From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2010 #256 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 Sunday, August 29 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 256 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- SJC uhm it was John Mitchell [Lieve Reckers ] Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell [Mark-Leon Thorne ] Re: Dar Williams and Wendy Waldman (njc) [Mags ] Fwd: Tragic News From Thailand/Manhattan [Michael Paz ] Re: And who actually reads the list these days...? [Anita G ] Re: And who actually reads the list these days...? [jemmaz@gmail.com] Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell [FMYFL@aol.com] Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell [Michael Paz ] On Taking Photos of Musicians, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell Bene, when I saw your mail I had 2 quite different reactions. The first was, as I4ve said to myself and others for years: don4t mistake absence of reply for absence of interest! I often read something on this list with great interest, even follow up on it by looking up more information on the subject, but I don4t always send a reaction, for a multitude of reasons: lack of time, lack of anything new to say, etc. So looking at it that way, I would say: nothing to worry about! But my second reaction is more new and worrying. As Dave, Bob and Mark have already said, there is now the influence of Facebook. I don4t want to start on a tirade here against Facebook (although I often don4t need much to get going!), I do know it has advantages too, but let4s just say that FB is not for everybody, and that it has a different nature from this list. So I can only say: l hope with all my heart that this list will survive Facebook. At its best, this list was home to the most amazing group of witty and intelligent people, who managed to create a fantastic forum for conversations ranging from Joni to politics to the use of lint. I learned so much, I laughed, I cared. Yes at times things went wrong, people went on and on about politics and took it too personal, some people went too personal in other ways and mistook the list for their private therapy session, but we got over that with the amazing spirit of tolerance and acceptance that governed the list. Personally I don4t think we can keep the list going with just discussions about the meaning of Joni4s lyrics and the like, even though those discussions were the cement that kept this JONI list a Joni list. Maybe all things are due to pass, and maybe this list has passed its peak. Some of the best contributors are gone, such as Bob Murphy, whose memorial page I am still sadly waiting for. But I have not given up. We still have great new people popping up, and as long as Facebook does not devour them all, we may yet survive and see another great flowering of writing and friendship on this list, much more profound and quirky than you can ever have on Facebook. My best to all, Lieve - ----- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:06:20 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell I read this list still, Bene, though I skim the njc and hope for a return to discussions about the words and music which have been so enlightening in the past. I'm not as interested in Joni the person, her relationships or her crabby outbursts about others. I think Facebook maybe has taken its toll on readership since one only has so much time per day to devote to browsing websites. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:52:11 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell Hi Bene. I'm on the only-Joni list so, I only get the JC stuff. I can't speak for anyone else but, I am going through a major upheaval at the moment and I'm only just managing to read the list but can't really get into anything until my life settles down a bit. I'm staying with a friend until I get a job and a place of my own. I have heard of the vampire series but hadn't paid attention to the characters. Nice to read your posts again, Bene. Mark in Sydney ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:31:38 +0100 From: clive sax Subject: RE: And who actually reads the list these days...? > And who actually reads the list these days...? Just to let you know there are many of us here reading the list regularly but rarely coming out of lurkdom. Also the list tends to follow trends. If Joni's active We become more active. During her fallow periods the list tends to be a place where the community shares more about themselves, focusing on meets, fests and general life. Everyday I listen to or play Joni and everyday I check my email. sometimes there is time to ponder and respond ( like today) and at other times a skimming action seems to suffice. But rest assured your thoughts, missives and words do get read :0) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:19:03 +0000 (GMT) From: Anne Sandstrom Subject: Dar Williams and Wendy Waldman (njc) Just thought I'd share a quick review of a recent Dar Williams concert. On