From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #482 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 Monday, January 1 2001 Volume 2000 : Number 482 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: -------- BSN at #41 in countdown..... ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Millenium Giveaway Addendum [susan+rick ] Faves of 2000 ["Kakki" ] Bravo! [James Leahy ] Toller Cranston [James Leahy ] Wishing You Peace and Joy in the New Year - from Rose Joy [rosemjoy@aol.c] Happy New Year one and all [AzeemAK@aol.com] Re: Toller Cranston [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Faves of 2000 [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Wishing You Peace and Joy in the New Year - from Rose Joy ["Mark or T] Austin City Limits & Dave Matthews ["Mark or Travis" ] Re: Austin City Limits & Dave Matthews [Mark Domyancich ] Re: Faves of 2000 (md) [MDESTE1@aol.com] Re: James Taylor Bio [Randy Remote ] love, wally ["Wally Kairuz" ] January!!!(sjc) ["Victor Johnson" ] Happy New Year [Dflahm@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 03:48:16 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: BSN at #41 in countdown..... Our local non-profit, roots-oriented, listener-supported radio station lists these folks' releases as #1 -10 during this past year: DAVID GRAY, WHITE LADDER STEVE EARLE, TRANCENDENTAL BLUES EMMYLOU HARRIS, RED DIRT GIRL NEIL YOUNG, SILVER & GOLD B.B. KING & ERIC CLAPTON, RIDING WITH THE KING DAR WILLIAMS, THE GREEN WORLD PHISH, FARMHOUSE SHELBY LYNNE, I AM SHELBY LYNNE PAUL SIMON, YOU'RE THE ONE GREG BROWN, COVENANT Joni was 41. Dylan was 42. Lamadoo ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 00:47:34 -0800 From: susan+rick Subject: Millenium Giveaway Addendum I'll notify everyone that I've received their entry by replying with their message quoted in the body of the reply. Rick ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 01:31:53 -0800 From: "Kakki" Subject: Faves of 2000 As the hours tick down, I've got to get my list in. In no particular order: 1. Joni - Both Sides Now - Not everyone was enthralled but I'll never forget how much it moved me on every listen. It's a classic in my book. And I still am enamored of that little candy box ;-) 2. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea - I have to confess that I never was much taken with her until this one, which is just a knock-out. Now I "get" it. 3. Steely Dan - Two Against Nature - Ah yes, as good, if not better than ever and tied with Joni for my best concert this year. (I thought they already were *in* the HOF!) 4. Kurt Elling - Live At The Green Mill - My most played of the year, sigh. Tunes by Shorter, Mendoza, Hendricks.... Lordy me.... 5. Tuck & Patti - Taking The Long Way Home - They are truly from another planet - pure gorgeous magic 6. Jean Monheit - Never Never Land - Thanks to Bob I flipped over her "Twisted" on the last Covers volume. Thanks to Mark in Seattle I flipped over the rest of the album. I just love her voice. Watch out Diana Krall. "Bootleg" category: 1. My biggest musical wish of the year fulfilled - All kinds of early Byrds demos, outtakes, unreleased on record thanks to Scott in Washington. (O.K. Mark and Scott, I know nothin 'bout football but I'll be rooting for U of W in the Rose Bowl just for you ;-) 2. Walecki Benefit - Thanks to Paz for his smooth persuasion in obtaining the complete set for me ;-) (Darice, Kerry, et al - copies will be in the mail soon now that I have a CD burner (yippee!) 3. All the Joni Covers volumes - thanks to Bob for all his dedication and work and to all the contributors - they are not technically "bootlegs" but they are just priceless. Kakki, back to party preparations NP: Van Morrison - The Genuine Philosophers Stone - Stormy Monday ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:06:50 -0500 From: James Leahy Subject: Bravo! I've checked out Bravo's site (www.bravo.ca) and there's no mention of anything Joni-related on the Arts&Minds program. This week they're showing a repeat of a program on Neil Simon. A search of their archives showed no mention of Joni. I've emailed the station, but they're on holidays until Tuesday. Jim ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:18:30 -0500 From: James Leahy Subject: Toller Cranston I'm surprised that my mention of Toller Cranston's new memoirs hasn't generated more interest. I think it's an important sidebar in Joni's career. In 1976, Toller had just won a medal in the figure skating category at the Winter Olympics. Joni liked his flamboyant, rule-breaking skating style and asked him to appear on the photo shoot for the Hejira cover. He is the male (so to speak) skater on the back cover of that album. Toller's description of the photo shoot, which took place near Buffalo, NY, is quite detailed and hilarious -- one diva meets another. About a year after the shoot, Joni invited Toller to a party at her house in LA. His description of that party is quite funny too. Unfortunately, Cranston does not mention the second photo shoot he did with Joni in 1980 -- a film segment of Joni, Cranston, and another female skater for the video Shadows and Light, which was deleted from the original video but is now available on the Japanese import. This film segment is truly horrendous and really spoils what for me is Joni's best live version of the song Hejira. When it comes on, I avert my eyes! Jim ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 08:23:40 PST From: rosemjoy@aol.com (Rose Joy) Subject: Wishing You Peace and Joy in the New Year - from Rose Joy Hello! Rose Joy has just sent you a greeting card from Bluemountain.com. 