From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2011 #276 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://jmdl.com JMDL Digest Sunday, September 25 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 276 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Shadows & Light LIVE w/Jaco [est86mlm@ameritech.net] Re: Shadows & Light LIVE w/Jaco ["Mark" ] Judy Collins (vljc) [Darice ] Re: Shadows & Light LIVE - now Joni covering I Heard It Through The Grapevine [Lieve Reckers ] Re: Autobiography [Marion Leffler ] [none] [Randy Johnson ] Joni and her cats slide show ["kbhla" ] Re: Autobiography [betsyblue82@gmail.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:22:01 -0600 From: est86mlm@ameritech.net Subject: Shadows & Light LIVE w/Jaco Your welcome Mary! And yes, like you I get on kicks where I play Joni over & over. My latest kick is this live version of Shadows & Light with Joni & Jaco. I can't hear it enough lately. I'm entertaining the thought of having my son put it on a disc so I can listen to it when I'm driving as well....lord help anyone that's in the car with me when I'm on these kicks!! LOL http://jonimitchell.com/library/video.cfm?id=280 Laura Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:38:47 -0700 From: Mary Morris Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2011 #272 Man From Mars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hEOIGQlRK8 Ok, Laura, thanks, thank you very much!! This song has become an earworm for me in my time at the computer this afternoon. I'm glad I'm not at work, so I can just sink into the sumptuosness of the experience. Does anyone else play Joni over & over & over & over again, till it feels like blood ? I had a college roommate who complained that I played Joni over & over again & I wasn't even high ! This version is so far superior to the cd version, it makes me want to hear her next cd in this manner. I liked SHINE, don't get me wrong - a more refined take on her DED, but this approach - a mature, philosophical, deeply felt Joni at this stage in her life is what I want to hear. Not that she was ever anything less than all that - but to hear her take on things now, well that's what we all hope for, isn't it ? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:51:12 -0700 From: "Mark" Subject: Re: Shadows & Light LIVE w/Jaco Laura! Thank you for that link! I could swear I saw actual video of this performance somewhere but maybe I dreamed it. I really think it's an amazing reinvention of the song. Anyway, I was searching for that elusive performance video when I came across this one that I hadn't heard before. The sound isn't the best and again, there is no video of the actual performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SdA_vEJIec Mark in Seattle - -----Original Message----- From: est86mlm@ameritech.net Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 9:22 AM To: joni2city@hotmail.com Cc: Joni List Subject: Shadows & Light LIVE w/Jaco Your welcome Mary! And yes, like you I get on kicks where I play Joni over & over. My latest kick is this live version of Shadows & Light with Joni & Jaco. I can't hear it enough lately. I'm entertaining the thought of having my son put it on a disc so I can listen to it when I'm driving as well....lord help anyone that's in the car with me when I'm on these kicks!! LOL http://jonimitchell.com/library/video.cfm?id=280 Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:40:22 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: Darice Subject: Judy Collins (vljc) After reading the SF Chron interview with Judy Collins, I immediatley called and scored the LAST ticket for Thurs night. As a "single" , I was host seating at a front table!!!! Judy's guitar mic was directly in front of me and about 3 feet away!!!! What a wonderful show. Judy opened with "Someday Soon", my personal favorite as I have a tender spot in my heart for those bad boy cowboys! Judy's voice is still very good. Her stories about Al Kooper introducing her to Joni and BSN, her recnetly finding out the "That song about the Midway" was written about Joni meeting Leonard Cohen at e Newport Folk Festival, and her witty jibes at the government (my guitar may need it's own passport) enlivened that show. Judy interspersed sing-alongs (Cat's in the Cradle and This land is your land), acapella folk tunes, and played piano on one of her new songs. It was Judy on her Martin guitar and Russel Walden on piano. A memorable hour and a half show! PS girlie moment----I want to get my hair done like hers!!