a cloudy Sunday afternoon a couple of weeks ago, I went to the Natural History Museum in Lexington MA (of 1776 Lexington and Concord fame) for a Dar Willaims concert. The venue was lovely, not a bad seat in the hall. Dar was playing with the IBIS Chamber Music Society. The Chamber Music Society performed a couple of pieces first. Then Dar came out and joined them. She did several of her own songs, including (not in order) The Beauty of the Rain, Traveling, and February, among others. She also did a piece by Bernstein that was extremely challenging vocally, but really lovely. The musical exchange across musical genres was exquisite. Dar was in excellent voice. The Chamber Society performed several pieces without Dar. Every piece was interesting. (I wish I had a program - there wasn't one - because I'd really like to hear all of the pieces again.) I really thought, "if this is chamber music, I've got to hear more, but I'm still under the impression that most chamber music is a tad boring...) Dar finished with "When I Was a Boy." I knew in the first two notes played by the Chamber Music Society that that was what they were finishing with. It was amazing, touching, brought me to tears. As it so happens, I was sitting next to Stephen Bates, who had played with members of the Chamber Music Society and had just retired from a long career with the Opera House Orchestra of the Kennedy Center in D.C. It was interesting, because we were a tiny microcosm of what was happening on stage (with my background being more like Dar's). So we carried on a lively conversation before the concert and during the intermission about music and art. It was really one of the best concerts I've ever attended. And that's saying a lot. - ------- Oh, and I'm probably the last to know, but it looks like you can now get all of Wendy Waldman's recordings. I've wanted to get "Come on Down" (I remember her doing this at Passim and rocking the house) and "Spring is Here". So I'll be buying and downloading today. - ----- no Joni news, sadly... lots of love, Anne ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:58:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags Subject: Re: Dar Williams and Wendy Waldman (njc) wonderful review Anne..thanks so much for sharing all the tender moments. When I think of Dar and Wendy, I think of you because I know you love their music, ever so much. Glad you had such a good time . with tonnes of love always Mags xo - --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Anne Sandstrom wrote: From: Anne Sandstrom Subject: Dar Williams and Wendy Waldman (njc) To: joni@smoe.org Received: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 8:19 AM Just thought I'd share a quick review of a recent Dar Williams concert. On a cloudy Sunday afternoon a couple of weeks ago, I went to the Natural History Museum in Lexington MA (of 1776 Lexington and Concord fame) for a Dar Willaims concert. The venue was lovely, not a bad seat in the hall. Dar was playing with the IBIS Chamber Music Society. The Chamber Music Society performed a couple of pieces first. Then Dar came out and joined them. She did several of her own songs, including (not in order) The Beauty of the Rain, Traveling, and February, among others. She also did a piece by Bernstein that was extremely challenging vocally, but really lovely. The musical exchange across musical genres was exquisite. Dar was in excellent voice. The Chamber Society performed several pieces without Dar. Every piece was interesting. (I wish I had a program - there wasn't one - because I'd really like to hear all of the pieces again.) I really thought, "if this is chamber music, I've got to hear more, but I'm still under the impression that most chamber music is a tad boring...) Dar finished with "When I Was a Boy." I knew in the first two notes played by the Chamber Music Society that that was what they were finishing with. It was amazing, touching, brought me to tears. As it so happens, I was sitting next to Stephen Bates, who had played with members of the Chamber Music Society and had just retired from a long career with the Opera House Orchestra of the Kennedy Center in D.C. It was interesting, because we were a tiny microcosm of what was happening on stage (with my background being more like Dar's). So we carried on a lively conversation before the concert and during the intermission about music and art. It was really one of the best concerts I've ever attended. And that's saying a lot. - ------- Oh, and I'm probably the last to know, but it looks like you can now get all of Wendy Waldman's recordings. I've wanted to get "Come on Down" (I remember her doing this at Passim and rocking the house) and "Spring is Here". So I'll be buying and downloading today. - ----- no Joni news, sadly... lots of love, Anne ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:29:35 +0000 (GMT) From: Anne Sandstrom Subject: Re: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell I read the list too, but seldom reply these days. Don't feel