From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #1388 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 Monday, October 14 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 1388 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1344 [Laurie Antonioli ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:18:31 -0700 From: Laurie Antonioli Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1344 NJC One of my favorite books on disease and creativity is called "Witness to the Fire - Creativity and the Veil of Addiction" - using the Jungian model of archetypes and the fact that many artists suffer from the disease of addiction. Author: Linda Schierse Leonard It's an intellectual as well as a soulful read. On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 12:00 AM, JMDL Digest wrote: > > JMDL Digest Friday, October 4 2013 Volume 2013 : Number > 1344 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and authors in this Digest: > -------- > New hi-rez Joni [ > jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com] > Re: Girls Like Us [Shari Eaton < > shari@sharieaton.com>] > Re: Girls Like Us [Richard Flynn < > rflynn@frontiernet.net>] > Un*su*bbing from the list for a while (NJC) [Lori Renee Fye > Re: Girls Like Us [Catherine McKay < > anima_rising@yahoo.ca>] > Re: Girls Like Us [Catherine McKay < > anima_rising@yahoo.ca>] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 22:49:42 -0400 > From: jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com > Subject: New hi-rez Joni > > hdtracks.com now has high rez versions of THOSL and DJRD. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 18:22:03 -0700 > From: Shari Eaton > Subject: Re: Girls Like Us > > Kind of got this sense from the published excerpts. How did this guy come > to win Joni's heart? I think I'll give it a miss if only to withhold his > parasitic earnings a tiny bit. I just recently attended his photography > opening and most of his sales were photos of Joni. He only spent time with > the ppl that purchased a piece and even ducked out the window at the end of > the night so he wouldn't have to greet anyone. Meh. > > > > On Oct 3, 2013, at 5:15 PM, Richard Flynn > wrote: > > > > The Nash book is so immature it's embarrassing. I've taken to reading > portions aloud to Becky who groans when I do! Like you, I'll finish it for > the gossip, but the next time he makes a profound observation like, "Jimi > Hendrix, that fucker could play guitar" I think I may throw the book across > the room. > > > > Richard Flynn > > Professor of Literature > > Georgia Southern University > > https://sites.google.com/a/georgiasouthern.edu/rflynn > > http://georgiasouthern.academia.edu/RichardFlynn > > > >> On Oct 3, 2013, at 7:45 PM, Catherine McKay > wrote: > >> > >> I'm not a huge Carly fan, but have enjoyed some of her work. In fact, > "Another Passenger" is my favourite album of hers (and the only one I > bought). I can't remember why I bought it back when it came out. Maybe it > was "In times when my head" or "It keeps you running", but my particular > favourite is "He likes to roll" which isn't a deep song at all, but I like > the guitar playing on it (Laurindo Almeida) and the beat. I have to agree > with you about her later output though. Kinda blech to me. But hey! > everyone's different! > >> > >> I enjoyed "Girls like us" although I had some difficulty in the > beginning with the writer's style (but it grew on me.) Even though I was > primarily interested in the Joni stuff, I also found the Carly and Carole > stuff interesting. > >> > >> Right now I'm reading Graham Nash's book. Not impressed with that > writing style at all, but I'm up for a little gossip from time to time and > am more interested in the Joni parts, as I was never really a fan of the > Hollies or CSNY (which is probably sacrilege to 90% of the people on this > list, but there: I said it, so let the flames commence.) > >> > >> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> From: Rick Hobbs-Seeley > >>> To: "Bob.Muller@Fluor.com" > >>> Cc: Paul Ivice ; "joni@smoe.org" > >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 11:34:08 AM > >>> Subject: Re: Girls Like Us > >>> > >>> > >>> I've enjoyed this thread. The subjects of Girls Like Us mirrored three > of my go to artists back in the day. I've had the book since it came out, > but, it still sits on the shelf unread. > >>> > >>> I was a big Carly fan in her early period. Anticipation, No Secrets, > Hot Cakes and especially Another Passenger are among my large list of > favorite albums. It was probably Carly who moved me (officially) to Joni > and Joni to Carole. Before these women, I was strictly a Bowie-Stones-Who > genre devotee. > >>> > >>> To me, Carly offered whimsy (Fairweather Father, Older Sister) and > frequently more frilly production on the same LP with her more sedate, > serious works (Libby, At Times When My Head). The LP listening experience > was a good balance to my ears. I've always enjoyed a little indulgent > production and whimsy - that not being an adjective I'd use as frequently > when describing Joni's music to a friend. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 20:15:21 -0400 > From: Richard Flynn > Subject: Re: Girls Like Us > > The Nash book is so immature it's embarrassing. I've taken to reading > portions aloud to Becky who groans when I do! Like you, I'll finish it for > the gossip, but the next time he makes a profound observation like, "Jimi > Hendrix, that fucker could play guitar" I think I may throw the book across > the room. > > Richard Flynn > Professor of Literature > Georgia Southern University > https://sites.google.com/a/georgiasouthern.edu/rflynn > http://georgiasouthern.academia.edu/RichardFlynn > > > On Oct 3, 2013, at 7:45 PM, Catherine McKay > wrote: > > > > I'm not a huge Carly fan, but have enjoyed some of her work. In fact, > "Another Passenger" is my favourite album of hers (and the only one I > bought). I can't remember why I bought it back when it came out. Maybe it > was "In times when my head" or "It keeps you running", but my particular > favourite is "He likes to roll" which isn't a deep song at all, but I like > the guitar playing on it (Laurindo Almeida) and the beat. I have to agree > with you about her later output though. Kinda blech to me. But hey! > everyone's different! > > > > I enjoyed "Girls like us" although I had some