From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V1 #53 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk onlyJMDL Digest Tuesday, May 25 1999 Volume 01 : Number 053 The Laborday JoniFest is happening this fall! For information: send a message to Join the mailing list at: ------- The Official Joni Mitchell Homepage is maintained by Wally Breese at http://www.jonimitchell.com and contains the latest news, a detailed bio, original interviews and essays, lyrics, and much more. ------- The JMDL website can be found at http://www.jmdl.com and contains interviews, articles, the member gallery, archives, and much more. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: The Stephen Stills Martin ["P. Henry" ] Re: joni's face lift ["Helen M. Adcock" ] RE: Joni in Mojo [Louis Lynch ] Lift (just one more!) [Mary Pitassi ] (SJC) Me [Lori ] Re: la times, awards and a new album [Strummed@aol.com] Re mere technicalities [Gertus@aol.com] Paprika Plains "live" [Zapuppy@webtv.net (Rick & Penny Gibbons)] Re: Paprika Plains "live" [Don Rowe ] Re: Paprika Plains "live" [Zapuppy@webtv.net (Rick & Penny Gibbons)] Re: Paprika Plains "live" and Elton John [Phyliss Ward ] The World Travelling Joni Cookbook [michael paz ] RE: The World Travelling Joni Cookbook ["Wally Kairuz" ] Fwd: Man from Mars and GOMH [Ginamu@aol.com] Re: (SJC) Me [CaTGirl627@aol.com] VH1's upcoming special [Wally Breese ] joni guitar ["Takats, Angela" ] Re: Man from Mars [CaTGirl627@aol.com] Re: The World Travelling Joni Cookbook [CaTGirl627@aol.com] Re: Man from Mars [RMuRocks@aol.com] Re: Paprika Plains "live" [RMuRocks@aol.com] Jazz Takes On JM ["Ken (Slarty)" ] Re: joni guitar [Janet Hess ] martin sexton - vljc ["P. Henry" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 04:19:19 -0700 From: "P. Henry" Subject: Re: The Stephen Stills Martin mark-n-travis@worldnet.att.net writes: << Did anyone else happen to catch Nightline last night? >> (referring to an all martin guitar show they did with special focus on stephen stills and his special martin guitar made to his specs) then terry wrote: >I would have LOVED to have seen that show. Do you know if it'll be repeated? Terry, proud owner of a 1970 D-28> terry, me too! they also have a special eric clapton model! btw, I also had a D28 circa 1961 (? I think) which I bought from detroit folksinger bill ruteledge for $200.00. the D28 was also Joni's guitar of choice after 1966 that I know of and I'm fairly sure she never 'changed horses' until HOSL or thereabouts. pat Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 23:58:02 +1200 From: "Helen M. Adcock" Subject: Re: joni's face lift I've been thinking about this for the last couple of days, and while I have no objections to anyone changing their appearance by surgery, or any other means - I mean, you could class dieting in the same category (although it would be a very broad category!) - I don't think Joni will ever NEED a face-lift. She's just one of those incredible looking people, with a bone-structure to die for! She's always been beautiful, and I think she always will be. It's no small coincidence (IMO) that Kilauren turned out to be a model - she got her looks from her mother! Helen NP - Nothing, I'm watching/listening to New Zealand play some very bad World Cup cricket (but we did beat Aussie - ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 06:10:08 -0700 From: Louis Lynch Subject: RE: Joni in Mojo I can't believe that Mojo would list John Lennon and Bob Dylan in the top ten greatest singers of all time? Bob Dylan, a great singer??? A decent story teller perhaps, but a great singer??? Have these people never HEARD Joni Mitchell sing? What about Art Garfunkel, Burton Cummings, Sting, Judy Collins, Streisand. For crying out loud, even Madonna and Michael Jackson can outsing most of the people on the top ten list! Harper Lou ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 08:45:42 -0500 From: Mary Pitassi Subject: Lift (just one more!) It sounds like we've pretty much decided that the ASCAP photo was airbrushed, but, for what it's worth, my opinion (as one of the very fortunate Detroit JMDLers who had a chance to meet and talk to Joni in several different settings and lightings) is that she hasn't had a face lift. Especially in the full light of the late October morning on the day after the concert, when I spoke to her briefly just before she left the city, she appeared to be a beautiful, 55-year-old woman whose strong character came through clearly in her appearance and bearing, and who could even be described as an autumnal force of nature! It did *not* appear to me, however, that she had elected to have surgery. Mary P. P.S. Lori Fye, it's great to see your name on my screen again! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 11:22:50 -0500 From: Lori Subject: (SJC) Me Hi, again. I had a few nice welcomes to the list, so I thought I'd introduce myself (hoping that is your custom here). I've been a Joni fan since high school, which computes to nearly 25 years (yikes!). I play a little guitar and like to sing, and Joni's older songs have always been my favorites. I even made my classically trained voice teacher work with me on _California_ years back. She'd never heard of it. I've seen Joni in concert a few times. I remember sitting in one of the worst rainstorms ever (we had lawn seats) in Alpine Valley, Wisc. many years ago while she played. People had expected the weather and sat on plastic garbage bags, which ended up carrying some of them down the hill like toboggans. The wind got so bad it was blowing the rain all the way under the pavilion and they had to cut the show short. Most recently I saw her with Bob Dylan at the United Center in Chgo. Imagine my surprise when I found out Dylan -- not Joni --was the main act! Anyway, the United Center is a much better place to see Michael Jordan play basketball than it is to listen to fine music. Lori ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 14:00:10 EDT From: Strummed@aol.com Subject: Re: la times, awards and a new album no but my freinds play in a band called "HELLNINO", does that help? Chri$ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 15:09:48 EDT From: Gertus@aol.com Subject: Re mere technicalities Paul wrote:- < Now I've never ever thought of myself as obsessed by Joni Mitchell. I am, however, obsessed by music - and Joni just happens to have been my favourite musician since 1968. I clearly remember hearing her name for the first time - I was playing guitar in a small coffee bar in Oxford (England) one night and a young guy with electrified 'Jimi Hendrix style' hair, is sitting in the corner holding a guitar case. I ask him if he'd like to play and he timidly says yes and, to a completely silenced bar, he plays a song called 'Marcie'. The very next day I am sitting in the listening booth of my local record shop hearing 'Song to a Seagull' for the first time, feeling so so excited that I had had the good fortune to discover someone who I just instinctively knew was going to be really really significant.> Thanks for sharing this with us, Paul. I was in Oxford on Saturday for only the second time in my life and can easily visualise the scene. You didn't come across Nick Drake at the same time did you? Your description of your first experience of the internet and finding Wally's site also matches mine exactly, although I've been here for about 2 years now. When you first get hooked up, what else would you dream of typing in but "Joni Mitchell" and what an incredible treat is in store! The only trouble is that I spend so much time on these 2 sites (Wally and Les's) that I hardly ever visit any others - I don't suppose any others could compare anyway! I would never describe myself as an obsessive sort of person, but since joining this list my family are convinced that I'm unhealthily Joni obsessed and worry about me quite a bit! I've also wondered about the best way to send a donation to Ashara for Wally. I've certainly sent cash quite a few times before without any problems but it is a bit risky. I have to admit I've never heard of Western Union in the UK but if it's possible it sounds like a good method. Has anyone tried it here? Regards Jacky ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 12:42:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Zapuppy@webtv.net (Rick & Penny Gibbons) Subject: Paprika Plains "live" Hi Gang! A combination of things, the Paprika Plains reference in the ASCAP essay, the possibility of Joni touring with a big band after the standards album, and simply because DJRD has been in the CD player constantly for the last two months, has brought me to ask a question. Please forgive my ignorance, as I don't have the tape tree stuff, but has Joni ever done Paprika Plains live? The thought of seeing and hearing her do PP with an orchestra behind her, would be "the cherry on top" for all the joy she's brought into this kid's life. And to add my two cents over the leanings of FTR vs Hejira as the fav many seem to have, although each of those two albums contain some of my most cherished Joni songs both lyrically and musically, I'd still give DJRD the nod over those two, as a whole work, for my listening pleasure. Each time I hear it, I marvel it's over 20 years old now and gain even more admiration for Joan consistently being light years beyond everyone else artistically, imho. Even beyond Siquomb scope, she is fabulous, isn't she? Smiles, Penny ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 