like I have much to contribute. lots of love, Anne On Aug 27, 2010, Mags wrote: hi Bene, Im reading the list, I just dont always reply...;--) Anyway, Ive not heard about that Vampire series. Nor have I heard about an actor that was named after Joni. Hopefully, someone who has will chime in. Mags --- On Fri, 8/27/10, B Lux wrote: From: B Lux Subject: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell To: joni@smoe.org Received: Friday, August 27, 2010, 4:35 AM Hey folks, well I posted a note the other day which noone responded to - but then does anyone write on the list these days at all? Is everyone busy at Pazfest... or did facebook take eveyone's attention? Anyhow, the post was about a British vampire series called Being Human. I thought, wrongly, that one of the main characters was called Joni Mitchell - but then ex-jmdler Joseph took a (second) look at the same thing yesterday and said no Bene it's JOHN Mitchell. Sorry! But it got me thinking of some story I heard about a guy, musician or character of a film, who was actually named after Joni. Does that ring any bells with anyone? And who actually reads the list these days...? Best Bene ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:06:29 +0100 From: Michael Paz Subject: Fwd: Tragic News From Thailand/Manhattan This is so tragic. This our friend Eric John's, The U.S. Ambassador in Thailand daughter. A gorgeous child and such a wonderdul family. I am devastated by this news. We are planning a trip to Thailand in November to visit the King again and bring him a new album of his compostions played by the PHJB. Thoughts and prayers for my friend Eric and his family. Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com http://abcnews.go.com/US/ambassadors-daughter-dies-highrise-plunge/story?id=1 1497074 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:23:58 -0400 From: Gerald Notaro Subject: Re: Dar Williams and Wendy Waldman (njc) Count me in as huge fans of both of these talented ladies. Jerry, going to take my parents out for their 62nd wedding anniversary today. If you want to give them a thrill, email them congratulations at rosenotaro@hotmail.com On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Mags wrote: > wonderful review Anne..thanks so much for sharing all the tender moments. > When > I think of Dar and Wendy, I think of you because I know you love their > music, > ever so much. Glad you had such a good time . > > with tonnes of love always > > Mags xo > > > > --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Anne Sandstrom wrote: > > > From: Anne Sandstrom > Subject: Dar Williams and Wendy Waldman (njc) > To: joni@smoe.org > Received: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 8:19 AM > > > Just thought I'd share a quick review of a recent Dar Williams concert. > > On a cloudy Sunday afternoon a couple of weeks ago, I went to the Natural > History Museum in Lexington MA (of 1776 Lexington and Concord fame) for a > Dar Willaims concert. The venue was lovely, not a bad seat in the hall. > Dar was playing with the IBIS Chamber Music Society. The Chamber Music > Society performed a couple of pieces first. Then Dar came out and joined > them. She did several of her own songs, including (not in order) The > Beauty of the Rain, Traveling, and February, among others. She also did a > piece by Bernstein that was extremely challenging vocally, but really > lovely. The musical exchange across musical genres was exquisite. Dar was > in excellent voice. The Chamber Society performed several pieces without > Dar. Every piece was interesting. (I wish I had a program - there wasn't > one - because I'd really like to hear all of the pieces again.) I really > thought, "if this is chamber music, I've got to hear more, but I'm still > under the impression that most chamber music is a tad boring...) > > Dar finished with "When I Was a Boy." I knew in the first two notes > played by the Chamber Music Society that that was what they were > finishing with. It was amazing, touching, brought me to tears. > > As it so happens, I was sitting next to Stephen Bates, who had played > with members of the Chamber Music Society and had just retired from a > long career with the Opera House Orchestra of the Kennedy Center in D.C. > It was interesting, because we were a tiny microcosm of what was > happening on stage (with my background being more like Dar's). So we > carried on a lively conversation before the concert and during the > intermission about music and art. > > It was really one of the best concerts I've ever attended. And that's > saying a lot. > > ------- > > Oh, and I'm probably the last to know, but it looks like you can now get > all of Wendy Waldman's recordings. I've wanted to get "Come on Down" (I > remember her doing this at Passim and rocking the house) and "Spring is > Here". So I'll be buying and downloading today. > > ----- > > no Joni news, sadly... > > lots of love, > Anne ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:27:59 -0400 From: