From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2010 #23 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 Saturday, January 23 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 023 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: NJC - going backwards with Scott Brown [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Re: NJC - going backwards with Scott Brown [Anne Sandstrom ] NJC, Radio Alert: Kate McGarrigle on NPR's Fresh Air at Noon [Patti Parl] Re: If..... [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: If..... [Corey Blake ] Fwd: If..... [Anita G ] Re: If..... [Anita G ] Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: Re: NJC - going backwards with Scott Brown Now that I'm taking a 5 minute break, I was about to write pretty much exactly what you said, Bob. This has me SO upset. Since WHEN do corporations have the same rights as citizens?????? WTF happened to "We the people..." It's not "We the corporate entities..." And, Bob, you've managed to summarize the health insurance reform in a way that nobody else has. How about Bob for prez? :-) lots of love, Anne On Jan 22, 2010, Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: The Scott Brown thing sucks to be sure, but what really has me seeing red this week is the Supreme Court decision regarding campaign finance which gives corporations the ability to contribute to candidates without any limitations. And then to see the headline today: http://tinyurl.com/y8j96mt The first year of Obama's presidency, as far as I'm concerned, just bears proof that the government (both parties) is totally dysfunctional, serving corporate america and private interests and those that support them as opposed to the populace who (theoretically anyway) elected them. Now, with this ruling, things are only going to get worse. The Health Insurance Reform (thanks Anne) travesty bears that out. Both parties are getting so much money from the health insurance corporations that they're not going to upset the apple cart - and the media does its job of pitting Americans against each other so we don't take a stand and demand that government starts to work again. Health Insurance Reform should be a no-brainer...insure those who use emergency rooms for medical care, prohibit insurers from dropping the insured at their whim or excluding pre-existing conditions...what rational American doesn't want these things to happen? During the Bush years (he wasn't really president but merely a vessel for Dick Cheney Inc it appears), he got everything he wanted without nearly the majorities that Obama has had. Now everyone seems all atwitter that the Democrats can't get anything done just because they can't invoke cloture against a filibuster?!? I'm not a poli-sci major but that just sounds really lame to me. Very frustrating to be sure. Bob NP: The White Stripes, "Broken Bricks" ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:52:02 +0000 From: Anita G Subject: If..... I was just sitting working away as you do and thought I'd play 'Shine'. Got to the end and 'If' waved it's way through the air to me. It got to the end and Joni sang: 'You'll be alright. You got the fight, you got the insight.' I heard it quite anew and wept. Just when I thought I was getting over Joni being poorly this sadness swept through my bones. Just wanted to share it with my jmdl buddies Love Anita ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:58:50 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: NJC, Radio Alert: Kate McGarrigle on NPR's Fresh Air at Noon Dear Joniamigos: I'm a broadcasting tower, waving for ya! Driving into Morning UConn Town, I heard that NPR's Fresh Air will have a tribute to Kate McGarrigle. Check your local listings. I remember playing Dancer With Bruised Knees over and over, especially Firstborn Son when my CG son was just born. We danced and sang to that for hours on end. The silver spoon's in the mouth Baby clothes are baby-blue Nothing's ever handed down Everything's brand new Newspaper notices heralding that great event Daddy's buddies send the flowers Mother's friends have baby showers Welcoming that Heaven sent That first born son is always the one The first to be called and the last to come He's his mother's favorite, his grandmother's too He'll break their hearts and he'll break yours too For he's the first to creep and the first to crawl The first to walk and the first to fall Every bruise is kissed, every cry is heard Every doubt's cast out with a soothing word 'Cause he's that first born son, he's that special one No matter what comes next, no matter what comes along Be it another boy or a sweet baby girl The family's the oyster and he is the pearl Some of them make it, some of them don't Some of them can't, others won't grow up In the bible of old, according to Exodus Every first born son of a Jew got axed But the one who survived with the help of God's hand Led his people to the promised land Yes he's that first born son, he's that son of a gun Just hates to walk, just loves to run He loves to run as fast as he can With life held tight in the palm of his hand So beautiful. Songs are like tattoos, you know? Et merde alors! I should have picked THIS one for our Mother of the Groom Dance! But then again, no. It had to be Joni. Rest in peace, Kate. Et bon sante a Joni! Reading the news and it sure sounds bad these days. Haiti. Massholes. Supreme Court insanity. And hardly anything about the war and the bloody changes....people seem to forget, or not care. "If I had a heart..." Maybe music will stir our mortal souls tonight and bring us some hope (Hope for Haiti starts at 8 p.m. EST, I think). Peace, Patti P. "If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." -- John Lennon http://www.imaginepeace.com/ _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:51:20 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: If..... Glad you did, Anita - my favorite song on Shine. Bob NP: Leona Naess, "Panic Stricken" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:26:55 -0800 From: Corey Blake Subject: Re: If..... I hate to say it, but that song and poem were kind of tainted when Gov. Blagojevich quoted it at a press conference. I can still enjoy them, but I always think of that when I hear it. - -Corey On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 9:51 AM, wrote: > share it with my jmdl buddies> > > Glad you did, Anita - my favorite song on Shine. > > Bob > > NP: Leona Naess, "Panic Stricken" > ------------------------------------------------------------ > 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. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > - -- - --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.CoreyBlake.com - a whole lot of me Do you Dig Comics? http://www.digcomics.com Mailing List - http://coreyblake.googlepages.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:38:07 +0000 From: Anita G Subject: Fwd: If..... Thanks Bob. Always lovely when your words come through the ether to my computer. IF......only you didn't live so far away, we could do that JoniFest hugging thing Anita x 2010/1/22 : > > share it with my jmdl buddies> > > Glad you did, Anita - my favorite song on Shine. > > Bob ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:39:45 +0000 From: Anita G Subject: Re: If..... Corey, it's a shame when those things happen. Hard to get out of your mind 2010/1/22 Corey Blake : > I hate to say it, but that song and poem were kind of tainted when Gov. > Blagojevich quoted it at a press conference. I can still enjoy them, but I > always think of that when I hear it. > > -Corey ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:52:59 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, njc Here are some things I learned in a book called "Dangerously Funny" about the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. * They helped to break several hit songs including "Classical Gas", "Wichita Lineman", "Happy Together", and many more. * Tommy, the dopey one, was the older brother. * Tommy recruited lots of cutting edge musicians and made many creative decisions. * The serious brother, Dick, just showed up to deliver his lines and hit the marks. * They made fun of Nixon even before he took office. * "Waist Deep In A Big Muddy" was a Pete Seeger song; it was not written by Richard Shindell. Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2010 #23 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------