From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #1161 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 Friday, September 5 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 1161 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: article: The secret torment of Joni Mitchell (Daily Mail UK) [Lori Re] Re: Wayne Shorter concert with JONI!! [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Wayne Shorter concert with JONI!! [Lori Renee Fye Subject: Re: article: The secret torment of Joni Mitchell (Daily Mail UK) > We all know that that Joni gave her the name of Kelly Dale, but she goes by Kilauren, and she loves that name. Yes, that's all true, and perhaps it was silly of me to quibble over the phrase "a girl called Kilauren." It just seemed odd to omit that "a girl" wasn't originally "called" Kilauren. The writer of the Daily Mail article did what seems to be a sloppy job of researching the facts, especially given the error regarding the Grammy Awards, and so I guess I was extra tuned into the omission of Kelly Dale as Joni's name for Kilauren (which is a great name, I agree). If I'd written the article I would probably have written "a girl now called Kilauren." There's no real need to mention Kelly Dale, but adding "now" would have been a bit more accurate. (I can't help it; I'm a stickler for those sorts of editing details.) UPDATE: I just checked again, and never mind any of the preceding. The article has since been edited and now says: "But she was haunted by the memory of her parents, who she thought should never have been together, and gave up the baby, a girl called Kelly who would later be renamed Kilauren, for adoption in 1965." Apparently Caroline Howe (the article's author) caught her error. :-) Back to the Grammy Awards, did Joni ever accept any other Grammy Awards in person, or was TI the only one she accepted in person? Lori Caldwell, Idaho ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 13:53:20 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Wayne Shorter concert with JONI!! I said that?! Pretty profound, I bet I stole it. But it is something I believe in. Growing up in the South, I didn't see Joni back in the 70's - she had some bad experiences early on and stayed out of the Carolinas. I was incredibly fortunate to see her in '98 and meet her, have some dialogue and get an autograph. Unforgettable. I'm happy for Ashara and anyone going to see this show - at this point any performance could be her last. I know that's how she wants it. Would I fork over $1200 NOW to see her. No way. Not a matter of affording it, just that I'm not thinking she's going to do more than 1, maybe 2 songs and even those could be a little sketchy. Bob NP: Tori Amos, "Promise" From: Lori Renee Fye To: Michael Flaherty , Cc: Joni List Date: 09/02/2014 12:20 PM Subject: Re: Wayne Shorter concert with JONI!! Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org > I have seen Joni twice, but I'm certain if I had not it wouldn't matter. I'm reminded of something Bob Muller wrote on Facebook one day. It has become one of my favorite quotations: "I prefer a level playing field to one full of pedestals." I'll always love Joni Mitchell for providing the soundtrack to my life, beginning with my chance purchase of Hejira just months into leaving home as a young adult (and never returning to live in that city again). I'm glad that I attended three of Joni's performances, and the best of those as far as I'm concerned was the BSN tour even though my seat was quite a distance from the stage. I used to harbor a strong desire to meet Joni (and I used to think my dream job would be to work as her executive assistant), but will it matter that I likely won't meet her? Would it have mattered if I'd never seen and heard her perform? Probably not. Who else has thoughts about whether attending a performance by Joni and/or meeting her mattered or would? Also regarding the "pedestals" quotation, I think that's how I view most things and why I think $1200 is a lot of money for a ticket to an event. I realize this event is a fundraiser but it just strikes me as elitist. Maybe I'm totally off base and it's just my blue collar roots showing. :-) Lori Caldwell, Idaho - ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. 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