Stdoherty Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #239 And who actually reads the list these days...? I do everyday .. but I also do facebook. Everything within reason though - I still also make sure my day includes a run (at least five miles), guitar practice and a full day of work at my job as Director of Housing Programs for the AIDS Institute. I wouldn't want to lose my digest viewing. Tim - -----Original Message----- From: onlyJMDL Digest To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Sent: Sat, Aug 28, 2010 3:00 am Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #239 onlyJMDL Digest Saturday, August 28 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 239 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: - ------- SJC uhm it was John Mitchell [B Lux ] Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell [Mags ] Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell [Bob Muller ] Say It Ain't So - VLJC [Gerald Notaro ] Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell [Em ] Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell [Dave Blackburn ] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:35:29 +0200 rom: B Lux ubject: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell Hey folks, well I posted a note the other day which noone responded to - but then oes anyone write on the list these days at all? Is everyone busy at azfest... or did facebook take eveyone's attention? Anyhow, the post was about a British vampire series called Being uman. I thought, wrongly, that one of the main characters was called oni Mitchell - but then ex-jmdler Joseph took a (second) look at the ame thing yesterday and said no Bene it's JOHN Mitchell. Sorry! But it got me thinking of some story I heard about a guy, musician or haracter of a film, who was actually named after Joni. Does that ring ny bells with anyone? And who actually reads the list these days...? Best Bene - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:56:50 -0700 (PDT) rom: Mags ubject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell hi Bene, Im reading the list, I just dont always reply...;--) Anyway, Ive not heard bout that Vampire series. Nor have I heard about an actor that was named fter Joni. Hopefully, someone who has will chime in. ags --- On Fri, 8/27/10, B Lux wrote: rom: B Lux ubject: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell o: joni@smoe.org eceived: Friday, August 27, 2010, 4:35 AM ey folks, well I posted a note the other day which noone responded to - but then oes anyone write on the list these days at all? Is everyone busy at azfest... or did facebook take eveyone's attention? Anyhow, the post was about a British vampire series called Being uman. I thought, wrongly, that one of the main characters was called oni Mitchell - but then ex-jmdler Joseph took a (second) look at the ame thing yesterday and said no Bene it's JOHN Mitchell. Sorry! But it got me thinking of some story I heard about a guy, musician or haracter of a film, who was actually named after Joni. Does that ring ny bells with anyone? And who actually reads the list these days...? Best Bene - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:59:00 -0700 (PDT) rom: Bob Muller ubject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell Hi Bene - I've enjoyed hearing from you again. I wasn't sure about the whole Joni as Vampire' thing so thanks for clearing that up. As for the list, it has been really quiet for awhile. Not a lot of JC these ays, and most folks use other forums for their NJC. Add to that the fact that ost folks in my age demographic are still clutching on to their golden oldies nd not venturing out for new sounds and things can get a bit stale. Nothing like a Jonifest to get things going go - we'll see. Bob NP: Craig Cardiff, "Joel's Fleece Pants" - - ----- Original Message ---- rom: B Lux o: joni@smoe.org ent: Fri, August 27, 2010 4:35:29 AM ubject: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell Hey folks, well I posted a note the other day which noone responded to - but then oes anyone write on the list these days at all? Is everyone busy at azfest... or did facebook take eveyone's attention? Anyhow, the post was about a British vampire series called Being uman. I thought, wrongly, that one of the main characters was called oni Mitchell - but then ex-jmdler Joseph took a (second) look at the ame thing yesterday and said no Bene it's JOHN Mitchell. Sorry! But it got me thinking of some story I heard about a guy, musician or haracter of a film, who was actually named after Joni. Does that ring ny bells with anyone? And who actually reads the list these days...? Best Bene - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:16:40 -0400 rom: Gerald Notaro ubject: Say It Ain't So - VLJC New York Post Updated: Fri., Aug. 27, 2010, 4:26 AM home tars go off their rockers By MICHAEL RIEDEL Last Updated: 4:26 AM, August 27, 2010 Posted: 12:42 AM, August 27, 2010 Scenes from a show queen's nightmare: * Tommy Tune, in tight, ripped jeans, playing an aging bad- boy