From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #1947 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, April 6 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 1947 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Joni ["Mark Scott" ] Re: Ignorance was bliss NJC [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Free man in Paris - holycombe [Anita Gabrielle ] Re: Free man in Paris - holycombe [Garret ] Joni Covers 214 - Still I sent up my prayer [Bob Muller Subject: Joni I wrote this last Thursday and it never showed up in my inbox. It seems that some of my emails to the JMDL do and some donbt. Whatbs up with that? Anyway, I began thinking it was self-indulgent and decided not to try and send it again. In light of some other peoplebs emails about their feelings, I changed my mind. Ibm sure the formatting will be all screwed up, though. I haven't been reading much on the bus ride home. I find myself falling asleep. The years are beginning to tell on me I guess. Tonight I was particularly tired and didn't even bother to get the book out of my backpack. I decided I'd listen to some music and drift off. I look through what I had uploaded to my phone and found 'Song To A Seagull'. I had snuck a peek at CNN's website earlier in the day just in case there was an update. I saw the news about the sickening attack in Kenya but nothing new about Joni. We had had unstable weather yesterday and it was hailing as I walked out the door of my workplace to catch the bus home. I put up my umbrella which I rarely do as it doesn't often rain hard enough here to merit it and the wind can play havoc with my bumbershoot. Fairly dry when I got off the bus but the weather must have made me think of 'Michael From Mountains' because that was the song I sang to myself walking home. Tonight as I became lost in the beauty of the guitar that speaks as eloquently as the voice on 'Song To A Seagull' and 'Michael From Mountains' started to play, the line 'someday I may know you very well' struck me in a way it never had before. Lately I've been wondering, do I really love somebody I've never met? Would I want to know this person, even though her art had spoken to me so deeply for so many years? And I have to confess I had begun to think I would never know her well enough to even dare to write one word about her. I began to picture Joni lying in a bed with her eyes closed as the song ended 'someday I will know you very well'. Then came 'Night in the City' and I began to try to send a mental message to her, 'light up your lazy blue eyes'. I wanted to entice her to 'take off your stay at home shoes' and to follow me down the 'stairway, stairway down to the crowds in the street' where we would 'run on laughing'. Finally I wanted to tell her that all of us are 'always there...waiting with a candle in the window'. So I concluded that, even though I have never met her and even though I may never know her very well, I do, indeed, love Joni Mitchell. Not just her music, not just her art, not just her genius. Joni herself. The music, the art, the evidence of the genius will always be there. But I know I would feel a deep loss and an empty place in my life if she herself were not there, either in her home in Bel Air or her sanctuary in British Columbia or wherever she happens to be. So please get well, Joni. There are so many of us that do care and do love you. Mark ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 07:53:29 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Ignorance was bliss NJC I think I understand (see what I did there?) what you're saying, Jim. The media can certainly change our **perception** of the state of things. For example, with all the amber alerts going on, I have neighbors with young kids who will not let them OUT OF THEIR SIGHT for fear of their being abducted, even as the odds of that happening decrease. As for resolving stress, I agree that there are a zillion ways to do that outside of anything the media does. Personally, I'm not stressed in the least about Joni because there's not a thing in the world I can do about her condition. Bob NP: Screaming Females, "Broken Neck" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. 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It ain't so lonely when thirty strangers burst into "Free Man In Paris" or whatever else, word perfect and in great harmony! Anita > On 6 Apr 2015, at 11:57, Garret wrote: > > Anita, thanks so much for reminding me of this. What a wonderful weekend. It is hard to believe that this was in 2008. That has really put a smile on my face this sunny morning. > Garret > >> On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Anita Gabrielle wrote: >> Yes it was me tapping away on the djembe, sometimes almost in time. Was it Robin or Bob shaking a gourd type thing? I just remember being blown away by the thousand vocals and not a single wrong word in the lyric. >> >> And Barry C just lifts anything he ever blows on. What a musician he is. I recall him singing "What's Going On" on