From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #394 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 Thursday, October 12 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 394 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: -------- Blue ["Kate Bennett" ] Out of the loop [Jason Long ] pin on a map [Anne Sandstrom ] Trivia, anyone? [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Trivi [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Trivia, anyone? [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] CD Question : Live In Toronto 09/23/1994 ["John S. Gilmore" ] Re: CD Question : Live In Toronto 09/23/1994 [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Fwd: Joni Set Lists [Susan McNamara ] Re: Trivia, anyone? [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Fwd: Re: to be a pin on some map, my vicarious thrill [Susan McNamara ] Re: Rude Audience Shows [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Blue ["Kakki" ] Jonifests / Conventions [Fonimitchell@aol.com] Same Situation [Fonimitchell@aol.com] Re: Same Situation [Susan McNamara ] Re: Conversation ["Jamie Zubairi" ] Re: Jonifests / Conventions [AsharaJM@aol.com] RE: Blue ["Kate Bennett" ] Our Lady of Angels/Alvernia [Vince Lavieri ] Re: Fwd: Re: to be a pin on some map, my vicarious thrill [Heather ] Re: "I went looking for a cause..." [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: "I went looking for a cause..." ["Kakki" ] Re: Blue ["Kakki" ] Pin Me Up & Benefits [Leslie Mixon ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 02:34:20 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Blue TA DA, c Karma & Leslie M win this round! Yes, that is what I heard--That Blue was about Graham. Suprised me, but thinking about it, it makes some sense. In Willy she is saying that he is the one reluctant to live with her ("he says he'd love to live with me but for an ancient injury" so like you, the line "crown & anchor me" seemed to fit that same relationship. I don't know if Graham ever had a drug problem, I don't think he did. He sure stood by Croz when he was in trouble & tried everything to help him. I always thought the line "songs are like tatoos" is just about how once you write a song (especially if it is confessional) it is with you forever like a tatoo. And "been to sea before" could be about her having a previous relationship (with Croz who was a sailor) & not wanting to go the same way again. To me, in Blue, it doesn't sound like she is talking to someone with a drug problem, rather that she is talking in general about how drugs were so prevelant in the culture. There aren't really enough clues to pin this one down unless its true that Blue is Nash's nickname. c said: My conflicted understanding is that "Blue" was written about Graham Nash, because of reading somewhere that "Blue" was Nash's nickname and the line, "You know I've been to sea before, crown and anchor me or let me sail away" was Joni's ultimatum to Nash for marriage. I've never been able to reconcile that interpretation having been given,"we don't need no piece of paper from the city hall keeping us tied and true" just three tracks previously. There's a tragic vein (no pun intended) that begins around here concerning heroin addiction, "songs are like tatoos","underneath the skin an empty space to fill in", "acid booze and ass, needles guns and grass", and later more overtly as "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire." I don't know if Nash, like Taylor had this demon to contend with and I don't know much about David Blue, but this may turn out to be a continuing mystery. And I'm okay with that. Leslie said: At first I thought you were referring to Crosby and now with the Woman Of Heart & Mind hint, "...you come to me like a little boy..." Do the dots connect to "Willie"....is my child he is my father.... Is it Graham? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 05:33:33 -0400 From: Jason Long Subject: Out of the loop Hi everyone, I'm not too sure if many will remember me -- I've been on and off the list for at least a couple of years now, but have never posted often. I've just signed back on after being off the list for a couple of busy months and was just wondering if anyone could fill me in on any news of projects Joni is working on or any other important happenings that will bring me back up to speed. I'd really appreciate it, and if you don't want to clutter up the list with what will be common knowledge to everyone else, feel free to e-mail me privately. Thanks, Jase ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 09:12:44 -0400 From: Anne Sandstrom Subject: pin on a map What a great idea! I was born in Boston Massachusetts and now live in Waltham Massachusetts. (one of the few 'natives' - almost everyone else came here to go to school and never left...) lots of love Anne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 10:34:51 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Trivia, anyone? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 10:35:19 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Trivi ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 10:34:52 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Trivia, anyone? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 07:25:01 -0700 From: "John S. Gilmore" Subject: CD Question : Live In Toronto 09/23/1994 Hello, this is my first message on JMDL. I just acquired a CD called "Joni Mitchell, Canada 1994". It was recorded live in Toronto on 09/23/94. Is this the same as the "Just Ice" show from September 1994 that is part of TapeTree #2 ? The song list is as follows: Sex Kills Moon at the Window Magdalene Laundry Hejira Cherokee Louise Nighflight Home Loves Cry Poem - The Fish Bowl Lust Like This Train <-- yes, that's what it says Happiness Is The Best Facelift It is raining in Southern California today.... John ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 10:45:41 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Trivia, anyone? Sorry for the 2 previous false starts, y'all!! Anyway, nobody chose to answer my RLJ trivia question from yesterday...too bad, a nice prize was laying in wait for the right answer. Tha question was: "What's the misspelled word on the Cover of RLJ's "Pop Pop"? The answer is "Throw", which is spelled Trow (the cover, for those who haven't seen it, is a repro of a chinese firecracker product). Here's another trivia question, maybe a shot at a prize, who knows? Question: Which Joni song mentions an artist who had previously covered one of her OTHER songs? Need the title and the artist she mentions... (Cue up Jeopardy music....):~) Bob NP: Ellioot Smith, "sweet adeline" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:05:41 -0400 From: "Reuben Bell" Subject: Re: Trivia, anyone? "Hejira"..."Strains of Benny Goodman coming throught snow and the pine wood trees..." Goodman covered "Both Sides Now". Reuben >>> 10/11/00 10:45AM >>> Question: Which Joni song mentions an artist who had previously covered one of her OTHER songs? Need the title and the artist she mentions... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:13:11 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: CD Question : Live In Toronto 09/23/1994 <> Firstly, welcome John to the JMDL!! Secondly, yes, the "Just Ice" show that has been widely distributed here is the same thing you just paid too much for. Hopefully, no one here is out there looking to buy bootleg CD's or tapes of Joni stuff from a profiteer when you can provide blanks and postage (or cost for same) for the same stuff from a number of us here. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:11:14 -0400 From: Susan McNamara Subject: Fwd: Joni Set Lists Wasn't this a tape tree? #3 maybe? I also have copies of this, but on dirty cassettes. sue >Set lists are as follows: > >The Posall and Mosalm > > >Lennie and Dom Songs >I > >II ____________________ /____________________\ ||-------------------|| || Sue McNamara || || sem8@cornell.edu || ||___________________|| || O etch-a-sketch O || \___________________/ "It's all a dream she has awake" - Joni Mitchell ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:17:00 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Trivia, anyone? Damn! Mention a prize, and it's amazing how quick you get an answer! ;~) Reuben, send me your address and I'll send you a copy of "Covers & Contributions, Volume 11"!! Congratulations! Bob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:13:51 -0400 From: Susan McNamara Subject: Fwd: Re: to be a pin on some map, my vicarious thrill I live in Ithaca, NY in the Finger Lakes Region where "the leaves are electric...countless heatless flames ..." (if you don't have Ithaca on your map I'm slightly northwest of Binghamton and slightly southwest of Syracuse). sue ____________________ /____________________\ ||-------------------|| || Sue McNamara || || sem8@cornell.edu || ||___________________|| || O etch-a-sketch O || \___________________/ "It's all a dream she has awake" - Joni Mitchell ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:28:08 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Rude Audience Shows Thanks Sue Mac for posting a link to the review of the FARM AID 9/22/85 (plus) AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 6/15/86 shows. I'd like to hear these shows. Does anyone have them? All the best, Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:42:28 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Rude