From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #465 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 Friday, December 15 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 465 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. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- re: Snow gathers like bolts of lace ["Ross, Les" ] re: Snow gathers like bolts of lace [jmdl@btinternet.com] Re: nov 13!!!! [Siresorrow@aol.com] Art work inspired by Joni Mitchell makes an impact in Pheonxi Arizona ["K] Joni at Costco [Phyliss Ward ] RE: nov 13!!!! ["Wally Kairuz" ] Julia Fordham/Kyle Eastwood ["Stephen Epstein" ] RE: Julia Fordham/Kyle Eastwood ["Wally Kairuz" Subject: re: Snow gathers like bolts of lace I bought Hejira not that long after it came out way back when I was a teenager in the highlands of Scotland. I was very taken by the album and played it a lot believing that this group of songs could never be bettered by anyone. The whole collection really connected with me. But of them Hejira, the song, connected to most securely. It was late March and we had a lot of snow lying deep and dry. Where I come from, on the coast, it doesn't snow a lot and stay. But this year it did. My gran had recently died giving me my first close encounter with mortality. I was awash with teenage melancholy - it was great :-) As was my way - ever the loner at that time - I would take off for walks into the hills and forest behind our village on the weekend. I can very clearly recall, trecking one Sunday morning up into the first set of hills on which a golf course had been built. Under the thick blanket of snow, the fairways glowed in the early morning and low winter sun as they rolled down to the village and the sea beyond. The whole landscape bathed in an almost blue light. The Grampian Mountains blue some fifty miles distant. From there I descended to the river crossed, this far up stream, by a small ironwork bridge built during the second world war. It served to support an oil pipeline. Somewhere under these hills were buried enormous storage tanks for oil reserves used to supply the Royal Naval fleet moored back then at the nearby deep water port of Invergordon. Across the bridge, I was immediately inside the forest. Dense with Larch trees, their branches hung heavily with snow. The light wind would carry off a fine spray of the chyrstalised water into eddies and clouds as I tramped through the undisturbed whiteness along the river's edge. 'Listen, strains of Benny Goodman coming through the snow and the pinewood trees.....' You bet. Les (London) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:10:02 GMT From: jmdl@btinternet.com Subject: re: Snow gathers like bolts of lace I loved Les' description of his Benny Goodman moment in the larches & seeing Mark's post about singing songs in the snow. This is a bit spooky as I have been dreaming the last two nights about snow. This morning in the car on the way to the office, I suddenly burst out with "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow - for no apparent reason as the sun was shining brightly and there were few clouds in the sky. Stevie x (Wondering whether he should be calling in at the bookmaker to place a wager on snow on Christmas Day this year). ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 09:26:55 EST From: Siresorrow@aol.com Subject: Re: nov 13!!!! In a message dated 12/13/00 2:55:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, astancli@library.ucla.edu writes: << First, Wally, you're a sweetheart to compare me to Napoleon Brandy. >> i really liked his analogy too. he rhymed...anday andy... you are more exclusive than napoleon brandy. i'm constantly amazed at this argentine's capture of the english language and particularly the americanization of the language. to be thought of as exclusive is really cool. something exclusive is something wanted...precious...held out for important reasons... even when exclusive means aloof, or distant, or segregated, ie. country clubs, it still remains something everyone wants but can't have. that's very cool indeed. wally, i want to talk like you. patrick np. paula cole - Suwannee Jo ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 10:18:46 -0700 From: "Kurt Joachim von Behrmann" Subject: Art work inspired by Joni Mitchell makes an impact in Pheonxi Arizona To The Group, First, hello. I had to share this with the group. I am a visual artist and huge fan of Joni Mitchell. Her lyrics, paintings and music have had an impact on finding my direction as an artist. What I wanted to share was this, my art work, including the Mitchell inspired pieces are making a huge impact! I have just received confirmation of a show at the Sedona Arts Center, plus I am talking to a Gallery in Scottsdale to represent the work. If that is not enough, I am still selling work from my last show in Phoenix. One of the first drawings to sell from my show was "Jericho." This drawing featured a blonde woman playing the guitar, with all original text created by me! If you are familiar with the cover of Mitchell's first recording "Joni Mitchell," you can see the lyric almost fairy tale quality of the work. I have several other Mitchell inspired drawings including one that took some inspiration from the cover of "Chalk Marks in A Raing Storm." While it is hard to see the connection, my colorful drawing features a face hidden behind a brown fedora set againts a turquise blue sky. I am so excited by the new work and the fact that it is selling well. Keep in mind, these images are not taken directly from Mitchell, nor do I use her text in my work. I just found her work as a source of inspiration. In much the same way Mitchell was inspired by Jazz, Miles Davis, Blues, Judy Collins and her folk based earlier work, I am finding inspiration to find my own voice. Natalie Merchant said it best wehn she said, and I am paraphrasing " ... Joni Mitchell painted created songs that told of an exotic exciting life and that you too could lead a life that was exotic as well." I am not attempting to become Joni Mitchell, however I can sing a version of Jericho that would make you feel something, but rather looking for ideas and finding my own exciting exotic life. Life really is a banquette. Some get the gravy, some get the gristle some get the marrow bone, but if try real hard sometimes you get what you need. Take care email me if interested in seeing the new work. I have yet to put the recent ones on the web. Kurt von Behrmann kurtv1@excite.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:47:45 -0800 From: Phyliss Ward Subject: Joni at Costco Imagine my surprise when I came across copies of Blue HDCD's while browsing at Costco today for $7.49. Such a deal! - -- Phyliss mailto:pward@datacourse.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 22:48:59 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: nov 13!!!! pat, you should hear my dreadfully thick accent before you make such wishes!!!!! wally - -----Mensaje original----- De: Siresorrow@aol.com [mailto:Siresorrow@aol.com] Enviado el: Jueves, 14 de Diciembre de 2000 11:27 a.m. Para: astancli@library.ucla.edu; wallykai@fibertel.com.ar CC: joni@smoe.org Asunto: Re: nov 13!!!! wally, i want to talk like you. patrick ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 23:21:59 -0500 From: "Stephen Epstein" Subject: Julia Fordham/Kyle Eastwood Evening all! Was just listening to Kyle Eastwood's wonderful release- From There to Here, of course, produced by Mr. Larry Klein. There's the Joni content! It's a fabulous release, w/ the wonderful Trouble Man- Joni doing the vocals. I have seen Julia Fordham's name mentioned on the list once or twice before- she does a great version of In the Wee Small Hours. I know nothing about her, and to my recollection, have never heard her sing before. Can someone enlighten me???? Please. What type of music does she write/sing, etc. Many thanks Stephen in Vancouver NP: Laura Nyro- Eli and the Thirteenth Confession ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 03:31:41 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: Julia Fordham/Kyle Eastwood stephen the nose-delicious, do you remember twin peaks? julia fordham sang the theme. of course, she did more than just that in her life but the twin peaks theme was very popular and i thought it might jog your memory. wallyK, np: laura nyro, walk the dog - -----Mensaje original----- De: owner-joni@jmdl.com [mailto:owner-joni@jmdl.com]En nombre de Stephen Epstein Enviado el: Viernes, 15 de Diciembre de 2000 01:22 a.m. Para: joni@smoe.org Asunto: Julia Fordham/Kyle Eastwood Can someone enlighten me???? Please. What type of music does she write/sing, etc. Many thanks Stephen in Vancouver NP: Laura Nyro- Eli and the Thirteenth Confession ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #465 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------- Siquomb, isn't she?