rocker nd singing the Sid Vicious version of "My Way," complete with a ow-class British accent ("I did wha' I 'ad to do"). * Pat Suzuki, the original Mei Li in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Flower rum Song," dressed like an LA hippie and rapping Diddy songs. * Marnie Nixon, who famously dubbed Natalie Wood's singing voice in West Side Story," and Dick Latessa ("Hairspray") scatting Stevie onder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life." * Barbara Barrie, Barney Miller's wife on the '70s sitcom, as a lonely pinster singing Radiohead's "Creep." * And, scariest of all, Dick Cavett, as a cross-dresser from San rancisco, moonwalking and doing rope tricks. Yikes! Wake me up! But it's no dream. All of the above happened the other week in a workshop for one of the ost bizarre ideas for a Broadway musical I've ever come across. The show is called "The Last Dance," and it features a cast of roadway old-timers performing the songs of the Police, Guns N' Roses, .E.M., Iggy Pop, Joni Mitchell, Diana Ross, Donna Summer and others. Conceived by choreographer Jonathan Butterall ("Lestat") and produced y David Binder ("Raisin in the Sun"), "The Last Dance" seems to be nspired by the Young at Heart chorus, the rock-singing seniors who ere the subject of the 2008 documentary "Young@Heart." Insiders who attended the workshop, as well as some of the vets who ppeared in it, are still scratching their heads trying to figure out hat the hell happened. Overheard: "Times like this you wish Michael Riedel were around." I wasn't, but here's the buzz from the grapevine. "It's been a while since I've seen one this weird," says a producer. When Dick Cavett came out at the end and did a rope trick that he aid he won an award for in Nebraska when he was 16, what are you upposed to think?" "I guess you could call it 'experimental geriatric theater,' " says nother person. "Some of them looked like they were having fun, but ome of them looked like they had no idea what they were doing." Says a third: "The music director had to spoon-feed the notes to a ouple of them because they couldn't get the rhythm." And, from a cast member: "I worked on it for a couple of weeks and, rankly, I have no idea what we were doing." The setting of "The Last Dance" was a luggage carousel in what ppeared to be some sort of futuristic airport. The idea is that the ld people are waiting to collect their bags before heading into the fterlife. They sing songs that supposedly have something to do with heir reaction to dying. While "The Last Dance" was certainly odd, it wasn't terrible, some people say. "It was kind of touching," says a potential investor. "It was like you ere hearing these pop songs for the first time." The standout, by all accounts, was Barrie's rendition of "Creep." Says a source: "She was amazing. She was alone onstage, and she sang he hell out of the song." Barrie, who won a Tony in 1971 for "Company," later admitted she'd ever heard of "Creep" or Radiohead. But she sort of liked the lyrics: You float like a feather n a beautiful world. wish I was special. ou're so f - - king special. The ending was obvious and hokey, with everybody coming together to ing "The Last Dance." "It was like Disco Night at the Actors' Home," says a spy. We probably won't see "The Last Dance" on Broadway anytime soon -- lthough if Binder and Butterall can line up a couple of big names, aybe, just maybe, we'll get lucky and they can slip it in before the ony cutoff in April. I hear Elaine Stritch does a fabulous "Fly, Robin, Fly," Barbara Cook s a big Barry White fan, and Angela Lansbury knows the lyrics to very single song by the Smashing Pumpkins. michael.riedel@nypost.com NEW YORK POST is a registered trademark of NYP Holdings, Inc. nypost.com , nypostonline.com , and newyorkpost.com are trademarks of YP Holdings, Inc. Copyright 2010 NYP Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy | Terms of Use erry - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:22:20 -0700 (PDT) rom: Em ubject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell I remember a dog, at Kinky Friedman's rescue in Texas, named Joni Mitchell. ) m - - --- On Fri, 8/27/10, B Lux wrote: From: B Lux ubject: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell o: joni@smoe.org ate: Friday, August 27, 2010, 4:35 AM Hey folks, well I posted a note the other day which noone responded to - but then oes anyone write on the list these days at all? Is everyone busy at azfest... or did facebook take eveyone's attention? Anyhow, the post was about a British vampire series called Being uman. I thought, wrongly, that one of the main characters was called oni Mitchell - but then ex-jmdler Joseph took a (second) look at the ame thing yesterday and said no Bene it's JOHN Mitchell. Sorry! But it got me thinking of some story I heard about a guy, musician or haracter of a film, who was actually named after Joni. Does that ring ny bells with anyone? And who actually reads the list these days...? Best Bene - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:06:20 -0700 rom: Dave Blackburn ubject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell I read this list still, Bene, though I skim the njc and hope for a return to iscussions about the words and music which have been so enlightening in the ast. I'm not as interested in Joni the person, her relationships or her crabby utbursts about others. I think Facebook maybe has taken its toll on readership ince one only has so much time per day to devote to browsing websites. Have fun nin South Africa; see you in Copenhagen in a few weeks! Dave n Aug 27, 2010, at 1:35 AM, B Lux wrote: > Hey folks, well I posted a note the other day which noone responded to - but then does anyone write on the list these days at all? Is everyone busy at Pazfest... or did facebook take eveyone's attention? Anyhow, the post was about a British vampire series called Being Human. I thought, wrongly, that one of the main characters was called Joni Mitchell - but then ex-jmdler Joseph took a (second) look at the same thing yesterday and said no Bene it's JOHN Mitchell. Sorry! But it got me thinking of some story I heard about a guy, musician or character of a film, who was actually named after Joni. Does that ring any bells with anyone? And who actually reads the list these days...? Best Bene - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:00:19 -0600 (MDT) rom: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com ubject: New article: The Devil's Bargain A new article has been added to the Library at JoniMitchell.com: Title: The Devil's Bargain Publication: American Forests Date: 2009.6.22 Read it here: http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2256 - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:17:35 -0700 rom: "Mark" ubject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell I still read the list as well, Bene. I do read all of the posts. But like Dave, I most enjoy discussions about the words and music. And although I do have a Facebook page, I don't do much with it. Too much oing on for me to follow. I guess I'm just not the Facebook type. I do remember that somebody had put a copy of the movie 'Hedwig and the ngry Inch' up on EBay a few years ago and listed that it starred Joni itchell. The name of the actor that starred in that movie is actually John ameron Mitchell. There was bit of a stir on the list about it and I even mailed EBay and indignantly demanded that Joni's name be removed from the isting. lol! I recently did a scan of JMDL archives, looking for old posts that I had ritten since I've had so many computer/email melt-downs over the years. I ut a bunch of them into a G-mail account because they are almost like a log or journal in some ways and I wanted to have them at hand. My, I used to be rather snotty in some of my posts! Hopefully I've outgrown t least some of that! lol! Mark in Seattle -------------------------------------------------- rom: "Dave Blackburn" ent: Friday, August 27, 2010 7:06 AM o: "B Lux" ; "Jonilist Digest" ubject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell > I read this list still, Bene, though I skim the njc and hope for a return to discussions about the words and music which have been so enlightening in the past. I'm not as interested in Joni the person, her relationships or her crabby outbursts about others. I think Facebook maybe has taken its toll on readership since one only has so much time per day to devote to browsing websites. Have fun nin South Africa; see you in Copenhagen in a few weeks! Dave On Aug 27, 2010, at 1:35 AM, B Lux wrote: > Hey folks, > > well I posted a note the other day which noone responded to - but then > does anyone write on the list these days at all? Is everyone busy at > Pazfest... or did facebook take eveyone's attention? > > Anyhow, the post was about a British vampire series called Being > Human. I thought, wrongly, that one of the main characters was called > Joni Mitchell - but then ex-jmdler Joseph took a (second) look at the > same thing yesterday and said no Bene it's JOHN Mitchell. > > Sorry! > > But it got me thinking of some story I heard about a guy, musician or > character of a film, who was actually named after Joni. Does that ring > any bells with anyone? > > And who actually reads the list these days...? > > Best > > Bene - ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #239 ******************************** - ------- ost messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org nsubscribe by clicking here: ailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:14:36 +0100 From: Anita G Subject: Re: And who actually reads the list these days...? On 28 August 2010 10:31, clive sax wrote: >> And who actually reads the list these days...? I'm with you Clive (and Lieve). I like to write when I can and always try to read as much as I can and find many,many threads of great personal interest although I don't always chip in with my five pence worth. Like Lieve, I have no interest at all in Facebook or being part