13:13:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Don Rowe Subject: Re: Paprika Plains "live" Penny asks ... > Please forgive my ignorance, as I don't have the > tape tree stuff, but > has Joni ever done Paprika Plains live? This is an excellent question, and one for which I don't have an answer. I agree that it would be great to hear it live, but Joni gave up piano playing quite a while back -- in some interview or another, when asked why she doesn't play material from FTR she gasps, "It's all piano!" -- as if to suggest that she's 'forgotten' how to play the instrument. That being said, there's quite a movement out there for bands to play with orchestras, it's not just the Moody Blues anymore. Even Metallica has now played with a symphony -- so why not Joni. As for the "cherry" number, how about a 35-minute medley -- start with "Down to You" then segue right into an extended "Paprika Plains" -- wouldn't that be something. And if we need a piano player, let's get Elton John -- he's always had a thing for blondes ... ;-) Don Rowe _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 13:42:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Zapuppy@webtv.net (Rick & Penny Gibbons) Subject: Re: Paprika Plains "live" Don Rowe writes: I agree that it would be great to hear it live, but Joni gave up piano playing quite a while back -- in some interview or another, when asked why she doesn't play material from FTR she gasps, "It's all piano!" -- as if to suggest that she's 'forgotten' how to play the instrument. As for the "cherry" number, how about a 35-minute medley -- start with "Down to You" then segue right into an extended "Paprika Plains" -- wouldn't that be something. And if we need a piano player, let's get Elton John -- he's always had a thing for blondes.... I don't see this as a problem for her to get worked out, maybe not Elton John, but someone playing piano for her would be an excellent opportunity for her to take a mid-set cigarette break. Geez, or maybe that should be wheez, if she got Joe Sample, she could do an extended version of Harry's House/Centerpiece too, and could inhale whole pack during her show! ;-) Penny ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 13:44:03 -0700 From: Phyliss Ward Subject: Re: Paprika Plains "live" and Elton John Great idea Don! And speaking of Elton John...I just saw him Friday night on his "Elton John Solo" Tour. I'm not a huge fan but he was absolutely incredible!! One of the best concerts from my early days was him in the '70's and this one was even better. And man can he play piano. If only he didn't overproduce his albums. He's so fantastic alone. The high point had to be "Take Me To The Pilot" with a long teasing intro and an really rocking take. The audience here was wonderful and he came back for a second encore - playing for 2 hours and 45 minutes total and signing autographs for folks in front of the stage. We had great seats right behind him and he was always turning around and saying hi to us- very gracious. If you haven't ever heard his CD "11-17-70" recorded live on that date, check it out and you'll get an idea. But he has improved so much since then. Ok, enough of that plug. Don Rowe wrote: > As for the "cherry" number, how about a 35-minute > medley -- start with "Down to You" then segue right > into an extended "Paprika Plains" -- wouldn't that be > something. And if we need a piano player, let's get > Elton John -- he's always had a thing for blondes ... > ;-) - -- Phyliss pward@lightspeed.net http://www.bodywise.com/consultants/bpward ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 23:06:49 +0200 From: "Peter Holmstedt" Subject: Plug Of The Week #20 Hi there, This year brings one great release after the other! How about an album produced by Jeff Pevar, songs co-written by Graham Nash, Joe Vitale + Anastasia & John, and backing musicians like Jimmy Messina, Kenny Loggins, David Crosby, Jeff Pevar, James Raymond and Anastasia & John Gonzales! That album is : Doug Ingoldsby - Can't Do This Alone ( Cathedral Peak ) Douglas Ingoldsby was borned in Pasadena, California in 1949. In the late sixties Doug became good friends with singer and songwriter Kenny Loggins. While in college Doug and Kenny performed under the name "Ingoldsby and I". In the early seventies Doug set his music aside to study and teach Transcendental Meditation. In the late eighties Doug began playing and singing music again. In 1991, while in India, he wrote "I'll Be There For You" ( a song he later finished with the help of Graham Nash ). In 1995, under the tutelage of Kenny Loggins' old friend and partner Jimmy Messina, Doug began writing, singing and performing his own music. Which leads us right up to