From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #1727 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, November 29 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 1727 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Treme (NJC) [Michael Paz ] Re: Queer, if you ask me njc [Anita ] Re: Queer, if you ask me [Catherine McKay ] Re: Queer, if you ask me [Anita ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:15:11 +0700 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Treme (NJC) Sorry. Just outdid my own self. We are in Thailand (yes again #4 for me) We are playing tomorrow and Sat concerts for invited guests and the general public, but tonight we played for the King of Thailand at the hospital where he has been living for the last few years. He is looking fantastic and seems strong and still sharp as a tack.They are keeping him here cause his immune system is very low and he is in constant danger of being infected with something. i found out tonight altho I thought different that we are a very small bunch of folks who gets to be close to him because he loves this music so much. We arrived at 5pm sharp as planned and were escorted to a Green Room type area where he is in the hospital. We were greeted with amazing appetizers and amazing Phat Thai and drinks. I then went and set up another large room with our band gear sans PA (yea acoustic babee no mics other than some mics set up for recording) In less than 25 min the rest of the band was being escorted in and we were told the King was on his way. 5 min later the band was playing. They played an excellent selection of N.O. Trad Jazz. Ben signaled for Dr. Pat (his good friend and the sax player in the Kings band) to the stage. He was in a playful mood and invited the Kings nurses to come to the stage. They giggled and did not move. Conversation on stage amongst the musicians and Pat and then he said "Michael! Can u come sing When You're Smiling" (WHAT???!?!?!??) I said, "Yes but that's Clint's song!". Pat said, "no problem we are ALL singing it" I was in a fog but said "I am honored" and got my big ole self out my chair and crawled to the stage. Pat once again invited the nurses to come up (and yes I know you are in denial Bob, but they jumped up and joined us on stage. Pat also invited Helen Gillet (look her up she is Clint's girlfriend and an amazing musician cello vocals). ANYfreakingWAYS.... We sang the song for the king. OMG!!! Really? After all the blessings in my life I get tapped to sing for my King! Needless to say we are all electric!!!! After the show we packed up and went downstairs and were treated to a 6 course meal with only a few other people besides us. I was lucky enough to be seated with a member of the Kings band and we talked about so many things, but I asked him (cause I know he is the REAL inner circle). How many get togethers they have like the one we are attending??? He said not many at all. In fact he said "only when you guy are in tow"!!!!!WHAT? I knew I was special but now I am feeling like.... Needless to say I am overwhelmed with emotion and honor and pride and so many feelings and thoughts that are just becoming clear to me as I get ready to fall in to the arms of Morpheus (hopefully for more than 4 hours), but I wanted to share this with some of the people that are the most important to me how powerful a night it was for me. It made it all clear as the driver of the van told the tailor we were visiting in the morning to get some clothes made for the band, scored a tie to wear to drive these crazies from New Orleans to see 'HIS King". He asked me to help him tie it.. Whoa. When I got back to the hotel the anxious looking desk clerk looked at me with a huge smile and said, "Excuse me Sir... Did you see MY KIng tonight? OMG wouldn't it be cool if everyone in our countries felt that wayabout our King or whomever? I know the Queen of England has her moments (and while I am not her on her short call list for hanging at Buckingham), THIS was some other kinda thing and always has been for me. It's what I told him the first time I had the honor to meet him. He is so loved by his people. A very humble people! So many of which I have come across and felt the humble gentle love. Anyway I could write all night but I am obliged to get to bed and rest for more amazing things tomorrow. Love you all! Be well! Paz P.S. I gave the driver and the desk clerk copies of the place cards that had the menu in the form of a concert ticket that all in INgles was brilliantly designed by some young lady and when i handed it to them, you would the think the King him self had touched them. I love that!!! On Nov 29, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Randy Remote wrote: From: However, if the show features nudity AND Paz is in it I may have to steer > clear. Not much nudity but the cool thing about Treme is that the music is performed live on camera. And they featured the Preservation Hall Jazz Band this season. And Lucia Micarelli's violin playing knocks me out. RR ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:50:47 +0000 From: Anita Subject: Re: Queer, if you ask me njc > Lori this has been the BEST medicine I could ever have had.Honestly I have laughed so much and it had brought back so many happy memories.Thank you so very much for the link. > > I came out in 1974, and Olivia records were so important to us and I remember this song so fondly and it also reminded me of what an outlaw I felt. > > I personally experienced some really unpleasant things when I first came out. I was thrown out of the flat I shared by the other female students I shared with and College refused to allow me a room. It wouldn't be allowed here now. I had nowhere to go and I even slept one night on a park bench until a really old gay man,who was 56 at the time :-) gave me a home. Dear Frank is now 92. I still go and visit him, he is still like a Father to me and he was my witness at our civil partnership. It was very, very hard time for me in 1974 so songs like 'Ode to a gym teacher' were so affirming. > > Of course my Steph has taught sports all her life so I never got over the phase! Thirty one years with her is a pretty long phase. > > Thanks again Lori! > > Anita x > > > > On 29 Nov 2012, at 03:45, Lori Fye wrote: > >> Anita, I think you got the lyrics to 'Ode To A Gym Teacher' spot on! >> Hilarious song, and the original recording was prefaced with a funny story >> about a broken piece of a baby blue ruler ... heh. >> >> (Actually, here's the entire recording, including the story: >> http://youtu.be/pT_wmo3O9zM) >> >> Olivia Records was a HUGE find for me when I was coming out in 1980-81. I >> was 21, and suddenly there was all this music, a lot of it pretty damned >> good, written and sung by women like me (except that I don't write music or >> lyrics or sing publicly, lol). It was nothing short of a revelation, and >> it felt like I'd found a world of women who understood a whole lot of what >> I was feeling and trying to figure out. It was very empowering music at >> the time. >> >> While not a lesbian (as far as I know, anyway), Bonnie Raitt was very >> supportive of Olivia Records and she played and sang on a number of Olivia >> recordings. >> >> These days, some of the younger lesbians will tease us "dykes of a certain >> age" when we drag out the Olivia tunes, but things have changed, >> thankfully. While there is still a lot of work to be done on the equality >> front, younger lesbians (and gay men, as well as bisexuals and the >> transgendered) have a much better support system in place today. At least >> that's how it seems to me. I am grateful for that, for them, for my peers, >> for myself. It's still hard to come out for too many people in too many >> places, but we're getting there, and a hat should be tipped to our straight >> allies for their support, as well. >> >> As for giving up on relationships ... nah. Not really. I'm just taking a >> long (and well deserved) break. >> >> Hope you feel better soon, Anita! >> >> Lori >> Dotzheim ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:37:50 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Queer, if you ask me Well, thank you, sweetie, and right back atcha. If I were a lesbian, I'd have to armwrassle Steph for you, which would suck, because I like Steph too much and you two make such a great couple. I think I will just declare myself asexual, since it's just easier that way! >________________________________ > From: Anita >To: Catherine McKay >Cc: Betsy ; "joni@smoe.org" ; "treegreen1@hotmail.com" >Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:04:57 AM >Subject: Re: Queer, if you ask me > >Catherine wrote: > >> Interesting! I've never heard Joni's music described as "lesbian" music, so that makes me a lesbian, I suppose, and I'm OK with that label, even if it's just an honorary one. I'm also a fan of Rufus Wainwright, so I guess I'm a gay man too. Also OK with me! >> >I have never heard Joni's music described as lesbian either.Do we know where that comes from ? > >As for you,Catherine,labelling yourself as a lesbian or gay man,straight woman or straight man or everything and everone in between, you could just choose one label for yourself. I would suggest HOT! :-)) >Love >Luscious Les Lilac ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:55:10 +0000 From: Anita Subject: Re: Queer, if you ask me On 28 Nov 2012, at 18:24, Sally wrote; "On the contrary she seems stubbornly straight (waz up with that Lucious? You spent the evening with her...we shoulda coached you better on recruiting)!!!" What makes you think I didn't? :-)) Seriously, when it comes to meeting Joni and loving her ethereal music, you should know, Slutty Sally, that both my spirit and soul move to a much higher place - way beyond the lusty loins and dark desires your email infers. (Mind you,what a great thread that would have been........'How I got down and dirty to pull Joni'..........) Yours in holy chas titty Angelic Anita ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #1727 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. 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