your porch, Dave, last Summer and then launching into an alto sax solo that left me agape. Incredible. >> >> In amongst this strange time, it is so wonderful to think of all the music I have heard, all the people I have met and emailed during the past years, all through the love of Joni's music. I feel so blessed. >> >> And Marianne, I look forward to hear of your dreaming, >> Anita >> >> >> >> > On 5 Apr 2015, at 18:42, Dave Blackburn wrote: >> > >> > Marianne, thatb s Barry Cahill on flute, Ib m playing guitar and Anita was on the drum as I recall. A cast of thousands on the vocals! >> > >> > >> > >> >> On Apr 5, 2015, at 10:28 AM, Marianne Rizzo wrote: >> >> >> >> This is beautiful! >> >> Thank you Anita and everyone there! >> >> ( who was playing the flute?. . very nice) >> >> All sounded so good! >> >> >> >> And thanks everybody for all your thoughts and feelings, at this time, >> >> about joni. >> >> I appreciate reading all your comments. >> >> I was so happy to have a dream about her Saturday morning just before waking. >> >> I may post about that later. >> >> Love Marianne >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Anita G >> >> Subject: Free Man In Paris = Holycombe Joni Fest 2008 >> >> >> >> Dear All >> >> Following on from Dave and Robin's invitation to their place next week-end >> >> for a supportive day and sing song, earlier today I waxed lyrically and >> >> fondly remembering the Holycombe Festival of 2008 when, one morning we had >> >> sing song and Dave went into 'Free Man In Paris'. >> >> >> >> I uploaded the recording to Hightail and perhaps this link can be copied >> >> and pasted in to your browser. Doubtless Moni will tell me what's wrong if >> >> I haven't got it right if she's about today, but I hope this will work. >> >> >> >> https://www.hightail.com/download/UlRRZUNqY1NwaFJFQmRVag >> >> > >> 00000000&s=19102> >> >> >> >> >> >> This will show folk what it's like to get along to a Joni Fest when >> >> something impromptu, like this, can happen. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 14:59:20 +0100 From: Anita Gabrielle Subject: Re: Joni Mark, I keep finding lots of JMDL posts in different boxes on my iPad. I probably have given some message to it somewhere and it filters them all over the place. Then I get someone replying to a message and I realise that the original post is somewhere else. As for this post of yours, whatever happened, I sure missed it. You capture wonderfully the dilemma of the 'love' for the art and the 'love' for the artist. I know my iPad filtered your post out or it didn't arrive. I wouldn't have forgotten something so beautifully written and heart felt, Anita xx > On 6 Apr 2015, at 13:51, Mark Scott wrote: > > I wrote this last Thursday and it never showed up in my inbox. It seems that > some of my emails to the JMDL do and some donbt. Whatbs up with that? > > Anyway, I began thinking it was self-indulgent and decided not to try and send > it again. In light of some other peoplebs emails about their feelings, I > changed my mind. Ibm sure the formatting will be all screwed up, though. > > I haven't been reading much on the bus ride home. I find myself falling > asleep. The years are beginning to tell on me I guess. Tonight I was > particularly tired and didn't even bother to get the book out of my > backpack. I decided I'd listen to some music and drift off. I look through > what I had uploaded to my phone and found 'Song To A Seagull'. I had snuck > a peek at CNN's website earlier in the day just in case there was an update. > I saw the news about the sickening attack in Kenya but nothing new about > Joni. We had had unstable weather yesterday and it was hailing as I walked > out the door of my workplace to catch the bus home. I put up my umbrella > which I rarely do as it doesn't often rain hard enough here to merit it and > the wind can play havoc with my bumbershoot. Fairly dry when I got off the > bus but the weather must have made me think of 'Michael From Mountains' > because that was the song I sang to myself walking home. Tonight as I > became lost in the beauty of the guitar that speaks as eloquently as the > voice on 'Song To A Seagull' and 'Michael From Mountains' started to play, > the line 'someday I may know you very well' struck me in a way it never had > before. Lately I've been wondering, do I really love somebody I've never > met? Would I want to know this person, even though her art had spoken to me > so deeply for so many years? And I have to confess I had begun to think I > would never know her well enough to even dare to write one word about her. > I began to picture Joni lying in a bed with her eyes closed as the song > ended 'someday I will know you very well'. Then came 'Night in the City' > and I began to try to send a mental message to her, 'light up your lazy blue > eyes'. I wanted to entice her to 'take off your stay at home shoes' and to > follow me down the 'stairway, stairway down to the crowds in the street' > where we would 'run on laughing'. Finally I wanted to tell