the release of Doug's debut album "Can't Do This Alone". A beautifully crafted album in the same vein as Loggins & Messina, America or Dan Fogelberg. With so much great songs and so many good friends you just can't go wrong! For copies of the album, please email Doug at : allone@west.net or wait just a week or two until Doug has his own website up and running at : http://www.Kdoug.com A simply stunning debut album! Take care, Peter ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1904 06:38:33 +0000 From: michael paz Subject: The World Travelling Joni Cookbook Hello Joni Lovers- It is my pleasure to tell you that the famous world travelling Joni Cookbook made it's way to New Orleans this weekend and in it's beautiful wrappings and gold ribbons, is now on its way to Joni. I think Marian did a beautiful, heartfelt job on this project and would like to be the first to stand up and give her a resounding ovation O->-< and I think we need to get to work on the sale copies for list members as a fundraiser to support the list/web page funds. My wife has offered to be involved with the production (seeing how she does print production for a living) I have personally heard alot of interest from listers who are interested in having their own copy of this project. Well it's back to work for me. Later! Michael NP-The Humming Of Office Computers ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 17:37:23 EDT From: Ginamu@aol.com Subject: Re: Re mere technicalities In a message dated 5/24/99 3:40:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Gertus@aol.com writes: > I have to admit I've never heard of Western Union in the UK but if it's > possible it sounds like a good method. Has anyone tried it here? > Regards > Jacky I just purchased an American Express gift check to send as a wedding gift to my cousin in Lisbon. It cost six dollars and change and it is very much like using a traveler's check. If Ashara feels that Western Union is the route to go, then what works best for her as the recipient of the donations for Wally should certainly be what people go with but I thought I would mention this option as well. I hope that's okay with you, Ashara. Take care, Gina NP: NPR - a mere drone now ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 17:53:49 -0400 From: Vince Lavieri Subject: Man from Mars The video "Grace of My Heart" was mentioned here last week, and good little JMDL boy that I am, I rented it in the new movie section of my local video store. Yes, indeed, Shawn Colvin (spelling?) does sing "Man from Mars" in the movie, Joni gets credit for special thanks in the credits, and Larry Klein was a musician and wrote at least one other song in the movie (the credits were small and it was late so I couldn't read the credits all that well...). GOMY starts out as a kind of Carol King story, a gutsy woman who wants to write and sing, working at the end of the Tin Pan Alley Days, and the first half of the movie is quite fine. Then half-way through GOMY takes a lurch to do a kind of a Brian Wilson thing, and that was a real drag. Matte Dillon played the semi-Brain Wilson role, and his character was a real jerk... a real jerk... but the script was so poorly written there I kept looking at him and thinking, how does he still look so young? When I got my mind back on the movie, that Matt Dillon character was such a jerk that I kept waiting for our heroine to leave him... and the movie ended up being (poorly written) about this woman and her dependent troubles with men who were far beneath as as human beings instead of focusing on the gutsy singer-songwriter that the first half of the movie made me like so much. The end is pure schmaltz: kind of a Didi Cohn "Light Up My Life song sung about the now deceased Matt Dillon jerk character, when a little Carol King-like "It's Too Late" or even better Linda Rondstadt "You're No Good" would have been far better. Anyway, in GOMY, just after the Matt Dillon character commits suicide in a pure rip-off of the suicide scene in Robert Altman's "The Long Goodbye" (circa 1974), the movie goes to a commune, and there is Shaun Colvin sitting on a stump as a hippie singing "Man from Mars." There was much to like about the movie if only they had stayed on focus. But Larry Klein's one song that I know of was great, and of course, hearing Joni sung by Shaun Colvin is a treat, and it is worth a couple of bucks for the rental if you are not expecting the movie to be as great in the second half as the first half. My partner's daughter tells me that Shaun Colvin is Colvin's favorite and Colvin sees Joni as her ultimate inspiration. (the Rev) Vince ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 18:53:02 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: