From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #1951 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 Thursday, April 9 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 1951 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Joni article - Daily Telegraph (UK) [Joe Jones ] Joni's current status?? ["Susan E. McNamara" ] RE: DJs on Joni ["Susan E. McNamara" ] Laura Nyro's Anniversary of Death Today (NJC) ["Gary Z." ] Re: Laura Nyro's Anniversary of Death Today (NJC) [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 15:56:10 +0100 From: Joe Jones Subject: Joni article - Daily Telegraph (UK) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11519073/Joni-Mitchell-Every-woman-needs-this-powerful-music-in-her-life.html np - Tommy - The Who Joe - -- - -- Joe Jones +44 7831 914094 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 14:43:08 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: Joni's current status?? OK, it's officially been over a week. When Steve had open heart surgery he was in the ICU five days and in the hospital a total of 9 days. We are on day 8 today. I hope that she snuck home over the weekend and didn't tell anyone. Sue Tierney McNamara Email: sem8@cornell.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 17:44:56 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: RE: DJs on Joni So happy Valerie is back to work, Bob! I will never forget the feeling I had in the hospital when the doctor told us Steve's chances weren't good. I guess they have to say that if there is even a small chance, but oh my God, the bottom fell out of my world until he woke up in ICU. He's been doing great but that was quite a roller coaster. I guess we will keep the candle lit for Joni till we know she is safely home. I still don't know why my friend quit work either, which is bothering me. Ambiguity is the devil's playground (or was that boredom?) !!!!! :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 1:25 PM To: Garret Cc: joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: DJs on Joni You're quite welcome Garret - I read the Telegraph article this morning and enjoyed it, even though I found myself saying that "Wait, Joni is essential for MEN too!" I still hearken to what my sister (a Joni fan as well) said to me when I told her I joined a Joni Mitchell discussion list: "Oh wow, Joni fans are people that feel things very deeply" and as brief as that is I think it states the case very well. It's not so much a question of gender/race/sexual orientation/geographical locale as much as it is a matter of the HEART. Like Sue I'm disappointed in the lack of news regarding Joni's health. While I respect her right to her privacy it would certainly be great to have a better 'warm and fuzzy' feeling than I have. My wife recently went to the hospital for pneumonia (a severe case). Her kidneys stopped functioning, she was actually close to dying. I felt obligated to update friends and family (via Facebook) a couple of times a day until she was released from the hospital. (She returned to work this week and is doing great btw). It's not some kind of perverse celebrity obsession as much as it is a sincere concern for someone who has FELT like family for decades, as Mark so beautifully put it. Bob NP: Sneaky Feelings, "Throwing Stones" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any and all computers and other devices. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:52:50 -0400 From: "Gary Z." Subject: Laura Nyro's Anniversary of Death Today (NJC) Hello dear Joni friends, Today is the 18th Anniversary of Laura Nyro's passing. I think this is about one of the only female artists Joni has spoken favorably of. Also, I have been thinking of Joni every day and am sending up my prayers that she is healing and will be fully recovered soon!! I know there are many on the list who love or even just like Laura, and since I rarely post, I wanted to take time on this special day to share one of two stories of my interactions with Laura in my life. I belong to a Laura Nyro Facebook page and posted it there, but didn't feel comfortable posting it on the Joni Facebook page, so I'm posting it here with NJC so that people who are interested may read it, and those who aren't can skip or delete it. I have two old Joni stories too that I will share with you all (again for some of you who have been around for a long time on the list, as I have) as time and energy permits. Here is my post to the Laura Nyro Facebook page. Hopefully, it copies properly and readable!! And I hope you enjoy it. Start of post: On this day of our dear Laura's passing, I thought I would share one of two stories I have about my experiences with Laura. It was December 4th, 1970. I was all of 18 years old and Laura was making her first appearance at the University of Detroit. I had seen Laura twice previously at Detroit's Masonic Temple. A friend and I drove to the airport and I was determined to catch every plane coming in from New York that I could, hoping that Laura would be on one of them. I was lucky and I hit the jackpot. As we were waiting at one of the boarding gates, a New York flight had landed and people were disembarking. There was suddenly a small crowd around a woman and as she made her way through them, to my shock and delight, I saw Laura. She was in a long black dress as I recall, with an unknown man, and made her way through the terminal. I had heard from somewhere in the crowd that she had just come in from Japan through New York, (although that may not be true) and wasn't feeling well. I had brought her a box containing a long stemmed red rose and approached her after she and her friend walked after leaving the crowd. I was so stunned, I don't remember everything I said, but I did give her the box with the rose, and she extended her hand to me which I lightly grasped. I recall asking for an autograph which she politely declined, asking if she could do it after the show. I do remember saying, "Will you meet us after the show?" and she said "Yes." She thanked me, we backed away, and the man she was with must have said something to her like "oh you're so famous" or something like that because she took the box with the rose and smiled and lightly popped him on the head with it. When we left the airport the weather had turned into a horrible snowstorm and I was afraid I wouldn't get through the mess to get to the concert. I did make it - and that was the night she only did a 30 minute set, even asking the audience if they had a cough drop (which someone gave her). She abruptly left the stage after only a few songs and I never saw her again that night. Later an article appeared in the paper saying that Laura was coming back to U. of D. to do a repeat concert for free, to make up for the short concert in December. (The article mistakenly stated November) She paid all expenses, and true to her word, came back and did the most amazing concert I ever saw, in the round. I remember her doing "You Beat Me To The Punch" "Gypsy Woman" and "He's Sure The Boy I Love." It was simply amazing. So on this special day, I look to the spiritual realm and say "Laura, I love you so, I always will. You changed my life forever. I miss you more and more every day and will cherish your music forever. You are a part of me always and I am privileged to have had the blessing to physically touch the most wonderful artist ever, as you have touched me with your phenomenal music." I hope someone buries me with New York Tendaberry! P.S. I love Laura and Joni Mitchell equally, I always have. Joni, please get well soon! End of post. If you love Laura, maybe spin one of her songs in her memory today. Much love to you, my Joni friends on this day and always. Best regards, Gary Z. Detroit ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 18:09:41 +0100 From: Garret Subject: Re: DJs on Joni Thanks for sharing the link Bob. My own list would have been very different but the views here are insightful - TI would have been near the top of my list. This person clearly understands what they are writing about. They have also given me a new way to think about ACOY. The preamble was very interesting and i would urge others to read it. Parts of it were reminiscent of the Telegraph article Joe linked to earlier today: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11519073/Joni-Mitchell-Every-woman-needs-this-powerful-music-in-her-life.html Like so many others on the list I've been upset by the news that Joni has been unwell. It is unsettling to think that it takes something like this for so many interesting takes on Joni's musical legacy to appear in the media. I'm off to see Sinead O'Connor in concert tonight. I think she is another artist largely misunderstood. Garret ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 14:03:07 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Laura Nyro's Anniversary of Death Today (NJC) Thanks for that, Gary - I was aware of Laura but the JMDL expanded my knowledge of her greatly. Will dedicate the rest of my music today to listening to Laura. She always makes me think and feel, just like Joni does. Bob NP: Laura Nyro, "Get Me My Cap" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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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