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Remember when you made eye contact with and smiled at the person on the supermarket, and said "please" and "thank you"? By this thoughtless action you could have made their life just a little bit happier for a few moments. Now do you really want that on your conscience?? With love and blessings to you all, Azeem in London NP: Lauren Hoffman - Dust off your Dreams ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 12:43:19 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Toller Cranston << I'm surprised that my mention of Toller Cranston's new memoirs hasn't generated more interest. I think it's an important sidebar in Joni's career. >> Oh I think there's lots of interest, Jim, probably most folks are like me and just don't know much about it! So I appreciated your input very much, if you have other info to share regarding Cranston, go for it! Bob NP: Stan Ridgway, "Drive She Said" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 12:51:00 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Faves of 2000 << 6. Jean Monheit - Never Never Land - Thanks to Bob I flipped over her "Twisted" on the last Covers volume. >> I'll pass along the credit where it belongs, to Stephen E. in NYC, my covers bro! His contributions to the covers project have been tremendous! << 3. All the Joni Covers volumes - thanks to Bob for all his dedication and work and to all the contributors - they are not technically "bootlegs" but they are just priceless. >> I'm very thankful that it worked out that this project fell in my lap....it's a little work, but mostly a LOT of fun! And just wait til you hear Volume 13, Kakki! ;~) Bob NP: Stan Ridgway, "Salesman" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 10:06:36 -0800 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Re: Wishing You Peace and Joy in the New Year - from Rose Joy I have been a bit distracted during this holiday season and haven't posted much. Aside from other less consequential things, I've been preoccupied with concerns about my mom again. She has never completely bounced back from her health problems of the past year. Some of you may remember that she had a lump removed from her breast last spring and underwent radiation therapy. Prior to that she had undergone another surgery to repair some internal hernias in her abdominal region. She has never regained her strength and has lost too much weight for comfort. The oncologist and her gp cannot find anything physically wrong with her. There was only one tumor and she is currently free of the cancer. The weekend before Christmas, I called my folks, partly because I wanted to be sure they got their gifts and partly because my sister had noticed some odd things the last time she had talked to them. It turned out that Mom had been forgetting things - she had screwed up the check book a couple of times & lost a credit card without telling my dad or anybody else about it. Luckily no-one had used the credit card & my dad reported it lost. Dad was pretty upset & I could tell he was scared. So I called my sister and we talked about it. My sister is an RN and a very intelligent, capable person. She speculated that Mom was probably not eating right, maybe dehydrated and more than likely depressed. She called Mom's gp and arranged to get Mom in to see him. They did a brain scan and didn't find anything. The doctor agreed with my sister's diagnosis. Mom is most probably in the grips of a deep depression. My brother & sister-in-law who live in Omaha were at my folks' for Christmas and they agreed. The doctor said that Mom is not exhibiting typical signs of Alzheimers. My sister-in-law's mother does have Alzheimers and she agrees that Mom is not behaving at all like her mother. That is a tremendous relief in itself. My dad uses a walker and can't do much. Mom is too weak & depressed to do the ordinary household maintenance things she's done all of her married life. Relatives & friends have been bringing food in & Dad is trying to make sure Mom eats. But since my mom needs a geriatric specialist (she just turned 78 on Thursday the 28th), my brother & sister-in-law are going to find assisted living somewhere in Omaha so my folks will have a place to stay while Mom gets treatment. Unfortunately all of the bedrooms at my brother's home are up a flight of stairs and my dad can't handle that so this seems to be the logical solution. I will be very relieved when they are settled in to a place where they have help nearby 24-7. I have been very worried about how they were going to get through this winter which promises to be a severe one for the midwest. I'm also hoping that once they see what living in Omaha and living in a good assisted living facility is like, they might decide to make the move permanent. I think one of the main problems with Mom is that Dad retired but she never did. They have always had a very 'traditional' marriage meaning Dad was the breadwinner & Mom did everything else - cooking, cleaning, laundry, managing the money, raising three kids. I'm hoping my dad is beginning to realize that Mom worked just as hard (maybe harder) as he did during all those years and that she deserves a rest too. So once again I'm asking you all for your thoughts & prayers for my mom & my dad as well. I hope everyone's holidays