From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #1685 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, November 25 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 1685 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Joni Covers 177 - Time to give Thanks [FMYFL@aol.com] New Library item: Joni Mitchell at 70: bolt from the Blue [TheStaff@JoniM] Re: JFK, njc [Anita ] Re: Joni Covers 177 - Time to give Thanks [Bob Muller ] Nomination for the "Songs About Joni" section ["Jim L'Hommedieu" 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. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 08:00:55 -0700 (MST) From: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com Subject: New Library item: Joni Mitchell at 70: bolt from the Blue Title: Joni Mitchell at 70: bolt from the Blue Publication: The Guardian Date: 2013.11.7 http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2717 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 19:54:19 +0000 From: Anita Subject: Re: JFK, njc Sharon, your experience of JFK's death seems to mirror the shock I felt when I heard of his death. Fortunately, over here in England and pre internet, my school friends were pretty unaware of US politics, so Tricky Dickie was unheard of. How horrible that folk were pleased that JFK had been shot. I was nine at the time and I remember it was a Friday and, on Friday evenings I used to go to a club that I thought was called Cross Berries. The aim was to learn stories and get gold stars on a book. I loved going along, but never understood which berries our club was named after. Some years later, I was talking to a friend who also went to Cross Berries and we were recalling the day JFK was killed and how awful it was. I also took the opportunity to ask my friend whether our club was named after strawberries or raspberries and she looked at me incredulously and told me that the club was Cross Bearers. In that moment I suddenly realised that it explained to me why ALL the stories were about a man called Jesus. Jesus seems to have passed me by completely, but I remain exceedingly fond of berries, Anita On 24 Nov 2013, at 17:50, Sharon Watkins wrote: > Jim, > My family lived in Fort Worth fifty years ago. On the evening of Nov. 21 our family went shopping near downtown. All the buildings were outlined with lights. My dad said the decorations were done to welcome Kennedy. The next day at school, our teachers said nothing to us about JFK's death. So I found out on the way home from other kids. One kid was riding his bike in front of his house, shouting that Kennedy was dead and that he was glad because his family had voted for Nixon. A few other kids joined in saying they were glad too. Although just a child, I remember being appalled by this behavior. As I knew JFK had just been in Fort Worth the previous night, I didn't believe the kid. Thought he was playing a sick joke. > I watched a rerun of the news feed from 11/22/63 on c span. Found it very interesting that when people on the street were interviewed about whom they thought responsible, many mentioned the right wing fringe. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 16:11:28 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Joni Covers 177 - Time to give Thanks Thanks for that, Jimmy - some good trivia that I did not know. I also don't care much for McGuinn's cover of Dreamland, both the studio and this obscure live version. I don't care much more his voice in general; "Chestnut Mare" being a striking exception. Bob NP: X, "In This House That I Call Home" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:50:20 -0600 From: Sharon Watkins Subject: JFK, njc Jim, My family lived in Fort Worth fifty years ago. On the evening of Nov. 21 our family went shopping near downtown. All the buildings were outlined with lights. My dad said the decorations were done to welcome Kennedy. The next day at school, our teachers said nothing to us about JFK's death. So I found out on the way home from other kids. One kid was riding his bike in front of his house, shouting that Kennedy was dead and that he was glad because his family had voted for Nixon. A few other kids joined in saying they were glad too. Although just a child, I remember being appalled by this behavior. As I knew JFK had just been in Fort Worth the previous night, I didn't believe the kid. Thought he was playing a sick joke. I watched a rerun of the news feed from 11/22/63 on c span. Found it very interesting that when people on the street were interviewed about whom they thought responsible, many mentioned the right wing fringe. I think it is tragic for our country that this fringe has now become mainstream in the form of the tea party, and that they are intent on dismantling the civil rights advocated by Kennedy and LBJ. I'm afraid we are going backward instead of forward. Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 01:17:28 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Nomination for the "Songs About Joni" section This is probably old news. In a song called "Queen Of California", John Mayer quoted Dylan, name-checked Neil Young, then threw this in for good measure: >Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea> >I gotta believe theres another color waiting on me> >To set me free> Jim L. - --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1685 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------