From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #472 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 22 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 472 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: top 10 since WTRF and JMDL related moments in 2000 ["Ross, Les" ] RE: top 10 since WTRF ["Deb Messling" ] Joni's music ["Sue Cameron" ] Re: 'Twas the night before Christmas (LONG but FUN!) [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: 'Twas the night before Christmas (LONG but FUN!) [Bob.Muller@fluor.co] Re: Beatles Trivia - [Bob.Muller@fluor.com] Re: Merry Xmas! [Bob.Muller@fluor.com] Lindsey's post-WTRF picks ["Megan" ] Found a Joni reference in a novel - sjc [Catherine McKay ] ton ten post-WTRF, happy holidays to all. [Alison E ] Twas the night before Xmas ["Megan" ] Holiday greetings ["Stephen Epstein" ] Today in Joni History - December 21 [Today in Joni History ] Re: Lindsey's post-WTRF picks [Bob.Muller@fluor.com] Joni and the Beatles and Willy's Top 10 Travelogue ["william" ] Re: strange...very strange [Bob.Muller@fluor.com] Re: Joni and the Beatles and Willy's Top 10 Travelogue [IVPAUL42@aol.com] Re: Holiday greetings ["Stephen Epstein" ] Re: 'Twas the night before Christmas (LONG but FUN!) ["Kakki" ] And sadly burned the yule log... [Mark Domyancich ] Re: 'Twas the night before Christmas (LONG but FUN!) [Penny ] Re: Court's in session... [philipf@tinet.ie] Joni in NZ ["Hell" ] Re: 'Twas the night before Christmas (LONG but FUN!) [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Joni in NZ [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Holiday greetings ["Mark or Travis" ] Re: Strange... very strange ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: Joni Mitchell LIVE in Austria [AsharaJM@aol.com] Re: Joni Mitchell LIVE in Austria ["Stephen Epstein" Subject: re: top 10 since WTRF and JMDL related moments in 2000 This is a toughy. Here are my favourites. Two Grey Rooms (Chock full of important and personal references for me.) Love Puts on a New Face (I miss your touch, and your lips so much. I long for our next embrace.......kills me every time.) Impossible Dreamer (Just a terrific sentiment and an 'eyes above the horizon' feeling.) Sunny Sunday (A shimmering little sketch.) Passion Play (Widescreen Epic and the first of a series, STB & TSOS, followed) Facelift (A Life Lesson) Stay in Touch (No doubt that's always been a tricky one for me.......ooh er, close to the bone again!) Man from Mars (Every time I think of you, swallowed by the dark. Love and loss - and all about a cat) Secret Place (More for the Music and not for PG's performance which is not to my taste.) Case of You (BSN - Okay, it pre-dates WTRF but this version is just so much more informed for me.) and all in my very humble opinion. JMDL Moments to remember : Wally passing Cambridge Joni-fest Meeting Sue Cameron and for giving me a serious craving to attend a fest States-side. Wally Kairuz - Babe Supreme JMDL Moments to forget Having to defend my mate, Willy the Shake's, frivolity on list - Jesus and Hitler and Howard Hughes etc. Good Grief! The animosity over the US Election Enjoy the holiday season, everyone. Take the best care of yourselves and those you love. Heading off list tomorrow and for Venice the day after. Catch up with you all in the new year. Les (London) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 02:46:32 -0500 From: "Megan" Subject: Top Ten post-WTRF Hi friends, Her's my list for favorite songs post-WTRF: 1) Solid Love 2)Ethiopia 3)Slouching Towards Bethlehem 4)Nothing Can Be Done 5)Rays' Dads' Cadillac 6)Turbulent Indigo 7)Magdeline Laundries 8)Sire Of Sorrow 9)Harlem In Havana 10)Face LIft Hope all of you have the happiest & healthiest of Holidays--------------------Peace, Megan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 06:33:11 -0500 From: "Deb Messling" Subject: RE: top 10 since WTRF This is a good thread! > Top 10 since WTRF: 1. Sire of Sorrow (my absolute favorite - the rest are not in any particular order) 2. Magadelene Laundries 3. Only Joy in Town 4. Dog Eat Dog 5. Stay in Touch 6. Love Puts on a New Face 7. Not to Blame 8. Passion Play 9. Slouching Towards Bethlehem 10. BSN version of ACOY - ----------------------------------- Deb Messling "I like cats. They give the home a heartbeat." ~Joni Mitchell - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 06:54:04 -0500 From: "Sue