Audience Shows <> Jim, These were both included in my "Flotsam & Jetsam, Volume 1" Tree of a couple of months ago. Along with these two sets is some live Australian stuff from 1988, some songs from her final studio rehearsal in '83, and a very fun re-mix of Shiny Toys. You chose not to get this collection. (In fact, I only had about 20 takers, which really surprised me as I thought it would be something lots of people would like. Just last week you were "clamoring" for a new tree, yet you choose NOT to participate in any that happen. Please help me understand your rationale...my offer of course remains open to you and anybody who wants it. Bob NP: Patti Smith, "Boy Cried Wolf" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:34:45 -0700 From: "Kakki" Subject: Re: Blue Kate wrote: > TA DA, c Karma & Leslie M win this round! Yes, that is >what I heard--That Blue was about Graham. Suprised me, >but thinking about it, it makes some sense. > In Willy she is saying that he is the one reluctant to live with >her ("he says he'd love to live with me but for an ancient >injury" so like you, the line "crown & anchor me" seemed to >fit that same relationship. I would have never guessed it was about Graham, either - and also think that on the surface it seems more to fit James Taylor or Crosby. But thinking about it, it does make sense to me now and also confirms a few intutions I've had, but which I hesitate to say on the list because I'm weary of the offlist flames I've been getting for daring to discuss Joni's lyrics as if she is a real person. > I don't know if Graham ever had a drug problem, I don't think >he did. He sure stood by Croz when he was in trouble & tried >everything to help him. Graham's support and loyal friendship to Crosby throughout his trials and tribulations has been well-documented. From my understanding, Graham did drugs but never had a problem with them, but he was surrounded by many who did, and especially put in a lot of time trying to get Crosby off them. I've mentioned this before, but it may relate to the song Blue if you think about it - the CSNY biographphy, Graham takes the responsibility for the ending of his relationship with Joni. He claims that he was off too much with the boys and touring with CSN and did not put as much time and devotion into the relationship as he should have. "Crown" = make me first in your life, and "anchor" = be a stabilizing influence for me, be my rock. Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:02:07 EDT From: Fonimitchell@aol.com Subject: Jonifests / Conventions Hello everybody! It's raining heavily in England, and the powers that be have issued flood warnings everywhere. To bring some sunshine and rays of hope, does anybody have any information about forthcoming Jonifests / conventions, this year or next, in the UK or elsewhere? Many thanks, and best wishes. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:04:03 EDT From: Fonimitchell@aol.com Subject: Same Situation Hello again. Does anybody know if the music (piano part) for "Same Situation" is available anywhere? Thank you. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:19:41 -0400 From: Susan McNamara Subject: Re: Same Situation Court and Spark songbook 1974. Might look in a local library...I think it might be out of print. There is a copy on auction at EBAY: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=461548537 Or maybe some nice lister can connect with you and fax the sheet. Good luck, sue >Hello again. >Does anybody know if the music (piano part) for "Same Situation" is available >anywhere? >Thank you. ____________________ /____________________\ ||-------------------|| || Sue McNamara || || sem8@cornell.edu || ||___________________|| || O etch-a-sketch O || \___________________/ "It's all a dream she has awake" - Joni Mitchell ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:15:23 +0100 From: "Jamie Zubairi" Subject: Re: Conversation Isn't Joni's favourite recipe of late something called 'Apple Oink'? Basically pork and apple stew... maybe it has a cheesey topping... ;-) Didn't Stills have a song called 'Love The ONe You're With'? ahem... a history of infidelity for poor Stephen Jamie Zoob - ----- Original Message ----- From: Wally Kairuz To: ; ; Sent: 11 October 2000 04:47 Subject: RE: Conversation yeah, where did i read that conversation IS about stephen stills? why would stephen stills constantly bring joni mitchell apples and cheeses, though? did he think she needed to put on some weight? perhaps she knew a recipe that combined the two ingredients? what could that dish be? wallyk, obviously without a life ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:36:21 EDT From: AsharaJM@aol.com Subject: Re: Jonifests / Conventions Foni asked: << To bring some sunshine and rays of hope, does anybody have any information about forthcoming Jonifests / conventions, this year or next, in the UK or elsewhere? >> There is an {annual????