara who was telling me about a wonderful musician K.C. Cifford who performed last night as part of Ashara's houseconcert series.... anyway..... KC has written The Barbie Song....hysterically funny! check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orkWpVHtDI4 __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:06:50 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Blue Motel Room and Refuge of the Roads And don't forget the VG-99's! As I have said before. NOTHING compares to the sound hole on your knee, but OMG you can't beat the ease of the VG. You just have to not be tempted to add all the effects and stuff and just use the acoustic sound and it is pretty damn good. I would take a new Joni record on VG whatever rather than no record at all. On Mar 9, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Dave Blackburn wrote: Yes NRH was definitely a return to JONI's guitar playing (there was lots of Michael Landau guitar on WTRF, DED and Chalk Mark). As for the Hejira guitar versus TTT, I don't think I would say either was close to acoustic, both being heavily effected. The difference is that the VG8 is all digital processing where Hejira was simply a foot pedal before an amp. The digitally processed sound of the VG8 doesn't wear well, like the drum machine on DED and the ear keeps rejecting it as unnatural whereas the old analog sounds were earthier and more caressing to the ear. I think it was more a marriage of convenience for Joni who could for once not be dealing with retuning on stage. All respects due to Paz and his beloved VG8s! Dave On Mar 9, 2009, at 12:00 AM, onlyJMDL Digest wrote: > Subject: Re: Blue Motel Room and Refuge of the Roads > > Dave: You are absolutely right; it is ELECTRIC guitar that Joni > plays ON > EVERY TRACK (of Hejira). I was thinking of her driving across the > country > ("traveling in some vehicle, sitting in some cafe"), writing songs > that are > all GUITAR songs (no piano). I was imagining her sitting in her > hotel room > with her acoustic guitar, with the songs just pouring out of her. > > I would also argue that the next time she would return to a guitar- > based > sound was "NRH", and that her electric guitar playing (and sound) on > Hejira > is much closer to an acoustic guitar than to the elecTRONIC sound of > the > VG-8. > > ~Dan Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 08:05:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags Subject: Re: Kids 'getting' Joni what a great find, Bob. Me too. I love hearing music that is important to the children in my life. A certain young man in my life knows about Joni via the Nazareth cover, which I absolutely love, especially the driving guitar riffs. MT, he's well versed in music, has an eclectic taste right across the board, which is, in and of itself wonderful. I was playing some Joni for him the other day, and when I put on Wild Things, he curled up his nose and said "who is this??" .. ah well, you cant win em all. Not one of my favourite of hers either. I just cant get my head around that 80s Geffen thing. No offense intended ;--) Mags, who does love Chinese Cafe very much :P - --- On Mon, 3/9/09, Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Kids 'getting' Joni To: joni@smoe.org Received: Monday, March 9, 2009, 8:52 AM http://www.antiracistparent.com/2009/03/09/joni-us/ Thought maybe some of you parents out there could relate. I'm sure that Joni would enjoy reading this. Bob NP: Joni, "Chinese Cafe" (T-log version) - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:12:43 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Blue Motel Room and Refuge of the Roads And don't forget the VG-99's! As I have said before. NOTHING compares to the sound hole on your knee, but OMG you can't beat the ease of the VG. You just have to not be tempted to add all the effects and stuff and just use the acoustic sound and it is pretty damn good. I would take a new Joni record on VG whatever rather than no record at all. On Mar 9, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Dave Blackburn wrote: Yes NRH was definitely a return to JONI's guitar playing (there was lots of Michael Landau guitar on WTRF, DED and Chalk Mark). As for the Hejira guitar versus TTT, I don't think I would say either was close to acoustic, both being heavily effected. The difference is that the VG8 is all digital processing where Hejira was simply a foot pedal before an amp. The digitally processed sound of the VG8 doesn't wear well, like the drum machine on DED and the ear keeps rejecting it as unnatural whereas the old analog sounds were earthier and more caressing to the ear. I think it was more a marriage of convenience for Joni who could for once not be dealing with retuning on stage. All respects due