Cameron" Subject: Joni's music As is my custom, I like to play a little Joni everyday in my classroom. When students are behaving I don't have many visitors. Yesterday morning was like that, so I popped in DJRD. Half way through cotton avenue came David B., with his "bed-head" hair and one eye still crusted shut. I put him to work figuring out what he needed to do next time he was angry instead of namecalling. While writing his "plan" his head kept bobbing up. "Talk to Me" was playing. Finally he couldn't take it any more and had to remark to me that he had this music on one of his nintendo games. Of course this made me laugh so hard that I just about fell out of my chair. Poor David B., who really doesn't have much of a clue to begin with, was speechless. Joni sounds like nintendo muzak? I don't think so! Sue np: Like the Weather ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 07:30:33 EST From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: 'Twas the night before Christmas (LONG but FUN!) In a message dated 12/20/00 1:42:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, Bob.Muller@fluor.com writes: << "On Pansy, On Nietzsche, On Larry & Brian, On Shorter, On Isham, you guys quit your cryin'! It'll be our great joy for a Joni fan so big To give him the gift of his own private gig!" >> Oh Bob you are way too much lol I think Joni should see this one. We should have done a Christmas card this year. I'm saving this one for when Jim gets back to town. Now who's bigger than you? No pun intended;~) Rosalita ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 08:24:55 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@fluor.com Subject: Re: 'Twas the night before Christmas (LONG but FUN!) <> I'm all for that! Especially if it makes her think about heading to Beantown in 2001! ;~) Thanks to everybody for their kind words, glad it tickled the holiday funnybone and hopefully made us forget about "nasty day"! :~) Bob NP: Vera Haime, "River" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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Hope you have a great holiday with Hollie, your special Christmas lady! :~) Bob NP: The Essex, "Easier Said Than Done" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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The first time I listened to it I was very disappointed, but now it's begun to grow on me. The first thing I noticed was the AMAZING lack of information. I expected to see some kind of dedication, or write-up on how the project came about, or something, but the insert just lists the songs! Doesn't even state who's performing them, and there are various performers...I'm gonna have to the covers database to see who performs what! They list a website on the insert, www.dressed2kill.co.uk, and I went there last night but I guess it didn't load properly, because I couldn't find any info about this disc. But they do have some weird CD's! Especially tributes, to some pretty minor players if you ask me. And they have some interesting artists as well, bands with names like Fucking Pigscab and such...I wish Pigscab had put a Joni cover on this disc, it might've made it more interesting. The CD is certainly not without its highlights...there's a nice version of Chinese Cafe, with a male vocal (shades of Paz!) Great to hear someone doing a post-70's cover. Also a wonderful slow finger picked version of "Chelsea Morning" which seems to keep switching keys, but it's very nice. They misspell Carey as "Cary", and the singer sings "Map of the moon", instead of "Mattala Moon". Plus, there's a cover of Help Me, which would seem an obvious choice as it was Joni's biggest "hit", but it actually rarely gets covered. All in all, 2 and a half stars out of 5. One consolation is that it's pretty cheap, the CD sells for $6.97 + shipping from Amazon.com. Bob NP: Little Johnny Taylor, "Part Time Love" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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She happily got dressed& ate breakfast . Last night, in the tub, she started singing , " In France They Kiss on Main Street" and sings the "Downtown" part quite loudly, & then sang the rest of it with Mommy helping her.She LOVES watching Joni on video, and sings along, of course, then goes up to the screen & KISSES Joni. So I say to her, "Lindsey, do you love Joni like Mommy does?" and she says, " Yes, Mommy, Lindsey