of it, so the world would be a much sadder place for me without JMDL. I hope it continues, but then every dog has its day Anita x ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:35:32 -0700 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell I think the list WAS more interesting when it was more fiery, with lively political discussions etc. The world is on fire, folks, and if you look at the latter half of Joni's output, it deals in depth with these things. Nothing could be more in her spirit than keeping these topics alive. I know many feel differently, and the list has become a more nice and safe place, to it's detrement in some ways, to it's improvement in others. I'm still here and still respect and cherish y'all, lurkers and turkers both. Wish I could make it to New Orleans, alas, it's not to be. I don't have a Facebook page and I don't Twitter or want to. RR ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:31:51 +0000 From: jemmaz@gmail.com Subject: Re: And who actually reads the list these days...? Agreed.. Yet skimming today! Xo joni n friends. - ------Original Message------ From: clive sax Sender: owner-joni@smoe.org To: joni list ReplyTo: clive sax Subject: RE: And who actually reads the list these days...? Sent: Aug 28, 2010 5:31 AM > And who actually reads the list these days...? Just to let you know there are many of us here reading the list regularly but rarely coming out of lurkdom. Also the list tends to follow trends. If Joni's active We become more active. During her fallow periods the list tends to be a place where the community shares more about themselves, focusing on meets, fests and general life. Everyday I listen to or play Joni and everyday I check my email. sometimes there is time to ponder and respond ( like today) and at other times a skimming action seems to suffice. But rest assured your thoughts, missives and words do get read :0) Sent on the Sprint. Now Network from my BlackBerry. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:35:53 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell I agree with you Randy, and always love your posts! If Joni was ever to post, she would be talking about what the world has become. I too don't contribute very much on the list these days, but read almost every post. It's been 12 yrs since I've been on the list, and I still enjoy reading the Joni post, and the NJC posts. I'm wrapped up into Pazfest right now, and can't wait to hear the excellent musicians that will tribute Joni. As for Facebook, I do enjoy it. I get to see photos and posts, not just from family and old high school friends, but from my Joni friends. Where else can you see Kilauren's arm with a tatoo of "Little Green" if it weren't for FB. Wish you were going to N.O. too Randy! Jimmy In a message dated 8/28/2010 3:31:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, guitarzan@hughes.net writes: > I think the list WAS more interesting when it was more fiery, > with lively political discussions etc. The world is on fire, folks, and > if you look at the latter half of Joni's output, it deals in depth with > these things. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:41:21 +0100 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: SJC uhm it was John Mitchell I agree alot Randy. I have had all these dark thoughts of the world and where its headed and what you say rings loud and clear. It makes mer cherish the times that I have with special friends many of them on this list. It also makes me think that we should write whatever we feel and let the delete key work its magic when you don't want to read. Nothing like a little fire and ice fire and ice fire and ice and fire. Hope all are well. I am headed home from the UK after a really great show and on the home stretch to PazFest II which is gloing to be a blast. Wish you all were gonna be here. Best Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Aug 28, 2010, at 7:35 PM, Randy Remote wrote: I think the list WAS more interesting when it was more fiery, with lively political discussions etc. The world is on fire, folks, and if you look at the latter half of Joni's output, it deals in depth with these things. Nothing could be more in her spirit than keeping these topics alive. I know many feel differently, and the list has become a more nice and safe place, to it's detrement in some ways, to it's improvement in others. I'm still here and still respect and cherish y'all, lurkers and turkers both. Wish I could make it to New Orleans, alas, it's not to be. I don't have a Facebook page and I don't Twitter or want to. RR ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:07:23 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: On Taking Photos of Musicians, njc Here's a topic that's close to my heart- how to photograph musicians. There are 3 parts. http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-bands-in-bars-equipment Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2010 #256 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------