have been special & happy. A joyous New Year and all the best to each & every one of you on this eve of the new milennium. Mark in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 10:22:15 -0800 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Austin City Limits & Dave Matthews Last night I happened to catch the last half of an Austin City Limits that featured Emmylou Harris, Dave Matthews, Patti Griffin & Julie & Buddy Miller. Unfortunately Emmylou did not sing lead on any of the songs in the last half which was a bit disappointing to me since I am currently in love with the sound of her voice. But the other performers were great and I think I might be falling in love with Dave Matthews. He & Emmylou performed a duet of 'Long Black Veil', a song that I've heard about for years but don't ever recall hearing before. It was very moving. I also love the duet Dave does with Emmylou on 'Red Dirt Girl', the sad & beautiful 'My Antonia'. One of those lump in my throat songs but then RDG has several of those. So what would anyone recommend as a first Dave Matthews cd? His voice is so soulful & expressive. I don't 'bond' with a lot of male vocalists but I think I could really get in to Dave (so to speak). Mark in Seattle PS to Leslie M: I made your tape last night and will be sending it out soon with a couple of holiday extras. I hope the move went well & you & Steve are enjoying settling into your new home! Love, Boris ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 18:41:29 +0000 From: catman Subject: Re: Happy New Year one and all > Now do you really > want that on your conscience?? oh, dear...I shall have to be more careful! tahnk you Azeem. Hope 2001 is your best yet. > > > With love and blessings to you all, > > Azeem in London > > NP: Lauren Hoffman - Dust off your Dreams - -- bw colin colin@tantra.fsbusiness.co.uk http://www.geocities.com/tantra_apso/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 12:44:16 -0600 From: Mark Domyancich Subject: Re: Austin City Limits & Dave Matthews Personally, 'Crash' is my favorite, a nice followup to Under The Table and Dreaming (the one with all the hits, :). It's more laid back than UTT&D, but in my opinion has much better songs than UTT&D. The first one, Remember Two Things, is pretty good, it's mainly a collection of live songs with a few studio tracks. It sounds very dated and I'd wish they would re-record some of those. Under the Table and Dreaming, like I said, is the one with all the hits (What Would You Say, Satellite, Ants Marching) so it appeals more to the teeny-bopper group. Before These Crowded Streets: I haven't listened to this one much, it tends to be more symphonic and less guitarwork. I think you would enjoy this one, Mark. Everyday is supposed to come out next February. I was tempted to get the prerelease copy but I thought it was better to wait. From what I've heard it's very different from what they've done in the past. So Crash or Before These Crowded Streets, those would be my two choices for you. In other news, that ACL special was really good. Widespread Panic was on last night and they were fantastic. I'm so glad they are looking for a younger audience and straying away from the Willie Nelson types! (I'm going to steal Bob's emoticon!) :~) - -- Mark Domyancich Harpua@revealed.net tape/cd trading: http://homepage.mac.com/mtd/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:07:54 EST From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: Wishing You Peace and Joy in the New Year - from Rose Joy In a message dated 12/31/00 1:06:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, mark.travis@gte.net writes: << So once again I'm asking you all for your thoughts & prayers for my mom & my dad as well. >> You've got it. The hardest thing I had to do was to put my father in a nursing home after my Mom passed away. My Dad had suffered a stroke years back and was paralyzed on the left side of his body leaving him confined to a wheel chair. My mother had been his primary caretaker and she wasn't in the best of health herself. She refused to put my dad in a nursing home. She said she would take care of him even if it where on her hands and knees. My mother finally went into heart failure and was stuck on a ventilator. Most of her life she was a smoker. I hope you find the right facility for your Mom and Dad Mark. Hospitals have social workers that can be a valuable resource to help you find a facility suitable for them. Good Luck and Best Wishes for the New Year Rose in NJ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 13:07:40 -0800 From: susan+rick Subject: The Real....Giveaway Happy New Year to all of you already in the new year. But just remember that it's still December 31 here in Vancouver B.C. and will be for another 11 hours. You have plenty of time to enter my contest. Ranger Rick ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 18:22:25 EST From: MDESTE1@aol.com Subject: Re: Faves of 2000 (md) 2000 was a great year for me personally but it was alot of little things as opposed to any big big thing. But heres a go at it. 5) The Millenium Celebrations- The enormity of the events in Paris, London and New York as the magic hour swept across the Globe. Not to mention Rio de Janiero. All the mega events. The Eiffel Tower, The Thames river. Unreal. 