looooves Joni !" She is just too adorable for words. Joni, I'm sure, would love her, too. LINDSEY'S post-WTRF PICKS: 1) Good Friends 2)Smokin'(Empty, Try Another) 3)Night Ride Home 4)Slouching Towards Bethlehem 5)Come In From the Cold 6)Rays' Dads' Cadillac 7)Taming the Tiger 8)Crazy Cries of Love (has no idea what this song is about) 9)Yvette In English 10)Borderline I think, quite possibly, her picks might be better than mine..... All the best, Megan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 09:52:55 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Found a Joni reference in a novel - sjc I'm reading a book called "Emotionally Weird" by Kate Atkinson. The book is really quite witty and funny and while reading, what to my wondering eyes should appear... but a joni reference. The narrator is talking about her live-in beau who just happens to be called... Bob. She's thinking of dumping him. And I quote: "An important part of my leaving-Bob daydream was the place I would live in without him - an uncluttered white space full of nothing but me. And perhaps a coffee table. And a bowl of perfect green apples. Joni Mitchell on the stereo. A white rug." Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:21:15 -0500 From: Anne Sandstrom Subject: commercials Every time the Ralph Lauren commercial with Carly singing My Romance comes on the TV, I listen intently. I'd bet it is Ben who does the male vocals. It sounds like James, but doesn't quite have the same timbre. And someone posted about the Staples robot. You can't have him, I love him! I think that there should be commercial starring the robot and the AFLAC duck! lots of love Anne ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 07:33:41 -0800 (PST) From: Alison E Subject: ton ten post-WTRF, happy holidays to all. 1. two grey rooms 2. lakota 3. man from mars 4. love puts on a new face 5. chinese cafe 6. night ride home 7. borderline 8. come in from the cold 9. impossible dreamer 10. tea leaf prophecy 11. My Secret Place 12. number one having said that, it becomes obvious that CMIARS is one of my favorites. i even like dancin' clown--mostly for the visual you get when you think of billy idol, tom petty and joni in a studio laying that track out. it's like a bad joke--"billy idol, tom petty and joni mitchell walk into a bar...." alison e. in nyc npimh: roar of a plane as i fly back to family and friends in 6 hours... Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 09:42:44 -0500 From: "Megan" Subject: Twas the night before Xmas Hi Bob, I loved this! Each Christmas, whenever I hear this recited, I will only think of your version-- a definite improvement on the original. After all, we JMDLer's don't dream about Santa-- we dream about the goddess! Merry Christmas, Megan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 11:46:50 -0500 From: "Stephen Epstein" Subject: Holiday greetings To my luntzmen- a very Happy Hanukkah tonight! To all- Happy Holidays- Merry Christmas, and best wishes for a wonderful 2001. Peace and contentment, Stephen in Vancouver ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 02:36:00 -0700 From: Today in Joni History Subject: Today in Joni History - December 21 1999: A tape of an interview with Joni is broadcast by KCSN radio today. It was recorded while walking through the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibition's "Tri-Annuale, Part 2, Amy Adler Curates Joni Mitchell" show. JMDLer Lindsay Moon painstakingly transcribed it for all to read. http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/991221lace.cfm - -------- Know a date or month specific Joni tidbit? Send it off to JoniFact@jmdl.com and we'll add it to the list. - -------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 13:39:41 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@fluor.com Subject: Re: Lindsey's post-WTRF picks << Joni, I'm sure, would love her, too.