} Jonifest in Topsfield, MA, about 30 miles north of Boston every year on Labor Day weekend, which in 2001 is the September 1st weekend. It would be GREAT if you could come over for that!!! :-) Hugs, Ashara www.photon.net/lightnet ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:19:24 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: Blue Kakki, please share your intuitions with us, flamers or not. Your intuitions & reflections based on your knowledge of so many historical details are always very enlightening. Anyone who is offended by these musings ought to consider finding a creative outlet for themselves. I have always been so drawn to the photos of Joni & Graham, especially the one in the car where she is writing & he is looking on. There is something so sweet there between them that is relflected in her song, Willie, and in his song, Our House. I also hear it in way she sings "I Love You" in Blue. ******************************************** Kate Bennett featured this month at Taylor Guitars www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/ www.katebennett.com www.cdbaby.com/katebennett www.amazon.com ******************************************** - -----Original Message----- From: Kakki [mailto:KakkiB@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 12:35 PM To: Kate Bennett; joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: Blue Kate wrote: > TA DA, c Karma & Leslie M win this round! Yes, that is >what I heard--That Blue was about Graham. Suprised me, >but thinking about it, it makes some sense. > In Willy she is saying that he is the one reluctant to live with >her ("he says he'd love to live with me but for an ancient >injury" so like you, the line "crown & anchor me" seemed to >fit that same relationship. I would have never guessed it was about Graham, either - and also think that on the surface it seems more to fit James Taylor or Crosby. But thinking about it, it does make sense to me now and also confirms a few intutions I've had, but which I hesitate to say on the list because I'm weary of the offlist flames I've been getting for daring to discuss Joni's lyrics as if she is a real person. > I don't know if Graham ever had a drug problem, I don't think >he did. He sure stood by Croz when he was in trouble & tried >everything to help him. Graham's support and loyal friendship to Crosby throughout his trials and tribulations has been well-documented. From my understanding, Graham did drugs but never had a problem with them, but he was surrounded by many who did, and especially put in a lot of time trying to get Crosby off them. I've mentioned this before, but it may relate to the song Blue if you think about it - the CSNY biographphy, Graham takes the responsibility for the ending of his relationship with Joni. He claims that he was off too much with the boys and touring with CSN and did not put as much time and devotion into the relationship as he should have. "Crown" = make me first in your life, and "anchor" = be a stabilizing influence for me, be my rock. Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 20:00:26 -0500 From: Vince Lavieri Subject: Our Lady of Angels/Alvernia Susan sparks some interest by posting: Susan wrote: > I totally brag about my wonderful Alvernia High School/Chicago, it was the coolest and run by the strongest, open-minded, liberal women, who have guided and influenced my life more than anyone else. I still see women from that school - both teachers and students ... and there is love! In 1968 and 1969, my buds and I dated the entire Alvernia classes of 69 and 70. It was like some large group and we all traded partners. Carol Gabbert was the one I went steady with, and somewhere she has my Lane Tech pin and I have a rock that she painted, still on my shelf after all these years. The nights I went to see Monterey Pop 3 nights in a row, it was with 3 different Alvernia girls and by buddies who brought different dates on two of those nights all brought Alvernia girls. This memory means nothing and is pointless (as are the vast majority of my posts) but it allows me to say that I knew Alvernia students and the students were also "the strongest, open-minded, liberal women" in political and feminist terms and were just so much more mature and knowledgeable on culture and art... quite a group to hang with! Shared many a Goodman Theatre play and Art Institute and Museum of Contemporary Art trips with Alvernia students. Ranking: Immaculata had the best looking, but were very stuck up. Madonna - better left unsaid. Good Counsel - too into themselves. Someday