From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #1046 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, July 25 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 1046 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: Joni's mum & stuff ["Susan E. McNamara" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:22:55 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: RE: Joni's mum & stuff Jim said: "McMath and Myrtle are not portrayed in a positive light but almost everyone else, including all of the boyfriends along the way, seem like nice, supportive, talented people. Sheila thinks they were all good looking men." Sue says: Did you skip the part about Jackson Browne? Probably the most wrenching part of the story for me. Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 11:53 AM To: joni@smoe.org Subject: Joni's mum & stuff Anita- There is some info about Joni's mother in Sheila Weller's book. Nash recalls some things from visiting her parents. I can't think of anything that is positive. The book is a bit trashy but not as bad as I expected and I learned lots so far. McMath and Myrtle are not portrayed in a positive light but almost everyone else, including all of the boyfriends along the way, seem like nice, supportive, talented people. Sheila thinks they were all good looking men. What we don't learn is why she chewed them up and spit them out. I haven't finished the Joni sections yet, but here is what I get: for most of her adult life, Joni has been really sad, and constantly seeking external validation. Time and again, Weller talks about how happy Joni was with a new relationship, and then, suddenly, Joni sends him packing. Don Alias is a case in point. If I remember right, he stayed home when Joni went to the east coast. She implored him to fly out and stay with her. When he got there, he felt like Mr. Mitchell, and couldn't stand it. He went back home and she immediately called up one of her ex boyfriends and he flew out there right away. Sheila said that within 24 hours, Joni told him to collect his stuff and get out. I think Lowell George said it best: "Cold, Cold, Cold". Jim ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1046 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------