>> I'm sure this is so, Megan...talking about our favorite Joni moments of the year, one of mine would surely be the story of Emil, the boy in the wheelchair, that got to meet Joni at the Mendel, and she knelt down and spoke to him and he said some something to the effect of "We even have one of your records", or something like that...anyway, I cried when I read it and it was one of the most touching things I read all year and further proof that Joni is indeed worth the pedestal we put her on... And I was delighted this week to hear my own 14-year old singing "I could drink a case of you, and I would still be on my feet, I would still be on my feet". Hopefully he wasn't talking about King Cobra! :~) Bob NP: Bobby Lewis, "Tossin' & Turnin" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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Sampled it in Duty Free and almost missed my connection because of it. Wore out the grooves in Houston over the following weeks) Job's Shag Song (reminds me of the Hell of living in Saudi Arabia, the Willy offered no apologies. 'Twas my only joy / escape at the time) Moan at the Window (prefer the Just Ice version) Good Winge (...rises over Little Italy. Don't know why but I love the way she sings that. Maybe it's the leeleeleeleelee) Chinese MSG (pre-empted (or should that be pre-emptied) the revival of Un-melody before Ghost did) The Beast of Some Vicarious Thrill (reminds me of my Orwellian days when I was down (in Soho) and out (every night) and living in a bed sit in Hampstead, London. A contradiction in terms one could argue. I used to come home and listen to it on a Walkman - repeatedly, repeatedly) Two Gays Room (just because) A Case of Huge a la BSN (coz seldom do I well up at music) Grouching about Bethlehem (again on the Tokyo-Osaka anything-but-a-lonely-road travelling) Your life becomes a travelogue of Joni song memories. Yes I doo-oo, I love her! Shut me up and talk to me. Willy the Shake chicken squawkin' ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:16:24 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Holiday greetings - --- Stephen Epstein wrote: > To my luntzmen- a very Happy Hanukkah tonight! > What are luntzmen? I like the sound of that... Chappy Chanukkah. Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:18:22 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@fluor.com Subject: Re: strange...very strange <> Strange indeed...the cover features Pat with an open leather vest...what was he thinking? He certainly didn't pick up any new fans and probably alienated the few that he had at that point... <> The most obvious one would be Nazareth's "This Flight Tonight" which spawned a couple duplicators. Although I put it on the cheesy collection, it's really OK and actually gets a lot of credit for taking Joni's song into a whole 'nuther genre. Besides that one, if you define Green Day as Metal (I don't) they do a sped-up live take on BYT that's a lot of fun. Bob NP: Etta James, "All I Could Do Was Cry" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:28:50 EST From: IVPAUL42@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni and the Beatles and Willy's Top 10 Travelogue Blue - Blue Jay Way #9 or Revolution #9, or whatever it's called from The White Album. If that is the answer then it's no surprise none of them played on it. I'm amazed they let it be released in the first place. I'll forgive them. Nope, this is another wrong guess. And the wrong album, too. Paul I ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:53:47 -0500 From: "Stephen Epstein" Subject: Re: Holiday greetings Correct spelling is Lantzman- Yiddish for countryman. Today it is meant as a fellow-Jew. Stephen in Vancouver NP: Eva Cassidy- Eva by Heart - ---------------------- Forwarded by Stephen Epstein/Agmont on 12/21/2000 12:49 PM --------------------------- Catherine McKay on 12/21/2000 12:16:24 PM Please respond to Catherine McKay To: Stephen Epstein/Agmont, joni@smoe.org cc: Subject: Re: Holiday greetings - --- Stephen Epstein wrote: > To my luntzmen- a very Happy Hanukkah tonight! > What are luntzmen? I like the sound of that... Chappy Chanukkah. Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 13:11:42 -0800 From: "Kakki" Subject: Re: 'Twas the night before Christmas (LONG but FUN!) Rose wrote: > I think Joni should see this one. We should have done a >Christmas card this year. I'm saving this one for when Jim >gets back to town. Rose, I was just thinking the same thing. I wonder if there is a way to design a quick cyber card with Bob's parody and email it to her management (S. Feldman & Assoc.)