remind me to tell you how the nuns and teachers at Our Lady of The Angels Catholic Elementary school WHOA! Our Lady of the Angels? Was in a very racist part of Chicago (I know, near where I grew up, OLOTA was on Thomas and what, I forget now, I was a little more northwest at Belmont and Cicero) but Susan said that. Our Lady of the Angels is a major event in the life of every person who was a grammar school student in Chicago in 1958, with the Our Lady of Angels fire of 1 December 1958, when 93 kids and 3 nuns burned to death. Susan, were you there when the fire happened? It was so horrible; students found dead kneeling next to their desks, student plunging to their deaths on fire, the parents banging fruitlessly on the iron bars that made up the fence around the school that the ladders couldn't reach around to reach the kids... It was horrific and indelible in the minds of all Chicagoans of school age at that time. The biggest lesson we learned was never, ever respect authority. Obedience could lead to death. The vast majority of kids died because the nuns were waiting for an "official" dismissal. When smoke billows under the door, get the hell out by any means, you do not wait for an "official" dismissal. 93 kids and 3 nuns... whenever two Chicagoan of that age get together and the fire comes up in conversation, it gets very intense. Sorry to go on and on about the fire, but it was a prime event in my life. Every child, every student, every teacher knew it could happen in their school. I think a study of those who were students in Chicago schools in 1958 would yield some interesting results. No wonder perhaps that we were repeatedly taking on the system in 68 (Dem convention), 69 (Days of Rage), 70 (the Sly and Family Stone thing.) Obeying authority was death. Thinking for your self and doing your own thing (get the hell out of the burning building despite what the teacher/nun says) became a part of all our psyches. Sorry to bring up such a downer topic but whenever someone mentions the Our Lady of Angels, I automatically flash back to that horror, coming home from school (I was in 1st grade) and seeing one of the first live tv reports ever. a school that looked just like mine on fire with dead students, 93 of them. The grief of all Chicago was so overwhelming Anyone else remember the fire? I think Kate in Colorado went there too. (the Rev) Vince NP: the Real Slim Shady. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 20:33:28 -0400 From: Heather Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: to be a pin on some map, my vicarious thrill Ithaca is a beautiful place! It must be psychedelic right now with the leaves changing! Heather (from Binghamton) At 11:13 AM 10/11/00 -0400, Susan McNamara wrote: >I live in Ithaca, NY in the Finger Lakes Region where "the leaves are >electric...countless heatless flames ..." > >(if you don't have Ithaca on your map I'm slightly northwest of Binghamton >and slightly southwest of Syracuse). > >sue > ____________________ > /____________________\ >||-------------------|| >|| Sue McNamara || >|| sem8@cornell.edu || >||___________________|| >|| O etch-a-sketch O || > \___________________/ > > > >"It's all a dream she has awake" - Joni Mitchell ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 20:40:53 EDT From: Relayer211@aol.com Subject: "I went looking for a cause..." I really admire when celebrities give their money and their time to social causes and charities.Does anyone know what charities and causes Joni has been involved in? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 20:30:20 -0500 From: Mark Domyancich Subject: Re: "I went looking for a cause..." The Rainbow Coalition, possibly the Rainforest Foundation or Greenpeace. I know she mentions the Rainbow Coalition on the ADITG CD. NP-New Bohemians, 11/27/94-Now On Wednesday, October 11, 2000, at 07:40 PM, Relayer211@aol.com wrote: > > > I really admire when celebrities give their money and their time > to social causes and charities.Does anyone know what charities and causes > Joni has been involved in? > > Mark Domyancich Harpua@revealed.net tape trading: http://homepage.mac.com/mtd ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 21:36:11 EDT From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: "I went looking for a cause..." In a message dated 10/11/00 9:00:09 PM, Relayer211@aol.com writes: << Does anyone know what charities and causes Joni has been involved in? >> Joni Mitchell has been a regular contributor to the cultural well-being of life on earth for more than 30 years. I don't think she's ever been invited to the White House, though. :-) But I wouldn't be surprised if the Clintons have hosted Judy Collins, since she was responsible for Chelsea's name. Take