The World Travelling Joni Cookbook Oh I do want to buy a copy of the Joni Cookbook! I didn't know it was already available. What do I have to do? WallyK ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 18:06:34 EDT From: Ginamu@aol.com Subject: Re: Man from Mars and GOMH In a message dated 5/24/99 5:49:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, revrvl@pathwaynet.com writes: > Yes, indeed, Shawn Colvin (spelling?) does sing "Man from Mars" in the > movie, I haven't seen the movie Grace Of My Heart but in looking over the songs on the soundtrack cd at CDNOW, it lists Kristen Vigard as the singer of Man From Mars and Shawn Colvin as the singer of a song called Between Two Worlds. ???? Take care, Gina ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 18:34:52 -0400 From: patrick leader Subject: joni tribute in central park ticket research (jc) hey folks, jerry asked for news on this before i went on vacation and i just had no time. i've done a lot of research though. you can buy guaranteed $30 places in the bleachers, now, either from ticketbastard or at the hammerstein ballroom box office in ny. here's the catch: in rumsey playfield, the bleachers are the farthest seats from the stage. and when they do a free concert, people often stand behind the sea of folding chairs and block the view of the people in the lowest couple of bleachers. for a pay concert, the monitors may be more strict with standers, but i'm not counting on it. other than those seats, admission is a minimum of $10, first come first served. i can't believe that one would have to show up more than 2 hours before curtain to get good seats (maybe 3, which would be fun with a friendly group). that's my plan, right now. a quick check shows nothing new on the site. here's a phone number (212) 360-CPSS (2777) and the link, if you haven't seen it http://www.summerstage.com/events.html patrick np - rent ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 21:28:11 EDT From: Ashara@aol.com Subject: Re: Re mere technicalities In a message dated 5/24/99 5:40:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Ginamu@aol.com writes: << I just purchased an American Express gift check to send as a wedding gift to my cousin in Lisbon. It cost six dollars and change and it is very much like using a traveler's check. >> Gina, what a great idea! I've never heard of this, but if it can just be made out to Wally, and he can just change it into US dollars, that would be GREAT!!! Thanks for thinking of this. Now the non-USers have many options. This truly is a community banding together. Hugs, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 21:05:42 -0400 From: Vince Lavieri Subject: Re: Man from Mars I have asked Gina to kindly forward to the JMDL the response that I had to her correction of my astounding musical error and that leads me to wonder if I also hold the world record for forgetting to type joni@smoe.org into my addresses on these things, and with all these mistakes piling up, I am going to hide in shame. Gina, please forward to the JMDL my post on my acknowledgment of your correctness and my error and let me slink away into the night... (the Rev) Vince ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 22:02:38 EDT From: Ginamu@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Man from Mars and GOMH - --part1_d64488b8.247b5ebe_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - --part1_d64488b8.247b5ebe_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from rly-yg03.mx.aol.com (rly-yg03.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.3]) by air-yg01.mail.aol.com (v59.24) with SMTP; Mon, 24 May 1999 20:49:23 -0400 Received: from tobago.pathwaynet.com (tobago.pathwaynet.com [216.46.203.46]) by rly-yg03.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id UAA23547 for ; Mon, 24 May 1999 20:49:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [216.46.194.173] (helo=pathwaynet.com) by tobago.pathwaynet.com with esmtp (Exim 3.00 #1) id 10m5P6-0004xk-00 for Ginamu@aol.com; Mon, 24 May 1999 20:49:13 -0400 Message-ID: <3749F520.2758DEC0@pathwaynet.com> Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 20:56:03 -0400 From: Vince Lavieri Organization: American Apostolic Catholic Church X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 (Macintosh; I; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ginamu@aol.com Subject: Re: Man from Mars and GOMH References: <914b4811.247b276a@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gina may well be right and I'd be embarrassed if I hadn't been been so hung over from the dissappointing end of the movie. Wouldn't be the first time that I was ever wrong, but the Man from Mars and Between Two Worlds songs were rather close together in