From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2015 #379 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, July 30 2015 Volume 2015 : Number 379 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Noisey.vice.com: Both Sides, Now and Then: What Joni Mitchell's Songs can teach us about the art of aging ... [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:51:18 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: Noisey.vice.com: Both Sides, Now and Then: What Joni Mitchell's Songs can teach us about the art of aging ... Agreed, about 'Sweet Bird', Sue. That last quote in the article is practically lifted from that song. What gets me is that Joni was in her early *30s* when she wrote 'Sweet Bird'! At 61 those words 'Out on some borderline, some mark of in-between, I lay down golden in time and woke up vanishing' have gained so much meaning for me. It seems like nothing more than a short nap in the sun since I was in my 20s and the earth spins and the sky rushes faster and faster all the time. To give this post a bit of lightness, I want to say that I certainly never meant to censor anybody's fond memories of Jonifests or any camaraderie that has developed on the JMDL over the years. Someone posted a picture from the one bona fide Jonifest I attended at Ashara's in 1999 and it made me nostalgic. I know how much joy it has brought to many of your lives to be able to gather with like-minded souls in that way. Apart from other practical concerns, I'm afraid 'I'm just living on nerves and feelings with a weak and a lazy mind' in too many ways. I could have been more forthcoming that weekend in Topsfield in 1999 but, mostly because I longed in my heart to be able to get up on stage and perform and because I don't play an instrument I couldn't, I'm afraid I distanced myself. So much for hindsight. Confession time is over. Mark in Seattle - -----Original Message----- From: Susan E. McNamara Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 1:12 PM To: 'joni@smoe.org' Subject: Noisey.vice.com: Both Sides, Now and Then: What Joni Mitchell's Songs can teach us about the art of aging ... Good article, especially since it looks like he did some research on JM.com (especially the covers page). I think the best lesson in aging is Sweet Bird (although BSN is good, too!) http://tinyurl.com/pkfg6tz Sue Tierney McNamara Email: sem8@cornell.edu ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2015 #379 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendto joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------