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:57:28 +0100 (BST) From: Lieve Reckers Subject: Re: Shadows & Light LIVE - now Joni covering I Heard It Through The Grapevine Thanks very much, Laura and Mark, for the clips you shared. But see what I found while listening to your clips: Joni doing a live cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI8kJXUWDlg&feature=related I first thought it must be a mistake (like another clip called "Joni Mitchell wins best dressed 2011" - it turned out to be a totally different person. But this one is real, Joni's voice is easy to recognise - it is her more recent, smoky voice. The comment only says 1983-07-24 Wantagh, NY Am I the only one being totally surprised by this? And does anyone has details about this gig. e.g. what was the occasion, and who were the backing musicians? Lieve in London >________________________________ >From: Mark >To: est86mlm@ameritech.net; joni2city@hotmail.com >Cc: Joni List >Sent: Saturday, 24 September 2011, 17:51 >Subject: Re: Shadows & Light LIVE w/Jaco > >Laura! Thank you for that link! > >I could swear I saw actual video of this performance somewhere but maybe I dreamed it. I really think it's an amazing reinvention of the song. > >Anyway, I was searching for that elusive performance video when I came across this one that I hadn't heard before. The sound isn't the best and again, there is no video of the actual performance. > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SdA_vEJIec > >Mark in Seattle > >-----Original Message----- From: est86mlm@ameritech.net >Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 9:22 AM >To: joni2city@hotmail.com >Cc: Joni List >Subject: Shadows & Light LIVE w/Jaco > >Your welcome Mary! And yes, like you I get on kicks where I play Joni over & over. >My latest kick is this live version of Shadows & Light with Joni & Jaco. >I can't hear it enough lately. I'm entertaining the thought of having my son put it on >a disc so I can listen to it when I'm driving as well....lord help anyone >that's in the car with me when I'm on these kicks!! LOL > >http://jonimitchell.com/library/video.cfm?id=280 > > >Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:11:40 -0600 From: est86mlm@ameritech.net Subject: Shadows & Light LIVE - now Joni covering I Heard It Through The Grapevine Lieve, Check out the information in the VIDEO section on I Heard It Through The Grapevine http://jonimitchell.com/library/video.cfm?id=279 There's almost 258 videos you can watch there (and leave your comments too)!! Laura Lieve Reckers wrote: > Thanks very much, Laura and Mark, for the clips you shared. > But see what I found while listening to your clips: Joni doing a live cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI8kJXUWDlg&feature=related > > I first thought it must be a mistake (like another clip called "Joni Mitchell wins best dressed 2011" - it turned out to be a totally different person. But this one is real, Joni's voice is easy to recognise - it is her more recent, smoky voice. The comment only says 1983-07-24 Wantagh, NY > > Am I the only one being totally surprised by this? And does anyone has details about this gig. e.g. what was the occasion, and who were the backing musicians? > > Lieve in London > > >> ________________________________ >> From: Mark >> To: est86mlm@ameritech.net; joni2city@hotmail.com >> Cc: Joni List >> Sent: Saturday, 24 September 2011, 17:51 >> Subject: Re: Shadows & Light LIVE w/Jaco >> >> Laura! Thank you for that link! >> >> I could swear I saw actual video of this performance somewhere but maybe I dreamed it. I really think it's an amazing reinvention of the song. >> >> Anyway, I was searching for that elusive performance video when I came across this one that I hadn't heard before. The sound isn't the best and again, there is no video of the actual performance. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SdA_vEJIec >> >> Mark in Seattle >> >> -----Original Message----- From: est86mlm@ameritech.net >> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 9:22 AM >> To: joni2city@hotmail.com >> Cc: Joni List >> Subject: Shadows & Light LIVE w/Jaco >> >> Your welcome Mary! And yes, like you I get on kicks where I play Joni over & over. >> My latest kick is this live version of Shadows & Light with Joni & Jaco. >> I can't hear it enough lately. I'm entertaining the thought of having my son put it on >> a disc so I can listen to it when I'm driving as well....lord help anyone >> that's in the car with me when I'm on these kicks!! LOL >> >> http://jonimitchell.com/library/video.cfm?id=280 >> >> >> Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:30:33 -0600 (MDT) From: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com Subject: New Library item: Old school singers ring in new venue Title: Old school singers ring in new venue Publication: Chicago Daily Herald Date: 1998.9.20 