the movie and maybe, maybe, probably I screwed up... Thanks, Gina for the correction. (the Rev) Vince Ginamu@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 5/24/99 5:49:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > revrvl@pathwaynet.com writes: > > > Yes, indeed, Shawn Colvin (spelling?) does sing "Man from Mars" in the > > movie, > > I haven't seen the movie Grace Of My Heart but in looking over the songs on > the soundtrack cd at CDNOW, it lists Kristen Vigard as the singer of Man From > Mars and Shawn Colvin as the singer of a song called Between Two Worlds. ???? > > Take care, > Gina - --part1_d64488b8.247b5ebe_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 22:08:08 EDT From: CaTGirl627@aol.com Subject: Re: (SJC) Me Welcome to the list Lori! Catgirl ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 99 19:27:44 -0700 From: Wally Breese Subject: VH1's upcoming special Hi everyone, Billboard reports: "In celebration of women's contributions to popular music, VH1 will present "The 100 Greatest Women Of Rock'N'Roll" July 26th-August 1st. The special is a countdown based on results of a survey conducted by VH1. According to the network, those who voted were female entertainers, writers, photographers, industry executives, and politicians." VH1 has announced the names (in alphabetical order only) of the Top 20 women in the countdown, and they are Patsy Cline, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Debbie Harry, Billie Holiday, Chrissie Hynde, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Chaka Khan, Carole King, Gladys Knight, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, Grace Slick, Patti Smith, The Supremes, and Tina Turner. This gets interesting because inside sources have let leak the fact that Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin are in the Top 3! This probably means that the #1 woman is the name they didn't leak. As for Joni's placing, my bet is that she'll make the Top 10, ranking perhaps as high as #5. Remember that VH1 did a similar show to this one last year called "The 100 Greatest Artists Of Rock'N'Roll," where Joni placed as the fourth highest ranked female act (I'm counting Fleetwood Mac as female because Stevie Nicks is on the new list, and will most likely place higher than Joni in the Top 100). Among those who will be hosting the programs are TV actresses Julianna Margulies of NBC's top-rated show "ER" and Courteney Cox of "Friends," and film actress Susan Sarandon. More info on this VH1 countdown show soon... Later, Wally Breese The Joni Mitchell Homepage http://www.JoniMitchell.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 12:26:35 +1000 From: "Takats, Angela" Subject: joni guitar Hello all, Thought I'd share a little something with you. I was walking thru a local music store when I saw a steel string yamaha guitar hanging on the wall of the store...with joni's autograph on it! I spoke to the manager who explained that when joni came out to Australia in the eighties she busted some guitar and wanted a spare one, so one of her guys rang this music store and asked whether joni could borrow a guitar for her concert...the manager obliged and in return got back the guitar that she played..signed by her (with a black marker...in that lovely loose flowing scrawl of hers) I asked the guy whether he'd ever sell it...he said "for the right price"...so i'm wondering whether u listers could tell me just how rare it would be to have a joni-played joni-signed guitar?? are there heaps of them floating around? what kind of offer would you make for one? (feel free to give me US dollar figures...i can convert them to aussie) Just something I have been wondering about....hmmmm :-) - Ange ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 22:35:21 EDT From: CaTGirl627@aol.com Subject: Re: Man from Mars In a message dated 5/24/1999 5:49:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, revrvl@pathwaynet.com writes: << Anyway, in GOMY, just after the Matt Dillon character commits suicide in a pure rip-off of the suicide scene in Robert Altman's "The Long Goodbye" (circa 1974), the movie goes to a commune, and there is Shaun Colvin sitting on a stump as a hippie singing "Man from Mars." >> Well Father, That certainly was a great a overview of the movie. I might rent the movie to hear the Man from Mars version but then again maybe I will wait for it to come out on one of the tape trees! Catgirl ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 22:36:19 EDT From: CaTGirl627@aol.com Subject: Re: The World Travelling Joni Cookbook In a message dated 5/24/1999 5:54:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wallykai@interserver.com.ar writes: << Oh I do want to buy a copy of the Joni Cookbook! I