care, --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 20:47:22 -0600 From: Les Irvin Subject: Re: "I went looking for a cause..." At 10/11/2000 07:36 PM, Murphycopy@aol.com wrote: >I don't think she's ever been invited to the White House, though. :-) You may be jesting here, but I'm pretty certain that she was invited to the White House in 1997 as a part of a celebration of Canadian dignitaries - but chose not to go because she would have had to "pay her own way". Les ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 23:04:19 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: "I went looking for a cause..." << Does anyone know what charities and causes Joni has been involved in? >> Relayer, you ask the neatest questions! Here's what I know, because I have the shows: No Nukes '94 Tough On Toxins '86 Farm Aid '85 Amnesty International '86 Save The Whales Benefit '75 George McGovern Benefit '72 Probably many more that I don't know about! So Joni finds her cause, and probably a strong cat without claws too! Now here's a question back...I'm reading this book called "I'll Be Right Back", it's Mike Douglas' autobiography, and it's a lot of fun recalling some of those Mike Douglas shows. Mike came off to be a major square old show-biz kinda guy, but he was really pretty cool. He had Lennon co-host for a week, now that was some TV ahead of it's time. Anybody remember that? I also remember seeing Frank Zappa on his show, but I have no recollection of Joni. Surely she did his show, she did others like it. Anybody know for sure? I doubt that Mike himself is on the list to answer himself! :~) Bob NP: Roxy Music, "While My Heart Is Still Beating" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 20:17:01 -0700 From: "Kakki" Subject: Re: "I went looking for a cause..." > Probably many more that I don't know about! So Joni finds >her cause, and probably a strong cat without claws too! Bob, you are leaving at least one out that I'm sure you have ;-) Walden Woods Benefit (Stormy Weather Concert) '98 The Gene Autry Museum concert may also qualify, likewise the Mendel Gallery exhibit (all the proceeds from the Joni merchandise sold that benefits and adds to the Mendel's coffers). There are also some articles about her playing concerts in Canada for the benefit of childrens' art and music programs. And you know there may be more.... Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 21:20:48 -0700 From: "Kakki" Subject: Re: Blue > Kakki, please share your intuitions with us, flamers or not. Your intuitions > & reflections based on your knowledge of so many historical details are > always very enlightening. Thanks, Kate - some of it is probably projection of what the song means to me. The first time I heard "Blue" (the week it came out) I strongly related to the sense of sadness and futility Joni conveys because so many around me, including someone I loved very much, were also sinking in the then-hip hell of drugs and the rest. I never learned until much later, as chronicled by many, including Crosby himself in a few books, just how wild and dark and crazy the scene became. In the past few years Joni has expressed that the 60s were a bad time for her. That really surprised me at first, but thinking upon it some more, her bad memories may not have only been because of the loss of her child or the way the music business treated her. > I have always been so drawn to the photos of Joni & Graham, especially the > one in the car where she is writing & he is looking on. There is something > so sweet there between them that is relflected in her song, Willie, and in > his song, Our House. Most of those photos were taken by Henry Diltz. You may already know this story - Diltz mentions in his "Under the Covers" CD-Rom that when he some years later enlarged one of the photos of Joni and Graham in the limo traveling to a CSN photo shoot in Big Bear, he saw that what she was writing was the first lyrics to "Willie." >I also hear it in way she sings "I Love You" in Blue. Makes this song much more poignant to me now, hearing it is about Graham. Kakki NP: Don Henley - My Thanksgiving - Walecki Benefit ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 22:33:25 -0700 From: Leslie Mixon Subject: Pin Me Up & Benefits Born in Brooklyn, NY, living for the past 22 years in Santa Cruz, CA. In addition to the benefits already listed, Joni performed at Bread & Roses (1978, 1980) an organization that provides entertainment for shut-ins. I believe Joni has also supported the animal rights movement - - wasn't her "Wolves" artwork used for a poster several years back? Leslie M. ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #394 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list at ------- Siquomb, isn't she?