difficulty in the > beginning with the writer's style (but it grew on me.) Even though I was > primarily interested in the Joni stuff, I also found the Carly and Carole > stuff interesting. > > > > Right now I'm reading Graham Nash's book. Not impressed with that > writing style at all, but I'm up for a little gossip from time to time and > am more interested in the Joni parts, as I was never really a fan of the > Hollies or CSNY (which is probably sacrilege to 90% of the people on this > list, but there: I said it, so let the flames commence.) > > > > > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Rick Hobbs-Seeley > >> To: "Bob.Muller@Fluor.com" > >> Cc: Paul Ivice ; "joni@smoe.org" > >> Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 11:34:08 AM > >> Subject: Re: Girls Like Us > >> > >> > >> I've enjoyed this thread. The subjects of Girls Like Us mirrored three > of my go to artists back in the day. I've had the book since it came out, > but, it still sits on the shelf unread. > >> > >> I was a big Carly fan in her early period. Anticipation, No Secrets, > Hot Cakes and especially Another Passenger are among my large list of > favorite albums. It was probably Carly who moved me (officially) to Joni > and Joni to Carole. Before these women, I was strictly a Bowie-Stones-Who > genre devotee. > >> > >> To me, Carly offered whimsy (Fairweather Father, Older Sister) and > frequently more frilly production on the same LP with her more sedate, > serious works (Libby, At Times When My Head). The LP listening experience > was a good balance to my ears. I've always enjoyed a little indulgent > production and whimsy - that not being an adjective I'd use as frequently > when describing Joni's music to a friend. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 20:58:54 -0600 > From: Lori Renee Fye > Subject: Un*su*bbing from the list for a while (NJC) > > Just something I need to do. Anyone who wants to contact me, please do so > through my regular email address (lori.fye@gmail.com). > > Hoping everyone at PazFest III is having a blast. I'd planned to go but it > just didn't work out. > > Best to all, > > Lori > in Idaho > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 16:45:57 -0700 (PDT) > From: Catherine McKay > Subject: Re: Girls Like Us > > I'm not a huge Carly fan, but have enjoyed some of her work. In fact, > "Another Passenger" is my favourite album of hers (and the only one I > bought). I can't remember why I bought it back when it came out. Maybe it > was "In times when my head" or "It keeps you running", but my particular > favourite is "He likes to roll" which isn't a deep song at all, but I like > the guitar playing on it (Laurindo Almeida) and the beat. I have to agree > with you about her later output though. Kinda blech to me. But hey! > everyone's different! > > I enjoyed "Girls like us" although I had some difficulty in the beginning > with the writer's style (but it grew on me.) Even though I was primarily > interested in the Joni stuff, I also found the Carly and Carole stuff > interesting. > > Right now I'm reading Graham Nash's book. Not impressed with that writing > style at all, but I'm up for a little gossip from time to time and am more > interested in the Joni parts, as I was never really a fan of the Hollies or > CSNY (which is probably sacrilege to 90% of the people on this list, but > there: I said it, so let the flames commence.) > > > >________________________________ > > From: Rick Hobbs-Seeley > >To: "Bob.Muller@Fluor.com" > >Cc: Paul Ivice ; "joni@smoe.org" > >Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 11:34:08 AM > >Subject: Re: Girls Like Us > > > > > >I've enjoyed this thread. The subjects of Girls Like Us mirrored three of > my go to artists back in the day. I've had the book since it came out, but, > it still sits on the shelf unread. > > > >I was a big Carly fan in her early period. Anticipation, No Secrets, Hot > Cakes and especially Another Passenger are among my large list of favorite > albums. It was probably Carly who moved me (officially) to Joni and Joni > to Carole. Before these women, I was strictly a Bowie-Stones-Who genre > devotee. > > > >To me, Carly offered whimsy (Fairweather Father, Older Sister) and > frequently more frilly production on the same LP with her more sedate, > serious works (Libby, At Times When My Head). The LP listening experience > was a good balance to my ears. I've always enjoyed a little indulgent > production and whimsy - that not being an adjective I'd use as frequently > when describing Joni's music to a friend. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 20:19:06 -0700 (PDT) > From: Catherine McKay > Subject: Re: Girls Like Us > > Yes! It's that kind of statement that makes me want to toss the book at > something - or someone. That and talking about girls' tits and wanting to > f*ck this one or that one and on and on, like some 14-year-old. I try to > explain to myself that maybe if I hear this as someone talking to an > interviewer... but naaaahhh! and then I think maybe it's a case of arrested > development from someone who left school at a pretty young age and went > straight into being a musician, got rich and famous fairly quickly and was > a kid in a candy shop. But, no. There are plenty of others who did the same > and still managed to grow up. > > And yet, to my utter shame, I am going to finish reading the damn book! > > > > - ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Richard Flynn > > To: Catherine McKay > > Cc: Rick Hobbs-Seeley ; "joni@smoe.org" < > joni@smoe.org> > > Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2013 8:15:21 PM > > Subject: Re: Girls Like Us > > > >T he Nash book is so immature it's embarrassing. I've taken to reading > > portions aloud to Becky who groans when I do! Like you, I'll finish it > for > > the gossip, but the next time he makes a profound observation like, "Jimi > > Hendrix, that fucker could play guitar" I think I may throw the book > across > > the room. > > > > Richard Flynn > > Professor of Literature > > Georgia Southern University > > https://sites.google.com/a/georgiasouthern.edu/rflynn > > http://georgiasouthern.academia.edu/RichardFlynn > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1344 > ****************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1388 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------