From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #1684 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 Sunday, November 24 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 1684 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- a strange boy ["ingrid lochrenberg" ] JFK assassination njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: Joni Covers 177 - Time to give Thanks [Bob Muller ] Joni Covers 177 - Time to give Thanks [Bob Muller ] Re: Blues [kbhla@fastmail.fm] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 12:01:19 +0200 From: "ingrid lochrenberg" Subject: a strange boy Dear all I see the strange boy as being perceptive of the mathematical description intrinsic in traffic flow and incoming waves alike, where both contain sequences that become bunched up in time and then spread further apart over time again.....sequences can be constructed in this ongoing movement, with space setting the waves and cars apart, and mass being a property possessed by these entities. I also see the wordplay on rhythm and pattern , referring to bnow I am surf rising, now parched ribs of sand at his sideb as being reflected in the most beautiful rhythm being expressed in the guitar playing, with the base note being reached only after an intricate passage of notes toward the beginning of the bar.......there is an interplay of predictability and unpredictability in the sequences of notes, an undulating melody, and then it unfolds and descends to a powerful base note, as in his recurring relapse to youthful immaturity.....the songs speaks of rhythm and life and the currents and energy therein. It conjures up wave-particle duality, and energy-mass equivalence, the energy being in the forceful waves, the dangerous traffic, and youthful vibrancy on a skateboard and surfboard, as well as in lovemaking. It is one of the songs of hers I like most to play, the others being Song to a Seagull, Woman of Heart and Mind, This Flight Tonight and Electricity. I agree that she was being at her creative best when she wrote this. Regards Ingrid ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 23:39:51 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: JFK assassination njc On local TV here in Columbus, they interviewed two people who recalled the day when JFK was killed. The first experience was just like my own- an elementary school student who was stunned and grappling to comprehend. The second story was about a student in the deep south, in a racially segregated school. I was stunned to hear that some folks were happy to see JFK go. I just can't imagine a hatred so deep that they would celebrate the death of a president, but hey, it was a different time, in a different place. They knew that JFK was in favor of integrating schools and restaurants, and the country as a whole. Things are better now and I hope that most of us have learned to be vigilant and ever wary. I'm not saying that JFK single-handedly delivered us from bigotry but he did his part. Jim - --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 08:53:29 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Joni Covers 177 - Time to give Thanks Sorry for the inconvenience...here's a new link: http://goo.gl/JOLaQu Bob NP: Rachel Z, "Moon At The Window" From: Bob Muller To: Bob Muller ; JMDL Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 11:37 AM Subject: Re: Joni Covers 177 - Time to give Thanks Looks like I have to fix the download...hang tight. Bob From: Bob Muller To: JMDL Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 11:20 AM Subject: Joni Covers 177 - Time to give Thanks Happy weekend everyone, and here we go with another edition of Joni covers, a brand new one, Volume 177. Some familiar names and some not so familiar, and a shout out to my good friend Paul for his contributions, and Mark Domyancich too. I'm thankful for the Joni community! A couple of notes - the album kicks off with a spell-binding live version of Woodstock from the late Michael Hedges, accompanied on fretless bass by Michael Manring, unreleased and incredible. Roger McGuinn's "Errol Flynn" version of Dreamland was on his 1976 album Cardiff Rose (he released it before Joni did!) and the import CD release features a live version of the tune. Two Guitars is a father-daughter duo. A couple of deep tracks, a couple of Ediths (one from our fellow JMDL'er Pamela Lucarelli), and plenty of Rivers and BSN's for you as usual. The turkey: http://goo.gl/kWo2IF