From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #288 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/onlyjoni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Tuesday, July 11 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 288 The 'Official' Joni Mitchell Homepage, created by Wally Breese, can be found at http://www.jonimitchell.com. It contains the latest news, a detailed bio, Original Interviews, essays, lyrics and much much more. --- The JMDL website can be found at http://www.jmdl.com and contains interviews, articles, the member gallery, archives, and much more. --- Ashara has set up a "Wally Breese Memorial Fund" with all donations going directly towards the upkeep of the website. Wally kept the website going with his own funds. it is now up to US to help Jim continue. If you would like to donate to this fund, please make all checks payable to: Jim Johanson and send them to: Ashara Stansfield P.O. Box 215 Topsfield, MA. 01983 USA ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Incredible report from Joni's childhood friend - Part 1 ["Mark or Tra] Re: top five [Joseph Palis ] Re: top five [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Top 5 [Merk54@aol.com] Re: Mingus the album [FredNow@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:38:59 -0700 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Re: Incredible report from Joni's childhood friend - Part 1 > A shy jmdler has forwarded to me the most wonderful report from the CBC web > site written by a childhood girlfriend of Joni!! The link with beautiful > and vintage photos is http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/joni/# I will also post > the story here for those without web access. These "insider" accounts are > fascinating. Wonder if we will eventually hear from Sharon and Betsy and > Ray's Dad, too? ;-) Kakki Thank you so much for posting this, Kakki. This is one of the most interesting pieces I have ever read about Joni. It's nice to get the perspective of a childhood friend who obviously still cares about Joni & vice versa. I'm so happy for all of you who were able to attend the opening. Envious as all hell, but happy. I hope they do tour the show and that it comes somewhere near Seattle. I admire Joni so much for her refusal to follow trends and create what she wants in whatever style that interests her. That's a big part of my love for her & her work - both musical & visual. Will I ever get to meet her myself, though? Sigh. Mark in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:19:51 +0800 (JST) From: Joseph Palis Subject: Re: top five This is late, but I'd like to chime in my top Joni albums, songs and the artists who rendered her music best. BEST JONI ALBUMS 1. Mingus 2. The Hissing of Summer Lawns 3. Blue 4. Shadows and Light 5. Ladies of the Canyon BEST JONI SONGS 1. Come In From The Cold 2. I Don't Know Where I Stand 3. A Case of You (BSN version) 4. Little Green 5. In France They Kiss on Main Street BEST JONI INTERPRETERS 1. Janis Siegel (River) 2. Brian Kennedy (A Case of You) 3. Dianne Reeves (Both Sides Now) 4. Minnie Riperton (Woman of Heart and Mind) 5. Cassandra Wilson (Black Crow) jOSEPH np: Everything But The Girl - "Baby the Stars Shine Bright" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 23:07:19 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: top five << BEST JONI INTERPRETERS >> Now that's a good idea, Joseph! Here's mine...in no certain order: Bonnie Raitt, "That Song About the Midway" Thomas Dolby, "Jungleline" Tuck & Patti, "Woodstock" Jason Falkner, "Both Sides Now" Clive Gregson/Christine Collister, "Same Situation" Dammit! I had to leave off about 10 that I love just as much, but I couldn't stand 2 shark attacks in 1 week! :-D Bob NP: Joni, "Grapevine", Universal Amphitheater, 1983 ------------------------------ Date: Tue Jul 11 00:54:55 2000 From: Merk54@aol.com Subject: Top 5 Okay, here are my takes. (By the way, is anyone keeping track, so we can compile a summarized list of people's favorites?) 1. Hejira (Unquestionably) 2. Blue (This one started it all for me) 3. Miles of Aisles (I absolutely have to play this one, driving around in my car, on the first perfect day of spring) 4. DJRD (The title track alone makes this one a must) 5. Hissing of Summer Lawns (Just because) That was pretty simple, actually. Though thank God I'm married, and my wife gets five picks, too! (Hee, hee!) 1. Dog Eat Dog (Her absolute favorite) 2. Court and Spark (Trouble Child gets her every time) 3. For the Roses (Alright, I put her up to this one) 4. TI (Once again, that title track is a killer) 5. Night Ride Home (This one just seems to get better with age) Now, for the top 5 songs (Yikes, I'm gonna need a bigger family!) 1. Song for Sharon (I could talk for days about this one) 2. Hejira (At the top of her game lyrically - I practically hallucinate when I listen to this one) 3. DJRD (Great music, incredible imagery) 4. The Jungle Line (Kept me interested in HOSL long enough to fall in love with the rest of it. 5. For Free (Miles of Aisles version - I get goosebumps every time I hear this on) Okay, now it's Betty's turn 1. Tax Free (She loves the lyrics in this one) 2. BSN (Any version) 3. Strange Boy (Says it reminds her of me?!?) 4. Love (Off of Wild Things Run Fast - The first song we danced to at our wedding) 5. People's Parties (Laughing and crying, ya know it's the same release) Oh yeah! And our dog, Taffy's favorites: 1. Coyote (She likes her men a little on the wild side) 2. Dog Eat Dog (She's a little kinky) 3. The Wolf that Lives in Lindsay (She just loves all that howling) 4. Wild Things Run Fast (She always gets a little misty eyed on this one. Of course so do I - It's my least favorite) 5. The Dry Cleaner from DesMoines (She thinks it's about another pet that strikes it rich in Vegas - That cat's got luck, that cat's got luck. I can't bring myself to tell her the truth). Jack - Now playing, Court and Spark ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:55:08 EDT From: FredNow@aol.com Subject: Re: Mingus the album Dflahm@aol.com wrote: >>What are our top 3 Mingus albums? >> >>MIngus ah um Blues and Roots >>Jazz at Massey Hall (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Mingus & >>Max Roach) Changes One Changes Two Mingus Ah Um - -Fred Simon ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #288 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list at ------- Siquomb, isn't she?