? It is great Bob and full of imagery - I'm still chuckling over Joni's "reindeer." ;-D Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 17:13:22 -0500 From: Susan McNamara Subject: happy holidays! and top 10 since WTRF Happy holidays to all my good friends on the JMDL. I must say that I really felt left out of the loop for a long while because life had intruded so much on my JMDL participation. A long time ago I used to be a daily prolific intruder!! Next week I'm off so I hope to participate again before the new year engulfs me. I've been listening to Wild Things Run Fast every day for the last two weeks so I want to join in on this top 10: 1. Man to Man (I listened to this song 3 times this morning!) 2. Moon at the Window 3. Slouching Toward Bethlehem 4. Impossible Dreamer 5. My Secret Place 6. Two Grey Rooms 7. Turbulent Indigo 8. Love Puts On A New Face 9. Comes Love 10. Magdalene Laundries As with all these lists, there is a lot of good stuff omitted. I love Snakes and Ladders from CMIARS and Be Cool from WTRF. Beat of Black Wings, too. See you next week! take care, sue ____________________ /____________________\ ||-------------------|| || Sue McNamara || || sem8@cornell.edu || ||___________________|| || O etch-a-sketch O || \___________________/ "It's all a dream she has awake" - Joni Mitchell ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:39:06 -0600 From: Mark Domyancich Subject: And sadly burned the yule log... Warning: GUITAR CONTENT! This is a call out to any guitarist on the list who would like to work on transcribing The Gift of the Magi. I would like to get this one done before Sunday, so you can all amaze Aunt Jesse and Uncle Sara with your ability to play the guitar on Christmas Eve. I've known this song for over a year now, but it's a difficult one to do. I was hoping that on the recent video tree the camera would show Joni's fingering, but it didn't happen. I know the tuning is open D (DADF#AD) with a capo on the third fret. I've found a few patterns that seem to work... | | | | | | 0 11 10 11 0 0 and that first part... | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 0 10 9 8 0 | | | | | | There are also some bar chords in one part. So let me know if you can figure out any parts to it. I'll give you credit on the guitar section (won't that be cool!) Cheers, Mark (yea, I'm still here - I'll never leave! :) - -- Mark Domyancich Harpua@revealed.net tape trading: http://homepage.mac.com/mtd/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:08:17 -0800 (PST) From: Penny Subject: Re: 'Twas the night before Christmas (LONG but FUN!) Kakki, replying to Rose about Bob's great parody, wrote: >Rose, I was just thinking the same thing. I wonder if there is a way to design a quick cyber card with Bob's parody and email it to her management (S. Feldman & Assoc.)? >It is great Bob and full of imagery - I'm still chuckling over Joni's "reindeer." ;-D >Kakki OR----if we package and send it in Steve's cut and paste JC Penney's Christmas catalog pic of Bob, sent around last night on Catgirl's list, we can almost hear Joni responding ala the current beer commercial "Happy Holidays to ME! - Let's go ahead and make this guy's dream come true with the private gig for him." Bob, just be sure to keep your wits and record it for all of us. ;-) Again Bob, I know I sent private kudo's for your parody, but it was just terrific! Thanks for taking the time to write it and share will all! Penny Penny Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 18:11:44 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Atty. May's New Year's Eve Party! Happy Chanukkah, Joyous Kwansa and Merry Christmas, One and All. (Ho, ho, ho!) Atty. May asked me to get the word out to the JMDL that her Beachcomber Restaurant and Bar, on Plum Island outside Boston, will be the site of a festive party to ring in 2001! Even better, the evening's entertainment will be provided by our very own Chuck E and his rockin' good times band! The same trio that blew that room away during Jonifest in September. Woo Hoo! May will be serving up a delicious buffet starting at around 7:30, and Chuck and the fellas will play from around 8:30 to 1:00 a.m. All this for a mere $20 per person. May would love to have as many JMDLers as possible on hand, so come on down if you can. There may even be a few slots available for performers to do Joni songs prior to the band going on, just like at this year's Jonifest. Call Atty. May's Beachcomber at 978-462-9201 for reservations. May says that the Walton Motel on Plum Island would be a good place to stay over, if you wish. Hope to see many of you there. - -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:20:42 -0500 From: "Megan" Subject: Portraits Has Arrived!