to Paz and his beloved VG8s! Dave On Mar 9, 2009, at 12:00 AM, onlyJMDL Digest wrote: > Subject: Re: Blue Motel Room and Refuge of the Roads > > Dave: You are absolutely right; it is ELECTRIC guitar that Joni > plays ON > EVERY TRACK (of Hejira). I was thinking of her driving across the > country > ("traveling in some vehicle, sitting in some cafe"), writing songs > that are > all GUITAR songs (no piano). I was imagining her sitting in her > hotel room > with her acoustic guitar, with the songs just pouring out of her. > > I would also argue that the next time she would return to a guitar- > based > sound was "NRH", and that her electric guitar playing (and sound) on > Hejira > is much closer to an acoustic guitar than to the elecTRONIC sound of > the > VG-8. > > ~Dan Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:35:03 -0700 From: "Cassy" Subject: Re: NJC - Bob and Barbies From: "Bob Muller" <<< I'm guessing that G.I. Joe came out around '65, but that's just a guess based on where I was geographically when me & my buddiesplayed with them. >>> G.I. Joe was invented in 1963 and was introduced to the public in 1964. He was closely followed by his black friend in 1965 and the nurse which never caught on. This according to the official historical website: http://tinyurl.com/cjs7gx My little brother played with his G.I. Joe avidly and my mother used to knit clothes for him that he was too embarrassed to use around his friends who also had G.I.s but now wishes he still had them. I used to babysit for some boys who had lots of them and we'd play in their sandbox building "dunes" and playing desert war. Who knew how prophetic that was? Warmly, Cassy (not a war fan at all) NP: Seether - Careless Whispers ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:21:28 -0400 From: Stewart.Simon@sunlife.com Subject: Emergence of Joni Mitchell Hi Gene, Thanks very much for this link. I always enjoy these historical commentaries on Joni's work. In particular, I liked the discussion of the album Clouds and Joni's personal commentary on Both Side Now. where she talks about how each line in this song starts out with a meditation on fantasy then is followed by an observation of reality - each verse has a very naive beginning verse and the second half of the verse is about coming to grips with reality. What is really amazing is that she wrote this song at the age of 21. If Joni has a "signature" song - I would think it is "Both Sides Now" although I have heard others cite Big Yellow Taxi and Woodstock as well. Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 17:50:20 -0800 From: "gene" Subject: emergence of joni mitchell Excuse me if this has been posted before, but I came across this on the kvmr.org community radio website looking for a potential Joni Mitchell program on Sunday Mar. 8 at 12 noon. You can stream the radio show via computer at kvmr. org. Anyway, here's a previous show "The Emergence of Joni Mitchell" done on Nov. 16, 2008 celebrating her 65th birthday. Hope you enjoy this tasty morsel. http://www.kvmr.org/programs/sunshowcase/index.html - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 15:11:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: NJC - Bob and Barbies <(not a war fan at all)> Unless you're talking about the band - "War Live" is one of my fave albums of all time. Bob, happy that his guess was only 1 year off NP: The Doors, "You're Lost Little Girl" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 15:58:19 -0700 From: "gene" Subject: Re: Emergence of Joni Mitchell Thanks Stewart, Quite a few Joni listers were on the tape commenting about Joni's life and music. I listened to about 4 hours of Joni's music today at work----she is a Genius, you know. Her ability to verbalize in words and music complex thoughts amazes me. Also one of Joni's peers, Laura Nyro, wrote "And When I Die" in her teens. Late 60's early 70's was a Renaissance for singer songwriters. Also, give KVMR live streaming radio a chance. Check out there program listing during the week. I Durant you'll be pleasantly surprised. take care, gene - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Cc: "gene" Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 2:21 PM Subject: Emergence of Joni Mitchell > > > Hi Gene, > > Thanks very much for this link. I always enjoy these historical > commentaries on Joni's work. > > In particular, I liked the discussion of the album Clouds and Joni's > personal commentary on Both Side Now. where she talks about how each line > in this song starts out with a meditation on fantasy then is followed by > an > observation of reality - each verse has a very naive beginning verse and > the second half of the verse is about coming to grips with reality. What > is > really amazing is