From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2010 #228 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, August 2 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 228 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- What stands up - now what pumps you up [Laura Stanley ] Re: What stands up / what doesn't [Em ] Re: What stands up / what doesn't NJC [] Re: Toller Cranston [Mags ] Re: Toller Cranston [Anne Sandstrom ] Re: Clouds (now Big Yellow Taxi) [Susan Moss ] Re: Toller Cranston [Catherine McKay ] Re: Clouds (now Big Yellow Taxi) njc ["gene" ] Joni on Twitter - Discographies [Melissa Gibbs ] Re: Joni on Twitter - Discographies [Catherine McKay Subject: What stands up - now what pumps you up Hi Ya'll, I'm visiting Marianne, and the other day she wanted to hear Joni singing "I Shall Be Released" with Cass Elliot and Mary Travers. Once wasn't enough so we listened 3 or 4 times. This version of the song is like a drug. We thought of y'all and are wondering what song sung by Joni do you listen to like this that pump you up? Love, Laura Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 06:57:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: What stands up / what doesn't NJC Carole's "Tapestry" stands up and always will. As well as a lot of her other tracks, and of course the Goffin-King catalogue will still be performed long after we've assumed room temp. The Zep stuff is among the finest rock ever recorded. Even "Coda" which is a collection of table scraps is better than what most rock bands assemble. Grand Funk's "Closer To Home" is also a flawless album and definitely stands. Yes & ELP are in the same boat; great musicians and vocalist, some jaw-dropping classic masterworks of albums and some real stinkers. Funny you mention ELP - yesterday I played Tom Waits all day, this morning I picked ELP. What doesn't stand for me - some of the trendy 80's stuff like Thompson Twins and Big Country. Bob NP: Jimi Hendrix, "And The Wind Cried Mary" - ----- Original Message ---- From: Jim L'Hommedieu To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Sat, July 31, 2010 10:37:47 PM Subject: What stands up / what doesn't What stands up to repeated listening after all these years? Stands up: Joni Doesn't stand up: Carole Stands up: Led Zeppelin Doesn't stand up: Grand Funk Railroad Stands up: Yes Doesn't stand up: Emerson, Lake and Palmer I still listen to all of these but I shake my head sometimes. Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 07:40:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: Re: What stands up / what doesn't I agree on only the 2nd pairing comparison. :) Em - --- On Sat, 7/31/10, Jim L'Hommedieu wrote: From: Jim L'Hommedieu Subject: What stands up / what doesn't To: joni@smoe.org Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 10:37 PM What stands up to repeated listening after all these years? Stands up: Joni Doesn't stand up: Carole Stands up: Led Zeppelin Doesn't stand up: Grand Funk Railroad Stands up: Yes Doesn't stand up: Emerson, Lake and Palmer I still listen to all of these but I shake my head sometimes. Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 15:28:28 +0000 (UTC) From: Subject: Re: What stands up / what doesn't NJC Speaking of Yes, hoping to go see Jon Anderson later this month. He's on tour, billing himself as the voice of Yes. Victor Yes & ELP are in the same boat; great musicians and vocalist, some jaw-dropping classic masterworks of albums and some real stinkers. Funny you mention ELP - yesterday I played Tom Waits all day, this morning I picked ELP. - ----- Original Message ---- From: Jim L'Hommedieu To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Sat, July 31, 2010 10:37:47 PM Subject: What stands up / what doesn't What stands up to repeated listening after all these years? Stands up: Joni Doesn't stand up: Carole Stands up: Led Zeppelin Doesn't stand up: Grand Funk Railroad Stands up: Yes Doesn't stand up: Emerson, Lake and Palmer I still listen to all of these but I shake my head sometimes. Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:53:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags Subject: Re: Toller Cranston Ive just done a search for Toller's exhibit at the WAG aka Winnipeg Art Gallery..do you know when it's going to be there? Im a huge fan of Toller's skating as well as his heart. errrm I mean art...freudian slip there! The video of Joni and Toller skating to Hejira used to be on the Joni Mitchell web site...gorgeous thing it is. Toller stretched the limits in the world of ice skating, and his influence lives on. how wonderful that you met him in Mexico. He used to have a studio on Queen Street in Toronto, however, I dont know if it's still there. cheers, Mags - --- On Sat, 7/31/10, Tejas4x4@aol.com wrote: From: Tejas4x4@aol.com Subject: Toller Cranston To: joni@smoe.org Received: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 7:58 PM Howdy Lister's: Does any one have information on who to contact at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon to set up an art exhibition? i.e.you Canadian folks? I recently spent a week with Toller Cranston at his home in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico. As all of you probably know already; he is the ice skater in photo on the back of Joni's Hejira Album. His career evolved from artistic figure skater to artist painter. His art/oil painting is quite interesting and has an Asian/Mongolian feel, definitely original/unique. He has exhibits coming up this year in Toronto, Calgary and Winnipeg...I mentioned the Medel to him, Eyes wide he said "please get me some info, I would like to contact" I Googled the Mendel and you have to fill out a form to contact and probably goes to some admin desk - ugh - hate forms...I was hoping to provide Toller more of a direct connect to the Mendel. If you have any contact or info on the Mendel I can share with Toller, please -email me off list.. As far as the Scuddle Butt - Joni connection; All he shared with me was, Joni called him about the being a part of the Hejira album art- he replied " who are you" As in he didn't know who Joni Mitchell was. Wow was that a surprise to me!! He also said that he was also on the Mingus album, which I wasn't aware (maybe it got scratched) and that Joni got him addicted to Limos. That's the scoop... Thanks, Frank ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:53:38 +0000 (GMT) From: Anne Sandstrom Subject: Re: Toller Cranston you - gasp - spent - Gasp - a week - GASP - with - GASP!!!! - TOLLER CRANSTON?????? OMG!!!!! (THUD - sound of me falling on floor) At the height of Toller's amateur career, I was skating quite a bit (badly). My left knee will never be right after years of trying to emulate his sit spins. I LIVED for his performances. "Nicholas and Alexandra" and "Pagliacci" were my favorites. I totally embarassed myself at an Evening of Champions performance by getting him to autograph my program and then kissing him on the cheek (I was just so overwhelmed.) Please, please tell me anything, everything... When Hejira came out, I was home with the flu. The DJ said that there was a picture of a skater on the cover. I KNEW it was Toller, even without seeing the cover... lots of love, Anne ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:21:55 -0400 From: Susan Moss Subject: Re: Clouds (now Big Yellow Taxi) Hey, All - I posted William's/Joe's Noctiluent Clouds link to my Facebook page... and received the following comment from Jonathan Byrd (a talented singer/songwriter in his own right): <> Very cool... on so many levels! - wondering how much they charge? (a dollar and a half? twenty-five dollars? an arm and a leg?... :-) Susan www.labyrinthcafe.com www.myspace.com/labyrinthcafe www.browardfolkclub.com www.gotfolk.com "This is who I am, it's all the places I have been, The fondness and regret, and every love that I've been in. And I've played all the characters, the fool, the friend, the wife, And no matter what the ending is, the story of my life Is the book of love..." ~ Dar Williams ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:26:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Toller Cranston Anne, I'm sure Toller was very happy to get your kiss and to know how much you appreciated his work. And you're probably a better skate than you say you are. I never could get it right and I'm Canadian and we're supposed to be into winter sports - not me though! ________________________________ From: Anne Sandstrom To: Tejas4x4@aol.com Cc: joni@smoe.org Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 1:53:38 PM Subject: Re: Toller Cranston you - gasp - spent - Gasp - a week - GASP - with - GASP!!!! - TOLLER CRANSTON?????? OMG!!!!! (THUD - sound of me falling on floor) At the height of Toller's amateur career, I was skating quite a bit (badly). My left knee will never be right after years of trying to emulate his sit spins. I LIVED for his performances. "Nicholas and Alexandra" and "Pagliacci" were my favorites. I totally embarassed myself at an Evening of Champions performance by getting him to autograph my program and then kissing him on the cheek (I was just so overwhelmed.) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:59:54 -0700 From: "gene" Subject: Re: Clouds (now Big Yellow Taxi) njc Thanks Susan, J Bird is one of my favorite singer/songwriters. I'm glad you mentioned him---his music has to get out to the public somehow. Here's one of my favorite from Mr. Byrd. The Ballad of Larry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le5ztJM0ikc peace all, gene - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Moss" To: Cc: Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 11:21 AM Subject: Re: Clouds (now Big Yellow Taxi) > Hey, All - > > I posted William's/Joe's Noctiluent Clouds link to my Facebook page... and > received the following comment from Jonathan Byrd (a talented > singer/songwriter in his own right): > > < thing I thought when I saw it. > > http://www.thecoolist.com/the-tree-museum-of-zurich-switzerland/>> > > > Very cool... on so many levels! - wondering how much they charge? (a > dollar > and a half? twenty-five dollars? an arm and a leg?... :-) > > Susan > www.labyrinthcafe.com > www.myspace.com/labyrinthcafe > www.browardfolkclub.com > www.gotfolk.com > > "This is who I am, it's all the places I have been, > The fondness and regret, and every love that I've been in. > And I've played all the characters, the fool, the friend, the wife, > And no matter what the ending is, the story of my life > Is the book of love..." ~ Dar Williams ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:03:41 +1000 From: Melissa Gibbs Subject: Joni on Twitter - Discographies I found this hilarious Twitter account called Discographies - it claims to provide a definitive guide to an artist's body of work (studio albums only) in 140 characters. Some highlights for me: Bob Dylan: 1 Woody; 2, 3 ambition; 4 pot; 5-7 speed; 8-9 pot; 10-11 AJ Weberman; 12-16 booze; 17-19 Jesus; 20-27 pot; 28 death; 29-32 pot. The Beatles: 1st-4th) recorded in black & white; 5th-8th) the drugs kick in; 9th/10th/12th) entropy; 11th) invents ELO & Oasis by accident. Prince: 1-3 foreplay; 4-5 penetration; 6-9 ecstasy; 10-13 afterglow; 14-18 walk of shame; 19-35 occasional late-night booty calls. The Doors: 1st, 2nd) mostly tolerable; 3rd) adequate, poppy; 4th) appalling; 5th) unmemorable; 6th) overpraised; 7th, 8th) unforced errors. And now for the Joni content: Joni Mitchell: 1-5 many bad boyfriends, many chords; 6-9,16 Jazz Odyssey!; 10-13 "take that, Rickie Lee Jones!"; 14-15 quietly enjoyable. If you want to check it out, the link is: http://twitter.com/Discographies Melissa in chilly Sydney, delurking NP: Dig digital radio - which plays a healthy smattering of Joni (see http://abcdigmusic.net.au/ if interested) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:25:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Joni on Twitter - Discographies Those are very clever. One thing Twitter does is force people to be economical in their use of words. Someone who is very good at it can make their point very succinctly because they're forced to. Twitter offers people the potential to write in a Haiku-like fashion. ________________________________ From: Melissa Gibbs To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 8:03:41 PM Subject: Joni on Twitter - Discographies I found this hilarious Twitter account called Discographies - it claims to provide a definitive guide to an artist's body of work (studio albums only) in 140 characters. Some highlights for me: Bob Dylan: 1 Woody; 2, 3 ambition; 4 pot; 5-7 speed; 8-9 pot; 10-11 AJ Weberman; 12-16 booze; 17-19 Jesus; 20-27 pot; 28 death; 29-32 pot. The Beatles: 1st-4th) recorded in black & white; 5th-8th) the drugs kick in; 9th/10th/12th) entropy; 11th) invents ELO & Oasis by accident. Prince: 1-3 foreplay; 4-5 penetration; 6-9 ecstasy; 10-13 afterglow; 14-18 walk of shame; 19-35 occasional late-night booty calls. The Doors: 1st, 2nd) mostly tolerable; 3rd) adequate, poppy; 4th) appalling; 5th) unmemorable; 6th) overpraised; 7th, 8th) unforced errors. And now for the Joni content: Joni Mitchell: 1-5 many bad boyfriends, many chords; 6-9,16 Jazz Odyssey!; 10-13 "take that, Rickie Lee Jones!"; 14-15 quietly enjoyable. If you want to check it out, the link is: http://twitter.com/Discographies Melissa in chilly Sydney, delurking NP: Dig digital radio - which plays a healthy smattering of Joni (see http://abcdigmusic.net.au/ if interested) ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2010 #228 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------