From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2010 #161 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Monday, May 31 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 161 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- So you think you can dance? [Laura Stanley ] Lost in a haze of Joni Mitchell [Gertus@aol.com] Re: Pat Metheny Orchestrion NJC [Mags ] magdalene laundries in japan [Mags ] Re: So you think you can dance? ["Mark Scott" ] Re: the way it was in 1968 ["Mark Scott" ] Re: magdalene laundries in japan ["Mark Scott" ] NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC [Dave Blackburn ] Re: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC ["Mark Scott" Subject: So you think you can dance? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9unKNJo7cM&feature=fvw ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 08:46:04 EDT From: Gertus@aol.com Subject: Lost in a haze of Joni Mitchell The London Daily Telegraph review of "the Song House", a novel by Trezza Azzopardi is entitled Lost in a haze of Joni Mitchell. You can read it here:- _The Song House by Trezza Azzopardi: review - Telegraph_ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/7771561/The-Song-House-by-Trezza-Azzopar di-review.html) The book's mood is apparently set by the music it mentions - Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell and John Martyn. Could be worth a read. Jacky ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 08:19:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags Subject: Re: Pat Metheny Orchestrion NJC Kate, this is fantastic!!! Nice find! Mags in rain saturated Winnipeg - --- On Sat, 5/29/10, Kate Johnson wrote: From: Kate Johnson Subject: Pat Metheny Orchestrion NJC To: joni@smoe.org Received: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 5:35 PM http://nagonthelake.blogspot.com/ just scroll down till you find the video Kate ~~ blogging merrily away at http://goldengrainfarm.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 08:34:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags Subject: magdalene laundries in japan who says there's nothing new under the sun. this is such a beautiful rendering and even though many of us have seen it, it's certainly worth sharing. Mags http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU1Zymqlhko&feature=related ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 10:51:10 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: So you think you can dance? When I started to watch this one I almost stopped it, thinking what's the point? But I stuck with it and I'm glad I did. Without hearing the actual song accompanying the video, and there being no lyrics, I found myself concentrating on the images. And they are very beautiful. The video is very stark. There is a chair and nothing else in the setting. I love the soft, peach colored background. It seems to off-set the two performers perfectly - the plain black clothes, the skin tones, Joni's hair which also seems to match the color of the chair she sits on. I wonder if Joni made that particular artistic choice? A painter would know about color and mood and how it all fits with the main figures in the images. The images themselves are beautifully composed. Joni and Seal are both so expressive and their embraces are so tender and moving. They must have a deep soulful connection. I loved their duet on Seal's 'If I Could'. I think they may be kindred spirits. Mark in Seattle - -------------------------------------------------- From: "Laura Stanley" Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 5:50 AM To: Subject: So you think you can dance? > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9unKNJo7cM&feature=fvw ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 10:09:36 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: the way it was in 1968 Hi Oriole, Although I have seen this clip before, I watched it again and was again struck by the sheer beauty of it. The melody, lyrics, guitar and vocal are all very haunting and beautiful. This one sounds like it would have fit somewhere into 'Song to a Seagull'. Mark in Seattle - -------------------------------------------------- From: Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 2:20 AM To: Subject: the way it was in 1968 > Hey All > > I have just discover this youtube clip of Ms Anderson in 1968 singing 'The > Way > It Is'. > I have never heard this before and needless to say am more than a little > obsessed. > That strong, steady ''you-oo just see what you want to see..'' - I dont > care > how this sounds > but feel my attention to this womans work has come to a kind of > completion. > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qC7Ls6ixJQ > > > Hope the link works for other 'The Way It Is' virgins and fans. > > > Oriole > ''..who am i to tell you how think and how to be.'' > > > www.metamorphosisuk.