From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #1519 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 Thursday, October 4 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 1519 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Posts... [Victor Johnson ] Re: JMDL Digest V2012 #1517 - my Ruby Lake story [Anita G Subject: Posts... Welcome to the list. You'll find most people here are pretty passionate fans of Joni who've been listening/ following her for a long time. You'll also find everybody has their particular favorite album/period of work and also perhaps songs they don't care for. Doesn't mean they're critics and I'd much rather people be honest than feel like they "must" like any song Joni's ever written. *People are very real here and they 're going to express their opinions on any variety of topics including aging or whether they think Joni could pull off a tour or not. I wouldn't consider it gossip or mean-spirited in any way. I think everyone here holds Joni Mitchell with the highest respect and loves her and her art dearly.* * * ***Victor in Atlanta * - --------------------------------- Hello Folks I am new to this list but not new to Joni and her magical musical journey. As a artist myself, she is by far my biggest inspiration and cherished songwriter. I was sad to see the first few posts on here and thought this might all be critics and gossip about Joni...her aging, songs that folks don't like or how she doesn't "have it" anymore ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 19:19:40 +0100 From: Anita G Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2012 #1517 - my Ruby Lake story Deanna, welcome! And I loved your post. It's very beautiful and captures how I found Joni to be that night. Full of heart, compassion and love for so many. It was a wee bit overwhelming! I am also very glad to hear of the healing nature of your music. As for us here on JMDL, we have our ups and downs, our fights, fallings out and then we also have OUR heart, compassion and, often, BIG love. We bitch about Joni and we also love her music passionately. It's all grist for the mill. I have felt annoyed and irritated here on this list but have also experienced great joy and met some wonderful people. We all have ups and downs. It's staying in when the downs are around that counts. Stick around. Many of us have stuck here for many years. In my experience, it's very worth it, Love Anita x ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 14:21:44 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2012 #1517 - my Ruby Lake story Hi Deanna - welcome to the JMDL and thanks for your story - I'm truly delighted that all the planets aligned for you on this. Most of us that post frequently have known each other for a looooooong time. That affords us the privilege of being transparent with our opinions. Trust me, we all love and appreciate Joni and her work as much as you, we're just honest with our criticisms and can be knowing that we won't have someone lashing out at us about it. I was on an Ani Difranco message board once, and they had a zero tolerance policy towards saying ANYTHING negative about Ani. Kinda limited the discussion...I did not stay long. Hope you stick around, look forward to hearing more from you. Bob - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #1519 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------