didn't know it was already available. What do I have to do? WallyK >> I wanna buy one too. I wish I got my recipie in on time...RATZ! Catgirl ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 22:52:48 EDT From: RMuRocks@aol.com Subject: Re: Man from Mars In a message dated 5/24/99 9:41:01 PM Central Daylight Time, CaTGirl627@aol.com writes: << I might rent the movie to hear the Man from Mars version but then again maybe I will wait for it to come out on one of the tape trees! >> It's already on them Catgirl! Can't remember which one off the top of my pointed head. Bob NP: The Wolf That Lives in Lindsay ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 22:59:17 EDT From: RMuRocks@aol.com Subject: Re: Paprika Plains "live" In a message dated 5/24/99 2:45:07 PM Central Daylight Time, Zapuppy@webtv.net writes: << And to add my two cents over the leanings of FTR vs Hejira as the fav many seem to have, although each of those two albums contain some of my most cherished Joni songs both lyrically and musically, I'd still give DJRD the nod over those two, as a whole work, for my listening pleasure. >> And having listened to those & HOSL over the last couple months, I would have to add that HOSL is the most complex. Ironically HOSL doesn't top many lists here in the fave dept. but the discussions it yields always seem to be the best (I'm thinking of "Sweet Bird" & "Jungle Line" discussions). In the meantime, I hear "Boho Dance" & "Don't Interrupt the Sorrow" & have a really tough time getting a bead on what they're about. Bob, heading for Philly again in the AM... NP: Sweet Sucker Dance ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 23:08:25 -0400 From: "Ken (Slarty)" Subject: Jazz Takes On JM I've just seen at the "After Hours" web site that Jazz Takes On Joni Mitchell is listed in this months top 5 albums. The web page is here http://opera.cbc.ca/afterhours/top5.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 23:20:21 -0400 From: Janet Hess Subject: Re: joni guitar Ange, Those are a dime a dozen. Explain that to the guy for me, OK? Oh...and would you let me know how to get in touch with him directly? :) Cheerz, Janet At 12:26 PM 5/25/1999 +1000, Takats, Angela wrote: ...so i'm wondering whether u listers could tell me just how rare it >would be to have a joni-played joni-signed guitar?? are there heaps of them >floating around? what kind of offer would you make for one? (feel free to >give me US dollar figures...i can convert them to aussie) > >Just something I have been wondering about....hmmmm :-) > - Ange > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 23:52:16 -0700 From: "P. Henry" Subject: martin sexton - vljc recently several people have related the experience of hearing a song or two by someone they weren't familiar with, loving what they heard and having to go about trying to link a name with the sound they were hearing... about a year ago a friend who shares my love for Joni's music turned me on to a cassette tape he'd made thinking I'd probably like it... with no label on it... well, from the first time I stuck it in the player I was hooked! I just put that thing on continuous play and literally every single song hit home with me! I liked the singing style... I liked he lyrics... I liked the acoustic guitar work and the melodies... and though I played it over and over again I just never got tired of it! ok, to try to make an already too long story a little shorter, I didn't run into this friend for quite a while and when I did I kept forgetting to ask him who this guy was... until last week when I found out that what I have been listening to and enjoying so much is an album called 'Black Sheep' by a singer/songwriter named Martin Sexton, which can partially be experienced at http://www.folkweb.com/martinsexton/ along with parts, also in 2 min. song segments, of his first album, 'In The Journey'. I also found out that he has a new album, basically a compilation of the best of the first two, more professionally recorded with more of a band sound, which was, incidentally produced by JT's old 'Flying Machine' sidekick, Danny Kortchmar, who also plays acoustic guitar on the album, called 'The American'. so I was just wondering if any of you new england area jmdlers, or anyone else for that matter, are familiar with his music... if not you might find it well spent time to give him a listen. I have to say, Martin Sexton has not produced a great amount of work since his first album came out in 1990 but what he has put out is excellent, IMHO. just wanted to share... *S* pat Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V1 #53 ***************************** The Song and Album Voting Booths are open! 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