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 10:34:13 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: magdalene laundries in japan Another one worth re-visiting. I think this song is one of her great masterpieces. It's interesting to compare it to 'The Way It Is' video. The voice is different and the writing is more mature on 'The Magdalene Laundries'. Her style of delivery has also changed in the years between the two. But both have that haunting quality. The lyrics for both songs are clearly written by someone with intelligence and depth. They provoke both thoughts and emotions in the listener. This woman seemed to have a wisdom back in 1967 that transcended her years. It deepened even more as she matured. Mark in Seattle - -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mags" Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 8:34 AM To: Subject: magdalene laundries in japan > who says there's nothing new under the sun. this is such a beautiful > rendering > and even though many of us have seen it, it's certainly worth sharing. > > Mags > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU1Zymqlhko&feature=related ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 19:35:45 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC I moved to an apartment in Columbus, Ohio, US because this is where the new job is. I'm now at jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com The movers did their thing 8 days ago. I have about 1/3 of everything unpacked and I'm going back to the old apartment to clean. The stereo is hooked up for CDs and DVDs now. The home-modified outboard DAC survived. The new living room has much better sound than the old, too small, apartment. The elaborate record player set up, VHS, cassette, and 78s will follow soon. It's 86 degrees F (30C, Catherine) here but the humidity is not high. When you take the 42% humidity into account, it still feels like 86 degrees F. Thanks, Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 17:07:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC Welcome to your new home. I hope you like it there. Sounds like your weather is the same as ours. And it's not even June yet. ________________________________ From: Jim L'Hommedieu To: Catherine McKay ; joni@smoe.org Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 7:35:45 PM Subject: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC I moved to an apartment in Columbus, Ohio, US because this is where the new job is. I'm now at jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com The movers did their thing 8 days ago. I have about 1/3 of everything unpacked and I'm going back to the old apartment to clean. The stereo is hooked up for CDs and DVDs now. The home-modified outboard DAC survived. The new living room has much better sound than the old, too small, apartment. The elaborate record player set up, VHS, cassette, and 78s will follow soon. It's 86 degrees F (30C, Catherine) here but the humidity is not high. When you take the 42% humidity into account, it still feels like 86 degrees F. Thanks, Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 17:20:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: Re: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC New contact info noted, and glad to hear your tuneage is set up. What is "the home modified DAC outboard"? :) Em - --- On Sun, 5/30/10, Jim L'Hommedieu wrote: From: Jim L'Hommedieu Subject: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC To: "Catherine McKay" , joni@smoe.org Date: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 7:35 PM I moved to an apartment in Columbus, Ohio, US because this is where the new job is. I'm now at jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com The movers did their thing 8 days ago. I have about 1/3 of everything unpacked and I'm going back to the old apartment to clean. The stereo is hooked up for CDs and DVDs now. The home-modified outboard DAC survived. The new living room has much better sound than the old, too small, apartment. The elaborate record player set up, VHS, cassette, and 78s will follow soon. It's 86 degrees F (30C, Catherine) here but the humidity is not high. When you take the 42% humidity into account, it still feels like 86 degrees F. Thanks, Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 17:26:46 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC Digital to Analog Converter honey. The thing that converts the 1's and 0's into pretty music. Very important to have a good one. Jim, you da man. Dave On May 30, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Em wrote: > New contact info noted, and glad to hear your tuneage is set up. > What is "the > home modified DAC outboard"? > :) > Em > > --- On Sun, 5/30/10, Jim L'Hommedieu > wrote: > > From: Jim L'Hommedieu > Subject: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC > To: "Catherine McKay" , joni@smoe.org > Date: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 7:35 PM > > I moved to an apartment in Columbus, Ohio, US because this is where > the > new job is. > I'm now at jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com > > The movers did their thing 8 days ago. I have about 1/3 of everything > unpacked and I'm going back to the old apartment to clean. > > The stereo is hooked up for CDs and DVDs now. The home-modified > outboard > DAC