http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2425 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:36:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Judy Collins (vljc) There's definitely something to be said for going to concerts alone. You can almost always score a good seat, whereas if you try to buy more than one ticket, you're outta luck. I'm with you on the hair. If my hair could be like Judy's or Emmylou's, I'd give up on the hair colour. I suppose they do colour theirs though - few people are lucky enough to turn silver like that. >________________________________ >From: Darice >To: joni@smoe.org >Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 1:40:22 PM >Subject: Judy Collins (vljc) > >After reading the SF Chron interview with Judy Collins, I immediatley called and scored the LAST ticket for Thurs night. >As a "single" , I was host seating at a front table!!!! >Judy's guitar mic was directly in front of me and about 3 feet away!!!! >What a wonderful show. >Judy opened with "Someday Soon", my personal favorite as I have a tender spot in my heart for those bad boy cowboys! >Judy's voice is still very good. Her stories about Al Kooper introducing her to Joni and BSN, her recnetly finding out the "That song about the Midway" was written about Joni meeting Leonard Cohen at e Newport Folk Festival, and her witty jibes at the government (my guitar may need it's own passport) enlivened that show. >Judy interspersed sing-alongs (Cat's in the Cradle and This land is your land), acapella folk tunes, and played piano on one of her new songs. >It was Judy on her Martin guitar and Russel Walden on piano. >A memorable hour and a half show! > >PS girlie moment----I want to get my hair done like hers!!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:01:02 +0200 From: Marion Leffler Subject: Re: Autobiography The lucky ones, or younger ones...I for one won't be here in 30 years, most likely, or if I am still around I will probably have lost both sight and hearing, so I would prefer an autobiography now:-) I am sceptical towards biographies written by ambitious journalists and not authorized by Joni and would really like to hear it all from her instead. (Although I am aware, of course, that an autobiography written late in life will have some blank spots and interpreted parts as well. Telling it as it was is nearly impossible since memory is an active,ongoing process. But that's no disadvantage. It would be interesting to learn how Joni interprets her life. And that's probably why it won't happen. She has got to keep something for herself). Marion 2011/9/23 > It's never going to be written, I fear. Though I actually prefer more > paintings and music (if we're lucky) to a book that tells us the same things > we've heard before. This is a woman who talks too much, too open and free. > We will find out more about her in 30 years. > > NP The Man I Love (soon to be the cornerstone of a conversion attempt) > Betsy ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:47:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Randy Johnson Subject: [none] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:13:44 -0700 From: "kbhla" Subject: Joni and her cats slide show Found this sweet slide show of Joni and her cats by complete accident. It is wonderful and there are a number of photos and a few paintings I hadn't seen before! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTR4HuN21nA Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:24:52 +0000 From: betsyblue82@gmail.com Subject: Re: Autobiography Marion said "I for one won't be here in 30 years, most likely, or if I am still around I will probably have lost both sight and hearing, so I would prefer an autobiography now:-)" Any of us could go any day. Joni will have new fans, who will want to know about her, after all of us are long gone. Just like Van Gogh and Edith Piaf and Billie Holiday. (Joni propaganda alert.) Is an autobiography really the best way to learn about the woman? I do wonder who will carry on her personal legacy, like many children or widows of legends do. Her biological daughter hasn't known her that long and didn't live with her. I'm sure she has things to say that I don't really want to hear. Her ex-husband probably does, too. I know I would be afraid to cross her while she can still fight back. By the way, I am fascinated by the recently-posted article, circa 1970, in which Joni says her personal life is in shambles. http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2423 NP Angel of Harlem Betsy ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2011 #276 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, send to joni@smoe.org. 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