her that all of > us > are 'always there...waiting with a candle in the window'. > > So I concluded that, even though I have never met her and even though I may > never know her very well, I do, indeed, love Joni Mitchell. Not just her > music, not just her art, not just her genius. Joni herself. The music, the > art, the evidence of the genius will always be there. But I know I would > feel a deep loss and an empty place in my life if she herself were not > there, either in her home in Bel Air or her sanctuary in British Columbia or > wherever she happens to be. So please get well, Joni. There are so many of > us that do care and do love you. > > Mark ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 11:57:21 +0100 From: Garret Subject: Re: Free man in Paris - holycombe Anita, thanks so much for reminding me of this. What a wonderful weekend. It is hard to believe that this was in 2008. That has really put a smile on my face this sunny morning. Garret On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Anita Gabrielle wrote: > Yes it was me tapping away on the djembe, sometimes almost in time. Was it > Robin or Bob shaking a gourd type thing? I just remember being blown away > by the thousand vocals and not a single wrong word in the lyric. > > And Barry C just lifts anything he ever blows on. What a musician he is. I > recall him singing "What's Going On" on your porch, Dave, last Summer and > then launching into an alto sax solo that left me agape. Incredible. > > In amongst this strange time, it is so wonderful to think of all the music > I have heard, all the people I have met and emailed during the past years, > all through the love of Joni's music. I feel so blessed. > > And Marianne, I look forward to hear of your dreaming, > Anita > > > > > On 5 Apr 2015, at 18:42, Dave Blackburn wrote: > > > > Marianne, thatb s Barry Cahill on flute, Ib m playing guitar and Anita > was on the drum as I recall. A cast of thousands on the vocals! > > > > > > > >> On Apr 5, 2015, at 10:28 AM, Marianne Rizzo > wrote: > >> > >> This is beautiful! > >> Thank you Anita and everyone there! > >> ( who was playing the flute?. . very nice) > >> All sounded so good! > >> > >> And thanks everybody for all your thoughts and feelings, at this time, > >> about joni. > >> I appreciate reading all your comments. > >> I was so happy to have a dream about her Saturday morning just before > waking. > >> I may post about that later. > >> Love Marianne > >> > >> > >> From: Anita G > >> Subject: Free Man In Paris = Holycombe Joni Fest 2008 > >> > >> Dear All > >> Following on from Dave and Robin's invitation to their place next > week-end > >> for a supportive day and sing song, earlier today I waxed lyrically and > >> fondly remembering the Holycombe Festival of 2008 when, one morning we > had > >> sing song and Dave went into 'Free Man In Paris'. > >> > >> I uploaded the recording to Hightail and perhaps this link can be copied > >> and pasted in to your browser. Doubtless Moni will tell me what's > wrong if > >> I haven't got it right if she's about today, but I hope this will work. > >> > >> https://www.hightail.com/download/UlRRZUNqY1NwaFJFQmRVag > >> < > https://www.hightail.com/download/UlRRZUNqY1NwaFJFQmRVag?cid=tx-020022073402 > >> 00000000&s=19102> > >> > >> > >> This will show folk what it's like to get along to a Joni Fest when > >> something impromptu, like this, can happen. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2015 13:00:17 +0000 (UTC) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni Covers 214 - Still I sent up my prayer As we read the good news about Joni's health we can celebrate the weekend. And add to it another new batch of Joni covers for icing on the cake! Lots of special ones here, look out it might just make you a covers fan. Claire Martin's lovely Two Grey Rooms, Lou Beckerman's STAS, Coyote with a country flair, BSN in Flemish, Hejira in Dutch, a cover of Joni's FIRST EVER song Day After Day, and lots more. The vast majority are 2014 recordings. I was, however, very excited to get (2) pieces of rare vinyl in this week so there's still some older stuff out there coming up soon. https://www.yousendit.com/download/UlRRNHA0eDMxUUM1eDhUQw 1. Lou Beckerman - Song To A Seagull 2. Dee Dee Lavell - Big Yellow Taxi 3. Claire Martin - Two Grey Rooms 4. Ian Hildebrand - Both Sides Now 5. Soul Pattern Project - Court and Spark 6. Colleen Rennison - Coyote 7. Nina Omilian - I Had A King 8. Che & Charlie - River 9. Els De Schepper - Else Kant (Both Sides Now/Flemish) 10. Kadoos - Vlucht (Hejira/Dutch) 11. Big Yellow Taxi - Day After Day 12. Tierney Sutton - Big Yellow Taxi 13. Peter Herbert - Moon At The Window 14. The Fureys - Both Sides Now 15. Alice Kristiansen - Woodstock 16. Jessie Reeves - All I Want 17. Deborah Ledon - Help Me 18. Silvia Infascelli - Blue 19. Kathy Johnson - Both Sides Now 19 songs, 19 hits. Enjoy. Bob NP: Kadoos - Vlucht ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #1947 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------