survived. The new living room has much better sound than the old, > too small, apartment. The elaborate record player set up, VHS, > cassette, > and 78s will follow soon. > > It's 86 degrees F (30C, Catherine) here but the humidity is not high. > When you take the 42% humidity into account, it still feels like 86 > degrees F. > > Thanks, > Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 18:03:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: Re: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC ah! gotcha...thanks Dave... :) Em - --- On Sun, 5/30/10, Dave Blackburn wrote: From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC To: "Em" Cc: "Catherine McKay" , joni@smoe.org, "Jim L'Hommedieu" Date: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 8:26 PM Digital to Analog Converter honey. The thing that converts the 1's and 0's into pretty music. Very important to have a good one. Jim, you da man. Dave ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 18:32:51 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC We've had temps mostly in the 50s F, grey skies and rain off and on all weekend and it's supposed to stay that way. They say summer starts on July 5th in this part of the world. Hope you're enjoying your new home, Jim. Mark in wet Seattle - -------------------------------------------------- From: "Catherine McKay" Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 5:07 PM To: "Jim L'Hommedieu" ; Subject: Re: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC > Welcome to your new home. I hope you like it there. > > Sounds like your weather is the same as ours. And it's not even June yet. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jim L'Hommedieu > To: Catherine McKay ; joni@smoe.org > Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 7:35:45 PM > Subject: NJC, Jim's new address, NJC njc NJC > > I moved to an apartment in Columbus, Ohio, US because this is where the > new job is. > I'm now at jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com > > The movers did their thing 8 days ago. I have about 1/3 of everything > unpacked and I'm going back to the old apartment to clean. > > The stereo is hooked up for CDs and DVDs now. The home-modified outboard > DAC survived. The new living room has much better sound than the old, > too small, apartment. The elaborate record player set up, VHS, cassette, > and 78s will follow soon. > > It's 86 degrees F (30C, Catherine) here but the humidity is not high. > When you take the 42% humidity into account, it still feels like 86 > degrees F. > > Thanks, > Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 22:29:59 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Digital to Analog Converter, was Jim's new address, NJC What Dave said. I found a converter that's sold for home studios that was very inexpensive and a website dedicated to improving the sound of that converter. Basically, I built a better power supply for it and it sounds a little bit better. If I had to do it over again, I'd just save up for a better converter. The kind of music that really shows that CD is worse than LP is playing back Tori Amos' piano. On LP, it "breathes" like a reeeealy expensive grand piano in a nice room. It decays more like the real thing. On CD, the piano doesn't breath and sounds thin, (almost like an upright piano) and there's no "room sound". It's pinched and boring. Jim L'Hommedieu Dave Blackburn wrote: > Digital to Analog Converter honey. The thing that converts the 1's and > 0's into pretty music. > > On May 30, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Em wrote: > >What is "the home modified DAC outboard"? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 19:34:56 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: Digital to Analog Converter, was Jim's new address, NJC Of course there are other factors Jim. When CDs are released of albums available on LP also, they are mastered differently. I've heard many a CD with breathtaking rich tone and realism. It's not the format. Dave On May 30, 2010, at 7:29 PM, Jim L'Hommedieu wrote: > What Dave said. I found a converter that's sold for home studios > that was very inexpensive and a website dedicated to improving the > sound of that converter. Basically, I built a better power supply > for it and it sounds a little bit better. If I had to do it over > again, I'd just save up for a better converter. The kind of music > that really shows that CD is worse than LP is playing back Tori > Amos' piano. On LP, it "breathes" like a reeeealy expensive grand > piano in a nice room. It decays more like the real thing. On CD, > the piano doesn't breath and sounds thin, (almost like an upright > piano) and there's no "room sound". It's pinched and boring. > > Jim L'Hommedieu > > Dave Blackburn wrote: >> Digital to Analog Converter honey. The thing that converts the 1's >> and 0's into pretty music. >> >> On May 30, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Em wrote: >> >What is "the home modified DAC outboard"? ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2010 #161 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------