that she wrote this song at the age of 21. If Joni has a > "signature" song - I would think it is "Both Sides Now" although I have > heard others cite Big Yellow Taxi and Woodstock as well. > > > > Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 17:50:20 -0800 > From: "gene" > Subject: emergence of joni mitchell > > Excuse me if this has been posted before, but I came across this on > the > kvmr.org community radio website looking for a potential Joni Mitchell > program on Sunday Mar. 8 at 12 noon. You can stream the radio show via > computer at kvmr. org. > Anyway, here's a previous show "The Emergence of Joni Mitchell" done > on > Nov. 16, 2008 celebrating her 65th birthday. Hope you enjoy this tasty > morsel. > http://www.kvmr.org/programs/sunshowcase/index.html > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the > use > of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > information that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and exempt from > disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that > any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, > please notify the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:08:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Willie Yanock Subject: Blue Motel Room / Refuge of the Roads Dear Laura S. I know now why I love to her from you. You only got two responses from your post and both were cold and technical. Cold cuts? Before I make a statement I would like to refer first to "Black Crow" granted Joni feels like a black crow but what did she see that was so shining? I would love to asked her why does she feel so weary and lost? Are you haunted, desperate, sad? As for "Blue Hotel Room" I feel comforted in her predicament. "Will you still love me when I get back to town" not if her little lover boys follow her that's for sure. I don't think she ever made it back to town.. It takes two to start a cold war. As for "Refuge of the Roads" I would like to ask her what makes her think that most people got nervous what she saw in the refuge of the roads? No one cares. Running like a white ass deer, are you still running? Thank God she never laid down the highway. Shine down on your witness? A witness TESTIFIES. Do you mead witness or Witness? The nets were never overflowing in the gulf of Mexico they are old and brittle now, empty and hopeless. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 20:22:44 -0500 From: T Peckham Subject: Fwd: Blue Motel Room / Refuge of the Roads (Sorry, meant to CC this to the list as well). Hey Willie, Do you perhaps have a mental disorder for which you've been prescribed life-saving meds? If so, are you not taking your meds? I have Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and I've learned the hard way that my brain chemistry requires that I take an antidepressant in order to function. As far as I'm concerned, it's the same as having to take a drug for a heart condition one was born with, or for asthma brought on by man-made environmental problems, for instance. If you're truly having delusional thoughts about Joni Mitchell and haven't been diagnosed, I urge you to seek professional help. If, on the other hand, these are just spam nuisance msgs., I am one who'd prefer not to see them here. (In which case, I can simply block you). In either case, I wish you the best with your struggle. T On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Willie Yanock wrote: > Dear Laura S. I know now why I love to her from you. You only got two > responses from your post and both were cold and technical. Cold cuts? > Before I > make a statement I would like to refer first to "Black Crow" granted Joni > feels like a black crow but what did she see that was so shining? I would > love > to asked her why does she feel so weary and lost? Are you haunted, > desperate, > sad? As for "Blue Hotel Room" I feel comforted in her predicament. "Will > you > still love me when I get back to town" not if her little lover boys follow > her > that's for sure. I don't think she ever made it back to town.. It takes two > to > start a cold war. As for "Refuge of the Roads" I would like to ask her what > makes her think that most people got nervous what she saw in the refuge of > the > roads? No one cares. Running like a white ass deer, are you still running? > Thank God she never laid down the highway. Shine down on your witness? A > witness TESTIFIES. Do you mead witness or > Witness? The nets were never overflowing in the gulf of Mexico they are > old > and brittle now, empty and hopeless. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:52:51 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: NJC - Patti - Mystery Date? Favorite kids' toys Laura O. wrote: Hey Patti, Could you be talking about the board game MYSTERY DATE You jogged my memory. That's a board game I had that I'd play with my girlfriends....and sometimes by myself. You'd open the door and never knew which guy would be there. ******* (TIC! "I can't go back there anymore, you know my key won't fit the door...") Thanks, Laura, for this (and for all the other links!) but that was not it. I found the one I was thinking of: http://www.viewpoints.com/Mattel-Barbie-Queen-Of-The-Prom-Game-review-2d291 Voila, Catherine! To be prom queen is the only channeled aspiration of this game. And those gowns... "not mine, not mine, these glamour gowns." I was trying to remember the names of the guys all day, and I'm not sure this site is accurate. Ken, Bob (look at the card -- he resembles Muller un tout petit peu!), Tom and Poindexter? Another site says one was Alan. I don't remember a Tom. There was a Barbie category on Jeopardy tonight. Did you ever know her last name? In other shiny toys-related news, I just read tonight that they stopped making those View-Master things in December. Remember those? And Mr. Potato Head! I think we used real potatoes when we were kids; when I bought one for my boys they were plastic. (I guess Mr. Robinson was right.) And Color-forms? And what about that bald-headed guy on cardboard with the black sand (graphite? million year old carbon?) underneath the plastic cover, and you could move the sand around with that magic wand and give him hair and a moustache and a beard? That used to keep us quiet in the old station wagon on the road to Baljennie. A la recherche du temps perdu! xo, Patty Playpal going up and down on the painted ponies ce soir "If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." -- John Lennon http://www.imaginepeace.com/ _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Contacts: Organize your contact list. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com-Blog-cn s!503D1D86EBB2B53C!2285.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_UGC_Contacts_032009 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 22:24:28 -0500 From: T Peckham Subject: Re: NJC - Patti - Mystery Date? Favorite kids' toys > Patti said (in part): > "And Color-forms? And what about that bald-headed guy on cardboard with > the > black sand (graphite? million year old carbon?) underneath the plastic > cover, and you could move the sand around with that magic wand and give him > hair and a moustache and a beard? That used to keep us quiet in the old > station wagon on the road to Baljennie." Agh, I LOVED ColorForms! Now I'm gonna have to look 'em up---I'd completely forgotten about them. And what was the guy-with-the-graphite called? When everyone was talking about the Etch-a-Sketch, it jogged my memory of something else, but I couldn't quite dredge it up, so now you've done it for me. (Thanks, thanks A LOT). ;-) :-D T ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 23:16:28 -0600 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: JoniMitchell.com wants you Joniphiles - Hey! The latest revision of JoniMitchell.com is ready for you to look at. Since it's such a major revision, I'm opening it up only to the JMDL for the first week or two. You can help me get the bugs out of it before it's unleashed live onto the rest of the planet. The new site is all about interactivity and getting you involved: - - Nearly every section has a comment area, where you can tell us how you feel. - - Simon's amazing Chronology section now allows you to add your concert memories and upload photos, concert tickets, and other memorabilia. - - The old song/album poll system has given way to a 1-10 rating system that's quick, easy, and very satisfying I must say. - - Album and Lyric sections have been expanded so that relevant information is at your fingertips - music transcriptions, footnotes, album notes, etc. - - The Library has been expanded to include books, DVDs, and photographs as well as the articles. - - Links to purchase Joni things abound, helping support the site in the process. We've even got links for you Canadian and English types. - - And. you can listen to sound clips of all of Joni's songs. It's important to register to get the most out of the new site. It's quick and free (and it's a new database so your old registration won't work, sorry). My hope is that you will go crazy commenting and uploading and breathing life into the new site. And, please help me make the site better in the next couple of weeks by keeping me informed of any problems you encounter. I'm always open to comments and constructive criticism as well. Enjoy! Les PS - oh yeah. http://JoniMitchell.com/2009 ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2009 #79 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------