-VLJC - ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Rowe To: Megan Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 2:16 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Problems with shipment #1991976301350 > Try this one: > > service@mp3.com > > It's their customer service e-mail address, where they > claim to try and respond in 24 hrs. Couldn't hurt at > this point! > > Best of luck. > > Don Rowe > > ===== > Visit me anytime at http://www.mp3.com/donrowe > Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. > http://shopping.yahoo.com/ Hi Don, Finally! I just received "Portraits of the Season " in todays (rather late) mail. And it was worth waiting for. This is a lyrical, beautiful album that I highly recommend to anyone looking for a Christmas CD that is not run-of-the-mill.The best stuff on here is Don's original compositions, "Portraits of the Season", "Homecoming", and "The Angel & the Shepards". I love the way the flute comes in at just the right moment on "Portrait", and "Homecoming " is just an exquisite song, probably my favorite,but it's hard to pick one, they're all beautifully written, produced, & arranged. I also love the arrangements of the traditional carols as well, particularly the twist on "Carol of the Bells", re-titled "Carol of the Winds" because it's done all with woodwind insruments, instead of bells--just gorgeous! Now this is my kind of Christmas album--congradulations, Don. I feel honored to have such talented people on the list- now I'm dying to check out the rest of your catalogue! I'm definitly taking this one with me to my Christmas party at work-maybe get some new DR fans in the process.I'm sending the other one to my brother in L.A. & I'll let you know what he thinks and BTW, your keyboard playing is good, even reminds me of early Joni, like the intro to "Rainy Night House" (which I always loved), or "Blue Boy".And of course, the real litmus test was Lindsey, who proclaimed it," Pretty music, Mommy!" :~) Merry Christmas, Don! Megan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 00:28:35 -0000 From: philipf@tinet.ie Subject: Re: Court's in session... Bob wrote: > > Also both "court" & "spark" could have a HOST of definitions; they can both > be nouns/verbs etc. > Is Court And Spark an original Joni ism ? I don;t know why but I assumed it's not. For example there's a lo fi country band from San Francisco called The Court And Spark and I don't think they called themselves after the Joni record. http://www.dreamchimney.com/CourtandSpark/ Philip ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 14:34:27 +1300 From: "Hell" Subject: Joni in NZ I was bored at work this morning (it being the last day, and me having no work to do) so I thought I'd do a search on a NZ search engine for Joni and see what appeared: 1. Luke Hurley (NZ guitarist) cites Joni as an influence 2. Chris Lloyd Guitar Studio includes Joni in "artists covered" (don't think there's an album, Bob!) 3. Jo Cotton cites Joni as favourite musician (she is a member of the group TrueBliss - which was "constructed" a couple of years ago after holding nation-wide auditions for girls between 17 and 23, similar to the Spice Girls and Australia's Bardot) 4. Duncan Stuart (children's author - one of his books has been made into a movie "The Whole of the Moon" and deals extremely well with two teenagers at opposite ends of the social scale, both with cancer) cites Joni as a "person I admire - unbelievable grace and talent" 5. From www.click2music.co.nz biography on Annie Lennox: "She was soon lauded as one of the great female singer-songwriters, in the same class as Carole King, k d lang and Joni Mitchell. That final comparison must be very dear to Lennox, as she has oft cited Mitchell, probably our greatest living English-language composer, as a significant influence on her own songwriting." Love that last one - not sure who the author is (it didn't say), but I like how they think! Merry Xmas (or just Happy Day for those with other beliefs!) again Hell ____________________________ "To have great poets, there must be great audiences too." - Walt Whitman hell@ihug.co.nz Visit the NBLs (Natural Born Losers) at: http://www.nbls.co.nz ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 20:48:38 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: 'Twas the night before Christmas (LONG but FUN!) << Bob, just be sure to keep your wits and record it for all of us. ;-) >> LOL! I will, you can betcha!! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 21:07:23 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni in NZ << (don't think there's an album, Bob!) >> Still, Hell, if you're so bored, let's get out there and hit those record stores! There might be some surprises! :~) Thanks for sharing all those 'influence' pieces...it is amazing how many artists have been influenced by Joni. I'll share a tidbit I read tonight in the same vein... I got this great book from Alison & Jeff in NY called "Rock - The Rough Guide" (Kakki had given me their top 100 book at Ashara's, and I polished it off on the trip home) THIS one is about 1200 pages long and features virtually every rock artist that ever recorded! It's heavenly for us sluts! Thanks Jeff and Alison!! Anyway, here's what they say about Tori Amos' "Little Earthquakes": "It was compared, inevitably, with Kate Bush; however, its originality and strength, both in lyrics and melodies, and the complexity of its piano playing and orchestration, suggested far more than a Kate Bush clone; indeed a talent that stood in line with the likes of Joni Mitchell" Of course they have a very lengthy piece on Joni, which I'll transcribe over the holidays when I get bored, or maybe next week at work while I'm bored! :~) Bob NP: Erykah, "Bag Lady" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:10:55 -0800 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Re: Holiday greetings > Chappy Chanukkah. > Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca > And to all the pagans, HAPPY SOLSTICE! Mark in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 22:28:27 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: Strange... very strange C'mon. You guys both know that Pat Boone is an Artist. He was trying to Grow. Artists can't Sit Still. They have to Grow or they Die. Victor: <> Muller: Strange indeed...the cover features Pat with an open leather vest...what was he thinking? He certainly didn't pick up any new fans and probably alienated the few that he had at that point... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 00:29:52 EST From: AsharaJM@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell LIVE in Austria Paul wrote: << In order for your medication to work, you really need to take it EVERY day. Skipping it for days at a time like this obviously sends you off the even keel. >> I think it is just so sad Paul, that you feel you have to put people down like this, especially newcomers to this group. I found the things Manhard said very interesting, and goes right along with many of the things I myself have written in my newsletter during the past 7 years. Tell you what, Paul: Why don't you pick on someone "your own size" like me, who has been around for years. I've just about had it with this mean-spiritedness. It's no wonder I am losing interest in reading my Joni mail when this is the kind of thing is constantly in my face. Disappointedly, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 01:17:53 -0500 From: "Stephen Epstein" Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell LIVE in Austria Here here!! Think we should all do our best to reel it in a bit here. Great post Ashara!! Stephen in Vancouver NP: Isley Bros- You're all I Need AsharaJM@aol.com on 12/21/2000 09:29:52 PM Please respond to AsharaJM@aol.com To: joni@smoe.org cc: (bcc: Stephen Epstein/Agmont) Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell LIVE in Austria Paul wrote: << In order for your medication to work, you really need to take it EVERY day. Skipping it for days at a time like this obviously sends you off the even keel. >> I think it is just so sad Paul, that you feel you have to put people down like this, especially newcomers to this group. I found the things Manhard said very interesting, and goes right along with many of the things I myself have written in my newsletter during the past 7 years. Tell you what, Paul: Why don't you pick on someone "your own size" like me, who has been around for years. I've just about had it with this mean-spiritedness. It's no wonder I am losing interest in reading my Joni mail when this is the kind of thing is constantly in my face. Disappointedly, Ashara ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #472 ********************************* ------- 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?