Stuffed with: 1. Michael Hedges & Michael Manring - Woodstock 2. Barb Jungr - River 3. Kathy Simpson - A Case of You 4. Kathy Simpson - Twisted 5. Kathy Simpson - Carey 6. Ulrick Arturen - Both Sides Now 7. Pamela Lucarelli - Edith And The Kingpin 8. Roger McGuinn - Dreamland (live) 9. The Real Group - River 10. Annie Lynch - A Case Of You 11. Reka Nagy Quartet - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines 12. Paula Standing - Both Sides Now 13. Yori Swart - Coyote 14. Harley Tuca - Songs To Aging Children Come 15. Mary Lou O'Brien - River 16. Bethany Joy - Court And Spark 17. Rooftopmusik - Edith And The Kingpin 18. Two Guitars - Both Sides Now 18 songs, 18 hits! Enjoy. Bob And if you missed last week's (#95) it's good for another week: http://goo.gl/qrThmc ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:25:30 +0000 From: Mike B Subject: RE: onlyJMDL Digest V2013 #460 Kakki thanks for flagging up that Hejira interview, it's a great find! I like Dave and Sue's suggestion that Chogyam Trungpa influenced 'Strange Boy', and that in the 'He sees cars...' verse she's admiring his simplified uncluttered insight, whether into traffic patterns or facial patterns. A musical question for Dave (or fellow-musicians, but I know Dave has played this), if I may: how 'blues-ish' is Blue Motel Room? Is Joni actually using traditional blues chords here, or did she more likely stumble on blues-sounding voicings through the particular tuning used for that song? Thanks for the great discussions! M ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 08:20:50 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni Covers 177 - Time to give Thanks Happy weekend everyone, and here we go with another edition of Joni covers, a brand new one, Volume 177. Some familiar names and some not so familiar, and a shout out to my good friend Paul for his contributions, and Mark Domyancich too. I'm thankful for the Joni community! A couple of notes - the album kicks off with a spell-binding live version of Woodstock from the late Michael Hedges, accompanied on fretless bass by Michael Manring, unreleased and incredible. Roger McGuinn's "Errol Flynn" version of Dreamland was on his 1976 album Cardiff Rose (he released it before Joni did!) and the import CD release features a live version of the tune. Two Guitars is a father-daughter duo. A couple of deep tracks, a couple of Ediths (one from our fellow JMDL'er Pamela Lucarelli), and plenty of Rivers and BSN's for you as usual. The turkey: http://goo.gl/kWo2IF Stuffed with: 1. Michael Hedges & Michael Manring - Woodstock 2. Barb Jungr - River 3. Kathy Simpson - A Case of You 4. Kathy Simpson - Twisted 5. Kathy Simpson - Carey 6. Ulrick Arturen - Both Sides Now 7. Pamela Lucarelli - Edith And The Kingpin 8. Roger McGuinn - Dreamland (live) 9. The Real Group - River 10. Annie Lynch - A Case Of You 11. Reka Nagy Quartet - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines 12. Paula Standing - Both Sides Now 13. Yori Swart - Coyote 14. Harley Tuca - Songs To Aging Children Come 15. Mary Lou O'Brien - River 16. Bethany Joy - Court And Spark 17. Rooftopmusik - Edith And The Kingpin 18. Two Guitars - Both Sides Now 18 songs, 18 hits! Enjoy. Bob And if you missed last week's (#95) it's good for another week: http://goo.gl/qrThmc ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:00:17 -0800 From: kbhla@fastmail.fm Subject: Re: Blues That is what I guessed, Professor Blackburn! ;-) A 40s torch song with a jazzy touch! My second favorite song on Hejira and I think it has really held up over the years. Kakki On Sat, Nov 23, 2013, at 05:43 PM, Dave Blackburn wrote: > Mike, > > Blue Motel Room actually contains little that one could call bbluesb > musically despite the lyrics bI got the blues inside and outside my > head.b Some people think of blues as a feeling, or an attitude, so in > that sense it may be blues, but it doesn't employ the scales or chords > that are usually called blues. Itbs more of a torch ballad in the vein of > My Funny Valentine or Body and Soul, to my ears at least, drawing from a > 40s sensibility. What is different about it is that it is clearly written > on guitar and not piano like most standard ballads were. The chord motion > is more the parallel shape movement that guitar is so good at than the > extended ii-V-I motion of most standards. ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1684 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------