4) Y-2-K: The greatest single hoax ever perpetrated upon an entire planet. A Clintonian masterpiece. I had a 1990 vintage computer in my home office that I purposely didnt do anything to, just to see what would happen. Answer: nothing. Poof, fizzle wizzle. Of course some will claim that only through the herculean efforts of the Government beaurocracy did we manage to employ all the safeguards successfully? My mighty 386 15 years old pc stands in obstinate defiance of that assumption still operating glitch free and purring in the corner. 3) The revelations of the election: A 200 year old system still works precisely as designed by the founders. Not only that, but it successfully dealt with the specific human deviances for which it was designed to do and solved the problems that zealotry imposes into the system. Of course the people who all the time cheer 5-4 votes that favor their views as totally legitimate, are the very same shrieking the loudest today. The Federalist Papers should be manadatory in all the schools just so people understand what almost happened. While the media howled at the 5-4 decision that they said decided things they chose to completely ignore the concurrent 7-2 vote that what the Fla SC did was dead wrong and caused all the problems. 2) The wonders of the internet abounding: When I think back to three years ago and how limited was my AOL stuff compared to now its mind boggling. Napster to recipes. 1) New Orleans Pazfest. I had a ball just being there and seeing one of the most exotic cities in the country, met a bunch of really sweet people, was blessed in playing at an incredible night of music and hearing many things Ill never forget from some incredibley tallented artists. Of this wonderful time I have a few indellible mental images for all time. Theres sitting in the Club totally exhausted after listening to incredible songs from all the players for over 6 hours; coming down literally from adrenaline rush and feeling positively depressed for poor Bryan Thomas who was the absolute last last final final act with the impossible task of somehow pleasing exhausted people with totally fried ears. Only to watch him burn through the most amazing version of Black Crow and blow my mind. Off the Charts Bryan. Sitting under the "chigger trees" in Michael Paz backyard in the middle of the night in 80 degree temperature with all the friends and music of the listers talking with Marian in Vienna. On the 9th day God created cell phones. The afternoon at the plantation, laying on a bench with the sweet smell of the land, it was like being in heaven. Paul Prudhommes Jambalaya. Oh my God. Watching Queenie do her act and trying desperately to "wish" Wally Kairez into the club to see this incredible womans unforgettable act. Lastly, but not leastly, Leslie Mixon reading Jims poem to Wally Breese with the unforgettable lilting strains of Tiger Bones amidst the dead silence in the Howlin Wolf.Without Wally and Les Irvin none of this would have happened. A big fat toast to Les, Wally , Jim and the Internet for giving something so wonderful to all of us. Cheers to all this New Years Eve. Marcel Deste. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:53:03 -0800 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: James Taylor Bio Does this book have a title? Deb Messling wrote: > I looked at the reviews of this book on Amazon, and it looks like the author > didn't talk to JT, and didn't cite any sources. I wonder if we can trust > what he says about Joni. > > > Forgive me if I'm repeating old news. I saw a new bio of James Taylor at > > Chapters bookstore the other day. There's a whole chapter on Joni. It > > reveals among other things that Joni was really into drugs, was awesome > > in bed, and was rather disturbed woman. > > ----------------------------------- > Deb Messling > "I like cats. They give the home a heartbeat." ~Joni Mitchell > ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 21:56:26 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: love, wally blessing upon blessing to all of you, my joniphiles!!! it'll soon be the FUTURE here, so i'll be logging out [does he ever, many wondered as he spoke...] and i'll be back in the next millennium. health money love love, wally ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 01:20:50 -0500 From: "Victor Johnson" Subject: January!!!(sjc) Just had a nice quiet time tonight at home...sang a few Joni songs incl. River, Rainy Night House, Circle Game, BYT...Circle Game seems kind of appropriate for this occasion. I kind of really am making a fresh start this year as I've been out of work for a couple of weeks due to a severe sinus infection/breathing difficulty brought on(I believe) by too much exposure to sawdust(evil stuff). So I'll be hitting the pavement Monday, searching for that ever elusive convenient, low stress day job so I can continue working on what's really important :>) I better send this post off soon so I can have the distinction of making the first post of the new year! by the way...I'll be rooting for the Saints now! Victor Johnson http://www.cdbaby.com/victorjohnson "Just beyond the morning falls the river of your dreams, Escaping from the day these wild creatures run away." Victor Johnson ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 02:42:28 EST From: Dflahm@aol.com Subject: Happy New Year May a righteous 2001 bring us all good health, success and happiness. Judy and I are leaving town for a couple of weeks. I'll be back online Jan. 15th. Ciao for now, DL ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #482 ********************************* ------- 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?